Re: [newbie] Switching between LAN and dialup
On Thursday 18 Nov 2004 04:23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Thursday 18 November 2004 03:30 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I have encountered this problem too. The network in my office and home is > > different in respect of network class and thus subnet and default gw. So, > > to > > make things easier (rather than to change the config all the times) I > > make 2 > > config files for each location > > (/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0, /etc/resolv.conf, > > and /etc/sysconfig/network). > > > > Then, I make an alias in the bash profile such as: > > netoffice and nethome > > > > Where those scripts consist this: (netoffice) > > #!/bin/bash > > cp -v /etc/resolv.conf-office /etc/resolv.conf > > cp -v /etc/sysconfig/network-office /etc/sysconfig/network > > cp > > -v /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/A-ifcfg-eth0.office > > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > > service network restart > > > > I think you can use it modifying a little. > > HTH, > > I like to use netprofiles for things like this. You just set up a profile > for each one. You can then create LILO entries to select the profile on > boot. You can also change the profile in use using MCC, or running > set-netprofile as root. I have one profile for wireless, one for dialup, > one for dynamic IP, and one for static IP. It works well for me. > Seems to me that this is a common-enough need. TWiki article? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] How to host a video conference
On Thursday 18 Nov 2004 03:24, Fajar Priyanto wrote: > Hi folks, > Is there any package that I can use to host a video conference on the > network, which the client I intend to use is gnomeeting. I've search > freshmeat but haven't got any. > Thanks. Try asking [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Ports question
On Wednesday 17 Nov 2004 22:44, Stephen Kühn wrote: > > On the router itself you should (SHOULD) be able to setup > port-forwarding - this allows a connection attempt at whatever port to > be forwarded to a machine's IP on your internal LAN - for instance, on > my router, I have port 80 forwarded to my server (192.168.0.15) - and I > have telnet (23) forwarded to a workstation (192.168.0.243) - does that > make the picture brighter? > We don't want/need external ftp - we really wanted to convince ourselves that the router was doing what we had asked it to. It would be nice to understand the problem that hackhound described, but as long as it is working, that's the important thing. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Switching between LAN and dialup
> On Thursday 18 November 2004 03:30 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> It sounds like you are setting a default route when you bring up eth0. >> If >> that is the case, then it will not be changed when you do the dialup >> connection. This is because pppd does not override the default route, >> but >> will set one if there isn't one. (This is for the default setup - you >> can >> also tell pppd not to set one.) >> >> The reasion it works if you do not bring up eth0 is that the default >> route >> isn't set. >> >> Now, the question is do you need a default route when you bring up eth0? >> If it only connects to your local network, and does not connect to the >> Internet, you probably don't need one. If all the machines you talk to >> over eth0 are in the same subnet, you definitly do not need one. If >> that >> is the case, and you would like to be able to use the Internet, and >> connect to the local network at the same time, let us know and we can >> get >> this fixed. >> >> Mikkel > > I have encountered this problem too. The network in my office and home is > different in respect of network class and thus subnet and default gw. So, > to > make things easier (rather than to change the config all the times) I make > 2 > config files for each location > (/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0, /etc/resolv.conf, > and /etc/sysconfig/network). > > Then, I make an alias in the bash profile such as: > netoffice and nethome > > Where those scripts consist this: (netoffice) > #!/bin/bash > cp -v /etc/resolv.conf-office /etc/resolv.conf > cp -v /etc/sysconfig/network-office /etc/sysconfig/network > cp > -v /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/A-ifcfg-eth0.office > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > service network restart > > I think you can use it modifying a little. > HTH, > I like to use netprofiles for things like this. You just set up a profile for each one. You can then create LILO entries to select the profile on boot. You can also change the profile in use using MCC, or running set-netprofile as root. I have one profile for wireless, one for dialup, one for dynamic IP, and one for static IP. It works well for me. Mikkel Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] net work install of mandrake
I have a fre compaq laptop I would like to install MdK on it problem being no cdrom drive no network card it does have an LS120 drive tho Anybody know of a guide to installing this box? BTW the WinBlows installation is borked but I can boot it in command line mode -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Switching between LAN and dialup
On Thursday 18 November 2004 03:30 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It sounds like you are setting a default route when you bring up eth0. If > that is the case, then it will not be changed when you do the dialup > connection. This is because pppd does not override the default route, but > will set one if there isn't one. (This is for the default setup - you can > also tell pppd not to set one.) > > The reasion it works if you do not bring up eth0 is that the default route > isn't set. > > Now, the question is do you need a default route when you bring up eth0? > If it only connects to your local network, and does not connect to the > Internet, you probably don't need one. If all the machines you talk to > over eth0 are in the same subnet, you definitly do not need one. If that > is the case, and you would like to be able to use the Internet, and > connect to the local network at the same time, let us know and we can get > this fixed. > > Mikkel I have encountered this problem too. The network in my office and home is different in respect of network class and thus subnet and default gw. So, to make things easier (rather than to change the config all the times) I make 2 config files for each location (/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0, /etc/resolv.conf, and /etc/sysconfig/network). Then, I make an alias in the bash profile such as: netoffice and nethome Where those scripts consist this: (netoffice) #!/bin/bash cp -v /etc/resolv.conf-office /etc/resolv.conf cp -v /etc/sysconfig/network-office /etc/sysconfig/network cp -v /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/A-ifcfg-eth0.office /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 service network restart I think you can use it modifying a little. HTH, -- Fajar Priyanto | Reg'd Linux User #327841 | http://linux2.arinet.org 10:30:02 up 10 min, Mandrakelinux release 10.1 (Official) for i586 public key: https://www.arinet.org/fajar-pub.key Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] How to host a video conference
Hi folks, Is there any package that I can use to host a video conference on the network, which the client I intend to use is gnomeeting. I've search freshmeat but haven't got any. Thanks. -- Fajar Priyanto | Reg'd Linux User #327841 | http://linux2.arinet.org 10:23:11 up 3 min, Mandrakelinux release 10.1 (Official) for i586 public key: https://www.arinet.org/fajar-pub.key Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Firefox Mouse Config
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 19:43:45 -0700 mike disseminated the following: > mousewheel.withnokey.sysnumlinesuserset boolean false Ack! I missed that one. Many thanks! -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 22:19:49 up 2:50, 6 users, load average: 0.10, 0.73, 0.71 +++ "President Bush is asking Congress for $80 billion dollars to rebuild Iraq. And when you make out that check, remember there are two L's in Halliburton." -- David Letterman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Hard Drive Activity Indicator on KDE Panel?
Is there such an application that sits in the KDE Panel that shows harddrive activity? Thanks, Sevatio Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Firefox Mouse Config
JoeHill wrote: > Hey all, > > I've tried every entry in about:config I can think of, and I can't modify the > default scroll, ie. number of lines. I successfully set the 'alt' modifier to > speed it up, but I would like the default scroll to be a lot faster. I've > tried > it with 'smooth scrolling' both on and off. > > Anyone know which entry it is to change this? > > On mozilla 1.7 in the about:config mousewheel.withnokey.action default integer 0 mousewheel.withnokey.numlines default integer 1 mousewheel.withnokey.sysnumlinesuserset boolean false set numlines to how many lines to scroll. also other entries in there for mousewheel with other keys Mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Port this to Linux...LOL!
Quote: "Although it provided few details about the software, which will soon be available for download from an MPAA site, the movie industry group said its software will help users remove copyright infringing movies, music, other files or P2P applications." http://www.technewsworld.com/story/news/38253.html I demand a Linux version! While I'm waiting, I'll finish watching Jurassic Park on VCD with my daughter...heh. -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 21:27:52 up 1:58, 5 users, load average: 0.08, 0.20, 0.18 +++ Permit me to issue and control the money of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws. -- Amschel Mayer Rothschild, banker Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Firefox Mouse Config
Hey all, I've tried every entry in about:config I can think of, and I can't modify the default scroll, ie. number of lines. I successfully set the 'alt' modifier to speed it up, but I would like the default scroll to be a lot faster. I've tried it with 'smooth scrolling' both on and off. Anyone know which entry it is to change this? -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 21:12:49 up 1:43, 3 users, load average: 0.50, 0.26, 0.19 +++ "The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet." -- William Gibson Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Ports question
On Thu, 2004-11-18 at 09:34, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Wednesday 17 Nov 2004 20:34, Stephen Kühn wrote: > > On Wed, 2004-11-17 at 10:20, hackhound wrote: > > > My ISP assigns me a dynamic IP address. My DSL modem/router is > > > configured only to allow ports 22 (SSH) and 80 (HTTP) to passthough to > > > my ML9.2 box. I ran Nmap to confirm this, and it came back saying > > > that ports 23 (Telnet) and 80 were open. I then went to www.grc.com > > > and ran a port probe from there. It told me just what I was > > > expecting, ports 22 and 80. So, my question is, why is this disparity > > > happening? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Hackhound > > > > There is probably a firewall setup on your router. Admin the router - > > check it out (you should be able to access the router via a browser, > > right?) > > > FWIW we have exactly the same situation, so my son-in-law tried to ftp in > from > work, but was denied access. I know we have it set to allow internal ftp but > not external, but I don't know how that would affect what can be seen by > these scanners. > > Anne On the router itself you should (SHOULD) be able to setup port-forwarding - this allows a connection attempt at whatever port to be forwarded to a machine's IP on your internal LAN - for instance, on my router, I have port 80 forwarded to my server (192.168.0.15) - and I have telnet (23) forwarded to a workstation (192.168.0.243) - does that make the picture brighter? I can also access my server via ssh (set to port 3) or vnc (port 5100) - by the same configuration scheme...but it also depends on yer router... -- stephen kuhn mobile: 0410-728-389 illawarra and regional new south wales --- GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives 100% Microsoft Free and no viruses Registered Linux User # 267497 Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what? --- Psychoanalysis is that mental illness for which it regards itself a therapy. -- Karl Kraus Psychiatry is the care of the id by the odd. Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you. -- C.G. Jung Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Ports question
On Wednesday 17 Nov 2004 20:34, Stephen Kühn wrote: > On Wed, 2004-11-17 at 10:20, hackhound wrote: > > My ISP assigns me a dynamic IP address. My DSL modem/router is > > configured only to allow ports 22 (SSH) and 80 (HTTP) to passthough to > > my ML9.2 box. I ran Nmap to confirm this, and it came back saying > > that ports 23 (Telnet) and 80 were open. I then went to www.grc.com > > and ran a port probe from there. It told me just what I was > > expecting, ports 22 and 80. So, my question is, why is this disparity > > happening? > > > > Thanks, > > Hackhound > > There is probably a firewall setup on your router. Admin the router - > check it out (you should be able to access the router via a browser, > right?) > FWIW we have exactly the same situation, so my son-in-law tried to ftp in from work, but was denied access. I know we have it set to allow internal ftp but not external, but I don't know how that would affect what can be seen by these scanners. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Digital camera & Mandrake?
> These days, however, almost all > new (quality) cameras have the ability to be mounted as a USB > portable drive, which the industry (or at least Canon) refers to > as PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol). Are you able to mount canon cameras as removable drives? My powershot A80 works great with gphoto2, but was never able to get it to show up as a drive. thanks, eric -- Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
RE: [newbie] Kernel SOurce
Hi guys, thanks for the responses. I checked in /usr/src/linux before I wrote to the list and there were no symlinks and there were no /usr/src/name_of_kernel-source.mdk either. I went back to my install of 10.0 and verified that it should be there so I am assuming that even though I selected to install kernel sources, it didn't. Thanks anyway. -Artemis -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thomas Wilkowski Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 12:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Kernel SOurce Hi, It should be in /usr/src/linux which is linked to /usr/src/name_of_kernel-source.mkd tsw --- Manaxus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > > > I am trying to work with version 9.1 with respect to > device driver > development and I chose to install kernel source > upon installation but I > cannot find ANY .c file. The headers are there, but > none of the .c's. > > > > When I searched I was logged in as root user, > searching from the / > directory and I issued the following command: > > Find -name swapfile.c -mount > > > > This is the same for all .c files. > > > > Can anyone enlighten me as to where the source code > is at? > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > __ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Ports question
On Wed, 2004-11-17 at 10:20, hackhound wrote: > My ISP assigns me a dynamic IP address. My DSL modem/router is > configured only to allow ports 22 (SSH) and 80 (HTTP) to passthough to > my ML9.2 box. I ran Nmap to confirm this, and it came back saying > that ports 23 (Telnet) and 80 were open. I then went to www.grc.com > and ran a port probe from there. It told me just what I was > expecting, ports 22 and 80. So, my question is, why is this disparity > happening? > > Thanks, > Hackhound There is probably a firewall setup on your router. Admin the router - check it out (you should be able to access the router via a browser, right?) -- stephen kuhn mobile: 0410-728-389 illawarra and regional new south wales --- GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives 100% Microsoft Free and no viruses Registered Linux User # 267497 Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what? --- 'You don't think you've had enough, do you?' he said. I KNOW WHEN I'VE HAD ENOUGH. 'Everyone says that, though. I KNOW WHEN EVERYONE'S HAD ENOUGH. (Moving Pictures) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Switching between LAN and dialup
> On Wednesday 17 Nov 2004 16:14, Derek Jennings wrote: >> On Wednesday 17 November 2004 13:12, Peter Watson wrote: >> > For ages I have used the excellent tip on Derek Jennings site for >> > switching between LAN and dialup with no problems. >> > >> > However with 10.1 I find that it only works about 50% of the time, ie >> > half of the time I am unable to connect to the internet with dialup >> and >> > half I am not. >> > >> > I have disabled the firewall to make sure that is not the problem and >> > checked everything that I can think of in my config files to no avail. >> > >> > Interestingly ifconfig and route -n both give exactly the same output >> > whether I can connect or not. >> > >> > I am at my wits end, If Derek or anyone else has any advice I would be >> > most grateful. >> > >> > TIA >> > >> > Pete >> > Ardnamurchan Scotland >> >> So Pete when it fails, you do connect to your ISP and get an IP address? >> And 'route' shows the default route is via dial up? >> How about /etc/resolv.conf ? >> Does it help if you 'down' eth0 first? >> Is there a gateway defined in /etc/sysconfig/network ? >> >> I am not sure what might have changed in 10.1 that could affect it. >> Except >> maybe it is something to do with IPV6. You could try disabling IPV6 by >> putting 'alias net-pf-10 off' in /etc/modprobe.conf and rebooting. >> >> derek > > > Thanks for the quick reply. I think I have found the cause of the problem > without understanding it. > > The only difference I could find between 10.0 and 10.1 was that with 10,1 > I > had network starting at boot, I have stopped that and so far it seems to > work > every time, I'm keeping my fingers crossed. > > Many Thanks > > Pete > Ardnamurchan Scotland > > It sounds like you are setting a default route when you bring up eth0. If that is the case, then it will not be changed when you do the dialup connection. This is because pppd does not override the default route, but will set one if there isn't one. (This is for the default setup - you can also tell pppd not to set one.) The reasion it works if you do not bring up eth0 is that the default route isn't set. Now, the question is do you need a default route when you bring up eth0? If it only connects to your local network, and does not connect to the Internet, you probably don't need one. If all the machines you talk to over eth0 are in the same subnet, you definitly do not need one. If that is the case, and you would like to be able to use the Internet, and connect to the local network at the same time, let us know and we can get this fixed. Mikkel Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Kernel SOurce
Hi, It should be in /usr/src/linux which is linked to /usr/src/name_of_kernel-source.mkd tsw --- Manaxus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > > > I am trying to work with version 9.1 with respect to > device driver > development and I chose to install kernel source > upon installation but I > cannot find ANY .c file. The headers are there, but > none of the .c's. > > > > When I searched I was logged in as root user, > searching from the / > directory and I issued the following command: > > Find -name swapfile.c -mount > > > > This is the same for all .c files. > > > > Can anyone enlighten me as to where the source code > is at? > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > __ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Kernel SOurce
> Hello, > > > > I am trying to work with version 9.1 with respect to device driver > development and I chose to install kernel source upon installation but I > cannot find ANY .c file. The headers are there, but none of the .c's. > > > > When I searched I was logged in as root user, searching from the / > directory and I issued the following command: > > Find -name swapfile.c -mount > > > > This is the same for all .c files. > > > > Can anyone enlighten me as to where the source code is at? > > > > Thanks. > > Try /usr/src/linux - it should be a symlink to the real source directory tree in /usr/src. The actualy .c files are spread amoung different subdirectories branching from there. The drivers are fairly well devided up by type, with some drivers having their own subdirectory... Mikkel Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] urpm
Thats great i didn't realize it was so user friendly (Mandrake update i mean) :-) Thank you everybody Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Kernel SOurce
Hello, I am trying to work with version 9.1 with respect to device driver development and I chose to install kernel source upon installation but I cannot find ANY .c file. The headers are there, but none of the .c’s. When I searched I was logged in as root user, searching from the / directory and I issued the following command: Find –name swapfile.c –mount This is the same for all .c files. Can anyone enlighten me as to where the source code is at? Thanks.
Re: [newbie] POP3? (Was Sendmail Setup?)
Hi, I think you should have a look at the courier site http://www.courier-mta.org/intro.html it looks like it could be the solution to you problem. mandrake has: Name: courier-imap-pop Version : 2.1.2 Release : 1mdk Group : System/Servers Size: 66007Architecture: i586 Source RPM : courier-imap-2.1.2-1mdk.src.rpm Build Host: klama.mandrake.org Packager: Oden Eriksson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> URL : http://www.courier-mta.org Summary : Courier-IMAP POP servers Description : This package contains the POP servers of the Courier-IMAP server suite. Name: courier-imap-pop Version : 2.1.2 Release : 1mdk Group : System/Servers Size: 66007Architecture: i586 Source RPM : courier-imap-2.1.2-1mdk.src.rpm Build Host: klama.mandrake.org Packager: Oden Eriksson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> URL : http://www.courier-mta.org Summary : Courier-IMAP POP servers Description : This package contains the POP servers of the Courier-IMAP server suite. On Wed, 2004-11-17 at 17:18, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I shoulda done a little more research before posting; I realize now > that Sendmail isn't what I need. Okay, so I need a POP3 server. Only > a POP3 server; the corporation I'm setting this up for will have it's > own SMTP server. Any recommendations for POP3 servers (Open-source, > preferably)? > > Cheers, > SigmaChi > > > > > __ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] anyone have a dwl122 working with 10.1 ppc?
On Wednesday 17 November 2004 15:19, Lincoln Rutledge wrote: > HarM, > > That is a great tip! When I plug in the device under Mandrake, it loads > the prism2 module, but yeah, iwconfig and ifconfig do nothing. > Unfortunately neither apropos nor the iwconfig docs helped me. But I > will investigate kismet! Maybe I won't have to compile anything! It > seems like building kernels from source has gotten more complicated > since about 1999, I don't have much luck any more... > > Lincoln I had a link up about a usb card (wl-012 card from sitecom) it's at: http://people.zeelandnet.nl/triade/linux/wl-012.html ...it's a text-copy of a page by a sitecom employee which has disapeared since a while. That was using a 2.4 kernel (and a different device) but there should be some usable stuff in there about configuring and stuff. Take a look and see what you can use. -- Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Sendmail Setup?
SNIP > > Sorry about the misunderstanding; I shoulda looked more into what I'm > talking about before I posted. I don't run the network of the company I'm > setting this up for, but I have a web server on their internet connection > (It was an "I give you cheap website construction:You give me bandwidth:I > build more websites for other peeps" deal). They're getting ready to set > up a mail server, but want it in front of their primary firewall for the > network. I'm in front of their firewall, and so I'm gonna run their mail. > From what I gather they already have an SMTP server running, but the > important part is I asked them and they said all they needed was POP3, not > SMTP. > So yeah; QMail has a POP3 component doesn't it? I've never set up a > POP3 server before and am starting from scratch here. >Thanx, > SigmaChi OK I think they are just confused about their FLA's (Four Letter Acronyms) When they say they need POP3 but not SMTP, I suspect they mean not **IMAP**. Client computers always receive mail using either POP3 or IMAP, but they ALWAYS send mail using SMTP. They will currently be using SMTP to send mail to their ISPs mail server directly from their clients. When they get their mail server they can reconfigure to send through that, and to receive their mail from the server using POP3 If that is what they are trying to achieve you will need two components. An SMTP server, and a POP3 server. For an SMTP server my experience is with Postfix. Postfix is commonly regarded as easier to set up than Sendmail, and it is the default mail server for Mandrake. If you install the drakwizard package and open Mandrake Control Centre you will see a new 'Server' section. In there is a simple wizard to set up a Postfix server. For a POP3 server the most widely used is imap-2004 Just install the package and in your MandrakeControlCentre>System>Services GUI start the 'ipop3' service. Users of the mail system will need a user name on the server, and will retrieve mail using their username/password. (Set up for virtual mail boxes is a bit more complicated) Be aware your firewall will need port 25 open for SMTP and port 110 for POP3 For more advanced configuration of Postfix, install webmin if you have not already done so and in a browser go to https://localhost:1 Lokk in the 'Server' section for the Postfix configuration GUI (Note https NOT http ) BTW: The biggest "gotcha" when setting up Postfix is to get the 'mydomains' parameter correct. Postfix will refuse to relay mail for anyone who is not either listed as a local user, or is sending to a local user. So Postfix has to know which domains or subnets are considered 'local' derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Switching between LAN and dialup
On Wednesday 17 Nov 2004 16:14, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Wednesday 17 November 2004 13:12, Peter Watson wrote: > > For ages I have used the excellent tip on Derek Jennings site for > > switching between LAN and dialup with no problems. > > > > However with 10.1 I find that it only works about 50% of the time, ie > > half of the time I am unable to connect to the internet with dialup and > > half I am not. > > > > I have disabled the firewall to make sure that is not the problem and > > checked everything that I can think of in my config files to no avail. > > > > Interestingly ifconfig and route -n both give exactly the same output > > whether I can connect or not. > > > > I am at my wits end, If Derek or anyone else has any advice I would be > > most grateful. > > > > TIA > > > > Pete > > ArdnamurchanScotland > > So Pete when it fails, you do connect to your ISP and get an IP address? > And 'route' shows the default route is via dial up? > How about /etc/resolv.conf ? > Does it help if you 'down' eth0 first? > Is there a gateway defined in /etc/sysconfig/network ? > > I am not sure what might have changed in 10.1 that could affect it. Except > maybe it is something to do with IPV6. You could try disabling IPV6 by > putting 'alias net-pf-10 off' in /etc/modprobe.conf and rebooting. > > derek Thanks for the quick reply. I think I have found the cause of the problem without understanding it. The only difference I could find between 10.0 and 10.1 was that with 10,1 I had network starting at boot, I have stopped that and so far it seems to work every time, I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Many Thanks Pete ArdnamurchanScotland Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] POP3? (Was Sendmail Setup?)
I shoulda done a little more research before posting; I realize now that Sendmail isn't what I need. Okay, so I need a POP3 server. Only a POP3 server; the corporation I'm setting this up for will have it's own SMTP server. Any recommendations for POP3 servers (Open-source, preferably)? Cheers, SigmaChi Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Switching between LAN and dialup
On Wednesday 17 November 2004 13:12, Peter Watson wrote: > For ages I have used the excellent tip on Derek Jennings site for switching > between LAN and dialup with no problems. > > However with 10.1 I find that it only works about 50% of the time, ie half > of the time I am unable to connect to the internet with dialup and half I > am not. > > I have disabled the firewall to make sure that is not the problem and > checked everything that I can think of in my config files to no avail. > > Interestingly ifconfig and route -n both give exactly the same output > whether I can connect or not. > > I am at my wits end, If Derek or anyone else has any advice I would be most > grateful. > > TIA > > Pete > Ardnamurchan Scotland So Pete when it fails, you do connect to your ISP and get an IP address? And 'route' shows the default route is via dial up? How about /etc/resolv.conf ? Does it help if you 'down' eth0 first? Is there a gateway defined in /etc/sysconfig/network ? I am not sure what might have changed in 10.1 that could affect it. Except maybe it is something to do with IPV6. You could try disabling IPV6 by putting 'alias net-pf-10 off' in /etc/modprobe.conf and rebooting. derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Sendmail Setup?
> On Wednesday 17 November 2004 01:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> Sorry folks, but I googled this forever and never found a howto basic >> >> enough for my newbieness. I've never setup a mail server before, and >> >> have >> >> given up on trying to install QMail (If you have any tips, let me >> know) >> >> on >> >> my Mandrake 9.2 server. So I've installed Sendmail, and am now stuck >> as >> >> how to configure it. Webmin recognizes that it exists. I gather from >> >> the >> >> howtos that I've found that I have to set up a MX record or something >> or >> >> other... but I haven't found anything to as what this is or how the >> heck >> >> to set one up. >> >> Any help? >> >> Thanx, >> >> SigmaChi >> > >> > You may want to reconsider this, and use Postfix instead of Sendmail >> You >> > can configure it by editing text files, instead of having to use m4 to >> > create a configuration file for Sendmail. >> > >> > Mikkel >> >> I should have specified from the beginning; This is a Mandrake 9.2 >> SERVER >> that I wish to run a POP3 server on. To my understanding postfix is >> just >> SMTP and the like; I have no need for SMTP as the organization >> (www.sipca.org, which domain points to my server) I'm setting up POP3 >> for >> runs it's own SMTP from it's Microsloth-based network. >> >> (Which, might I add, has suffered numerous times from virus/worm/adware >> infections in the same time period which my Linux server has been >> running >> bug-free on the same internet T1 IN FRONT of their firewall and WITHOUT >> it's own. I was smart enough to enable the firewall last week though... >> if it was a Windows box I'd have been dead long ago.) >> >> >> >As far as setting up an MX >> > record, this is only something you need to worry about if you have >> your >> > own domain name, and are getting your mail directly from the Internet, >> > instead of getting them though a your ISP's mail server. >> >> So yeah, basically I do have my own domain name, am getting my mail >> directly from the Internet, and am not using my ISP's mail server. >> Sorry about the confusion, >>SigmaChi > > Neither Sendmail nor Postfix are POP3 servers. they are both SMTP servers > which will transport mail from your clients to their final destination, > and > will receive mail via SMTP from people sending to you. > > If you want to fetch mail from POP3 servers and then route it with SMTP, > then > you need to stick 'fetchmail' in front of your SMTP server, and if you > want > to provide mail to your clients with Pop 3 you will need to install a POP3 > server behind your SMTP server. The same packages that do PoP3 also > support > IMAP. Examples are 'imap' and 'courier-imap-pop' > > From what you say You already have an SMTP mail server, running on > MicroSoft? > But I am not clear what you are trying to achieve with Pop3 Can you > provide > more details? > Sorry about the misunderstanding; I shoulda looked more into what I'm talking about before I posted. I don't run the network of the company I'm setting this up for, but I have a web server on their internet connection (It was an "I give you cheap website construction:You give me bandwidth:I build more websites for other peeps" deal). They're getting ready to set up a mail server, but want it in front of their primary firewall for the network. I'm in front of their firewall, and so I'm gonna run their mail. From what I gather they already have an SMTP server running, but the important part is I asked them and they said all they needed was POP3, not SMTP. So yeah; QMail has a POP3 component doesn't it? I've never set up a POP3 server before and am starting from scratch here. Thanx, SigmaChi Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] urpm
> Hello, > > I normally "Lurk n Learn", but I'm a bit confused at the moment. > > How do you know what update you need? For example: Mandrake update > might offer a list of updates for various bits of software BUT how do i > know which updates i need? How do i compare whats on my system against > the update list? > > What I've done in the past is select them all, but that means big > downloads and possibly wasting bandwidth. > > Ok I've done some checking/reading the manual and believe if type this > in the command line > ( urpmi.update -a; urpmi --update --auto-select --auto ) it will only > update what is needed is that correct? > > TIA > > Tim > > > Mandrake update does this for you. It only lists updates for the packages you have installed. This is why you get the searching for updates message, and the delay while it checks your system agenst the list of updates. Mikkel Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] urpm
On Wednesday 17 November 2004 15:40, Tim wrote: > Hello, > > I normally "Lurk n Learn", but I'm a bit confused at the moment. > > How do you know what update you need? For example: Mandrake update > might offer a list of updates for various bits of software BUT how do i > know which updates i need? How do i compare whats on my system against > the update list? > > What I've done in the past is select them all, but that means big > downloads and possibly wasting bandwidth. > > Ok I've done some checking/reading the manual and believe if type this > in the command line > ( urpmi.update -a; urpmi --update --auto-select --auto ) it will only > update what is needed is that correct? > > TIA > > Tim Yes you are correct, but the Mandrake Update GUI does exactly the same thing. It only lists updates to currently installed packages. (And the GUI also displays the text information explaining what the update does) derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] urpm
Hello, I normally "Lurk n Learn", but I'm a bit confused at the moment. How do you know what update you need? For example: Mandrake update might offer a list of updates for various bits of software BUT how do i know which updates i need? How do i compare whats on my system against the update list? What I've done in the past is select them all, but that means big downloads and possibly wasting bandwidth. Ok I've done some checking/reading the manual and believe if type this in the command line ( urpmi.update -a; urpmi --update --auto-select --auto ) it will only update what is needed is that correct? TIA Tim Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Problem with Firefox
On Tuesday 16 November 2004 04:49 pm, Iago González Rúa wrote: > I have de same problem on Suse 9.1 and debian 3.1. > > I found this: > > http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89736 Wow, thank you very much Gonzalez! I added '%u' into the exec line in /home/fajar/.kde/share/applnk-mdk/Internet/Browser/Mozzila Firefox.desktop. It's working fine now. -- Fajar Priyanto | Reg'd Linux User #327841 | http://linux2.arinet.org 22:01:09 up 1:10, Mandrakelinux release 10.1 (Official) for i586 public key: https://www.arinet.org/fajar-pub.key Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] urpmi - file not found - FIXED
On Wednesday 17 November 2004 04:01 am, Margot wrote: > > I'm getting the same problem. I've tried several urpmi sources, and > > tried "rpm --rebuilddb" each time, and still get the same response. > > > > On this occasion, I think it's *them* and not *us*. If we wait a couple > > of days, maybe they'll fix it. > > Mandrakesoft have told me this is now fixed. I've just tried it, and > everything seems OK. Yes, I noticed it is Ok now since a couple of days ago. Thanks Margot and Mandrake crew :) -- Fajar Priyanto | Reg'd Linux User #327841 | http://linux2.arinet.org 21:20:26 up 29 min, Mandrakelinux release 10.1 (Official) for i586 public key: https://www.arinet.org/fajar-pub.key Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] anyone have a dwl122 working with 10.1 ppc?
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 00:28:47 +0100, "H.J.Bathoorn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Tuesday 16 November 2004 22:09, Lincoln Rutledge wrote: > > I have a dwl122 Dlink 802.11b usb dongle and an iBook. It's a prism2 > > chipset, supposed to be supported by linux wlan-ng. Does anyone have > > this working on Mandrake? I just installed 10.1 and it didn't > > automatically work, which did not surprise me. In the past I have > > tried > > building a kernel and linux-wlan-ng modules under Debian-PPC and > > Fedora3Test2 on PPC. I have never gotten a module to load. > > The Dlink works pretty well under OSX, although the driver is buggy. > > If no one has it working I'll go away and Let It Be... > > > > Thanks, > > > > Lincoln > > If it's a prism2 set it should work...but not as easy as prism1. > Personally I don't have any experience with the set you've got so I'm not > 100% > sure:( > The prism2_usb module is very flaky and a plug&pray nightmare IMO, but it > can > work, be it rudimentary. Somehow it won't listen to commands through > iwconfig > or ifconfig but "kismet" can get it it to work with the same > commands..why? Don't know:( HarM, That is a great tip! When I plug in the device under Mandrake, it loads the prism2 module, but yeah, iwconfig and ifconfig do nothing. Unfortunately neither apropos nor the iwconfig docs helped me. But I will investigate kismet! Maybe I won't have to compile anything! It seems like building kernels from source has gotten more complicated since about 1999, I don't have much luck any more... Lincoln > > -- > Good luck, > HarM > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Broadband router
Derek Jennings wrote: On Tuesday 16 November 2004 21:11, amalasingh wrote: Hi, Can anyone recommend a broadband router compatible with UK BT based ISPs. I have supanet broadband. I have trouble with connecting from Mandrake since the ISP only supports Windows. Cheers Amala Singh There is a **really** cheap unbranded single port ADSL modem/router available from e-buyer for only £23 http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=48448 I installed one for my son and it worked straight out of the box with Mandrake. The chip set is Conexant which is the same as many branded ones. derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com You can also try linksys befsr41 cheap now, £30 I think from Ebuyer.co.uk when I last checked ;) Kevin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Install problem
On Wednesday 17 November 2004 02:28 am, John Richard Smith wrote: > Aron Smith wrote: > >I have aquired a Compaq laptop Armada 7400 unfortunely it does not have > > cdrom drive any way i can get mandrake on this puppy > >I'd really like to do it 'cause the price was right (free) > > My Son in Law and I fiddled around with an old IBM thinkpad whose rom > was broken. > > In the end we took it apart and managed to hook up another tempary rom > drive to do the job. > It worked for us, but of course the temporaty drive didn't fit the > thinkpad, > so we had to put the old one back after we had installed the OS. > > Maybe you could extend the ide line another device in much the same way ? > > John Thankds Guys The nw install is out but I will have to look at it as a learning experience one good thing I was able to run it in the dos emulation command line mode so it will have nix of some kind on it -- When a citizen gives his suffrage to a man of known immorality he abuses his trust; he sacrifices not only his own interest, but that of his neighbor, he betrays the interest of his country." --Noah Webster. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Switching between LAN and dialup
For ages I have used the excellent tip on Derek Jennings site for switching between LAN and dialup with no problems. However with 10.1 I find that it only works about 50% of the time, ie half of the time I am unable to connect to the internet with dialup and half I am not. I have disabled the firewall to make sure that is not the problem and checked everything that I can think of in my config files to no avail. Interestingly ifconfig and route -n both give exactly the same output whether I can connect or not. I am at my wits end, If Derek or anyone else has any advice I would be most grateful. TIA Pete ArdnamurchanScotland Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Install problem
Aron Smith wrote: I have aquired a Compaq laptop Armada 7400 unfortunely it does not have cdrom drive any way i can get mandrake on this puppy I'd really like to do it 'cause the price was right (free) My Son in Law and I fiddled around with an old IBM thinkpad whose rom was broken. In the end we took it apart and managed to hook up another tempary rom drive to do the job. It worked for us, but of course the temporaty drive didn't fit the thinkpad, so we had to put the old one back after we had installed the OS. Maybe you could extend the ide line another device in much the same way ? John Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Broadband router
On Tuesday 16 Nov 2004 21:43, Margot wrote: > amalasingh wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Can anyone recommend a broadband router > > compatible with UK BT based ISPs. > > I have supanet broadband. I have trouble > > with connecting from Mandrake since > > the ISP only supports Windows. > > > > Cheers > > Amala Singh > > Netgear DG834 working well here with Force9 Broadband, and it was > easy to set up in Mandrake 10.1 - haven't tried it in any earlier > versions of Mandrake. > > -- > Regards > Margot > *-*-*-* SMC7204BRA is working well here, also with Force9 Broadband. Welcome to Force9, Margot! Keith Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Install problem
On Wednesday 17 November 2004 03:39, Aron Smith wrote: > I have aquired a Compaq laptop Armada 7400 unfortunely it does not have > cdrom drive any way i can get mandrake on this puppy > I'd really like to do it 'cause the price was right (free) 3 options: 1)Over a network connection using the network floppy (on the first cdrom in the "images" directory) read the README's on the install CD for further info. 2) Take out the HD and install it using one with a CD-player then put it back. 3)get an external Cd-rom via pcmcia, usb or par_port. -- Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
