That's why Odyssey is still powering my boxes -- the little engine (release)
that could.........
Now Pierre, don't hold back, go ahead and tell us how you really
feel................
Pierre Fortin wrote:
> I don't like this resorting to this kind of post, and I'll probably start
> a small war; but I need to vent...
>
> <rant>
> So far, 9.0 has been more irritation than help... I have a new IBM
> ThinkPad A20m which moves around with me. So... as I move around, I
> setup my environment for each new type of location... the unit is called
> "gypsy" for obvious reasons.
>
> Anyway... in NC, gypsy connects to my main LAN -- setup everything and
> all worked fine in the "default" profile.
>
> Next, in SC, gypsy connects to another LAN -- same parameters, except for
> the DNS servers, so I setup profiles NC and SC.
>
> Last night, I got around to setting it up for dialup... and there started
> the descent into hell...
>
> Summary:
> * MCC/Network&Internet is thoroughly confused with 3 profiles (not incl
> default)
> location interface status net_access
> NC eth0 down connected
> SC eth0 down connected
> DialUp modem down connected
> This SUX cuz the there's no LAN connection and the modem can't even be
> dialed up because...
>
> * devfsd keeps clobbering my /dev/modem -- I want/need it to be:
> lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 12 Nov 20 22:32 /dev/modem -> /dev/tts/LT0
> NOT:
> lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 5 Nov 20 22:04 /dev/modem -> ttyS0
> which does NOT work with an internal Lucent LinModem...
>
> # ll /etc/devfs/conf.d/
> total 16
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 983 Aug 30 12:19 dynamic.conf
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 105 Nov 20 22:04 modem.conf
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 103 Oct 30 20:25 mouse.conf
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 105 Nov 20 22:04 ttyS0.conf
>
> Gee... any chance "conf" in {modem,ttyS0}.conf is really just the
> abbreviation for "confusion"...? Somehow, I doubt {modem,ttyS0}.conf are
> intended to be used at the same time...
>
> # for f in /etc/devfs/conf.d/*; do echo "--------- $f"; cat $f;done
> --------- /etc/devfs/conf.d/dynamic.conf
> # dynamic desktop and co
>
> REGISTER .*/part.* EXECUTE /etc/dynamic/scripts/part.script
> add $devpath
> UNREGISTER .*/part.* EXECUTE /etc/dynamic/scripts/part.script
> del $devpath
>
> REGISTER v4l/video.* EXECUTE /etc/dynamic/scripts/webcam.script
> add $devpath
> UNREGISTER v4l/video.* EXECUTE /etc/dynamic/scripts/webcam.script
> del $devpath
>
> REGISTER usb/scanner.* EXECUTE
> /etc/dynamic/scripts/scanner.script add $devpath
> UNREGISTER usb/scanner.* EXECUTE
> /etc/dynamic/scripts/scanner.script del $devpath
>
> REGISTER usb/rio500 EXECUTE /etc/dynamic/scripts/rio500.script
> add $devpath
> UNREGISTER usb/rio500 EXECUTE /etc/dynamic/scripts/rio500.script
> del $devpath
>
> REGISTER usb/tts/[13579] EXECUTE /etc/dynamic/scripts/visor.script
> add $devpath
> UNREGISTER usb/tts/[13579] EXECUTE /etc/dynamic/scripts/visor.script
> del $devpath
>
> REGISTER (usb/lp.*|printers/.*) EXECUTE
> /etc/dynamic/scripts/lp.script add $devpath
> UNREGISTER (usb/lp.*|printers/.*) EXECUTE
> /etc/dynamic/scripts/lp.script del $devpath
> --------- /etc/devfs/conf.d/modem.conf
> REGISTER ^tts/0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL mksymlink tts/0 modem
> UNREGISTER ^tts/0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL unlink modem
> --------- /etc/devfs/conf.d/mouse.conf
> REGISTER ^psaux$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL symlink psaux mouse
> UNREGISTER ^psaux$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL unlink mouse
> --------- /etc/devfs/conf.d/ttyS0.conf
> REGISTER ^tts/0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL mksymlink tts/0 ttyS0
> UNREGISTER ^tts/0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL unlink ttyS0
>
> * just enabling modem access resulted in shorewall being silently
> enabled... When I tried to switch back to LAN mode, I was unable to
> connect to ANYTHING...
>
> Nov 19 23:25:37 gypsy drakgw[27131]: running: chkconfig --add shorewall
> Nov 19 23:25:37 gypsy drakgw[27131]: running: service > /dev/null
> shorewall restart
> Nov 19 23:25:41 gypsy logger: Shorewall Started
> Nov 19 23:25:41 gypsy drakgw[27131]: Configuring a DHCP server on
> 192.168.1.0
> Nov 19 23:25:41 gypsy drakgw[27131]: launched command:
> /usr/sbin/update_dhcp.pl
> Nov 19 23:25:41 gypsy drakgw[27131]: Updating CUPS configuration
> accordingly
> Nov 19 23:25:41 gypsy drakgw[27131]: Starting daemons
> Nov 19 23:25:41 gypsy drakgw[27131]: launched command:
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/cups status >/dev/null
> Nov 19 23:25:42 gypsy drakgw[27131]: launched command:
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/cups stop
> Nov 19 23:25:43 gypsy cups: cupsd shutdown succeeded
> Nov 19 23:25:43 gypsy drakgw[27131]: launched command:
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/dhcpd status >/dev/null
> Nov 19 23:25:43 gypsy drakgw[27131]: launched command:
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/named status >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
> Nov 19 23:25:43 gypsy drakgw[27131]: launched command:
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/named stop
> Nov 19 23:25:44 gypsy named[1246]: shutting down
> Nov 19 23:25:44 gypsy named[1246]: stopping command channel on
> 127.0.0.1#953
> Nov 19 23:25:44 gypsy named[1246]: no longer listening on 127.0.0.1#53
> Nov 19 23:25:44 gypsy named[1236]: exiting
> Nov 19 23:25:45 gypsy named: named shutdown succeeded
> Nov 19 23:25:45 gypsy drakgw[27131]: launched command:
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/net_cnx_down >/dev/null
> Nov 19 23:25:45 gypsy drakgw[27131]: [drakgw] Warning, sys failed for
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/net_cnx_down >/dev/null
> Nov 19 23:25:45 gypsy drakgw[27131]: launched command:
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart >/dev/null
> Nov 19 23:25:46 gypsy network: Shutting down interface eth0: succeeded
> Nov 19 23:25:46 gypsy network: Shutting down loopback interface:
> succeeded
> Nov 19 23:25:46 gypsy network: Disabling IPv4 packet forwarding:
> succeeded
> Nov 19 23:25:46 gypsy network: Setting network parameters: succeeded
> Nov 19 23:25:47 gypsy network: Bringing up loopback interface: succeeded
> Nov 19 23:25:47 gypsy network: Enabling IPv4 packet forwarding succeeded
> Nov 19 23:25:49 gypsy network: Bringing up interface eth0: succeeded
> Nov 19 23:25:49 gypsy drakgw[27131]: launched command:
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/net_cnx_up >/dev/null
> Nov 19 23:25:50 gypsy ifup-ppp: Setting up a new /etc/ppp/peers/ppp0
> config file
> Nov 19 23:25:50 gypsy pppd[28737]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
> Nov 19 23:25:50 gypsy ifup-ppp: pppd started for ppp0 on /dev/modem at
> 115200
>
> Followed by the following ad infinitum...
>
> Nov 19 23:29:53 gypsy kernel: Shorewall:all2all:REJECT:IN= OUT=eth0
> SRC=192.168.1.1 DST=<destination> LEN=57 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00
> TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=35560 DPT=53 LEN=37
>
> I know some people will argue *for* shorewall; but until I find out more
> about it, it is OUT of here... shutting down my networking with a
> misconfigured (or UNconfigured) shorewall for which there is no "man" or
> "info" page is downright INconsiderate, IMO. And NO,
> file:///usr/share/doc/shorewall-1.3.7c is not worthy of a mention.
>
> The MCC/Network&Internet stuff is (or SHOULD be) intended to make life
> easier... since it allows for multiple "profiles", you'd think it would
> work a little better than total confusion ("connected" with NO LAN/modem
> even wired into the box is... well... horse puckey!)
>
> Am I UNimpressed with this GUI stuff...? DAMN RIGHT!!!
>
> At this rate, I don't need protection from the 'net; I need protection
> from Mandrake's decisions to release distros with config tools which are
> not production ready!!
> </rant>
>
> 9.0 is making it extremely difficult for me to promote Mandrake these
> days...
>
> Pierre
>
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