Re: SIOCADDRT
I had the same problem upgrading from kernel 2.0.x to 2.2.13: SIOCADDRT: Invalid argument I solved the SIOCADDRT error message updating the /etc/init.d/network script. Just to be safe I installed also the netbase_3.12-2 package for Slink (http://www.debian.org/~rcw/2.2/warnings.html). BTW, just to be pedantic, the loopback interface is supposed to be on a class A network, so the netmask should be 255.0.0.0 and the command is: ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 route add -net 127.0.0.0 netmask 255.0.0.0 lo I wonder if kernel 2.2.x does not require loopback setted properly anymore... Niccolo Firenze - Italy -- Contro la Tariffa Urbana a Tempo - http://www.notut.org
Default TERM value.
When I login from a Windows 98 to a Linux box (Debian 2.0), the TERM variable is set to "ansi", which is not the best for Windows telnet (which works best with vt100). Where can I set the default TERM value depending on tty device? I put a line in /etc/login.defs like this "TTYTYPE /etc/ttytype" and then I created /etc/ttytype with lines like "vt100 ttyp0". But this does not work, TERM is still stick to "ansi". Am I doing something wrong or man login.defs is faulty?
Re: Tin hangs on Debian 2.0
As suggested by Paul Haggart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, I upgraded to the new version of tin (in "slink"), and everything is working fine again. Don't know the reason of the problem, but may be I will post something to the Debian bug tracking system? Any suggestion? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I am using tin_980226-3.deb on Debian 2.0. > I can read news, but I can't post because of some 7/8 bit matter which I > didn't look into. > Few days ago there was someone asking on this list about this 7/8 bit matter. > I think he is using it under Hamm too. > > > I installed a fresh Debian 2.0 system via FTP. The tin newsreader shows > > the groups available, but when I press Enter to see the headers, the > > program hangs. > > > > I found this problem on two different systems. > > > > I fixed the problem by purging tin_980226-3.deb and installing the old > > version from a Debian 1.3.1 CD-ROM. The old package is tin_97.03.21-1.deb > > which required the old lib ncurses3.0. Niccolo Rigacci Firenze - Italy
Tin hangs on Debian 2.0
I installed a fresh Debian 2.0 system via FTP. The tin newsreader shows the groups available, but when I press Enter to see the headers, the program hangs. I found this problem on two different systems. I fixed the problem by purging tin_980226-3.deb and installing the old version from a Debian 1.3.1 CD-ROM. The old package is tin_97.03.21-1.deb which required the old lib ncurses3.0. I noticed that tin has moved from the main directory to the non-free, does this mean something? Is there anybody using the new tin on a new 2.0 Debian? Niccolo Rigacci Firenze - Italy
AMD K5, Netscape, netstat & zombies
I got some problem running Netscape 3.04 after I recompiled the kernel. Simply Netscape hangs waiting for a netstat process which becomes zombie. Searching on the net I found this message that was the answer: > From "Lev Babiev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I have K5-100, and when I compiled kernel for Pentium or Ppro I go some > really nasty problems. Netscape would spawn zombie tasks (netstat) and I > couldn't even recompile kernel - GCC dumped core. Once I recompiled the > kernel for 386 everything works fine. Tried this with 2.0.30 and 2.0.32 So I recompiled for 386 and the problem is solved. Neither 486 is working. Does someone have traced more extensively this problem? Are other programs affected besides Netscape? Is it only a K5-100 CPU problem? Are newer kernels affected too? For the statistics my system is - AMD K5-100 - Debian 1.3.1.r6 with custom kernel 2.0.30 - Netscape 3.04 (the only program which seems to be affected, but I do not tested extensively). To solve the problem I changed only the CPU option in kernel config. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PPP to multiple Internet Provider
Some days ago I posted a mail to debian-user mailing list asking for the
following:
> I successfuly installed Debian 1.3.1.r6 and ran pop, poff to connect to my
> provider. I would like to use a command that let me choose between several
> providers, something like "pon atslink" or "pon dadanet".
> I would like also:
>
> - Users in a selected group (e.g. dip) can do po and poff without being
> superuser.
> - An appropriate "nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" line should be put in top of
> /etc/resolv.conf, so the nameserver of the selected provider is used
> first (again users should do that not being root).
I received some reply, among them Marcelo E. Magallon
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The ppp on hamm does this. You can say "pon provider". The newest
> proposal to ppp on hamm, will (I think) address the second
> situation.
I checked the new ppp_2.3.3-5.deb hamm package, currently it fixes only
the
first problem, so I opted for this solution which is highly compatible
with
the future release of the ppp package:
Mantained the ppp_2.2.0f-23.deb package included in bo 1.3.1.r6.
Removed the /etc/ppp.options_out file and replaced it with a file called
/etc/ppp/peers/provider. This one contains the ppp options for the
default
provider, if you have other providers place additional files with other
names, like /etc/ppp/peers/flashnet (this is also done in the new ppp
package).
Removed the /etc/ppp.chatscript file and replaced it with a file called
/etc/ppp/chatscripts/provider. Others chat scripts can be added in the
same
directory (this is also done in the new ppp package, with the difference
that chatscripts are in /etc/chatscripts).
Changed the /usr/bin/pon script with the following:
#!/bin/sh
/usr/sbin/pppd file /etc/ppp/peers/${1:-provider}
It is very similar at the pon in the new ppp package, except it uses the
"file" option of ppd instead of the new "call" option. If pon is called
without parameter it uses the default file /etc/ppp/peers/provider, if
instead is called - say - as "pon flashnet", it uses
/etc/ppp/peers/flashnet.
The /etc/ppp/peers/provider files are like this:
connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/chatscripts/provider"
ipparam /etc/ppp/peers/provider.dns
defaultroute
/dev/modem
57600
persist
noipdefault
The connect option points to the proper chatscript. The ipparam instead
is
used to pass a parameter to the /etc/ppp/ip-up script, which is called
just
after the ppp interface is up. This extra parameter is a file name
containing the nameservers directives that must added to
/etc/resolv.conf.
So with those lines in /etc/ppp/ip-up I resolved the nameserver problem
too:
# Write ISP's and default nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf. No more
# than 3 nameserver directives are allowed.
# Filename containing ISP's nameservers is passed as 6th argument
# by pppd (see ipparam option).
if [ -r "$6" ]; then
TFILE=/tmp/ip-up-$$-resolv.conf
grep -v "^nameserver" /etc/resolv.conf > $TFILE
cat $6 /etc/ppp/peers/_default.dns | grep "^nameserver" | head -3
>> \
$TFILE
cat $TFILE > /etc/resolv.conf
rm $TFILE
fi
I just added the required /etc/ppp/peers/provider.dns files and an
/etc/ppp/peers/_default.dns file which contain lines like:
nameserver 151.99.155.3
nameserver 151.99.125.2
For the security I put all the users that can dial-uot in the dip group,
files in /etc/ppp/peers and /etc/ppp/chatscripts are owned by root.dip
and
have mode 640, directory /etc/ppp is owned by root.dip, with mode 750.
It is a bit complicate, but it works and it is a step forward the new
ppp
package.
Niccolo
Firenze - Italy
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PPP to multiple Internet Provider
I successfuly installed Debian 1.3.1.r6 and ran pop, poff to connect to my provider. I would like to use a command that let me choose between several providers, something like "pon atslink" or "pon dadanet". I would like also: - Users in a selected group (e.g. dip) can do po and poff without being superuser. - An appropriate "nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" line should be put in top of /etc/resolv.conf, so the nameserver of the selected provider is used first (again users should do that not being root). I think this is a simple task of writing some scripts, but does Debian have something already done? Please reply by mail too! Niccolo Firenze - Italy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Man does not display tables
I installed Debian 1.3.1 from the Official CD. I installed the packages that dselect suggests. I found that the man program don't understand some tags. For example in the /usr/man/man4/console_codes.4.gz file I see the following that is supposed to be a table: .SS "ESC- but not CSI-sequences" .TS l l l. ESC c RIS Reset. ESC D IND Linefeed. ESC E NEL Newline. ESC H HTS Set tab stop at current column. ... But when I run "man console_codes" I get the following output: ESC- but not CSI-sequences l l l. ESC c RIS Reset. ESC D IND Linefeed. ESC ENEL Newline. ESC H HTS Set tab stop at current column. ESC M RI Reverse linefeed. ESC Z DECID DEC private identification. The kernel Should I install something to have the man program to understand the .TS tag? Niccolo Rigacci Firenze - Italy -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
