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Somewhere to RTFM

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Mar 22, 2002
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Hello,
I am new to using Linux other than for writing some scripts. I have never had to network a box. Anyhow, I have an old machine that I run "floppyfw" firewall and cannot get it working. I read the documentation on the website, however it is greek to me. So what I want to know is there somewhere I can go to get some more info on what this does?

I would like to RTFM first

Thanks
 
If you have already gone to the website for the version of linux you are using and can't find help most big bookstores have some entry level books on linux if they have a computer section.
 
Which Linux distribution are you running?

has a wealth of information; hopefully that can get you started.

Setting up a firewall is a somewhat complicated process for someone who has never used Linux or a Unix-like OS before. It shouldn't take you too long to get going, but it's best to start getting the feel for it by playing around with various system files and whatnot at first.

If there are any more specific questions that you come across, don't hesitate to ask!
 

If what your looking for is just some printed information about Linux I can recommend the Petersen book on Linux in the Complete Reference series published by Osborne/McGraw-Hill. These books used to be fairly keenly priced - my 3rd edition from 1999 cost £27 which, even then, wasn't bad for a book of nearly 1000 pages. My demands are fairly basic - no networking or anything - but It seems pretty comprehensive and is well written in good plain terms.

The standard is probably Welsh & Kaufman: Running Linux, from O'Reilly. This is good but more opaqely written than the Petersen book. Another useful desk reference is the O'Reilly Linux in a Nutshell. Unlike the other books this won't help you to install anything but is a useful reference for the commands. It is expensive now. My old Unix in a Nutshell from 1994 came in at under £8. It is now about £24. Tripling the price in under 10 years seems excessive to me.

dmk
 
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