These instructions assume that you will be installing FreeBSD via FTP but you may install from other media if you wish. The first step is to assemble the Drawbridge computer based on the hardware requirements listed previously. For the install, you will need to connect one of the network interface cards to your network. The kernel config options will be presented. If you are using ISA NIC's, you will probably have to configure the kernel.
Visual mode is the recommended choice.
Note that the generic kernel on the boot disk supports only one NIC of each type so configure the kernel for the IRQ and IO settings of the NIC that you have connected to your network. After finishing with kernel configuration, the system will boot and you should now see the FreeBSD installation main menu. Read the 'Usage' section to become familiar with how to navigate the menu system. You may also want to read the 'Doc' section containing FreeBSD installation instructions. Keep in mind that we will be doing a custom install to support Drawbridge.