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-CURRENT, Tracking a Development Branch
compiling, Using FreeBSD-CURRENT
Syncing with CTM, Using FreeBSD-CURRENT
Syncing with Subversion, Using FreeBSD-CURRENT
using, Using FreeBSD-CURRENT
-STABLE, Tracking a Development Branch, What Is FreeBSD-STABLE?
compiling, Using FreeBSD-STABLE
syncing with CTM, Using FreeBSD-STABLE
syncing with Subversion, 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, Using 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
386BSD, A Brief History of FreeBSD
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

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, Filesystem Access Control Lists (ACL)s
ACPI, What Is ACPI?, Background
ASL, ASL, acpidump(8), and IASL, Fixing the ASL
debugging, Getting Debugging Output from ACPI
error messages, Fixing the 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?
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
Apache OpenOffice , Apache OpenOffice
APIC
disabling, System Hangs
APM, What Is ACPI?
Apple, Who Uses FreeBSD?
applications
Maple, Installing Maple™
Mathematica, Installing Mathematica®
MATLAB, Installing MATLAB®
Oracle, Installing Oracle®
apsfilter, Automated Conversion: an Alternative to Conversion Filters
ASCII, Troubleshooting, Encodings
AT&T, A Brief History of FreeBSD
AUDIT, Synopsis
automatic mounter daemon, Automatic Mounts with amd
AutoPPP, mgetty and AutoPPP

B

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
DNS security extensions, DNSSEC
starting, Starting BIND
zone files, Zone Files
BIOS, BIOS Drive Numbering, The Booting Problem
bits-per-second, Checking a Serial Printer, Terminology
Blowfish, DES, Blowfish, MD5, SHA256, SHA512, and Crypt
Bluetooth, Bluetooth
Boot Loader, The Booting Problem
boot loader
configuration, Boot Loader Configuration
Boot Manager, The Booting Problem, The Boot Manager and Boot Stages
boot-loader, Stage Three, /boot/loader
booting, Synopsis
bootstrap, Synopsis
Bourne shells, Shells
bridge, Introduction
browsers
web, Browsers
BSD Copyright, FreeBSD Project Goals
bsdlabel, Before the Disaster, After the Disaster

C

Calligra, Calligra
CARP, Common Address Redundancy Protocol (CARP)
CD burner
ATAPI, Introduction
ATAPI/CAM driver, Using the ATAPI/CAM Driver
CD-ROMs
burning, burncd, cdrecord
creating, Creating and Using CD Media
creating bootable, mkisofs
centronics (see parallel printers)
CHAP, Assumptions, PPP and Static IP Addresses, PAP and CHAP Authentication
chpass, chpass
Chromium, Chromium
Cisco, Who Uses FreeBSD?, Using pppd as a Client
Coda, Network, Memory, and File-Backed File Systems
color
contrast, Troubleshooting Questions and Answers
command line, Shells
committers, The FreeBSD Development Model
Common Address Redundancy Protocol, Common Address Redundancy Protocol (CARP)
compilers
C, What Can FreeBSD Do?
C++, What Can FreeBSD Do?
Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG), What Can FreeBSD Do?
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
configuration, Configuring cron(8)
crypt, DES, Blowfish, MD5, SHA256, SHA512, and Crypt
cryptography, mod_ssl
CTM, Synchronizing Source, Using CTM
cu1, Installing FreeBSD on a System Without a Monitor or Keyboard
cuau, Serial Port Configuration
CUPS, Alternatives to the Standard Spooler
CVS, The FreeBSD Development Model
CVS Repository, The FreeBSD Development Model

D

dangerously dedicated, Disk Organization
DCE, Terminology
default route, Things You Have to Do Only Once, An Example, Default Routes
Deleting obsolete files and directories, Deleting Obsolete Files and Directories
Denial of Service (DoS), Introduction, Denial of Service Attacks
DES, DES, Blowfish, MD5, SHA256, SHA512, and Crypt
device nodes, Common Problems
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 Labels, Labeling Disk Devices
Disk Mirroring, RAID1 - Mirroring
disk quotas, Limiting Users, File System Quotas
checking, Configuring the System to Enable Disk Quotas, Checking Quota Limits and Disk Usage
limits, Setting Quota Limits
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, File-Backed File System
memory, Network, Memory, and File-Backed File Systems
memory file system, Memory-Based File System
virtual, Network, Memory, and File-Backed File Systems
Django, Django
DNS, Hostnames, MS Extensions, Using Electronic Mail, Mail for a Domain, Overview
records, Zone Files
DNS Server, What Can FreeBSD Do?
Documentation (see Updating and Upgrading)
documentation package (see Updating and Upgrading)
domain name, Things You Have to Do Only Once
DOS, Prepare the Boot Media, Kernel and File Systems
DoS attacks (see Denial of Service (DoS))
DSL, Filtering/Traffic Shaping Firewall
DSP, Common Problems
DTE, Terminology
DTrace, Synopsis
DTrace support (see DTrace)
dual homed hosts, Dual Homed Hosts
dump, Dump and Restore
DVD
burning, Creating and Using DVD Media
DVD+RW, Using a DVD+RW
DVD-RAM, Using a DVD-RAM
DVD-RW, Using a DVD-RW
DVD-Video, Burning a DVD-Video
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (see DHCP)

E

editors, Text Editors
ee1, Text Editors
emacs, Text Editors
vi1, Text Editors
ee, Text Editors
electronic mail (see email)
ELF, Advanced Topics
branding, Advanced Topics
emacs, Text Editors
email, What Can FreeBSD Do?, Synopsis
change mta, Changing the Mail Transfer Agent
configuration, Basic Configuration
receiving, Receiving Mail
troubleshooting, Troubleshooting
encodings, Encodings
environment variables, Shells
Ethernet, slip.hosts Configuration
MAC address, Obtaining a Mathematica® Password, slip.login Configuration, An Example
execution class loader, Advanced Topics
Experts Exchange, Who Uses FreeBSD?

F

failover, Link Aggregation and Failover
FEC, Link Aggregation and Failover
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, Using mount(8)
snapshots, File System Snapshots
unmounting, Using umount(8)
File Systems, Synopsis
File Systems Support (see File Systems)
filesize, Limiting Users
Firefox, Firefox
firewall, What Can FreeBSD Do?, Firewalls, Filtering/Traffic Shaping Firewall, Firewalling
IPFILTER, The IPFILTER (IPF) Firewall
IPFW, IPFW
PF, PF and ALTQ
rulesets, Firewall Concepts
Flash, Firefox and Adobe® Flash™ Plugin
flow control protocol, Serial Ports
fonts, Running the Mathematica® Frontend over a Network
anti-aliased, Anti-Aliased Fonts
spacing, Anti-Aliased Fonts
TrueType, TrueType® Fonts
Fonts
LCD screen, Anti-Aliased Fonts
FORTRAN, Which Conversion Filters Should I Install?
Free Software Foundation, A Brief History of FreeBSD, 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
freebsd-update (see updating-upgrading)
Freecode, Finding Software
FreshPorts, Finding Software
FTP
anonymous, Anonymous FTP, Configure Additional Network Services, Configuration, Maintaining
passive mode, Choosing the Installation Media
via a HTTP proxy, Choosing the Installation Media
FTP servers, What Can FreeBSD Do?, File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

G

gateway, Gateways and Routes
GEOM, Synopsis, RAID0 - Striping, RAID1 - Mirroring, Software RAID Devices, RAID3 - Byte-level Striping with Dedicated Parity, Labeling Disk Devices, UFS Journaling Through GEOM
GEOM Disk Framework (see GEOM)
getty, Quick Overview
Ghostscript, Simulating PostScript® on Non PostScript® Printers
GNOME, About 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
gpart, Adding Disks
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

H

hard limit, Setting Quota Limits
HAST
high availability, Highly Available Storage (HAST)
HCI, Host Controller Interface (HCI)
header pages, Enabling the Spooler: the /etc/printcap File, Header Pages
horizontal scan rate (see horizontal sync frequency)
horizontal sync frequency, Before Starting
hostname, Hostnames
hosts, /etc/hosts
HP-UX, What Is It?
HPLIP, Alternatives to the Standard Spooler
Hubbard, Jordan, A Brief History of FreeBSD
hw.ata.wc, hw.ata.wc

I

I/O port, Common Problems
IEEE, pax
image scanners, Image Scanners
IMAP, Using Electronic Mail, Accessing Remote Mailboxes Using POP and IMAP
init8, The Booting Problem, Init: Process Control Initialization
installation, Synopsis, Synopsis
from Windows, Installing from an Windows® Partition
headless (serial console), Installing FreeBSD on a System Without a Monitor or Keyboard
network
Ethernet, Before Installing over a Network
FTP, Choosing the Installation Media, Creating a Local FTP Site with a FreeBSD Disc
NFS, Before Installing via NFS
parallel (PLIP), Before Installing over a Network
serial (PPP), Before Installing over a Network
troubleshooting, Troubleshooting, Troubleshooting
Intel i810 graphic chipset, Configuration with Intel® i810 Graphics Chipsets
internationalization (see localization)
Internet connection sharing, Overview
Internet Systems Consortium (ISC), What Is DHCP?
interrupt storms, System Hangs
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 Rulesets
rule syntax, Rule Syntax
stateful filtering, Stateful Filtering
statistics, IPFSTAT
ipfstat, IPFSTAT
IPFW
enabling, Enabling IPFW
kernel options, Kernel Options
logging, Logging Firewall Messages
rule processing order, IPFW Rulesets
rule syntax, Rule Syntax
stateful filtering, Stateful Rule Option
ipfw, The IPFW Command
ipmon, IPMON
ipnat, IPNAT
IPsec, VPN over IPsec
AH, Understanding IPsec
ESP, Understanding IPsec
IRQ, Common Problems
ISDN, Filtering/Traffic Shaping Firewall
ISO 9660, Introduction
ISP, Assumptions, PPP and Static IP Addresses

J

jails, Jails
Jolitz, Bill, A Brief History of FreeBSD
Journaling, UFS Journaling Through GEOM

K

KDE, KDE
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
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, Kernel Configuration
configuration file, The Configuration File
drivers / modules / subsystems, Kernel Drivers, Subsystems, and Modules
NOTES, The Configuration File
kernel options
COMPAT_LINUX, Installation
cpu, The Configuration File
device pf, PF Kernel Options
device pflog, PF Kernel Options
device pfsync, PF Kernel Options
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
IPSEC_DEBUG, Understanding IPsec
machine, 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
kernel tuning, Kernel Tuning
kernel.old, Loader Examples
keymap, Console Setup
KLD (kernel loadable object), Using Windows® NDIS Drivers
KMyMoney, KMyMoney
Konqueror, Konqueror

L

L2CAP, Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol (L2CAP)
LACP, Link Aggregation and Failover
lagg, Link Aggregation and Failover
language codes, Language and Country Codes
LCD screen, Anti-Aliased Fonts
LCP, mgetty and AutoPPP
LDAP, FreeBSD and LDAP, Security Settings
LDAP Server, Configuring an LDAP Server
LibreOffice, LibreOffice
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
Linux, What Is It?
ELF binaries, Installing Linux® ELF Binaries
Linux binary compatibility, Synopsis
LISA, Which Backup Program Is Best?
livefs CD, Before the Disaster
loadbalance, Link Aggregation and Failover
loader, Loader Program Flow
loader configuration, Loader Program Flow
locale, Using Localization, Setting Locale Methods, Shell Startup File Method
localization, What Is i18n/L10n?
German, German Language Localization for All ISO 8859-1 Languages
Greek, Greek Language Localization
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
FTP, Maintaining
log management, Log Management and Rotation with newsyslog
log rotation, Log Management and Rotation with newsyslog
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
ls1, Permissions

M

MAC, Synopsis
File System Firewall Policy, The MAC BSD Extended Policy
MAC Biba Integrity Policy, The MAC Biba Module
MAC Configuration Testing, Testing the Configuration
MAC Interface Silencing Policy, The MAC Interface Silencing Policy
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 Port Access Control List Policy
MAC Process Partition Policy, The MAC Partition Policy
MAC See Other UIDs Policy, The MAC See Other UIDs Policy
MAC Troubleshooting, Troubleshooting the MAC Framework
MacOS, Generating a Single One-time Password
mail host, The Mail Host
mail server daemons
Exim, The Mail Transfer Agent
Postfix, The Mail Transfer Agent
qmail, The Mail Transfer Agent
Sendmail, The Mail Transfer Agent
Mail User Agents, Mail User Agents
mailing list, Rebuilding “world”
make, Compile the Base System
make.conf, Check /etc/make.conf
Mandatory Access Control (see MAC)
manual pages, Manual Pages
Master Boot Record (MBR), The Boot Manager
Master Boot Record MBR), The Booting Problem
maxproc, Limiting Users
MD5, DES, Blowfish, MD5, SHA256, SHA512, 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)
Microsoft Windows
device drivers, Using Windows® NDIS Drivers
MIME, Setting Locale, Shell Startup File Method
modem, Modems and Cables, Using pppd as a Client, Prerequisites
mod_perl2
Perl, mod_perl2
mod_php
PHP, mod_php
mount, After the Disaster
mount8, Installing FreeBSD on a System Without a Monitor or Keyboard
mountd, How NFS Works
moused, Console Setup
MPlayer
making, Building MPlayer
use, Using MPlayer
MS-DOS, BIOS Drive Numbering, 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

Nagios in a MAC Jail, Nagios in a MAC Jail
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
natd8, Overview
NDIS, Using Windows® NDIS Drivers
NDISulator, Using Windows® NDIS Drivers
net.inet.ip.portrange.*, net.inet.ip.portrange.*
Net/2, A Brief History of FreeBSD
NetApp, Who Uses FreeBSD?
NetBIOS, MS Extensions
NetBSD, What Is It?
Netcraft, Who Uses FreeBSD?
NetEase, Who Uses FreeBSD?
netgroups, Using Netgroups
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, Log Management and Rotation with newsyslog
newsyslog.conf, Log Management and Rotation with newsyslog
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
NTP, Clock Synchronization with NTP
choosing servers, Choosing Appropriate NTP Servers
configuration, Configuring The 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, In-Depth Serial Console Configuration

O

OBEX, OBEX Object Push (OPUSH) Profile
office suite
Apache OpenOffice , Apache OpenOffice
Calligra, Calligra
LibreOffice, LibreOffice
one-time passwords, One-time Passwords
OpenBSD, What Is It?
openfiles, Limiting Users
OpenSSH, OpenSSH
client, The SSH Client
configuration, Configuration
enabling, Enabling the SSH Server
secure copy, Secure Copy
tunneling, SSH Tunneling
OpenSSL
certificate generation, Generating Certificates
Opera, Opera
OS/2, Troubleshooting
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?
PAP, Assumptions, PPP and Static IP Addresses, PAP and CHAP Authentication
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
permissions, Permissions
symbolic, Symbolic Permissions
pgp keys, PGP Keys
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
POP, Using Electronic Mail, Accessing Remote Mailboxes Using POP and IMAP
portaudit, Monitoring Third Party Security Issues
portmap, NISTerms and Processes
portmaster, Upgrading Ports Using portmaster
ports, Synopsis
disk-space, Ports and Disk Space
installing, Installing Ports
removing, Removing Installed Ports
upgrading, Upgrading Ports
Ports Collection, Installation
Portsnap (see Updating and Upgrading)
portupgrade, Upgrading Ports Using Portupgrade
POSIX, pax, Setting Locale
PostScript, Ports and Cables, Checking Printer Communications
emulating, Simulating PostScript® on Non PostScript® Printers
viewing, gv
PPP, Synopsis, Assumptions
client, Using pppd as a Client
configuration, Automatic PPP Configuration, Final System Configuration
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
Python, Django

Q

quotas, Limiting Users

R

RAID1, RAID1 - Mirroring
RAID3, RAID3 - Byte-level Striping with Dedicated Parity
Rambler, Who Uses FreeBSD?
rc files, Resource Configuration
rc.conf, Core Configuration
rc.serial, Serial Port Configuration, /etc/rc.d/serial
Rebuilding world, Rebuilding “world”
rebuilding world
timings, Timings
refresh rate, Before Starting
resolv.conf, /etc/resolv.conf
resolver, Terminology
Resource limits, Resource Limits
restore, Dump and Restore
reverse DNS, Terminology
RIP, Building a Router
rmuser, rmuser
root file system, Mounting and Unmounting File Systems
diskless operation, Preparing the Root File System
root partition, After the Disaster
root zone, Terminology
roundrobin, Link Aggregation and Failover
routed, Final System Configuration
router, What Can FreeBSD Do?, Building a Router, Filtering/Traffic Shaping Firewall
routing, Gateways and Routes
rpcbind, How NFS Works, NISTerms and Processes
RS-232C cables, Terminology, Standard RS-232C Cables
Ruby on Rails, Ruby on Rails

S

Samba server, File and Print Services for Microsoft® Windows® Clients (Samba)
sandboxes, Securing Root-run Servers and SUID/SGID Binaries
sbsize, Limiting Users
scp1, Secure Copy
screenmap, Console Setup
SCSI, BIOS Drive Numbering
SDL, Determining Video Capabilities
SDP, Service Discovery Protocol (SDP)
security, Security
account compromises, Introduction
backdoors, Introduction
crypt, DES, Blowfish, MD5, SHA256, SHA512, 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
Security Event Auditing (see MAC)
sendmail, Final System Configuration
Sendmail, 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
SHA256, DES, Blowfish, MD5, SHA256, SHA512, and Crypt
SHA512, DES, Blowfish, MD5, SHA256, SHA512, and Crypt
shared libraries, How to Install Additional Shared Libraries
shells, Shells
shutdown8, Shutdown Sequence
signal 11, Questions
Sina, Who Uses FreeBSD?
single-user mode, Loader Examples, Single-User Mode, Drop to Single User Mode, Reboot into Single User Mode
skeleton directory, adduser
slices, Disk Organization
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
Software RAID Devices
Hardware-assisted RAID, Software RAID Devices
Solaris, Advanced Topics, What Is It?
Sony Japan, Who Uses FreeBSD?
sound cards, Configuring the System
source code, What Can FreeBSD Do?
spreadsheet
Gnumeric, Gnumeric
KMyMoney, KMyMoney
SQL database, Security Settings
src.conf, Check /etc/src.conf
SSH
sshd, Enabling SSH Login
ssh1, Access Issues with Kerberos and ssh(1)
sshd8, 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
Striping, RAID0 - Striping
su1, Securing the root Account
subnet, Gateways and Routes, An Example
Subversion, The FreeBSD Development Model, Using FreeBSD-CURRENT, Using FreeBSD-STABLE, Synchronizing Source, Using Subversion
Subversion Repository, The FreeBSD Development Model
Mirror Sites, Subversion Mirror Sites
SunOS, Choosing a NIS Domain Name
SVN (see Subversion)
swap
encrypting, Encrypting Swap Space
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, Tuning with sysctl(8), sysctl.conf
sysctl.conf, sysctl.conf
sysctl8, Securing the Kernel Core, Raw Devices, and Filesystems
sysinstall, Console Setup, FreeBSD Integration
syslog, Configuring the System Logger, syslogd, Maintaining
syslog.conf, Configuring syslogd
syslogd8, Configuring the System Logger, syslogd
system configuration, Synopsis
system logging, Configuring the System Logger, syslogd
system optimization, Synopsis
sysutils/cdrtools, Introduction

T

tape drives, Serial Access with sa(4)
tape media, Creating and Using Data Tapes
mt, Controlling the Tape Drive with mt(1)
tar, 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?
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
traceroute8, Troubleshooting
Traditional Chinese
BIG-5 encoding, User Level Setup
troff, How Filters Work
Tru64 UNIX, Initializing the NIS Maps
TrueType Fonts, TrueType® Fonts
ttyu, Serial Port Configuration
tunefs8, Soft Updates
tuning
kernel limits, Tuning Kernel Limits
with sysctl, Tuning with sysctl(8)
TV cards, Setting Up TV Cards

U

U.C. Berkeley, A Brief History of FreeBSD
UDP, How It Works
Unicode, Kernel and File Systems
UNIX, Permissions, Assumptions
Updating and Upgrading, FreeBSD Update, Portsnap: a Ports Collection Update Tool, Updating the Documentation Set, Using Documentation Ports
USB
disks, USB Storage Devices
USENET, What Can FreeBSD Do?
users
large sites running FreeBSD, Who Uses FreeBSD?

V

vertical scan rate (see refresh rate)
vertical sync frequency (see refresh rate)
vfs.hirunningspace, vfs.hirunningspace
vfs.vmiodirenable, vfs.vmiodirenable
vfs.write_behind, vfs.write_behind
vi1, Text Editors
video packages, Ports and Packages Dealing with Video
video ports, Ports and Packages Dealing with Video
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, VPN Between a Home and Corporate Network

W

Walnut Creek CDROM, A Brief History of FreeBSD
Weathernews, Who Uses FreeBSD?
web servers, What Can FreeBSD Do?
dynamic, Dynamic Websites
secure, mod_ssl
setting up, Apache HTTP Server
wheel, Securing the root Account
widescreen flatpanel configuration, Adding a Widescreen Flatpanel to the Mix
Williams, Nate, A Brief History of FreeBSD
Windows, Generating a Single One-time Password
Windows drivers, Using Windows® NDIS Drivers
Windows NT, What Is It?
wireless networking, Wireless Networking

X

X Display Manager, Overview
X Input Method (XIM), Inputting Non-English Characters
X Window System, What Can FreeBSD Do?
Accelerated-X, What Can FreeBSD Do?
X11, X11 Configuration
X11 tuning, Configuring X11
XML, Anti-Aliased Fonts
Xorg, X11 Configuration
Xorg True Type font server, Displaying Fonts
xorg.conf, Configuring X11
Xpdf, Xpdf
XVideo, Determining Video Capabilities

Y

Yahoo!, Who Uses FreeBSD?
Yandex, Who Uses FreeBSD?
yellow pages (see NIS)

Z

zip drive, The Configuration File
zones
examples, Terminology
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