Setting up home network

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Frozen001

Hello,

I have been bouncing between Linux and FreeBSD for a secondary computer I have. I think I have settled on FreeBSD, but have some questions.

1) I want it to boot to the console, and still have X-windows available. I ideally want to be able to access my GMail, and roadrunner e-mail accounts via something like alpine. Is this going to be an issue? I would prefer to keep all messages that I do not delete on the e-mail servers so I can access them elsewhere via webmail interfaces.

2) I want to have it set up so I can use it to store files from other computers on my home network, all windows machines. I have not looked at all of the setup manual, but I am sure this will not be an issue

3) I want to be able to remotely log onto the BSD box from outside my home network. I intend to setup a DynamicDNS service, and My Netgear router I believe will work with this, as it has setting for it. I have not gone through the process yet, but I know I have to somehow forward ports to the BSD box, but do not know which ones or ranges to do so. I would like FTP access, webserver, and telnet/ssh access.

Any help or pointers to guides/tutorials on this stuff would be great.

Thanks!
 
Threads with three wildly varying topics in them tend to become a chaotic mess. To anyone replying: keep it very short and to the point, please. Original poster, if you have more questions after these, post them as separate topics in the proper subforums instead of lumping them together.
 
OK So Lets start with 1.

1) I want it to boot to the console, and still have X-windows available. I ideally want to be able to access my GMail, and roadrunner e-mail accounts via something like alpine. Is this going to be an issue? I would prefer to keep all messages that I do not delete on the e-mail servers so I can access them elsewhere via webmail interfaces.
 
Frozen001 said:
OK So Lets start with 1.

1) I want it to boot to the console, and still have X-windows available. I ideally want to be able to access my GMail, and roadrunner e-mail accounts via something like alpine. Is this going to be an issue? I would prefer to keep all messages that I do not delete on the e-mail servers so I can access them elsewhere via webmail interfaces.
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You can install xserver and ssh -X into your box running your xapps over your network.
 
Thanks for the replies. I am hoping to have BSD installed on the system tonight. Too many projects going, but I want this to get up and running so I am going to spend some time on it tonight. Hopefully I can get the base installed and networking up. Then I will move on to getting connected to my e-mail accounts. I am sure I will have more questions as I go.
 
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