Absolute FreeBSD, 2nd Edition is a complete guide to FreeBSD, written by FreeBSD committer Michael W. Lucas considers this completely revised and rewritten second edition of his landmark work to be the best work ever, a true product support his love for FreeBSD and FreeBSD. Community Absolute FreeBSD, 2nd Edition covers installation, networking, security, network services, system performance, kernel tweaking, filesystems, SMP, upgrading, crash debugging, and more, including coverage of how to: Use advanced security features like packet filtering, virtual machines, and host-based intrusion detection Build custom live FreeBSD CDs and bootable flash Manage network services and filesystems Use DNS and set up email, IMAP, web, and FTP services for both server and client monitors your system with performance-testing and troubleshooting tools Run system Managing diskless schedulers, remap shared libraries, and optimize your system for your hardware and your workload Build custom network appliances with embedded FreeBSD Implement redundant disks, even without special hardware SNMP FreeBSD-specific integrated into your network management system.