Linux-Misc Digest #192, Volume #25 Fri, 21 Jul 00 01:13:01 EDT
Contents:
Re: Which distro for newbie? (Craig A Lebowitz)
Re: Help on tar.gz ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Maximum file size in ext2 filesystem? (Mark)
Re: Help on tar.gz (Daniel)
Re: SERVERS (Mark)
Re: looking for tape device (Craig McCluskey)
[LOCAL] CA/LA/Torrance, Sat Jul 22: Electronic Privacy Forum at eLinux (Dan Kegel)
Re: Corrupted PASSWD, SHADOW, GROUP files (Mark)
Re: Cannot write into a read only file ????? (Mark)
Re: web server: internal error (Mark)
Re: how to add gatway to my linux box? (Dances With Crows)
Re: getting software ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: is there a port to windows media player? (Norman Levin)
Re: Lilo broken??? (Valentin Guillen)
Re: minicom (Michael Black)
Emmanuel Goldstein will be interrogated by Big Brother at 9:00 am Friday 21 July
2000 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: how to add gatway to my linux box? (the turtle)
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From: Craig A Lebowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which distro for newbie?
Date: 21 Jul 2000 03:16:57 GMT
I'm very happy with Redhat 6.2
craig
Mark Sidarous <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Never tried Linux before.
> Which distribution should I use?
> --Mark--
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: linux.misc,linux.help,alt.linux
Subject: Re: Help on tar.gz
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 03:07:01 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I tried to install a few software with extension tar.gz, I follow the
> instruction lthings like ./configure and install etc...
> Most of them don't get to install.
> Do I have to unpack these files to a speciify directory??
>
> Thank you
>
>
yes, you need to type " tar xvzf <filename> -C <dir to compile to> "
Good Luck.
/odium/
~Speed kills, use Windows~
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark)
Subject: Re: Maximum file size in ext2 filesystem?
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 03:25:22 GMT
I used to have that problem then I decided that I was the problem not
Linux. 2 GIG's is insane unless you are making movies (inwhich case
the best of luck)
if you are doing tar back ups Ive started doing tar -zxcf file.tgz
/www/home/[a-m]* and tar -zxcf file.tgz /www/home/[n-z]* you mioght
need tjo re do this fro odd file names etc.
or if it is some thing else try rethinking the problem
On Thu, 20 Jul 2000 19:49:02 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I need to have the ability to create files bigger than 2 GB. The Linux
>ext2 filesystem seems to have a 2 GB limit. Is this the case? If so,
>are there any other filesystems that could be created on the hard disk
>that would support greater than 2 GB files? Thank you.
>
>Matt Harrell
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.
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From: Daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: linux.misc,linux.help,alt.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Help on tar.gz
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 23:26:10 -0400
So i should unpack in /usr/locaL?
> What errors are you getting?
>
> My guess is that you aren't doing the install step as root.
>
> configure usually is set up to want to install to /usr/local (which I prefer)
> or /usr. You need to be root to write to these areas. You can just be
> yourself up to the "make install" step. Then su (or sudo, if installed) to
> root, and finish the installation.
>
> Another possibility is you don't have your build environment set up right
> (missing headers or compilers). Without seeing the errors you are getting I
> couldn't guess though.
>
> hth,
> Chris
>
> In alt.linux Daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : I tried to install a few software with extension tar.gz, I follow the
> : instruction lthings like ./configure and install etc...
> : Most of them don't get to install.
> : Do I have to unpack these files to a speciify directory??
>
> : Thank you
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark)
Subject: Re: SERVERS
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 03:32:25 GMT
any out of the box linux distrobution should do this automatically,
but be warned you may want mail set up and may be SMTP or DNS and FTP.
again most out of the box linux distros will do all this well but you
need to decide what you need. Also Dedicated access for a hosting
computer runs $100's of dolars per month. Most web hosting companies
that charge more than $50 per month are very good.
It all depends on what you need CGI high band width or beter customer
support. We started hosting our own domains as we wanted better access
for CGI programing more apache plugins etc. but stuck with hosting
companies untill we had 50 domains as server maintinace and ded access
is expansive also.
Mark
On Thu, 20 Jul 2000 13:44:05 +0100, "Simon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
>
> Can someone let me know how to set up your own web server, I am pissed off
>with hosting companies and poor performance.
>
>please reply to
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Thanks.
>
>Simon.
>
>
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From: Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: looking for tape device
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 22:31:55 -0500
md wrote:
> I would like to backup some files on tape
> but I don't know the device file.
What kind of tape drive do you have? The name of the
device file is dependent upon the type of tape drive.
Craig
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From: Dan Kegel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: la.seminars
Subject: [LOCAL] CA/LA/Torrance, Sat Jul 22: Electronic Privacy Forum at eLinux
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 20:43:45 -0700
This Saturday, 22 July 2000, from 10AM to 4PM,
LULA will be holding a free six-hour program called
"Threats to Electronic Privacy, and Technological Countermeasures to These Threats"
at the eLinux offices in Torrance, CA (near the 110 and 405 freeways)
with four (count 'em, four) good speakers:
Ismet Kursunoglu MD <ibk at cyberverse:com> (leads the Linux-At-LAX user group),
Michael Elkins <me at toesinperil:com> (author of Mutt),
Lynda True <shrdlu at pacbell:net> (Co-P.I. of the Art of Information Warfare IR&D
Project)
Chris Smith <x at xman:org> (programmer / consultant / kernel hacker).
For a map and the agenda, see
http://www.lula.org/meetings.html
http://www.lula.org
For more info about the folks providing the space for the meeting:
http://www.elinux.com
For info about other Linux groups and events in the Los Angeles area, see
http://www.lalugs.org
--
Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark)
Subject: Re: Corrupted PASSWD, SHADOW, GROUP files
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 03:47:35 GMT
well i'll leave the real work up to you but I have done similare work
by using a perl script run as root
@users = <user file>; # or what not
$root = "/home/";
$c = 0;
while ($user($c))
{
$garbage = `mkdir $root$users($c)`;
$garbage = `chown $users($c) group $root$users($c)`;
++$C;
}
you get the idea
Mark
On Mon, 17 Jul 2000 22:15:38 GMT, BadBoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have inherited a web server that has been through about 5 years of
>trauma. It has several hundred public_html style web sites for users,
>about 100 Virtual hosts, and several thousand users. (All internet, not
>used for login or anything, just for authenticating user's ftping)
>
>Security is handled by radius on a different machine.
>
>My goal is to move everything to a new webserver.
>
>Here is my plan (with no solution)
>
>PWCK flat out freaks out. Hundreds, if not a thousand or more errors.
>We don't want all users to have /home/username dirs, but that seems to
>be a built in requirement.
>
>The GROUP file is a mess. Initially all users were a member of the USERS
>group. Then, about a year and a half ago, each subsequent NEW user
>would become a member of the username group. (fredflnt would be a member
>of the fredflint group)
>
>For ease of management, I believe I would like everyone to be a member
>of ONLY the USERS group.
>
>I would like to reconcile the PASSWD and SHADOW file with eachother.
>
>I do have a valid and completely clean radius USERS file which contains
>(only) the username, password, and other normal radius info which is
>uselss for this excercise.
>
>I could write a script (perhpas) to match up, and create a new file
>containing the Real Name to go along with the useranme and passwd.
>
>I might even get lucky and figure out how to put the required
>.home.username/./html portion in their.
>
>Has anyone ever heard of a util, script whatver, that will make this a
>little more manageble and realiztic for me?
>
>Pointers towards FAQ's, good books that go more indepth than the man
>page of PWCK, would be very much appreicated. Links to the utils, or
>even rough guesses where to search for such a beast would be greatly
>appreciated.
>
>Bruce Meyer
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark)
Subject: Re: Cannot write into a read only file ?????
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 03:50:40 GMT
run a cron job (crontab) to chmod -R 777 /home/myfiles/*
or uhm some thing else
On Mon, 17 Jul 2000 15:51:48 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Can anybody tell me why the following message always come out into my
>screen, but not everytime ?
>
>' Cannot write into a read only file '
>
>I am using WIndows98 as client to connect to Linux Samba Server for
>file sharing.
>
>The message always come out when i am trying to update some of my
>database file under the directory /homr/myfiles/
>
>Note : not everytime
>
>This is what i did to change the ownership and the permission for my
>directorys and files.
>
>1. I change the ownership of the following directory by typing
>
>chown -R root.capatin /home/myfiles/
>
>Note : i belongs to a group name 'captain'
>
>2. Then i chnage the file permission by typing
>
>chmod -R 2770 /home/myfiles/
>
>After that, i saw the permission change to -rwxrws---
>
>3. Then i start running my database program from Windows98 and get the
>resources from the Linux Samba Server.
>
>Note : my database programs is a multiuser program, it allows multiuser
>to login and use the resources at the same time by using differnet
>login name and this is the reason why i set the permission for my group
>by using 2770.
>
>I founf that my database program is running smmothly but sometimes the
>following message come out into differnet user's screen, but not
>everytime
>' Cannot write into a read only file '
>
>Note: all of the users belongs to group name 'captain'
>
>5. I did check with the attribute for my files from Windows98 and all
>are set to +A
>
>So What's wrong ?
>Please help ! Thanks.
>
>Vincent
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark)
Subject: Re: web server: internal error
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 03:52:44 GMT
the error message relates to the Perl program not the web server.
Beter error messages should be in Apaches web logs which are usually:
webroot/logs/apache.err check httpd.conf if you need to
Mark
On Mon, 17 Jul 2000 15:24:03 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hi,
>
>we just installed a sql based web server that runs web application in
>perl/html. When users try to log in, they get the internal error
>message. httpd is still running. what might be the problem?.
>
>email me a copy of your helping post reply.
>thanx.
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: how to add gatway to my linux box?
Date: 21 Jul 2000 03:55:47 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 21 Jul 2000 12:30:14 +1000, the turtle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am using Redhad 6.2.
This is a new one on me, but some people using RedHat feel like they've
been had...
>I found that very confuse about adding a gateway to my linux box.
>I have my nameserver located in another machine called
>fastline.bidbid.com with IP addr 192.168.1.2
>the Redhad machine has the ip addr as 192.168.1.1
>I have the /etc/resolv.conf written as: nameserver 192.168.1.2
The nameserver has nothing at all to do with the gateway. A gateway is
generally a machine that connects a subnet (like the 192.168.0.0
network) to the outside world (the rest of the Net, that is.) If you
don't know what the gateway on your subnet is, ask a knowledgable person
and/or the network admin. Once you know the IP address of the gateway,
all you have to do is:
route add default gw X.Y.Z.W
where X.Y.Z.W is the gateway's IP. You can put this command in
/etc/rc.d/rc.local directly, or you can use RedHat's administration
tool (Linuxconf?) to insert it into the network start scripts. If your
IP address is assigned via DHCP, the default gateway should be assigned
automagically upon boot.
Visit http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/ , http://linuxnewbie.com/ , /usr/doc/ ,
your RedHat 6.2 paper manual, and your local Linux gurus to learn more.
You will probably need/want to very soon....
--
Matt G|There is no Darkness in eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Jesus is the best radio producer in the beans. We need some saliva and
pickles to get mad. --MegaHAL
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: getting software
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 03:59:30 GMT
You're safe for two reasons:
1. Anyone who designs trojans would want them to work on as many
computers as possible. And since most computers use Windows, they
would write the trojan for Windows, makng it incompatible with Linux.
That is why no Linux users were hurt by the Love Bug virus.
2. Unless the program is setuid root (and only root can allow it to
be), the program has the same permissions as the user who runs it.
Therefore, if the program is a trojan or contains a trojan, it cannot
destroy the system unless the root user is careless.
On Fri, 30 Jun 2000 11:20:33 -0400, John Gluck
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> How do Linux (RedHat specifically) users usually get software? For
>> example, I want Xemacs and Pine. Obviously, I can't search the web with
>> altavista and then download rpm's from random sites, as they can be
>> trojaned. Is there any standard procedure for getting Linux software
>> that I'm not aware of?
>>
>> Thanks a bunch
>>
>> Wroot
>>
>> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>> Before you buy.
>
>This is linux not windows...
>As far as I know there are no trojans on linux (unless some Greek geek
>recently created an app called trojan)
>
>--
>John Gluck (Passport Kernel Design Group)
>
>(613) 765-8392 ESN 395-8392
>
>Unless otherwise stated, any opinions expressed here are strictly my own
>and do not reflect any official position of Nortel Networks.
>
>
>
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Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 12:44:11 -0400
From: Norman Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: is there a port to windows media player?
Is this question related to X or is it another useless spam against
every linux group known to man.
Rick Ellis wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Stewart Honsberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >>Perhaps, but there are plenty of .asp only sources on the net.
>
> >Check http://www.shoutcast.com - you'll find literally hundreds of streaming
> >MP3 servers. Pick and choose according to genre, bandwidth, and bitrate.
>
> How would that solve his desire to listen to a source that is only asp?
>
> --
> http://www.fnet.net/~ellis/photo/linux.html
--
Norman Levin
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From: Valentin Guillen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: Lilo broken???
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 21:54:10 -0600
Brian,
With all of the different ways possible to boot into linux, I usually
don't understand the preocupation with lilo and 1024 limit.
While the best solution is probably to have, prior to linux-install,
created a small partition for the boot files, this is not always
possible to accomplish post-install.
And if people only have ONE way to boot into linux, that's a bit dicey.
I think people should always create their boot diskette at install time,
AND install bootlin/loadlin, AND install lilo. If people realized the
many ways to accomplish a linux boot, they would not "freak out" with
lilo, cylinder limits, etc.
Additionally, if people configured their systems to boot 3 or 4
different ways, they could instantly compare which methods do work, and
which don't, and thus much more quickly isolate the responsible fault.
The original poster has done this partially. He can't use lilo to boot,
but can boot from the floppy. This tells the troubleshooter instantly
that the linux install itself is not the culprit of the fault, but
rather LiLO is at fault. Obviously, were the installation itself at
fault, there would be no successful boot, period!
So, if the person is using one of these very large new hard drives, why
would anyone limit themselves to a boot method which is known to have
SIZE ISSUES??
Regards,
Valentin
Davis wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I just installed Mandrake 7.1 on an old computer of mine. When I boot up,
> Lilo is all messed up. It prints the following:
>
> L 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40......
>
> The 40s go on forever.
>
> The system properly boots up with boot disk that was created during
> installation.
>
> Does anyone know what this is?
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
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From: Michael Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: minicom
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 00:23:06 -0400
On 20 Jul 2000, Trevor Brown wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I've run minicom a couple of times, and I'm having trouble configuring it
> properly. At first, it told me that the administrator had to run minicom
> -s, and so I did this. I also have no problem running minicom as root.
> But when I try to run it as a normal user, it says "/dev/modem permission
> denied" or some other such error.
>
> How can I set this up to run when I'm logged in as a normal user?
>
> Trevor
>
The man entry doesn't really explain this.
When I was installing it, all I wrote down was the message about
needing to run it with the -s option from the root account.
But take a look at what was said during the configuration process,
by viewing /var/lib/dpkg/info/minicom.postinst
It says that
"users must be added to the 'dialout' group to allow access
to the modem device"
Which imust be the path to pursue.
Michael
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Emmanuel Goldstein will be interrogated by Big Brother at 9:00 am Friday 21
July 2000
Date: 21 Jul 2000 00:44:53 -0400
in Judge Kaplan's court on the 12th floor of the Federal Court House
at 500 Pearl Street near City Hall on the Island of Manhattan. Court is in
session from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Emmanuel Goldstein takes the stand at
9:00 am.
Come and stand with him.
I have been asked a hundred times the question:
"Jay, how can I help the Free Software Movement? I do not code, I do not
know any program well enough to do documentation, but I want to do
something."
Tonight this old chestnut has a good answer:
Come and sit quietly and attentively in Judge Kaplan's court at the trial
of a man whose offense is to point out that you can watch DVD movies on a
free operating system, such as GNU/Linux or any of the free BSDs.
http://www.nylug.org
http://www.opendvd.org
http://www.eff.org
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu
http://www.2600.com
http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html
http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu
http://eon.law.harvard.edu/h2o/property/alternatives/nimmer.html
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0018/howe.shtml
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/billrights/billmain.html
http://dadadada.net/~billy
http://www.columbia.edu/~mlc67
Jim Gleason, President of NYLUG, never shouts or uses unneccesary
asterisks. Here is a quote from Jim:
**You** are needed tomorrow at 500 Pearl Street, 12th floor, room 12D.
In the courtroom be absolutely silent or the bailiff will remove you.
Do not carry any cell phone or metal object into the Court building,
because you will be delayed on your way to the courtroom. You may enter
and leave freely. You are not required to sign anything to attend.
Jay Sulzberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Corresponding Secretary LXNY
LXNY is New York's Free Computing Organization.
http://www.lxny.org
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From: the turtle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to add gatway to my linux box?
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 14:52:56 +1000
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Yes, I have the default gateway up and running:
[oracle@db oracle]$ netstat -rn
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 eth0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.2 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
But when I nslookup an outside host (eg. ftp.x.org), it hang me forever.
Thanks
Sam.
Dances With Crows wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Jul 2000 12:30:14 +1000, the turtle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I am using Redhad 6.2.
>
> This is a new one on me, but some people using RedHat feel like they've
> been had...
>
> >I found that very confuse about adding a gateway to my linux box.
> >I have my nameserver located in another machine called
> >fastline.bidbid.com with IP addr 192.168.1.2
> >the Redhad machine has the ip addr as 192.168.1.1
> >I have the /etc/resolv.conf written as: nameserver 192.168.1.2
>
> The nameserver has nothing at all to do with the gateway. A gateway is
> generally a machine that connects a subnet (like the 192.168.0.0
> network) to the outside world (the rest of the Net, that is.) If you
> don't know what the gateway on your subnet is, ask a knowledgable person
> and/or the network admin. Once you know the IP address of the gateway,
> all you have to do is:
> route add default gw X.Y.Z.W
> where X.Y.Z.W is the gateway's IP. You can put this command in
> /etc/rc.d/rc.local directly, or you can use RedHat's administration
> tool (Linuxconf?) to insert it into the network start scripts. If your
> IP address is assigned via DHCP, the default gateway should be assigned
> automagically upon boot.
>
> Visit http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/ , http://linuxnewbie.com/ , /usr/doc/ ,
> your RedHat 6.2 paper manual, and your local Linux gurus to learn more.
> You will probably need/want to very soon....
>
> --
> Matt G|There is no Darkness in eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
> Jesus is the best radio producer in the beans. We need some saliva and
> pickles to get mad. --MegaHAL
--
Sam Wun Firewalls / Security
OneGuard Senior Software Eng Electronic Commerce
eSec Limited Phone: +61 3 83715376
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] C++/JAVA/UNIX/OOP/OOD
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Yes, I have the default gateway up and running:
<br>[oracle@db oracle]$ netstat -rn
<br>Kernel IP routing table
<br>Destination
Gateway
Genmask Flags
MSS Window irtt Iface
<br>192.168.1.1
0.0.0.0
255.255.255.255 UH 0
0
0 eth0
<br>192.168.1.0
0.0.0.0
255.255.255.0 U
0 0 0 eth0
<br>127.0.0.0
0.0.0.0
255.0.0.0
U
0 0 0 lo
<br>0.0.0.0
192.168.1.2
0.0.0.0
UG
0 0 0 eth0
<p>But when I nslookup an outside host (eg. ftp.x.org), it hang me
forever.
<p>Thanks
<br>Sam.
<p>Dances With Crows wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>On Fri, 21 Jul 2000 12:30:14 +1000, the turtle
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
<br>>I am using Redhad 6.2.
<p>This is a new one on me, but some people using RedHat feel like they've
<br>been had...
<p>>I found that very confuse about adding a gateway to my linux box.
<br>>I have my nameserver located in another machine called
<br>>fastline.bidbid.com with IP addr 192.168.1.2
<br>>the Redhad machine has the ip addr as 192.168.1.1
<br>>I have the /etc/resolv.conf written as: nameserver 192.168.1.2
<p>The nameserver has nothing at all to do with the gateway. A gateway
is
<br>generally a machine that connects a subnet (like the 192.168.0.0
<br>network) to the outside world (the rest of the Net, that is.)
If you
<br>don't know what the gateway on your subnet is, ask a knowledgable person
<br>and/or the network admin. Once you know the IP address of the
gateway,
<br>all you have to do is:
<br> route add default gw X.Y.Z.W
<br>where X.Y.Z.W is the gateway's IP. You can put this command in
<br>/etc/rc.d/rc.local directly, or you can use RedHat's administration
<br>tool (Linuxconf?) to insert it into the network start scripts.
If your
<br>IP address is assigned via DHCP, the default gateway should be assigned
<br>automagically upon boot.
<p>Visit <a href="http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/">http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/</a>
, <a href="http://linuxnewbie.com/">http://linuxnewbie.com/</a> , /usr/doc/
,
<br>your RedHat 6.2 paper manual, and your local Linux gurus to learn more.
<br>You will probably need/want to very soon....
<p>--
<br>Matt G|There is no Darkness in eternity/But only Light too dim for
us to see
<br>Jesus is the best radio producer in the beans. We need some saliva
and
<br>pickles to get mad. --MegaHAL</blockquote>
<pre>--
Sam
Wun
Firewalls / Security
OneGuard Senior Software Eng Electronic Commerce
eSec
Limited
Phone: +61 3 83715376
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