diff --git a/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/login.conf b/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/login.conf
index c04ea6a95769..4337b1fb7481 100644
--- a/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/login.conf
+++ b/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/login.conf
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ default:\
 	:memorylocked-cur=10M:\
 	:memoryuse-cur=30M:\
 	:filesize=infinity:\
-	:coredumpsize=infinity:\
+	:coredumpsize=0:\
 	:maxproc-cur=64:\
 	:openfiles-cur=64:\
 	:priority=0:\
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ standard:\
 	:memorylocked=4M:\
 	:memoryuse=8M:\
 	:filesize=8M:\
-	:coredumpsize=8M:\
+	:coredumpsize=0:\
 	:openfiles=24:\
 	:maxproc=32:\
 	:priority=0:\
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ root:\
 	:memorylocked=infinity:\
 	:memoryuse=infinity:\
 	:filesize=infinity:\
-	:coredumpsize=infinity:\
+	:coredumpsize=0:\
 	:openfiles=infinity:\
 	:maxproc=infinity:\
 	:memoryuse-cur=32M:\
diff --git a/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/rc.conf b/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/rc.conf
index 3756207066d2..12744fffaaff 100644
--- a/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/rc.conf
+++ b/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/rc.conf
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 # Remaining parameters are set using a switch.
 
 rc_conf_set_defaults() {
+syslogd_enable="NO"
+pccard_enable="NO"
 swapfile="NO"		# Set to name of swapfile if aux swapfile desired.
-firewall="NO"			# firewall type (see /etc/rc.firewall) or NO
+firewall_enable="NO"		# firewall type (see /etc/rc.firewall) or NO
 tcp_extensions="NO"		# Allow RFC1323 & RFC1644 extensions (or NO).
 ifconfig_lo0="inet 127.0.0.1"	# default loopback device configuration.
 #ifconfig_lo0_alias0="inet 127.0.0.254 netmask 0xffffffff" # Sample alias entry.
@@ -27,6 +29,18 @@ arpproxy_all=""			# replaces obsolete kernel option ARP_PROXYALL.
 mask="0xffffff00"
 }
 
+# the following lets the user specify a name and ip for his system
+read_address() {
+    echo "Please enter a hostname and IP address for your system $main_ether"
+    read hostname the_ip
+    if [ "X$hostname" != "X" ] ; then
+       echo "# $main_ether $hostname" >> /etc/hosts
+       echo "$the_ip $hostname" >> /etc/hosts
+    else
+       hostname=default
+    fi
+}
+
 rc_conf_set_defaults
 
 hostname=""
@@ -40,7 +54,12 @@ while read a b c ; do
     fi
 done < /etc/hosts
 if [ "X$hostname" = "X" -o "X$hostname" = "X." ] ; then
-    hostname=default
+    if [ "X$main_ether" = "X" ] ; then
+       echo "No ethernets found, using localhost"
+       hostname=localhost
+    else
+       read_address
+    fi
 fi
 
 eval ifconfig_${main_if}=\" \$hostname netmask \$mask\"
diff --git a/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/sshd_config b/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/sshd_config
index bfc5f4c7d82d..5e9688791d42 100644
--- a/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/sshd_config
+++ b/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/sshd_config
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PermitRootLogin yes
 IgnoreRhosts no
 StrictModes yes
 QuietMode no
-X11Forwarding yes
+X11Forwarding no
 X11DisplayOffset 10
 FascistLogging no
 PrintMotd yes