Re: [newbie] Asus Motherboards and Mandrake - will it work 100% ?

[Dan LaBine]

Janus; I'm running many Asus boards without problems. The new (?) Asus P4S533-MX is 
110%
Ok for Mandrake 9.2. If it doesn't work for you, I'll buy it from you. One word of 
caution though.
Break down and buy a Video Card! Most boards run like Doggy-Doo-Doo using on-board 
video
controllers, so do yourself a favor and beg, borrow, steal, or otherwise acquire a 
good video card.

There. You should be all set now! Grin!

Lanman

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On 12/6/2003 at 3:29 AM Janus Sandsgaard wrote:

>I am buying a new PC and can choose between these two motherboards:
>
>- Asus P4BGL-MX/533 (standard)
>  
>
>- Asus P4P800-VM (with AGP)
>  
>
>They are both "all-in-one" types of motherboards with integrated LAN,
>audio,
>graphics etc.
>
>Question:
>
>- Does anyone have experience with these motherboards running Mandrake?
>- Do they work 100% with Linux?
>
>Asus provides some drivers for Linux, but I gues that is not the same as
>saying everything (lan, audio etc) will work in real life? I can't find
>the
>motherboard in the hardware database at the Mandrake website.
>
>-j
>
>--
>Spiren er landet!
>http://spiren.janus.dk
>
>
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Re: [newbie] Mplayer Being Shut Down?

[Dan LaBine]

Just a suggestion here, but why not move the MPlayer site and
development group to another country? Aren't they working on the project
from all over the world? Am I missing something here?

I don't agree with what's being done, but if they win, we could turn
their victory into a mot point by simply relocating it.

lanman


On Sun, 2003-08-31 at 17:33, Margot wrote:
> HaywireMac wrote:
> > On 31 Aug 2003 14:46:16 -0400
> > Lyvim Xaphir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered:
> > 
> > 
> >>What about representative government?
> > 
> > 
> > Dat be da point, mate, the government represents money, not people.
> > 
> > I don't know too much about the Euro Parliament, but they are certainly
> > not "elected" in any sense we are used to...
> > 
> 
> What kind of elections are you used to? For the last Euro Parliament 
> election I went to the polling station, was given a ballot paper, made 
> my mark with the traditional stub of pencil. Later, the votes were 
> counted, and the party I voted for ended up with a representative in the 
> Euro Parliament for my region. Seems reasonably democratic to me, though 
> of course I'd prefer to be able to vote for the actual candidates in 
> order of preference rather than just voting for a party list, but 
> someday STV will come...
> 
> Margot
> 
> 
> 
> __
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Re: [newbie] LAN/firewall setup

[Dan LaBine]

Dennis; Your setup is almost correct. First of all, is your firewall/router a PC or an 
appliance? Either way, I suggest you modify your set up as follows;

1) Cablemodem to switch - eth0 (using DHCP-client) - Your ISP will probably want to 
assign an IP address for you. Use the Cat5 cable they provided for this connection - 
cable is probably 5 or 6 feet long and it came with the cablemodem.

2) Assuming you have the ability to re-configure your firewall/router, change the IP 
address related to "eth1" to 192.168.0.1, and make sure that all PC's use this IP as 
their Gateway IP. Connect a straight-through Cat5 cable from eth1 to the switch's 
input or to a standard input on the switch if it doesn't have a port labelled 
"Uplink". Please note that some switches will have 2 ports connected together by a 
small line (graphic line, not an electronic line). This usually means that you can use 
one port or the other BUT NOT BOTH. One will usually be labelled "UpLink" and the 
other will be a standard port.

3) Connect all other PC's to the switch making sure that none of them use 192.168.0.1 
as their IP address - it's already been used by your firewall/router, and can be seen 
by the other computers. Again, I stress,...Make sure that you set all other machines 
to use 192.168.0.1 as their Gateway IP, and make sure that NONE of them use 
192.168.0.1 as their own IP.

4) Make sure that your firewall/router allows for I.C.S. (Internet Connection 
Sharing), or N.A.T. (Network Address Translation). While you're at it, make sure that 
you set your DNS IP adresses on each computer for the DNS servers of your ISP.

If you're running a PC as your firewall/router, check the configuration so that it 
allows for I.C.S. or N.A.T., and restart it. Check your Firewall/Router for an 
Internet connection, and if that works, you know that all other machines should now be 
connected. If they can't connect, it's because the firewall/router is not allowing 
them to, and you'll need to either read your owner's manual, or send back aonther 
email with a detailed breakdown of how the Firewall/Router PC is configured.

More info regarding the Firewall/Router would be an asset, here. Is it an appliance? 
If so, what brand and model. Is it a PC? If so, which firewall product and O/S is 
running on it?

Hope this helps!

Lanman

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On 1/1/2003 at 5:11 PM Dennis Myers wrote:

>Below is the way I think my network should be wired. However, I can not
>get
>anything to connect  with the set up shown. What I have is both eth0 and
>eth1
>on the firewall going into the switch and then an uplink cable going to
>the
>cablemodem. If I wire the way I think it should be I can not ping the
>router
>or connect to the internet.  All computers can connect and function fine
>with
>the wrong set up. However, I don't feel comfortable that my firewall is
>really protecting me.  This has to be some simple thing I am doing wrong
>but
>I have tried for months to make it work and no go. Any ideas or howtos
>that
>might clear the mud from my mind?  Suggestions are appreciated.
>
>
>   cablemodem
>   |
>   xx.xx.xx.xxx  eth1
>   firewall/router
>   192.168.0.5  eth0
>   |
>   network switch
>   |
>   
>   |   |   |
>   192.168.0.3 .0.5    .0.1
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>--
>Dennis M.  linux user # 180842
>
>
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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RE: [newbie] More reasons to Hate M$hit. Creative too, which I'm getting pretty p'o'd off with...

[Dan LaBine]

Charlie; I'll be surprised if you actually run into major problems with
the boss. Soon after I started my government job as a network
administrator, I had the "Dubious" pleasure of telling my boss that our
NT4.0 servers were without licenses, except for the original 5 that
comes with each CD. To get us up to par would have cost us 7 or 8
thousand. 

Seems the previous NetAdmin hadn't been an actual Netadmin at all. He
was a programmer, and new little or nothing about this stuff ( His
comment, not mine!). To make a long story short, this problem was the
incentive for a complete change of the old servers and everything went
to Linux, with the exception of 1 server which ran a proprietary
database. 

As of now, I've got a total of 13 servers on Mandrake Prosuite 8.2, 16
LTSP terminals, and 40 workstations on Mandrake 8.2, 3 SNF Firewalls,
and 5 Windows 2000 workstations for the graphics staff. 

The biggest problem I have is the slight embarrassment I feel when my
MCSE buddies talk about re-booting their servers to prevent crashes, and
I mention that mine have been up and running almost non-stop for a year
and a half, with the exception of a couple of power failures, and
regular hardware updates.

My guess is that you'll do fine. Give 'em hell Charlie! Personally, I've
been sleeping a lot better ever since!

Lanman 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Charlie M.
Sent: September 24, 2002 4:44 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] More reasons to Hate M$hit. Creative too, which
I'm getting pretty p'o'd off with...

On Tuesday 24 September 2002 12:52 pm, Franki wrote:
> I got lucky,,, my position has some perks, and I use all of them to
> proclaim the coolness of linux..

Lucky you. I don't have a 'position' per se. I'm just a
dilettante/rabble 
rouser that gets weird calls late at night from various friends that
seem to 
think I may have some useful knowledge or skill. Are they ever mistaken!
;-)
>
> My boss knows I am a nut for it, and HE asked me if I could replace
all
> their windows/office machines, with linux variants..

It would seem your boss is a very open minded person. One person/company
at a 
time is a fantastic way to build some momentum.
>
> So I am starting with one machine, see if I can make it as useful, and
if
> they are happy with the result, then we can put it on all of them...
very
> cool  :-)

I'll wish you luck Frank; even though you seem to have a good grasp on
what 
you're doing. In any case it's always helpful to be lucky when you can't
be 
good. 

Better still to be both though. 
>
> The more business and home users we initiate to linux, the harder it
will
> be for M$ to use paladium to reinforce their monopoly.. (and collect
info
> from "users")

I agree so much my head hurts! Or maybe it was the shout when I read it.
>
> rgds
>
> Frank

-- 
Charlie
Edmonton,AB,Canada
Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org
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occurred.





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RE: [newbie] More reasons to Hate M$hit. Creative too, which I'm getting pretty p'o'd off with...

[Dan LaBine]

Sorry Charlie! Meant to send my last reply to Franki!

My bad!

lanman

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Charlie M.
Sent: September 24, 2002 4:44 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] More reasons to Hate M$hit. Creative too, which
I'm getting pretty p'o'd off with...

On Tuesday 24 September 2002 12:52 pm, Franki wrote:
> I got lucky,,, my position has some perks, and I use all of them to
> proclaim the coolness of linux..

Lucky you. I don't have a 'position' per se. I'm just a
dilettante/rabble 
rouser that gets weird calls late at night from various friends that
seem to 
think I may have some useful knowledge or skill. Are they ever mistaken!
;-)
>
> My boss knows I am a nut for it, and HE asked me if I could replace
all
> their windows/office machines, with linux variants..

It would seem your boss is a very open minded person. One person/company
at a 
time is a fantastic way to build some momentum.
>
> So I am starting with one machine, see if I can make it as useful, and
if
> they are happy with the result, then we can put it on all of them...
very
> cool  :-)

I'll wish you luck Frank; even though you seem to have a good grasp on
what 
you're doing. In any case it's always helpful to be lucky when you can't
be 
good. 

Better still to be both though. 
>
> The more business and home users we initiate to linux, the harder it
will
> be for M$ to use paladium to reinforce their monopoly.. (and collect
info
> from "users")

I agree so much my head hurts! Or maybe it was the shout when I read it.
>
> rgds
>
> Frank

-- 
Charlie
Edmonton,AB,Canada
Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org
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occurred.





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Re: [newbie] [Newbie] SNF New question

[Dan LaBine]

Femme; What you really want to do, is to install the two NICs, and plug
the first NIC (eth0) into your switch, and the second NIC (eth1) would
connect to an extra PC with a crossover cable. That way, you can test
conventional "admin" access to the SNF box from a third PC which would
also be connected to your switch. The third PC would still have internet
access, and you could also try "attacking" the firewall from there as is
the third PC was a "hacker"(?). You could use PC #2 from "behind" the
SNF box to test "admin" access, and to see if the firewall prevents
whatever access that you have restricted.

Once you've got it working to your satisfaction, modify the IP's of the
SNF box to conform to your ISP and to your network, and then put it
between your internet connection (IE; DSL, ADSL, Cable-modem, TI or
whatever) and your switch. Make sure you change the "gateway" and proxy
settings on your workstations to coordinate with the settings of your
SNF box.

Need more help? Email me off list if you need to. If possible, send me
more info about your internet connection, and how your NIC's in the SNF
box are configured. 

Lanman
  


On Thu, 2002-09-12 at 00:06, FemmeFatale wrote:
> 
> 
> I have SNF installed on a small p2 233 comp.  Is it possible just to use 
> One NIC in it & plug it to my switch, so I can play with it before putting 
> it on the 'Net?
> 
> All i want to do is login to it & fiddle around with it, until i get it 
> right.  Then i'll use it as my firewall.
> 
> Thx
> ---
> Femme
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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RE: [newbie] libpng.so.2

[Dan LaBine]

Look for an older version of the package at rpmfind.net. You'll need
"libpng" version 1.0.3. That should install without problems.

Lanman

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Berkeley Labs
Sent: September 10, 2002 11:58 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [newbie] libpng.so.2

Is there any workaround for programs that need this file. I have read
that 
Mandrake 8.2 ships with libpng.so.3 and why. But what do I do if a
program that 
I want to install needs this file. Am i SOL?

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Re: [newbie]Single Network Firewall, Xwindow Configuration Problem

[Dan LaBine]

Dear Femme; All is well! Do not dispair! You must have missed the part -
during the last page or two of the install regarding how to administer your
firewall.
Enhance your calm! Open a browser on a different machine, and point it to
the IP address which you gave to SNF for your internal network card . For
example;
If your two network cards are configured properly by SNF, you will have two
distinct addresses - 1 per card. They should be configured as eth0, and
eth1.
Since eth0 is usually configured as your public interface, your firewall
will not allow you to connect to it by default, although you can modify this
once you're in the GUI. That leaves eth1. If the IP Address of eth1 is
192.168.1.0, then you will point your browser to https://192.168.1.0:8443 .
Notice the colon right between the IP address and the port number.

8443 is the default port for SNF, and usually works quite nicely. It is
important to note that you must modify the IP address that you enter into
your browser to match the IP address that you assigned to eth1 when you were
installing. As a default, SNF also allows you to login directly on the
machine with an ANSI GUI
(Yuch! Ptewey!) to modify your settings, but it's quite a tedious way to get
the job done.

One more thing,...I would like to suggest that you re-install. But this
time, when the install gives you a choice to install (Press Enter) or F1
(for other install options), select F1. At the prompt which follows, type
the word "expert" and then press enter. You will get the same install GUI
you're used to, but your options will be dramatically different! You will
have the option to choose many of the packages which you do or don't want,
which is something you don't get normally.
If you do a conventional install (probably what you did) , the result will
be a bunch of services running on SNF which you probably don't want like
SMTP, and Telnet!

Remember, use a different PC which is already a part of your network to
connect to SNF. Be advised that it's not a very secure idea to run X on SNF,
and that's why it's not installed by default. As a matter of fact, I'm not
even sure that they include any desktop managers in it. Your GUI will be
browser-based from other PC's, and will provide you a customized version of
Webmin with Wizards to perform most functions, and an SSH terminal as well.
Just make sure that you've got Java enabled on your browser.

Hope this helps! If not, I suggest Valium! Grin! Grin!

Lanman

- Original Message -
From: "FemmeFatale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 4:59 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie]Single Network Firewall, Xwindow Configuration Problem


> Not sure where to ask this (Don't think there's an SNF Mail list and if
> there is, its hidden in some cave somewhere run by a Yogi who subsists
> on rice & fish with my luck).
>
> Anyway... To the point of this email... or blunt end...whichever you
> prefer.
>
> I've successfully setup the SNF Distro that Mandrake (Kindly? Cruelly?)
> has made available to D/L.  (As an aside, get Rid of that link for the
> HTML Installation guide!  Its NOT THERE!  Talk about a tease!
> sheesh...).  Ahem, as i was saying, I d/led it & got it installed.
> Teensy problem:  I get the error:  X-window settings error, X-window
> respawning too fast.  Disabling X for 5 mins.  (ARGH!?)
>
> OK so...Off to the web I go! (Sung to the tune of The Wizard of Oz)...
>
> Found the error:  My stupid video card isn't properly enabled somehow
> (read:  It needs help & counselling...but i'm too stupid to provide hand
> holding).  So, what to do?  Well on a Normal Linux distro from MDK I
> just do a "XFDrake -expert" command on the CLI.  Now, being a good
> little Penguin-in-training, I went to invoke this heartfelt command.
>
> ERROR: Command not found!
>
> BLARGH!?  WTF?  
>
> OK fine, theres gotta be another way... No Xsetup, Diskdrake, setup,
> X-anything!?
>
> ACK!?  Couldn't find help files either!... hm... so... I'm stranded...?
>
> So... what to do?  I d/led the PDF File (Useless futile gesture as that
> was)...hoping it would have something in it.  Nada.
>
> So... I turn to you dear Warriors of Linux!  Help a fellow Amazonian to
> overcome this heartbreaking & Difficult period of Non-Guiness!
>
> If the points not been made clear enough, I want a GUI!  Damnit!  Call
> me a wimp, but I need it to set this shit up & the command line ain't
> helping me.  :)
>
> Ty much
> --
> Femme
>
> Good Decisions You boss Made:
>
> "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux.  I've always liked that
> character from Peanuts."
>
> - Source: Dilbert
>
>
>






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Re: [newbie] CD burning software

[Dan LaBine]

I'd like to suggest CDBakeOven, but it doesn't run on anything higher than
KDE 2.2.2, until they update it. It works very similarly to EZ CD Creator,
and it's the first one I've seen that detects your CDROM properly, not just
your burner. Includes adjustable burn speeds, and "Burn-proof" options.
You'll find it at rpmfind.net, and you'll need the oldest version of
"libpng.so.2" you can find there. Probably libpng version 1.0.3. Install
that first, and then cdbakeoven. I haven't tried it on the Beta of LM-9.0
yet.

Lanman

- Original Message -
From: "David Sexton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 10:52 AM
Subject: [newbie] CD burning software


> Dose any one have any suggestions on CD duplication software? I copy a lot
> of cd's. I have tried X-CD-Roost but it only can read and copy from the CD
> Write drive.
>
> Thanks
>
> David
>
>






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Re: [newbie] Off topic question

[Dan LaBine]

Yup. Should work without any modifications, but add an extra cooling fan
inside the case. Should cost you less than $10.00 from a retailer.

Lanman

- Original Message -
From: "Marc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 7:58 AM
Subject: [newbie] Off topic question


>This is way off topic for this group but from what I have seen here I
know that I
> can trust what ever answer I get.
> The question I have is will a new Athlon XP mobo fit in the same case
and use
> the same power supply as a old P3 mobo?  I do realise that the power
supply
> should be at least 300 W.  I am trying to upgrade on the cheep.
>
>   Thanks in advance
> Marc
>
>
>
>






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Re: [newbie] Strange crashes when idle

[Dan LaBine]

> true enough about heat, probly the most common cause of truly "random"
> lockups especially if you include broke CPU fans in the "heat" catagory,
> however taking the sides off, while an acceptable temporary test method,
in
> the long term the dust buildup and static charge acssoceated with the dust
> makes it not to good in the long run (IMHO). best to get enough air
running
> thru the case with added fans and heatsinks. removing the side covers
often
> does not really improve the airflow around the CPU, kinda like taking the
> shroud off the radiator in the car because you have too many bugs in the
> radiator to get air thru. Believe i or not, there may have even been some
> thought to the design of the case that directs flow from the front of the
> case towards the back. blowing the dust off the cards and boards and fans
> once in a while is not a bad idea either. and do use some heatsink grease
> when you install a cpu fan. not a lot (a dab is plenty, the stuff has legs
> and will get everywhere [like your good shirt in the closet] anyway)
>
>
Agreed! Extra coolers and sinks are the way to go! Just thought about the
panels as a test.
But YES, go with the coolers if your power supply can handle them.

Lanman




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Re: [newbie] LM8.2 Boot up to text.. where's the gui?

[Dan LaBine]

Login as your user, ans type "startx" (without the quotes), press enter,
enjoy!

Lanman
- Original Message -
From: "Rainer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] LM8.2 Boot up to text.. where's the gui?


> On Thursday 13 June 2002 10:36 am, you wrote:
> > i've successfully install Linux Mandrake! with kernel 2.2 for my pentium
> > 233MMX computer!
> >
> > then today after work i come back and try to boot up my com..
> > eveyrthing welnt well.. even lilo comes up.. :)
> > i choose linux.. but it hang again... cos i htink if i choose linux.. it
> > will tryto boot with kernal 2.4.. am i right???
> > so i choose the linux 2.2 option.. well everythign boots up..
> > and i wait and wait but nothing on screen happens but lines and lines of
> > words..
> > oops! i lost the interface!
> > sigh.. being a newbie myself i dunno enuf command to get my started
except
> > root and the password and shutdown command..
> > so no GUI for me.. :(
> >
> > so can anyone tell me how to boot up to the gui?? be it kde or gnome..
cos
> > i really dunno about a thing... i thought i can straight boot up to it..
:(
> >
> > also.. can anyone pls tell me how can i configure lilo?? i wanna make
> > windows my default if there's no user interverne to select the os..
> >
> > thanx first.. :)
>
>
> startx
>
>






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Re: [newbie] SNF 7.2 problems.

[Dan LaBine]

Try out the following. At worst, you'll need to do a search at
http://www.google.com/linux to find them.

SME server at www.e-smith.org

http://www.astaro.org/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi

http://www.ipcop.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/IPCop/WebHome

Those out to do.

Lanman
- Original Message -
From: "Chris Lynch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 12:01 PM
Subject: RE: [newbie] SNF 7.2 problems.


>
> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
> Hash: SHA1
>
> I have looked at Smoothwall, but I am looking for a good custom
> firewall that has IDS, reporting, and preferably a Web interface, as
> I am not a Linux guru by an means.
>
> Has anyone heard of Wolverine?  I found this one while searching for
> other firewalls, and this one came up.  It appears that the
> developers are trying to make a Watchguard-like firewall with the
> 2.4.x kernel.  Has anyone tried this distro?  Any thoughts?  Any
> other ideas for a firewall?  I really do not want to have to take a
> Red Hat or Mandrake 8.x distro and turn it into a firewall, as I
> don't know what to have and not to have installed.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
> - -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of FemmeFatale
> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 7:10 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] SNF 7.2 problems.
>
>
> et wrote:
> >
> > boy I don't know if stuff has changed or what, but used to be
> > SINGLE  Network firewall mean only one lan and one external
> > interface no
> > wonder you have a problem with SINGLE NETWORK on MULTIpul eth
> > interfaces... have you ever considered useing only eth0 for the
> > inside  lan as the gateway  (192.168.0.1) and eth1 as the (dhcp?)
> > outside lan?  and maybe consder a complete distro custom setup as a
> > firewall machine  to get all these other ETH2, ETH3,
> > ppp0,ppp1,ppp2, running at the same  time?
> >
>
> That or consider Smootwall for your needs
>
> - --
> Femme
>
> Good Decisions You boss Made:
>
> "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux.  I've always liked that
> character from Peanuts."
>
> - - Source: Dilbert
>
>
>
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Re: [newbie] Samba - Half there?

[Dan LaBine]

Anne; make sure that you start webmin before logging into it.

lanman
- Original Message -
From: "Anne Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Newbie List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Samba - Half there?


> Derek Jennings wrote:
>
> > It looks like you have missed out a few steps.
> > The simplest way to configure Samba is to use 'Webmin' If it not already
> > running install the webmin rpm and then in a browser url enter
> > https://localhost:1   (note https  !!)  accept the certificate you
are
> > presented with and log on as username root.
> >
> > In webmin select
> >
> > Servers>SambaWindows File sharing>ConvertUnix users to Samba users  (at
> > bottom of page)
> > Select convert users then Edit users.  Delete any user which got
converted
> > you did not want, and for any user you do want edit them and select 'new
> > password' and give them the password Windows users must offer when
trying to
> > access a share.
> >
> > Go back to the page headed 'Samba Share Manager'  if the shared folder
you
> > created before is listed then edit it, if not create a new shared
folder.
> > Select if the folder is browsable, and also set up any security you
desire on
> > that folder. (Might be a good idea to start with little security until
you
> > get it working)
> >
> > BTW: The special share called 'homes' will make the home directory of
any
> > user who logs into Samba shared.
> >
> >
> > Go back to Global Configuration 'Windows Networking options'
> > enter the correct windows workgroup name
> >
> > Now go back to 'Samba share Manager' and restart samba (botton of page)
> > Your Samba shares should now be visible to windows machines, and the
> > passwords should be accepted.
> >
> >
> > To see the Windows computers in Linux I recommend komba2  It gives you a
GUI
> > very like 'Network Neughbourhood' in Windows. Any folder you mount using
> > komba2 will appear in konqueror at ~/komba/
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > derek
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Monday 27 May 2002 11:34 am, Anne Wilson wrote:
> >
> >>Running on Mdk 8.2, in a triple boot with W2K and Win98.
> >>
> >>If I am to progress at all I must be able to work while the rest of the
> >>family are on the LAN.  That is, 1 W2K m/c and 2 Win98 m/cs.  I need to
> >>share a FAT32 directory, identified in Linux as /mnt/win_d2/Public, and
> >>to make my m/c the gateway for ICS.
> >>
> >>I requested Samba and ICS when installing, so I'm fairly sure all
> >>necessary services will be installed.
> >>
> >>I have created users on my Linux partition, giving them the same name
> >>and password as they use on the Win m/cs.  I have entered Samba
> >>passwords.  Then, using Micky's PC for testing, I checked to see what
> >>was happening.
> >>
> >>I can see Anne_linux in Network Neighbourhood.  Clicking on it shows me
> >>my 2 CUPS printer setups and a folder called Homes.  Clicking on this
> >>asks for a password - and I can go no further.
> >>
> >> From my Linux screen I can see Micky/Public from Control Centre/Mount
> >>Points.
> >>
> >>1)  What did I do wrong?
> >>
> >>2)  How should I have entered Micky into the Samba Users Config. file?
> >>I just put 'Micky = Micky users', assuming that it had something to do
> >>with the groups she belongs to.  If it is, do I need to add all the
groups?
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>3)  If I try to see Micky/Public under Konq I get 'cannot connect to
> >>host localhost'.  When I get the other problems sorted out will this
> >>disappear, or is it a totally separate problem?
> >>
> >
> > You need to install and configure LISa for this to work. I think you
will
> > find komba2 is nicer/easier.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>TIA
> >>
> >>Anne
> >>
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
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> >
>
>
> Fell at the first fence!  I logged in as root, located Webmin on the
> DVD, installed the four failed dependencies, then installed webmin.
> Fired up Mozilla, typed in https://localhost:1 and got back error
> message
>
> connection refused trying to connect to localhost:1
>
> or words to that effect.
>
> What did I forget?
>
> Anne
>
>
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Re: [newbie] Help I Can't log in!!!

[Dan LaBine]

Mark; I don;t suppose you've considered re-installing? You could save your
config files to a floppy, and leave your "/home" partition alone during the
install, and that would solve the problem for sure! You'd have to name the
home partition (create mount point for /home), and you'd have to make sure
you don't format it during the install, but otherwise everything would be
back again as soon as you login. It's just a thought, but assuming you've
made a package list floppy, it shouldn't take more than 20 minutes, and look
at how much time you've spent on this problem already! I realize that you're
probably trying to solve the problem rather than re-installing Mandrake, but
if you can't use it properly, then mabe it's time to take the plunge?

Just a thought.

Lanman

- Original Message -
From: "Mark Lucas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Help I Can't log in!!!


> Thanks, but this hasn't fixed it I'm afraid.
>
> I've discovered that I can log in if I startup in 'failsafe' mode (that's
> something I suppose!) but not if I startup normally.
>
> I can't log in as *any* user, not even root!
>
> Any more suggestions from anyone?
>
> Mark
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "daRcmaTTeR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 9:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Help I Can't log in!!!
>
>
> >
> > in that case you may want to check to make sure the IP address of the
> > machine you're trying to connect to this box from isn't being blocked by
> > port sentry. check the /etc/hosts.deny file for the IP address of that
> > machine. If it's there you'll want to enter that machine's address into
> > the hosts.ignore and hosts.allow file so this doens't happen any more.
> >
> > that happens to me at least once every time I setup a new box.
> >
> > --
> > daRcmaTTeR
> > --
> > Registered Linux User 182496
> >
>
>
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> 
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> >
>
>
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Re: [newbie] Dual CPU Query

[Dan LaBine]

Jay; When you bought the CPU's did you make sure that they had the same
batch numbers? This could make a big difference!

Lanman

- Original Message -
From: "Jay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Dual CPU Query


> > I have built a twin 1GHz P111 box, using an Abit VP6 motherboard.  I
> > installed Mandrake 8.2, and followed the HowTo to rebuild the kernel
> > with multiprocessor support.
> >
> > When the machine boots up, the initial boot screen shows that 2 CPUs
> > are present, and using dmesg to view the Linux boot text I get the
report:
> >
> > Intel MultiProcessor Specification v1.1
> > Virtual Wire compatibility mode.
> > OEM ID: OEM0 Product ID: PROD APIC at: 0xFEE0
> > Processor #0 Pentium(tm) Pro APIC version 17
> > Processor #1 Pentium(tm) Pro APIC version 17
> > I/O APIC #2 Version 17 at 0xFEC0.
> > Processors: 2
> >
> > Andrew Tuson





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Re: [newbie] Window manager command

[Dan LaBine]

Tommy; When you log out, you're returned to the Login Applet. Below the
dialog
box where your password goes, there's a drop-down box labelled "Session
Type".
Select the desktop manager that you want to use, and log in with it. You
MUST select
the desktop manager AFTER you've entered your username and password, or it
will
revert to the previous manager. Once you've successfully logged-in with the
new desktop
manager, that will now become your default manager until you change it
again.

By the way,...I haven't received those files yet.

Lanman

- Original Message -
From: "Tommy Eaton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 9:21 AM
Subject: [newbie] Window manager command


> Hi,
>
> Can any of you tell me what the command is to change your default window
> manager?  Please don't tell me to modify any files.  I know there is a
> command I've used before, but can't remember what it is...  Someone said
to
> try switchdesk, but that doesn't work on my mdk 8.1 box... Thanks!
>
>
>
>






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Re: [newbie] 2 Linux Computers

[Dan LaBine]

James; Do both machines have Internet access? Unless you've got
something new, you should be running 2 network cards in one of the two
machines - 1 to the cablemodem, and the second network card (using a
crossover Cat5 cable) to a network card in the second machine. If that's
a cable/CDL router, and not a hub then what you're saying makes sense.
In either case, check out the following link and have a look at the
sections marked - setting up an NFS server - and - setting up an NFS
client. You'll have to do both (server and client) to each machine.

Lanman 

On Tue, 2002-03-19 at 04:11, James Thomas wrote:
> 
> Hey all,
> 
> I have two linux computers both connected via a Netgear hub to my cable 
> modem. They don't seem to be able to see each other. Anything I can do to 
> accomplish this?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> James
> 
> _
> Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
> 
> 
> 
> 

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Re: [newbie] connection sharing and network with samba

[Dan LaBine]

Soory about the typo's. Not enough coffee!

Lanman

- Original Message -
From: "Dan LaBine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 8:24 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] connection sharing and network with samba


> Hey Stojs; You're firewall software has disallowed your internal network
> card. It doesn't know that this card can be trusted. You'll have to go to
> "/etc/Bastille" and open the config file - "bastille-firewall.conf" and
edit
> the "Trusted Ifaces" section. Give the whole config file a good read. It's
> fairly straightforward. There is a way to do ICS without DHCP, and it can
be
> done in this config file, but you'll have to disable the Internet
Connection
> Sharing in Moandrake Control Center first. Look in the config file for IP
> Masq, and put your subnet's IP range in there ie; 192.168.0.0/24 or
> 10.0.0.0/24, then go to a root console and type
"bastille-firewall-restart"
> or "bastille-firewall-netstat".  I'm not exactly sure of the command, but
> worst case scenario, you could always restart Bastille. In fact, you shold
> be able to disable the "Tiny Firewall" in the control center completely,
and
> just edit the bastille config file, then restart the service (bastille),
and
> you should be good to go.
>
> Lanman
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Stojs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 7:08 AM
> Subject: [newbie] connection sharing and network with samba
>
>
> > I had my internet sharing working perfectly. Then I wanted to set up the
> firewall using wizdrake. I ran the network wizzard like I had to before
> > running the firewall wizard. And when I was finnished there was no more
> internet sharing.
> >
> > Can I have a connection sharing not using DHCP? I only have one machine
> connected to the linux box.
> >
> > Or is it possible for the linux network to use the automaticly assigned
> ip-number from the connection sharing?
> >
> > Any suggestions on how to get my network using both connection sharing
and
> SAMBA?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Stojs
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
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> 
>
>
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> >
>
>
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Re: [newbie] connection sharing and network with samba

[Dan LaBine]

Stojs; I just read the rest of your email. DHCP is installed and configured
by ICS when you set it up. That's how ICS can provide your other PC's with
an IP address. That's probably not your problem. Your problem sounds like
the firewall NOT trusting the network card which connects to your other PC
or Hub. Thats why you should check out the file I mentioned in my previous
reply. Once this is working again, you'll be able to set up Samba. If Samba
was already running before, edit the config file as previously mentioned,
and then restart Samba as root - "samba restart". Everything should work
fine then. If you decide to use IP Masq in
/etc/Bastille/bastille-firewall.conf , disable ICS first, and then, either
start dhcp manually, or set up some fixed or static (same thing) IP's on any
other machine you have connected to this firewall. If you're going to start
dhcp as a separate daemon, make sure you tell bastille which network card
will be the one running dhcp. Then restart bastille.

Good Luck.

Lanman


- Original Message -
From: "Stojs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 7:08 AM
Subject: [newbie] connection sharing and network with samba


> I had my internet sharing working perfectly. Then I wanted to set up the
firewall using wizdrake. I ran the network wizzard like I had to before
> running the firewall wizard. And when I was finnished there was no more
internet sharing.
>
> Can I have a connection sharing not using DHCP? I only have one machine
connected to the linux box.
>
> Or is it possible for the linux network to use the automaticly assigned
ip-number from the connection sharing?
>
> Any suggestions on how to get my network using both connection sharing and
SAMBA?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Stojs
>
>
>
>






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Re: [newbie] connection sharing and network with samba

[Dan LaBine]

Hey Stojs; You're firewall software has disallowed your internal network
card. It doesn't know that this card can be trusted. You'll have to go to
"/etc/Bastille" and open the config file - "bastille-firewall.conf" and edit
the "Trusted Ifaces" section. Give the whole config file a good read. It's
fairly straightforward. There is a way to do ICS without DHCP, and it can be
done in this config file, but you'll have to disable the Internet Connection
Sharing in Moandrake Control Center first. Look in the config file for IP
Masq, and put your subnet's IP range in there ie; 192.168.0.0/24 or
10.0.0.0/24, then go to a root console and type "bastille-firewall-restart"
or "bastille-firewall-netstat".  I'm not exactly sure of the command, but
worst case scenario, you could always restart Bastille. In fact, you shold
be able to disable the "Tiny Firewall" in the control center completely, and
just edit the bastille config file, then restart the service (bastille), and
you should be good to go.

Lanman

- Original Message -
From: "Stojs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 7:08 AM
Subject: [newbie] connection sharing and network with samba


> I had my internet sharing working perfectly. Then I wanted to set up the
firewall using wizdrake. I ran the network wizzard like I had to before
> running the firewall wizard. And when I was finnished there was no more
internet sharing.
>
> Can I have a connection sharing not using DHCP? I only have one machine
connected to the linux box.
>
> Or is it possible for the linux network to use the automaticly assigned
ip-number from the connection sharing?
>
> Any suggestions on how to get my network using both connection sharing and
SAMBA?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Stojs
>
>
>
>






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Re: [newbie] Do I need 2 NIC for connection sharing ?

[Dan LaBine]

Don't feel bad, I know guys whose names are Laurie and Beverly, but these
guys are so tough now that you don't want to smirk in front of them !

Lanman

Kinda reminds me of the boy named Sue !
- Original Message -
From: "FemmeFatale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Do I need 2 NIC for connection sharing ?


> As an aside to all of Hanan's questions & I don't know if I should be
> the one saying so but...
>
> Hanan emailed me offlist, and it turns out "he" is a she as well.  I
> didn't know either & apologized for the mixup :)
>
> Femme
>
> Randy Kramer wrote:
> >
> > Hanan Shargi wrote:
> > > SO Finally If I may rephrase the question here:  How do I connect my
small LAN
> > > ( of 2 pc's ) to the bigger LAN ( the buildin's ) to make the smaller
LAN see
> > > the internet ?!
> >
> > Well, I'm glad to have helped a little bit.  Not sure I can help more,
> > but I think you got good suggestions from other people.  I think you
> > have three choices:
> >
>
>






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Re: [newbie] Shame we live in diff countries and all

[Dan LaBine]

Gee Jeff; Can't you be more accurate than that?? Looks like you left out the
seconds in your time there, and a latitude and longitude would have been
nice !

Grin! Grin!

Lanman
- Original Message -
From: "jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Shame we live in diff countries and all


> jeff
>
> worcester MA, USA
>
> currently experimenting with:
>
> mandrake
> debian
> freebsd
>
> it's all good...
>
> Worcester, Worcester Regional Airport, MA, United States
> (KORH) 42-16-14N 071-52-23W 304M
> Mar 12, 2002 - 01:54 PM EST / 2002.03.12 1854 UTC
> Wind: from the SW (230 degrees) at 17 MPH (15 KT):0
> Visibility: 10 mile(s):0
> Sky conditions: overcast
> Weather: light rain
> Precipitation last hour: A trace
> Temperature: 37.9 F (3.3 C)
> Dew Point: 32.0 F (0.0 C)
> Relative Humidity: 78%
> Pressure (altimeter): 30.14 in. Hg (1020 hPa)
> ob: KORH 121854Z 23015KT 10SM -RA BKN018 OVC027 03/00 A3014
> RMK AO2 RAB37 SLP219 P T0033
> cycle: 19
>
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[newbie] test

[Dan LaBine]

test

Re: [newbie] virus scanners (again)

[Dan LaBine]

Todd; I'm using Mcafee on a Linux file server for 65 staff members, and
it's running fine. You have to run it from a command line, but other
than that, it does a great job.

Lanman

On Wed, 2002-03-06 at 22:35, Todd Slater wrote:
> I know there was a recent discussion of virus scanners, and how they are
> not necessary unless it is to protect Windows clients. Well, that is just
> the situation I am in. I want to set up a server to experiment with
> educational applications of GPL/Open Source/Free Software, but the MIS
> guys won't let me connect to our network until I can assure them the Linux
> server won't pass on virii to our Novell NetWare network.
> 
> A google search reveals some vendors such as TrendMicro, Panda, even
> McAffee, but these all seem to be geared to RedHat, SuSe, and Debian. Any
> opinions on how to proceed? Should these work with Mandrake?
> 
> Thanks,
> Todd
> 
> -- 
> Todd Slater
> No use to shout at them to pay attention. If the situations, the
> materials, the problems before the child do not interest him, his
> attention will slip off to what does interest him, and no amount of
> exhortation of threats will bring it back. (John Holt)
> 
> 
> 

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Re: [newbie] Single Network Firewall

[Dan LaBine]

What kind of cards are they? I've never heard of a P166 handling one PCI NIC
let alone 3 !!
If these cards are in fact ISA, then it should support 1 or 2 but even so, I
can't see it handling 3.
Linux may detect them, but I'd be impressed if it could actually run that
many at all.

Lanman

- Original Message -
From: "Gerald Waugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Single Network Firewall


> On Sunday 24 February 2002 04:47 am, Robin wrote:
> > Quoting myself from 2 or 3 days ago.
> >
> > 
> > I happened to be just playing with one of my box hoping to make it into
> > a firewall box in the last few days. It's a 133 with 96MB of RAM. I
> > tried both Mandrake SNF and Smoothwall on it. I haven't played with it
> > long enough to be an expert, thus what I know may not be all correct.
> > With 3 NIC installed, you can setup Smoothwall with a dedicated DMZ.
> > Both firewall can be managed with web interface, however, with this old
> > machine I got, Smoothwall seems to generate the pages a bit faster than
> > SNF.
> >
> > One of the problem I had with Smoothwall was with picking the LAN NIC.
> > About 5 min into installation, a NIC for internal LAN (the green
> > interface) has to be picked and it cannot be changed without reinstall
> > (at least I haven't figured out how). If the card you want is not auto
> > detected, you will have to pick from a list, not a problem if you have 3
> > identical NIC. I had 2 different kind of NIC and it kept picking the one
> > I didn't want. Also, I don't know if this is the NIC module problem or
> > something else, when I put 2 3Com 509b in the machine, I can only get
> > one to work with both firewall.
> > 
>
> If you have two or more network cards in your computer, you may need to
add
> an append statement to your /etc/lilo.conf file to describe the IRQ and
> address of both cards. My lilo append statement looks like this:
> append="ether=12,0x300,eth0 ether=15,0x340,eth1"
>
> 12 and 15 being the irq and 300 and 340 the base IO address
> You may need to add the third cad something like
> append="ether=12,0x300,eth0 ether=15,0x340,eth1 ether=irq,base_io,eth2"
>
> Earlier in one of my systems I had to recompile the kernel to recognize
> multiple NICs
> --
> Gerald Waugh
>
>






> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
> Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
>




Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Memory use

[Dan LaBine]

I'm running a Gig of Ram in my "Play-Station", and the only advantage is that 
OpenOffice opens right smartly! Other than that, everything runs normally.

Dan


On July  9, 2001 09:03 am, you wrote:
> On Sunday 08 July 2001 10:54 pm, Anguo wrote:
> > I just bought a new box and insisted on having 256Mb RAM (against the
> > advice of a friend who said 128Mb would be enough).
> > After installing LM8.0, I noticed that most of the 256Mb were used,
> > confirming that I made the right choice, but I also wondered why
> > Linux would precisely use the amount of RAM I had.
>
> 256 is plenty, and was a good choice considering how cheap ram is.
> Linux is only 'using' most all your ram in the sense that it allocates
> it to cache and buffer.  It's still free for use tho.
>
>  total   used   free sharedbuffers
> Mem:255752 252508   3244  0  21460
> cached 124616
> -/+ buffers/cache: 106432 149320
> Swap:   401552140 401412
>
> In the ex. above, if you just look at the first line, it appears
> that all of 256mb but 3 is being used.  It is, but not really, it's
> still ready for use by procceses and apps. -/+ buffers/cache: shows
> that 106mb is in use, 149 are free'n ready.
>
> > I was thinking to wait that memory comes cheaper to add two 512Mb
> > bars to have a total of 1300Mb RAM. Would that make the system   
> > faster, or would that only be a waste of money?
>
>  You don't need more'n the 256 you've got.  If you go over 1gig,
> you'll need a different kernel.

Re: [newbie] Ghosting with Norton 2001 supports Linux EXT2 FS

[Dan LaBine]

Actually folks, Norton Ghost 2001 works just great with Linux. We have 
several dual-boot workstations at the office, with each having it's own hard 
drive for each OS. We ghost'em all the time and it's a piece of cake. Been 
using it to Ghost our main IDE drives on our servers and firewalls too. By 
using "Mobile Racks" in our servers, we've got back-up redundancy and if a 
server went down ( not so far though! ), we can be back up and running in the 
time it takes to reboot !


Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712


On July  7, 2001 08:40 pm, you wrote:
> Scott,
>
> For some bizarre reason, I am getting mail returned, so I thought I'd
> post this for Scott and any one else asking about ghosting Linux.
>
> As I am not familiar with Ghost 6.5, Norton Ghost 2001 and Drive Image
> support Linux ghosting. However, if you are using Reiser FS, I'm really
> not sure. Why not go for a CD R writer?. In the long run, it's much
> cheaper.
>
> Roman
> Registered Linux User #179293
> Email Powered By Tux Email Utility

Re: [newbie] Kmail and Proxies.

[Dan LaBine]

Sorry Chris,...My bad! Should've mentioned in previous post, I'm using
Mandrake Security. It uses Bastille, and Squid. There aren't any pop or smtp
servers in-house. All handled by the ISP. So, I have to be able to use my
proxy's port to get out of my LAN and get to the ISP to collect email. The
problem is that there aren't any settings in KMail for proxy settings.
That's what I'm curious about. We're running 50% Windows (Yuch! Ptewey!) and
50% Mandrake (WooHoo!) workstations. Outlook express handles the proxy by
using whatever you setup in IE5.5 . Netscape handles the proxy fine, but
only if you're running 1 - POP3 account. You can't run multiple POP3
accounts on 1 PC with Netscape, unless there are multiple users, which
requires that you re-login for each. Thanks anyways for the help.

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User # 190712
Linux! The Last Windows Service
Pack  You'll Ever Need!
- Original Message -
From: "Chris Seaton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Dan LaBine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 12:45 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Kmail and Proxies.


> You set it up as you would in Windows or thats how its done on my network.
> I use winproxy from analogx (www.analogx.com) , and on the server you add
> all of your smtp servers and pop servers that you use.  So in the e-mail
> program you just enter your Server's IP address for all your pop3 and smtp
> servers instead of mail.blah.com, in my case 192.168.0.1 ( A common
> configuration) and the port is however your server is set up, 25 for smtp
in
> my case and 110 for Pop3. You might want to check out the manual to your
> proxy server utility, some are set up different, or your network admin if
> someone else set it up. Hope I helped. - Chris
> - Original Message -
> From: "Dan LaBine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 1:49 PM
> Subject: [newbie] Kmail and Proxies.
>
>
> > Anyone know how to set up Kmail to send/receive email thru a proxy
> server??
> >
> > Dan LaBine
> > Registered Linux User # 190712
> > Linux! The Last Windows Service
> > Pack You'll Ever Need!
> >
> >
>

[newbie] Kmail and Proxies.

[Dan LaBine]

Anyone know how to set up Kmail to send/receive email thru a proxy server??

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User # 190712
Linux! The Last Windows Service
Pack You'll Ever Need! 

Re: [newbie] HELP!

[Dan LaBine]

Do You Mean Linux-Mandrake 8.0 Beta 3?? I thought so!
You should probably call someone and have them upgrade 
you to Linux-Mandrake Release Candidate 1. It's a newer 
version and probably more stable. 

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User # 190712
Linux! - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack!

Re: [newbie] Will my ATI Rage Fury Maxx video card work with LM 7.2?

[Dan LaBine]

David; I'm currently running the exact same video card on a 7.2 system with 
absolutely no problems! Mandrake sets the card up based on it's model class 
(Rage 128) not the specific Model (Fury Maxx). Harddrake detects the model 
O.K., so you sholdn't have problems. Make sure that you check your BIOS to 
insure that you don't have an IRQ assigned to the AGP port, that Plug 'N' 
Play is disabled, and that you've reset your configuration data. 

Dan LaBine

On Thursday 12 April 2001 23:46, you wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Will my ATI Rage Fury Maxx video card work with LM 7.2? If not can someone
> recommend a video card that will work well with LM 7.2?
>
> Thanks Much
> David Nelson

Re: [newbie] Looking for RealPlayer 7 (Seven)

[Dan LaBine]

RealPlayer 7 should be on your install CD's.

On Wednesday 11 April 2001 21:05, you wrote:
> Dear friends:
>
> I recently installed the RealPlayer 8 .bin version for Linux. I also
> installed all the plugins and mimetypes (sh mimetypes.sh and sh
> plugins.sh). Everything installed perfectly. However, I've noticed
> problems with RealPlayer 8. The broadband screen is half the size it
> should be (and no zoom option is available). Or else certain embedded
> files do not work or do not work properly. Obviously, the RealPlayer
> 8 rpm won't work on LM 7.2.
>
> This is ironic. I used to have RealPlayer 7. I foolishly deleted it from
> my web site storage place when I installed RealPlayer 8.
>
> Would someone happen to still have a copy of the RealPlayer 7 rpm? If
> so, may I ask if you could send me a copy by email attachment? I would
> really appreciate it. But, before you do it, PLEASE contact me FIRST by
> regular
> email. I'll let you know if I still need it.
>
> Thank you so very much.
>
> Benjamin

Re: [newbie] RE:SAMBA

[Dan LaBine]

Dale; Could be that you need to set the proper permissions to access the
drive first. The username you use for the second PC needs to be setup on the
Mandrake box as a user, then using Konqueror, give the new user permission
to access the 30 Gig drive. When that's done, restart samba and all should
be well. By the way, can the other machine see the "/public" drive? It
should be able to see it but not access it until you add the second PC as a
user of the Mandrake box.

Dan LaBine

- Original Message -
From: "Dale Kosan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 8:46 AM
Subject: [newbie] RE:SAMBA


> I just got Samba working on my home network, I used Webmin to set it up
and
> boy was it easy! One problem with my Mandrake box, I have a 30 gig drive
> mounted as /public but Webmin wont let me share it. On my Redhat box I
tried
> sharing a directory and it went well. Is there a bug with the version of
> Webmin included with Mandrake 7.2? My version is 0.84-1.1. I would
recommend
> anyone trying to set up Samba to try webmin if they are newbies. Thanks
for
> all your help
>

Re: [newbie] Mandrake & Redhat on same 'puter

[Dan LaBine]

The world is round because Volvo already had a patent on square, boxy things
that are hard to destroy.
- Original Message -
From: "michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 5:09 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake & Redhat on same 'puter


>
> Why is the world round???
>
>
> On Tuesday 03 April 2001 18:34, you wrote:
> > Sorry for this question, but why you need it?
> >
> >Ananyev Vladimir
> > Teleport-TP/Portal ISP
> >  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > On Tue, 3 Apr 2001, michael wrote:
> > > G'day
> > >
> > > Is it possible to install Mandrake & RedHat on the same drive using
> > > seperate partitions, if so how???
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Michael Doyle
> > > Adelaide, South Australia
> > > ICQ #2635762
> > > http://members.dingoblue.net.au/~mtd
>
>
>

Re: [newbie]PDF

[Dan LaBine]

Phil; Yes Linux can handle PDF files. You should have "xpdf" installed on
your system, but if not, you can also download Adobe's Acrobat Reader for
Linux from their site (www.adobe.com) . About your cablemodem and your ISP,
by any chance, have you changed your network card that connects to your
cablemodem? Depending on your ISP and your cablemodem, user authentication
is sometimes provided by the MAC address of your network card, and sometimes
by the MAC address of your cablemodem. If you've changed your NIC, the new
one will have a different MAC address, and therefore won't authenticate you
to your ISP. Linux shouldn't even enter into the picture. But you never
know. Just thought I'd throw this into the mix. Hope the info helps.

Dan LaBine
- Original Message -
From: "phil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 1:15 AM
Subject: [newbie]PDF


> Can Linux handle PDF?
>
>

Re: [newbie] Sympatico and the D-Link 530-TX problems

[Dan LaBine]

Ok, so let me get this straight. You're using Sympatico in Paris? You work
for Mandrakesoft? And you're coming to the group for help!!! Or am I
getting messages from 2 different people mixed up?

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User# 190712

- Original Message -
From: Civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Sympatico and the D-Link 530-TX problems


> On Tuesday 27 March 2001 05:31, you wrote:
> > Civilme; Where in Quebec? I'm in Montreal.There have been similar
> > complaints from other people in the LUG  I belong to. If you're D-Link
> > continues to give you problems, get back to me. I can arrange to have
the
> > card checked, and replaced with something more reliable. We've seen lots
of
> > the D-Link's screw up and there was a bad batch of them around Montreal
for
> > a while. Sympatico was replacing quite a few a couple of months ago. If
the
> > card is good, and still won't work, we can replace it with a DLink
538TX,
> > which will work fine. In the mean time, make sure that your BIOS  has
the
> > "Plug 'n' Play O/S" option turned off, and then "Reset Configuration
Data"
> > is enabled. Once you get your PC fired up, log in as root, open a
terminal,
> > and try "ifconfig", and also "ifup eth0" , then send the information
back
> > here.to the forum.
> >
> > Dan LaBine
> > Registered Linux User #190712
>
>
> Ummm  Well you start at the capitol building in Montreal, go one block
south,
> turn southwest and continue 5600 kilometers.  Wear rubber boots or you
will
> get wet feet.-)
>
> I'm at Mandrakesoft in Paris, and we were testing these D-Link cards,
trying
> to figure why the driver that works with the Rhine chipset doesn't work
with
> that specific card.
>
> Civileme
>

Re: [newbie] DHCP and LM 8.0B2 Solved

[Dan LaBine]

Did any of you try to set up your connection as a LAN connection? I'm using
the exact same thing at home and at the office, and it has worked for me
everytime, including LM 8.0B2! Don't bother with setting it up as an
Internet connection, just as a network configuration.

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User # 190712

- Original Message -
From: "michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] DHCP and LM 8.0B2 Solved


> I reinstalled!!! the refuge of weinies i know, but hey it works!
>
> michael wrote:
>
> > Hey is there a separate list for Traktopel?
> >
> > I installed and configured my rtl8139 with a private ip and through a
> > gateway.
> > Now I'm on a dhcp server with my home ISP and can't figure out what to
> > do...
> > linuxconf changes don't seem to work.
> > -m-
>
>

Re: [newbie] Sympatico and the D-Link 530-TX problems

[Dan LaBine]

Civilme; Where in Quebec? I'm in Montreal.There have been similar complaints
from other people in the LUG  I belong to. If you're D-Link continues to
give you problems, get back to me. I can arrange to have the card checked,
and replaced with something more reliable. We've seen lots of the D-Link's
screw up and there was a bad batch of them around Montreal for a while.
Sympatico was replacing quite a few a couple of months ago. If the card is
good, and still won't work, we can replace it with a DLink 538TX, which will
work fine. In the mean time, make sure that your BIOS  has the "Plug 'n'
Play O/S" option turned off, and then "Reset Configuration Data" is enabled.
Once you get your PC fired up, log in as root, open a terminal, and try
"ifconfig", and also "ifup eth0" , then send the information back here.to
the forum.

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712

Re: [newbie] More "Neighborhood" Questions

[Dan LaBine]

Can you say Samba?? You can Use it to see Linux folders/files from a windows
box.

- Original Message -
From: Kelly, Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 'Newbie' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 4:16 AM
Subject: [newbie] More "Neighborhood" Questions


> I got LinNeighborhood up and running last night. All seems good. My next
> question. Is there any utilities/programs that will allow Windows to see
> Linux files? Just in case I want to go the other way...
>
> As always, Much thanks.
>
> Moose
>
>
>

Re: [newbie] Network Neighborhood???

[Dan LaBine]

While you're at it, check out xsmbrowser and LinNeighborhood. Both are
available at www.rpmfind.net
If you decide to install LinNeighborhood, download "gettext" from
rpmfind.net atthe same time, and install it first!


- Original Message -
From: iagoba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 4:31 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Network Neighborhood???


> you got Komba in KDE and Gnomba in Gnome
> but GNomba don't works very fine I think.
>
> Kelly, Christopher wrote:
>
> > Is there a way to graphically see all PC's on a network? Like Network
> > Neighborhood in Winblows. I have a small LAN at home and I want to set
up
> > some file sharing. I didn't know if it could be done this way or if I
had to
> > mount the drive to see it...
> >
> > Much thanks,
> > Moose
>
>

Re: [newbie] PMFirewall and IPchains

[Dan LaBine]

To all!

As a followup to my previous post to the mandrake group, I did some
snooping around, and found something VERY interesting! Check out this
web-site for something you might find useful -  http:/www.securepoint.cc  .
They have a complete firewall kit which includes Linux and Windows
Administration Clients, as well as thier own version of Linux with it's own
firewall system included. Download all the english files for the FREEWARE
edition ( Man! I just love that term! ). The large file includes a CD image
in ".c2d" format, so a CD burner is required, and get the separate client
and manual files. This firewall system is designed to be used on a separate
firewall PC (Check the manual for minimum requirements). This one looks
really good. I'll be setting it up in the next few days myself. Hope this
helps everyone!

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712

Re: [newbie] PMFirewall and IPchains

[Dan LaBine]

Peter; The questions you answered from my previous post were meant as
rhetorical ones, but well done. I wasn't expecting answers! However, I'm
still hoping that Linux will become considerably more popular to the masses,
and I see easy-to-use-and-install packages as one of the ways that the
appeal of Linux can be greatly enhanced. Thanks for your comments.

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712

- Original Message -
From: "Peter Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] PMFirewall and IPchains


> --- Dan LaBine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > Why are many Linux-based programs so complicated to
> > set up?? Here we are,
> 
>
> I'm no expert but I've got a few theories for you.
>
> Theory 1:
> Hacking code is fun. Writing a polished interface
> isn't so much fun. Since most of what you use under
> Linux has been written by volunteers who're writing
> code for the love of writing code, you get software
> that is robust and powerful but lacks polish and/or
> good documentation (until someone else comes along and
> writes the latter).
>
> Theory 2:
> It's danged hard to write an 'easy-to-use' interface
> that doesn't limit access to the software in some way.
> One of my primary reasons for trying to wean myself
> off of Windows is that every version that comes out
> puts more barriers between me and the machine. More
> and more, M$ 'guesses' at what I really want to do,
> and does it. If it guesses wrong, I have to recourse.
> I'll project my annoyance with this onto the Linux
> community in general (who, from what I've seen, really
> enjoy having full control of the OS) and guess that
> the people who write this software are loathe to do
> anything that might limit what you can do with it in
> any way.
>
> Now, a comment... things surely are getting better.
> I'm in my 3rd or 4th attempt at becoming a full time
> Linux user. The first time I tried was with RedHat 5,
> iirc, and it was a huge challenge to get that
> installed. Compare that installation to the one in
> Mandrake 7.2 and there's an amazing improvement in
> ease-of-use.
>
> If/when Linux starts to make real in-roads into the
> desktop space, there'll be commercial incentive to pay
> people to craft nice interfaces to existing
> utilities... until then we'll have to make do, or
> develop the coding skills needed to create nice
> interfaces and build 'wrappers' for powerful but
> unwieldy utilities...
>
> All the above is just my opinion, of course, and be
> aware that I am NOT a hard-core linux geek (yet). I'm
> trying to get there, though... every time I boot
> Windows these days, I feel a sense of defeat... I'll
> get there!
>
> =
> ~~~
> Peter Smith, Cambridge, MA, USA
> Various bookmarks => http://people.ne.mediaone.net/jaded
> Chat about games, movies and tv => http://jadedspub.com
> ~~~
> "They were playing Wagner. It's the most fun I've had in about six
months" -Tyr Anasazi
>
> __
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail.
> http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
>

Re: [newbie] PMFirewall and IPchains

[Dan LaBine]

Mark, Tom, and anyone else who can shed a little light on the subject;

Mark, Thanks for your response. And your support. I was about to "Light one
Up" when I received your email. I owe you one. And now for a question that's
probably going to open a "Can Of Worms". I will start by apologising up
front for any offense loyal/fanatical Linux users may infer from this. I
apologise. There, that's done! Now, for the question.

Why are many Linux-based programs so complicated to set up?? Here we are,
getting involved in a conversation about a type of program which should be
relatively simple to install/setup/configure, and I'm sure that this won't
be the last time someone has a problem with IPchains/PMfirewall, or some
other package. I'm just curious though, why is it a real pain? You gents are
talking about using 2 or more techniques to accomplish something that should
be relatively easy. What's the big point that I'm not seeing? What I mean is
that although Linux is in a constant state of development, some of the
technologies are relatively constant. TCP/IP has been around for quite some
time, and is probably considered a "Standard" protocol these days, and I
would think that the rules governing it and ways to block/close ports would
also be pretty consistent. So why then does it take so much to tackle a
setup that should be a piece of cake? I realise that I may be understating
the issue, but what ever happened to a nice simple procedure? What ports do
you want to leave open? What ports do you want to close? Enable masquerading
? Yes/No? etc,etc. Run these rules each time you start this PC? Okey Dokey,
We're done! Have a nice day!! You know, Simple.

Personally, I'm glad I've broken away from most M$ products, and all the
various apps that used to cost Way Too Much. But many of them did perform
background tasks without having to be "Tweaked" ( assuming you're not
including all the various updates/patches/bug fixes/service packs! ). But as
an comparison, I used to use firewall/proxy apps that did exactly what they
said. Install and configure them and your done. In a GUI no less. Mark, why
should you have to read the ipchains HOW-TO 6 times??!!

Tom, why should you have to use PMfirewall AND PortSentry? Why does
PMfirewall ask the setup questions that it asks, and then leaves ports open
or just filtered, instead of totally closed? See what I mean? I'm a firm
beleiver in Linux and all it has to offer, but I'm wondering why it has to
be so darn tricky? I've tried using some of the frontends for ipchains, and
same thing. Not clear about what they're doing or confusing to use. One of
the things that I am very happy with is the System Administration Wizard in
LM 7.2 Corp Server, and don't get me started on the merits of Webmin! That's
a marvelous example of how to make a setup easy! There's quite a few others
out there, I'm sure. Since Linux is arguably much better than other O/Ses
out there and the Linux community does a fabulous job of bringing us great
packages, office suites, etc.,why do some of these things have to be enough
to warrant a trip to the shrink?? ( Insert deepest apology to psychiatrists
reading this! ). I'm under the impression that there's a conspiracy going
on! Someone is deliberately trying to make us think! I hate it when that
happens! I have a tough enough time paying my bills on time, so why make
these things harder to install and setup than they need to be?

OK, I'm done. Just wanted to vent, and maybe to get the creative juices
flowing! I don't know about you guys, but I'd pay good money for someone to
write up a quick and nasty Wizard/GUI for ipchains that would walk you
through the setup, step-by-step, and write the results to the ipchains
configuration file. Mom wanted me to be a "Rocket Scientist", but no, no,
no! I had to become a brain surgeon! Serves me right!

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712

[newbie] PMFirewall and IPchains

[Dan LaBine]

Mark;    Thank-you for not 
overstating the obvious! However, as I had mentionedin my initial post, it 
was my opinion, not the opinion of all users ofPMFirewall. That having been 
repeated now, I'd like to point out thatipchains takes only 3 lines of text 
( at least for the networks that Imaintain ), to protect the average network 
(I know, I know, here comes theflames again! ), whereas there are several 
configurations to be done withPMfirewall. 
 
    My opinions are, of course, based on my 
experiences, and as suchI have no compunctions about "sticking to my guns". 
I should point out thatuntil about 4 weeks ago, I thought PMfirewall was the 
"best-built mousetrap",when it comes to firewall programs, and that I rarely 
used ipchains directly.However, after our LUG ( Linux Users Group ) ran some 
tests on severalnetworks, we found quite a few ports open on what was 
supposed to be securesystems, and that in each case, PMfirewall was the 
culprit! As outraged asthe proponents of PMfirewall may be to hear this, it 
is the truth.  
 
    I went through all the inetd 
files/folders to find the services which were causingthe problems, and one 
of the guilty parties was PMfirewall. After uninstalling it, 
and running a manual configuration of ipchains, ALL the 
previously open/filtered
ports were not just in "Stealth" mode,  but totally 
closed down, as in undetectable
by port scanners, period. I have no doubt that others may 
find PMfirewall to run 
better than I did, but if in fact it needs additional 
configuration after the initialinstall and configuration, why doesn't it say 
so? 
 
    The initial install/setup/config walks 
the user thru  each item step-by-step, and 
offers to close specific ports, and any other ports you 
desire. Is it safe to assumetherefore that if I chose to close ALL ports, 
that they would be closed, ornot? One thing you may or may not know Mark, is 
that PMfirewall closes someports, but "Filters" other ports. That means that 
a good hacker can find hisway thru them suckers and still cause some damage. 
I don't know about you,but I'm not prepared to take that chance. At least 
not with my clients' networks. 
I can't afford to. And I'm not the only one. The guys in 
my LUG handle network 
security and administration for large companies, and they 
aren't prepared to take 
chances either! 
 
    If PMfirewall is only going to "Filter" 
ports ( ie: Ports # 139, 443, 631, etc,..) It's 
not good enough. The fact that it doesn't tell you this 
during the configuration, is alsomisleading.  And you're right 
Mark,...It's not a Windows Program, It's a Linux/Unix 
program. By default, it should therefore be a MUCH BETTER 
program !!! I'm a 
rock-solid believer in this stuff (fanatical, you might 
say!). I'm promoting Linux 
every which-way that I can.  But for the new user, 
depending on PMfirewall to 
protect their PC or network would seem to be foolhardy at 
best. It shouldn't filter ports,
it should take them out of existence! Since, as you 
mentioned, PMfirewall uses ipchains, 
doesn't it make more sense to "Go to the Source" and just 
use ipchains?? Anyway, 
enough said. A word of advice though,...never offer an 
opinion to this group when you're 
trying to quit smoking! I should've known 
better!
Dan LaBineRegistered Linux User 
#190712

Re: [newbie] pmfirewall?

[Dan LaBine]

Yeah, Chuck it does. Log in as root, open a terminal, and type the following
exactly (Without the quotes).

"ipchains -P forward DENY"

That oughtta do! Remember, each time you start your PC, you'll have to do
it, until someone sends you the instructions on how to automate it. Since I
usually run it on Servers, and I almost never have to shut them down, I
don't have to do it often. That's why I never learned how to automate it on
startup. If you ever add a second PC, you'll need to add a line or 2, and
ipchains will provide connection services for the second PC. Enjoy.


Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712

- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] pmfirewall?


> Hello All,
>
> Thanks for all of the information.  In response to your question Dan, I'm
using the internet on one PC.  I have a cable modem.  Running static, not
DHCP.  Just got it working.  Does this answer your questions?  Let me know.
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Chuck
>
> --
> Get the Latest News at CNN Interactive: http://CNN.com
>

Re: [newbie] pmfirewall?

[Dan LaBine]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've just downloaded pmfirewall.  I have some pretty bad questions as I am a 
>complete newbie.  I want to get this up and running so that I can feel safe about 
>getting on the net.  My question is, after I unzip it where should I point the file 
>when I untar it as root?
> 
> ie tar -xvf "---"
> 
> When I run the install shell it's saying that it isn't finding the directory or 
>something.
> 
> And, does anyone have any general suggestions about out of box security for a 
>complete newbie?  I know absolutely nothing about IP chains.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chuck
> 
> --
> Get the Latest News at CNN Interactive: http://CNN.com


Chuck; You may not want to keep Pmfirewall (flamers please input
arrogant denegrating reply/opinion here). For what it's worth, and IMHO,
I've been using PMfirewall, and found that it leaves some ports open!
You're better off with IPchains. IPchains should already be installed in
your system. Please send back more info about your network ie; how many
PC's what IP's you're using, etc. Depending on your set up, you'l need
up to 3 lines of text to activate it and I'm sure someone will respond
with instructions on how to automate the startup procedure for it.

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Re: [newbie] can 't install on ASUS A7V133

[Dan LaBine]

Michael; Mandrake 7.2 doesn't run properly on the ata100 on the ASUS A7V 
board just yet. I'm running that board on this system. 8.0 may support 
it, but since it's still a Beta product, don't expect it to run properly 
yet. Use the standard IDE interfaces for now. Apparently there is a way 
to make it work on 7.2 but even so it's still "buggy". Try installing 
your O/S using the stabdard interface, and then switching to the ata100 
interface afterwards.

michael wrote:

> With primary ata100 cable connected to both hd's 7.2 won't install, and
> 8.0 only gets half way thru the second disk. Does anyone have any
> experience with this board?


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Re: [newbie] MODEM Com port?

[Dan LaBine]

Charley; What type of motherboard do you have? Some of the new 
motherboards allow you to assign an IRQ to a specific PCI slot. Take a 
look for that in the BIOS, and if it's there, check your M/B to see 
which slot your modem is installed in. Make sure that you use an IRQ 
that isn't in use, and assign that IRQ to the proper PCI slot. 
Otherwise, right under that "Plug and Play" entry in your BIOS is 
something that should read "Reset Configuration Data". Enable it. It 
will probe your IRQ's and determine if it can automatically assign a 
different IRQ to your modem. Next suggestion,...try relocating other PCI 
devices, and/or installing them one at a time (Modem first right after 
the video card). One word of caution though. This is a last-ditch 
exercise. You may have to re-do your install if you try that. Hope that 
helps.

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Re: [newbie] Wordperfect 8

[Dan LaBine]

Marcia; You're looking for "http://linux.corel.com" . Slide your mouse 
over the grey bar at the top to "Download", and click on Wordperfect8. 
Follow the prompts and your done. BUT,...sometimes when you install it 
you may not be able to start it. In that case, you'll be looking for an 
executable file called "xwp". Do a search for it using Konqueror if 
that's the case. One more thing. When you start the program, it'll ask 
for a License key. Check out the last question at 
"http://linux.corel.com/support/wp8_faq.htm"
If that does'nt solve it, you'll have to call Corel (1-800-77-COREL) or 
(613) 274-0500 to get the free license key. You'll notice when you start 
WP8 that it opens 2 boxes. The small is the one you use to close WP8. 
When you close it, it closes the large one. Hope this helps.

marcia wrote:

> Dear All, Does anyone know where I can find the Wordperfect 8 for Linux
> download? I tried www.corel.com and it does not seem to be there right
> now. Is there another reliable site for attaining it? Thank you very
> much. Marcia


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Re: [newbie] LM 7.2 in Toronto, Ont. Canada.

[Dan LaBine]

John; Are you in Vancouver??

John Arkoulis wrote:

> Try Staples. In Vancouver they have both versions and they are $10 cheaper
> than Future Shop
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of s
> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 11:20 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] LM 7.2 in Toronto, Ont. Canada.
> 
> 
> Well, if you're spending and losing lots of time searching locally, you
> could
> possibly order if from somewhere off the web and get it delivered in
> comparable time.  There are too many to begin listing, but start and LM own
> site, they have links to ordering and there's cheapbytes.
> 
> Are there WalMarts in Canada?
> 
> -s
> 
> On Saturday 10 March 2001 07:43 am, you wrote:
> 
>> Hi to everybody.  Stupid question:  does anyone from Toronto knows where
> 
> to
> 
>> buy LM 7.2?  I searched for  a while but couldn't found the place that
>> sells it. If anyone knows of a store in Toronto that sells LM 7.2 could
> 
> you
> 
>> let me know, please.
>> Thanx in advance,
>> Paul


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Registered Linux User #190712

Re: [newbie] LM 7.2 in Toronto, Ont. Canada.

[Dan LaBine]

Have you tried Future Shop, Chapters (Yes the book store!), Camelot, or 
Staples??

s wrote:

> Well, if you're spending and losing lots of time searching locally, you could 
> possibly order if from somewhere off the web and get it delivered in 
> comparable time.  There are too many to begin listing, but start and LM own 
> site, they have links to ordering and there's cheapbytes.  
> 
> Are there WalMarts in Canada?
> 
> -s 
> 
> On Saturday 10 March 2001 07:43 am, you wrote:
> 
>> Hi to everybody.  Stupid question:  does anyone from Toronto knows where to
>> buy LM 7.2?  I searched for  a while but couldn't found the place that
>> sells it. If anyone knows of a store in Toronto that sells LM 7.2 could you
>> let me know, please.
>> Thanx in advance,
>> Paul


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Maximum L.A.N.'s Ltd
Registered Linux User #190712

Re: [newbie] Cups 1.1.6 Conflicts and HP612

[Dan LaBine]

Back to the drwaing board Bill. Silly question, but is your parallel 
port turned on in the BIOS?
Try my suggestions again, but this time just use "File", "Find Packages" 
and see what comes up.
Did you find the "cups-lpd" entry in "Startup Services"?? It matters. If 
it's not there, un-install all
your cups packages, and install the updated ones manually with kpackage. 
Then check startup services
for that cups-lpd again. It's the only way I got all my HP printers to 
work, but I had to download the latest
cups files first, and then did it. It worked instantly after that. Don't 
forget about the ghostscript package.
Install it before the new cups packages. Worse case scenario, don't use 
"check dependancies", since your
replacing the packages right away anyway.



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Maximum L.A.N.'s Ltd
Registered Linux User #190712

Re: [newbie] Madrake 8.0 Beta and bootloader

[Dan LaBine]

Thanks Philomena, but I can't even make a boot disk either.

philomena wrote:

> I think its recommended at this point not to install any bootloader in
> the 8.0 beta - just use a boot disk, to save aggravation until the next
> beta release
> 
> cheers,
> philomena
> Dan LaBine wrote:
> 
>> Has anyone had problems with their 8.0 installation and seting up the
>> bootloader? I can't seem to get there. It always fails on me!The rest of
>> the install goes flawlessly, but of course I can get it to boot. I'm
>> running a dual-boot (Win Me and Mandrake 8.0 Beta) on my test PC, and I
>> haven't been able to finish the install because the install stops when I
>> can't install LILO or GRUB. Help would be very welcome!
>> --
>> Dan LaBine
>> Maximum L.A.N.'s Ltd
>> Registered Linux User #190712


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Registered Linux User #190712

[newbie] Madrake 8.0 Beta and bootloader

[Dan LaBine]

Has anyone had problems with their 8.0 installation and seting up the 
bootloader? I can't seem to get there. It always fails on me!The rest of 
the install goes flawlessly, but of course I can get it to boot. I'm 
running a dual-boot (Win Me and Mandrake 8.0 Beta) on my test PC, and I 
haven't been able to finish the install because the install stops when I 
can't install LILO or GRUB. Help would be very welcome!
-- 
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Maximum L.A.N.'s Ltd
Registered Linux User #190712

Re: [newbie] More printing problems.

[Dan LaBine]

Alan; Check the post I've just sent to the group. It may help.

Alan Shoemaker wrote:

> Renaud OLGIATI wrote:
> 
>> HEEEPPP!!
>> 
>> I am trying in vain to print from SO5.2, and feel I am
>> slowly going mad.
>> 
>> I have installe the printer when I installed Mandrake 7.2;
>> the test-page prints, and I print wothout problem from
>> KWord or KSpread. The printer as installed is listed in
>> /etc/cups/printers.conf
>> 
>> If I open http://localhost:631/ and go to the Manage
>> Printer page, it tells me there are no printers installed.
>> If I install one, it is listed in /etc/cups/printers.conf,
>> but at the end of the configuration I still have no printer
>> installed as far as the Manage Printers page is concerned.
>> 
>> If I open Kups from the console, the status bar of Kups
>> keeps telling me Cannot connect to CUPS server; check your
>> options. If I add one, it is listed in
>> /etc/cups/printers.conf, but at the end of the
>> configuration I still have no printer installed as far as
>> Kups is concerned.In the course of the installation, Kups
>> repeatedly tells me I have no printer connected to // port
>> #1
>> 
>> qtcups does not see any of the printers listed in
>> /etc/cups/printers.conf
>> 
>> xpp gives me short shrift, with the terse warning "No
>> printer found, aborting"
>> 
>> Only the Printer Configuration in DraxConf "sees" the
>> installed printers, all the other config progs fail to see
>> them.
>> 
>> I have checked in the DraxConf startup services, and both
>> cups and lpr are checked.
>> 
>> Any ideas ?
>> 
>> TIA,
>> 
>> Desperate, on the shores of the Paraguay River.
> 
> 
> Renaudafter installing SO as root there should've been a
> menu selection in K-menu (under office) called 'staroffice
> setup' that you used to install SO as a user.  Along with
> that menu selection there should also be 2 more, 'staroffice'
> (to execute staroffice) and 'staroffice printer setup' (to
> setup printers for staroffice).  You need to use the
> 'staroffice printer setup' menu selection to setup a default
> printer for star office.
> --
> Alan


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Re: [newbie] 8.0 Beta

[Dan LaBine]

K, Rog,...Peace!

Roger Sherman wrote:

> On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Dan LaBine wrote:
> 
> 
>> I agree entirely with philomena, but 1 question?? How many 16 year olds
>> does this guy hang out with? This guy sounds really old, so I'm
>> wondering what kind of deviate he might be??
> 
> 
> Come on now, there's no call for that.
> 
> peace,
> 
> Rog
> Registered Linux user #19071


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Re: [newbie] 8.0 Beta

[Dan LaBine]

Too Much Information! But since we're on the subject,...what's your 
girlfriend's phone number? If it starts with 1-900 don't bother posting 
it to the group!!! Grin-Grin!

Hans N. wrote:

> Besides, why does it have to be a 16 year old? My girlfriend is 19 and she's
> tighter than a 16 year old. That's age discrimination!
> 
> Sincerely and respectfully,
> Hans N.
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Roger Sherman
> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 11:52 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] 8.0 Beta
> 
> 
> On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Dan LaBine wrote:
> 
> 
>> I agree entirely with philomena, but 1 question?? How many 16 year olds
>> does this guy hang out with? This guy sounds really old, so I'm
>> wondering what kind of deviate he might be??
> 
> 
> Come on now, there's no call for that.
> 
> peace,
> 
> Rog
> Registered Linux user #19071


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Maximum L.A.N.'s Ltd
Registered Linux User #190712

[newbie] Cups 1.1.6 Conflicts and HP612

[Dan LaBine]

I'm replying to Bill about his HP612 printer, and to the post about the 
CUPS 1.1.6 conflicts. Bill,...the reason your HP printer isn't working 
is because you've got "printpro" installed. Log in as root, open a 
terminal, fire up kpackage, and manually remove any and all printopro 
entries. Then using either kpackage or the Mandrake update, update 
"ghostscript", then get cups, cups=common, and cups-drivers. Install 
them in the correct order (what other way is there?) and check in 
DrakConf for the section called "Startup Services". You should find a 
new entry called "cups-lpd" . Click the button to have it start on 
boot-up, and just for the fun of it ( a trip down memory lane ! ) , 
reboot your PC. Go into DrakConf, open up "Printer Configuration", 
delete any printers you may already have in there, and re-install your 
612. It will probably detect it automatically, but if not, try any HP 
printers with a 600 series model number, the lower the number the better.

Now, Dennis, your already on the right track. Follow the instructions 
your getting and delete your previous versions of cups. If another 
package needs one of your cups packages make a not of the package, 
delete it, and re-install it after you've finished with cups. Next, you 
have no choice but to install a new copy of ghostscript. If the new 
version of cups wants a newer version of ghostscript, then get it, and 
install it. Otherwise, stay with the one you have. A word of advice 
here. Any package with the text "devel" in the name, is an add-on which 
is only required if you want to write programs for the main package it 
refers to. Therefore, if you wanted to write a new printer-driver for 
"cups", you would need cups-devel", and ONLY then. If your not a 
"Code-Warrior" (see programmer), then those nasty "devel" packages are 
just taking up room on your hard drive for nothing. One more 
thing,...use "kpackage" to do all of the installing and un-installing. 
Log-in as root to use kpackage.  Go to "www.rpmfind.net" to download the 
"rpm" packages you need, and then install them in the proper sequence. 
You'll be needing ghostscript, cups, cups-common, and cups-drivers. 
Follow my instructions in the first paragraph above and you should do fine.

Good luck to both of you.
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Maximum L.A.N.'s Ltd
Registered Linux User #190712

Re: [newbie] 8.0 Beta

[Dan LaBine]

I agree entirely with philomena, but 1 question?? How many 16 year olds 
does this guy hang out with? This guy sounds really old, so I'm 
wondering what kind of deviate he might be??

Just my 2 cents!

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712

philomena wrote:

> I usually don't pay attention to that type of comment, but this one
> bothered me - and yes, there are lots of females on this list - can we
> keep the bashing to MS and Gates and politics and leave the juvenile
> pseuodo-macho statements at home ?
> 
> Besides, while it is good and will be great, there are plenty of bugs in
> the 8.0 beta, so the meaning behind the comment isn't even all that
> accurate ! :-)
> 
> philomena
> 
> Daryl Johnson wrote:
> 
>> Can't say I mind crude language or dirty jokes, but references of this kind
>> make me distinctly uneasy.  :o/
>> 
>> regards
>> 
>> Daryl
>> 
>>> To all you people!
>>> I just downloaded 8.0 beta and let me tell you this OS is tighter
>>> than a 16
>>> yr old girl, you guys should check out the new interface, it's outta this
>> 
>> Guys in this case perhaps acknowledging that there are some females on this
>> list?
> 

Re: [newbie] Trident Blade MVP4?

[Dan LaBine]

Dear Jon; Are you running the Triden on an Epox MVP4F motherboard?? I'm 
just in the process of setting one up with Mandrake 8 Beta. I'll get 
back to you on this.

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712

Jon Doe wrote:

> Does anyone have any links on info about getting LM 7.2 working with the 
> Trident Blade MVP4?
> 
> 
> 

Re: [newbie] loading apache at boot time

[Dan LaBine]

Jhun; Log in to your PC as "root". Open a console/terminal. run "kpackage". 
Click on "File", "Find Package" , and type in "apache". You should find up to 
8 entries by continously clicking the "find" button. In the proiper sequence, 
un-install each package one at a time. The sequence of the un-install depends 
on which apache packages you have installed. Each one that generates an error 
will tell you which package(s) it depends upon. Un-install those packages 
first, then un-install the dependant packages. Make sure that you have the 
newset versions of the new apache packages before un-installing anything! 
( they can be found at www.rpmfind.net, or www.webmin.org ). Save a copy of 
your web-site material first! Install the new apache packages (again in the 
order determined by dependancies, and restart your PC/Server. Use webmin to 
configure the new apache. Your done!


On Saturday 03 March 2001 06:10, you wrote:

> > Hello! everybody,
>
> I have a Linux-Mandrake 7.0 and that it has an Apache server built in to
> it.. but I decided to download an Apache Server from Apache's site and
> install it to my Mandrake box, My problem is that everytime I reboot my
> computer I have to manually load the apache that I've download and install
> and kill the exsisting Apache server. How do I tell my Mandrake box to load
> the Apache that I've downloaded and not the one that that is built on to
> it.? Thanks. -
> Click here for Free Video!!
> http://www.gohip.com/free_video/


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Re: [newbie] imwheel

[Dan LaBine]

Patrick, During a normal bootup, you can press "Shift" key and the Letter "I" 
(eye not ell) , and go into the interactive mode. Go to a text interface, 
login as root, and run "mouseconfig" . It will select the mouse for you and 
everything should run fine. Run the  "shutdown -r now" command and when you 
get to your desktop everything shoud work. 

On Saturday 03 March 2001 00:57, you wrote:
> Previous message didn't post - must have made a boo-boo???
>
> Okay, I'm not getting this right. How about a kick in the right
> direction? I have edited the XF86Config file per the instructions I have
>
> (ZaxisMapping  4 5, Protocol IMPS/2) from the MandrakeUser.org pages.
> Tested it by running imwheel in konsole. Works fine. Now I wish to have
> imwheel automatically during X startup. The instructions (and the 3
> books I have) are unclear on the following:
>
> "Restart X, run imwheel and everything should work fine. If it does, you
>
> should add this command to your '.xinitrc' or '.xsessionrc' to have it
> executed automatically on every X startup."
>
> Okay, no problem. Works fine. But - exactly WHAT command am I adding to
> the .xinitrc file? I have tried imwheel, /etc/X11/imwheel,
> /etc/X11/imwheelrc, exec imwheel, exec /etc/X11/imwheel. Does it matter
> where I add it? Does it matter how I add it? What basic fact am I
> missing here?
>
> Thankx
>
> Pat the Rat

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Re: [newbie] CUPS

[Dan LaBine]

Have you tried any HP600 series printer driver? HP has a nasty habit of using 
the exact same electronics in many of it's printers ( in one series that is) 
for a multitude of printers. I've used the 600 for a 612, 695 and 697. All 
worked perfectly. If there's still "No Joy", Use t"kpackageas root to see if 
you've got a nasty package running called "printpro" (the bane of all HP 
deskjets) . Printpro has never worked for any of mr HP Printers including an 
HP1100 Laserjet. The updates of "cups, cups-common and cups-drivers" have 
been flawless at detecting them and running all of them. After installing the 
new updates, check "Startup Services" in "DrakConf" for something called 
"cups-lpd", and enable it. Perform a very rare reboot, and then do a fresh 
setup of your printer. It'll probably be found right away.  Good Luck.
  
On Saturday 24 February 2001 09:00, you wrote:
> Can someone tell me,
>
> what HP driver do I choose for a
>
> DeskJet 648c
>
> I don't see that one listed...in 7.2 cups

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Re: [newbie] Fwd: Would someone help me get some sound? I promise I'll make a doc on it.

[Dan LaBine]

quot;kill" one thing, what all do I need to
> remove?
> 3.  Recompile Kernel  -this seems like awfully complicated process.. I
> don't think my kernel doesn't support sound as other people with 7.2 said
> sound worked after install.
>
> I think I'm close since I heard sndconfig play .wav and midi on sb16.  How
> do then make OS use it?  Is this because ALSA comes with 7.2 and doesn't
> have SB16 listed in harddrake?
>
> -linatic
>
> ---

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Registered Linux User #190712

Re: [newbie] Mandrake and MicroSolutions

[Dan LaBine]

Dear Rat (??) 

Try downloading the ISO images of Mandrake 7.2 Or spend about $80.00 
(Canadian) and by the 7.2 Powerpack Deluxe. I don't know where you are on the 
planet, so I don't know what that converts to in your currency, but it's the 
best investment you'll ever make ( Except for maybe a BMW or an Espresso 
machine. It should solve your problems with out  a bunch of hassle, and 
you'll probably get thatCanon 5000 working to boot (wouldn't surprise me at 
all) . 7.2 runs 2.2-17 out of the box, and comes with a "beta" version of 
kernel 2.4 , both of which will probably help a lot!

On Friday 23 February 2001 02:54, you wrote:
> Well, this looks like a nice active list! I hope to find answers to my
> many questions here.
>
> The machine: AMD K6 333 clocked to 350 on a FIC/VIA mobo, 256MB RAM, 2 x
> 10GB Maxtors in drawers, 4x4 NEC CD-R, 1.44/1.2/LS120 FDD, 16MB S540 AGP
> vid card pushing a 17"CTX, HP7475 plotter, Canon 5000 (useless under
> Linux) and Canon BJ-200, external 56k Modem Blaster, Sound Blaster,
> parallel port Backpack CD-RW, using System Commander to triple boot...on
> and on.
>
> My first question:
>
> Running Mandrake 7.0. I found some modules on the MicroSolutions web
> site for my Backpack CD-RW, BUT - - my kernel is 2.2.14-15mdk (is this
> some weird Mandrake only kernel?) and all I can find that comes close is
> a module for 2.2.14 or 2.2.14-5. These do not work since the modules are
> compiled specifically for these kernels. Argh!! What to do? I would
> really like to be able to use my burner under the penguin so as to
> continue my migration to a full-time Linux system.
>
> Pat the Rat

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Re: [newbie] how to permit users to mount SMB shares?

[Dan LaBine]

Try "LinNeighborhood" at either http://linux.davecentral.com" or 
"http://fr.rpmfind.net" Install a package called "gettext" first (available 
at the second site above), the LinNeighborhood. When searching, remember that 
there's 2 "n's" in LinNeighborhood. This package will allow you to set 
individual user names and passwords for each PC in your network,...ie; the 
username and password of the PC that you wish to gain access to. Make sure 
that the shares on each PC are enabled as per your needs. Actually, 
"Xsmbrowser" will do the exact same thing. Try using the "Favorites" button 
to set up individual share access per PC. It works better than the "Enter 
Network" settings that Xsmbrowser wants to set up as defaults. Don't forget 
to use you right mouse button to take advantage of various shortcuts to 
important configuration menus.

On Friday 23 February 2001 09:17, you wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> We have a dual-P3 Xeon box running LM7.1 that is shared by people in my
> group.  It would be nice if users can mount their own NT harddisk on their
> home directory under Linux.  The problem is, when executed by a user, mount
> says it can only be done by root.  This is obviously for good reasons.  Is
> there anyway to give users permission to mount/umount specific things?
>
> TIA...
> Andy

-- 
Dan LaBine
Maximum LAN's Ltd.
Registered Linux User #190712

Re: [newbie] What is the name of the archiver rpm?

[Dan LaBine]

I beleive it's ark. Check rpmfind.net for the newest version.

On Sunday 18 February 2001 15:53, you wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> Yes. I reran another installation today. However, the archiver rpm
> didn't get installed. Does any one know the name of it so I can install
> it?
>
> Roman

-- 
Dan LaBine
Maximum LAN's Ltd.
Registered Linux User #190712

Re: [newbie] [Fwd: HP612A/lp0 not working]

[Dan LaBine]

Bill, 

I found the answer to this HP printer thing. Ever since, I haven't had one 
problem with my HP 930c, or 820Cxi. So, this should work for you. First, go 
into DrakConf, and check out "Startup Services". Look thru the list for 
"cups". While you're there, the next entry on the list should be "cups-lpd" 
exactly as written. If it's not there, I can walk you thru the problem in no 
time.  Remember the following link.

ftp://fr.rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake/updates/7.2/RPMS/ .  

Log on to MSN Messenger (Use "everybuddy" in "Start - Networking - Instant 
Messaging" ) and set me up in your "Contacts" list as [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
, then contact me. That way, there won't be any delay time in walking you 
thru this. 

On Sunday 18 February 2001 16:22, you wrote:
> trying again
>
>  Original Message 
> Subject: HP612A/lp0 not working
> Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2001 00:52:52 -0500
> From: Bill Barto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> OK, I've sent in some info b$ on this and nothing works. Let me try it
> again.
> After numerous tries at setting up this printer nothing happens. Have
> tried
> PrinterDrake and linuxconf from root.
>
> The most constant error message I receive is regarding lp0. Trying to
> run tunelp
> "tunelp lp0 -s" gives me "no such file or directory".
>
> Trying to print from a program I get "unable to open parallel port
> device file: no
> such device"
>
> Checking thru dmesg I do not find any reference to lp0/lp1 etc., a
> printer or the
> parallel port.
>
> I figured after disabling Plug&Play in my Bios and receiving a previous
> reply to
> also reset my BIOS to ECP I did that using the AUTO option as well. HP
> also says
> that it recommends setting this printer up on ECP. Still nothing.
>
> Why isn't lp0 recognized or setup. Where can I find the setup files.
> Maybe I can
> manually load it?

-- 
Dan LaBine
Maximum LAN's Ltd.
Registered Linux User #190712

Re: [newbie] Installation

[Dan LaBine]

Ryan; During selection of partitions, did you alter the size of your swap 
partition? This can have bad effects on your installation. Try using the 
"Reccommended" installation method, then repeat installation using 
"Customised" - Update , not "Install" . Remove any packages you don't want on 
your system prior to doing the Customized Update. What you need here is a 
stable installation first, then add the extra's that you want. Have you tried 
doing your previous installations exactly the same way each time? If so, you 
may have a bad sector on your hard drive, and the same package is causing the 
same problem each time because it's on the bad sector. In which case it only 
appears that this package is causing your problem, but in fact the drive is 
the problem. Can you get by without the seiko printpro package? At least for 
now? I'd like to suggest that you install as per above suggestions. When the 
PC is running smoothly ( a day or so ) do the updates ( DrakConf / Update 
software ), and then do the Seiko / Printpro package. Something else,...If 
you have a second PC connected to the Internet, find a reliable Update mirror 
site, and then DOWNLOAD the updates, don't let the "Update Software" utility 
do it. Burn the updates to CD, and use "Kpackage" to update the P2 450 
system. Make sure to use the "Check Dependencies" option in Kpackage when 
doing the updates. I've found some minor problems with the updater, where it 
doesn't always install library files related to random packages, but Kpackage 
will warn you if any package needs additional files before allowing you to 
install anything. Download the libraries or whatever it needs and install 
them first. Hope this info helps.

-- 
Dan LaBine
Maximum LAN's Ltd.
Registered Linux User #190712

Re: [Re: [newbie] Configuring External Modem]

[Dan LaBine]

Da ,...Don is not necessarily right about ignoring your internal modem. If 
you plug your external modem into a com port which uses the same IRQ and/or 
I/O address as your internal one, it won't work. I assume that your internal 
modem is built-in? If not, the easiest way to solve your problem is to remove 
it. Otherwise, modify your external com port so that it uses different 
settings than your internal one. You can adjust it in your BIOS. Keep in mind 
that you shouldn't use com 3 for your external modem if your internal modem 
uses com 1 . Use com 2 instead. If your internal uses com 2, don't use com 4, 
instead use com 1/3 . You get the idea, right? Then try changing your 
settings in the setup appplet in Kppp.
-- 
Dan LaBine
Maximum LAN's Ltd.
Registered Linux User #190712

Re: [newbie] Mandrake Update fails

[Dan LaBine]

Dave, I concur with Romna,...download the updates seperately from multiple 
sites if necessary. Then install them in a logical sequence. Here's a tip 
that saved me a few times - When installing the KDE updates, make sure that 
you're running Gnome, and not KDE. In Drakconf, disable as many services as 
possible,...keep only those absolutely required to run your PC , then do a 
full reboot to unload the disabled services and daemons, and then do your 
updates. Try using Kpackage instead of the "software-updater", and be 
prepared to jump on the net to grab associated libraries from www.rpmfind.net

One other thing,...if you have a CD burner, burn all the updates to CD, in 
case you need to re-install everything later. I've been doing this for a 
month or so, and it's really paid off having the updates on hand. 

Good Luck! 

Dan LaBine
Maximum LAN's Ltd.
Registered Linux User #190712

Re: [newbie]

[Dan LaBine]

Judith; There are several possibilities that come to mind.

1 - Your CD-Rom drive is defective?
2 - Your CD's are defective? ( This just happened to me on CD#3 - Mandrake
is sending me a replacement)
3 - You have an existing partitionon the drive where Mandrake is to go?

I would lean towards Option #2 myself. Can you return the set to where you
bought it for replacement?

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712

- Original Message -
From: "Judith Crews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 6:19 AM
Subject: [newbie]


> i have the "linux-mandrake 7.2 complete" package and it came with 4 discs
> (1-installation cd, 2-extension cd, 3-1st application cd, 4-2nd
application
> cd). i have attempted to install this going on 20 times now and every time
i
> have had the same problem. first, it never asks for any of the other
discs.
> i don't know if this is normal or not, but it isn't a big problem because
i
> can just install the other rpms myself. the main problem is that it has
only
> actually installed one time (when i did the minimum installation). every
> other time i have tried installing it, it has crashed during installation.
> it is uninstalled right now and it will not install in any size
> installation. it always gets errors during the installation of the rpms.
the
> last time i installed it, i typed "text mem=384 all expert" with a 23mb
> /boot, a 256mb swap, and a ~5gb /. and i got this error:
>
> An error occurred
> error installing package list:
> kdelibs-sound-2.0-5mdk, cups-1.1.4-3mdk, clanlib-0.4.4-11mdk,
> guile-1.4-6mdk, umb-scheme-3.2-14mdk, Hermes-1.3.2-2mdk,
> gd-1.8.1-4mdk
>
> ,and then it proceeded to unmount the filesystems and tell me it's safe to
> reboot, without installing linux.
>
> i have also tried "linux mem=384M all expert" and made a 23mb /boot, 256mb
> swap, 1gb /home, 2gb /usr, 2gb /, 500mb /root, 150mb /tmp, 150mb /var, and
i
> still got a similar message but with different packages listed and it
asked
> me if i wanted to continue anyways. after i clicked yes it gave me another
> error with even more packages, and it goes that way for about 5 turns,
> listing new packages each time. then it unmounts and tells me i can
reboot,
> without installing.
>
> i'm trying to install this on a p3 600 dell with a 42x cd-rom, a 13gb hda
> with windows, a 45gb hdb with mp3s, and a 6gb hdc for mandrake. i have
384mb
> ram and an ati rage pro mach64 8mb video card. i don't know much more
about
> the technical info of my computer that would be relevant. if you need more
> info, just let me know and i will find out if i can.
>
> thanks for any help you can provide
> _
> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
>
>

Re: [newbie] demon PPPD

[Dan LaBine]

The problem is that you don't have pppd installed. Either re-install it using 
kpackage (from a console - logged in as root), or re-install your Linux, or 
perform an update. Use the workstation/custom install, and select "individual 
Package Selection. Go thru each section, and pick everything you want 
including pppd which is in the "Communications" section in Mandrake 7.2.

L8R

Dan


On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, you wrote:
> I´ve a PIII 550, 64 mb ram, Modem US robotics ext. and Mandrake 7.2
>
>
> The problem is that I can´t connect to inet because when I use KPPP,
> it´s display a message error that say: "demon PPPD is no installed"
>
> What is the problem???

Re: [newbie] Partitions and drive letters

[Dan LaBine]

Dave! If you install Linux on C:\ and Windows 98 is on it, you'll lose 
Windows98 ! If Linux re-writes your MBR (Master Boot record), there's an 
excellent chance you'll lose the partition info for all the other partitions. 
I think you need to exercise caution here. Are you trying to wipe out Windows 
in the process?? make sure you back up everything on ALL partitions!

dan laBine


On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, you wrote:
> I have a single drive partitioned into 4 with my current OS (Win98se)
> residing in C:\.  Among the options in the install is one to take over part
> of C:\ for Linux.  If I do this, what will happen to the assigned drive
> letters of D:\, E:\ and F:\, CD-ROM and CD-RW; will it reassign them with
> new drive letters?

[newbie] Faxing.

[Dan LaBine]

Can someone give me a hand setting up my fax software? Hylafax and Mgetty are 
both fully installed on a stand-alone PC running a fresh install of LM7.2 . 
HardDrake and Setserial have both recognized and returned valid responses 
from my GVC 56k modem. How does one go about faxing? in Windows, faxing is 
activated by "Printing" to a fax driver. How's it work in Linux? Any help 
would be apprreciated.

Thanks in advance,...

Dan LaBine

Re: [newbie] Dial up & modem question...

[Dan LaBine]

Always go back to the basics. Make sure that You used periods (dots), not 
commas for your DNS numbers. If you've got large fingers, you can easily 
mistake the 2 keys (I know I have!). Also, sometimes you just have to 
re-enter the DNS numbers. Can you ping the DNS numbers of your ISP?? While 
you're connected to the Internet, go to a console,  and enter the folowing;

ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Where the "X"'s represent the DNS numbers of your ISP. If you don't get a 
proper reply, could be their DNS server is down. Lastly, empty your Browsers 
cache memory. Then retry while still connected.

Dan LaBine


On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, you wrote:
> My dial up connects and I can load web pages if I type in the I.P.  BUT I
> DO have my DNS servers in the settings.  They are correct too.  What's the
> deal?  It seems to transmit and receive about once a second a tiny bit of
> data.  I can't figure this out from any tutorials.  They all say to enter
> in your DNS servers and I did that...
>
> Any ideas?
>
> --Matt
> White Bear Lake, MN

Re: [newbie] KDE2 PROBLEM

[Dan LaBine]

Tina is related to the Oracle database server on your system.

Dan


On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, you wrote:
> I checked and all of my window managers are still there, so  my mileage
> did vary. Still no explanation for the
> extra user Tina who seems to be associated with the time management or
> something like that.
>
> Dennis Myers wrote:
> > I've not noticed that I lost all the other window managers, I'll have to
> > check that, but I do have a user
> > named Tina on the login gui.  So does anyone know what that is all
> > about, and is it safe to delete Tina as a
> > user?  Probably need to report to Mandrake and  kde.org, it is a bug
> > accountable to one or the other. Could
> > look on the KDE web site to see if the things already been reported. It
> > still shows up in the KDE2.1beta as welll
> > as the so called stabel KDE2.0.
> >
> > -michael- wrote:
> >> On Thursday 18 January 2001 07:02, regarding [newbie] KDE2 PROBLEM,
> >>
> >> you said:
> >>>  Hello,installed the KDE2 rpms and all went well.I did a "rpm -Uvf
> >>> *.rpm --test" and it came back with no failed dependencies.I then
> >>> installed from
> >>> text console outside of x.I then did a "rpm --rebuilddb" followed by
> >>> "update-menus -v" Once I went to log in I found a whole bunch of system
> >>> users,no biggie,but I now only have KDE, default, and failsafe, all
> >>> other
> >>> window managers are gone. I have seen that this seems to be common,
> >>> anyone
> >>> have a fix for the bug? Should I report it and to who? Thanks for your
> >>> time.
> >>
> >> 
> >> Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"; name="Attachment: 1"
> >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> >> Content-Description: 
> >> Dale:
> >> I have the same problem; all my users except me, root and user2 are
> >> penguins with program names...when I boot to KDE I get icewm, when I
> >> do default it is enlightenment and I assume that failsafe is a command
> >> line. I can only get this when i type init 5 instead of startx(which
> >> produces enlightenment).
> >> I miss my old KDE!

Re: [newbie] No hard disk

[Dan LaBine]

Dear Micha³; You can't install Mandrake, because you don't have any free
partitions left. You said that you had 3 - 10Gb partitions all formatted
with DOS? you need at least one partition UNFORMATTED for Mandrake. It will
format the partition for Linux-Mandrake while it is installing. If all 3
partitions are already formatted for DOS/Windows, there is no place for
Mandrake. Also, check the CD that came with your ASUS board. See if it has a
driver section for the Promise ATA100 adapter on the M/B. There may be a
Linux Driver on it. If your BIOS doesn't detect the drive, check the drive
to make sure that the jumpers on it are set to Master. If they are, replace
your IDE cable (it may be defective,..but probably not). Borrow another IDE
drive and see if your BIOS will detect it. If it does, there may be a
problem with your drive. In any case, you'll have to delete one partition
(the second one is your best bet) in order to make room for Mandrake. Make
sure that you back up your data first!

Good luck!

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712

- Original Message -
From: "Micha³ POZARZYCKI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 8:40 AM
Subject: [newbie] No hard disk


> Hi everybody!
>
> I've got a problem with Mandrake 7.2 installation. All goes well
> until the programme asks me for existing SCSII driver. Recording
> to the manual of my motherbard (ASUS VIA 761 Chipset) there is a
> driver Promise. There is no such a driver in the list I have to
> choose from. Anyway I try to say
> no SCSII device and then the programme say there is no valid
> device where the file system can be placed, check for hardware
> error. My hard disk is
> Seagate Barracuda IDE 30,8GB, so I assume that thye error is not
> connected
> with possible SCSII device error that I probably do. An
> additional information is that my BIOS doesn't detect hard disk,
> the field Primery Master say None when booting. Also in the Bios
> Setup when I choose autodetect Primery Master the Bios doesn't
> recognize any data (like PIO level or UDMA level). When I set
> Secondary Master autodetect it chooses CD-recorder and gets the
> information on PIO or UDMA.
> Sorry if I haven't included enough information - I'm not to good
> at it. I am very determined to install Linux on my desktop, but
> can't deal with that stuff. If it helps the windows 98 goes
> almost well and it recognizes all my three partitions of the
> drive, which have been made by firm I bought the computer from
> (thay used Partition Magic or some stuff that sounds similiar,
> made three partitions 10GB each, and the partitions are in the
> format compatibile with DOS or smth.)
>
> Appreciate any comment
>
> michal
>
>

Re: [newbie] KDE or Gnome

[Dan LaBine]

Absolutely! Iagree to the thing about choice, Oh, yeah and to the quote
about beer!

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712

- Original Message -
From: "Michael Scottaline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] KDE or Gnome


>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > Well, I'm tempted to add my tuppence. KDE as root - invariably. Gnome
has
> > never worked for me; don't ask why, I didn't mind for I've been able to
> > use the Gnome apps I needed all along. Blackbox - yes. Ice WM - looked
> > terribly naff and unsexy to me. Enlightenment: second only to Ketamine
> > visuals-wise :) AfterStep: a beauty. WIndowmaker: lovely. But my window
> > manager of choice these days is Lesstif's MWM. With kfm running and
icons
> > enabled :)
> >
> > Seriously though, Motif-lookalikes have always been giving me a
> > hard-on. Call it a conditioned reflex. Consider it a private perversion
if
> > you like; but there's nothing like those greenish borders the thing
> > provides you with by default... reminds me of the pictures in my first
> > teach-yourself-UNIX book.
> =
> H...,
> I LOVE Blackbox, but perhaps I'll give MWM a try!!
> Thanks for the tip,
> Mike
> PS: That's what linux is all about:  *CHOICE*
>
> --
> "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
> -Benjamin Frankilin
>
> __
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http://webmail.netscape.com/
>

Re: [newbie] Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux

[Dan LaBine]

Hear! hear! Bang on the money!
Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712

- Original Message -
From: "Dennis Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux


> Very well said, I will vote for you for vice-President next go around,
> sorry already committed to someone
> else on the list for prez.  OK, I'll be quiet again.
>
> James Mellema wrote:
>
> > Adrian Smith wrote:
> >
> >>>>> Sridhar Dhanapalan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 6:12:43 AM 1/15/01 >>>
> >>>>
> >> I personally don't like this solution, but it's yet another way for
Linux
> >> (and Mandrake) to gain market share (at the expense of becoming more
like
> >> M$). I believe that if anyone is stupid enough not to understand the
already
> >> very user-friendly Mandrake Drakx, then they shouldn't be using Linux
at all.
> >> What do everyone else here think?
> >
> >
> > Adrian,
> >
> > For egotistical reasons I am tempted to agree with you, but I think in
> > the real world that's a poor way to look at the problems here. Everyone
> > had to learn somehow, but just because you and I learned in the school
> > of hard knocks doesn't mean everyone has to. There is no reason to need
> > an advanced degree in comp sci to use a computer. If you want the
> > computer to be a tool it has to be usable by those that need it. If you
> > want it to be an ego trip for the cognoscenti then what you say is true.
> >
> > The Drake tools are very good and easy to use for those of us with more
> > than a smattering of technical knowledge. But without better
> > documentation they are a huge barrier for the average user. Some of the
> > problems I see with Mandrake are trying to use the server install
> > instead of workstation, (I wiped out 3 gigs of webpages, graphics files,
> > and programs on ide2) probably 20 installs before I figured out a
> > reasonable partitioning scheme, multiple development programs an
> > libraries which just take space and are not usable for most users,
> > multiple programs which are extraneous for the majority of users (i.e.
> > text editors, mail programs, web tools, system monitors, and sound/video
> > multimedia programs).
> >
> > I would like to see a documentation link on the splash screen as you
> > open the installation program. Ideally it could be in pdf format and
> > open a pdf client that would give simple steps to the installation
> > process. This could also define terms and give examples of what is
> > necessary for a minimum install, as well as provide warnings about
> > terminal (as in kill your computer) problems. Some examples could be:
> > 1) install linux prior to WIN2K,
> > 2) do not use 'server' installation on a dual boot computer, (or one
> > with data you would like to keep),
> > 3) known unreconcilable hardware problems (windmodems, incompatible
> > peripherals)
> > 4)  The steps necessary to create a dual boot machine.
> >
> > I did a portion of my Master's work on usability problems. Much of it
> > based on my long, difficult, and destructive attempts at learning linux.
> > Fortunately I have several computers and don't have to take the chance
> > at destroying my workstation to experiment, most of the computing
> > population doesn't have that advantage. Linux isn't easy but it will
> > have to become easier if it is to become a standard in the business
> > community, and amongst the computing public. Most people don't want to
> > experiment, they would like to use their computer to surf the web, write
> > the odd letter, track their checkbook, and keep records. There is no
> > reason to make things difficult (or impossible) for Joe User. The past
> > 20 years is littered with good ideas, hardware and software that didn't
> > take that unnecessary difficulty into account
>
>
> --
> Dennis Myers Registered Linux user #180843
>
>

Re: [newbie] Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux

[Dan LaBine]

Right On James!

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712

- Original Message -
From: "James Mellema" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux


> Adrian Smith wrote:
> >
> > >>> Sridhar Dhanapalan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 6:12:43 AM 1/15/01 >>>
> > I personally don't like this solution, but it's yet another way for
Linux
> > (and Mandrake) to gain market share (at the expense of becoming more
like
> > M$). I believe that if anyone is stupid enough not to understand the
already
> > very user-friendly Mandrake Drakx, then they shouldn't be using Linux at
all.
> > What do everyone else here think?
>
> Adrian,
>
> For egotistical reasons I am tempted to agree with you, but I think in
> the real world that's a poor way to look at the problems here. Everyone
> had to learn somehow, but just because you and I learned in the school
> of hard knocks doesn't mean everyone has to. There is no reason to need
> an advanced degree in comp sci to use a computer. If you want the
> computer to be a tool it has to be usable by those that need it. If you
> want it to be an ego trip for the cognoscenti then what you say is true.
>
> The Drake tools are very good and easy to use for those of us with more
> than a smattering of technical knowledge. But without better
> documentation they are a huge barrier for the average user. Some of the
> problems I see with Mandrake are trying to use the server install
> instead of workstation, (I wiped out 3 gigs of webpages, graphics files,
> and programs on ide2) probably 20 installs before I figured out a
> reasonable partitioning scheme, multiple development programs an
> libraries which just take space and are not usable for most users,
> multiple programs which are extraneous for the majority of users (i.e.
> text editors, mail programs, web tools, system monitors, and sound/video
> multimedia programs).
>
> I would like to see a documentation link on the splash screen as you
> open the installation program. Ideally it could be in pdf format and
> open a pdf client that would give simple steps to the installation
> process. This could also define terms and give examples of what is
> necessary for a minimum install, as well as provide warnings about
> terminal (as in kill your computer) problems. Some examples could be:
> 1) install linux prior to WIN2K,
> 2) do not use 'server' installation on a dual boot computer, (or one
> with data you would like to keep),
> 3) known unreconcilable hardware problems (windmodems, incompatible
> peripherals)
> 4)  The steps necessary to create a dual boot machine.
>
> I did a portion of my Master's work on usability problems. Much of it
> based on my long, difficult, and destructive attempts at learning linux.
> Fortunately I have several computers and don't have to take the chance
> at destroying my workstation to experiment, most of the computing
> population doesn't have that advantage. Linux isn't easy but it will
> have to become easier if it is to become a standard in the business
> community, and amongst the computing public. Most people don't want to
> experiment, they would like to use their computer to surf the web, write
> the odd letter, track their checkbook, and keep records. There is no
> reason to make things difficult (or impossible) for Joe User. The past
> 20 years is littered with good ideas, hardware and software that didn't
> take that unnecessary difficulty into account
>
> --
> Jim
> --
> James Mellema, MA CRNA
> --
> Linux User # 71650
> ICQ #19685870
>

Re: [newbie] ping IP

[Dan LaBine]

You got me on that one Dan ! Er,..Sorry Dr. D. !

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712

- Original Message - 
From: "Dan Belkie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 12:38 PM
Subject: [newbie] ping IP


> 
> Hey Guys!
> ok I have set up a Mandrake corp 7.1 and all seems to be fine.
> 
> I have 2 network cards in the box and they booth were found.
> I have one set to my DSL line. Internet works fine.. the other one I have
> set to 192.168.0.100.
> I can ping 192.168.0.100 from the local box.
> I cant ping from another (windows) box on the same network.
> Netmasks are the same.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Dan Belkie
> hostinghouse.com
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.hostinghouse.com
> ***We are now giving away free .com domains names!***
> _
> 
> 

Re: [newbie] KDE or Gnome

[Dan LaBine]

Mark, You're absolutely right about that! My 
company is in the process of becoming established in Quebec, Canada, where we 
already have about 200 programmers ready to start writing fresh apps 
SPECIFICALLY for Linux. I've been working on this little project for about 6 
months now, and one of the main reasons is because like a lot of people, I'm fed 
up with MS. I firmly beleive in the whole Linux movement (?). It's about time 
for a change. If MS had a more reliable and flexible operating system, and 
applications, I might be less inclined to "jump into the fray". Such not being 
the case, I'm all over Linux like "White on Rice"! P.S., we've been pre-loading 
Mandrake for about 3-4 months now on about 24% of our new PC's. In my line of 
work, you do your homework or you're out of business. I knew this whole thing 
with MS was coming. I'm sorry that others don't see that Linux should end up 
dominating the O/S market, because in the final analysis, this could end up 
generating a huge whack of jobs, and income for those who never considered it 
before. I like to see people get ahead. Anyway, I'm done rambling. For 
Now!
 
Dan LaBineRegistered Linux User 
#190712 

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Mark 
  Johnson 
  To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' 
  
  Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 9:46 
  AM
  Subject: RE: [newbie] KDE or Gnome
  
  Abe 
  and Mark, this is an example of what I was talking about in the "Mandrakesoft 
  CEO defend Linux" thread.  The community is divided.  Some think 
  Linux existence is to vanquish Microsoft (i.e. to be a viable replacement 
  for the MS Desktop among the masses, not among folks like Abe, et al.), 
  others see Linux existing in it's own space and not really 
  a competitor to MS. 
   
  Dan, 
  yes that would be nice, probabaly something along the lines of "Check out KDE 
  if your a newbie coming from MS", or "Check out GNOME if your a newbie coming 
  from MAC".  But it will take more than window managers "to kick the 
  financial crap out of Microsoft."  We need 3rd party vendors to support 
  Linux as well.  
  
-Original Message-From: Dan LaBine 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 7:53 
PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [newbie] KDE 
or Gnome
Just a thought here, but wouldn't it be 
incredibly wise of us to suggest and promote KDE as a prefferred desktop 
environment? Don't get me wrong, I don't actually have a preference of my 
own, but if we want Linux to kick the financial crap out of Microshaft, 
we're going to have to make it as easy as possible for all the "Former" 
windows users we can find. KDE seems to be the most similar to Windows, and 
therefore the least painful. I don't think it should be a war, but rather a 
question of choice. Imagine getting on the phone to Bill gates and ordering 
a custom Desktop for Windows! Yeah, that'll be the same day that 
lawyers and politicians start telling the truth, gas drops to $0.10 per 
gallon, and warp drives have been around for 50 years!
 
 
Just my $0.02
 
Dan LaBineRegistered Linux User 
#190712

Re: [newbie] I'm completely lost

[Dan LaBine]

Steve; Here's a few things to try. I haven't been following your thread
(conversation topic) enough to know everything you've tried, but here goes.
If we look at the basics, your problem may be video-related. Assuming that
this is the case, check your video card itself, and see if it has jumpers on
it to enable/disable IRQ. Having done that, check your BIOS to confirm that
the setting in the BIOS is the same as the jumper on your video card. If
your card doesn't have a jumper for the IRQ, try assigning one in the BIOS.
If it's already assigned in the BIOS, disable it. In other words, try a few
different combinations. Also, check to see if "Plu 'n' Play is enabled in
your BIOS (PnP/PCI Configuration). If so, disable it. That can make a big
difference by itself. If possible could you please send me a list of your
hardware? Video card, Monitor, mouse, motherboard, ram and CPU? That would
help a lot. One last thing, Have you considered upgrading to Linux-Mandrake
7.2? You can download it for free from their web-site, but a high-speed
connection is reccommended. Get back to me on this.

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712

- Original Message -
From: "Steve Maytum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 5:20 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] I'm completely lost


> Ralph , can't help right now , but i'll try to e-mail tonight (17/01/01)
> with help. Meantime send info on your system. Regards
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> - Original Message -
> From: Ralph Avery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 1:29 AM
> Subject: [newbie] I'm completely lost
>
>
> > I've been tinkering with this Linux for some time, but I still don't
> > understand it at all.  I've read the posts on this message board (All
> 150+)
> > every day, but everyone's completely out of my league with their
> responses.
> >
> > I have Mandrake Linux (I think 6.2).  I managed to get it up and running
,
> I
> > can even connect to the internet.  I have no idea how I did it.  I am
> trying
> > to get my sound card and NIC card to work.  I downloaded some files that
> are
> > supposed to be the drivers.  They're in tar.gz format.  I've gunzipped
> them,
> > and even tarred them.  I have a bunch of files now, and I have no idea
> what
> > to do with them.  There's an Adobe PDF with one of them.  I downloaded
the
> > latest version of Acrobat to read it.  It makes no sense.
> >
> > When I log out of KDE (Or any other GUI) I often lose my mouse.  The
> cursor
> > goes to the extreme upper right corner, and I can't do squat after that.
> > All I can do is hit Reset.  The computer's not locked up, but it won't
let
> > me do anything when I return to the GUI.  I would imagine there was a
> > command that could be executed which would activate the mouse again.
> >
> > Is there anyone out there willing to do some one-on-one tutoring, and
help
> > someone who's really really trying?
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: [newbie] KDE or Gnome

[Dan LaBine]

Correction; LEAST Likely to cause tension with first-timers. My Bad!

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712

- Original Message -
From: "Dan LaBine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 5:20 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] KDE or Gnome


> Tom; You did read my entire post , right? Did you catch the rest of my
> message? Please don't make assumptions about my preferences. As I stated,
it
> is the most similar to Windows, and therefore more likely to cause tension
> with first-timers. Once they gain a level of confidence with Linux and
KDE,
> they'll be more likely to try the other desktop environments and
experiment
> on their own. You are interested in promoting Linux aren't you? It
certainly
> is a nice improvement and change from Windows! I'd like to see a lot more
> people using it, that's for sure! I just offerred the suggestion that KDE
> would make it easier for new Linux users to make the transition. So, far,
> I've managed to switch about 137 users (Including all the staff at the
> office I work at), and KDE made it a lot easier to do that. If it got the
> job done, I wouldn't care if they were permanently working in a console,
but
> KDE get's the job done nicely. Personally, I don't use it if I don't have
> to. I trust that clears this misunderstanding up? Please don't make
> judgements or assumptions about people you know nothing about.
>
> Dan LaBine
> Registered Linux User #190712
>
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Tom Brinkman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 11:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] KDE or Gnome
>
>
> > On Tuesday 16 January 2001 07:52 pm, Dan LaBine wrote:
> > > Just a thought here, but wouldn't it be incredibly wise of us to
> > > suggest and promote KDE as a prefferred desktop environment? Don't
> > > get me wrong, I don't actually have a preference of my own,
> > ==
> > from the looks of your header it's apparent you do:
> >   <>
> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
> >  boundary="=_NextPart_000_0067_01C07FFE.3F86E640"
> > X-Priority: 3
> > X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
> > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400
> > X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400
> >   <>
> >
> >Please don't post using HTML.  There's another issue here too. The
> > biggest reason to use Linux, prob'ly has to be it's safety when
> > properly used. Connecting to the Internet with any M$ product is akin
> > to goin skippin in the wind naked.  No matter what you do, posting and
> > receiving email, newsgroups, surfing the web, you'd be better off with
> > security set to 'welcome to crackers', running as 'root', with no
> > firewall or sentry on the net while using Linux. 'Specially if you
> > insist on using anything but plain text.  Ever hear of a Linux user
> > catching the 'I love you' virus?   Nope?  'Nough said.
> > ==
> >   FWIW, desktop windows are on the same level as politics and
> > religion, and Ford/Chevy/Toyota as far as 'which' goes.  On that note,
> > after using Red Hat/AfterStep for a while, I tried a few other distros,
> > mainly Slack. I don't remember the WM, it might've also been afterstep.
> > Then (I was dual booting then too), I d/l'd phatlinux which runs on
> > a Windoze partition in a loopback (one big ol' file).  At the time Phat
> > was Mandrake 6.0 with KDE.  I soon sent for the 'real' Mandrake 6.0
> > CD's, slapped a second HDD in, and have been runnin Mandrake/KDE ever
> > since.
> > --
> > Tom Brinkman   [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
> >
> >
>
>

Re: [newbie] KDE or Gnome

[Dan LaBine]

Tom; You did read my entire post , right? Did you catch the rest of my
message? Please don't make assumptions about my preferences. As I stated, it
is the most similar to Windows, and therefore more likely to cause tension
with first-timers. Once they gain a level of confidence with Linux and KDE,
they'll be more likely to try the other desktop environments and experiment
on their own. You are interested in promoting Linux aren't you? It certainly
is a nice improvement and change from Windows! I'd like to see a lot more
people using it, that's for sure! I just offerred the suggestion that KDE
would make it easier for new Linux users to make the transition. So, far,
I've managed to switch about 137 users (Including all the staff at the
office I work at), and KDE made it a lot easier to do that. If it got the
job done, I wouldn't care if they were permanently working in a console, but
KDE get's the job done nicely. Personally, I don't use it if I don't have
to. I trust that clears this misunderstanding up? Please don't make
judgements or assumptions about people you know nothing about.

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712



- Original Message -
From: "Tom Brinkman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 11:24 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] KDE or Gnome


> On Tuesday 16 January 2001 07:52 pm, Dan LaBine wrote:
> > Just a thought here, but wouldn't it be incredibly wise of us to
> > suggest and promote KDE as a prefferred desktop environment? Don't
> > get me wrong, I don't actually have a preference of my own,
> ==
> from the looks of your header it's apparent you do:
>   <>
> Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
>  boundary="=_NextPart_000_0067_01C07FFE.3F86E640"
> X-Priority: 3
> X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400
> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400
>   <>
>
>Please don't post using HTML.  There's another issue here too. The
> biggest reason to use Linux, prob'ly has to be it's safety when
> properly used. Connecting to the Internet with any M$ product is akin
> to goin skippin in the wind naked.  No matter what you do, posting and
> receiving email, newsgroups, surfing the web, you'd be better off with
> security set to 'welcome to crackers', running as 'root', with no
> firewall or sentry on the net while using Linux. 'Specially if you
> insist on using anything but plain text.  Ever hear of a Linux user
> catching the 'I love you' virus?   Nope?  'Nough said.
> ==
>   FWIW, desktop windows are on the same level as politics and
> religion, and Ford/Chevy/Toyota as far as 'which' goes.  On that note,
> after using Red Hat/AfterStep for a while, I tried a few other distros,
> mainly Slack. I don't remember the WM, it might've also been afterstep.
> Then (I was dual booting then too), I d/l'd phatlinux which runs on
> a Windoze partition in a loopback (one big ol' file).  At the time Phat
> was Mandrake 6.0 with KDE.  I soon sent for the 'real' Mandrake 6.0
> CD's, slapped a second HDD in, and have been runnin Mandrake/KDE ever
> since.
> --
> Tom Brinkman   [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
>
>

[newbie] KDE or Gnome

[Dan LaBine]

Just a thought here, but wouldn't it be incredibly 
wise of us to suggest and promote KDE as a prefferred desktop environment? Don't 
get me wrong, I don't actually have a preference of my own, but if we want Linux 
to kick the financial crap out of Microshaft, we're going to have to make it as 
easy as possible for all the "Former" windows users we can find. KDE seems to be 
the most similar to Windows, and therefore the least painful. I don't think it 
should be a war, but rather a question of choice. Imagine getting on the phone 
to Bill gates and ordering a custom Desktop for Windows! Yeah, that'll be the 
same day that lawyers and politicians start telling the truth, gas drops to 
$0.10 per gallon, and warp drives have been around for 50 years!
 
 
Just my $0.02
 
Dan LaBineRegistered Linux User 
#190712

Re: [newbie] samba-novell

[Dan LaBine]

Actually, unless you are stuck with Novell for some specific requirement,
get rid of it and switch to Linux-Mandrake 7.2. Use the normal version, and
install for a server. Or download Mandrake 7.2 Corp Server. It even has a
neat setup wizard that will take care of may of your basic requirments. It
"Auto-Launches" at the first desktop after install. Kinda handy. Just ask
Dan Belkie!


Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712

And Unfortunately, CNA, CNE.

- Original Message -
From: "Michael Leone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] samba-novell


> On 17 Jan 2001 00:12:24 +0200, Leonidas Papadopoulos wrote:
> > In my business, i have a server with Novell, and 2 computers running
Windows
> > 98, and pluged with the server.
> > Can i replace Novell with Samba(Linux)?
>
> Samba imitates a Windows server, not a Netware server. Use the mars-nwe
> software to emulate a Netware server.
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
>
> --
> Michael J. Leone <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> PGP Fingerprint: 0AA8 DC47 CB63 AE3F C739 6BF9 9AB4 1EF6 5AA5 BCDF
>
> Registered Linux user #201348
>
> "Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, fighting,
killing
> and dreadful idolatry took place there!"
> Baltasar Rusow, Estonia, 16th century
>
>

Re: [newbie] Permission to mounted drives?

[Dan LaBine]

Why not use IPChains to prevent incoming 
connections from the outside, and skip all the other hassles? Just a thought 
!

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  DJW 
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 8:18 
  PM
  Subject: [newbie] Permission to mounted 
  drives?
  
  I am using Mandrake 7.2 on a multi boot 
  machine.  I am trying to only allow the root user to access 2 of my 
  windows 98 partitions.  I have security set to medium.  The only way 
  I seem to be able to stop access to these drives is by going to High security 
  (pain in the arse, then no one but root can access any of the mnt drives) or 
  unmount the drives.  
  I've used linuxconf to try to change the 
  settings, but it doesn't seem to take affect.  Also, I've logged in in 
  console mode and used the chmod command to change it (chmod 700 win_c).  
  It acts like it's working, but then when I log back as a user I can still 
  access them?
  I've set linuxconf to not mount the drives at 
  boot, and that works, but I would like to mount them in case I need to access 
  a file on them, I'm just a little paranoid because I have a dsl connection and 
  want to limit access just in case someone gets in.
  Thanks in advance,
  DJW

Re: [newbie] Permission to mounted drives?

[Dan LaBine]

Permission Granted! Sorry, I coudn't 
resist!
 
Dan LaBineRegistered Linux User #190712And 
Official smartass !

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  DJW 
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 8:18 
  PM
  Subject: [newbie] Permission to mounted 
  drives?
  
  I am using Mandrake 7.2 on a multi boot 
  machine.  I am trying to only allow the root user to access 2 of my 
  windows 98 partitions.  I have security set to medium.  The only way 
  I seem to be able to stop access to these drives is by going to High security 
  (pain in the arse, then no one but root can access any of the mnt drives) or 
  unmount the drives.  
  I've used linuxconf to try to change the 
  settings, but it doesn't seem to take affect.  Also, I've logged in in 
  console mode and used the chmod command to change it (chmod 700 win_c).  
  It acts like it's working, but then when I log back as a user I can still 
  access them?
  I've set linuxconf to not mount the drives at 
  boot, and that works, but I would like to mount them in case I need to access 
  a file on them, I'm just a little paranoid because I have a dsl connection and 
  want to limit access just in case someone gets in.
  Thanks in advance,
  DJW

Re: [newbie] DHCP Server

[Dan LaBine]

A slight correction to my previous post y'all. When I said static IP's I
meant static for my interneal machines. Like many of you I use DHCP for my
cablemodem.
Sorry if i caused anyone an enbolism!

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User #190712

- Original Message -----
From: "Dan LaBine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] DHCP Server


> Dan; Why bother with DHCP ?? That's probably a dumb question, but I'm
> running Corp Server with static IP's and it's fine. Just wondering,...?
>
> Dan LaBine
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Dan Belkie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 6:16 PM
> Subject: [newbie] DHCP Server
>
>
> > Does anyone know of any good docs for a DHCP server setup?
> >
> > I have Mandrake 7.1 Corp server installed with webmin and I want to plug
> the
> > Linux box in at my house on my DLS line and run multiple computers
through
> > it. Maybe 3 or 4.
> >
> > Any Ideas? And by t the way that corp. server install was soo
> stupid
> > easy! Yeah Mandrake!
> >
> >
>
>

Re: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake Corporate

[Dan LaBine]

Dear Dan; Go into your BIOS, and reset it so that you're PC is booting from
the CDRom Drive first. Put the 1st CD(inst) in the drive, and save your BIOS
changes. Exit the BIOS, reboot will occur.  The PC will boot from the CD and
that's it. Follow the prompts, and do your install. Enjoy !

Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User  #190712

- Original Message -
From: "Dan Belkie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 12:35 PM
Subject: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake Corporate


> I was wondering if anyone out here has set up Linux-Mandrake Corporate
> Server 1.0?
>
> I downloaded it yesterday but I can seem to figure out how to install it?
I
> downloaded 2 ISO files, (inst and ext) inst just seems to be Linux
mandrake
> and ext just some RPM's the website says you have some sort of installer
but
> I cant seem to find it?
> http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/corposerver.php3
>
> I know this must sound very elementary but im just at a loss.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Dan Belkie
> hostinghouse.com
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.hostinghouse.com
> ***We are now giving away free .com domains names!***
> _
>
>

[newbie] Registered Linux User ?

[Dan LaBine]

Dear Group; How does one become a registered Linux 
User? I'm registered with Mandrake, but I don't think that's what you folks mean 
when saying that your registered. 

Re: [newbie] Kmenu

[Dan LaBine]

I have the exact same problem and symptoms. If you get a reply I'd like to
hear about it.  Thanks in Advance.

Dan
- Original Message -
From: "KompuKit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 5:31 PM
Subject: [newbie] Kmenu


> HELP-please !!
> I need help...in editing the kmenu system...
> when I click 0n the big "K" on the kpanel...
> I now see...4 menuitem LINKS to each app mentioned..
>
> I tried re-installing kdebase, menu, and everything else I could think of
> in RPMsI tried SUing to root...and commanding:
> update-menus -v
>
> and menueditor
> both in user, and in root mode
>
> how can I fix this...?
>
>
> Shop online without a credit card
> http://www.rocketcash.com
> RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary
>

Re: [newbie] Tomcat & Apache (Suggestions Please)

[Dan LaBine]

I have an Athlon 900Mhz, 768Mb Ram, Asus A7V, but IDE Drives. Absolutely no
Problems. Have fun, Good Luck. Do yourself a favor, though. Before
installing, disable your Plug 'n' Pray in the BIOS. See if you can
successfully disable ACPI as well. Install should go better.

Dan
- Original Message -
From: "Linux Tests" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 11:36 AM
Subject: [newbie] Tomcat & Apache (Suggestions Please)


> This question is in regards to designing the best system for operating
Tomcat
> and Apache on an LM 7.2 box.
>
> The knowns:
>
> First, the peak number of users is 2000 users in one night.
>
> Second, the hardware needs to be an Athlon system.
>
> Third, the hard drive must be a SCSI 40 GB.
>
> HOW would you design this system for the best performance so that every
user
> who visits the site is quickly and properly served.
>
> Assumptions:
>
> The more RAM the better.
> Adaptec's SCSI 29160
> Athlon 1.1 GHz
> ASUS A7V
>
> Has anyone tried a system similar to this?  Any known issues or problems?
>
> In terms of the distribution :-)
>
> How much tweaking is going to be required to get this system PERFECT?
> Will all of the dependencies work out of the distro box?
> Will all of the drivers be present?
> Should the Kernel be moved to 2.4.0 before deploying the server?
> Apache in the 7.2 distro is optimized by SGI - any hiccups from these code
> changes between Apache and Tomcat?
>
> Do you see anything MAJORLY wrong with designing a system around Tomcat
and
> Apache using LM 7.2?
>
> ___
> Layne P. Heiny Linux Tests
> Webmaster Colored my first punch card in 1968
> ICQ #9097776   AIM: DoubleLinux
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.linuxtests.org
> == Testing New PC Hardware under GNU/Linux =
>

Re: [newbie] Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux

[Dan LaBine]

Just for the record, here's the response I sent to Mr. Volz ;

Dear Todd; Interesting article . Was this picaresque novella written to
judge the reaction of the general public? Were you attempting to take a
survey of Linux enthusiasts, and some bonehead in your marketing department
said "Hey let's write something demeaning and shallow, and see what the
readers do"? Or, ARE YOU NUTS ???!!!

I can't beleive (although you're making it mighty easy) that someone of
your apparent stature wouldn't see the benefits and necessity of providing
an abundance of applications. First, let's consider the current situation in
regards to available software. Typically, it's very expensive, and doesn't
always provide what the customer is looking for. If it manages to accomplish
this particular feat, chances are that it will be difficult to learn. How
many people are totally satisfied with a particular piece of software. If
they master it, they usually ending up jumping at the next version hoping it
has the improvements that they feel it needs. And so the vicious circle
begins. Upgrade after expensive upgrade. But how many more buy it, try it,
and fry it? They get fed up and give up. Wouldn't it be great if they could
try several and make their own decision.

Perhaps they would appreciate certain features of one application, and
other features of another. Your article seems to suggest that these choices
should be made for the public by someone else, and that the consumer should
simply accept what is offered. In other words, having been caught up in the
insidious trap deployed by Microsoft, we should now allow history to repeat
itself with Linux? How Orwellian of you. Haven't you clued in yet? Linux is
all about choice ! It's about having an opportunity to not only personalize
the way your desktop looks, it's about choosing the software you want to use
without having to pay through the nose for it.

I also noticed that you have taken it upon yourself to decide what
people do and don't want on their computers. My firm ships out hundreds of
computer per week, and my tech support department handles large quantities
of phone calls regarding a larger range of questions. The funny thing is,
they're almost all about how to select software, and how to personalize
their computers. Having been in this business for almost 14 years, I've seen
software companies come and go. Remember Delrina ? Global Village? I do. I
remember that they expected consumers to pay high price tags for software,
and I remember that they didn't give a rat's ass about discontinuing support
or revisions to existing software. I remember may others doing the same, and
I'm sure that you do as well. Wouldn't it be great if you already had a
large selection of software you could pick from?

One of the most repetitive accolades we receive from our clients is that
we take the time to "Demystify" how computers and software work. The
majority of our clients (Corporate and Individual by the way) are surprised
and pleased to learn about their IT investments, especially when it's
explained in Plain Old English. The terminology is what scares most people,
not the necessity to choose from too many programs. They certainly don't
have a problem learning, they have a problem understanding "Techno-Babble"
It can be as painful as listening to a politician who's trying to tell the
truth !

No Sir ! You're way off the mark ! In this day and age, consumers are
being treated like idiots. They don't like it one bit, and I don't either.
Ever had surgery done? I'll bet you appreciated having the surgeon explain
WHY they were going to remove that part of your brain that gives you a
conscience, and what was involved, right? Well consumers are exactly the
same. They want to know, but they don't want to be treated like morons in
the process. Your article strongly suggests that these decisions and choices
should be made by the companies who make the products. I find the
implication insulting. So would my clients.

In the future, please pay more attention to the ramifications of what
you say in your articles. What's next Terry? Left handed mice for everyone,
and we'll let Henry Ford pick the color of every car ? ( any Color you
want,...as long as it's black!)

Have a nice day !

Dan LaBine
MCSE, MCP.

General Manager,
Atlantis Computers Ltd.

President
Maximum L.A.N.'s Ltd.


- Original Message -
From: "Adrian Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux


quote from the artical:
The week before Christmas, CNET News.com editor Todd Volz blasted most of
the major commercial distributions, including Mandrakesoft, for shipping
bloated product. While most of

Re: [newbie] Looking for Code Warriors

[Dan LaBine]

Dear Group; I'm looking for Programmers familiar with Linux. My company
is starting a major push with complete corporate network solutions,
including hardware, software, and custom end-user software. Anyone
living in Quebec may be interested can contact me at the following email
address. I apologize if anyone takes offense for using this forum to
find people, but I can't think of a better place to find qualifies
people, can you ?

Dan LaBine
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] ---> mbr in the windows partition (again)

[Dan LaBine]

Try www.bootdisk.com . They should have what you're looking for.

Dan
- Original Message -
From: "Sousa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 10:53 AM
Subject: [newbie] ---> mbr in the windows partition (again)


> but cant you send me a generic boot disk? just to boot? that's bad...
cause
> I saved the C: things to the linux part. and now I cant go there to pick
> them up... :\\ there must be a way to create a bootdisk! with some images
or
> something like that...?
>
>
>
> thx once more
>
>

Re: [newbie] Windows

[Dan LaBine]

Hear, Hear! You tell 'em Larry! I just want to know one thing,...Why for
Pete's sake is anyone paying these idiots any "Lip Service" ? I don't
respond to many of these topics (probably because my responses are usually
long-winded), but who let these mental midgets in here in the first place?
They seem to take pleasure in ripping off Microsoft. Why not rip them off in
the best possible manner? Don't use their products AT ALL! Isn't that why
we're all here? We don't like Microsoft for a variety of reasons, right?
Buggy O/S's, monopolizing the market, expensive app's, hell, the list is
probably endless. But that's one of the reasons that Linus ( all bow down to
the father of Linux!) created his kernel in the first place. Think about it.
There's really only a few reasons to keep MS programs on your PC. Gaming,
and popularity. Everything else is B.S. Linux, in all it's various forms, is
all about improving the functionality of computers, and increasing the
popularity of Linux is the best way to spread the word. It took a hell of a
lot of ethics, morals and principles (for those of you who use pirated
software look it up in the dictionary,...it's right there after "Blood,
Sweat, and Tears")  for the Linux community to stay it's ground, and to keep
improving it. If you're so pissed off ( can I say that in here?) with MS,
why not wipe that crap off of your system, and make a stand? You're not
showing anyone how "Bright" you are by talking about it here, in fact I
think you're showing everyone one what a feeble-minded worthless Troll you
are! We're all here because we want to be a part of the most significant
revolution to computers since the first Univac system went on-line in the
fifties. Everything since then has just been the trip we had to take to get
here. Personally, I firmly beleive inLinux. So much so, that I just switched
the municipal government I work over to Mandrake 7.1. How's that for making
a stand? What are all you little pirate weenies going to do? Eh? (Yeah, I'm
Canadian, eh?). Why are you so proud about being a thief? Yeah, Microsoft is
big, and yeah their stuff crashes all the time, but who's the moron, here?
Them for building and selling the stuff ? Or us for buying it? There big
because we put all those billions in their pockets. So you're not telling us
anything we haven't realized. We're all here to get off the Microsoft
merry-go-round. Obviously, a few of us have a long way to go. So, tell ya
what. Go somewhere else and brag about ripping people off, K? When you grow
up, come back here, and maybe we'll pay attention to you, or maybe not. By
the way, did you realize that when you rip off Microsoft, you're probably
making it harder for one of their employees' to make a living? You're not
hurting Bill or Paul, or any of those guys. You're hurting someone who works
for a living just like the responsible people in this group. Bill and his
cronies are taking the billions we gave them and they're buying cablevision
companies in Europe, pieces of Intel, and a hundred other companies. They
don't give a Rat's Ass about you, little dweeb. Go away, you bother us.

Did I get that just about right, gang?  (Told you I was long-winded!)

Dan LaBine
M.C.P. , M.C.S.E., A+, C.N.E. (Like any of those letters mean anything now!)
- Original Message -
From: "Larry Marshall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Windows


> > hey i right books and i create many things but you want to know what if
i
> > post them on the internet i am going to have to expect one person buys
it and
> > then redistributes it to their friends and then thier friends and so on.
>
> Mike...this thought relies on the thought that you have an alternative to
> giving it away.  That would be more believable if you knew how to spell
> "right" and that "i" should be capitalized.
>
> I'd suggest, in any case, that you simply stop responding to anything
> posted on this thread so we can get the conference back on topic as what
> you or anyone does with Windows is irrelevant here.
>
> Cheers --- Larry
>
>
>