Re: [newbie] KDE2
Is it my imgaination or is your date off? Did you really send this on the 21st of April? --- alberto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christopher Molnar wrote: Please wait a day and I will post it in here The version currently available is pretty buggy. -Chris Thanks Chris... please let us know when youre finished. = __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Modem works (logs on) BUT *no* net, mail, etc.
Do you have your DNS settings set properly? Try to connect to the internet and ping a
server via
it's IP (152.163.15.37 is a perfect example, one of AOL's up servers). If that
doesn't go
through, your internet connection isn't good, you aren't really connected to the
internet. If it
does go through, then try pinging a domain, such as americaonline.aol.com and see if
that works.
You should get similar results (assuming you end up on the same server I did). If it
doesn't go
through, but instead gives you an 'unknown host' error, you do not have your DNS
servers properly
configured. Get them from your ISP and put them in to Kppp under the DNS tab. Odds
are that is
your problem, I didn't see you mention DNS in your original post.
Good luck!
Rob
--- Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
I'm a self-confessed Linux newbie, and this is my first post to the
list; so TIA for any help. I'll try to stay in the parameters of the
List "rules" ... And, I'll apologize, upfront, for a long post
trying to add all the details...
Just installed Linux Mandrake 7.0 ... relatively few hitches. This is
on a PII 350 machine w/ a generic v90 modem, 128 MB memory, ATi video
card, etc.
Everything works wonderfully ('cept the SoundBlaster Gold 64 ... but
I'll save that for a different post. My big deal is that I want it to
get online). I've been doing most all my work in the KDE env. and have
tried various things as the admin. (root) and other logins.
MY BIG PROBLEM:
I can dial up but, *nothing* "works" online, i.e., Netscape starts fine,
with the local page on my HDD; but, if I click on anything, like the
link to the online Mandrake page, I get the following errors, in two
windows:
Netscape: Error 2
Netscape is unable to locate the server
www.linux.mandrake.com.
Please check the server name and try again.
AND
Netscape: Error
Warning: the following hosts are unknown:
home.netscape.com
home6.netscape.com
internic.net
This means that some or all hosts will be unreachable.
Perhaps there is a problem with your name server?
long paragraph here about, if my site must use a
non-root name server and the $SOCKS_NS environment
variable ... sounds too hard to be the problem -- grin
I called my ISP, they can see that I'm validly on-line (logged in, etc),
but no external contact works! I tried mail [KMail v 1.0.28 (w/ all the
proper POP3 and SMTP settings)] and that errors out too. It can't find
my mailhost, even though the tech-help guy and I checked my POP3 and
SMTP settings (that was as far as he could go ... he wasn't familiar w/
Linux).
Kppp [v 1.6.22, I think] seems to be configured fine. I am worried that
the modem didn't work AT ALL ["modem busy"] at first and I had to use
the system utilities [DrakConf and "Lothar" (v 0.5.3)] to find it. The
modem is at "/dev/ttyS1" instead of "/dev/modem" is that a problem?
Telling the dial-up program to look for the modem there works well ...
do I need to tell Netscape and KMail that the modem is elsewhere (not in
the "expected" ? "dev/modem" spot) too?
I tried a link from the Mandrake Linux page (from another computer) it
was somewhere in FAQ-land, but I've lost the link...
The sub-head:
"Connection establishes, holds, but you can't get anywhere"
had the advice that I try running "/sbin/route -n" as root, while
offline, and said I shouldn't* see any entry starting with '0.0.0.0' ...
I do see such an entry (output, from the command).
The FAQ recommended I run "/sbin/route del default" and, even logged in
as root, the file wasn't found.
I looked in '/etc/sysconfig/network' and there were NO lines starting
with
"GATEWAY or GATEWAYDEV" (something else the FAQ warned about).
I don't want to run a webserver, or even a LAN, with this computer right
now. All I want to do is gain some Linux experience and browse the
web/edit docs in a non-MicroSoft machine.
I haven't given up, but would love some help!
TIA, for any helpful input...
--tim
PS. I'm obviously not afraid to tinker and consider myself a DOS guru;
so any commands, etc. that find a parallel in the DOS world, would
help.
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Re: [newbie] Network quirk
If you are using DHCP, shut down both machines, start up one, let it completely boot, then start up the other one. You may also need to install IPX/SPX protocols on both to resolve names to them as far as browsing them goes. I have had similar problems with small Windows networks from booting them up at different times... like the computer on 192.168.0.1 is shut down and then 192.168.0.2 is the lowest IP, and then the original machine starts up and doesn't know what IP to take. Try running WinIPCfg on them and see if they are taking similar enough IPs. Rob --- Joe Brault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello again all, I have an interesting problem I need your help with. I loaded both of my computers tonight into windows and tried to browse each of the machines from the other (I was able to do this previously) However, I am unalbe to see the other computer on either machine. I am not sure why this is happening. I tried pinging the other machines, but I was unable to... I got an error that said : Destination host unreachable. I recently set up my home network under Linux, and had all working well... I was able to ping a win box from a linux box, and vice versa for both systems. The only thing that has changed would be from the Linux side, when I had to re-install my modem, but that shouldn't affect windows??? I havent' tried my connections yet in Linux, I will in a bit, but i was just wondering if any of you have had this problem and what you did to solve it? Thanks in advance - - Joe :) -- | Have you petted your penguin today? :) | | Registered Linux user #183248 | -- Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com = __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Mouse Problems in KDE
Did you set it up properly in XF86Setup? Make sure you have the correct mouse set there... sounds to me like whatever you set it to isn't compatable with your mouse. --- Kim White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Does anyone know how to stop a jittery mouse in KDE. It just moves to a corner and sticks there with a shaking action when I move the mouse. It is a PS/2 Intellimouse. Kind Regards Kim White Pinnacle Micro Secunda Tel: (017) 631 2668 FAX: (017) 631 3139 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] = __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Bottom panel configuration
Switch to KDE? I prefer KDE --- Hugo GONZALEZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys and gals. Last night I started my Linux box, everything apparently normal, but one thing: the bottom panel bar. It was missing the section where open windows buttons go. I mean, if i minimized a window, there was no way (as far as I know) to restore it again by clicking in the corresponding button on the panel, cause there were no buttons! Also was missing, in the same panel, the little square where I can choose the other desktops. I tried to reconfigure the panel, but I could only add some applets and stuff like launchers, "swallowed apps" (?), etc. I never found the right way to restore my panel. I also read the Gnome user manual, but found nothing about my problem. Does anyone know how to restore my two missing items (open windows buttons and the desktop chooser)? Thanks in advance Hugo = __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] need replacment for kppp
There is also netcfg.. just create a ppp connection. That's what I prefer, Kppp doesn't work all the time Try to find a readme on it. You can set it to start when you boot, or activate it when you want to, or deactivate it when you want to. --- Mark Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it configurable to dial on demand? -- Mark I love my Linux Box... REASON # 2 ...X-windows is just a suedonym. Registered Linux user # 182496 On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, Gary wrote: On Tue, Jul 18, 2000 at 11:24:24PM -0500 or thereabouts, Phil Burton wrote: Does anyone know...what app I can use...in GNOME... to take the place of kppp? It needs to do most of what kppp does... Look for wvdial on the web. Do a search. You would be amazed at how easy it is to get online with wvdial. It is command line, but I have it set up to connect automatically when the system boots. If you have any trouble, let me know. I have Wvdial's Latest Version (1.41) which is about only 100k, in tar.gz. I would be happy to email it to you, or anyone who asks. Regards, Gary = __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Motorola Modem
I had an SM56 and let me tell you about it It was the WORST MODEM EVER!!! First off, it is a Winmodem, and unless something has changed in the last year, Linux DOES NOT support Winmodems. The SM56 will not run stabilly on any CPU I've seen yet. You probably get frequent disconnects from your ISP and assume it's your ISP's fault... it's not. EVERYBODY I know who has that modem has said it's a piece of garbage. If you want to connect to the internet in Linux, get a controller-based modem (almost always ISA). It's gonna cost you around $50 for a good deal on one, though. I wouldn't even bother trying to get the SM56 running under Linux, it is s heavily dependent on drivers and CPU power I can't imagine it would ever run in a respectable OS like Linux (last I looked there weren't even any drivers for it for Win2K... the 2nd best OS). Good luck! --- Rodrigo Pinheiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys... I am trying to make my modem work under linux. I have a Motorola SM56 modem, it´s a PCI one.The specs say it is designed for windows, however I was told that if it shows as Communication controller on my /proc/pci I could make it work. So, it does really shows as comm controller, however I am not getting to make it work with the setserial commands. Looking at /var/log file, I can see two serial ports, ttyS0 and ttyS1. My modem is using COM4 under windows. Do I have to use de makedev to make this com available for my modem ? Other thing, at the /proc/pci looking in the comm. controller it does not show the I/O port used, I can see that with the setserial -a /dev/ttyS3 though. Is this correct ??? Because using the two setserial commands to set the modem, did not work for me, I kept getting the message, modem busy. If you guys have any ideias, please tell me. Thanks !!! = __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] I can access win95 machine by mean a lan conection
Does the 95 machine have File and Print Sharing installed? Can the Linux and 98 boxes ping the 95 machine? Are you using static IPs or DHCP? --- Fernando Camacho Olmos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: please sorry me, my english is bad. i have 6 computer 3 with linux mandrake 7.1, 2 with win98 a 1 with win95 all are connected to a hub, all have a ip, netmask, gateway and dns. i can access win98 machine and linux machine but win95 is not present in the lan, the win95 machin and other can view me. please help me = __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Internet sharing
Please elaborate a little bit more Are the two NICs in the Linux box (Windows98 server, too?) set to 192.186.0.1 and .2? Why is this? Is one of them your DSL connection and the other for the LAN? Then you have a client (98, too?) with DHCP set generally taking the 192.186.0.2 (.3?) IP on your LAN? Please try to explain this in a little bit greater detail, explain where the internet is coming into your LAN and where... and then how your LAN is set up. I have been told that IP Masq. requires static IPs on your LAN, so you can't use DHCP. I haven't been able to get it to work becuase I also use 98SE's ICS on another computer on the LAN, so this one is at 192.168.0.2 and is set by DHCP Try to explain how everything is set up in as much detail as possible... Rob --- Alan Holloway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Y'all, I apologize in advance if this topic has been covered repeatedly, but I just joined the list today. I've looked at the mans and docs for internet sharing, particularly ip masquerading, and I'm still quite confused about how to set this up. Here's my situation: Currently, I use a Win98 server and a Win98 client on a DSL connection, which is working fine using DHCP. I have two ethernet cards (both recognized automatically and correctly by hardDrake) and the client also has an ethernet card. I've set eth0 to 192.186.0.1 and eth1 as 192.186.0.2. Eth0 is also set to DHCP. I'm using two hard drives, with Win98 on one, Mandrake on the other, and my Linux setup works just fine, other than the internet sharing. I'm able to cruise the 'net just fine when using Linux, btw, using DHCP. I would prefer the server use Mandrake 7.1. Perhaps I don't have the needed sustained concentration or intelligence, but I'm really flopping around like a fish out of water here. I suspect my main problem are that there are too many possibilities: both correct and incorrect! Besides this basic problem, I would like to know more about programming in Ocaml . . . Thanks! --Alan __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
[newbie] Tcl/Tk Upgrade?
Mandrake 7.0 comes with Tcl/Tk 8.0.5. I want to install Tik and have all it's features, and that requires Tcl/Tk 8.1 or higher. I downloaded an RPM and tried it. It dind't work. I got errors mentioning things like dependencies. I then un-installed version 8.0.5 and then installed 8.4a1-1, only to find Tik wouldn't run at all (gave me a wish error or something). Then netcfg wouldn't even run, saying Python wasn't properly configured for Tk on my machine. Well does this mean I have to reinstall everything to get a newer version of Tcl/Tk? Is it even possible to install a newer version or am I stuck with 8.0.5? People have told me it should be easy to upgrade, but none have actually done it themselves and their instructions didn't work for me. Have any of you out there actually done it or is it ever going to work? My computer: AMD Athlon 550 on an FIC SD11 motherboard 64MB PC100 SDRAM 16.8 and 3.5 GB HDDs Voodoo3 3000 SB PCI128 Sound Card 48X CD-ROM drive Mandrake Linux 7.0, Windows 98, Windows 2000, FreeBSD 4.0, and BeOS 5 PE = __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
