Archive for the ‘nixCraft : FreeBSD’ Category

BSD PF Firewall: Displays Active Packetfilter States And Rules

Posted on September 9th, 2008 by "Vivek Gite" from "Frequently Asked Questions About Linux / UNIX » FreeBSD"

Q. How do I view active connections with PF firewall under FreeBSD / OpenBSD UNIX operating system?

FreeBSD: How To Add A Second Hard Disk

Posted on August 27th, 2008 by "Vivek Gite" from "Frequently Asked Questions About Linux / UNIX » FreeBSD"

Q. How do I add a second hard disk to my FreeBSD server? How do I partition, label and mount a new hard disk under FreeBSD for backup or additional data?

FreeBSD Find Out Network Card / Port Speed

Posted on August 12th, 2008 by "Vivek Gite" from "Frequently Asked Questions About Linux / UNIX » FreeBSD"

Q. Under Linux I can use Ethtool and mii-tool, but they are not available under FreeBSD. How do I tell the port speed of the nic under FreeBSD operating system?

FreeBSD Install lsof To Displays Information About Files Open to Unix processes

Posted on July 16th, 2008 by "Vivek Gite" from "Frequently Asked Questions About Linux / UNIX » FreeBSD"

How do I install the free, open-source, Unix administrative tool called lsof (for LiSt Open Files) under FreeBSD operating system to displays information about files open to Unix processes?