Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:36:20 +0530 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LI] Need help Hi all, Finally I installed Red Hat 6.1 from PCQ-CD Nov. Please help me the following queries. 1. I need to setup a file server under Linux. Is it possible to access windows 95 system to Linux file server? If yes, How? Use Samba. It is a part of the distribution. Samba is a daemon (actually two: smbd and nmbd) that needs to be configured and run at startup. You can use the RH control panel for this if you are not happy with the tty interface. You can find the documentation in /usr/doc/samba____ (just type cd /usr/doc/sam, and then hit the [TAB] key. Linux will do the rest for you. You will also find a detailed HOWTO called SMB-HOWTO under /usr/doc/HOWTO. Samba uses Microsoft's SMB protocol to exchange files with Microsoft OS's and can emulate a NT server or a NT domain. If you're looking to emulate a Netware server, look at the MarsNWE package that is also a part of the distribution. 2. I want to change current display mode from 640X480 to 800X600 (Cirrus 1Mb svga). Is it possible to change this like in windows display properties? Hit Ctrl-Alt-Grey+ when in X. This will cycle you through available resolutions if you have set X up correctly with your video card. Also, to set the card up, edit your XF86Config file (/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Setup). Open it in a text editor, locate the server type you're using (I think it will be XF86_SVGA, and add "800 600" in the modes line. 3. We use HP Monitor (Bean Stalk -very old type), but it is not detecting when installing. I given generic monitor, now even screen saver is not able to see, only default screen saver is working. No idea. 4. When use GNOME help browser the keyboard's up and down arrow keys is not moving, anything is wrong with keyboard? Here neither. 5. How do I check whether Linux detects Ethernet card (NE2000)? After Linux boots, stay in the tty mode (i.e. do not start X) and type dmesg |less This will list the startup messages, in which you will see the ethernet card ident and config messages somewhere near the end. The ethernet message will look something like ne2k-pci.c:v0.99L 2/7/98 ........... (This is the driver init message) The last line will read something like eth0: NE2000 found at 0x...., IRQ... et al (this is the card init message) If you're able to see this or similar, it means your card has been detected and initialised. If you are able to get this, next type ifconfig You will get two paras of info, one for the lo interface, which is the loopback, and the other for eth0, which is your network card. If you have got this far and are able to see something like eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (six grps of 2 nos. each) inet addr:XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX. ........ (other info) RX packets:xx errors:x dropped:x overruns:x frame:x TX packets:xx errors:x dropped:x overruns:x carrier:x collisions:x Interrupt:X Base address:0x.... (Note:x, X represent numbers, .... represents other info as well as numbers), your card is working and TCP/IP is enabled. If you have any further problems, please respond at my e-mail address. S. Krishnan -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Linux India Mailing List Archives are now available. Please search the archive at http://lists.linux-india.org/ before posting your question to avoid repetition and save bandwidth.