On 1/14/08, Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 07:02:45PM -0600, Jaime Ochoa Malag?n wrote: > > On 1/14/08, Don Montgomery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Jan 2008, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 05:39:04PM -0600, Don Montgomery wrote: > > > >> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > > >>> On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 11:50:58AM -0600, Don Montgomery wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>> For discontinuing the proxy, I guess I can go into > > > >>>> /etc/rc*.d/* and comment out all the lines mentioning port > > > >>>> 4001; would reboot be necessary after that? Otherwise, > > > >>>> how would one go about fixing the proxy so that it does > > > >>>> work? > > > >> > > > >>> Debian doesn't proxy by default so you must have a proxy package > > > >>> installed. If you don't want it, remove it. > > > >>> > > > >> that sounds like a good idea; perhaps I could google up > > > >> "proxy package" and find out what might be there? > > > > > > Use whatever package management tools you usually use and see what proxy > > > > packages you have installed. Then delete it. > > > > > > > KDE Control Center lists "Proxy" as "connect to the > > > Internet directly" > > > > > > Is there another way to find out what I need to know? > > > > 1.- did you install this machine by yourself? > > > > let me explain, the proxy configuration and app (just a guess > > anon-proxy see http://packages.debian.org/anon-proxy) > > > > don't appear by himself in your machine... > > > > but if you don't install it then you mustn't remove the package > > beacuse could be really well configured... > > > > 2.- did you could be able to use any other net tool (e.j. iceweasel) > > > > 3.- could you simply reinstall to avoid the problem? > > > > If he is the system admin, he should know if he installed or set up the > machine. If he isn't, then he shouldn't reinstall or install packages.
Thats the point... > If he didn't install the system but is now the sysadmin, then he needs > to learn to use a package manager sooner or later. I hope sooner... > > Reinstalling to avoid removing a proxy seems overkill. This is debian. I agree, but he should learn to use it, or perhaps all the configuration need to be ajusted to the new sysadmin (in a laptop scenario primarily) > You should only need to reinstall for a failed disk in a non-raid > system. Isn't it beautifull? > > Doug. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Perhaps the depth of love can be calibrated by the number of different selves that are actively involved in a given relationship. Carl Sagan (Contact) Jaime Ochoa Malagón Integrated Technology Tel: (55) 52 54 26 10