John Aldrich wrote:
>
> On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> > It's a feature, not a critical function. If you use an application that
> > relies on reverse DNS lookups (some IP applications do), then the
> > reverse lookup will fail if your hostname doesn't match the real FQDN.
> > If you have a di
On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> It's a feature, not a critical function. If you use an application that
> relies on reverse DNS lookups (some IP applications do), then the
> reverse lookup will fail if your hostname doesn't match the real FQDN.
> If you have a dialup connection to the internet t
Title: RE: [expert] kppp prevents other X apps from opening
I solved this problem by giving my machine a name other than localhost.
Steve Clingerman
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From: Stephen F. Bosch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2000 9:46 PM
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John Aldrich wrote:
>
> On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, you wrote:
>
> Such as? I don't use a modem for my internet, so I'm unaware of any problems
> with turning OFF the "autoconfigure hostname." Please enlighten me as to what
> problems you encounter after turning it off.
> John
It's a feature, n
On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> It solves the *symptom*, but there's a reason that function was put into
> kppp to begin with, namely to allow IP applications relying on reverse
> lookup to function properly.
>
Such as? I don't use a modem for my internet, so I'm unaware of any problems
with tur
Well, then just
setenv DISPLAY localhost:0
or
export DISPLAY=localhost:0
depending on your shell.
On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, you wrote:
| John Aldrich wrote:
| >
| > On Sat, 08 Apr 2000, you wrote:
| > > Possibly.
| > > If you are using a higher security level and you have ALL:ALL:DENY in
| > >
John Aldrich wrote:
>
> On Sat, 08 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> > Possibly.
> > If you are using a higher security level and you have ALL:ALL:DENY in
> > your /etc/hosts.deny file then you may want to alter it to ALL:ALL
> > except localhost:DENY.
> >
> I'm 99.% sure it's the "autoconfigure hostnam
On Sat, 08 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> Anyone know enough about X to tell us how to correct this?
>
Yeah: In KPPP, UNCHECK the "autoconfigure hostname from this IP." THAT will fix
it. The problem is that KPPP is assigning you a new hostname, not your ISP.
John
On Sat, 08 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> Possibly.
> If you are using a higher security level and you have ALL:ALL:DENY in
> your /etc/hosts.deny file then you may want to alter it to ALL:ALL
> except localhost:DENY.
>
I'm 99.% sure it's the "autoconfigure hostname from this IP" bug in KPPP.
Unchec
On Fri, 07 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> I had the same problem with an isp that assigned me an invalid
> hostname on connection. If I opened an xterm before I dialed
> and then once connected used the xterm to set my hostname back to
> what it was then everything "unfroze." Wierd I know.
>
Go into your
Charles Curley wrote:
> X is designed to work across a network. You can run X om machine A, then
> log into machine B. On A you can tell X to serve as display for B (xhost
> B). On B you can tell it to use A as its display (export
> DISPLAY=A:0.0). Then you can run X apps on B and have them displ
Possibly.
If you are using a higher security level and you have ALL:ALL:DENY in
your /etc/hosts.deny file then you may want to alter it to ALL:ALL
except localhost:DENY.
Tom
Charles Curley wrote:
>
> On Fri, Apr 07, 2000 at 05:58:47PM -0600, Sheldon Lee Wen wrote:
> ->
> -> I had the same pro
On Fri, Apr 07, 2000 at 05:58:47PM -0600, Sheldon Lee Wen wrote:
->
-> I had the same problem with an isp that assigned me an invalid
-> hostname on connection. If I opened an xterm before I dialed
-> and then once connected used the xterm to set my hostname back to
-> what it was then everything
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Hi,
> Once connected, I can't *open* anything. Nix. Nada. I can't open
> anything on the Kpanel, I can't open apps from the Kmenu... the system
> is paralyzed. All I can do, it seems, is disconnect kppp.
Look at the kppp get hostname option, and try it unchecke
I had the same problem with an isp that assigned me an invalid
hostname on connection. If I opened an xterm before I dialed
and then once connected used the xterm to set my hostname back to
what it was then everything "unfroze." Wierd I know.
Civileme wrote:
>
> Stephen F. Bosch wrote:
> >
> >
In Kppp setup, uncheck Autoconfigure Hostname check box
Brian D. Klar - CVE
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From: Civileme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 2:35 PM
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Subject: Re: [expert] kppp prevents other X
Stephen F. Bosch wrote:
>
> Okay, my turn to ask questions:
>
> I am setting up a machine for someone else who will only have dialup
> access to the internet. I have managed to configure the modem without
> any trouble; kppp can dial in, connect, and authenticate, and I can even
>
> surf and pi
On Thu, 06 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> Okay, my turn to ask questions:
>
> I am setting up a machine for someone else who will only have dialup
> access to the internet. I have managed to configure the modem without
> any trouble; kppp can dial in, connect, and authenticate, and I can even
>
> surf a
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