Installing and Preparing FreeBSD Environment¶

Images¶

You can find the installation disc images at http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/5.5/

Steps¶

Configure Network Interface¶

Enter the system installation menu by typing sysinstall, pick the Configuration option then Networking and Interfaces, pick the desired adapter (em0, em1 and so on) and configure to match your settings

Enable SSHD¶

Edit the file /etc/rc.conf and enable sshd by adding/modifying to: sshd_enable="YES"

Set a password¶

Change the root password by typing passwd and type a password

Why?: Connecting trough SFTP requires that the user you are trying to log in on has a password, otherwise it will wait a long time and deny authentication

Notes¶

Note 1: Restarting services like sshd or network routing/resolving might not be enough, reboot after configuration to ensure taking effect

Note 2: Connecting trough SFTP might take some time, the reason is unknown, but is known that restarting networking by executing /etc/rc.d/netif restart in greater FreeBSD version temporarily fixes the issue for the lifetime of the machine session