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From: ggrant@crl.com (Gary E. Grant)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: novice questions
Date: 5 Nov 1995 14:07:30 -0800
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In article <47hm7s$lgm@crl5.crl.com>, S. Paul <caleb@crl.com> wrote:
>is there a bsd/freebsd mail list for novice-questions
>or additional faq other than the one by ted timar.
>Very well done and informative, but i can't seem to find info on 
>transfering files from fd0 (floppy dr) to their various sub directories
  first you have to mount the floppy, look at the mount command,
 then look at the 'cp' command.
>I have ordered the 4.4bsd documentation (urm, usd)O'reilly.
>also how do i set up a modem for dial up isp service.
Look into the Kermit Package for serial communication.

>in win95/dos its at irq3 com4 .

If you are using com3-com4 you are going to have to change the 
modem address because the serial driver in FBSD does NOT share interrupts.
you should set the modem to IRQ5 or IRQ2
> is there a comm test prog ?
Kermit, if you know how to use it.
>how do i know whether i need to hardware or jumper settings
Look at the configuration in the /usr/src/sys/i386 directory.

Gary :-)

P.S. FreeBSD is not for the faint of heart, or the unadventurious... With 
FreeBSD you have to THINK or swim. :-)