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Symbols

-CURRENT, FreeBSD-CURRENT vs. FreeBSD-STABLE

compiling, Using FreeBSD-CURRENT
Syncing with CTM, Using FreeBSD-CURRENT
Syncing with CVSup, Using FreeBSD-CURRENT
using, Using FreeBSD-CURRENT

-STABLE, FreeBSD-CURRENT vs. FreeBSD-STABLE, What Is FreeBSD-STABLE?

compiling, Using FreeBSD-STABLE
syncing with CTM, Using FreeBSD-STABLE
syncing with CVSup, Using FreeBSD-STABLE
using, Using FreeBSD-STABLE

.k5login, User configuration files: .k5login and .k5users

.k5users, User configuration files: .k5login and .k5users

.rhosts, Dump and Restore

/boot/kernel.old, Building and Installing a Custom Kernel

/etc, Partition Layout

/etc/gettytab, /etc/gettytab

/etc/groups, Groups

/etc/login.conf, Limiting Users

/etc/mail/access, sendmail Configuration

/etc/mail/aliases, sendmail Configuration

/etc/mail/local-host-names, sendmail Configuration

/etc/mail/mailer.conf, sendmail Configuration

/etc/mail/mailertable, sendmail Configuration

/etc/mail/sendmail.cf, sendmail Configuration

/etc/mail/virtusertable, sendmail Configuration

/etc/remote, How Am I Expected to Enter These AT Commands?

/etc/ttys, /etc/ttys

/usr, Partition Layout

/usr/bin/login, Quick Overview

/usr/local/etc, Application Configuration

/usr/share/skel, adduser

/var, Partition Layout

10 base 2, Stand-alone ISDN Bridges/Routers

10 base T, Stand-alone ISDN Bridges/Routers

386BSD, A Brief History of FreeBSD, The Current FreeBSD Release

386BSD Patchkit, A Brief History of FreeBSD

4.3BSD-Lite, A Brief History of FreeBSD

4.4BSD-Lite, Welcome to FreeBSD!, What Can FreeBSD Do?

802.11

see wireless networking

A

Abacus, Abacus

AbiWord, AbiWord

accounting

disk space, File System Quotas
printer, lpf: a Text Filter, Accounting for Printer Usage

accounts

adding, adduser
changing password, passwd
daemon, System Accounts
groups, Groups
limiting, Limiting Users
modifying, Modifying Accounts
nobody, System Accounts
operator, System Accounts
removing, rmuser
superuser (root), The Superuser Account
system, System Accounts
user, User Accounts

ACL, File System Access Control Lists

ACPI, What Is ACPI?, Background

ASL, ASL, acpidump, and IASL, Fixing Your ASL
debugging, Getting Debugging Output From ACPI
error messages, Fixing Your ASL
problems, Using and Debugging FreeBSD ACPI, Common Problems, Getting Debugging Output From ACPI

Acrobat Reader, Acrobat Reader

address redirection, Address Redirection

adduser, adduser, Administrator Level Setup

AIX, What Is It?

Alpha, Disk Layouts for the Alpha, Booting for the Alpha, Bootup of FreeBSD on the Alpha, Alpha User's Questions and Answers

Alpha BIOS, Alpha User's Questions and Answers

Amanda, Amanda

amd, Automatic Mounts with amd

anti-aliased fonts, Anti-Aliased Fonts

Apache, Who Uses FreeBSD?, Apache HTTP Server

configuration file, Configuration
modules, Apache Modules
starting or stopping, Running Apache

APIC

disabling, System Hangs (temporary or permanent)

APM, The Configuration File, What Is ACPI?

applications

Maple, Installing Maple
Mathematica, Installing Mathematica
MATLAB, Installing MATLAB
Oracle, Installing Oracle
SAP R/3, Installing SAP R/3

apsfilter, Automated Conversion: an Alternative to Conversion Filters

ARC, Alpha User's Questions and Answers

ASCII, Troubleshooting, Encodings

AT&T, A Brief History of FreeBSD

automatic mounter daemon, Automatic Mounts with amd

AutoPPP, mgetty and AutoPPP

B

backup floppies, Can I Use Floppies for Backing Up My Data?

backup software

Amanda, Amanda
cpio, cpio
dump / restore, Dump and Restore
pax, pax
tar, tar

banner pages

see header pages

Basic Input/Output System

see BIOS

baud rate, Serial Ports

BGP, Building a Router

binary compatibility

BSD/OS, What Can FreeBSD Do?
Linux, What Can FreeBSD Do?, Synopsis
NetBSD, What Can FreeBSD Do?
SCO, What Can FreeBSD Do?
SVR4, What Can FreeBSD Do?

BIND, Troubleshooting, Overview

caching name server, Caching Name Server
configuration files, Configuration Files
running in a sandbox, Running named in a Sandbox
starting, Starting BIND

bind9

setting up, BIND9 and FreeBSD

BIOS, BIOS Drive Numbering, The Booting Problem

bits-per-second, Checking a Serial Printer, Terminology

Blue Mountain Arts, Who Uses FreeBSD?

Bluetooth, Bluetooth

boot-loader, Stage Three, /boot/loader

booting, Synopsis

BOOTP

diskless operation, Configuration Using BOOTP

bootstrap, Synopsis

Bourne shells, Shells

bridge, Introduction

browsers

web, Browsers

BSD Copyright, FreeBSD Project Goals

BSD partitions, Using sysinstall8

C

CD burner

ATAPI, Introduction
ATAPI/CAM driver, Introduction, Using the ATAPI/CAM Driver

CDROMs

burning, burncd, cdrecord
creating, Creating and Using Optical Media (CDs)
creating bootable, mkisofs

centronics

see parallel printers

CHAP, Assumptions, PPP and Static IP Addresses, PAP and CHAP Authentication

chpass, chpass

chroot, Running named in a Sandbox

Cisco, Using pppd as a Client

Coda, Network, Memory, and File-Backed File Systems

command line, Shells

committers, The FreeBSD Development Model

compilers

C, What Can FreeBSD Do?
C++, What Can FreeBSD Do?
FORTRAN, What Can FreeBSD Do?

compression, Can I Compress My Backups?

Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG), What Can FreeBSD Do?, The Current FreeBSD Release

comsat, Securing Root-run Servers and SUID/SGID Binaries

Concurrent Versions System

see CVS

console, The Console, Single-User Mode

contributors, The FreeBSD Development Model

core team, The FreeBSD Development Model

coredumpsize, Limiting Users

country codes, Language and Country Codes

cpio, cpio

cputime, Limiting Users

cron, Using FreeBSD-CURRENT, Using FreeBSD-STABLE

configuration, Configuring the cron Utility

crypt, DES, MD5, and Crypt

cryptography, mod_ssl

CTM, Building and Installing a Custom Kernel, Synchronizing Your Source, Using CTM

cu, Installing FreeBSD on a System without a Monitor or Keyboard

cuaa, Serial Port Configuration

CUPS, Alternatives to the Standard Spooler

CVS

anonymous, Building and Installing a Custom Kernel, Synchronizing Your Source, Introduction
repository, The FreeBSD Development Model

cvsup, Building and Installing a Custom Kernel, Using FreeBSD-CURRENT, Using FreeBSD-STABLE

D

dangerously dedicated, Disk Organization

DCE, Terminology

default route, Things You Have to Do Only Once, An Example, Default Routes

Denial of Service (DoS), Introduction, Denial of Service Attacks

DES, DES, MD5, and Crypt

DEVFS, Update /dev

device nodes, Common Problems, Making Device Nodes

device.hints, Device Hints

DGA, Determining Video Capabilities

DHCP

configuration files, Files, Files
dhcpd.conf, Configuring the DHCP Server
diskless operation, Configuration Using ISC DHCP
installation, DHCP Server Installation
requirements, FreeBSD Integration
server, FreeBSD Integration

dial-in service, Dial-in Service

dial-out service, Dial-out Service

directories, Permissions

directory hierarchy, Directory Structure

disk concatenation, Access Bottlenecks

disk mirroring, Data Integrity

disk quotas, Limiting Users, File System Quotas

checking, Configuring Your System to Enable Disk Quotas, Checking Quota Limits and Disk Usage
limits, Setting Quota Limits

disk striping, Access Bottlenecks

disklabel, Before the Disaster, After the Disaster

diskless operation, Diskless Operation

/usr read-only, Running with a Read-only /usr
kernel configuration, Building a Diskless Kernel

diskless workstation, Diskless Operation

disks

adding, Adding Disks
detaching a memory disk, Detaching a Memory Disk from the System
encrypting, Encrypting Disk Partitions
file-backed (4.X), File-Backed File System under FreeBSD 4.X
file-backed (5.X), File-Backed File System under FreeBSD 5.X
memory, Network, Memory, and File-Backed File Systems
memory file system (4.X), Memory-Based File System under FreeBSD 4.X
memory file system (5.X), Memory-Based File System under FreeBSD 5.X
virtual, Network, Memory, and File-Backed File Systems

DNS, Hostnames, MS Extensions, Using Electronic Mail, Mail for Your Domain, Overview

records, Zone Files

DNS Server, What Can FreeBSD Do?

domain name, Things You Have to Do Only Once

DOS, Prepare the Boot Media, BIOS Drive Numbering, Dealing with Existing MS-DOS Partitions, Kernel and File Systems

DoS attacks

see Denial of Service (DoS)

DSL, Filtering/Traffic Shaping Firewall

DSP, Common Problems

DTE, Terminology

dual homed hosts, Dual Homed Hosts

dump, Dump and Restore

DVD

burning, Creating and Using Optical Media (DVDs)
DVD+RW, Creating and Using Optical Media (DVDs)
DVD-RW, Creating and Using Optical Media (DVDs)
DVD-Video, Creating and Using Optical Media (DVDs)

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

see DHCP

E

editors, Text Editors

ee, Text Editors
emacs, Text Editors
vi, Text Editors

ee, Text Editors

electronic mail

see email

ELF, How Does It Work?

branding, How Does It Work?

emacs, Text Editors

email, What Can FreeBSD Do?, Synopsis

change mta, Changing Your Mail Transfer Agent
configuration, Basic Configuration
receiving, Receiving Mail
troubleshooting, Troubleshooting

encodings, Encodings

environment variables, Shells

Etherboot, Preparing a Boot Program with Etherboot

Ethernet, slip.hosts Configuration

MAC address, Obtaining Your Mathematica Password, slip.login Configuration, An Example

execution class loader, How Does It Work?

F

fdisk, Adding Disks

fetchmail, Using fetchmail

file permissions, Permissions

file server

UNIX clients, How NFS Works
Windows clients, File and Print Services for Microsoft Windows clients (Samba)

file systems

HFS, mkisofs
ISO 9660, Introduction, mkisofs
Joliet, mkisofs
mounted with fstab, The fstab File
mounting, The mount Command
snapshots, File System Snapshots
unmounting, The umount Command

filesize, Limiting Users

finger, Securing Root-run Servers and SUID/SGID Binaries

Firefox, Firefox

firewall, What Can FreeBSD Do?, Firewalls, Filtering/Traffic Shaping Firewall, Firewall Support

IPFILTER, The IPFILTER (IPF) Firewall
IPFW, IPFW
PF, The OpenBSD Packet Filter (PF) and ALTQ
rulesets, Firewall Concepts

fix-it floppies, Before the Disaster

floppy disks, Can I Use Floppies for Backing Up My Data?

flow control protocol, Serial Ports

fonts, Running the Mathematica Frontend over a Network

anti-aliased, Anti-Aliased Fonts
LCD screen, Anti-Aliased Fonts
spacing, Anti-Aliased Fonts
TrueType, TrueType Fonts

FORTRAN, Which Conversion Filters Should I Install?

Free Software Foundation, A Brief History of FreeBSD, The Current FreeBSD Release, GNU Info Files

FreeBSD Project

development model, The FreeBSD Development Model
goals, FreeBSD Project Goals
history, A Brief History of FreeBSD

FreeBSD Security Advisories, FreeBSD Security Advisories

FreshMeat, Finding Your Application

FreshPorts, Finding Your Application

FTP

anonymous, Anonymous FTP, Configure Additional Network Services, Configuration, Maintaining
passive mode, Choosing Your Installation Media
via a HTTP proxy, Choosing Your Installation Media

FTP servers, What Can FreeBSD Do?, File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

G

GateD, Running GateD

gateway, Gateways and Routes

getty, Quick Overview

Ghostscript, Simulating PostScript on Non PostScript Printers

GNOME, About GNOME

anti-aliased fonts, Anti-aliased Fonts with GNOME

GNU Compiler Collection, What Can FreeBSD Do?

GNU General Public License (GPL), FreeBSD Project Goals

GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), FreeBSD Project Goals

GNU toolchain, Installing Linux ELF Binaries

GnuCash, GnuCash

Gnumeric, Gnumeric

GQview, GQview

grace period, Checking Quota Limits and Disk Usage

Greenman, David, A Brief History of FreeBSD

Grimes, Rod, A Brief History of FreeBSD

groups, Groups

gv, gv

gzip, Can I Compress My Backups?

H

hard limit, Setting Quota Limits
hardware, Supported Hardware
HCI, Bluetooth
header pages, Enabling the Spooler: the /etc/printcap File, Header Pages
horizontal scan rate, Before Starting
hostname, Hostnames
hosts, /etc/hosts
HP-UX, What Is It?
Hubbard, Jordan, A Brief History of FreeBSD
hw.ata.wc, hw.ata.wc

I

I/O port, Common Problems

ICMP_BANDLIM, Denial of Service Attacks

IEEE, pax

ifconfig, The ifconfig Command

IKE, Step 2: Securing the link

image scanners, Image Scanners

IMAP, Using Electronic Mail, Accessing remote mailboxes using POP and IMAP

init, The Booting Problem, Init: Process Control Initialization

installation, Synopsis

floppies, Creating Installation Floppies

from MS-DOS, Installing from an MS-DOS Partition

from QIC/SCSI Tape, Creating an Installation Tape

headless (serial console), Installing FreeBSD on a System without a Monitor or Keyboard

network

Ethernet, Before Installing over a Network
FTP, Choosing Your Installation Media, Creating a Local FTP Site with a FreeBSD Disc
NFS, Before Installing via NFS
parallel (PLIP), Before Installing over a Network
serial (SLIP or PPP), Before Installing over a Network

troubleshooting, Troubleshooting

Intel i810 graphic chipset, Configuration with Intel i810 Graphics Chipsets

internationalization

see localization

Internet connection sharing, Overview

Internet Software Consortium (ISC), What Is DHCP?

interrupt storms, System Hangs (temporary or permanent)

IP aliases, Virtual Hosts

IP masquerading

see NAT

IP subnet, Introduction

IPCP, PPP and Dynamic IP Addresses

ipf, IPF

IPFILTER

enabling, Enabling IPF
kernel options, Kernel options
logging, IPMON
rule processing order, IPF Rule Sets
rule syntax, Rule Syntax
stateful filtering, Stateful Filtering
statistics, IPFSTAT

ipfstat, IPFSTAT

ipfw, The IPFW Command

enabling, Enabling IPFW
kernel options, Kernel Options
logging, Logging Firewall Messages
rule processing order, IPFW Rule Sets
rule syntax, Rule Syntax
stateful filtering, Stateful Rule Option

ipmon, IPMON

ipnat, IPNAT

IPsec, VPN over IPsec

AH, Understanding IPsec
ESP, Understanding IPsec
security policies, Step 2: Securing the link

IPX/SPX, Stand-alone ISDN Bridges/Routers

IRQ, Common Problems

ISA, Configuring the System

ISDN, Filtering/Traffic Shaping Firewall, ISDN

cards, ISDN Cards
stand-alone bridges/routers, Stand-alone ISDN Bridges/Routers

ISO 9660, Introduction

ISP, Assumptions, PPP and Static IP Addresses

J

JMA Wired, Who Uses FreeBSD?
Jolitz, Bill, A Brief History of FreeBSD

K

KDE, KDE

anti-aliased fonts, Anti-aliased Fonts
display manager, The KDE Display Manager

Kerberos5

configure clients, Kerberos enabling a client with Heimdal
enabling services, Kerberos enabling a server with Heimdal services
external resources, Resources and further information
history, History
Key Distribution Center, Setting up a Heimdal KDC
limitations and shortcomings, Mitigating limitations found in Kerberos
troubleshooting, Kerberos Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

KerberosIV, Securing the root Account and Staff Accounts, Access Issues with Kerberos and SSH

initial startup, Making It All Run
installing, Installing KerberosIV

Kermit, Using pppd as a Client

kern.cam.scsi_delay, SCSI_DELAY (kern.cam.scsi_delay)

kern.ipc.somaxconn, kern.ipc.somaxconn

kern.maxfiles, kern.maxfiles

kernel, The Booting Problem

boot interaction, Kernel Interaction During Boot
bootflags, Kernel Boot Flags
building / installing, Building and Installing a Custom Kernel
building a custom kernel, Synopsis
compiling, Compile and Install a New Kernel
configuration, Configuring the System, Kernel Configuration, Configuration
configuration file, The Configuration File
LINT, The Configuration File
NOTES, The Configuration File

kernel options

BRIDGE, Kernel Configuration Changes
cpu, The Configuration File
cpu type, The Configuration File
CPU_ENABLE_SSE, Video Playback
device pf, Kernel options
device pflog, Kernel options
device pfsync, Kernel options
FAST_IPSEC, Understanding IPsec
ident, The Configuration File
IPDIVERT, Kernel Options
IPFILTER, Kernel options
IPFILTER_DEFAULT_BLOCK, Kernel options
IPFILTER_LOG, Kernel options
IPFIREWALL, Kernel Options
IPFIREWALL_DEFAULT_TO_ACCEPT, Kernel Options
IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE, Kernel Options
IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE_LIMIT, Kernel Options
IPSEC, Understanding IPsec, Step 2: Securing the link
IPSEC_DEBUG, Understanding IPsec
IPSEC_ESP, Understanding IPsec
LINUX, Installation
machine, The Configuration File
maxusers, The Configuration File
MROUTING, Multicast Routing
MSDOSFS, The Configuration File
NFS, The Configuration File
NFS_ROOT, The Configuration File
SCSI_DELAY, SCSI_DELAY (kern.cam.scsi_delay)
SMP, The Configuration File
USER_LDT, Video Playback

kernel tuning, Kernel Tuning, Kernel Tuning

kernel.old, Loader Examples

keymap, Console Setup

KLD (kernel loadable object), Installation, 802.11a & 802.11g Clients

KOffice, KOffice

Konqueror, Konqueror

L

L2CAP, Bluetooth

language codes, Language and Country Codes

LCD screen, Anti-Aliased Fonts

LCP, mgetty and AutoPPP

LDAP, Security Settings

limiting users, Limiting Users

coredumpsize, Limiting Users
cputime, Limiting Users
filesize, Limiting Users
maxproc, Limiting Users
memorylocked, Limiting Users
memoryuse, Limiting Users
openfiles, Limiting Users
quotas, Limiting Users
sbsize, Limiting Users
stacksize, Limiting Users

LINT, The Configuration File

Linux, What Is It?

ELF binaries, Installing Linux ELF Binaries
installing Linux libraries, Installing Linux Runtime Libraries

Linux binary compatibility, Synopsis

LISA, Which Backup Program Is Best?

loader, Loader Program Flow

loader configuration, Loader Program Flow

locale, Necessary Locales, Using Localization, Setting Locale Methods, Shell Startup File Method

localization, What Is I18N/L10N?

German, German Language Localization (for All ISO 8859-1 Languages)
Japanese, Japanese and Korean Language Localization
Korean, Japanese and Korean Language Localization
Russian, Russian Language (KOI8-R Encoding)
Traditional Chinese, Traditional Chinese Localization for Taiwan

log files, Log File Configuration

FTP, Maintaining
named, Running named in a Sandbox

login class, Setting Locale Methods, Administrator Level Setup

login name, Assumptions

loopback device, An Example

LPD spooling system, Synopsis

LPRng, Alternatives to the Standard Spooler

ls, Permissions

M

MAC, Synopsis

File System Firewall Policy, The MAC bsdextended Module

MAC Biba Integrity Policy, The MAC Biba Module

MAC Configuration Testing, Testing the Configuration

MAC Example Implementation, Implementing a Secure Environment with MAC

MAC Interface Silencing Policy, The MAC ifoff Module

MAC LOMAC, The MAC LOMAC Module

MAC Multi-Level Security Policy, The MAC Multi-Level Security Module

MAC Port Access Control List Policy, The MAC portacl Module

MAC Process Partition Policy, The MAC partition Module

MAC See Other UIDs Policy, The MAC seeotheruids Module

MAC Troubleshooting, Troubleshooting the MAC Framework

MacOS, Generating a Single One-time Password

mail host, The Mail Host

mail server daemons

exim, Mailhost Server Daemon
postfix, Mailhost Server Daemon
qmail, Mailhost Server Daemon
sendmail, Mailhost Server Daemon

Mail User Agents, Mail User Agents

mailing list, Rebuilding world

make, Compile the Base System

make.conf, Check /etc/make.conf

MAKEDEV, Making Device Nodes, Update /dev, Serial Port Configuration

Mandatory Access Control

see MAC

manual pages, Manual Pages

Master Boot Record (MBR), MBR, /boot/boot0

maxproc, Limiting Users

MD5, DES, MD5, and Crypt

memory protection, What Can FreeBSD Do?

memorylocked, Limiting Users

memoryuse, Limiting Users

mencoder, mencoder

mergemaster, mergemaster

mgetty, mgetty and AutoPPP

Microsoft Windows, BIOS Drive Numbering, File and Print Services for Microsoft Windows clients (Samba), 802.11a & 802.11g Clients

device drivers, 802.11a & 802.11g Clients

MIME, Setting Locale, Shell Startup File Method

MIT, Installing KerberosIV

modem, Modems and Cables, Using pppd as a Client, Prerequisites, ISDN Terminal Adapters

mount, Installing FreeBSD on a System without a Monitor or Keyboard, After the Disaster

mountd, How NFS Works

moused, Console Setup

Mozilla, Mozilla

disabling anti-aliased fonts, Anti-Aliased Fonts

MPlayer

making, Building MPlayer
use, Using MPlayer

MS-DOS, Troubleshooting, Generating a Single One-time Password

multi-user facilities, What Can FreeBSD Do?

multi-user mode, Multi-User Mode, Drop to Single User Mode

multicast routing, Multicast Routing

MX record, Email and DNS, Troubleshooting, Basic Configuration, Zone Files

MySQL, Compiling I18N Programs

N

nameserver, Assumptions, Things You Have to Do Only Once

NAT, What Can FreeBSD Do?, NAT, Filtering/Traffic Shaping Firewall, Overview

and IPFILTER, IPNAT
and IPFW, An Example NAT and Stateful Ruleset

natd, Overview

NDIS, 802.11a & 802.11g Clients

NDISulator, 802.11a & 802.11g Clients

net.inet.ip.portrange.*, net.inet.ip.portrange.*

Net/2, A Brief History of FreeBSD

NetBIOS, MS Extensions, Global Settings

NetBSD, The Current FreeBSD Release, What Is It?

Netcraft, Who Uses FreeBSD?

netgroups, Using Netgroups

Netscape, Netscape

network address translation

see NAT

network cards

configuration, Setting Up Network Interface Cards, Configuring the Network Card
driver, Locating the Correct Driver
testing, Testing the Ethernet Card
troubleshooting, Troubleshooting

network printing, Networked Printing, Printers Installed on Remote Hosts

newfs, After the Disaster

newsyslog.conf, newsyslog.conf

NFS, Network, Memory, and File-Backed File Systems, Quotas over NFS, Network File System (NFS)

configuration, Configuring NFS
diskless operation, Configuring the TFTP and NFS Servers
export examples, Configuring NFS
installing multiple machines, Tracking for Multiple Machines
mounting, Configuring NFS
server, How NFS Works
uses, Practical Uses

nfsd, How NFS Works

NIS, What Is It?

client, Machine Types
client configuration, Setting Up a NIS Client
domainname, Choosing a NIS Domain Name
domains, What Is It?
maps, Initializing the NIS Maps
master server, Machine Types
password formats, Password Formats
server configuration, Setting Up a NIS Master Server
slave server, Machine Types, Setting up a NIS Slave Server

NIS+, Security Settings

NOTES, The Configuration File

Novell, A Brief History of FreeBSD

ntalk, Securing Root-run Servers and SUID/SGID Binaries

NTP, Clock Synchronization with NTP

choosing servers, Choosing Appropriate NTP Servers
configuration, Configuring Your Machine
ntp.conf, General Configuration
ntpd, Overview

ntpdate, Basic Configuration

null-modem cable, Installing FreeBSD on a System without a Monitor or Keyboard, Serial Ports, Null-modem Cables, Serial Console Configuration

O

OBEX, Bluetooth

office suite

KOffice, KOffice
OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice.org

one-time passwords, One-time Passwords

OpenBSD, The Current FreeBSD Release, What Is It?

openfiles, Limiting Users

OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice.org

OpenSSH, OpenSSH

client, SSH Client
configuration, Configuration
enabling, Enabling sshd
secure copy, Secure Copy
tunneling, SSH Tunneling

OpenSSL

certificate generation, Generating Certificates

Opera, Opera

OS/2, Troubleshooting, Dedicated

OSPF, Building a Router

P

packages, Synopsis

deleting, Deleting a Package
installing, Installing a Package
managing, Managing Packages

page accounting, lpf: a Text Filter

Pair Networks, Who Uses FreeBSD?

pairing, Bluetooth

PAP, Assumptions, PPP and Static IP Addresses, PAP and CHAP Authentication

Parallel Line IP

see PLIP

parity, Serial Ports, Checking a Serial Printer

partition layout, Partition Layout

partitions, Disk Organization, Adding Disks

passwd, passwd

password, Assumptions, PAP and CHAP Authentication

pax, pax

PCI, Configuring the System

PCL, Checking Printer Communications, Troubleshooting

PDF

viewing, Acrobat Reader, gv, Xpdf

Perl, mod_perl

permissions, Permissions

symbolic, Symbolic Permissions

pgp keys, PGP Keys

PHP, PHP

Physical Address Extensions (PAE)

large memory, Large Memory Configurations (PAE)

pkg_add, Installing a Package

pkg_delete, Deleting a Package

pkg_info, Managing Packages

pkg_version, Managing Packages

PLIP, Parallel Line IP (PLIP)

POP, Using Electronic Mail, Accessing remote mailboxes using POP and IMAP

Portaudit, Monitoring Third Party Security Issues

portmap, How NFS Works, Terms/Processes You Should Know

ports, Synopsis

disk-space, Ports and Disk Space
installing, Installing Ports
installing from CD-ROM, Installing Ports from a CD-ROM
removing, Removing Installed Ports
upgrading, Upgrading Ports

Ports Collection, Installing Using the linux_base Port

portupgrade, Upgrading Ports

POSIX, pax, Setting Locale

PostScript, Ports and Cables, Checking Printer Communications

emulating, Simulating PostScript on Non PostScript Printers
viewing, gv

PPP, Synopsis, Assumptions, Troubleshooting, ISDN Terminal Adapters

client, Using pppd as a Client
configuration, Automatic PPP Configuration, Final System Configuration
creating device nodes, Creating PPP Device Nodes
kernel PPP, Synopsis, Setting Up Kernel PPP
Microsoft extensions, MS Extensions
NAT, Using PPP Network Address Translation Capability
over ATM, Using PPP over ATM (PPPoA)
over Ethernet, Synopsis, Using PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)
receiving incoming calls, Receiving Incoming Calls
server, Setting Up Kernel PPP
troubleshooting, Troubleshooting PPP Connections
user PPP, Synopsis, PPP and Static IP Addresses
with dynamic IP addresses, PPP and Dynamic IP Addresses
with static IP addresses, PPP and Static IP Addresses

PPP shells, PPP Shells for Dynamic-IP Users, PPP Shells for Static-IP Users

PPPoA

see PPP, over ATM

PPPoE

see PPP, over Ethernet

preemptive multitasking, What Can FreeBSD Do?

print jobs, Introduction, Making the Spooling Directory, Accommodating Plain Text Jobs on PostScript Printers, Controlling Sizes of Jobs Submitted, Checking Jobs

controlling, Controlling Sizes of Jobs Submitted

print server

Windows clients, File and Print Services for Microsoft Windows clients (Samba)

printer spool, Making the Spooling Directory

printers, Printer Setup

capabilities, Enabling the Spooler: the /etc/printcap File
network, Networked Printing, Printers Installed on Remote Hosts
parallel, Ports and Cables, Checking a Parallel Printer
restricting access to, Restricting Printer Usage
serial, Ports and Cables, Checking a Serial Printer, Configuring Spooler Communication Parameters, Accommodating Plain Text Jobs on PostScript Printers
usage, Using Printers
USB, Ports and Cables

printing, Synopsis, Printing Jobs

filters, Installing the Text Filter, Filters, How Filters Work

apsfilter, Automated Conversion: an Alternative to Conversion Filters

header pages, Suppressing Header Pages

Process Accounting, Process Accounting

procmail, Using procmail

pw, pw, Administrator Level Setup

Q

quotas, Limiting Users

R

racoon, Step 2: Securing the link

RAID, Access Bottlenecks

CCD, Concatenated Disk Driver (CCD) Configuration
hardware, Hardware RAID
software, Concatenated Disk Driver (CCD) Configuration, The Vinum Volume Manager, Disks Are Too Small
Vinum, The Vinum Volume Manager

RAID-1, Data Integrity

RAID-5, Data Integrity

rc files, Resource Configuration (rc)

rc.conf, Core Configuration
rc.serial, Serial Port Configuration, /etc/rc.serial

rcNG, Using rc under FreeBSD 5.X

Rebuilding world, Rebuilding world

timings, Timings

resolv.conf, /etc/resolv.conf

resolver, Terminology

restore, Dump and Restore

reverse DNS, Terminology

RFCOMM, Bluetooth

RIP, Running GateD, Building a Router

rlogind, Securing Root-run Servers and SUID/SGID Binaries

rmuser, rmuser

root file system, Mounting and Unmounting File Systems

diskless operation, Preparing the Root Filesystem

root partition, After the Disaster

root zone, Terminology

routed, Final System Configuration

router, What Can FreeBSD Do?, Building a Router, Filtering/Traffic Shaping Firewall

routing, Gateways and Routes

routing propagation, Routing Propagation

rpcbind, How NFS Works, Terms/Processes You Should Know

RPMs, Installing the Necessary RPMs

RS-232C cables, Terminology, Standard RS-232C Cables

rshd, Securing Root-run Servers and SUID/SGID Binaries

S

Samba server, File and Print Services for Microsoft Windows clients (Samba)

sandboxes, Securing Root-run Servers and SUID/SGID Binaries

sbsize, Limiting Users

scp, Secure Copy

screenmap, Console Setup

SCSI, BIOS Drive Numbering

SDL, Determining Video Capabilities

SDP, Bluetooth

security, Security

account compromises, Introduction

backdoors, Introduction

crypt, DES, MD5, and Crypt

DoS attacks

see Denial of Service (DoS)

firewalls, Firewalls

one-time passwords, One-time Passwords

OpenSSH, OpenSSH

OpenSSL, OpenSSL

securing FreeBSD, Securing FreeBSD

sendmail, Securing Root-run Servers and SUID/SGID Binaries, Final System Configuration, sendmail Configuration

serial communications, Synopsis

serial console, Installing FreeBSD on a System without a Monitor or Keyboard, Setting Up the Serial Console

serial port, Checking a Serial Printer

services, Starting Services

setkey, Step 2: Securing the link

shared libraries, How to Install Additional Shared Libraries

shells, Shells

shutdown, Shutdown Sequence

signal 11, Questions

single-user mode, Loader Examples, Single-User Mode, Drop to Single User Mode, Reboot into Single User Mode

skeleton directory, adduser

slices, Disk Organization, Adding Disks

SLIP, Synopsis, Using SLIP, Kernel Configuration, slip.hosts Configuration

client, Setting Up a SLIP Client
connecting with, Making a SLIP Connection
routing, Routing Considerations
server, Setting Up a SLIP Server

SMTP, Final System Configuration, Basic Configuration

snapshot, What Is FreeBSD-CURRENT?

soft limit, Setting Quota Limits

Soft Updates, Soft Updates

details, More Details about Soft Updates

Solaris, How Does It Work?, What Is It?

Sony Japan, Who Uses FreeBSD?

Sophos Anti-Virus, Who Uses FreeBSD?

sound cards, Configuring the System

source code, What Can FreeBSD Do?

spreadsheet

Abacus, Abacus
Gnumeric, Gnumeric

SQL database, Security Settings

SRM, Alpha User's Questions and Answers

ssh, Access Issues with Kerberos and SSH

sshd, Securing Root-run Servers and SUID/SGID Binaries

SSL, mod_ssl

stacksize, Limiting Users

startup scripts, Logging into FreeBSD

static IP address, Assumptions

static routes, Static Routes

su, Securing the root Account and Staff Accounts, Using sysinstall8

subnet, Gateways and Routes, An Example

SunOS, Building and Installing a Custom Kernel, Choosing a NIS Domain Name

Supervalu, Who Uses FreeBSD?

swap partition, Swap Partition

swap sizing, Swap Partition

symbolic links, How to Install Additional Shared Libraries

Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP), What Can FreeBSD Do?

sysctl, sysctl.conf, Tuning with sysctl, Securing the Kernel Core, Raw Devices, and File systems

sysctl.conf, sysctl.conf

sysinstall, Console Setup, FreeBSD Integration

adding disks, Using sysinstall8

syslog, Running named in a Sandbox, Maintaining

syslog.conf, syslog.conf

system configuration, Synopsis

system optimization, Synopsis

sysutils/cdrtools, Introduction

T

tape media, Creating and Using Data Tapes

AIT, AIT
DDS (4mm) tapes, 4mm (DDS: Digital Data Storage)
DLT, DLT
Exabyte (8mm) tapes, 8mm (Exabyte)
QIC tapes, 4mm (DDS: Digital Data Storage)
QIC-150, QIC

tar, Can I Compress My Backups?, tar

TCP Bandwidth Delay Product Limiting

net.inet.tcp.inflight.enable, TCP Bandwidth Delay Product

TCP Wrappers, TCP Wrappers, NIS Security

TCP/IP networking, What Can FreeBSD Do?, Prerequisites, slip.hosts Configuration

TELEHOUSE America, Who Uses FreeBSD?

telnetd, Securing Root-run Servers and SUID/SGID Binaries

terminals, Virtual Consoles and Terminals, Terminals

TeX, Why You Should Use the Spooler, Formatting and Conversion Options

printing DVI files, Why Install Conversion Filters?

text editors, Text Editors

TFTP

diskless operation, Configuring the TFTP and NFS Servers

The GIMP, The GIMP

timeout, PPP and Static IP Addresses

traceroute, Troubleshooting

Traditional Chinese

BIG-5 encoding, User Level Setup

troff, How Filters Work

Tru64 UNIX, Initializing the NIS Maps

TrueType Fonts, TrueType Fonts

ttyd, Serial Port Configuration

tunefs, Soft Updates

tuning

kernel limits, Tuning Kernel Limits
with sysctl, Tuning with sysctl

TV cards, Setting Up TV Cards

U

U.C. Berkeley, What Can FreeBSD Do?, A Brief History of FreeBSD, The Current FreeBSD Release

UDP, How It Works

Unicode, Kernel and File Systems

UNIX, Permissions, Assumptions

USB

disks, USB Storage Devices

USENET, What Can FreeBSD Do?

users

large sites running FreeBSD, Who Uses FreeBSD?

UUCP, Troubleshooting

V

vertical scan rate, Before Starting

vfs.hirunningspace, vfs.hirunningspace

vfs.vmiodirenable, vfs.vmiodirenable

vfs.write_behind, vfs.write_behind

vi, Text Editors

video packages, Ports and Packages Dealing with Video

video ports, Ports and Packages Dealing with Video

Vinum, Disks Are Too Small

concatenation, Access Bottlenecks
mirroring, Data Integrity
striping, Access Bottlenecks

vipw, Administrator Level Setup

virtual consoles, Virtual Consoles and Terminals

virtual disks, Network, Memory, and File-Backed File Systems

virtual hosts, Virtual Hosts

virtual memory, What Can FreeBSD Do?

virtual private network

see VPN

vm.swap_idle_enabled, vm.swap_idle_enabled

VPN, Understanding IPsec

creating, The Scenario: Two networks, connected to the Internet, to behave as one

W

Walnut Creek CDROM, A Brief History of FreeBSD

Weathernews, Who Uses FreeBSD?

web servers, What Can FreeBSD Do?

secure, mod_ssl
setting up, Apache HTTP Server

WEP, WEP

wheel, Securing the root Account and Staff Accounts

Williams, Nate, A Brief History of FreeBSD

Windows, Generating a Single One-time Password

Windows drivers, 802.11a & 802.11g Clients

Windows NT, What Is It?

wireless networking, Wireless Networking

access point, Building a FreeBSD Access Point
encryption, Encryption

X

X Display Manager, Overview

X Window System, What Can FreeBSD Do?

see also XFree86
Accelerated-X, What Can FreeBSD Do?
XFree86, What Can FreeBSD Do?

X11, X11 Configuration

X11 Input Method (XIM), Inputting Non-English Characters

X11 True Type font server, Displaying Fonts

X11 tuning, Configuring X11

XF86Config, Configuring X11

XFree86, X11 Configuration

XFree86 4.X, X11 Configuration

XML, Anti-Aliased Fonts

Xorg, X11 Configuration

xorg.conf, Configuring X11

Xpdf, Xpdf

XVideo, Determining Video Capabilities

Y

Yahoo!, Who Uses FreeBSD?

yellow pages

see NIS

Z

zip drive, The Configuration File

zones

examples, Terminology

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