It takes a little more than 5 minutes to get an answer around here. Patience is a virtue on the LS forums (unlike d2).
Here's a good starters guide to barbarians:
http://forums.d2jsp.org/index.php?showtopic=18377324&f=272It's a tad outdated but the general concepts remain the same.
Basically just put all your points into strength and get weapons with enhanced effect and charms/armour with strength and you'll do good
