Linux (both 2.0.x and 2.2.x), ifconfig, and routing tables.

1999-09-21 Thread Richard Kaszeta
Okay, I've asked on comp.os.linux.networking, figured I'd ask here too since I've seen similar topics come up. I've discovered some differences between Linux's handling of the routing table from other Unix and Unix-style OS's, and was wondering if anyone could shed some light on things. I have a

Re: sblive skips?

1999-09-21 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Tue, 21 Sep 1999, Aaron Solochek wrote: [ snip ] : Its a slink system, running 2.210 Try a different kernel. We experienced problems with 2.2.10 on heavily loaded servers. -- Nathan Norman MidcoNet 410 South Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, SD mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.midc

Re: sblive skips?

1999-09-21 Thread Wim Kerkhoff
On 21-Sep-99 Aaron Solochek wrote: > System configuration: > > PII-400 > 128mbram > 2 UW seagate cheetahs > 1 U2W cheetah > 1 jaz > 2 plextor cd drives (one ro, one writer) > I have 300mb of swap, which usually doesn't get touched. > The arrival of this very email caused my machine to skip > I am

Any XFree3.3.5 Packages for slink?

1999-09-21 Thread Martin Fluch
Hi is XFree86 3.3.5 available as deb packages for slink? I've tried to compile the potato sources but failed (xterm won't compile). Martin -- If the box says 'Windows 95 or better', it should run on Linux, right? - anonymous For pu

man pages for gif2png

1999-09-21 Thread Brian E. Lavender
I just used dselect to install gif2png After installing it, I found no man pages. $ man gif2png Is there no man page for gif2png or is it in info format. I tried $ info gif2png and I had no luck there either. Did something happen to my system? Is there an info page, and I just don't know ho

Re: sblive skips?

1999-09-21 Thread Aaron Solochek
System configuration: PII-400 128mbram 2 UW seagate cheetahs 1 U2W cheetah 1 jaz 2 plextor cd drives (one ro, one writer) I have 300mb of swap, which usually doesn't get touched. The arrival of this very email caused my machine to skip I am connected to a 10baseT network which is always SWAMPED. I

RE: sblive skips?

1999-09-21 Thread Wim Kerkhoff
On 21-Sep-99 Aaron Solochek wrote: > One of the things I like when I first installed on my system (PII 400, > everything scsi, 128mb ram) was that I could play mp3's and they would > never skip when I was doing stuff in the background. That was back when > I had a SB AWE64gold... since then I hav

RE: proftp where to I find it

1999-09-21 Thread Paul McHale
Seth, Here is what I found at Linux weekly news: http://www.lwn.net/1999/0218/a/deb-ftpd.html paul -Original Message- From: Seth R Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 1:46 PM To: debian user list Subject: Re: proftp where to I find it Look for proftpd.

Re: wmaker and docked remote apps

1999-09-21 Thread Brad
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Tue, 21 Sep 1999, Dave Sherohman wrote: > When I originally drag the appicon over to the dock, it runs there just > fine, but if, for example, the appicon was for a > > ssh -f remotehost wmmon > > the dock icon's settings will show only > > wmmon > > and

wmaker and docked remote apps

1999-09-21 Thread Dave Sherohman
I just got ssh set up and it works pretty slick, except for one little detail... One of the things I wanted to be able to do with ssh is dock apps running on other machines and have them restart automatically when I log in. (i.e., have a wmmon for my local machine and another wmmon for a remote m

Re: sound card setup (newbie)

1999-09-21 Thread Norbert Bous
Charles Lewis wrote: > > Greetings! > > New to debian (fairly new to Linux actually), and having a lot of fun > learning my way around. I have to say that I love your packaging system, > dselect, etc. I have successfully installed debian and kde and aside from a > few problems things seem to be w

sblive skips?

1999-09-21 Thread Aaron Solochek
One of the things I like when I first installed on my system (PII 400, everything scsi, 128mb ram) was that I could play mp3's and they would never skip when I was doing stuff in the background. That was back when I had a SB AWE64gold... since then I have moved that to a different machine and inst

Re: hda: irq timeout:

1999-09-21 Thread Marcin Owsiany
On Tue, Sep 21, 1999 at 04:08:29PM +0200, J Horacio MG wrote: > Hi, > > this just happened to me while while the daily cron was running, I tried > a connection: > > h0rus:~$ pon provider > hda: irq timeout: status=0x50 { DriveReady SeekComplete } > h0rus:~$ > > and the connection request was res

Re: plip problems ahoy

1999-09-21 Thread Marcin Owsiany
> > > > > > Saturn also acts as a gateway for IP-Masqerading, and so > > > already has support for IP forwarding. I don't want to compile support > > > > I think that's the point. If I were you, I would check if earth isn't > > masqeraded, because the symptoms are like it is. > > I'm not sure w

Re: Multiplexing /dev/dsp

1999-09-21 Thread Marshal Wong
I'm pretty sure that the version of mpg123 in unstable works with esd. (I run it.) I also use 2.2.12, but I use the alsa-drivers. Marshal

Re: telnet to my machine (cont)

1999-09-21 Thread Marcin Owsiany
On Tue, Sep 21, 1999 at 05:22:43PM +0200, Manuel Arenaz Silva wrote: > Hello, > > I have taken a look at the file "/var/log/syslog", which registers the > same information every time a telnet conection is refused: > > Sep 21 17:11:49 cambados in.telnetd[8102]: connect from 193.144.50.23 > Sep 21

esound woes... (Was: Multiplexing /dev/dsp?)

1999-09-21 Thread Hwei Sheng TEOH
I installed esound and tried to get amp to work with esd... but I can't figure out how. Plus, now I found out that esdplay doesn't even work. I can play sounds with esdplay when no esd daemon is running in the background... but whenever esd is running, it just exits immediately and no sound is pl

Re: GoZilla for Linux

1999-09-21 Thread Colin Marquardt
* Manuel Arenaz Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Does anyone knows I there is an ftp client for Linux Debian with, more > or less, the same functionality as GoZilla for Windows? Pavuk is a really cool program for that and works with both the command line and X (with GTK). Unfortunately, not ma

Re: Multiplexing /dev/dsp

1999-09-21 Thread Colin Marquardt
* Hwei Sheng TEOH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hmm, I installed the ESound daemon, but I can't get my MP3 player (amp) to > use esd -- it insists on going to /dev/dsp directly. I tried the esddsp script > but it still doesn't work. Any clues? XMMS (www.xmms.org) works with esd if it is available

Re: Multiplexing /dev/dsp

1999-09-21 Thread Brad
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Tue, 21 Sep 1999, Ingo Reimann wrote: > Hwei Sheng TEOH wrote: > > > Hmm, I installed the ESound daemon, but I can't get my MP3 player (amp) to > > use esd -- it insists on going to /dev/dsp directly. I tried the esddsp > > script > > but it still doesn't w

Re: GoZilla for Linux

1999-09-21 Thread Christian Wendt
On Tue, Sep 21, 1999 at 04:58:05PM +0200, Manuel Arenaz Silva wrote: > Hello, > > Does anyone knows I there is an ftp client for Linux Debian with, more > or less, the same functionality as GoZilla for Windows? For the Gnome Desktop Enviroment a programm "gtm" (Gnome Transfer Manager) is evolving.

Re: GoZilla for Linux

1999-09-21 Thread Sean
While it's not GUI, I really like yafc. It doesn't by default continue downloading when the connection fails, but due to its high configurability, it wouldn't surprise me if that functionality wouldn't be hard to set up. It's also gives you sytax highlighting on the directories you ftp to. Sea

GoZilla for Linux

1999-09-21 Thread debian
Manuel Arenaz Silva writes: > Hello, > > Does anyone knows I there is an ftp client for Linux Debian with, more > or less, the same functionality as GoZilla for Windows? > > Some of the more interesting caracteristics of GoZilla are: > > * Restart donwload if connection fails > * Conti

Apache 1.3.9-7: where's the manpages?

1999-09-21 Thread Keith G. Murphy
I just got through upgrading apache-doc, apache-common, and apache, all to version 1.3.9-7 (latest from unstable). I don't seem to see the manpages I would have expected. 'man apache' and 'man apachectl', in particular, don't seem to turn anything up. Has anyone else upgraded apache, and do yo

Re: proftp where to I find it

1999-09-21 Thread Andrei Ivanov
Proftpd is at this moment on the watch list in bugtraq because of several vulnerabilities in it. Soyou may consider using something else. Andrew - Andrei S. Ivanov [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: silly sendmail question

1999-09-21 Thread addiction
>On Mon, Sep 20, 1999 at 12:02:15PM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote: >> I'm behind a firewall, and I'm trying the same thing and can't >> get it to work: >[snip] >> >> However, I have an old sendmail.cf V8.7 file that works perfectly >> with /etc/mail/users.db (it sent this email). >> >> Any clues

Problem with Xlib

1999-09-21 Thread franck routier
Hi to all, I recently upgraded from xlib6g 3.3.2.3a-11 to xlib6g 3.3.4-2 on my debian slink system. Before that, everything worked fine, especially the gdm graphical login. Now I only get the grey screen of the X server, nothing more. gdn generates this log file in /var/state/gdm/:0.log :/us

SendPage - Can't reset Modem

1999-09-21 Thread Butch Kemper
I am trying to use Sendpage 0.8.6.2 with Debian 2.1. The program is unable initialize the modem. It sends the initialization string and then dies waiting for the "OK" that the modem never sends in response to the initialization string. I have successfully used the modem with the minicom pro

RE: where do I find pcmcia Xircom IIps drivers?

1999-09-21 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On 21-Sep-99 Mark Wright wrote: > I've been using the stable Debian distribution with my Toshiba Satellite > CDT230, with no problems (well, with few problems) for a few months now. To > enable sound and APM, though, I guess need to compile my own kernel. But > when I compile the kernel, I don't

Re: FSSTND question: Where to mount NFS FS?

1999-09-21 Thread Mark Brown
On Tue, Sep 21, 1999 at 08:21:08AM -0500, Brian Servis wrote: > http://www.pathname.com/fhs/ for more info. For temporary mounts the FHS > suggest /mnt, regardless of type, local or nfs. But remember that NFS Automounters tend to use /amd or /a for their tempory mounts (mainly to stay out of the

Re: tofrodos

1999-09-21 Thread Carel Fellinger
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > does anyone know where i can find the util "tofrodos". it converts text > files between Dos and Unix Formats.. todos - fromdos. never heard of tofrodos, but in HAMM you get: zgrep todos /var/lib/dpkg/Contents-Debian2-hamm.gz /usr/bin/todos

Looking for GCC developer and compiler backend people

1999-09-21 Thread John Davis
Hello I work for a company that wants to hire a couple of gcc developers. This jobs requires some heavy thinking. You will be writing/modifying C/C++ compilters and must be comfortable with the GNU tools. If you got what it takes, please drop me a line. I'll forward your resume to the appropiat

where do I find pcmcia Xircom IIps drivers?

1999-09-21 Thread Mark Wright
I've been using the stable Debian distribution with my Toshiba Satellite CDT230, with no problems (well, with few problems) for a few months now. To enable sound and APM, though, I guess need to compile my own kernel. But when I compile the kernel, I don't see the xircom ii ps module that I need

Re: Multiplexing /dev/dsp

1999-09-21 Thread Ingo Reimann
Hwei Sheng TEOH wrote: > Hmm, I installed the ESound daemon, but I can't get my MP3 player (amp) to > use esd -- it insists on going to /dev/dsp directly. I tried the esddsp script > but it still doesn't work. Any clues? > > T > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/nul

Re: [OT] cdrom speed adjustment

1999-09-21 Thread Colin Marquardt
> I know someone who has a windows program that limits the speed of his > cdrom drive. Is there a way to do this in linux? Although it is a Long ago on Freshmeat: | subject: cdrom_speed 1alpha | added by: R.G. on Jun 08th 1999, 11:42 | license: GPL | category: Console/Utilities | | dow

Re: Multiplexing /dev/dsp

1999-09-21 Thread Seth R Arnold
The esound enlightened sound daemon offers this sort of thing in software. I think the commercial version of oss/linux (www.opensound.org, right?) offers this ability too. And, if you have a nice new pci soundcard that does this stuff natively, the proper drivers should make it go quite nicely, but

Re: proftp where to I find it

1999-09-21 Thread Seth R Arnold
Look for proftpd. :) On Tue, Sep 21, 1999 at 10:12:50AM -0500, Jim Ruby wrote: > Hi, where do I find proftp if it is better and easier then ftpd. > I see ftpd is a deb package, but I can't find proftp. > > Thanks. > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null

Re: telnet to my machine (cont)

1999-09-21 Thread Seth R Arnold
Manuel, try: apt-get update; apt-get install telnetd Of course, this assumes your setup is recent enough for apt-get to work. If your box is an older box based on an earlier version of debian, this might not work -- so try using dselect with your distribution CDs to find the telnetd package. And,

Re: FTP problem

1999-09-21 Thread Seth R Arnold
Benak, try looking in your /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny file to see if you are denying access in there... also check output from: ipfwadm -l -I ipfwadm -l -O ipfwadm -l -F (anyone know the equivalent ipchains commands?) Also, try checking the output of "route" to ensure that your routing

Re: Multiplexing /dev/dsp

1999-09-21 Thread Hwei Sheng TEOH
Hmm, I installed the ESound daemon, but I can't get my MP3 player (amp) to use esd -- it insists on going to /dev/dsp directly. I tried the esddsp script but it still doesn't work. Any clues? T

Re: To the Debian Project, IMHO [long]

1999-09-21 Thread Ian Zimmerman
> "Paul" == Paul McHale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Paul> I also agree we need configuration GUIs in Linux. If you still Paul> enjoy the endless research to execute a simple command, by all Paul> means don't use the GUI. There are many times when I need a Paul> administrative task done more

PHP3-3.0.12-7

1999-09-21 Thread Alfred Munnikes
Hello When I'm compiling PHP3-3.0.12-7 (potato source) on my Debian Slink system (libc6 2.0.7.19981211-6, and the only updated package is debhelper 2.0.43 ) I get the next error: ld -Bshareable -lc -o libphp3.so ./mod_php3.o libmodphp3-so.a -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib -lz -ldb pcrelib/libp

Re: Clocking Modem Speed

1999-09-21 Thread John Hasler
Shao writes: > To get the speed you are connected at, you can add a line in your chat > script like this: > REPORT CONNECT You also need to tell the modem to report the line speed. ATW1 will do it. > Then you should be able to see the speed you are connected at in > /var/log/messages. Cha

Re: pppd (slink version) with kernel 2.2.X

1999-09-21 Thread John Hasler
David Wright writes: > BUT as a "server", i.e. an internet-connected box that I dial into, the > ARP won't work properly (it won't publish the fact that its interface is > accepting packets for the machines dialling in). Has this bug been reported? -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) D

Re: pppd (slink version) with kernel 2.2.X

1999-09-21 Thread John Hasler
Mario writes: > kernel docs says you must use ppp 2.3.8 at least (this is from memory). Yes. I've tried 2.3.8 and 2.3.9. > last night I tried slink version with 2.2.11 and couldn't connect. 2.3.8 should compile on slink (you might have to edit out the pam stuff). -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: Multiplexing /dev/dsp

1999-09-21 Thread Ingo Reimann
Hwei Sheng TEOH wrote: > I'm just wondering, is there a way for multiple (unrelated) processes to share > my DSP port? Is there any driver/modules/etc that multiplexes the DSP device? > I'd like to have different programs that use DSP be able to share it. Is this > even possible?? > > T > > -- > U

RE: Virus protection by unix (was Re: To the Debian Project... )

1999-09-21 Thread Ted Harding
On 21-Sep-99 David Wright wrote: > Quoting Keith G. Murphy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >> Art Lemasters wrote: >> > BTW, I recently worked a contract for a corporation that uses >> > nothing but NT servers and workstations. The machines were rebooted >> > every two or three days, and complete images

Multiplexing /dev/dsp

1999-09-21 Thread Hwei Sheng TEOH
I'm just wondering, is there a way for multiple (unrelated) processes to share my DSP port? Is there any driver/modules/etc that multiplexes the DSP device? I'd like to have different programs that use DSP be able to share it. Is this even possible?? T

Re: Dont wanna upgrade package

1999-09-21 Thread Robert Vollmert
On Tue, Sep 21, 1999 at 10:21:15AM +0200, Steeve Lennmark wrote: > Hi, Can I somehow say to apt that i dont want to upgrade a package, EVER? I think echo packagename hold | dpkg --set-selections should work. HTH, Robert -- Robert Vollmert [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: FSSTND question: Where to mount NFS FS?

1999-09-21 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 21 Sep, Ralf G. R. Bergs wrote about "Re: FSSTND question: Where to mount NFS FS?" > On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:21:08 -0500 (EST), Brian Servis wrote: > >>suggest /mnt, regardless of type, local or nfs. But remember that NFS >>mounts are useful for mounting /home, /usr, /usr/local, etc. for la

Re: Permissions for non-root user to use ppp

1999-09-21 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 21 Sep, Andrew L. Gould wrote about "Permissions for non-root user to use ppp" > Hi all! > > As of last night, I have debian running on a stand-alone Pentium II > machine at home. As root, I can connect to the ISP and activate the > pppd using wvdial. As a non-root user, however, wvdial c

Re: telnet to my machine (cont)

1999-09-21 Thread Jean-Yves BARBIER
On Tue, Sep 21, 1999 at 04:49:01PM +0200, Manuel Arenaz Silva wrote: > ¿How can I make my system install "telnetd" on start-up? I don't know > where the daemons to be installed are specified. Is there any HOW-TO > available? INstall the 'telnetd' package. > NOTE: I cannot "telnet" to my machine b

telnet to my machine (cont)

1999-09-21 Thread Manuel Arenaz Silva
Hello, I have taken a look at the file "/var/log/syslog", which registers the same information every time a telnet conection is refused: Sep 21 17:11:49 cambados in.telnetd[8102]: connect from 193.144.50.23 Sep 21 17:11:49 cambados in.telnetd[8102]: error: cannot execute /usr/sbin/in.telnetd: No

Re: proftp where to I find it

1999-09-21 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 21 Sep, Jim Ruby wrote about "proftp where to I find it" > Hi, where do I find proftp if it is better and easier then ftpd. > I see ftpd is a deb package, but I can't find proftp. > proftp is packaged for debian. It is in the net section of the archives. http://www.debian.org/Packages/sta

Permissions for non-root user to use ppp

1999-09-21 Thread Andrew L. Gould
Hi all! As of last night, I have debian running on a stand-alone Pentium II machine at home. As root, I can connect to the ISP and activate the pppd using wvdial. As a non-root user, however, wvdial connects to the ISP; but can't start pppd. I keep getting messages asking me to check the permis

Re: Library glibc

1999-09-21 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 21 Sep, Manuel Arenaz Silva wrote about "Library glibc" > Hello, > > I want to install an MP3 player. I want to download it from > "www.freeamp.org", but I have to chose between to configurations: > > * FreeAmp_1.3.1_for_Linux2.0.x_glic2.0_Intel_x86 > * FreeAmp_1.3.1_for_Linux2.0.x_glic2.

Re: Who sets up $DISPLAY

1999-09-21 Thread Jens B. Jorgensen
I believe your display manager (xdm or other) or startx, depending on how you're starting up X. Alexander Stavitsky wrote: > I've kind of stupid problem: > DISPLAY used to be ":0.0", now it is "unix:0.0" and vmware becomes confused. > My question is who exactly sets up DISPLAY variable and why th

Re: GoZilla for Linux

1999-09-21 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 21 Sep, Manuel Arenaz Silva wrote about "GoZilla for Linux" > Hello, > > Does anyone knows I there is an ftp client for Linux Debian with, more > or less, the same functionality as GoZilla for Windows? > > Some of the more interesting caracteristics of GoZilla are: > > * Restart donwload i

proftp where to I find it

1999-09-21 Thread Jim Ruby
Hi, where do I find proftp if it is better and easier then ftpd. I see ftpd is a deb package, but I can't find proftp. Thanks.

Re: GoZilla for Linux

1999-09-21 Thread John Foster
Manuel Arenaz Silva wrote: > > Hello, > > Does anyone knows I there is an ftp client for Linux Debian with, more > or less, the same functionality as GoZilla for Windows? > > Some of the more interesting caracteristics of GoZilla are: > > * Restart donwload if connection fails > * Continue donw

Re: GoZilla for Linux

1999-09-21 Thread Gary Hennigan
Manuel Arenaz Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Does anyone knows I there is an ftp client for Linux Debian with, more > or less, the same functionality as GoZilla for Windows? > > Some of the more interesting caracteristics of GoZilla are: > > * Restart donwload if connection fails > * Continu

Re: Library glibc

1999-09-21 Thread Hwei Sheng TEOH
On Tue, 21 Sep 1999, Manuel Arenaz Silva wrote: > Hello, > > I want to install an MP3 player. I want to download it from > "www.freeamp.org", but I have to chose between to configurations: > > * FreeAmp_1.3.1_for_Linux2.0.x_glic2.0_Intel_x86 > * FreeAmp_1.3.1_for_Linux2.0.x_glic2.1_Intel_x86

GoZilla for Linux

1999-09-21 Thread Manuel Arenaz Silva
Hello, Does anyone knows I there is an ftp client for Linux Debian with, more or less, the same functionality as GoZilla for Windows? Some of the more interesting caracteristics of GoZilla are: * Restart donwload if connection fails * Continue donwloading (without restart) if connection fails *

Library glibc

1999-09-21 Thread Manuel Arenaz Silva
Hello, I want to install an MP3 player. I want to download it from "www.freeamp.org", but I have to chose between to configurations: * FreeAmp_1.3.1_for_Linux2.0.x_glic2.0_Intel_x86 * FreeAmp_1.3.1_for_Linux2.0.x_glic2.1_Intel_x86 How can I know which version must I download? I have installed

sound card setup (newbie)

1999-09-21 Thread Charles Lewis
Greetings! New to debian (fairly new to Linux actually), and having a lot of fun learning my way around. I have to say that I love your packaging system, dselect, etc. I have successfully installed debian and kde and aside from a few problems things seem to be working beautifully. My question is

telnet to my machine (cont)

1999-09-21 Thread Manuel Arenaz Silva
Hello, I have checked the daemons that are installed in my system, and I have noticed that "inetd" is working but there is no "telnetd" installed. ¿How can I make my system install "telnetd" on start-up? I don't know where the daemons to be installed are specified. Is there any HOW-TO available?

Re: Sound Apps only work as root??

1999-09-21 Thread John Foster
Brad wrote: > > Using group audio is a better solution, IMHO. > > ___ > > Please explain. > > If you use the group audio, only those users would be able to spy on you. > Presumably you'd only add trusted users to the group. > > True, it doesn't make a d

Virus protection by unix (was Re: To the Debian Project... )

1999-09-21 Thread David Wright
Quoting Keith G. Murphy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Art Lemasters wrote: > > > [cut] > > BTW, I recently worked a contract for a corporation that uses > > nothing but NT servers and workstations. The machines were rebooted > > every two or three days, and complete images were installed to them >

Re: FSSTND question: Where to mount NFS FS?

1999-09-21 Thread Ralf G. R. Bergs
On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:21:08 -0500 (EST), Brian Servis wrote: >> is there a "standard" directory in which to mount NFS filesystems, like /net [...] >FSSTND is obsolete and is now called FHS, see >http://www.pathname.com/fhs/ for more info. For temporary mounts the FHS Right, I remember that I h

hda: irq timeout:

1999-09-21 Thread J Horacio MG
Hi, this just happened to me while while the daily cron was running, I tried a connection: h0rus:~$ pon provider hda: irq timeout: status=0x50 { DriveReady SeekComplete } h0rus:~$ and the connection request was resumed, and got back to the prompt. I recall this is just got to do with the system

Re: bizarre dselect front end differencs...

1999-09-21 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 21 Sep, Martin Waller wrote about "bizarre dselect front end differencs..." > Hello, > > I have a couple of systems at home. One is an upgraded from hamm-slink box, > and the other is installed as slink staright away. > > Dselect on the first (upgraded from hamm) does not include the 'mul

Re: bizarre dselect front end differencs...

1999-09-21 Thread Stephen R. Gore
Martin Waller wrote: > I want the multi-CD option for dselect on both compoters ---end quoted text--- Install dpkg-multicd. -- Regards, Steve Debian GNU/Linux Because software support is free, timely, useful, technically accurate, and friendly. Reboots are for

Re: To the Debian Project, IMHO [not so long, but OT]

1999-09-21 Thread Keith G. Murphy
Art Lemasters wrote: > [cut] > BTW, I recently worked a contract for a corporation that uses > nothing but NT servers and workstations. The machines were rebooted > every two or three days, and complete images were installed to them > once a week or more. Granted, though, the employees ther

SV:

1999-09-21 Thread Wichmann, Viggo
See instructions at http:\www.debian.org You will probably want to install some more ram and disk... hth Vitux Error is human; complete disaster takes a computer > -Oprindelig meddelelse- > Fra: Ton Hamerslag [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt:14. september 1999 14:22 > Til: debia

bizarre dselect front end differencs...

1999-09-21 Thread Martin Waller
Hello, I have a couple of systems at home. One is an upgraded from hamm-slink box, and the other is installed as slink staright away. Dselect on the first (upgraded from hamm) does not include the 'multi CD' option on the front end - this was of no consequence until I installed slink on anot

Re: silly sendmail question

1999-09-21 Thread Peter S Galbraith
Rob Mahurin wrote: > On Mon, Sep 20, 1999 at 12:02:15PM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > > I'm behind a firewall, and I'm trying the same thing and can't > > get it to work: > [snip] > > > > However, I have an old sendmail.cf V8.7 file that works perfectly > > with /etc/mail/users.db (it sent t

Re: FSSTND question: Where to mount NFS FS?

1999-09-21 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 21 Sep, Ralf G. R. Bergs wrote about "FSSTND question: Where to mount NFS FS?" > Hi there, > > is there a "standard" directory in which to mount NFS filesystems, like /net > or /nfs? For local filesystems you usually use /mnt, but where do you mount > remote FS? > FSSTND is obsolete and

FTP problem

1999-09-21 Thread Benak Istvan
Hi all! Why doesn't want to work the $SUBJECT? When I want to make FTP connection in console mode, it write: Network is unreachable! But I can make FTP conn. to loopback device. It's work perfectly In inetd.conf are: ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/in.ftpd The in.ftpd a

FSSTND question: Where to mount NFS FS?

1999-09-21 Thread Ralf G. R. Bergs
Hi there, is there a "standard" directory in which to mount NFS filesystems, like /net or /nfs? For local filesystems you usually use /mnt, but where do you mount remote FS? Thanks, Ralf -- Sign the EU petition against SPAM: L I N U X .~. http://www.politik-digital.de/spam/

RE: 8N2 communication?

1999-09-21 Thread Ted Harding
On 21-Sep-99 Gerhard Kroder wrote: > recently i had to configure a cisco isdn router, wich requieres 2 > stopbits (at eight data and null parity bits) as communication > parameters. the only communication programm avaliable on my 80mb > deb2.1 was minicom, which didn't have 8N2 to set up. do you kn

Re: telnet to my machine

1999-09-21 Thread Quant-X UNIX and Linux Support
Hi, This may not be a tcpd issue. If it is, then you should experience a delay just before "Connection closed..." message and be able to see one or two connections to your auth port (aka ident) from the target machine in a TIME_WAIT state: % netstat | grep auth Otherwise, in case it's happening

Re: pppd (slink version) with kernel 2.2.X

1999-09-21 Thread Wayne Topa
Subject: pppd (slink version) with kernel 2.2.X Date: Mon, Sep 20, 1999 at 01:36:44PM -0300 In reply to:Mario Olimpio de Menezes Quoting Mario Olimpio de Menezes([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Hi, > > Can I run pppd (slink version) with kernel 2.2.X? > If not, how do I com

test

1999-09-21 Thread news at d2.rete
test message, don't read.

[OT] cdrom speed adjustment

1999-09-21 Thread E.L. Meijer \(Eric\)
Hi all, I know someone who has a windows program that limits the speed of his cdrom drive. Is there a way to do this in linux? Although it is a nice idea that my ide/atapi drive can do 36-speed, it sounds like a hoovercraft taking off when it runs that fast, and for most applications 8-speed or

Re: pppd (slink version) with kernel 2.2.X

1999-09-21 Thread David Wright
Quoting Mario Olimpio de Menezes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On 20 Sep 1999, John Hasler wrote: > > > damir writes: > > > I'm running ppp 2.3.5-2 alongside the 2.2.10 kernel in slink environment. > > > > I'm in a mostly potato environment, but that shouldn't matter. > > > > kernel docs says you must

Re: 8N2 communication?

1999-09-21 Thread Miquel van Smoorenburg
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Gerhard Kroder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >recently i had to configure a cisco isdn router, wich requieres 2 stopbits >(at eight data and null parity bits) as communication parameters. the only >communication programm avaliable on my 80mb deb2.1 was minicom, which >

Re: mutt: help with saving a messge to a different folder

1999-09-21 Thread David Wright
Quoting Shao Zhang ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > David Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > However, ~/Mail has over 3000 folders already, and I simply cannot > > > afford mutt to scan this directory at all. Therefore, the following > > > won't work for me: > > > > > > mailboxes = ~/mail/Inbox > > > set

Re: pppd (slink version) with kernel 2.2.X

1999-09-21 Thread Mario Olimpio de Menezes
On 20 Sep 1999, John Hasler wrote: > damir writes: > > I'm running ppp 2.3.5-2 alongside the 2.2.10 kernel in slink environment. > > I'm in a mostly potato environment, but that shouldn't matter. > kernel docs says you must use ppp 2.3.8 at least (this is from memory). last night I tried slink

8N2 communication?

1999-09-21 Thread Gerhard Kroder
recently i had to configure a cisco isdn router, wich requieres 2 stopbits (at eight data and null parity bits) as communication parameters. the only communication programm avaliable on my 80mb deb2.1 was minicom, which didn't have 8N2 to set up. do you know others that support 8N2, or how else can

Re: A Problem with jadetex

1999-09-21 Thread Mario Jorge Nunes Filipe
"J.H.M. Dassen (Ray)" wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 20, 1999 at 15:19:37 +0100, Mario Jorge Nunes Filipe wrote: > > 15:11:33$ sgmltools -b ps backups.sgml > > This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.3.1) > > I can't find the format file `jadetex.fmt'! > > Try running "fmtutil all" to build the jadetex for

Re: mutt: help with saving a messge to a different folder

1999-09-21 Thread Shao Zhang
Seth R Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Then ensure to hit tab no more than three times? heheheh. :) If I could, then I won't bother post this msg to mutt list, debian list and deja newsgroup. It is my finger's problem, not mine :) > > Honestly, if it bothers you that much, and

Re: Clocking Modem Speed

1999-09-21 Thread Shao Zhang
To get the speed you are connected at, you can add a line in your chat script like this: REPORT CONNECT Then you should be able to see the speed you are connected at in /var/log/messages. Cheers, Shao. Wim Kerkhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 19-Sep-99 bwarsing wrote: > > Hi, > > > >

Re: pppd (slink version) with kernel 2.2.X

1999-09-21 Thread John Hasler
damir writes: > I'm running ppp 2.3.5-2 alongside the 2.2.10 kernel in slink environment. I'm in a mostly potato environment, but that shouldn't matter. > I have however compiled ppp in the kernel, and am _not_ using a module. I've tried it both ways. Sends empty LCP packets. -- John Hasler

test

1999-09-21 Thread Sergio Moretti
this is a test message, don't read.

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1999-09-21 Thread methsiri weerakkody
Yes, I have two of them yet not being able to install into my laptop. Try www.silicom.co.il for support

Re: Dont wanna upgrade package

1999-09-21 Thread Seth R Arnold
If memory serves me, putting the package on hold in dselect should be enough. (= key) On Tue, Sep 21, 1999 at 10:21:15AM +0200, Steeve Lennmark wrote: > Hi, Can I somehow say to apt that i dont want to upgrade a package, EVER? > > -- > Debian GNU/Linux - The Choice Of A GNU-Generation. > ___

Dont wanna upgrade package

1999-09-21 Thread Steeve Lennmark
Hi, Can I somehow say to apt that i dont want to upgrade a package, EVER? -- Debian GNU/Linux - The Choice Of A GNU-Generation. ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ _ | \| __| _ )_ _| /_\ | \| | Steeve 'Jaster' Lennmark | |) | _|| _ \| | / _ \| .` | Team43 |___/|___|___/___/_/ \_\_|\_| mailto: [EMAIL

Re: silly sendmail question

1999-09-21 Thread Rob Mahurin
On Mon, Sep 20, 1999 at 12:02:15PM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > I'm behind a firewall, and I'm trying the same thing and can't > get it to work: [snip] > > However, I have an old sendmail.cf V8.7 file that works perfectly > with /etc/mail/users.db (it sent this email). > > Any clues? Nope -

Re: mutt: help with saving a messge to a different folder

1999-09-21 Thread Seth R Arnold
On Tue, Sep 21, 1999 at 04:29:18PM +1000, Shao Zhang wrote: > If I press c for change folder and followed by 4 TABs, then the first > TAB mutt will give me a default folder with new msg in it, the second > TAB mutt will give me a complete name of that folder, and the third TAB >

Re: mutt: help with saving a messge to a different folder

1999-09-21 Thread Shao Zhang
David Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > However, ~/Mail has over 3000 folders already, and I simply cannot > > afford mutt to scan this directory at all. Therefore, the following > > won't work for me: > > > > mailboxes = ~/mail/Inbox > > set folder = ~/Mail > > Why not. Again I repeat, what ha

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