Linux-Misc Digest #987, Volume #23 Wed, 29 Mar 00 08:13:03 EST
Contents:
Re: Here's why linux programs are so insecure ! ("Lange, T. (Thomas)")
i'm an idiot and sorry for wasting your time ("Corry Parrott")
sorry, still an idiot, had to change info about me ("Casey Grzecka")
dhcp : hard problem (nicolas)
Re: Game of Life - I love Vi (was: Do you hate vi?) (Nick Kew)
Apache RedirectMatch ("Simon Lange")
Re: reading ntfs partition (Thomas Hommel)
Re: Problems with Corel WordPerfect (Karel Jansens)
Re: I/O and IRQ port conflicts (M. Buchenrieder)
Re: I/O and IRQ port conflicts (M. Buchenrieder)
Re: recovery from tape ("Marc Redmile-Gordon")
Re: ld missing C++ library (Deja User)
Re: Re-sizing partition -- What's the best tool? (David King)
Re: free isp that support linux ("Roaster")
Video CD playback ("Cyril Y. Nickonorov")
Re: staroffice running slowly (Carl Fink)
Setting default stty settings psuedo ttys (Carl Lawton)
Re: Soundblaster Live problem ("J. C.")
I need gcc-2.7.2 ("Peet Grobler")
NFS cannot mount "/" (Jeremy)
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From: "Lange, T. (Thomas)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Here's why linux programs are so insecure !
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 09:04:50 +0100
Brian wrote:
>
> Hey Thomas:
>
> I have him plonked so the only way I get to view his posts is through the
> responses of others.
>
> He may be the alter ego of Charles Henry, whom I recently exposed as a
> SPAMer (false email address and email domain). Charles Henry is a Microsoft
> Lemming with little or no experience with Linux.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Brian
>
Cheers, mate!
--
Best Regards
:{) Thomas Lange
Tel: +44 (0)24-7620-4169
Fax: +44 (0)24-7620-4953
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I *have* to dream big. I only
have time to get half of it done.
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From: "Corry Parrott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: i'm an idiot and sorry for wasting your time
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 01:25:47 -0800
well I apologize for asking for help on a modem problem that I had without
checking if my modem was indeed a freak'n win modem. which I found out it
was and I recommend any one who has problems using a PCI modem to make sure
that it is not a win modem. all of my documentation for my modem did not
tell me the in formation I needed. after an extensive search on the
Internet I am now officially an idiot for jumping the gun on the question of
why won't my modem work.
if anyone uses a PCI modem with linux..... I would like to know what it
is, how much it cost's, and where I can get that model. or if any of you
have information on a good external modem to use that info would also be a
great help. thanks and later.
-casey
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From: "Casey Grzecka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: sorry, still an idiot, had to change info about me
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 01:28:25 -0800
well I apologize for asking for help on a modem problem that I had without
checking if my modem was indeed a freak'n win modem. which I found out it
was and I recommend any one who has problems using a PCI modem to make sure
that it is not a win modem. all of my documentation for my modem did not
tell me the in formation I needed. after an extensive search on the
Internet I am now officially an idiot for jumping the gun on the question of
why won't my modem work.
if anyone uses a PCI modem with linux..... I would like to know what it
is, how much it cost's, and where I can get that model. or if any of you
have information on a good external modem to use that info would also be a
great help. thanks and later.
-casey
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From: nicolas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: dhcp : hard problem
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:30:41 +0200
apologizes for the lengh of this message but circonstances are important
to understand the final question...
and apologize for my english
my system :
slackware 7.0
my modem is a cable modem : motorola with ethernet connection
my provider : cybercable ( french society who trust access to cable
modem access in my country )
my dhcpd daemon : 2.0
dhcp client : 1.3.18-pl1.diff.gz
in the night of 3-4 mars I go out and when I return in my home I see the
upload led who works without internet network applications launched
In France we paid for upload traffic ( 50 cents / mo ) and we have a
html page to see our consommation ; In 8 hours I have 500 mo in upload
traffic ;
I have thought that someone had cracking my firewall and I have had the
stupid idea not to log in my firewall script ...
But after this error I have modify my firewall script and I shutdown
every night my cable modem ...
Few days after , and irregularly , BUT NOT ALL DAYS , just after I start
my modem ( I precise that my linux station is always started, just the
modem is up or down ) , my upload led works again and again and the only
thing to stop it is the shutdown of my linux station ( or kill dhcpd
daemon )
I have remarked with a tcpdump that the cause of all traffic is dhcp
traffic !!!
millions of request go out my home , it's an eternal process
I use slackware since two months without problems before that ; I know
there was a problem with particular versions of pump under redhat or
mandrake who created an irregular but all days traffic and not eternaly
contrary to my problem ;
Like these problemes are not daily : is the client or is the server who
is the responsible ? or both ?
how to find the solution to this strange and expansive problem ( 250 $
min ...)?
another question : since I have these problem I thought that dhcp daemon
was used by linux as dhcp server for my internal network if I have as
dhcp client ...but there are others packages for dhcp client
(1.3.18-pl1.diff.gz); why kill dhcpd daemon resolve my problem when
upload is mad even though it's the client who is respnsible normaly ?
even If you don't have a solution , I appreciate help to create a
procedure in order to find origin of my problem and a solution of course
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Nick Kew)
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux,comp.editors,comp.unix.misc
Subject: Re: Game of Life - I love Vi (was: Do you hate vi?)
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 18:09:01 +0000
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Bob Dunlop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Ralf Arens wrote:
>> > who, nor where it was posted though. It was probably about ten
>> > or fifteen years ago... Anyone remember it, or is my memory
>
>> Wow, it was written 15 years ago? It didn't even know that Vi existed
>> at that time. :-)
It not only existed - it had been ported to everything else. One of
the first clones I used was something called Z pr PCZ on MSDOS.
Apart from a size limitation (32K or 64K or something), it was
the nicest editor available on DOS.
> Vi is more like 20 years. Used it circa 1980 on a VAX running BSD4.1
> problem was only about four terminals on campus supported cursor
> addressing so went back to ed.
Cursor addressing? I didn't even have a screen when I first programmed a VAX.
> Early vi sources had the comment that the cursor addressing idea had
> been ripped off from the game of life program.
Another piece of common heritage appears to be the controls in rogue.
--
Nick Kew
We're so advanced here ... our nearest main road is A 386
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From: "Simon Lange" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Apache RedirectMatch
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 11:39:58 +0200
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HI, i have a damn problem around here. After starting at my new job
my first action was to change all IIS servers to apache. <applause>
thnxthnx :))
BUT! i have currently ONE last problem i cant solve
they used a redirect from
/redir/cards
to
"http://www.atptour.com/playground/frameset.asp?s1=/playground/navig/c
ards_head.html&s2=/playground/cybercards/default.asp$Q"
$Q means at IIS the query that was delivered with....
so i did this to apache:
RedirectMatch /redir/cards(.*)
"http://www.atptour.com/playground/frameset.asp?s1=/playground/navig/c
ards_head.html&s2=/playground/cybercards/default.asp$1"
Well it seems to work properly BUT the final string is not as it
shuold be. the questionmark becomes a "%3f" (the one behind the
frameset.asp). Thats why we get an 404 ('cause there is in fact no
frametset.asp%3f ... )
i also tried the Rewrite-Engine but the result were always the same:
correct:
http://www.atptour.com/playground/frameset.asp?s1=/playground/navig/ca
rds_head.html&s2=/playground/cybercards/default.asp?id=5E335BA55A78451
B7DB62BB39437609E
INcorrect:
http://www.atptour.com/playground/frameset.asp%3fs1=/playground/navig/
cards_head.html&s2=/playground/cybercards/default.asp?id=5E335BA55A784
51B7DB62BB39437609E
ideas. suggestions please report them to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or
just [EMAIL PROTECTED]
peace
Simon
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From: Thomas Hommel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: reading ntfs partition
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 09:43:21 +0200
You donīt need a special tool, ntfs is supported by the kernel (if
compiled in). You can mount your ntfs partition by typing
"mount -t ntfs partition mountpoint"
where partition is the device name of it (e.g. /dev/hda2) and
mountpoint where you want it mounted (e.g. /mnt)
Greets
tom
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:
>
> Hi,
>
> just wondering if there is a tool that lets me read my ntfs partition
> from my ext2 partition. if so, please tell me how i can acquire such
> tool.
>
> tia,
> sn0brdr
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: jansens_at_ibm_dot_net (Karel Jansens)
Subject: Re: Problems with Corel WordPerfect
Date: 29 Mar 2000 11:07:22 GMT
Roni Choudhury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello. I've got a severe problem with WordPerfect 8. I'm running
> RedHat Linux 6.1, Kernel 2.2.14. My problem is that when I print a
> document from WordPerfect, the words come out smushed together. The
> beginning of each word is superimposed on the end of the last one. It's
> really annoying...does anyone know how to fix this, or even what might
> cause it? Thanks.
>
> roni
> ps My printer is an HP612C.
>
How do you print? PostScript pass-thru or a specific printer driver?
What font are you using to print? Built-in printer font or a graphic
font in WP?
Have you tried changing the font?
Karel Jansens
jansens_at_attglobal_dot_net
========================================================
"How to make God laugh?"
"Tell Him your plans."
(paraphrased from "Foundation's Fear" - Gregory Benford)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (M. Buchenrieder)
Subject: Re: I/O and IRQ port conflicts
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 06:47:09 GMT
"Corry Parrott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>well I'm pretty new to linux... but when I first boot my computer it lists
>the information of my video card and pci modem using IRQ 11.... so may be
>it is lying to me if this is not possible. all I know that my modem works
>in windoze 98 just fine and linux (caldera) can't even find the thing (I'm
>running a dual boot system).
[...]
Check deja.com for "winmodem" .
Michael
--
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Lumber Cartel Unit #456 (TINLC) & Official Netscum
Note: If you want me to send you email, don't munge your address.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (M. Buchenrieder)
Subject: Re: I/O and IRQ port conflicts
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 06:46:10 GMT
Tim Hockin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Vladimir Florinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>:> does any one know how to fix an IRQ port conflict.... i cant configure my
>:> PCI modem correctly because it is trying to use the same IRQ as my video....
>:> in kppp: i get the response "devise is busy" or something like that..
>:>
>:> help
>: You are not making a lot of sense: video cards do not use interrupts.
>: Perhaps
>: you could show some proof that what you've got is indeed an interrupt
>: conflict?
>According to PCI spec, all PCI devicesmust be shared-interrupt capable.
And the relevance to the statement above is exactly where?
For one, the fact that the devices have to be able to share IRQs doesn't
mean that the drivers support it as well. Second, - as noted above -
the video cards in Linux don't use IRQs at all. Third, there are a lot
of PCI devices that do not like shared IRQs at all (ISDN cards, for
example, are notorious for this behaviour), although they should be
able to do it. Forth, "device is busy" in combination with a PCI
modem looks like a winmodem problem.
Michael
--
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Lumber Cartel Unit #456 (TINLC) & Official Netscum
Note: If you want me to send you email, don't munge your address.
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From: "Marc Redmile-Gordon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.admin
Subject: Re: recovery from tape
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 11:28:12 +0100
This may help a bit:
Restore
To restore data to a "Clean" hard disk on a Unix system
Before you begin:
1. If you not sure of the Boot/Root floppy, recreate it. Test it's
integrity by booting from it.
To make a Boot/Root floppy:
Log in as root.
1.. Type: mkdev fd <ret>
2.. Be sure to choose option #4, "Boot and Root floppy".
3.. Test disk by booting from it.
2. Use the "sysadmsh" command to perform a complete filesystem backup.
To restore data:
1. Install new hard disk. Do Not relinquish your old hard disk until
the restore to the new disk is complete and verified.
2. If you wish to have a DOS partition on the disk, you must use the DOS
fdisk programme to install the DOS partition(s) first.
3. Boot the computer from the Boot/Root floppy.
4. Initialise a filesystem and make the disk bootable by typing the
following commands:
# /etc/fdisk
Select "Use Entire Disk for Unix" unless you have set-up a DOS partition.
# /etc/divvy -b 1 -c 1 -I
Use the default swap allocation, and the answer is "N" to the "separate /u
filesystem" and "block-by-block control" questions. Also make a note of the
number of blocks allocated to the filesystem.
# dd if=/etc/masterboot of=/dev/hd00
# dd if=/etc/hdboot0 of=/dev/hd0a
# dd if=/etc/hdboot1 of=/dev/hd0a bs=1k seek=1
# sync
# fsck /dev/hd0root
# mkfs /dev/hd0 xxxxxx
Where XXXXXX is the number of blocks allocated to the filesystem (noted from
divvy command above). If mkfs does not recognise "/dev/hd0", use
"/dev/hd0root".
# sync
# fsck /dev/hd0root
5. Place the back-up tape into the tape drive. Make sure the tape is
write protected.
Type the following commands to restore the backed-up data:
# /etc/mount /dev/hd0root /mnt
# Restore rf /dev/rct0 /dev/hd0root
If your tape device is not /dev/rct0, substitute the proper device name in
this command. (The command "restore tf /dev/rct0" will show the creation
date of the back-up, while the command "restore tf/dev/rct0" will list the
contents of the tape). When tyou get the message "last chance before
scribbling.."", press Return.
# /etc/umount /dev/hd0root
# sync
# sync
# /etc/haltsys
#. Remove the Boot/Root floppy and reboot from the hard disk.
7. Put system into single user mode (system maintenance mode) and run
"fsck".
Kind regards,
Marc.
"Raymond Blum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi
> Can anyone point me at, or give me a quick description of, a good
> procedure to follow to backup and FULLY restore from tape? I would like
> to be able to do a full backup to a tape volume and then restore to a
> new hard drive. I could partition the drive to match the old one but
> ideally would have ALL files fully restored.
>
> Thanks
> ---Raymond
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From: Deja User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ld missing C++ library
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:42:26 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
James Silverton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Deja User wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > I just installed Linux on a machine. It is my first time. I tried
> > to build a sample C++ program with gcc. Unfortunately, my program
> > failed to link. My program is the classic one:
> > #include <iostream>
> > int main()
> > {
> > std::cout << "Hello" << std::endl;
> > return 0;
> > }
> > gcc (version 2.91.66) compiles it without complaints. But when it
> > tried to link it with some library implementing iostream, I got the
> > following error messages:
> > undefined reference to `endl(ostream &)'
> > undefined reference to `cout'
> > So what should I do to make gcc find the libraries?
> > Thanks,
> > Liu Bin
> >
>
> Sounds like I have been there too! Are sure that iostream was
installed
> and that you are using g++ (not gcc) to compile?
>
> Jim.
> --
> James V. Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland.
>
Hi, Jim:
Just now I followed your advice. g++ works. Thanks a lot. Now I
can try more complex programs. Just wonder why the compiler doesn't
complain but the linker (ld) barks. It seems to me that the gcc
knows the source file is a C++ file (by the cxx extension), then why
couldn't it forward this message to the linker?
Again I'd like to thank you for your quick reply.
Best regards,
Liu Bin
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: David King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.admin
Subject: Re: Re-sizing partition -- What's the best tool?
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 06:11:11 +0000
Jean-Sebastien Morisset wrote:
>
> Are there any good tools to re-size partitions on Linux? I'm talking about
> shrinking/growing "on the fly" w/o needing to backup/restore, etc.
Just did this for the first time on Linux myself with PartitionMagic
5.0. Went very smoothly. It isn't free but if you're like me and need
a tool that'll work on just about any OS's disks, it may be worth the
money to you. I've used it for years. At http://www.powerquest.com and
most PC retailers.
Dave
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From: "Roaster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: free isp that support linux
Date: 29 Mar 2000 11:39:41 GMT
Most ISP's that I've tried work fine with Linux, just plug in the same
details as you would with any Win dial-up connection.
I think what you really need is a guide to setting up PPP connections with
Linux, then just drop in your usual Win details (ISPs I've tried with no
probs in Linux include C&W, BT, Freeserve).
Chris
jtborg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Hi! all,
> I want to know if there is any free isp that support linux.
>
> I currently is using win98 with free isp,(excite), it not very good.
>
> if anyone out there that know of any please contact me.
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From: "Cyril Y. Nickonorov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Video CD playback
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 16:13:47 +0400
Hello to All!
Are there any free players to playback
Video CDs and MPEG movies under Linux?
Regards,
Cyril.
--
Cyril Y. Nickonorov
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E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carl Fink)
Subject: Re: staroffice running slowly
Date: 29 Mar 2000 12:00:08 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 28 Mar 2000 23:29:55 EST Dances With Crows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>If all you're doing is word processing, try AbiWord out. It's much
>leaner.
Of course, if you need tables, or mail merge, or any of several other
features, you have to wait, since they haven't been added to AbiWord
yet. (I like the program, but it's not a word processor yet, being
more comparable to the old Windows Write.)
--
Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I-Con's Science and Technology Guest of Honor in 2000 will be Geoffrey
A. Landis. See <http://www.iconsf.org> for I-Con information.
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From: Carl Lawton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Setting default stty settings psuedo ttys
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 12:30:10 GMT
I'm using RedHat 6.0 on an i586 platform.
I am trying to change the default "quit" stty setting
for my network connections. I can change it on the fly
using the stty command but would like to change
the default.
Can anyone help ?
--
Posted via CNET Help.com
http://www.help.com/
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From: "J. C." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Soundblaster Live problem
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 12:58:15 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Gene
Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I was thinking about getting the 2.3.99 a couple of days ago, but then
: figured that I'd be lost since the docs may be out of step a bit. Thats
: pprobably what the holdup is right now, getting the docs in sync.
Well, aside from the soundcard problem, 2.3.99 works flawlessly on my
system, which is a P90 upgraded (not by me, though) to an Evergreen MMX
240. I compiled the latest pppd (2.3.11) and my dialups work; X seems
to run nicely; I don't have Ethernet and I try to avoid installing
anything as a module; it sees all my hardware. I'm mostly interested
in the USB support, but I really need sound to work properly, since I'm
intrigued by Internet live radio, and (as you pointed out) XMMS is a
pretty classy sound player. I might just go out and spend the $80 CDN
on a SoundBlaster Live Value (or whatever it's called).
The other thing I'm fretting about is trying to upgrade the BIOS -- I
don't have any DOS or like that on the machine.
Tony.
--
Tony Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: "Peet Grobler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: I need gcc-2.7.2
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 14:54:53 +0200
I need gcc-2.7.2. I've searched all the places I know for newer versions, I
found up to gcc-2.6.3-p2.
Anybody know where I can find it?
It's needed to compile the kernel version 2.2.14
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From: Jeremy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: NFS cannot mount "/"
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 07:01:27 -0600
Hi! This is probably a stupid overlook, but I cannot mount "/" from a
NFS Client. I am running RedHat 6.1. I followed everything in the HOWTO,
I believe. I can mount any other filesystem ( /mnt/cdrom, /mnt/zip,
ect...) on my server, but not the root filesystem. everything in my
exports file is the same :
/ musha(rw,no_root_squash) laptop(rw,no_root_squash)
/mnt/cdrom musha(ro,no_root_squash) laptop(ro,no_root_squash)
/mnt/zip musha(rw,no_root_squash) laptop(rw,no_root_squash)
Is there a setting I need for the root "/" filesystem?
Thanks!!!
Jeremy
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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