[expert] MandrakeExpert FAQ
I'm sure I'm not the only one here who also frequents mandrakeexpert.com. I have started to compile a FAQ, which can be found at http://www.mtsprouts.net/craig/expertfaq.html Comments, additions, corrections, etc. are more than welcome. Thanks for your time.
Re: [expert] MandrakeExpert -- Thanks!
Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: After a week of trials and tribulations and several reinstalls of LM 8.0, I finally figured out how LM 8.0's Internet Sharing works. In 8.0, Mandrake's install networking setup remains quite incomplete for much practical use. Although it has improved by leaps and bounds every release it is not there yet. Mandrake is still learning about networking. After reading your message I tried to set up the simple firewall from the Mandrake Control Center. Result: A crashed system which would no longer boot. Suggestion: A much better strategy is to download the prebuilt iptables script, which includes masquerading (which is what MS calls internet sharing), from: http://mirkk.kurd.nu/~monmotha/firewall/index.php (rc.firewall-2.3.5), put it in /etc, make it executable and owned by root, and call it from the end of your /etc/rc.local. You can then run it from a terminal on /etc (./rc.firewall-2.3.5) while debugging your changes, then reboot and root-run iptables -L. This is an excellent piece of work requiring very little editing. Highly recommended. With the LAN (and /etc/hosts, /etc/nsswitch, the default route) already set up and working, of course you must then set up /etc/resolv.conf (with your ISP's nameservers) and /etc/nsswitch on each non-gateway machine on your LAN that wants internet access. I wonder what country nu is? Anybody know? -- Ron. [au] Kindly note my new email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and new web site: http://www.ains.net.au/~ronst/
Re: [expert] MandrakeExpert -- Thanks!
Ron Stodden wrote: Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: After a week of trials and tribulations and several reinstalls of LM 8.0, I finally figured out how LM 8.0's Internet Sharing works. In 8.0, Mandrake's install networking setup remains quite incomplete for much practical use. Although it has improved by leaps and bounds every release it is not there yet. Mandrake is still learning about networking. After reading your message I tried to set up the simple firewall from the Mandrake Control Center. Result: A crashed system which would no longer boot. Suggestion: A much better strategy is to download the prebuilt iptables script, which includes masquerading (which is what MS calls internet sharing), from: http://mirkk.kurd.nu/~monmotha/firewall/index.php (rc.firewall-2.3.5), put it in /etc, make it executable and owned by root, and call it from the end of your /etc/rc.local. You can then run it from a terminal on /etc (./rc.firewall-2.3.5) while debugging your changes, then reboot and root-run iptables -L. This is an excellent piece of work requiring very little editing. Highly recommended. With the LAN (and /etc/hosts, /etc/nsswitch, the default route) already set up and working, of course you must then set up /etc/resolv.conf (with your ISP's nameservers) and /etc/nsswitch on each non-gateway machine on your LAN that wants internet access. I wonder what country nu is? Anybody know? Top-level domain .nu = Niue See: http://www.dns.net/dnsrd/ -- Sword'sEdge VoiceMail/Fax: (858) 860-6406 x1587
[expert] MandrakeExpert -- Thanks!
Dear friends: The new MandrakeExpert service is a fabulous addition to Linux-Mandrake and Linux in general (in fact, it will eventually support not only LM but other distros as well). Unfortunately, like anything new, there are bound to be bugs in the system. In my case, I had asked for help with Networking and received a number of brief responses from several experts. Meanwhile, while waiting to hear from them this week, I managed to solve all of my outstanding problems (knock wood!). Now, MandrakeExpert has a section called Comment, where you are supposed to, quite obviously, send your comments. Unfortunately, this section is not functioning properly. I wanted to thank the experts who responded. Instead, I was only allowed to send my comment to an expert who happened to be available, who just happens to have been the wrong person. So, I went ahead and sent it to him, anyway (his name is Mark). I think he'll quickly realize that this message is meant collectively for all the experts who responded to my question. If you recognize yourself as being one of the experts in question, once again my thanks. Benjamin -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[expert] MandrakeExpert
Is there anyone, other than myself, who signed up as an expert having problems with www.mandrakeexpert.com. Wed. I got a page error and could only access question 26 and above and have recieved no New questions since. My sessions, instead of the 440+ it should be, now only shows 29. You are supposed to be able to submit a bug report. There is a Go button for sending one, but there is no form field available. Charles Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.
