Re: [newbie] Problem with 3Com ether 3C905B under 7.1?
Michael, I was working with another list member for about a week trying everything possible, short of reinstallation, and nothing worked...ulimately this person decided to format the damned hard drive and start over--and, wadda' know? I worked! I haven't a clue what the error was on his machine, but for the life of me I simply couldn't come up with any more tricks. If you don't have anything more than a little installation time invested in your current setup, you might want to give that format reinstall a try. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Michael J" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a DSL line at home. Tried setting up a new machine (ASUS P5A w/ onboard audio, AMD K6-2/400, 32MB, 8G disk, S3 video, 3Com 3C905B ethernet adapter, Cisco 675 DSL box) with the "development" option on Mandrake 7.1 (the main "installation" CD only, downloaded from the Old Dominion University mirror in Virginia late last week). The distribution determined the correct ethernet card type, asked for an IP, the gateway IP, primary DNS, and the netmask. I gave it correct values (verified by a coworker whose home machine setup is similar). Nothing happens when I try to get outside the box. I have tried pinging the gateway IP, as well as telnetting out to known addresses for my ISP. The little yellow lights on the DSL doohickey don't flash under any circumstance, although the green lights all do. I have tried swapping the card with one in my Win95 machine, and both cards work under Win95, but neither works under 7.1 Any ideas? At this point I am assuming it is a driver problem. Is the 3C905 driver known to work under 7.1? I remember that Caldera didn't support this card in one of their releases about six months ago. Thanks, Michael __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/ __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] netzero
According to the message board, the process for "dunning" NetZero is as follows: (Please keep in mind I haven't tried this--I have no need--I'm only repeating what I've found in the past) DUNNING NetXero ### Many inquiries regarding this issue have arisen. I will summarize the prior threads for those of you who want a quick, no-BS solution: 1. Create an account at the netzero website (http://www.netzero.net). You do NOT need to download their software. 2. Download the MS-DOS program NZPE from here, http://www5.50megs.com/fnc/nzpe.zip You will need nzpe to determine your encrypted password. 3. Let's say my username is jellybeans and my password is openup. The encrypted username you would use in DUN (for Windows) or ppp (in Linux) would be like this: 3.0.4:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (just add the 3.0.4: before your username, and add the @netzero.net after your username; the 3.0.4 represents the latest version of the Netzero software - you will have to update this as the software versions get updated; just visit their website to determine what the latest version is) For the password, openup, run nzpe to determine what the encrypted form will be. The encrypted form always begins with a 0 and ends with a 1. So for openup, I start nzpe in MS-DOS, enter openup as my password and the encrypted for shows up as this: 0\\;[;1 Now you have both the encrypted username and the encrypted password. Now you can connect to Netzero without their software! Just use the encrypted username and encrypted password in ppp for Linux or if you are a Windows user, Dial Up Networking (DUN). - - Original Message - From: "A V Flinsch" [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, 29 Oct 2000, you wrote: someone told me they think a friend of thiers was using netzero with linux is this possible and iff so how can i configure it, hopefully it is as easy as 123 with kppp. first the bad news - netzero requires the netzero application to connect. This app exists only under windows. The connection is a standard ppp connecion, but they encrypt your username password prior to connecting. If you don't use the encrypted name / passwrod combination, you can't connect. now for some good news - That being said, there was a windows program floating around on the "31eet hax0rz" websites a round a year ago called nzcrook, which would allow you to input your username and password in plain text, and spit out the encrypted version. Using the encrypted info you could easily connect under Linux. and more bad news - I don't remember the exact website for nzcrook, and do not have a copy of the program anymore, you may find a link on some search engine somewhere however. Netzero also periodically upgrades your netzero software. Somewhere along the line the netzero encryption scheme may have changed, which would make the old version of nzcrook no longer valid. (IOW, if you do find it on a search engine, make sure that you have the newest version of the program). Using the nzcrook app would be in violation of your usage agreement with netzero. -- Alex (Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life) __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Wine and Word 2000
Most, if not all of the Office Suite apps (97 2000) are far too big and complicated for wine to hanlde. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Seung-woo Nam" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi: According to Wine website ( www.winehq.com ), Word 2000 is almost unusable under Wine. Seung-woo Nam Marcia wrote: Dear All, Has anyone been able to actually use Word 2000 using Wine? I would like to do this if possible. Sincerely, Marcia __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] what [FAILED], What's a *.GZ
OK, usually, .gz files are also what are called "tarballs". If after the gunzip, you are left with a *.tar file, you need to untar the file package. Use: tar -xvf filename Tar is a utility to package a folder or combination of files into a single file. It does this withouth compression. gzip does the compression. You can read about tar by typing: man tar (use ':q' to exit) the tar utility will extract the files to a directory, usually called something almost exactly like the name of the file. Whe you type ls it should appear in blue, as a directory (white is a standard/non-executable file, red is an rpm package, green is an executable file, light blue is a link, etc...) cd to the new directory and there should be one or both of README and INSTALL. Use whichever text editor you like to view these (vi is always present in an installation, although some don't like it--it's the only one *I* use). Type: vi README, or vi INSTALL. use the arrow keys to navigate, and the same colon-q (:q) to quit. Follow the directions in the two files. For the ppp problem, you may have configured the ISP information incorrectly. In terminal, su to root (type su and enter root's passwrod--of course I'm assuming you do the right thing and avoid logging in as root all the time) Type linuxconf and under networking|basic host information|ppp/slip/plip enter all your information: phone # username, password (secret) DNS IP addresses, etc. click quit|quit|activate changes, and you should be done. Let me know what you had done previously to configure your ISP info, and I'll be better prepared to tell you what is lacking or incorrect. --Greg --Greg - Original Message - From: "Ralph Avery" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm a complete newbie to Linux, so this may seem a little lame to most of you. I've been following these messages for some time looking for information on how to configure, install, and use my sound card and modem. I have a VIA sound card that has a (Red Hat) Linux driver on the CD. It's a *.gz file. I tried to use gunzip to unzip it, but then I don't know what to do with it after that. I noticed recently during the boot up process that I see a RED [Failed] go by. Most of what I see says [Passed]. I believe it has something to do with a sound card device failing, but it goes by too fast. (Is there any way to slow this down, or view a text file that shows the order in which things are executed, mounted, whatever, during the boot up process) I recently found out that my modem is obviously already configured for Linux. I configured a PPP connection that causes it to dial. I hear it dialing, I hear it connecting, but I have no way to check anything else. It will keep dialing and connecting about every 10 minutes, but I have no idea how to use that connection. Netscape doesn't show any way in it's GUI to configure it to use a specific PPP connection, and I can't get Netscape to navigate even when I'm connected. Any help with any of these would be greately appreciated. If anyone has any useful information from when they were learning Linux, I'm all ears. __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Password
start linux in single user mode, i think failsafe may do it, if not edit your grub or lilo comands so it says linux -s when it loads you should still be on the command prompt, type linuxconf, whaen this program loads you will be able to change root password, should be one of the first buttons, then save and exit linuxconf, reboot your system, you should be able to use the new password as root, Um... if he/she can't log in, I'm not sure this will fly... :-) At theboot: prompt (if you have used lilo as the boot loader) try the linux single prompt. You may also type:linux 1 If this logs you into a command line prompt, try typing:passwd root if it asks you for the old password, you will need to re-install linux, and make sure to remember your root password this time. If it simply asks for a new password (which I don't expect it will) then just type the new password and confirm it. Linux is a secure OS, unlike windows (including NT) you MUST have 'root' (administrator) account and a valid password for it. You should also create user accounts as you should never log in as root unless you are making system changes. --Greg - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 29-Oct-00 09:41:21 Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just installed Mandrake 7.1 and the install went just fine but I seem to have messed up on the password part. I tried not using a password but it wouldn't let me get around it during installation and I typed part of a password and I can't remember exactly what I typed. So X starts up just fine but I can't get pass the login. Can someone please tell me how to change or get rid of my password. This is my first experience with Linux and I know little of nothing about it so if there's a way to fix this I'll need some detailed instructions. Someone told me to "reboot and at the linux prompt type: linux single" but I don't know how to get to a "linux prompt". When I start my computer my options are: Linux, Failsafe, Windows, Floppy. I would really like to not use a password at all. Your help is appreciated GREATLY. start linux in single user mode, i think failsafe may do it, if not edit your grub or lilo comands so it says linux -s when it loads you should still be on the command prompt, type linuxconf, whaen this program loads you will be able to change root password, should be one of the first buttons, then save and exit linuxconf, reboot your system, you should be able to use the new password as root, __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] easy question.
In linuxconf, under networking|basic host infomration|PPP/SLIP/PLIP change the device # from /dev/ttyS0 to /dev/ttyS1. Make sure this does not conflict with your mouse, if the mouse is serial. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Goldenpi" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have just installed my new serial port. I just want to know where I can change the modem comfiguration. It was on com1 and is now on com2. __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Can't Connect To Internet
Here's something I ranted about approximately a year ago... Try the following link--it is a BBS/Message board that deals with free ISPs. Sift through the mesages, and visit the providers' web pages to find a couple that are in your area. When you find some you like, you can apply for accounts. Set up your Linux dial-up (and, actually your Windows dial-up) for one or more of these accounts, according to the information from the message board. Dial in using each of the ones you've chosen to make sure you've set things up correctly. When you're comfortable that you have a dial-up connection that is fairly reliable (and you may need to check occasionally for other free ISPs), then you can call AOL and have them reduce your monthly charge from what, $23?, to $9.95. In windows, you would dial up using the free ISP account(s), and then start AOL, enter the Setup windows, and change the connection type to TCP/IP. You won't use AOL to dial the internet anymore, but you will have full access to their services and avoid paying their redicoulously over-priced monthly fees. (I pay only $5-$7 more per month for a +/- 1Mbps cable connection--so paying to dial into AOL at 56Kbps or less just seems absurd to me). --Greg - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am a struggling newbie trying to teach myself Mandrake 7.1. I am unable to get connected to the internet. I am probably still in Windows mode. I've been using AOL as my ISP. Now that I've installed Mandrake, configured my modem etc., can I still use AOL? I'm assuming not because I keep getting an error telling me there is no file to open the AOL program. So do what app do I use to get back online? Do I need to change service providers? Please forgive how stupid I must sound. Greatly appreciate any help from "teachers" out there as I am serious about learning. Thank you! Debby Martin __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Can't Connect To Internet
Depends on your local provider...Optonline charges me $29/month. --Greg - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 29-Oct-00 14:08:04 Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (I pay only $5-$7 more per month for a +/- 1Mbps cable connection--so paying to dial into AOL at 56Kbps or less just seems absurd to me). how much is a cable connection now a days? i obviously cant use one here on base but back home i would like to set one up __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Password
then explain to me why when i lost my password and couldnt get in i
managed
to log in under failsafe and used linuxconf to change my password!
if i never knew it and still got into single user obviously someone has to
be
mistaken or there are a crap load of bugs in mandrake7.1!
I wasn't actually going to bother responding to this, but on a whim, I did
try to accomplish what you say is possibleand failed.
even when I installed MDK7.1 with the "Open To Crackers" security level, and
after having set the root password ('cause MDK just didn't ask me for
it--darn stupid at any security level, if you want my opinion) even in
FailSafe, I cannot get the default linuxconf to reconfigure anything, nor
can I log into the system unless I enter root's password.
Sorry, but there must have been something entirely screwed up with your
installation.
--Greg
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In a message dated 29-Oct-00 13:15:15 Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The thing is, to get logged into single user mode you have to provide
the
root password. So you're right, if you're there, you can change
passwords. But Greg's also correct that you still need to know the
password. What he's suggesting is that it's possible that the install
set up root without a password. Not a good idea in any case but, as he
suggests, it's the only possiblility given the way the install was done.
then explain to me why when i lost my password and couldnt get in i
managed
to log in under failsafe and used linuxconf to change my password!
if i never knew it and still got into single user obviously someone has to
be
mistaken or there are a crap load of bugs in mandrake7.1!
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Re: [newbie] Can't Connect To Internet
helps if you actually include the link, LOL GOOD POINT Well, I really do feel t\like the absent minded idiot I am! Here it is! http://www5.50megs.com/fnc/ And another I recently found hunting for free ISPs for a friend: http://freewwwebusa.com/ - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 29-Oct-00 14:08:04 Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Try the following link--it is a BBS/Message board that deals with free ISPs. Sift through the mesages, and visit the providers' web pages to find a couple that are in your area. When you find some you like, you can apply for accounts. helps if you actually include the link, LOL __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Password
Before changing lilo to reflect any memory config, in a terminal window, type: cat /proc/meminfo If the mem total indicates less RAM than you have installed, than you need to edit lilo. If the mem total reflects the correct amount of memory, don't touch anything. If you do need to edit lilo, use your choice terminal editor, vi work fine. The file is: /etc/lilo.conf insert, at the very beginning, the following line, including the quotation marks: append="mem=128M" Save the file, exit, and typr /sbin/lilo You should see at least one line, possibly more: Added linux* Added failsafe The asterisk indicates the default boot option. Also, which programs are you referring to? Did you configure a swap partition? How much video ram is there? What services are running (in terminal type: top to view the system resource usage--it will tell you at the top of the list which services are hogging memory and cpu time--there are also GUI apps, but I use gnome, not KDE and don't what the heck it's called for KDE). --Greg - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 29-Oct-00 21:26:02 Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But why do all the programs load and run like I have 16 megs of ram on a 486 computer? I'm running an Athlon 750 with 128 megs of ram. I partitioned my Linux drive for 3.5 gigs. I also tried my internet connection and it said my modem was busy, but it wasn't. Any Ideas? a little bug in lillo and grub you have to add the line in lillo mem: 128mb i think thats how it goes im sure someone will correct me, for some reason lillo and grub will not detect over 64mb so this line was added to help correct the reporting feature to the linux kernel on bootup, when i get my new laptop i will also have to implement this because of the added ram. once you implement this into your config things should run alot smoother for you __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Starting Linux for the first time
This seems to be a common dilemma these days, and the reality is: you've already opened linux. To enter the GUI environment you need to type the command: startx --Greg - Original Message - From: "Paul Fiske" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Mandrake Support, I have just installed Linux for Windows 6.5 for the first time. After I have typed the username and password, I get the following line; [Paul@localhost Paul]$_ (the last symbol being the blinking cursor). What on earth do I do next to open Linux? If I type "root", I get: [root@localhost /root]#_ Can you advise? The installation seemed to go OK and I have registered the product online and asked for assistance. Best wishes Paul Fiske __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] grub loader
Yes, the new version of Lilo can handle placing the system files beyond the 1024 cylinder mark...but... If you partition your linux installation to include 16MB or so /boot partition below the 1024 cylinder mark, you do not have to worry about this at all. If all you are installing on this HD is linux, then make the following partitions, in the following order, and stop worrying: /boot16MB /swapTwice the size of your physical RAM /1GB or more (and, if / doesn't take up the rest of the drive...) /usrat least 1GB /homeat least 1GB The last two partitions are not necessary, but are nice to have if plan to re-install the OS and don't want to have to lose all your personal applications and configuration files. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Doug McGarrett" [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 12:27 PM 10/27/2000 -0700, domeone wrote: Hi all, Had a question about the grub bootloader, does it really work like they say it does ? I have a 20 gig drive and the linux site says that with grub your linux os can exist anywhere on the drive and grub will load it. So who has 7.1 and another os and grub and does it really work ? Would like to know. Thank you, Chronos. Supposedly the "latest" LILO can also do that. So my question: does SuSE 7.0 contain that "latest" LILO that can load anywhere? I want to put it on my new machine with the 33 GB drive. __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Unable to get Cable Modem Working
Alright, I just re-installed my MDK7.1 partition, so I can look at what you're talking about. I'll be using your information to compare against what I have, and what has worked for me: under Host name tab input the DNS Name provided to me by @Home Null this out, and enter only the machine host name (no dot-domain-dot-com). Under Adaptor 1 tab Primary Name + Domain: my user name + subdomain address as provided by @Home Same as previous. I/O port 0 x 1000 IRQ = 9 Null both of these, leave blank. Next went to Routing and gateways, clicked on Set and entered my Gateway IP Return this to the Defaults I have found when I "over-configure" the out-bound NIC, things don't work properly. This could be the case with your configuration...it's worth a shot. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Anthony F. Littrel Sr." [EMAIL PROTECTED] William Presho wrote: The steps I took to configure the card are as follows: Started DrakConf Clicked on Network Configuration Under Client Tasks tab, clicked on Basic host information under Host name tab input the DNS Name provided to me by @Home Under Adaptor 1 tab I set it up as follows Config mode: Manual Primary Name + Domain: my user name + subdomain address as provided by @Home No Aliases Next input the IP address Put IN Netmast, net device eht0 Kernel Module rtl8139 I/O port 0 x 1000 IRQ = 9 Next put in IP of Name Server (DNS) 1 and 2 Next went to Routing and gateways, clicked on Set and entered my Gateway IP Then Quit Quit and Activate Changes As I stated before this setup will let me connect to the cable modem and use the internet. But if I shut the computer down and then restart it I get the following: Delay eth0 initialization Failed Starting httpd: httpd:cannot determine local host name Use the ServerNameDirective to set it manually Failed I hope this will help you to figure out what is wrong and how to fix it. Thanks Bill __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Unable to get Cable Modem Working
Hmmm... Are you *really* supposed to be using a static IP address? --Greg - Original Message - From: "William Presho" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Greg Well I set up like you said but still no luck. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Greg Stewart Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 3:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Unable to get Cable Modem Working Alright, I just re-installed my MDK7.1 partition, so I can look at what you're talking about. I'll be using your information to compare against what I have, and what has worked for me: under Host name tab input the DNS Name provided to me by @Home Null this out, and enter only the machine host name (no dot-domain-dot-com). Under Adaptor 1 tab Primary Name + Domain: my user name + subdomain address as provided by @Home Same as previous. I/O port 0 x 1000 IRQ = 9 Null both of these, leave blank. Next went to Routing and gateways, clicked on Set and entered my Gateway IP Return this to the Defaults I have found when I "over-configure" the out-bound NIC, things don't work properly. This could be the case with your configuration...it's worth a shot. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Anthony F. Littrel Sr." [EMAIL PROTECTED] William Presho wrote: The steps I took to configure the card are as follows: Started DrakConf Clicked on Network Configuration Under Client Tasks tab, clicked on Basic host information under Host name tab input the DNS Name provided to me by @Home Under Adaptor 1 tab I set it up as follows Config mode: Manual Primary Name + Domain: my user name + subdomain address as provided by @Home No Aliases Next input the IP address Put IN Netmast, net device eht0 Kernel Module rtl8139 I/O port 0 x 1000 IRQ = 9 Next put in IP of Name Server (DNS) 1 and 2 Next went to Routing and gateways, clicked on Set and entered my Gateway IP Then Quit Quit and Activate Changes As I stated before this setup will let me connect to the cable modem and use the internet. But if I shut the computer down and then restart it I get the following: Delay eth0 initialization Failed Starting httpd: httpd:cannot determine local host name Use the ServerNameDirective to set it manually Failed I hope this will help you to figure out what is wrong and how to fix it. Thanks Bill __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] 2 serious mandrake problems.
I honestly don't know what to tell you about the sound problem. But, for the memory issue: If you are using Lilo to boot, edit the /etc/lilo.conf file and insert as the very first line the following: append="mem=128M" if you are using Grub, Caroll wrote: "If you're using grub, become the superuser, call up an editor, and load /boot/grub/menu.lst. Just under the line title linux there is a line: kernel (hd1, 0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb5 (or something similar) change it to read: kernel (hd1, 0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb5 mem=128M Reboot and put that new chip to work. (Something I learned 2 weeks ago here.) Regards, -- carroll" --Greg - Original Message - From: "tweeter" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have mandrake 7.1, I am running a Abit BP-6 mobo with dual celeron 550s and an SB live card. and I cannot play any sound, because when I play an Mp3 through any program, the computer locks up. and I have no choice but to restart. I had no problem with this issue in 7.0 What do I need to do to correct this. My second problem is on the same machine, I have 128mb ram, and windows sees it, bios sees it, but mandrake tells me I only have 64 mb. How can I fix this? Thanks in advance.\ Regards, Tweeter [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] TAR Issue
Ooops... I started deleting a crap-load of mail from my archives and then just simply forgot about this one!! I hope you haven't been cursing me, waiting for a reply. :-) Try the following: tar -cMv --exclude /proc/* -f /dev/tape / --Greg - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for the info, but now the question is what tar command do I use to exclude this directory? tar cMvf /dev/tape / seems to work so that it will use multiple tapes, what swtch is to exclude ? TX [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 10/19/2000 07:31:56 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Lad Gaal/MarconiMedical) Subject: Re: [newbie] TAR Issue Nothing in /proc is "really" a file. These are generated by the kernel when you cat the file for information. They appear as files... but only "somtain" something when reqeusted. You should leave this directory out of your backup as it will be re-created should you need to restore. --Greg - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well everything was working fine. I was on my third tape when it reached ./proc/kcore and it just sat there! I tried the whole routine again, and once again it died in the same place with different tapes. What is ./proc/kcore? Anybody know how I can get around this situation? I want a total back up of my system before I install Mandrake 7.1! BTW- Can I upgrade form 6.0 to 7.1 with minimal impact on PHP PostgreSQL etc? [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 10/19/2000 02:20:43 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Lad Gaal/MarconiMedical) Subject: Re: [newbie] TAR Issue "Lad. Gaal" wrote: I want to back up the hard drives on my unit to a SCSI 8mm tape (exabyte 8205) drive. For the life of me I can't figure out how to get the tar command to go more than one tape. [...] I've tried tar -cvf /dev/tape /. but when the tape fills it dies, so I tried tar -cvLf /dev/tape /. I just get a bunch of ASII across the monitor. Try this one : tar cMvf /dev/tape / This will create a multi-volume archive. But maybe if you compressed it (with the 'z' flag), it would take only one tape. HTH Flupke -- There's no place like ~! __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Security Problem - Correction
use the form netstat -ln and resend those first two lines (it they still list) "hackermagnet" is connected to port 1031 (a BBN port), but port 1026 doesn't seem registered: cs7.msg.yahoo.com could be a server at yahoo, but I don't know what it would be doing without the IP affresses, I don't know anything to do to track these hosts down. the command above will tell netstat not to resolve names, and give their IP addresses instead. --Greg - Original Message - From: "TiGereYe" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] hi, I have a question...i have included an attachment of the log i get when i do "netstat" the thing that bothers me is the first forgein address... well and the second one too..could someone please help me to interpret these logs?...and if the machine is comprimised? Thanks TiGereYe - Accept No Substitutes - -- --- Dont Start Racin Or I will Start Racin...Bets On That You'll Be Disgracin. __ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake Corporate Server 1.0 , Kernel panic: free list empty
In my experience, when linux sends a "siglnal 11" it'scomplaining about a hardware failure. Are you sure you didn't forget to connect something? Or, ist it possible something was fried with an ESD? Is it old or new equipment? --Greg - Original Message - From: "Carl Brown" [EMAIL PROTECTED] A newbie to linux, used to pier to pier windows networking, I just assembled a duel Pentium tower with a G586vpm motherboard. I'm trying to install the corporate server version so I don't have to edit the kernel to split work between the processors, I know all my hardware is compatible. Installing it from the cd, while Loading the Second Stage ramdisk, it comes up with an error "kernel Panic: free list empty then code runs through the page, in red, ending in install exited abnormally -- received signal 11. Help? The Hatter Gone Mad, At Tea __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Two Ethernet Card Problem!
1. What make and model are the cards? 2. You'll probably not need to worry about setting the IRQ yourself--just plug 'em in and use linuxconf to configure them. I've never had to set IRQ values for NICs --Greg - Original Message - From: "Saugata Das Purkayastha mt cse" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all, I want to install two ethernet card, in my linux machine. The two cards, I have are of same vendor, and don't have the facility of jumper setting for irq. How will I set their irq?? saugata __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Unable to get Cable Modem Working
Um... "shutting down and rebooting" just ain't enough information for me figure out what's gone wrong. Please list the steps you took to configure the card, whether you happened to use a static IP, or have cofigured pump or dhcpcd. Whether you are activating your NIC at boot, etc. --Greg - Original Message - From: "William Presho" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello All I know this has probably been discussed here before, but I can't find anything that helps me. I have @home with an SMC1211TX Ethernet Card. I have used the help files and set it up accordingly, using drake config. It tells me that everything is okay but will not connect. Also I have an extra drive so I clean installed Mandrake 7.1 on it and everything worked perfectly until I shut the machine off and then tried to bring it back up, it would not connect. I wiped the drive and clean installed again and it worked, but when I shut down same problem won't connect. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Bill Presho __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Unable to get Cable Modem Working
Delay eth0 initialization Failed Starting httpd: httpd:cannot determine local host name Use the ServerNameDirective to set it manually Failed The first error here usually indicates that a DHCP client failed to obtain a lease on an IP address. Are you supposed to be configured for DHCP with @home? Or, is your IP supposed to be static...If @home gave you a static IP, but (for some unknown reason) either pump or dchpcd are attemtping to get a lease from your ISP, that could be your conflict... check either top or ps-aux for one of those DHCP clients. You'll need to stop the DHCP client if your IP is static. Or, if your IP is dynamic, and pump or dhcpcd are not running, you'll need to run one (and only one) of them. The second two lines are simply the result of not having your host name listed on the appropriate DNS server, and/or not included in the /etc/hosts file along with your IP address--they really have nothing to do with accessing the internet...but they will prevent Apache from serving a web site on your machine. If you don't run a web server on your PC, you can stop the httpd service at boot and you won't get these second two lines. Or, simply add a line to /etc/hosts similar to the following, but use your "real" IP address: 192.168.0.1 mypcname.myispdomain.com localhost.localdomain --Greg - Original Message - From: "William Presho" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 12:55 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Unable to get Cable Modem Working The steps I took to configure the card are as follows: Started DrakConf Clicked on Network Configuration Under Client Tasks tab, clicked on Basic host information under Host name tab input the DNS Name provided to me by @Home Under Adaptor 1 tab I set it up as follows Config mode: Manual Primary Name + Domain: my user name + subdomain address as provided by @Home No Aliases Next input the IP address Put IN Netmast, net device eht0 Kernel Module rtl8139 I/O port 0 x 1000 IRQ = 9 Next put in IP of Name Server (DNS) 1 and 2 Next went to Routing and gateways, clicked on Set and entered my Gateway IP Then Quit Quit and Activate Changes As I stated before this setup will let me connect to the cable modem and use the internet. But if I shut the computer down and then restart it I get the following: Delay eth0 initialization Failed Starting httpd: httpd:cannot determine local host name Use the ServerNameDirective to set it manually Failed I hope this will help you to figure out what is wrong and how to fix it. Thanks Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Greg Stewart Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 10:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Unable to get Cable Modem Working Um... "shutting down and rebooting" just ain't enough information for me figure out what's gone wrong. Please list the steps you took to configure the card, whether you happened to use a static IP, or have cofigured pump or dhcpcd. Whether you are activating your NIC at boot, etc. --Greg - Original Message - From: "William Presho" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello All I know this has probably been discussed here before, but I can't find anything that helps me. I have @home with an SMC1211TX Ethernet Card. I have used the help files and set it up accordingly, using drake config. It tells me that everything is okay but will not connect. Also I have an extra drive so I clean installed Mandrake 7.1 on it and everything worked perfectly until I shut the machine off and then tried to bring it back up, it would not connect. I wiped the drive and clean installed again and it worked, but when I shut down same problem won't connect. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Bill Presho __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Hmmmmmm...no ipchains support!
Umm... sorry to break the news to you Mark, but I think you're gonna need to recompile again! Kernel 2.4 uses something called iptables, not ipchains. It's a new version of the rules which enables true routing capabilities. The 2.4 kernel DOES, however, support ipchains...but this needs to be selected at compile time. The ipchains support does limit the iptables capabilities, though--the full routing ability is not available. Again...sorry! --Greg - Original Message - From: "Mark Weaver" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ok...so I was a little rambunxious. The kernel IS running and I can connect to the net through ppp, however for some odd reason I'm unable to configure anything for ipchains. The kernel is 2.4-test9. Anyone have any ideas as to how this can be enabled in the configuration? -- Mark /* I never worry about the to-jams. * Once I've stuck my foot in my mouth * it's already too late...just make sure * you chew them thoroughly before swallowing! */ Registered Linux user #182496 * Pine 4.21 * __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake Corporate Server 1.0 , Kernel panic: free list empty
Um..yup, I believe that cache card might be necessary. :-) On-board IDE controller? If so, try disabling the primary IDE in the BIOS (if possible--some BIOSes don'r allow this) and connect the (a) hard drive the CD-ROM to the secondary IDE controller. This very thing actually happened to my home firewall PC--the IDE controller took ill, and I wound up changing the motherboard. If you've got a pile of old, spare parts, they might be spare for a reason. How did you come by these? --Greg - Original Message - From: "Carl Brown" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I played around with the hardware, because all but the hard drives are old/used but working. The only thing I found that changed the error was removing a secondary 256k cache card, then the error changes to Aiee, killer interupt handler, kernal panic: attempted to kill the idle task! In interrupt handler - not sycing. Help? Hatter - Original Message - From: "Greg Stewart" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 9:45 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake Corporate Server 1.0 , Kernel panic: free list empty In my experience, when linux sends a "siglnal 11" it'scomplaining about a hardware failure. Are you sure you didn't forget to connect something? Or, ist it possible something was fried with an ESD? Is it old or new equipment? --Greg - Original Message - From: "Carl Brown" [EMAIL PROTECTED] A newbie to linux, used to pier to pier windows networking, I just assembled a duel Pentium tower with a G586vpm motherboard. I'm trying to install the corporate server version so I don't have to edit the kernel to split work between the processors, I know all my hardware is compatible. Installing it from the cd, while Loading the Second Stage ramdisk, it comes up with an error "kernel Panic: free list empty then code runs through the page, in red, ending in install exited abnormally -- received signal 11. Help? The Hatter Gone Mad, At Tea __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Netscape
Are you able to browse *any* web pages? Does this only happen on"big" ones? Or, does it start after one or two linnks? I've seen Netscape stall like this if DNS information isn't set wuite right...but I'm not quite sure what you're describing. Are you on a dial-up? Does this happen to you in windows as well? Does this happen in any other browser under Linux? --Greg - Original Message - From: "Marco Kwan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I'm having problems with netscape. It always seems to stall when I'm download a large page and it stalls, it says and I can't seem to do anything about it. Thanks in advance for you help __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] floppy
Are you using the icon on the desktop? Maybe the auto-mount ain't workin' quite right. In terminal, su to root, and type: mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy then cd to /mnt/floppy and ls. If it stalls in terminal there's something else wrong. But if it works, then your auto-mount is broken. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Marco Kwan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] hi I'm also having problems with the floppy drive. Whenever I try to use it, and access it through the desktop, it stalls too... The window just says that it's working and stays like that for a long time, with no end in sight. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] floppy
In terminal, try unmounting the device... it may not have been unmounted for some reason. umount /dev/fd0 then try the mount command again, and see what happens. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Marco Kwan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] the following is what it says. hope its of help mount: /dev/fd0 already mounted or /mnt/floppy busy mount: according to mtab, /mnt/floppy is already mounted on /mnt/floppy [root@localhost ketchup]# On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, you wrote: Are you using the icon on the desktop? Maybe the auto-mount ain't workin' quite right. In terminal, su to root, and type: mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy then cd to /mnt/floppy and ls. If it stalls in terminal there's something else wrong. But if it works, then your auto-mount is broken. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Marco Kwan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] hi I'm also having problems with the floppy drive. Whenever I try to use it, and access it through the desktop, it stalls too... The window just says that it's working and stays like that for a long time, with no end in sight. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif -- mirror: ftp://ftp.linux.tucows.com/pub/distributions/Mandrake/Mandrake #mirror: ftp://ftp.math.utah.edu/pub/linux/Mandrake #mirror: ftp://ftp.math.utah.edu/pub/linux/Mandrake site|ftp://ftp.belnet.be/packages/mandrake|ftp.belnet.be|Belgium site|ftp://ftp.ucr.ac.cr/pub/Unix/linux/mandrake/Mandrake|ftp.ucr.ac.cr|Cost a Rica site|ftp://ftp.clinet.fi/mirrors/ftp.linux-mandrake.com|ftp.clinet.fi|Finlan d site|ftp://ftp.univ-savoie.fr/pub/Linux/Mandrake|ftp.univ-savoie.fr|France site|ftp://ftp.ciril.fr/pub/linux/mandrake|ftp.ciril.fr|France site|ftp://ftp.worldonline.fr/pub/Mandrake|ftp.worldonline.fr|France site|ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/Mandrake|ftp.free.fr|France site|ftp://ftp.univ-aix.fr/pub/linux/Mandrake|ftp.univ-aix.fr|France site|ftp://rpmfind.creatis.insa-lyon.fr/linux/Mandrake|rpmfind.creatis.insa- lyon.fr|France site|ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/mandrake|ftp.tu-chemnitz.de|Germany site|ftp://ftp.tu-clausthal.de/pub/linux/mandrake|ftp.tu-clausthal.de|German y site|ftp://ftp.uni-mannheim.de/systems/linux/mandrake|ftp.uni-mannheim.de|Ge rmany site|ftp://ftp.uni-bayreuth.de/pub/linux/mandrake|ftp.uni-bayreuth.de|German y site|ftp://ftp.wisr.eie.polyu.edu.hk/linux/mandrake|ftp.wisr.eie.polyu.edu.h k|Hong Kong site|ftp://linux.org.il/pub/distributions/Mandrake|linux.org.il|Israel site|ftp://mirror.nucba.ac.jp/mirror/mandrake|mirror.nucba.ac.jp|Japan site|ftp://sunsite.uio.no/pub/unix/Linux/Mandrake|sunsite.uio.no|Norway site|ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/mandrake|sunsite.icm.edu.pl|Poland site|ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/mandrake|sunsite.icm.edu.pl|Poland site|ftp://ftp.nectec.or.th/pub/mirrors/Mandrake|ftp.nectec.or.th|Thailand site|ftp://ftp.nuri.net/pub/Linux/mandrake|ftp.nuri.net|USA? site|ftp://ftp.wtfo.com/pub/linux/mandrake|ftp.wtfo.com|USA? site|ftp://ftp.linux.tucows.com/pub/distributions/Mandrake/Mandrake|ftp.linu x.tucows.com|USA? site|ftp://ftp.linuxberg.com/pub/distributions/Mandrake/Mandrake|ftp.linuxbe rg.com|USA? site|ftp://ftp.strasbourg.linuxfr.org/mandrake|ftp.strasbourg.linuxfr.org|US A? site|ftp://ftp.eecs.umich.edu/pub/linux/mandrake|ftp.eecs.umich.edu|USA? site|ftp://ftp.orst.edu/pub/packages/linux/mandrake|ftp.orst.edu|USA? site|ftp://ftp.math.utah.edu/pub/linux/Mandrake|ftp.math.utah.edu|USA? site|ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/sunsite.uio.no/pub/unix/Linux/Mandrake|ftp .mirror.ac.uk|United Kingdom __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] frirewall question
Do you have a firewall script on your machine? this would be using ipchains. The only problem here is if you wanted to block certain workgroups and not other, you can't do that through firewalling unless you have an ip network set up and you have divided the workgroups into IP subnets. Then you would allow/disallow according to subnet. The way to allow individual workgroups access o a linux server through SMB protocol is to set the linux box up as a Samab server. Then you would set Samba to restrict logins. --Greg - Original Message - From: "stephen" [EMAIL PROTECTED] under mandrake linux is there a way to block workgroups in the firewall especially in the netbios sharing area on ports 137-139 tcp and udp thankyou stephen --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.198 / Virus Database: 95 - Release Date: 10/4/00 __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] MOBO Change Question
I've this just this succesfully a couple of times... the only thing I had to worry about was the PnP settings in the BIOS, which altered the order in which the NICs were found and set up, and some other BIOS settings which were drastically different from the previous board/CPU. I don't believe you should need to re-install unless you've tried changing the BIOS settings to the point of insanity, and still haven't gottten anywhere. As long as there is no real major hardware/driver conflict I would think all should go well. Mine, also, could be a uniquely easy case. I don't know. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Kelly, Christopher" [EMAIL PROTECTED] John, I just did the CPU and MB. Linux wouldn't load for me because (i think) the I/O ports changed. That is why I am having the (re)install problems... -Original Message- From: John Rye [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 1:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] MOBO Change Question I'm about to change my mobo amd cpu. Can (may) I do just that and expect everything to carry on as it does at present except somewhat quicker? I'm moving from Pentium 120 to AMD K6 on an Epox MVP3E Atx motherboard and expect to just powerdown swap cards and drives and re-power. Do I expect to much here? Cheers -- ICQ# 89345394 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected" (The UNIX Programmer's Manual, 2nd Edition, June 1972.) __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] new problem with memory
If you are using lilo to boot, add (as the very first line) the following: append="mem=128M" re-run lilo, re-boot, and you should be fine. If you are running Grub... can't help ya there--never seen it, never used it, never tried to look for it. Sorry. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Emerhawk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I installed another 64 megs of memory on my machine. Total of 128 megs. Linux is only recoginizing 64 megs. Does anyone Know how to get Linux to locate the extra memory. Thanks Emerhawk [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] TAR Issue
Nothing in /proc is "really" a file. These are generated by the kernel when you cat the file for information. They appear as files... but only "somtain" something when reqeusted. You should leave this directory out of your backup as it will be re-created should you need to restore. --Greg - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well everything was working fine. I was on my third tape when it reached ./proc/kcore and it just sat there! I tried the whole routine again, and once again it died in the same place with different tapes. What is ./proc/kcore? Anybody know how I can get around this situation? I want a total back up of my system before I install Mandrake 7.1! BTW- Can I upgrade form 6.0 to 7.1 with minimal impact on PHP PostgreSQL etc? [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 10/19/2000 02:20:43 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Lad Gaal/MarconiMedical) Subject: Re: [newbie] TAR Issue "Lad. Gaal" wrote: I want to back up the hard drives on my unit to a SCSI 8mm tape (exabyte 8205) drive. For the life of me I can't figure out how to get the tar command to go more than one tape. [...] I've tried tar -cvf /dev/tape /. but when the tape fills it dies, so I tried tar -cvLf /dev/tape /. I just get a bunch of ASII across the monitor. Try this one : tar cMvf /dev/tape / This will create a multi-volume archive. But maybe if you compressed it (with the 'z' flag), it would take only one tape. HTH Flupke -- There's no place like ~! __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Php4 rpm
http:///www.php.net --Greg - Original Message - From: "Jan-Børge Landro" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 5:55 AM Subject: [newbie] Php4 rpm Hi Do any of you know where to find rpm's for php4 - the latest version? Jan-Borge __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Thanks ----MBR Problem Solved
Yes, well, the MS virus will attempt to attack anything it can get it's claws into... beyond taking over a hard drive, and installing itself, though, the rest is pure luck! And again... Greg Stewart, MCP :-) (Why, oh why, did I get this certification? Just to rip on MS? Oh, wait, no...the money was supposed get better! What happened there?) - Original Message - From: "Joe Tux" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I had 3 hard disks with MBR problem before. It has been a year I hadn't used them... thought of making 'em as paperweights... Heck, I had nothing to lose so last week I tried again to install Linux or DOS or Win98 on it but failed... then I tried NT4. Using the installation disk, I don't know how and why, it worked!!! All the three hard disks were able to accept NT4. Well, again, I had nothing to lose so I tried to install Red Hat Linux 6.0 (which previously failed to install onto the harddisk)... much to my suprised, I was able to clear the NT partition and repartitioned it for RHL... Now I have 1 hard disk with RHL6.0, 1 with FreeBSD 2.2 and 1 with NT4 plus my other hard disks with win95, win98, win2000AS and my personal favorite, Linux-Mandrake 7.0 :) really hate to admit it, but sometimes MS helps... best regards Joe. RLU#186063 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James Murray Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 1:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Thanks MBR Problem Solved MBR Problem Solved Thanks to all who helped me with the mbr problem. I replaced the HD with a larger one. Be very, very careful with partitions when using dual boot. Jim __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Security Question
OK, I've got to do this: OK, what's with the "ok"s, OK? :-) Anyway, you're right, but portsentry will only trap the one offending host address at the time of detection. If you want to place a rule in your ipchains to cover the entire network on which the host is located, you can add a similar line with the network/netmask combination. As an example, to block all of ATT CERFnet in Redwood California, you would add the following to the firewall.rc script, or pmfirewall.rules.local, or what ever script starts your firewalling... or you can add the line temporarily at the command line: Use whois to get the information about the network IP range. /sbin/ipchains -I input -s 216.148.218.0/20 -j DENY -l --Greg - Original Message - From: "stephen" [EMAIL PROTECTED] that command is blocking the one ip address ok greg stewart if you need to block the complete 128.143 there is a different way ok stephen - Original Message - From: "Greg Stewart" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 9:49 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Security Question Replace the portsentry.conf KILL_ROUTE command line with the following and restart portsentry: KILL_ROUTE="/sbin/ipchains -I input -s 128.143.40.230 -j DENY -l" This will insert the offending host at the top of your ipchains rules and you won't have to worry about receiving another entry from them again (until you reboot, or flush ipchains). Is your Win98 box behind the linux machine on the internet? Or does it have a direct connect through a non-firewalling router? --Greg - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Ferris" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Portsentry reported this: Active System Attack Alerts =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Oct 17 20:36:51 hornet portsentry[642]: attackalert: UDP scan from host: 1Cust222.tnt5.phoenix2.az.da.uu.net/63.16.193.222 to UDP port: 161 Oct 17 20:36:51 hornet portsentry[642]: attackalert: Host 63.16.193.222 has been blocked via wrappers with string: "ALL: 63.16.193.222" Oct 17 20:36:51 hornet portsentry[642]: attackalert: Host 63.16.193.222 has been blocked via dropped route using command: "/sbin/route add -host 63.16.193.222 reject" Zone alarm also reported this person did a syn scan on my win 98 box. Is there anything else that I should check? I have some ipchains rules set up, that will deny most anything incoming. But I want to be on the safe side. :-) Dan __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.198 / Virus Database: 95 - Release Date: 10/4/00 __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] SB Question, here we go again!
Have you enabled sound at startup in the control centre, and restarted x? (I'm thinking gnome 'cause that's what I use). --Greg - Original Message - From: "Jay" [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This is a question I am sure was hashed over a million times. I just bought a SB Live 16 PCI card, installed it, and my box recognizes it as a generic SB card, but no sound comes from it. Are there any suggestions to make this work? Jay "May the sound of happy music, And the lilt of Irish laughter, fill your heart with gladness, that stays forever after." "May the enemies of Ireland never meet a friend." http://www.mrsnooky.com __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] network setup
You did not note what you are using for an FTP server on the 98 box. Windows 98/NT does not come with a standard FTP server so you have to buy one if you want that type of capability. Windows comes with an FTP client which you used to connect the Linux boxes but no standard FTP server. I'm only able to (almost) figure this out after reading Mike's response... Do you mean by 'reverse the arrangement and try to use "linux" as my workstation' that you are running windows on the "compaq", and linux on the "linux" machines? And, then getting a timeout error when trying to connect to the Windows 98 "compaq" via ftp *from* the "linux" machine? Whoa! Head rush. Yes, Mike is rght, if what I just hashed is correct. You need to run IIS of some version in order to have ftp server capability on the Windows machine. I think Personal Wed Server will give you this option, but I'm not sure. And, yes, you have to pay for it (well, unless...I won't get into that). However, if you mean that you are trying to connect from "linux" running linux, to "compaq" running linux, and getting the timeout using ftp, then there's a configuration problem on the, well, let's see...[great big pause] "compaq" running linux machine. But, if the dishwasher, running windows 98, cannot connect to, let me see, Afghanistan with linux... Oh hell. I can't think anymore! :-) Could you make a step-by-step list of what you wanted? --Greg - Original Message - From: "D.M. Mattix (Mike)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 9:59 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] network setup On Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Alan Dunford wrote: In an attempt to learn more about Local Area Networks, I have set up a simple three machine net but am experiencing some difficulty and I wonder if a more experienced person could please help. The configuration is:- Machine 1 Pentium 3 running Windows 98 as IP 192.168.1.1 (alias windows) Network card SMC EtherEZ 8416 Machine 2 Pentium 2 running Mandrake Linux 7.1 as IP 192.168.1.2 (alias linux) Network card Genius GF100TXRII Machine 3 Pentium 1 running Mandrake Linux 7.1 and Windows 98 as IP 192.168.1.3 (alias compaq) Network card Realtek RTL8029 This machine also has an internal 56 k non-Win modem and a connection to the Internet. The machines are connected to each other via a base10 hub with short twisted pair cables. The physical installation seems ok as I can ping any machine from any other and get fast return times. The problem I have, though, concerns machines 2 and 3 whose configuration was intended to be identical. Using common log-on user names and passwords and with the Compaq machine as my workstation, I can log on to "linux" and ftp files to and from that machine. Further, I can download files from the Internet and then pass them to "linux". So far so good. If, however, I reverse the arrangement and try to use "linux" as my workstation, I can connect briefly to the Compaq machine but the connection times out in two or three seconds and if I use ftp at the command line, I get an error message "421 Service not available remote server has closed connection". gFTP reports that I am already logged on and then waits for 30 seconds before trying (unsuccessfully) again, even if "compaq" is waiting for a log on of some kind.. The /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny files are blank on both machines apart from their comments and there are no entries in /usr/sbin/tcpd file either. Before I tear out what remains of my hair, I wonder if someone could please point me in the right direction. Thanks for any help offered. PS apologies for crashing into another thread on this newsgroup -- Alan Dunford e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Public PGP keys at http://www.pgp.uk.demon.net:11371 and others -- __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] OT / Penguin dance!
You know... I actually went looking for the original "Hampster Dance" site today and I couldn't find it for BEANS!!! Finally, though, tonite I stumbled on the second incarnation of the site at: http://www.hampsterdance2.com/hampsterdance2.html It's got a revamped techno-pop theme song, but the same cute "hampsters" (minus one). The original is on the following page at the same address: http://www.hampsterdance2.com/hampsterdance.html And, please don't yell at me fer stickin' a 'p' in where it don't belong...t'weren't my idea! --Greg - Original Message - From: "Mark Weaver" [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's interesting...I've never seen a hamster dance before. -- Mark /* I never worry about the to-jams. * Once I've stuck my foot in my mouth * it's already too late...just make sure * you chew them thoroughly before swallowing! */ Registered Linux user #182496 * Pine 4.21 * On Sat, 14 Oct 2000 8:18pm ,Greg Stewart spake passionately in a message: That might have been the plug in it wanted (I was using Netscape 6pre3-and it complained). No big deal--I couldn't even hear the music 'cause I don't have a sound card in my linux box., but it won't kill me. I did save some of the dancing penguin gifs, I think they'll make good pals for the dancing hamsters on a personal webpage. :-) --Greg - Original Message - From: "Goldenpi" [EMAIL PROTECTED] What plugin? I took those sites apart once and found they just use animated gifs. Some of them wand a windows media player pluging or javascript for sound, but thats about it. That was a while ago, it might have changed since. ----- Original Message - From: "Greg Stewart" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 9:07 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] OT / Penguin dance! It's HampsterDance with Penguins!Of course, when I tried it with my windows machine, the damned thing went blue screen...rather typical...was that supposed to happen with the "plug in" required? --Greg - Original Message - From: "Mike Tracy Holt" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anybody have a co-worker that loves windows? Take 'em to this site: http://nuttysites.com/penguin/ Mike __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Portsentry traps
My wife would tell you that when I'm sitting in front of this monitor I can't hear with my ears either! :) Hell, I'm so blind (and probably deaf, too) my co-workers think the only way I can see what's on a computer screen is by smelling the damned thing! --Greg - Original Message - From: "Mark Weaver" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Definately! I'm all ears...rather I'm all eyes since I can't see with my ears. My wife would tell you that when I'm sitting in front of this monitor I can't hear with my ears either! :) -- Mark /* I never worry about the to-jams. * Once I've stuck my foot in my mouth * it's already too late...just make sure * you chew them thoroughly before swallowing! */ Registered Linux user #182496 * Pine 4.21 * On Mon, 16 Oct 2000 7:00am ,John Rye spake passionately in a message: Greg Stewart wrote: Portsentry usually adds the offending host IP to the route tables, but this isn't always the best option anymore. you can change the KILL_ROUTE command in /usr/local/psionic/portsentry/portsentry.conf to the following and it will add the host IP to your ipchains rules (if you're using ipchains--which, really, you should be): KILL_ROUTE="/sbin/ipchains -I input -s $TARGET$ -j DENY" If you still want these probes logged, add "-l" (lower-case "L") to the line before the last quotation mark.With this rule added to your ipchains, all hits from that host will be dropped regardless of type. Hopefully portsentry is not the only protection you have against intruders. It's a great utility, but not complete enough on it's own to rely on. I'm well protected.. using ipchains, I already have your suggestion setup. It was more a question of whether one should attempt to 'deal to' the offender. I used to be continually probed when I used ICQ and Jammer on that other opsys, and had some good results by attacking the source-site owner, but those were not of this type. ?? What/why would a socks proxy port port be probed ?? Suggestions and further discussion might be useful to other list members. Cheers __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] I cannot see my network card! new informatio!!
I know this message is about "I cannot see my network card!", but I must not be wearing my contacts 'cause I can't see the last reponse posted to the end (except for that "Get you free e-mail" thing!). Did someone type something in invisible ink? Or do I *really* need that eye transplant? Anyway, information such as the type of network card you are trying to install: make model. Internal LAN connection, or internet connection. DHCP or static IP? Also what have you tried so far? What application have you used to attempt this? These kinds of things, preferrably in a form [ I ] can actually see, and if you think about it a pretty picture would nice. :-) --Greg - Original Message - From: "David Dieguez" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] I cannot see my network card! David Dieguez wrote: I just install the mandrake, but I cannot see the network card. How can I configurate my card. I know the card have irq # but I doesn't how to configure! Thanks. David -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze You gotta give us more information than that. Waht kind of information is gonna help ?? -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Configuring an Ehternet Adapter
Check, in linuxconf, to see whether device eth0 is set as "enable at boot". --Greg - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi! I am a brand new Mandrake user and appreciate very much the initiative of a list supporting dummies like me! I have a Network card (PCI) provided by Road Runner, an american cable services provider. They do not support Linux users. I feel like I am close to the goal of making this card work, but it still doesn't. OK, I stop chatting, here are the details: *My card has been detected at boot time. It said it was a "Davicom ethernet 100/10 Mbit DM9102". I used the configure option. It added -as one could expect- the line "alias eth0 dmfe" in conf.modules. I know it is the right driver as it was the one which was provided with the card. *There is no IRQ conflict. *The card is detected by the BIOS at boot time, before loading Linux. It gives the right device ID and IRQ. *In the KDE Control Center, section PCI, I can also read the card specifications with the right device ID, IRQ and io address. BUT LINUX STILL DOESN'T DETECT IT AT BOOT TIME, AND THE DRIVER IS NOT LOADED. Hence I cannot read any "eht0..." line when I use "dmesg". I receive no error message or "FAILED". *If I do "lsmod", my module (dmfe) does not appear. *In the IO section of KDE Control Center, "eth0" does not appear. *Then if I do "insmod dmfe" or "modprobe dmfe", things are better as I can see "dmfe (unused)" in "lsmod" and "eth0" in the IO section. But "eth0" does not appear in the IRQ section of te KDE Control Center. I guess I gave all the details I could.I've read about a 100 times the Ethernet Howto. I learned a lot and went further thanks to it but it is not able to help me any more. I've spent almost two weeks on that problem and still don't want to give up! But it is hard as without the Internet, I cannot reach the computer autarky!!! Still have to use the University computers, running Windows 95... I thank very very much the Linux guru who will help me! See you! Nicolas __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Linux/Networking/Firewall
You need to alias the external interface to act as all 5 external "real" IP addresses a,d use ipmasqadm to port forward the incoming requests to the appropriate masqeud internal IP address. The format for setting IP aliasing is (where the "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"s correspond to the IP addresses and subnet info from your ISP): /sbin/ifconfig eth0:0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx broadcast xxx.xxx.xxx.255 repeat for each aliased eth0 IP (eth0:1, eth0:2, eth0:3, etc.), and then create ipchains rules for firewalling each aliased IP. In the firewall script, make sure the gaming port is open for all aliased IPs. Install ipmasqadm and set port forwarding rules for each aliased IP to each corresponding masqued internal IP. I believe the syntax is as follows, but you should read the ipmasqadm HOW-TOs to be sure.: (Assuming your internal network is on192.168.x.x, and the Gaming Port is "") /sbin/ipmasqadm -a -P tcp -L xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -R 192.168.xxx.xxx Let me know if this helps, or if I've screwed something up in the translation. :-) --Greg - Original Message - From: "Wignall, Mark T" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hoping for some help here: I previously had the following setup within my network at my residence. 1 Linux box w/ 2 NIC cards. 1 connected to the DSL modem, and 1 to a HUB where other computers throughout the house are connected. I configured NIC 1 for the IP address given to me by my DSL provider, and configured the other NIC for the private network IP range 196.168.x.x. Next I configured IP Forwarding and Masquerading, and alas had everything set up and working perfectly. Some online games won't allow duplicate IP addresses to be seen on the game server, and as all computers within my private net were sharing the 1 IP address provided by the DSL provider, only one computer at a time to could be gaming. I've recently acquired a different DSL package, which gives me 5 static IP address, so I should be able to configure my network as I hoped. Obviously, I could have just put all computers, and the DSL modem on my HUB and life would be good from a gaming perspective, however, I would very much like to have a firewall installed that helps protect against intruders. Under this scenario, I'd have to install a firewall on each PC to gain some protection...what a hassle. What I'd like to do is configure my Linux box like I had before, but replace the Private network with additional IP's that I gained. I tried setting this up, but fell short after realizing that Linux acting as a router can't route unless there are two different networks (IP sets) to route between. Since all my machines IP's belong to the same network (IP set), I can't "route" per se. What I came across were some HOWTO's on bridging+firewall. Essentially the bridge creates a virtual NIC that binds the two together, and I place the firewall (IPchains) on this virtual NIC. I configured it, set it up, and appear to be accomplishing my goal. The firewall stuff is working on every machine, and of course gaming is now a reality. In summary, my question is this. Is this the best/only approach I can take in setting up my environment? Is there a way to accomplish this by setting up my own route tables? The reason I ask is because when everything is "idle" on my network, I see blips on the DSL modem about every 3 seconds or so. I've narrowed it down to the bridge stuff, as I can bring the bridge down, and the blipping stops. I don't know what is happening, and I don't believe that the bridge is impacting performance much, still I don't know, so I thought I'd pose the question to the experts out there. Thanks in advance, Mark Wignall [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] large hard disk
DOS will not see anything past the 1028 cylinder limit--approximately 7.8GB (sually rounded by DOS to 8GB). You do not need the "EZ-BIOS" app. to run properly. If you are only installing linux, then scrap the DOS utilities, and only use the installer (I'm assuming Mandrake). Use "expert mode" and when it gets to the partitioning sections, make the following partitions: /boot16MB to 50MB depending on how many versions of Linux or kernels you plan to run. swap (twice your RAM) /1GB or 2GB or more (/usr 1GB or 2GB if you want to--not necessary.) /homeThe rest or sized as you wish. When the BIOS boots, it will see only the /boot partition and be happy. The linux kernel will load and see everything. If you want to dual boot, stick windows in first--it doesn't like living with another OS, unless the install thinks it's going to be the only one there. If you want to partition 20GB for windows, and 20GB for linux, use the MaxBlast diskette, but only install on one partition.. you can delete and re-allocate the second 20GB of space during the "expert" install of MDK. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Joseph Bourque" [EMAIL PROTECTED] A few months ago I bought a Maxtor Diamondmax 40 gig hard drive. I installed it with Windows 98 using the included Maxblast Plus software floppy. The software included a BIOS overlay called EZ BIOS. Everything installed correctly and gave me two 20 gig partitions labeled D: and E: Whenever I booted up I saw the words EZ BIOS on the screen after the Compaq startup logo disappeared. (I have a Compaq Presario 4834 about 2 years old). When I set up a dual boot with Linux, I put Linux on the Maxtor 40 gig drive. I never did check to see how many gigs I was actually getting but the install seemed to indicate I had 40 gigs available. Since then I've had to remove Linux temporarily. I repartitioned and reformatted the drive using DOD fdisk, but fdisk tells me I only have 8 gigs available on that drive. I no longer see the EZ BIOS at boot. When I try to reformat with the Maxblast floppy it seems to partition the drive into two 20 gig non-dos partitions. Fdisk shows those two non-dos partitions but still says I have only 8 gigs available. If I try to reformat the two partitions into DOS partitions, it will only let me have the 8 gigs. Any ideas? Thank you to the experts out there. Joe __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] transfering dirs/files
What was you tar syntax? Did you tar a directory from just above it? If not, try the following: tar -cvpf filename.tar directoryname -c = create -v = verbose -p = preserve (permissions) -f = filename (the filename must come immediately after the 'f' or the next argument becomes the filename) Does this help? Or was this what you had done? --Greg - Original Message - From: "KompuKit" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I want to save and/or transfer my whole public_html directory to another drive on my computer...(have two) However, my public_html dir is very large, and I definitly want to save/transfer this whole dir...and at the same time, keep all case in tact...(upper/lower case) of filenames/directories. The last time I did this (using KFM) (thought it would be quicker), all the cases were changed somehowand I don't want this to happen this time...so HOW...do I do thisand save the case of all filenames/dirs ??? [note] tried to do it with tar but it wouldn't... -- Registered Linux User:167369 =KompuKit= Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lowell, Mass. Web Designerhttp://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer: http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M - F 6pm-12am, S S 12pm-12am EST) =KompuKit= __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Portsentry traps
Portsentry usually adds the offending host IP to the route tables, but this isn't always the best option anymore. you can change the KILL_ROUTE command in /usr/local/psionic/portsentry/portsentry.conf to the following and it will add the host IP to your ipchains rules (if you're using ipchains--which, really, you should be): KILL_ROUTE="/sbin/ipchains -I input -s $TARGET$ -j DENY" If you still want these probes logged, add "-l" (lower-case "L") to the line before the last quotation mark.With this rule added to your ipchains, all hits from that host will be dropped regardless of type. Hopefully portsentry is not the only protection you have against intruders. It's a great utility, but not complete enough on it's own to rely on. --Greg - Original Message - From: "John Rye" [EMAIL PROTECTED] During the past five days Portsentry has reported several probes on port 1080 along with some DNS information. I understand this is the Socks Proxy port. Without disclosing (at this time) the origin of these probes, could someone advise me on how (or if) I should deal with/to them? Also, out of this, does anyone remember the 'Flint' movies from the 60's - I'm interested in getting hold of the alarm sound which was used. I think it may have been used in other spy spoofs but can't remember which. I'd like to use that as my Portsentry alarm signal. Cheers -- ICQ# 89345394 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected" (The UNIX Programmer's Manual, 2nd Edition, June 1972.) __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] boot stops at syslog
This has happened to me a few times on a couple o machines, I fixed it by reinstalling sysklogd. Unfortunately, I haven't found the service which is causing the conflict. Re-boot the machine, and enter interactive mode during service start-up (press "I") Select "NO" for syslog this time. Login as root. Check you sysklogd version (rpm -q sysklogd) and make sure it's the latest version: sysklogd-1.3.31-17 If you don't have the latest verion, log out, log in as user, get on the web and download it. Then log back in as root remove the old sysklogd: rpm -e sysklogd and install the new one: rpm -ivh sysklogd-1.3.31-17mdk.rpm (or watever the rpm is called) Reboot at this point as see if the problem is fixed. Note: This was happening to me every time i used syslog in debug mode. I think MDK installs with syslog in debug mode by default, but I don't have an MDK machine in front of me at the moment to check. You may want to stop debugging if it's on. --Greg - Original Message - From: "John Hendrickx" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I had trouble booting into Linux today. The boot just stopped at the point when the "system logger" was being loaded. This has happened once before but it went away after I rebooted with "Linux" rather than "Linux-up" in LILO. I don't think the other boot option made a difference in that case, they both use the same kernel but Linux-up has an extra option. Today though, the system would just stop booting at the "system logger" point. I tried an interactive boot, disabled system logging, but X-windows wouldn't start. I hit the reset button, Linux did a check of root and home, found some errors, and everything proceeded properly from there on in. But I'd like to know what was going on and how to fix it if it ever happens again. Can I force a disk check during boot? Well, with the reset button I could, but that may not be the best way. I also booted into Windows, but found that internet wasn't responding properly (couldn't load web pages, but telnet and mail worked fine). Was Linux perhaps just encountering network problems at boot time, and should I have just waited? Thanks for any information, John Hendrickx __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/ __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Vacation - offtime
Why come here? Aren't there better places to visit? :-) --Greg - Original Message - From: "Paul" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi everyone, Just a quick goodbye for a while. Monday I am leaving for a 3 week vacation to the US of A, so I will go nomail for that period. Have fun with the penguin!! (Patti, I'll give you a ring when I am in Ca!) Paul -- HASTE CUISINE Fast French food. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=- __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] 2 network cards
It sounds like only the one network card is configured. I'm to assume you want to access the internet with your linux box, and have the linux box share the internet connection with your windows box? The cable modem should be connected to the interface that is designated eth0--this is probably the interface that is currently working. You need to enter linuxconf (su to root, type linuxconf in terminal), enter Networking, client tasks, Basic Host Configuration and select the interface eth1. You want to putt your interface information here. Use a dummy IP address (192.168.x.x, or 10.x.x.x), make the gateway the same IP address.and the subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Select the appropriate driver for your network card., click activate at boot. click accept, quit, and activate changes. in the terminal type/sbin/ifup eth1 and let me know what happens. Also, please give a little information about your setup--and maybe try to squeeze a period or a comma in your paragraphs :-). --Greg - Original Message - From: "Michael Dolan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] hi im currently using linux-mandrake 6.1 i installed it no worries what so ever i set it up to be a network net connection well it found one of the network cards as a nec2000 thats ok i continue to install linux i restart go back into linux fire up netscape nothing! but when i swap the cable modem on to the other network card it works so i was wondering is there a way to set it up so i don't have to swap over between windows and linux? the two cards are smc EZ card 10/100 and the other a d-link 528 __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] help with booting
I thiink you've managed to confuse your partition scheme. Typically, the best way to prepare a linux drive, especially for the distros you mention, is to have the following partitions: /boot 16MB+ swap(twice your RAM size) / 500MB+ /home 500MB+ The / and /home directories need to be adjusted depending on what it is you are installing. The OS and all necessary apps go into / and anything you install afterward should be installed to ~/home (your user directory). The /boot partition can be a little larger depending on how many different kernels you wih to store there, but I would not exceed 100MB--there's just no reason to. You may have confused lilo/grub during one of your installs, and accidentally removed it from the MBR, placing onto the / partition. In this case, it may not know where to look for itself, or your BIOS doesn't see a boot utility. If you don't have much invested in these installs, you may wish to consider formatting the drive, and starting over with a careful plan. otherwise, you may want to try doing an upgrade of one of the distros, and selecting to put lilo or grub in the MBR during the upgrade. Afterward you can fuss with tell the boot utility where the other distro(s) exists. --Greg - Original Message - From: "A.J.O.HOPSON" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I have had a lot of trouble installing linux and booting it. I tried red hat 6.2 and mandrake 7.0 to nbo avail. Mandrake 7.1 works though - maybe something to do with grub? I have two linux partitions on my hd (both logical not primary) the first is mounted as / and is under the 1024 cylinder limit the other is /usr and is past the 1024th cylinder. After installing a new dvd drive (samsung 608) and soundcard (live 1024) Linux refused to boot. Now when I select linux from grub I get a couple of lines of text and nothing happens. I made a few changes to the bios settings at the same time - could these have any affect? Or are my partitions wrong because at the same time I created another linux partion (the second one) and tried to mount it. I have reinstalled mandrake 7.1 about 10 times now but always the same problems. Any suggestions would be really useful. Thanks Alex Hopson __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Modem connection question
Before running out and buying a non-winmodem, you might try extending the timeout in kppp: In Kppp setup and under PPP, set the pppd timeout to 120 or more seconds. See if this helps. if not, consider a better modem. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Kirby J. Davis" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have been able to get Linux to recognize my LT Winmodem and dial my ISP. However, as soon as the connection is made it is immediately disconnected with the daemon dying unexpectedly. KPPP then locks up Linux and I have to reboot. Any ideas? Thanks. __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] help with booting
as for the /home stuff as I am the sole user of this system what do I stand to gain from installing stuff to /home rather than /usr? For personal configuration files, and depending on the application, if you have a separate /home partition, you can remove a linux / partition, reinstall another version, sometimes another distro, and retain the previous installations. It also instills a bit more organisation to your installation--remember: in Windows, not everything pertaining to an application is in C:\Program Files...much of it is scattered amongst two or three other directories. Of course, if you're the only user, you can certainly get away with creating only the /boot and / partitions in addition to your swap. --Greg - Original Message - From: "A.J.O.HOPSON" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thx, I'll try reinstalling using the suggested partitions. I have been using diskdrake - as supplied withmandrake 7.1 most of the time, although I have tried partition magic (windows) a couple of times. as for the /home stuff as I am the sole user of this system what do I stand to gain from installing stuff to /home rather than /usr? Alex OK, I'm not familiar with grub--I'm a lilo devotee... but it sounds to me like grub needs to be told where to look for each of the linux kernels, kernel module info files, and system maps. These are usually stored in the linux /boot or / partitions. Older versions of lilo, I cannot attest to grub, could not deal with these files when located beyond the 1028 cylinder mark. This is usually approximately 7.9GB into the hard drive. That's why it is a good practice to create that /boot partition as close to the beginning of the drive as possible. Lilo would simply need to look into that 16MB or so space to find everything, and the problem is taken care ofIt's also just a good idea to protect the kernel files in a small space that's easily backed up, and wuickly replaced it needed. The /home partition, or directory, is where all user files go. It contains your users' "home" directories where downloaded files, personal desktop config files, browser/mail databases, and other user-installed programs are located. This can become quite large if users download/install a lot of programs files. the /usr directory can also grow if the admin of the machine has the tendency to install everything to /usr/bin, /usr/lib or /usr/sbin--sometimes unavoidable or necessary, but not always good practice. I don't have any documentation on Grub, so I haven't the ability to instruct you on its configuration files, or repair. but, again, if you haven't begun anything important and irreplaceable onyour linux partitions, you may simply wish to start them over. What partitioning tool are you using? This might be a key in getting a reinstall going smoothly. --Greg - Original Message - From: "A.J.O.HOPSON" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm afraid I'm new to the whole thing and don't understand the use of the /home partition. I'm not using any networked stuff, I just want to allow myself to run linux there will only be 1/2 users at most. So what should I store in /home rather than /? I'm afraid I wasn't to clear about grub. Grub runs ok, if I select windows it boots windows fine but selecting linux or failsafe just bring up a couple of lines of text. Thx Alex I thiink you've managed to confuse your partition scheme. Typically, the best way to prepare a linux drive, especially for the distros you mention, is to have the following partitions: /boot 16MB+ swap(twice your RAM size) / 500MB+ /home 500MB+ The / and /home directories need to be adjusted depending on what it is you are installing. The OS and all necessary apps go into / and anything you install afterward should be installed to ~/home (your user directory). The /boot partition can be a little larger depending on how many different kernels you wih to store there, but I would not exceed 100MB--there's just no reason to. You may have confused lilo/grub during one of your installs, and accidentally removed it from the MBR, placing onto the / partition. In this case, it may not know where to look for itself, or your BIOS doesn't see a boot utility. If you don't have much invested in these installs, you may wish to consider formatting the drive, and starting over with a careful plan. otherwise, you may want to try doing an upgrade of one of the distros, and selecting to put lilo or grub in the MBR during the upgrade. Afterward you can fuss with tell the boot utility where the other distro(s) exists. --Greg - Original Message - From: "A.J.O.HOPSON" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I have had a lot of trouble installing linux and booting it. I tried
Re: [newbie] Portsentry traps
?? What/why would a socks proxy port port be probed ?? Socks is a network proxy protocol used to provide NAT access for one section of a network to another. It is possible that the machine from which the packets came is hitting you or everyone (I haven't seen your packet log entry, so I can't decipher it) in an attempt to detect its proxy. This probably indicates a mis-configured machine on your segment of your ISP's network, or that is less than a certain number of hops distance from your machine so that the packets do not time out before getting to you. Socks and DNS, even DHCP hits on your machine usually don't pose a threat at all. It's just that someone seems not to know what they're doing--most often on Windows machines. Check to see (or include the packet log entry) that the destination is 255.255.255.255, or "broadcast". If this is so, then it's definitely not an attack. If otherwise, I would guess it's a mis-configuration. --Greg - Original Message - From: "John Rye" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm well protected.. using ipchains, I already have your suggestion setup. It was more a question of whether one should attempt to 'deal to' the offender. I used to be continually probed when I used ICQ and Jammer on that other opsys, and had some good results by attacking the source-site owner, but those were not of this type. ?? What/why would a socks proxy port port be probed ?? Suggestions and further discussion might be useful to other list members. Cheers -- __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Portsentry traps
If you do a whois on the network IP's and can actually resolve some owner of the network to which these IP's belong, you might drop them a note about their clients' broadcasting...if they belong to your ISP's subscribers, contact your technical support. You won't necessarily get anything done, but at least they will be aware of the issue. --Greg - Original Message - From: "John Rye" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Greg. Yes it does seem to be mis-config. There is no consistancy in the source IPs and the entry does show up as 'broadcast' as well. My curiousity was in that all the other probes have been pretty obvious as to what they were - these just seemed a bit different. Cheers __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] DHCP, Pump commands and Cable Modem Setup
Depending on your particular service, this can either be extremely simple, or a little tricky. Give us a bit more infomration if you have the equipment and account, or tell us which service you plan to use, or how you plan to set things up. -Greg - Original Message - From: "Romanator" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi everybody, Has any one had success setting a single Linux box using DHCP, pump and setting up your cable modem? If you have, I am very interested on how you got your Internet setup working. -- Roman Registered Linux User #179293 __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] OT / Penguin dance!
It's HampsterDance with Penguins!Of course, when I tried it with my windows machine, the damned thing went blue screen...rather typical...was that supposed to happen with the "plug in" required? --Greg - Original Message - From: "Mike Tracy Holt" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anybody have a co-worker that loves windows? Take 'em to this site: http://nuttysites.com/penguin/ Mike __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] hola
Se puede leer el documento aca: http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/ramdetect.html Lo que sigue es un resumido de lo que exista en el web antes: Cuando aprende la computadora, contesta al lilo asi: boot: linux mem=96M entonces, al logon, entre como root, y maneja: # cat /proc/meminfo y busca la linea que dice algo similar de: MemTotal: 95572 kB Si esta linea dice la correcta cantidad de memoria que se tiene, bueno, y se puede poner la linea que sigue en el archivo /etc/lilo.conf: append="mem=128M" por ejemplo: append="mem=128M" boot=/dev/hda1 map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b prompt timeout=0 image=/boot/vmlinuz label=linux root=/dev/hda7 read-only duespues de cambiar el archivo /etc/lilo.conf, usa /sbin/lilo para acceptar la correcion. Si se tiene preguntas, escriba otra vez. Buena suerte! --Greg __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] OpenSSH sshd
This is starting to sound like my experience with my MDK server attempt. What security level did you install... you may wish to explore the msec scripts to see if there's something in there that's blocking the login. I spent days ripping the crap out of those scripts and still couldn't figure it out, but I got too frustrated and installed my server with another distro. It's just a suggestion, hope you find what's going on--if you do, let me know, maybe I can fix the install I had (I saved the hard drive wondering whether I would one day figure out what was causing my frustration). --Greg - Original Message - From: "Tyler Longren" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, my ListenAddress was at 0.0.0.0, and it didn't work, so I changed it to 192.168.1.2. I suppose I'll change it back to 0.0.0.0. Also, I already have re-installed openssh. I installed it once, had these problems, so I decided to re-install, and I still have the same problems. :) sorry for all the trouble... Tyler -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dennis Veatch Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 4:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] OpenSSH sshd Tyler Longren wrote: I tried connecting to 127.0.0.1, 192.168.1.2, and VectraXW Ah, I should have looked at my sshd.config. Change your listen address to 0.0.0.0. See what that does for you. Below is my sshd.config. I noticed also you do not have a random seed entry. You may want to try regenerating your keys and if that does not work, I would suggest reinstalling ssh. # This is ssh server systemwide configuration file. Port 22 ListenAddress 0.0.0.0 HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key RandomSeed /etc/ssh/ssh_random_seed ServerKeyBits 768 LoginGraceTime 600 KeyRegenerationInterval 3600 PermitRootLogin yes IgnoreRhosts no StrictModes yes QuietMode no X11Forwarding yes X11DisplayOffset 10 FascistLogging no PrintMotd yes KeepAlive yes SyslogFacility DAEMON RhostsAuthentication no RhostsRSAAuthentication yes RSAAuthentication yes PasswordAuthentication yes PermitEmptyPasswords no UseLogin no # CheckMail no # PidFile /u/zappa/.ssh/pid #AllowHosts # DenyHosts lowsecurity.theirs.com *.evil.org evil.org # Umask 022 # SilentDeny yes __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Uninstalling Linux
Sorry to hear that you are not happy with Linux. hopefully you will return one day. Most often, all you need to do is delete the linux ext2 and swap partitions and you're home free. You may need to boot with a DOS boot diskette and use fdisk to flash the master boot record, you would do this if you installed lilo in the MBR. Boot with the DOS boot diskette, and type: fdisk /mbr This should get you going. --Greg - Original Message - From: James I am sorry to say that I dont want Linux on my machine any longer now that I have learned to program in Windows and I need to uninstall that operating system. Thankyou for your help. James __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Ebrarassed to ask this question
Make a temporary "mount point" in the directory /mnt: mkdir /mnt/temp5 mkdir /mnt/temp6 (you don't have to call them 'tempX', but bear with me :-) ) As long as you are not trying to mount a swap partition, you can use the following for the linux partitions: mount -t ext2 /dev/hda5 /mnt/temp5 mount -t ext2 /dev/hda6 /mnt/temp6 If the windows partition is fat16: mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/temp5 (I'm re-using the temp5 directory, assuming it's not already mounted when you try this) I'll guess your "linux extended partition" is your swap, and leave it alone. to "unmount" the partition: umount /dev/hdaX (where 'X' is the partition #) For a fat floppy: mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy umount /dev/fd0 the '-t' denotes the file system, for a cdrom it would most likely be '-t iso9660'. The man page has a list of the different file systems your distro's kernel supports. But for many of them, you may have to re-compile the kernel toget functionality. An important hint: DO NOT COMPILE READ-WRITE FOR NTFS IN YOUR KERNEL... sorry for "yelling" but this can royally fuck things up. And, um, sorry about the language, but urgency can often be well demonstrated by profane emphatic expression. It's colourful, as well, and sometimes gets a rise out of co-workers in a stuffy office environment--you may shout it loudy over the cubical walls in a disguised voice and watch the surprised, somewhat perturbed faces on the prairie dogs as they begin popping up around you. I'm getting off topic? Anywaythe above is the typical usage for 'mount' MDK may, depending on the security level at which you installed, prevent you from mounting if you're not root. Y should be able to change this in linuxconf, by making the devices (/dev/...) user-mountable. If you have any questions... well... you've been here before. --Greg - Original Message - From: "ai4a" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have created a standalone boot linux using 'tomsrtbt'. This is a standalone bootable linux. It boots fine. But how do I access the files on my HD. MY partitions are: hda1 linux boot hda2 windows hda3 linux extended partition hda5 linux hda6 linux How do I mount the hda3(hda5,hda6) partitions? I am using Mandrake 7.0. Please show several mount commands so I can try and understand the mount command. I have read the 'man mount' pages and several books. I think they all presume I have a better background than I have. I am a newbie (so new I shine). The fstab in /etc/fstab (floppy) show only fd0. Thanks Charles __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] OOPS: Help a dumbie please
As root, you can view the /var/log/messages file in a text editor (vi, or your favourite), or cat the file piping it through more: cat /varlog/messages |more Do you have a list of the daemons you "deleted", and a description of the fashion in which you achieved this? Actually removing things is not always a good idea...whoever you got the instructions from might need a spanking. Renaming is the better way to stop services, or linuxconf and setup would do a fine job of the same. But, since you don't seem to have linuxconf (have you tried typing the word "linuxconf" at a command prompt? Of course, without the quotes!) we might need to get this back. From the command line once logged in init3 you can try the command: startx to attempt returning to XWindows. Let me know where you went to get this info, and I'll check it out to see where we can go from here. --Greg - Original Message - From: "ai4a" [EMAIL PROTECTED] My system: AMD K6-2 500MHZ 64Mb ram 10 Gb drive Mandrake 7.0 using KDE netscape a modem What I did (what a dumb thing to do): I got some info from the internet about stopping all unused daemons with a recommend list of daemons to remove. I deleted the ones they recommended (using DrakConf). Then I restarted my system. The problem: The system boots up to the penguin logon prompt the tries to got to the Xwindows ? logon screen. the monitor makes a click, goes blank, returns to the Penguin logon screen for a half second. Then loops in this click, goes blank, return to the penguin. What I have tried! I have the same Mandrake installed on my old machine. Cyrix 133 Mhz, 48 Mb, 2Gb drive, no modem. I looked on this machine at /etc/rc.d/rc5.d (run level 5 I hope). I was able to logon the new (failing) machine as linux level: 3 as root. Went to /etc/rc.d/rc5.d and checked the files between the two machines. The following files were missing on the failing machine: S50inet S25netfs S10network S05kudzu I tried using linuxconf (on both machines), but I could not get it to work (sorry I am a newbie). I noticed that all the files were symbolic links so I did .. ln -s ../init.d/inet for all the missing files (changing the /inet as needed). I can see some of the daemons start during boot (maybe all of them, I do not know), How can I look at the boot messages. I looked at dmesg but that does not have all the messages. I can boot to level 3 so I can logon as root and do things, but I have no idea what to do. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Charles __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Ultimate Formatting
OK, the best, most reliable way to low-level format your hard drive is to go to the manufacturer's website, follow the support links or download links to their utilities pages, and download the utility they make especially for the drive you have. It will probably be a windows installation routine, which should create a bootable DOS diskette. Have the offending hard drive as the master on IDE0 and just run the tests to their fullest capacity. It may take HOURS to get the damned thing wiped, but in the end you'll feel comfy knowing there ain't no way any information from the previous install can be retrieved or cause a problem. If you're still a bit confused, send me all the info about your hard drive and I'll take a peek for the utility (sometimes it can be a pain trying to find them). If the HD still doesn't feel happy, you may need another one. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Kelly, Christopher" [EMAIL PROTECTED] How would I do that? -Original Message- From: Goldenpi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 1:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Ultimate Formatting The second most through format I know. The most through is the low-level bios format, but only old bios will do that. - Original Message - From: "Kelly, Christopher" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 3:35 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Ultimate Formatting That would be great, John. -Original Message- From: John Rye [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 9:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Ultimate Formatting Rod Baxter wrote: Easy. Boot from a dos boot disk and use dos fdisk. Delete all partitions and reboot from the floppy. Then type fdisk /mbr which will rewrite a standard master boot record. But, (as allways!!) if you cannot delete an extended partition because it says 'cannot delete while logical drives exist' and when you go and look there are no logical drives you need to cheat a bit. Go into the bios and change the disk drive settings. If its running LBA, change it to normal. Reboot and you will find the logical drives will have dissapeared. Delete everything, then reboot and put it back to LBA mode. Then go through the loop again, and finish with the fdisk /mbr command. If its a small disk and you are not running LBA, then just change the drive type to something else. Rod - Original Message - From: "Kelly, Christopher" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "'Newbie'" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 9:23 PM Subject: [newbie] Ultimate Formatting Anybody know how to completely wipe a HD clean?? I am having major problems and need to start over. I need to blow away partitions and all. Make it just like new. There is a rather smart wee utility called ZeroDisk out there somewhere which rewrites every sector. I have used that to do Security Wipes. I may have a copy here somewhere - whant to check thru the floppy box? Cheers -- ICQ# 89345394 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected" (The UNIX Programmer's Manual, 2nd Edition, June 1972.) __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] computer internal fans -was HP Jetdirect printing
Thanks! The fan isn't actually squeeking, it's more like vibrating--not quite so much as those quarter-fed beds in an hourly motel, more like a sex toy, if you know what I mean (Ooops, this might get too suggestive!) I do have a backup power supply if I need to change it, but that one makes almost as much noise. I'll probably clean both out, and try the 'drop-o-oil' on them to see how it goes. Didn't know anything about checking fan motors and bearings before...thanks for the info! But, I kinda' figured a power supply without a fan would feel a bit unhappy--which is why I didn't just cut the wires to the fan (which has crossed my mind on occasion!). :-) --Greg - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greg, Mark's advice is good. And do it now while the fan is still squeeking. This won't work once the fan seizes, which is coming soon. When seized you will probably want to replace it. [*speaking of computer chassis from here down*] It: it's normally easier and better to replace the entire power supply rather than the fan inside. Once the fan has quit there are lots of reliability questions that have to be considered. And anytime you have the case open and the machine off, check the CPU fan. Do not remove the CPU fan and heatsink unit unless you are replacing it or are prepared to redo dried heat-sink compound you might find beneith it (a GOOD idea). It should turn so freely that when spun it locates to the magnetic poles of the motor [also a good test of a new CPU fan to find ball-bearing type fans]. If it doesn't locate try one carefully placed drop of 3in1 oil to free it (after cleaning, of course). Note that a sleeve-bearing motor won't "notch" with this test. If it won't, then replace it (ball-bearing motors are much more reliable). And, of course, blow out the CPU heat sink, if not replaced, with canned air as part of the internal clean up. -Gary- In a message dated 10/11/2000 7:42:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Greg, Take some canned air and blow the crap out-a the fan. Then put a few drops of 3-in-1 oil on the fan shaft and no more noise. I've had to do this for a few of the older PC's in our building and the users think I'm performing some kind of magic! works great. -- Mark __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Lilo configuration
Does LILO recognise your Windows 98 installation at all? If so, you can edit the following file: /etc/lilo.conf It may look something similar to: boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b prompt timeout=50 linear default=linux vga=ask image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-3 label=linux initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.16-3.img read-only root=/dev/hda5 other=/dev/hda1 label=dos table=/dev/hda You can change the "dos" label to anything you'd like *without spaces*. For example: label=Win98 Then you need to change the default=linux To: default=Win98 If your /etc/lilo.conf file does not have the "ohter" section, try adding it. When you are done editing the file, save it. At the command line, type: /sbin/lilo [enter] you should see something like. added linux added Win98* The asterisk (*) means it's the deafult OS. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Francisco Javier Rivas Martin" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, there! I´d like to know how to change the conf. of Lilo. I mean how I could do to set Windows 98 as the preferable O.S. if it could be done. Now, I can´t use Linux because it doesn´t seem to like my modem I can´t surf internet, I have a 3com U.S. Robotics 56k Faxmodem, maybe is set as a winmodem, I don´t have any idea, it looks just if it didn´t exist. thank you __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] HP Jetdirect printing
Bascule, In his diagram, Dennis indicates that the two workstations are DHCP clients. Since he is on a private network, behind a firewall, and does not include a separate server for the DHCP provider service, the firewall itself could very well be the DHCP server--although he may have another server on his network doing the job. A firewall, can be simply that, a firewall, and nothing else. Or, it can be several things at the same time... in this case, possibly a DHCP server. It can also be a router...but not necessarily so. As a firewall that "masquerades" an internal, private network, it is doing some routing tasks, but not all. So, it is "sort of" a router, but not really. A true router will separate segments of a network by the subnet mask, and isolate network traffic that does not belong on the other segments, keeping the different segments nice and "quiet". A router can also act as a DHCP server if it is set up to do so. And, to complicate things even further, a router can also be a firewall. And, in fact, a router can be a DHCP serving, firewalling, packet-forwarding, DNS serer if you really, really, r-e-a-l-l-y, wanted it to be. But that's giving the poor machine a bit of work to do all at the same time, and if you're on a large internal network, it's not considered "good practice". Does that clear things up a bit? Or, have I successfully confused the issue beyond repair? :-) --Greg - Original Message - From: "bascule" [EMAIL PROTECTED] could i jump in and ask a couple of questions that might help me understand your diagram? i can't help you i'm afraid but i think i might learn something from any future answers to your query, does dhcp mean that the box is being given it's ip address by a dhcp server? (or is being a server - only one needed though right?) in which case which is the dhcp server, the firewall? (is this what is called a router?), is your network printer configured via the network or by physical switches etc.(i.e. how do you assign it an ip?) i hope you don't mind my butting in but i am interested in networking questions bascule __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] HP Jetdirect printing
Besides the ipchains, there is a dnscache, dhcp, ssh, dhclient and portsentry (for grins). Aw, c'mon... you can fit an Apache Web Server, MySQL Database, and a hefty load of php scripts in there too!!! :-) I opted for the easy way out and used the Linux Router Project, notably Charles Steinkulers diskimages. Actually, a friend of mine at work has just re-done his firewall, and built a disk-less linux router to handle firewalling and port-forwarding. He's booting from floppy on a modified kernel. I'm thinking of trying the same thing...the noise from the power supply fan on my P166 firewall/ftp server is just pissing me off. :-) --Greg - Original Message - From: "Dennis Veatch" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I should have read your reply before sending mine off to Bascule. That was better than my point-point reply. The firewall as I have it set up does most all you mentioned. I opted for the easy way out and used the Linux Router Project, notably Charles Steinkulers diskimages. As for the bad form of running most all those things on one box. I agree, however, as you saw its just a couple of workstations and a printer. Besides the ipchains, there is a dnscache, dhcp, ssh, dhclient and portsentry (for grins). - Original Message - From: "Greg Stewart" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 7:04 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] HP Jetdirect printing Bascule, In his diagram, Dennis indicates that the two workstations are DHCP clients. Since he is on a private network, behind a firewall, and does not include a separate server for the DHCP provider service, the firewall itself could very well be the DHCP server--although he may have another server on his network doing the job. A firewall, can be simply that, a firewall, and nothing else. Or, it can be several things at the same time... in this case, possibly a DHCP server. It can also be a router...but not necessarily so. As a firewall that "masquerades" an internal, private network, it is doing some routing tasks, but not all. So, it is "sort of" a router, but not really. A true router will separate segments of a network by the subnet mask, and isolate network traffic that does not belong on the other segments, keeping the different segments nice and "quiet". A router can also act as a DHCP server if it is set up to do so. And, to complicate things even further, a router can also be a firewall. And, in fact, a router can be a DHCP serving, firewalling, packet-forwarding, DNS serer if you really, really, r-e-a-l-l-y, wanted it to be. But that's giving the poor machine a bit of work to do all at the same time, and if you're on a large internal network, it's not considered "good practice". Does that clear things up a bit? Or, have I successfully confused the issue beyond repair? :-) --Greg - Original Message - From: "bascule" [EMAIL PROTECTED] could i jump in and ask a couple of questions that might help me understand your diagram? i can't help you i'm afraid but i think i might learn something from any future answers to your query, does dhcp mean that the box is being given it's ip address by a dhcp server? (or is being a server - only one needed though right?) in which case which is the dhcp server, the firewall? (is this what is called a router?), is your network printer configured via the network or by physical switches etc.(i.e. how do you assign it an ip?) i hope you don't mind my butting in but i am interested in networking questions bascule __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Two systems....
Your description is a bit vague, please diagram your setup... are all your machines DHCP within a LAN? Or, is this an attempt to establish DHCP assignmet through a DSL/Cable ISP? Is your router the only server doing DHCP assignment? What steps did you take to set up the NICs? Did you do this manually, in DrakConf, LinuxConf? What networks cards are you using? Does you router have enough IPs in the block to satisfy all the clients? Are these IPs "real" or masqued/internal-block IPs? --Greg S. - Original Message - From: "gcobb" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I have a Mandrake system and two Windows systems on a network. I want to add a second Mandrake system but I'm not able to get DCHP on the Linux system that comes up last. If I turn one system off I can get an IP, but not on both at the same time. They don't have the same system name, FQDN or NETBIOS name but are on the same domain. Is there a simple step I missed somewhere along the way that should allow me to use both at the same time. I am also behind a router that uses internal DHCP addressing. Thanks! -Greg- __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] 3c905c
I think he means "driver" -- in linux conf, select the device driver for the 3c509 card... it works fine for the two 3c905c's that I have, and detects the full duplex capability with no problem. --Greg S. - Original Message - From: "M." [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is "de module" a command at the root prompt? --- Softec - Javier Matos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got the same network card 3c905c, and I have configured with de module 3c509 and it works great.Try this. Someone on the list tall me that. -Mensaje original- De: gcobb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Enviado el: lunes 9 de octubre de 2000 13:39 Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto: RE: [newbie] 3c905c On boot are you getting errors saying your card didn't initialize? If you didn't, can you ping the card? If you have more than one system on a LAN can you ping another system? Go into your Basic network settings for the adapter and make sure you have a card type selected for the kernel towards the bottom. If you can ping as needed, put your machine name and DNS entries in as well. If your card is working that should help. -Greg- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of M. Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 12:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] 3c905c Can someone tell me how to setup Mandrake 7.1/3Com 3c905c for the internet. I get LAN, LANTx AND LANRx lit when I activate "connect" but when I try to browse I get "unable to locate www.". I've used a text editor to add "alias eth0 3c90x" to /ect/conf.modules but I don't think that helped. I have no idea what I'm doing. = Michael __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - 35mm Quality Prints, Now Get 15 Free! http://photos.yahoo.com/ = Michael __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - 35mm Quality Prints, Now Get 15 Free! http://photos.yahoo.com/ __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Two systems....
Shah, Steve. Linux Administration, A Beginner's Guide: Osbourne/McGraw Hill. Berkley, Calif. 2000. By no means "A Beginner's Guide", but well written, easy to understand, and very comprehensive. The networking section is at the end of the book, but everything in the text is useful. If you have any questions, just ask. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Larry Marshall" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greg, can you recommend a good book on doing small networks at home? I've got 3 machines here that I'd like to link but I don't know much at all about DHCP and even less about the hardware beyond basics of how ethernet works. Cheers --- Larry Your description is a bit vague, please diagram your setup... are all your machines DHCP within a LAN? Or, is this an attempt to establish DHCP assignmet through a DSL/Cable ISP? Is your router the only server doing DHCP assignment? __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Two systems....
OK, I'm going to assume you set both linux boxes up the same way, probably using the default services. You might want to check to see that pump is running (in terminal, type: top "pump" should be listed, or dhcpcd if you chose to install that instead). In the configuration, have you given the workstation a name with a convention different from the one that does lease an IP from the router? If you take the 1st linux box off the LAN, and try to put the "4th" one in it's place (the one that can't get an IP)... does this machine get the lease? Or is it still dead? Have you tried using linuxconf to configure the NIC on the "4th" linux box? If not, try going to Basic Host Configuration, and selecting eth0 on that machine... leave everything blank--even the host name--and just select activate at boot, and DHCP. If all else seems fine, here's an embarrassing move that must get me at least once a month--check the cable to see that you haven't put one in with a short or a break in it. I really can't count how many times I've installed a workstation and fuss around for an hour or so thinking I've made a configuration error, and it's the damned cable. Let me know what happens... --Greg (I don't need my last initial here, do I? You know you're not me!) - Original Message - From: "gcobb" [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Greg Stewart Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 6:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Two systems Your description is a bit vague, please diagram your setup... are all your machines DHCP within a LAN? Or, is this an attempt to establish DHCP assignmet through a DSL/Cable ISP? Is your router the only server doing DHCP assignment? I have a cable modem with a Linksys router behind it feeding 3 systems. The 4th was going to be another Linux box. The router does DHCP with internal addressing. What steps did you take to set up the NICs? Did you do this manually, in DrakConf, LinuxConf? What networks cards are you using? Does you router have enough IPs in the block to satisfy all the clients? Are these IPs "real" or masqued/internal-block IPs? Upon install the 3C509 cards were installed. I just had to select 3C509 on the Kernel mode field. I got an address subsequent to that point, so the system was in working order. I have more than enough addresses to hand out. I couldn't get the second system to get an address while the first one was running. The card wouldn't initialize on boot because it couldn't get an address. If I put another Windows system in its place I can get a 4th IP. Thanks --Greg S. - Original Message - From: "gcobb" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I have a Mandrake system and two Windows systems on a network. I want to add a second Mandrake system but I'm not able to get DCHP on the Linux system that comes up last. If I turn one system off I can get an IP, but not on both at the same time. They don't have the same system name, FQDN or NETBIOS name but are on the same domain. Is there a simple step I missed somewhere along the way that should allow me to use both at the same time. I am also behind a router that uses internal DHCP addressing. Thanks! -Greg- __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Can't browsing to internet
In Kppp, you shoul *only* need to specify "Dynamic IP Address". remove everything else. Tab Gateway : 192.168.0.1 This is *only* for your internal network (your ethernet cards that connect linux and windows) *not* for an external interface. The gateway address will be assigned by the DHCP server at your ISP when you get an IP address (This is why you specify "dynamic"). So, make sure you don't use this in Kppp. If Kppp pseters you for a DNS address, give it 202.134.0.155. It may be changed when you dial up, but that's OK. So, in all, the only information you should have to give Kppp is your username, password, phone number to dial, select "Dynamic IP", and *possibly* that DNS IP above. Leave everything else blank. Try that and let me know what happens. --Greg (Oh, by the way, I've returned from my trip--that was quick!" :-) ) - Original Message - From: "Pungki" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi. I can dial from console. It works. Then I tried to use kppp. And here's the result : Setting on kppp : Tab IP Address : - Dynamic IP Address : enable Tab DNS : - Domain Name : telkom.net.id, DNS Address List : 202.134.0.155 and 202.134.2.5 Tab Gateway : 192.168.0.1 Then, if Gateway contains my IP Address, 192.168.0.1, ping 202.134.0.155 : Network unreachable.. ping www.telkom.net.id : unknown host If I change Gateway to 202.134.0.155, then ping 202.134.0.155 : OK ping www.telkom.net.id : Network unreachable.. I set gateway on linuxconf to my IP Address (192.168.0.1) Any help would be greatly appreciated. -Pungki You may then bring doen the interface by typing: /sbin/ifdown ppp0 And then try using Kppp. When I first started using Linux, I had a few problems with Kppp, and stopped using it due to the reliability of the command line activation. If you still have problems with Kppp, you can either try erasing all the data from it's configuration and start Kppp over from its beginning, or try wvdial. Let me know what happens. --Greg __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] RV: Screen Problem, please help!!!
How do you get into single user mode??? At lilo prompt type: linux single Almost too easy? --Greg - Original Message - From: "carol" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Greg and Mwinold (I dont know your name, sorry), Thank you for your help, I'll try all what you've said and I'll let you know if it works. I hope I can do all that, the typing is really difficult, I have to type letter by letter taking care of when I have to type it or if not it doesn't work, the hardest part is to type the password. Just one more question: How do you get into single user mode??? TIA Carol^ -Mensaje original- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]En nombre de Greg Stewart Enviado el: sábado, 16 de septiembre de 2000 3:22 Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto: Re: [newbie] RV: Screen Problem, please help!!! Strange... The S3's are fairly well supported cards... maybe you had misconfigured your monitor and X went screwey from this? I'll assume you are(were) running XFree86 3.3.x. You'll want to edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config file and look for the lines that say "HorizSyncxx-xxx" and "VertRefreshxx-xxx". You'll want to change the values you see in x's. these are the ranges of Horisontal and Vertical sync rates. I would try to find the correct ranges on the internet, or maybe they are written on the back (of course, if you still have the manual, that would be the first place to look). I looked on the internet, but the only pages I can find with anything resembling specs for Olivetti monitors are in German, and I cannot understand German. Anyway, if you can find the correct values, enter them in the XF86Config file, and try to restart x. The monitors that i could find that had specs following the names mentioned 64Khz... so I'd start with ranges that don't go too far above that. At thr first sign of trouble, hit CTRL-ALT-Backspace, and try something else. That's about as much as I can offer in this arena. --Greg - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 15-Sep-00 16:09:37 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi everybody, I had my Linux working fine, only that I wanted to change the screen resolution to 800 x 600 (it was setup to 640 x 480 and some windows are too big and I can't see the OK, CANCEL, HELP, CONNECT, etc... buttons and can't change the size of some of those windows). So from DrakeConf I tried to change it to 800 x 600, and something terrible happened: the screen keeps blinking all the time and it won't start XWindows, it stays in the login screen (text mode)and it's almost impossible to type anything unless I do it very, very slowly and making sure I type each letter just in the exact moment that it blinks, which is every 2 seconds approx. I've tried a new install of LM 7.0 (Air), but it hangs after it gets to the second stage install. Is there a command or a way that I can get back into de screen configuration again and change it back to where it was?(although its gonna be very difficult to type, but I don't mind trying) Or, Is it better to download (with W98) LM 7.1 and install it over the old one? I've also tried to boot with the boot disk but no way, it doesn't work, I guess I didn't make it correctly. If someone could help me it would be really great. My pc is: Pentium 133mhz 2 hard drives (one with W98 and the other LM 7.0 (Air)-kernel 2.2.14-15) 24M of RAM CD-ROM OTI-Hermes 10x Monitor: Olivetti DSM 28-142 PS / LOW EMISSION Graphic Card (or whatever it's called): S3 Trio64V+ PCI(765) In Linux Mandrake list of Monitors the olivetti doen's show, so it was set as Generic SuperVga something (I don't remember the rest) Another thing: I tried with another old Compaq Monitor I have lying around unused, but exactly the same problem. TIA Carol^ P.S.: I was so happy with my Linux working, included the internet connection. I don't why I had to fiddle with the screen resolution, it wasn't so terrible. Now I don't know what to do!!! well you did what i did once for some reason the refresh rate is not configured properly the only way to fix it is to use the "xf86config" program i dont know why they named it the same as the file it creates but ohwell, the other way you might be able to do it is load linux in single user mode i believe you could also use failsafe in the grub menu it should work, at the command prompt log in as root, type "login" just in case you havent loged in like this my comp loads x at start up here you will have something like [$root@ /root] something like that i dont remember basically it says your loged as root and your current location, type "xf86config" and you will have to select mouse keyboard, monitor and graphics card MAKE SURE you use the fact
Re: [newbie] dual booting with win2k and linux
Can linux see an NTFS filesystem and the for NT of Linux? Regards, John If your kernel is compiled with NTFS read support, then 'yes'. If you go to recommpile your kernel you will see read and write options for NTFS. Slect the 'Read' option, but DO NOT (sorry for yelling) select the 'Write' option. NTFS write capability is still experimental under linux, and I believe even under NT. :-) It is best to leave your NTFS partition in tact, and only read from it. As for the other way 'round...well, no. It's Microsoft aafter all, and they haven't even bothered to add a Service Pack update that allows FS Read from Fat32 for NT. Don't expect that they'll allow users to see a competitor's file system without a network share. W2K will not even see non-MS file systems.And royally screws up MS FSes in the background. Why did MS certify me? --Greg __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] User can't login
Try logging in as root, and at a command prompt, type the following: msec 3 [enter] let the script to it's job, and this will reset your "paranoid" security configuration to approximately "medium" I found that using the DrakConf security settings was of no use. I actually had to use "msec 0" to change my MDK install into a semi-usable system from a "high" security install. Ultimately, I wound up reformatting and installing a RH beta. There was quie a lot I liked about MDK7.1, but I was just having to much difficulty configuring the machine in the way I'm accustomed. --Greg Original Message - From: Fred Schroeder Hi, I hope that this isn't a FAQ, but I have looked and have not found anything yet. My problem is that I installed Mandrake 7.1 with the security on paranoid, and now when I try to login as a user, it just comes back up to the login again. The only way that I can login is as root. Can anyone tell me how to fix this? Thanks, Fred __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Menu Editor (Where?)
What about the problems that MDK Auto-Menu was causing resetting the menu configurations? Has/will this be fixed? I was personally upset to see that I couldn't have my deafult Gnome menu, as I couldn't find anything. Could the Auto-Menu be an option, rather than installed by default? --Greg - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Menu Editor (Where?) (http://forum.mandrakesoft.com/article.php3?sid=2915075142) Steven Adcock writes "Hey, I don't know about the rest of you, but where is that fabulous menu editor, which should appear when you click on the "K" menus properties. I have the two install CD's and have installed their entire contents but I cannot get the menu editor. Does anyone else get that less fabulous "OOPS The Menu Editor Is Not Installed." If not does anyone know how to get it??? Drop us an email [EMAIL PROTECTED] " COMMENT: Depends... On first beta, I am not even sure if the menu editor was working correctly. On second beta (current), maybe it did not get installed due to some dependencies problems. Run "urpmi menudrake" to get it installed, and don't worry - this problem has been solved in the meantime, so I beleive that 3-rd beta (in a week or so) will install menu editor withouth problems. As for dropping e-mails... I don't do that. Subscribe to "forum" mailing list, and you will be informed of all the new stories here. __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] pppd Server? + other questions.
Exacltly what are you trying to do? Create an FTP Server? an HTTP Server? A Proxy/Firewall? There are innumerable configurations possible for this, and yes, depending on how you configure your machine you can serve a VPN connection with SLL.There are many packages available for SSL services. The GUI application that I use most often is linuxconf, which can be used through DrakConf, or by su-ing to root in terminal and simply typing linuxconf. I am not sure if MDK has the command line "gui' called setup--it may have been left out in recent MDK distros (it's a RedHat thing). If you have questions on configuring Firewall, Masquerading, LAN, etc, please let me know. --Greg - Original Message - From: George Brooks Where can I find information on how to allow incoming connections to my Mandrake 7.1 box? I downloaded the software from the net so I do not have the documentation. If I can get this service to work, I will buy the software when version 7.2 is released. Is there any online documentation? CD? Also, can Mandrake be used as a VPN server? And finally, what is the name of the GUI program used to configure the system? It took me at least 10 installations with four different brands of Ethernet adapters to allow me connect the server to a network. One of the installations had a desktop program to allow me to run a program similar to linuxconf(sp?) in a graphical mode. Now I can only seem to run it in a very annoying text mode. Any help would be appreciated. George __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] ippp0 error when restarting
I thought you said the errors went away after you recompiled your kernel for ISDN module support? If not, you must have accidentally configured an ISDN modem somewhere in your system and need to remove that device configuration... The system is trying to find the ISDN modem it thinks you told it was there. (Does that sentence make sense?) I don't believe it's going to hurt you to leave it there, but I will probably slow down boot-time. Let me know if you find the ISDN configuration --probably in linuxconf, PPP,PLIP,SLIP... I don't have the option in mine, again, because I don't have the hardware installed. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Pungki" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi.. Now I can connect to internet. I've tried using KMail, and browsing with Mozilla and everything is OK. But when I restart (or halt) my linux box, I see a message like this : 'Shutting down interface /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/K90network line 4 2680 Initlog $Initlog_ARGS -0 $ *4[FAILED]' Then I open /var/log/message, and it says : Sep 15 20:48:18 Craven network: Shutting down interface eth0 succeeded Sep 15 20:48:18 Craven ifdown: Shutting down ifconfig for ippp0 Sep 15 20:48:18 Craven modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module ippp0 Sep 15 20:48:18 Craven ifdown: . Sep 15 20:48:18 Craven ifdown: Removing device Sep 15 20:48:18 Craven ifdown: ippp0: unknown interface: No such device Sep 15 20:48:18 Craven ifdown: /dev/isdninfo: No such file or directory Sep 15 20:48:18 Craven ifdown: Stopping ipppd Sep 15 20:48:18 Craven network: Shutting down interface ippp0 failed Sep 15 20:48:18 Craven ifdown: Shutting down ISDN device isdn0 ... Sep 15 20:48:18 Craven modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module isdn0 Sep 15 20:48:18 Craven ifdown: Sep 15 20:48:18 Craven ifdown: Removing device isdn0 ...ISDN down! Sep 15 20:48:18 Craven ifdown: isdn0: unknown interface: No such device Sep 15 20:48:18 Craven ifdown: /dev/isdninfo: No such file or directory Sep 15 20:48:18 Craven network: Shutting down interface isdn0 succeeded Sep 15 20:48:18 Craven network: Shutting down interface ppp0 succeeded Any suggestion about how yo this fix this ? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank's. -Pungki __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] pppd Server? + other questions.
OK, allow me to build some clarifying maps for myself: Your linux box (at home?) needs internet access through a dial-up ISP, your personal ISP I assume? Interenet == LinuxBox But, you want to be able to access a work LAN's windows boxes? Windows\ Windows - = Company LAN == Interenet == LinuxBox Windows/ Or, You want to be able to use your Windows Boxes connected to the (home?) LinuxBox LAN to browse the internet? / Windows Interenet == LinuxBox =HUB= - Windows \ Windows Accessing your Linux box through the internet with a secure connection is easy, and you do not have to set up full VPN software to do it, unless you wish to have PPTP connections for HTTP services. For this, I would SSH2, or OpenSSH (in development). To set up NAT (Masquerading/Proxy) is easy through ipchains, and we can set the firewall up at the same time. Actually, a handy script called pmfirewall can do the job quite nicely, and we can customise it if we need to. Does the Linux Box have internet access at all right now? or is it in limbo waiting for the modem and dial-up acount to be configured? --Greg - Original Message - From: "George Brooks" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greg, I am trying to do two things. First and most importantly, I want to be able to dial into my server using a phone line. When I dial in, I want to be able to access the server and the windows machines on the network. If possible, I would like to access the Internet using NAT so that I can access my ISP's resources. The second thing that I would like to do is to access my server from the Internet using preferably PPTP so that I can access the machines on my network through the server and still use NAT to access my ISP's resources. My IP allows my to access certain resources, such as NNTP, by IP address. Once I get all of this running, I will worry about setting up a firewall. Thanks -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Greg Stewart Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 6:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] pppd Server? + other questions. Exacltly what are you trying to do? Create an FTP Server? an HTTP Server? A Proxy/Firewall? There are innumerable configurations possible for this, and yes, depending on how you configure your machine you can serve a VPN connection with SLL.There are many packages available for SSL services. The GUI application that I use most often is linuxconf, which can be used through DrakConf, or by su-ing to root in terminal and simply typing linuxconf. I am not sure if MDK has the command line "gui' called setup--it may have been left out in recent MDK distros (it's a RedHat thing). If you have questions on configuring Firewall, Masquerading, LAN, etc, please let me know. --Greg - Original Message - From: George Brooks Where can I find information on how to allow incoming connections to my Mandrake 7.1 box? I downloaded the software from the net so I do not have the documentation. If I can get this service to work, I will buy the software when version 7.2 is released. Is there any online documentation? CD? Also, can Mandrake be used as a VPN server? And finally, what is the name of the GUI program used to configure the system? It took me at least 10 installations with four different brands of Ethernet adapters to allow me connect the server to a network. One of the installations had a desktop program to allow me to run a program similar to linuxconf(sp?) in a graphical mode. Now I can only seem to run it in a very annoying text mode. Any help would be appreciated. George __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] RV: Screen Problem, please help!!!
Strange... The S3's are fairly well supported cards... maybe you had misconfigured your monitor and X went screwey from this? I'll assume you are(were) running XFree86 3.3.x. You'll want to edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config file and look for the lines that say "HorizSyncxx-xxx" and "VertRefreshxx-xxx". You'll want to change the values you see in x's. these are the ranges of Horisontal and Vertical sync rates. I would try to find the correct ranges on the internet, or maybe they are written on the back (of course, if you still have the manual, that would be the first place to look). I looked on the internet, but the only pages I can find with anything resembling specs for Olivetti monitors are in German, and I cannot understand German. Anyway, if you can find the correct values, enter them in the XF86Config file, and try to restart x. The monitors that i could find that had specs following the names mentioned 64Khz... so I'd start with ranges that don't go too far above that. At thr first sign of trouble, hit CTRL-ALT-Backspace, and try something else. That's about as much as I can offer in this arena. --Greg - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 15-Sep-00 16:09:37 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi everybody, I had my Linux working fine, only that I wanted to change the screen resolution to 800 x 600 (it was setup to 640 x 480 and some windows are too big and I can't see the OK, CANCEL, HELP, CONNECT, etc... buttons and can't change the size of some of those windows). So from DrakeConf I tried to change it to 800 x 600, and something terrible happened: the screen keeps blinking all the time and it won't start XWindows, it stays in the login screen (text mode)and it's almost impossible to type anything unless I do it very, very slowly and making sure I type each letter just in the exact moment that it blinks, which is every 2 seconds approx. I've tried a new install of LM 7.0 (Air), but it hangs after it gets to the second stage install. Is there a command or a way that I can get back into de screen configuration again and change it back to where it was?(although its gonna be very difficult to type, but I don't mind trying) Or, Is it better to download (with W98) LM 7.1 and install it over the old one? I've also tried to boot with the boot disk but no way, it doesn't work, I guess I didn't make it correctly. If someone could help me it would be really great. My pc is: Pentium 133mhz 2 hard drives (one with W98 and the other LM 7.0 (Air)-kernel 2.2.14-15) 24M of RAM CD-ROM OTI-Hermes 10x Monitor: Olivetti DSM 28-142 PS / LOW EMISSION Graphic Card (or whatever it's called): S3 Trio64V+ PCI(765) In Linux Mandrake list of Monitors the olivetti doen's show, so it was set as Generic SuperVga something (I don't remember the rest) Another thing: I tried with another old Compaq Monitor I have lying around unused, but exactly the same problem. TIA Carol^ P.S.: I was so happy with my Linux working, included the internet connection. I don't why I had to fiddle with the screen resolution, it wasn't so terrible. Now I don't know what to do!!! well you did what i did once for some reason the refresh rate is not configured properly the only way to fix it is to use the "xf86config" program i dont know why they named it the same as the file it creates but ohwell, the other way you might be able to do it is load linux in single user mode i believe you could also use failsafe in the grub menu it should work, at the command prompt log in as root, type "login" just in case you havent loged in like this my comp loads x at start up here you will have something like [$root@ /root] something like that i dont remember basically it says your loged as root and your current location, type "xf86config" and you will have to select mouse keyboard, monitor and graphics card MAKE SURE you use the factory defaults in your selections anotherwords match the specs of your monitor and graphics card! OPTION #2 same as before but you are going to do some browsing instead of using xf86config, your going to type cd /etc/x11/ you may have to do some "ls" what your looking for is something like xf86config.old, your x11 folder may have more to the name like x11f86, unfortunately you cant use console which color codes your text so you can be sure your opening a folder some things are just named wierd, you could try a text editor to help you such as vim or emac have fun! __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Napster Server IP Address Wanted
Oh...I don't know...buy the CD at the music store? Sorry, but I just couldn't resist. I am 100% against this whole Napster thing. I think the whole mess is a HUGE copyright infringment. -- Mark Uh oh. :-) --Greg __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Desktop Clock
I don't think you installed using your local time zone...I can't remember what the darned thing is called (other than GMT) but I think you may have accidentally clicked this during install--or it's a bug in the install that just didn't take the local time. Unfortunately the only suggestion I have is 'timetool'... but I don't know if that'll really do the trick. Anyone else? --Greg - Original Message - From: "Dennis Myers" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I just noticed that my postings were showing 5 hours ahead of my real time. So I went into drakconf and reset the clock. My Bios clock is correct, but if I shut down the computer it resets the OS clock to 5 hours ahead. I thought I saw a posting on this a while back but can't find an answer. Anyone know how to set the OS clock permanently. Thanks in advance, Dennis -- Dennis M. a registered Linux User #180842 __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Xconfig help
is there anyway to access my Windows 95 or the files that are hiding on my D drive that I cannot access right now? mount -t vfat /dev/hdaX /mnt/mountpoint where X is the partition # on the first drive (/dev/hdb for second drive, /dev/hdc, etc...) and /mnt/mountpoint is the mount point where you'd like to stick it. Kinda' like mapping a drive in windows and selecting which letter to call it. if the filetype (-t ) "vfat" doesn't do the trick, try " msdos", "umsdos", and possibly "autofs". umount /dev/hdaXwill unmount the partition. --Greg - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear all, Thank you for your help. I went back into xconfigurator and changed the monitor and resolution. I also changed the mouse. It ended up working. I was shocked. The graphics and fonts are slightly larger than normal but that is the way I like it. My mouse works, too! My next job is to get the cable internet going that I was set up with in Windows 95. After that I plan to set up the internal Atapi zip drive. The Cd rom works fine and I believe the floppy does, too. I did not do sound yet but finally got that to work when I first installed Linux, so I am sure I will get it going again. Not that I care that much, but is there anyway to access my Windows 95 or the files that are hiding on my D drive that I cannot access right now? When my computer crashed I lost access to it on both C and D drive. I tried reinstalling Windows 95 before I tried reinstalling LINUX but it just would not happen. I ended up reinstalling Linux on my C drive and I believe that my D drive has the Windows 95 but I can't get there yet. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you very much for your help. Sincerely, Marcia __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Network Card Address
/sbin/ifconfig --Greg - Original Message - From: "Larry Marshall" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can anyone tell me a command, or config tool that will enable me to find the address of my network card? (XX-XX-XX-XX-XX) Thank you. I believe you'll find that "cat /proc/pci" will yield up what you want. Cheers --- Larry __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Connecting to NT DHCP Server
I have never had the opportunity to set up NT server for DHCP assignment of non-windows clients. I am not sure whether you will need to install Samba in order to be a DHCP client under a WinNT DHCP Server. The reason behind this is that Windows NT Server DHCP uses the NetBIOS name in the discovery packets in order to respond with a lease offer. If linux does not automatically send a computer name in the form of a NetBIOS designation, the NT server may not understand the discovery packet information. You (or a NetAdmin) may have to establish a client reservation or exclude an IP address from one of the NT DHCP Scopes (are there more than one?) on the DHCP server. If you exclude one IP address in the Windows NT Scope this can be used for your linux box, and can remain static. For the linux box, the standard DHCP settings should be sufficient, let me know what you've attempted, and we might be able to resolve the client issue. Since you are on a company LAN, you may have to request a static IP from the NetAdmin. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Robert "JTBob" Holland" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Can Mandrake Linux connect to a Windows NT DHCP server? If so, what settings need to be made? I've tried different settings in the "Network" settings under DrakConf, but I keep getting an error connecting to a DHCP server. If not possible and I need to use a static IP, what info MUST be put in the Network settings boxes to get the PC to talk to the net. I took a PC lying around here at work and decided to give Mandrake Linux a try and see what the operating system had to offer. So far everything works fine except for the network part, which severely limits my testing of SAMBA and firewall software. Thanks, Robert __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Can't browsing to internet
OK, you need to remove the IP address 202.134.0.155 from your ppp0 gateway. This is not your gateway. :-) The address resolves as: ns1.telkom.net.id It is your (probably primary) DNS Server. Most name server host names are called "ns" for obvious reasons. It makes administration a tiny bit easier. Let's stop using Kppp for a bit, and try to correctly configure ppp0 in linuxconf. If you can get to DrakConf (and I had the annoying problem of having to install the bugger despite having an icon sitting on my desktop) you can find Linuxconf through that application. Otherwise, open a terminal, su to root, and type, simply, linuxconf [enter]. The following is done by memory as I don't have a modem in my system, and my version of linuxconf is probably different from yours Under Client tasks, Click PPP,SLIP,PLIP and you should see a list where you can add devices. It may be empty as you've been using Kppp until now. Click Add. You need to give your device a name, use ppp0, then specify your device (usually /dev/modem), and the com port it uses--you can actually get this from Kppp by asking it to query the modem. the com port will look something like: /dev/ttySx, where 'x' is a number from 0 through your last port, probably 3. When I had a modem in my system it was on /dev/ttyS0, but if you have a serial mouse, it may be taking /dev/ttyS1 or 2. You will need to set your dialing configuration, which is DHCP, DISabled at boot, and the telephone number you dial with. Next you need to configure your PAP/CHAP. Fewer ISPs are using CHAP now, so let's give PAP a shot. This is your dial-up username ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), and your password. If I remember correctly, that should be it... Click Accept, Click Quit, Click Activate Changes, and linuxconf should go away. Back at the command line, type: /sbin/ifup ppp0 There should be a bit of noise as your computer dials, and when the command line is returned to you (the cursor drops to the next prompt) you are connected. If the modem dials more than three time, hit CTRL-C as we may have done something worng. If that's the case, go back to linuxconf, and let me know the other options available. I don't have a single linux box with a modem to check this on, and my boxes without modems do not show me the PPP,SLIP,PLIP option. cat /etc/resolve.conf You should see at least two IP addresses there. Try to ping them. If you get the following, we're on the right track: 64 bytes from ns1.telkom.net.id (202.134.0.155): icmp_seq=0 ttl=237 time=918.2 ms Then try:ping www.linux-mandrake.com You should see the same response. If you get a time-out error, or network un-reachable, let me know. If you have gotten the response from that last line, try Netscape, and it should be fine. You may then bring doen the interface by typing: /sbin/ifdown ppp0 And then try using Kppp. When I first started using Linux, I had a few problems with Kppp, and stopped using it due to the reliability of the command line activation. If you still have problems with Kppp, you can either try erasing all the data from it's configuration and start Kppp over from its beginning, or try wvdial. Let me know what happens. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Pungki" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Greg, I'm very-very appreciate your help. Thanks. Here's some new information. As your suggestion, I was recompiled my kernel. Then I saw no error when I start my linux box. I enable ISDN support as module. And then I change gateway on linuxconf to 192.168.0.1. Then I try to connect to internet. Still cannot ping my ISP. Then on kppp, I try to set static gateway with my ISP IP Address (202.134.0.155) Configure ppp0 using linuxconf. And then I try to connect again. It work ! I can ping my ISP. The result like this : 64 bytes from 192.168.0.254: icmp_seq=0 ttl=235 time=178 ms. Then I try to browse using Mozilla. I get nothing. Just a blank page. I try with Netscape. Then I get an error message like this : A network error occured : Unable to connect to server (TCP error : No route to host). The server may be down or unreachable. Try connecting again later. After I see that message, I try to ping my ISP (ping www.telkom.net.id) It failed. Still 100% loss. But I think my ISP server is not down Because, if I dial from win98, I get no problem. Is there anything else that I missed ? Any help would be greatly appreciated. -Pungki - Original Message - From: Greg Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 8:36 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Can't browsing to internet Pungki, I'm sending this direct because I'm at work, and SYMPA will bounce my message if it doesn't arrive from my home address. You definitely have a gateway IP address problem. At least locally. And, if nothing else is adding to the problem. On your linux box, eth0, your internal network card, should have a gateway the same as it's own IP address: 1
Re: [newbie] Spanish co.
I'm going to post something on-topic again one of these days, I am. :/ Kathleen Thank you. :-) --Greg __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] dual booting with win2k and linux
I had a bizarre thought today. What would happen if Mickeysoft decided that a nice feature of their operating system would be to rewrite the boot record every time you booted Windows. This could be referred to as part of the "maintenance" cycle. In a few words: I thought they already did that! :-) I had a windows 98 installation that consistently re-wrote the disk-signature of my dual boot system's 2nd hard drive, and kept rendering that damned drive's partitions hidden... so , I couldn't boot from it until I went into partition magic, and made than active again! Need I say that I formatted the win98 partition very soon after that? And, I haven't touched Win98 since! --Greg __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Spanish co.
Sorry Kathleen, That wasn't mean as a dig, only as an acknowledgement of your inference that you undertsand the whole mess seems to be taking a bit long fizzle. Of course I could have made it more obvious... "my bad" (I hate that phrase! But, it applies.) And, I could have made that first senetence a bit better at that. I honestly wasn't trying to be hostile. You may kick me now, if you wish. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Kathleen Dickason" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greg Stewart wrote: I'm going to post something on-topic again one of these days, I am. :/ Kathleen Thank you. :-) --Greg *blink* Ouch. I thought I was joking...making a comment about the number of off-topic posts recently, but apparently I wasn't. I've gotten email in the past leading me to think that people found my coments helpful, insightful, and funny, but it looks like it's time for me to unsub... Thanks for the tip. Kathleen __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] dual booting with win2k and linux
Don't know about the Norton thing... I switched from Win 98 to NT4.0, and haven't had the problem. It seemd as though Win98 wanted complete control over the entire computer, whereas Windows NT, having been born a bit earlier, and the product of a slghtly less greed-infested OS, did not quite understand how to get that accomplished. In all, I've felt safer with WinNT's lack of adventurist rants and tantrums; and it's predisposition torward being a bit fussier 'bout the many un-identified individuals to whom it simply hands my closely guarded information is a minor plus as well. Damn it! If only I could get everything at work converted to Linux, I wouldn't have to worry about these things! :-) --Greg - Original Message - From: "Charles A Edwards" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Not to be defending windows but it was most likly the way your anti-virus was configured that keep changing your boot record back to its orig. state. Bill just thinks he's all powerful. Norton knows He Is. (-: Charles I had a bizarre thought today. What would happen if Mickeysoft decided that a nice feature of their operating system would be to rewrite the boot record every time you booted Windows. This could be referred to as part of the "maintenance" cycle. In a few words: I thought they already did that! :-) I had a windows 98 installation that consistently re-wrote the disk-signature of my dual boot system's 2nd hard drive, and kept rendering that damned drive's partitions hidden... so , I couldn't boot from it until I went into partition magic, and made than active again! Need I say that I formatted the win98 partition very soon after that? And, I haven't touched Win98 since! __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Portsentry
Why, what did you do to the config files that's making portsentry complain? I've never had a problem editing the config files in portsentry, and it's never complained about a single thing I've done. Be more specific about the problem you're experiencing and maybe we can walk through a correction. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Vic" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think portsentry should be made so that it actyually works (screw typos) and pays attention to its config files, so that when you edit them, it makes the changes instead of ignoring them and then lying and saying that the configfiles are corrupt __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
[newbie] Re: [newbie] Solicitar información
Perdone mi espanol, do puedo escribir perfectemente. Aparte de la gente quien quieren insultarse, hay gente aca quien pueden ayudarse. A veces, la gente quien hablan espanol escriben aparte de la lista despues de recibir una nota, pero yo prefiero molestar la otra genta al momento quien son estupido. Yo escribi la ulitma semana sobre personas y como compartieron aca, pero nadie me escuchieron. Que me puedo hacer? Entonces, (y perdone me otra vez) yo no se mucho sobre la VIPER II Z200 de diamond, pero se puede visitar la web de SuSE Linux. Usualmente, ellos tienen muchos drivers para controller cosas que son nuevos o que no son reconocido de la installacion. Espero que se puede encontrar lo que se necesita con SuSE, o que una otra persona se puede responder con mas informacion. Pero, yo no tengo mas. :-( Buena Suerte, --Greg - Original Message - From: Fernando Vasconcelos Grupo newbie: Necesito que me informen, para saber si ustedes me podrían enviar o informarme en que web puedo bajarme los ''drivers'' para que pueda iniciar linux mandrake en modo gráfico ya el programa no reconoce mi placa de color. Esta es la VIPER II Z200 de diamond. Espero que me puedan ayudar, ya que, si no es posible no podré correr Linux en mi computadora. Muchas Gracias. Fernando Vasconcelos. Mi dirección es [EMAIL PROTECTED] PD: puedo entender ingles e italiano __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] network card detected....can't use internet
How did you configure your interface? Linuxconf? DrakConf? Kppp? Netscape is complaining because you have a DNS resolution problem. This can either be because you have you DNS configured incorrectly, or your network is configured incorrectly. Got to terminal, and type: ping 206.132.41.202 [enter] if you get the following, it is only a DNS problem: 64 bytes from 206.132.41.202: icmp_seq=0 ttl=235 time=85.5 ms Hit CTRL-C to stop the packet flow. If you do not get a response, or your get the message "Network is unreachable" we have some work to do. Let me know how it goes. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Craig Zutavern" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a AMD ethernet card(model 79c970) that has been detected under linux mandrake 7.1 But i still have had no luck getting on the internet at all. I've set up settings copying from windows for dns, host name, ip, subnet mask, and gateway. all with no luck. When i try to use netscape, for example, i get two errors. 1. Netscape is unable to locate the server "." 2. Perhaps you have a probelem with your name server. You will need to set the $SOCKS_NS environment variable to point at the appropriate name server. If any one could help me with this i would be greatly appreciative. Thanks Craig Zutavern __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] kudzu - A Clarification
I have swapped motherboards with no problem under linux. You should make an attempt to turn kudzu back on before you do, or you could run into problems.. Also, if you have PnP disabled in this BIOS, make sure you disable it in the BIOS of the new MOBO... this can royally screw you by swapping comm ports and making NICs and things do funny dances. I wound up having my eth0 and eth1 swapped on me without warning, and I felt like an idot after an hour of fiddling to find that it was the damnable PnP. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Paul" [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, John Rye wrote: I am running thru my list of startup services disabling all those I don't routinely need to load. I note that at each reboot (I doing lots at present) kudzu runs and does a check for new hardware. Do I really need to run this as the hardware doesn't change and is not likely to change in the near future? Somewhere in Linuxconf (don't recall exactly where in boot options) you can switch off the hardware checker. And out of that comes another question... If when I finally get to replace this aging Pentium 133 mobo with some more recent (say 386sx16 or similar) - is is just a matter of swapping the existing hardware and rebooting OR??? As long as you have your /home dir on a separate partition you should be fine. It is best to format and reload the root partition, and also the /usr partition. At least that is my experience. Paul -- How do crazy people go through the forest? They take the psycho path. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=- __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] cna't ping on local network
You obvoiusly have to add each machine's IP address to the other mashine's /etc/host.allow file. You can either do this by simply typing the IP address, or as foolws: ALL:192.168.0.x where 'x' is the other machines number on the subnet. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Dan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm having a problem connecting two machines: one running Mandrake 7.1 and one running 6.1. The machine running 7.1 has Roadrunner on eth0 with the IP assigned by DHCP and this works fine. I put a second NIC car in this machine (DFE-530TX+) and it seem to be working per IF config info: eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:BA:40:57:43 inet addr:192.168.0.1 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 Interrupt:18 Base address:0xd800 I gave the card in the machine running 6.1 the address 192.168.0.2. I set 192.168.0.1 machine as the gateway. The problem is I can't Ping the other machine. I can ping the the machines locally i.e. 192.168.0.1 can be pinged from 192.168.0.1. When I try to Ping 192.168.0.1 from 192.168.0.2. Nothing happens. When I ctrl C I get a message that all packets were lost. The same thing happens in reverse. I did happen to look in /var/log/messgaes in the machine that was pinged and found the following: Sep 12 18:37:09 cm-24-161-17-97 kernel: Packet log: input DENY eth1 PROTO=1 192.168.0.2:8 192.168.0.1:0 L=84 S=0x00 I=34 F=0x T=64 (#30) This appears in both machines log files for every packet sent. It appears there is some sort of security setting that is dropping the packets? I just can't figure out where. Both machines have IP chains and PM firewall installed since both at one time or another have had internet access. The one currently with internet access has PM firewall running on eth0. On the other machine I ran "PM Firewall stop". Any help much appreciated. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] pmfirewall
By "logged on the internet" do you mean dial-ed up? If so, ppp0 should be your external interface, and any NIC card masquerading an internal network should be the internal interface. If you have cable and simply mean that you started using the internet, eth0 should probably be the right choice, and you'll need to provide information as to how you set up your system so we can better answer the question. You can very easily re-run the install script to fix this. If you have any questions... just ask. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Rob" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Everybody, I just installed pmfirewall and that other program I forgot what it's call. well anyway, After installing it, then I restarted it. I logged on the internet but then I guess I got carried away when installing pmfirewall it just block all outgoing and incoming signal. I realized that I stated the port as eth0 which port should I stated as? I had to do a ./pmfirewall stop in order for me to interact with the internet. Rob __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] I am having problems with my modem
On the WinNT mouse issue... This is a pain-in-the-arse problem very common to MS, I have had it happend to me a few times in the past (someone's wheel mouse goes down, and I don't have an exact replacement, have to substitute a serial mouse for the interim and it f***s things up!). I had never taken the time to try this, but you might just to see if it works...Of course, if it doesn't, you'll get used to using the ALT, TAB, Arrow, Shift and ENTER keys! Check in Start|Settings|ControlPanel|Devices to see that device "mssermou" (no that's not a typo--it's the device controller for the serial mouse) is set to start up with "system".Cloick OK, close, etc. In regedit, search for "mssermou.sys" it should already be set to 0x0001. Double click the device path, and change the 1 (hex/decimal-doesn't matter it's only a 1 or 2) to a "2" (no quotes).click OK, close the registry and restart. If that doesn't work, there is another place to edit the mssermou "Pointer Port" settings. These are located in: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mssermou. My settings look like this (but I have a PS/2 mouse!): (Default)(value not set) ErrorControl 0x (0) Group"Pointer Port" Start 0x0001 (1) Tag 0x0002 (2) Type 0x0001 (1) Don't ask me what exaclty these mean, I haven't played with them before...but if you can back up your registry, you'll prevent any permanent damage! :-) OR: if you're willing to wait a day or two, I can give it a try at work (I'm sure as hell not screwing up my machine at home :-) !) and get back to you... I have a couple of macines at work that I can temporarily destroy--I'll just restore a new image on them if they need to be used. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Mark Thurston" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Actually, I just tried to change the settings on my modem, it uses jumpers. The problem is, when I changed it to COM2, no matter what I tried, I could not get it to work in NT. I tried everything I could think of and nothing worked. I tried to detect it and NT said that it did not exist, I know that the jumpers were set correctly, I still have the manual, and it is quite specific. I had to change everything back in order to send this email. At any rate, NT is just driving me crazy. Of course I am having trouble with Linux too, so I guess that I should be used to this frustration by now. Mark __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] pmfirewall and portsentry test?
OK, I keep repeating myself, but it doesnt seem to do much good... so one more time and I'm through: www.grc.com is a decent site, and I'm not trying to knock it, but for linux it doesn't hold much validity. It is a site for WINDOWS security, and tests machines as though they are Windows boxes. This means that would-be open linux hacks will not be tested for. It is better to set up your firewall and portscan detection, and go to www.hackerwhacker.com. No, I do not get any kick-back...The first scan is free--it IS a rough scan, however. And... it may work your hard drive for an hour or two if you have lots of logging turned on. Of course, if you have portsentry running, you may wish to put their IP address in the portsentry.ignore file temporarily so that you actually get the scan report when they're finished. Portsentry will can their IP quite rapidly. grc.com gives a false sense of security to linux users as it usually says "There is NO EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER that a port (or even any computer) exists at this IP address!" It can only detect one of my ports open, and I already know it's open! But what it cannot detect, is that I also have portscan detection bound and listening to linux's vulnerable ports ready to lock out anyone who tries to poke around in those areas. These bindings should show open ports, but grc.com doesn't see them, because it doesn't test for them. www.hackerwhacker.com uses an outside nmap scan, and doesn't have any prejudices about which OS you're running, it'll hit you for whatever it can find. Their paid services go even further, but you'll be surprised by the ports it finds open after you've relied on grc.com. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Ronald J. Hall" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Got to http://www.grc.com and they will attempt to probe you (in a friendly manner). I mean, you don't have to marry them afterwards... ;-) Rob wrote: Hi, well, I guess I got it up and running. but I would like to make sure that it is up and running. How do test it? where do I look up the log file to see if pmfirewall is running.OH yeah got portsentry up and running, how do I test that? Rob -- /\ DarkLord \/ __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Security for Single Client
Yes, simply say "no" to masquerading. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Barry Premeaux" [EMAIL PROTECTED] The majority of the info I have been reading on firewalls, and pmfirewall in particular, refers to a second machine setting between you and the outside world. What about the typical dial up client? Does pmfirewall work here as well? -- Barry :-) __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] cna't ping on local network
Um, have you set these ipchains rules yourself? Or, is some script setting them for you? Did you know that you have ipchains rules set in the first place? (Stupid question, I know, but it doesn't hurt to ask). You may want to check to make sure your internal IPs do not exists in hosts.deny. Let me know what secuirty level you installed MDK with. Check to make sure that your ipchains rules do not DENY the 192.168.0.0 subnet for the internal network. For some reason your machine is set to drop packets on port 8, or it may be set to drop everything from non-routable subnets (10.0.0.0, 176, 127.0.0.0, 172.16.0.0, 192.168.0.0) on all interfaces--I don't know, and can't tell from here without more info. I'll have to think on this one for now...it's late and I have to wake up in four hours for work... --Greg - Original Message - From: "Dan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I forgot to include that. i think I did that already: This is for the host.allow file for 196.168.0.2: # # hosts.allow This file describes the names of the hosts which are # allowed to use the local INET services, as decided # by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server. # ALL: 127. All: 192.168.0.1 This is the host.allow for 196.168.0.1: # # hosts.allow This file describes the names of the hosts which are # allowed to use the local INET services, as decided # by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server. # # All: 127 All: 192.168.0.2 It still doesn't work. --- Greg Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You obvoiusly have to add each machine's IP address to the other mashine's /etc/host.allow file. You can either do this by simply typing the IP address, or as foolws: ALL:192.168.0.x where 'x' is the other machines number on the subnet. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Dan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm having a problem connecting two machines: one running Mandrake 7.1 and one running 6.1. The machine running 7.1 has Roadrunner on eth0 with the IP assigned by DHCP and this works fine. I put a second NIC car in this machine (DFE-530TX+) and it seem to be working per IF config info: eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:BA:40:57:43 inet addr:192.168.0.1 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 Interrupt:18 Base address:0xd800 I gave the card in the machine running 6.1 the address 192.168.0.2. I set 192.168.0.1 machine as the gateway. The problem is I can't Ping the other machine. I can ping the the machines locally i.e. 192.168.0.1 can be pinged from 192.168.0.1. When I try to Ping 192.168.0.1 from 192.168.0.2. Nothing happens. When I ctrl C I get a message that all packets were lost. The same thing happens in reverse. I did happen to look in /var/log/messgaes in the machine that was pinged and found the following: Sep 12 18:37:09 cm-24-161-17-97 kernel: Packet log: input DENY eth1 PROTO=1 192.168.0.2:8 192.168.0.1:0 L=84 S=0x00 I=34 F=0x T=64 (#30) This appears in both machines log files for every packet sent. It appears there is some sort of security setting that is dropping the packets? I just can't figure out where. Both machines have IP chains and PM firewall installed since both at one time or another have had internet access. The one currently with internet access has PM firewall running on eth0. On the other machine I ran "PM Firewall stop". Any help much appreciated. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] I can't detect my modem
Is it possible to change the comm port seetings in the BIOS so that you are using comm1 or 2? Windows will probably complain quite a lot, but it's something to try. --Greg - Original Message - From: John It is on com port 4 in windows which is ttys3 in linux I believe. When I query it using KPPP it tells me "Sorry, modem is busy". Of course it also says this for just about every other port as well. I found some documentation on Maximumlinux.com and it mentions that special instructions are required for ttys2 and ttys3. Of course they don't tell you what these instructions are. I am unable to change the com port to 2 as it goes to 4 automatically when it installs (in Windows). I am really stumped here. Any words of advice? Thanks John __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] how do you unsubscribe???
Return to the page from which you signed up, and follow the instructions, The link is below. --Greg http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/flists.php3 - Original Message - From: - stickus - okay due to the HUGE amount of mail that i'm getting, how on earth do you unsub from this mailing list? thanks in advance, stickus Jesus saves Allah forgives, Chthulu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich. __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
Re: [newbie] Sawmill/Gnome doesn't open initially
This could be a DNS problem, or a config problem...let's try the DNS problem now as it's easier: If you have any access to command line, log in, su to root and cd to /etc edit your /etc/hosts file and check to see that the loopback address is there, as well as your local IP address. Pretending your IP address is 192.168.1.1 and your computer's name is "mylinuxbox", it should look something like this: 127.0.0.1localhostlocalhost.localdomain 192.168.1.1mylinuxbox.localdomain If you dial-up with a modem, and do not have an ethernet card in your computer, or your only communication device is an ethernet card for cable/dsl/lan/etc., you can try to satisfy the need for an local IP by using :10.0.0.0 (note the colon [:]) instead of 192.168.1.1. Let me know if this works. --Greg - Original Message - From: "Riley, Patrick (Patrick)** CTR **" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I'm having a weird problem. When I boot and then start X, my gnome/sawmill won't open up. It comes up to a blue screen with the little X in the middle and just sets there forever until I do a ctrl-alt-bkspace and kill it. I can then do a startx and it comes up to the blue screen and then loads gnome and sawmill right away. It never opens up the first time I load it, but always the second. Has anyone ever experienced this? It's not much trouble to shut it down out of X once and start it again, but it would be nice to have it fixed. I've even reloaded once to see if this would fix the issue and it didn't, same thing. Please note that when I say blue screen, I mean the default window manager color and not the M$ thing. I'm not doing the winlinux. I've switched to KDE and it loads the first time I start X, only problems with Gnome/Sawmill. Oh by the way, I've tried it with Enlightenment also and it does the same. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Patrick __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
