Linux-Misc Digest #514, Volume #20 Sun, 6 Jun 99 09:13:09 EDT
Contents:
I guess it's a DNS question. (Denis)
Re: Using Linux instead of NT Server in home environment.... (W Canedigh)
Re: Making an ICQ server (Glen Parker)
Re: Help! Netscape 4.51 Segmentation Fault (Marc Mutz)
Re: 10.2 GB IDE disk partition question (Marc Mutz)
Re: Using Linux instead of NT Server in home environment.... (W Canedigh)
Re: Using Linux instead of NT Server in home environment.... (W Canedigh)
Re: vmware for linux (marco tephlant)
Re: Mice recommendations (Peter T. Breuer)
Re: Initial string for u.s.r. external modem? (Peter T. Breuer)
Re: Dumped Redhat like a stale girlfriend...SuSE is for me (J.H.M. Dassen (Ray))
Screenwriting/playwriting software for Linux? (Paul Gallagher)
Re: connection to ":0.0" refused by server (Marc Mutz)
Re: Netscape 4.51 Crashes When Java Starts ("Paul Bary")
Re: remote logins (Peter Caron)
Re: HELP: 2.2.* kernel boot fails after I've recompiled (Marc Mutz)
Re: I Still cant get the new kernel to install in SuSE1.6 (Andrew Herriot)
Re: I guess it's a DNS question. (David Hallowell)
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From: Denis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: I guess it's a DNS question.
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 1999 03:50:58 -0400
My problem: I have an account school. I connect to the school via
modem, then I use telnet in the command line to do stuff at my
account there. All of the sudden now, after connecting to my ISP
(school), I can't telnet to my account there - machines can't be found.
for example,
typing "telnet godzilla.acpub.duke.edu" gives
"godzilla.acpub.duke.edu: Host name lookup failure".
same for any other machine that usually could give me telnet access to
my account.
Everything works remains working fine in win95 - i can telnet to all
these machines, so I assume the problem is on my Linux system.
What went wrong on my Linux system? (Please, if you are so kind to
help, I'm rather new to Linux)
thanks
denis
PS. I checked DNS addresses in Win95 and LINUX. They are the same.
also my /etc/resolv.conf is:
search duke.edu
nameserver 152.3.250.1
nameserver 152.3.250.2
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From: W Canedigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Using Linux instead of NT Server in home environment....
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 1999 03:36:53 -0400
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Stuart Fox wrote:
>
> >
> More often the patches get put
> >into the next release and we have to pay for them!
>
> Crap - heard of a service pack????
> You may be confused with Windows 95 which is not worth defending
>
> Stu
I am not confused with Windows 95 ... most folks think I look more like
a young Robert Redford :)
Seriously, though, yes, I have heard of a service pack. I define it as a
set of fixes available as soon as the horse has gotten completely away.
One of the things the folks at MSFT can not duplicate at the moment is
the ability the Linux community has to move quickly in response to a
security breach. This gulf becomes more critical daily as more and more
companies have the majority of their existence online. MSFT is unable to
deliver its fixes as quickly to as many people. Everyone who uses Linux
can have that patch on the same day and for the same cash outlay ...
zip. There is NO arrangement for customer prioritization. No one has to
wait until they have the money ... perhaps too late to ward off assault.
If NT is going to remain a monolith, it needs to become an order of
magnitude faster monolith. Otherwise, Linux or some other open-source OS
/ server combination is going to zip right around it. The open-source
folks are too spread out to be crushed.
So relax. You will still make a good living administering NT for quite a
while ... but teach your son some other trade.
In other matters:
have you heard that after Microsoft acquired Lycos they tried to run it
on NT servers, failed, and put it back on Solaris / Linux ? It's running
fine, now. :)
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Date: Sun, 06 Jun 1999 00:56:28 -0700
From: Glen Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Making an ICQ server
> My recommendation is that you replace squid with socks5, which you can
Bah! Keep squid to handle shared caching, and use masquerading/nat for
the rest. And may socks5 rest in peace ;-)
Glen
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Date: Sun, 06 Jun 1999 10:01:32 +0200
From: Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.debian.user
Subject: Re: Help! Netscape 4.51 Segmentation Fault
Michael Powe wrote:
>
> Run ldd on the program that is segfaulting to see what it thinks is
> missing. E.g.,
>
> bash-2.03# ldd `which xterm`
> libXaw3d.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXaw3d.so.6 (0x4000c000)
> libXext.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6 (0x4005e000)
> libXmu.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6 (0x40069000)
> libXt.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 (0x4007b000)
> libSM.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6 (0x400bd000)
> libICE.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6 (0x400c6000)
> libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x400db000)
> libtermcap.so.2 => /lib/libtermcap.so.2 (0x4017b000)
> libc.so.5 => /lib/libc.so.5 (0x4017e000)
>
> Any missing libs will show up as `not found.'
>
> mp
(Simply) missing SO's don't cause a SEGV, they are reported on
attempting to start the application. It must be something else...
Marc
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Date: Sun, 06 Jun 1999 10:08:15 +0200
From: Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 10.2 GB IDE disk partition question
Mircea wrote:
> Yes, it's normal. mke2fs automatically reserves 5% of the disk space, by
> default, for the superuser. If you want to modify that amount, use the
> switch -m. See details in the mke2fs man page.
Or tune2fs, which does it without the need for creating a new fs over
the old (thereby erasing all data...)
Just found that out after doing some heavy cp'ing, (u)mount'ing, etc.
> Multiple newsgroups deleted from header.
Right
Marc
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From: W Canedigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Using Linux instead of NT Server in home environment....
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 1999 04:12:17 -0400
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Jon ... quit yer whining! :)) Item 6 will probably work! :) (Kinda like
looking for those "easter eggs" that require you to press every key that
has no defined function on a screen and then keep doing that for
successive screens until something "cute" happens ... like fdisk
starting up in stealth mode :)
Jon-o Addleman wrote:
>
> Once upon a Tue, 06 Apr 1999 13:23:48 -0700, "D. C. Sessions"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >If you don't know which magical registry bit to set, you can:
> >
> >1) Look in the documentation that came with the system
> >2) Go to the Windows Documentation Project for the HOWTOs
> >3) Call up Microsoft Support
> >4) Haul out the source code and figure it out
> >5) Spend a few hundred $$ on Windows sysadmin books
> >6) Try things at random until something works
> >7) Take and MSIE course on the chance they'll know
> >8) Post a question on comp.os.windows.networking
> >
> >I don't know what you're complaining about.
>
> Ah. Of course you're right. I was silly to complain! ;)
> --
>
> Jon-o Addleman
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From: W Canedigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Using Linux instead of NT Server in home environment....
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 1999 04:23:37 -0400
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Jan Johansson wrote:
>
> Uhm, no. The MS Net client sits ontop of the networking components, the
> mouse does NOT sit above the sound components.
>
> >That's my point, though I didn't phrase it properly... What does that
> >network program have to do with dialup passwords? Nothing!
> >
> >An analogy for this situation would be that you have to install a
> >mouse driver in order to use your sound card! The two have nothing in
> >common...
> >--
> >
> >Jon-o Addleman
It does so! My mouse is on top of my desk and my box is below it! :)
On that note I need to click the START button and go to bed :)
Bill
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (marco tephlant)
Subject: Re: vmware for linux
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 1999 12:36:39 +0100
In article <7j8i34$79d$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> Dan Schaertel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> : I have a question. I can't get a sound driver for my card (Maestro) in
> : Linux and I have a Winmodem. So in Linux I have no sound and no
> : online. If I run vmware and run Windows95 as a virtual machine should
> : the sound and modem work?
>
> No.
>
> VMWARE relies on the appropriate Linux Devices.
> No direct port access, no IRQ passing...
>
> Bye
>
>
I'm not sure about that at all, Maybe not the sound card mentioned but
I've had a win98 VM dial out through the modem on COM1 and connect to the
internet.
--
marco
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter T. Breuer)
Subject: Re: Mice recommendations
Date: 6 Jun 1999 08:24:23 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: What mice do most people recommend to use with Linux?
white ones.
Logitech mouseman+, with tail. Always buy logitech.
: Greg
--
Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter T. Breuer)
Subject: Re: Initial string for u.s.r. external modem?
Date: 6 Jun 1999 08:23:02 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Frank Yan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: > ATDT works for me.
: Thanks, but I mean initial string, not how to dial.
You mean you mean initialization string, not initial part of the dial string.
There's nothing particularly different about an external usr. I've
had an external 14.4 + external 33.6 for years and two days ago the
power supply on the 14.4 died, after five years, and I replaced it with
a new diamond 56ke - rockwell chipset - without changing any setup stuff.
fwiw, I had the init string set to ATE1V1Q0&C1X4S0=0 - and still do.
AT&F0 should be fine. AT&C1 should also be fine. Anything should be fine.
The only issues I know about are usr to usr spiral death syndrome, which is
fixed by something like S15.7=1 (i.e. S15=128).
--
Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J.H.M. Dassen (Ray))
Subject: Re: Dumped Redhat like a stale girlfriend...SuSE is for me
Date: 6 Jun 1999 11:40:34 GMT
James Robert Lunsford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>with Debian. I'm ok with how Debian handles things, but I wonder if
>another distro could do it better, and there's the fact that I have a
>Permedia2 video card and suse has a driver for it built in...
Assuming that there are no fundamental differences between "Permedia" and
"Permedia2", you'll need to update to XFree86 3.3.3.1; you can find packages
of it compiled for use on Debian 2.1 at http://netgod.net/x/ .
HTH,
Ray
--
UNFAIR Term applied to advantages enjoyed by other people which we tried
to cheat them out of and didn't manage. See also DISHONESTY, SNEAKY,
UNDERHAND and JUST LUCKY I GUESS.
- The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan
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From: Paul Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Screenwriting/playwriting software for Linux?
Crossposted-To: misc.writing.screenplays
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 1999 11:37:59 GMT
Hi,
Hope I've got the right forums. My operating system is Linux=20
(specifically, Red Hat Linux 6.0), and I wondered if anyone knew=20
whether screenwriting software existed for Linux. I'm searching for=20
either complete packages, similar to Final Draft or Movie Magic, or=20
add-ons which can work with either WordPerfect 8 (for Linux) or=20
StarOffice.
Anyone have ideas? Thank you.
P
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Date: Sun, 06 Jun 1999 10:17:20 +0200
From: Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Can anyone tell me what this error means?
>
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
>
> I was groovin' right along happy as a clam 'cause for
> the first time in a year, I had everything on my Linux
> box working. All of a sudden like I had been smote
> by the hand of God, up pops this message when I
> tried to execute netscape. I also get it when I try to
> open an xterm. No programs run on my machine
> anymore either. What did I do?
>
It comes up if you are logged inti X as -say- rjshank and you do a 'su'
or 'su <user>' and then try to start X applications. You can think of it
as the display being 'owned' by rjshank and other users being not
allowed to access it.
You have to do an 'xhost' (see manpage) to allow other users on other
machines access to your display.
If that was not the point, you could try (in bash)
export DISPLAY=:0
before attempting to start any X app.
It once worked for me...
Marc
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From: "Paul Bary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netscape 4.51 Crashes When Java Starts
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 1999 05:44:20 -0600
Presume you are using RH 6.0 ...if so, check the RH FAQ's, there is a simple
fix upgrading the
fontpath that solves this known issue...
Paul
damons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am running Linux 6.0 and Netscape 4.51. Whenever I access a web page
> that starts up Java, Netscape instantly crashes. I have no idea what to
> do to fix it. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks....Bill Damon, Salem, VA
>
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From: Peter Caron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: remote logins
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 1999 13:19:25 +0200
My own question answered:
Thanks to Adam.
1. Don't. Telnet in as a normal person, then su to root. That
way you'll have a log of who became root over telnet. (Useful
for detecting the occasional cracker.)
2. If you really want to, add ttyp0, ttyp1, ttyp2, etc. to
/etc/securetty. Some people reccommend removing everything
from securetty, so that everyone has to su to root, making
sure there's always a log of whose account may be compromised.
--
Adam C. Emerson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.calvin.edu/~aemers19/
Preach from it unto the Righteous, that they may renounce their
ways and repent. -- Honest Book of Truth
btw. We work behind a firewall in an isolated center so rlogin is a much
better option than telnet /su -.
Peter Caron wrote:
> We have a mixed network with multiple Linux servers and we would very
> much like to enable remote root logins as we do with our SPARCs.
> Unfortunately, it does not seem to be as straightforward as with SunOS
> (etc/system).
>
> How can we enable root rlogins and telnet sessions on our RedHat 5.x and
> 6.x servers. We use 2.0.36 and 2.2.9 kernels.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Peter CARON
> Oracle Deutschland GmbH.
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Date: Sun, 06 Jun 1999 14:15:38 +0200
From: Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HELP: 2.2.* kernel boot fails after I've recompiled
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hello here,
>
> I've been trying to recompile and re-install the 2.2.*
> versions of the kernel 3 times, but have encountered
> the same & following problem every time:
> The compilation completed properly, but when I re-booted
> my PC I got a funny behaviour. I got the following lines
> at prompt when trying to boot:
> > LILO boot: linux
> > Loading linux .........
> > Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel.
>
> and then it got stuck here and no more progressed (I
> even tried once to leave it here for hours to see whether
> it would go on, slowly, but it didn't: it's completely
> interrupted). Moreover, nothing no more responds, I have
> no more keyboard (a Ctrl-Alt-Delete to restart my PC
> doesn't repond), and I must switch off my PC. To recover,
> I boot again with my old 2.0.35 diskette.
>
> I have Red Hat 5.2, on a PC with an AMD 350Mhz, and here
> are the commands thru which I carry out my compilations:
> 1- make xconfig
> 2- make dep
> 3- make clean
> 4- make zlilo
> 5- cd /boot
> 6- mv ../vmlinuz vmlinuz-2.2.8
> 7- (modification of the /etc/lilo.conf)
> 8- lilo
> And this worked without any problem as long as I did it with
> the 2.0.35 version. I can't seem to be able to complete this
> upgrade to the 2.2.8 version !
>
replace step 4 with 'make bzImage', step 6 with
'cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage .'
Maybe that's all.
Marc
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From: Andrew Herriot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup.misc
Subject: Re: I Still cant get the new kernel to install in SuSE1.6
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 1999 21:57:58 +1200
Ensure Lilo.conf in /etc/ is pointing to new kernel and run lilo again
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> hi there
>
> i have been trying for 3 days to get my new kernel to install
> properly in SuSE 6.1, i have tried make_install, tried copying zImage
> tio boot directory and running lilo, and many toher recommendations
> but no luck.
>
> can someone tell me how its done?????
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From: David Hallowell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I guess it's a DNS question.
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 1999 11:14:17 +0100
Denis wrote:
>
> My problem: I have an account school. I connect to the school via
> modem, then I use telnet in the command line to do stuff at my
> account there. All of the sudden now, after connecting to my ISP
> (school), I can't telnet to my account there - machines can't be found.
> for example,
An improtant question is can you connect to other machines with Linux
that is not part of your college network?
What method are you using to connect (PPP?)
Check /var/log/messages to see if it reports any problems
--
David Hallowell - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
UKUUG Linux '99 Conference 25-26th June 1999
Info and bookings: http://www.linux.ukuug.org/linux99/
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