Documentation

FreeBSD Frequently Asked Questions

Fri, 27 May 2005 12:31:43 -0700

The semi-official FAQ maintained on the FreeBSD.org website contains a tonne of useful information, particularly about hardware and compatibility. It should be one of the first places you look for answers to your questions.

Setting up a FreeBSD Firewall with IPFILTER

Fri, 27 May 2005 12:31:09 -0700

This is one of the best descriptions I have seen in a long time on setting up a FreeBSD server to act as a NAT server and firewall. It goes through the processes of:

Setting up the operating system from scratch
Battening down the hatches for security
Setting up cvsup and other tools to build the latest kernel with the latest fixes.
Configuring the Firewall
Setting up an Intrusion Detection System (aide)

The tutorial is written for FreeBSD 5.x versions.

Setting up Remote Access and VPNs in FreeBSD

Thu, 12 May 2005 14:50:39 -0700

Dru Lavigne at ONLamp has a number of excellent articles on various FreeBSD tasks, including this one setting up remote access networking and VPNS.

Setting up a FreeBSD IPSec Tunnel between two networks

Thu, 12 May 2005 14:38:52 -0700

This article discusses how to set up a secure connection between two (remotely located) subnets using FreeBSD and IPSec.

ONLamp FreeBSD Tips and Tricks

Thu, 12 May 2005 13:41:07 -0700

The folks at ONLamp have put together a nice page of tips and other interesting things to note in recent FreeBSd builds. The user comments at the bottom of the page contain even more helpful and interesting stuff!!

Some Quick Little Tips

Thu, 12 May 2005 13:39:16 -0700

Simon Nielson in Denmark has put together a little page of tricks and helpful suggestions for FreeBSD users and administrators.

The FreeBSD Handbook

Thu, 12 May 2005 12:41:21 -0700

This is one of the authoritative sources of information for FreeBSD users and administrators. It covers a full range of topics including:

Installation
Basic Usage
FreeBSD's Ports
Getting Started with X/Windows
System Administration (Printing, Tuning, Kernel Compilation, etc.)

Amazingly, it is kept reasonably up to date and is well written.