On Fri, 26 Jun 1998, Ted Cabeen wrote: > When I set my system up on Debian, it was connected directly to an ethernet > link, so the entire system is set up to expect connections. Now, I've > had to move away from my direct connection and I need to close out all > of the systems that rely on that connection being there, like apache and > xntpd. Which standard programs should I be removing or shutting down? > Eventually, we're planning on setting up a system for ip masquerading and > on-demand ppp dialing by a gateway for the entire apartment, and I don't > want my machine starting or keeping that connection up too much. Thoughts?
My machine at home is just a backup system from work which I need to be able to use at short notice. I have copies of /etc/init.d/network for home and work. The only substantial difference: GATEWAY= is hashed out at home. (Insubstantial difference: I have a 168 network alias to plug my wife's laptop into.) Obviously I leave a terminated T-piece in the NIC. I just ignore the occasional daemonic howls of protest. I raise ppp myself, rather than on demand, as I'm the only user. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]