ipfw routing

2003-10-18 Thread Petre Bandac
hello I have to use a freebsd machine as a gateway router; I did manage to make natd work, but now I have also a subnet routed to the machine I'm looking for the ipfw command similar to iptables' -A FORWARD -d $subnet/ $mask -j ACCEPT also, what's the difference between ipfw add pass and ipfw a

Re: FreeBSD 5.1 USB Keyboard support

2003-10-18 Thread Simon Rutishauser
Have you had a look at the handbook? I got my (Microsoft :D) Keyboard working with the stuff from there. Peschmä Am Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:04:17 +0200 schrieb Peter: > Hi Im using FreeBSD 5.1 and I can't get my Logitech USB keyboard to work > directly in the consol. I have search trough the net a

Re: Sony CDRW drive on 5.1

2003-10-18 Thread Ekrem
On Sat, 2003-10-18 at 09:56, Anthony Carmody wrote: > Hi, > > anyone got any tips on enabling & testing a CDRW drive on 5.1? > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send an

Re: Dialup firewalling with FreeBSD

2003-10-18 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On 2003-10-17 15:09, whole_r <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > I followed this doc to install my firewall. Upon reboot I get about 12 lines > more or less like this: > > ipfw: size mismatch (have 176 need..) > It also says that dev tun0 doesn't exist. > > How do I correct this. If your ker

Re: mplayer + sound problem

2003-10-18 Thread Shantanoo Mahajan
+-- Bryan Cassidy [freebsd] [18-10-03 06:17 IST]: | I get this when trying to play movies in mplayer. | | audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device busy | AO: [arts] can't connect to aRts soundserver | /dev/dsp: Device busy | AO: [esd] esd_open_sound failed: Resource temporarily unavai

Invalid bootstrap :-(((

2003-10-18 Thread Igor A. Belyaev
Hello freebsd-questions! I (or you!?) have a problem! I can't install FreeBSD 5.1 on the AlphaServer 4100. The issue is bootstrap failure in the floppy-image file KRNL.FLP (ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/alpha/5.1-RELEASE/floppies/kern.flp). Krnl.flp for FreeBSD 4.8 (alpha) is good. P

Re: FreeBSD 5.1 USB Keyboard support

2003-10-18 Thread Matthew Faircliff
Hello, I had the same problem and solved it with an rc.d script: #!/bin/sh #Script to enable usb keyboard if attached case "$1" in start) if [ -e /dev/kbd1 ]; then /usr/sbin/kbdcontrol -r 250.38 -k /dev/kbd1 < /dev/conso le 2>&1 > /dev/null && e

Re: Sony CDRW drive on 5.1

2003-10-18 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Ekrem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, 2003-10-18 at 09:56, Anthony Carmody wrote: > > Hi, > > > > anyone got any tips on enabling & testing a CDRW drive on 5.1? > > > > ___ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/l

Re: Howto find packages

2003-10-18 Thread David Fleck
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Simon Rutishauser wrote: > But, apt-cache isn't yet finished there. You can also run > > apt-cache show gnomeicu > > which presents you lots of details about the one package with this name: [...] > is there something like that for FreeBSD, too? pkg_info will provide most, if

Experience with Freevrrpd

2003-10-18 Thread Jack L. Stone
Dear list: Has anyone on the list had experience with using Freevrrpd (available in ports)...??? Google has only brought up one reference which is useful about the config but have found nothing about this in the archives. Looking for a good way to switch main FBSD server/router to a backup to han

Re: Dialup firewalling with FreeBSD

2003-10-18 Thread Sergey 'DoubleF' Zaharchenko
On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 15:09:21 -0400 "whole_r" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> probably wrote: > Hello, > I followed this doc to install my firewall. Upon reboot I get about 12 lines > more or less like this: > > ipfw: size mismatch (have 176 need..) Don't know about this, probably the ipfw program doesn'

RE: Dialup firewalling with FreeBSD

2003-10-18 Thread fbsd_user
Readers of this list do not have ESP to read your mind, so you have to post details of your problem when asking for help. What version of FBSD are you running? What kind of dial out modem? Where you able to get connected to internet before activating IPFW? IPFW will not work if your modem is not f

Re: XFree86-4-clients Build Failing

2003-10-18 Thread billg
Thanks. That fixed it. I'm not sure, though, how "libraries' was deleted. Here's what how I did the ports upgrade, after building the portupgrade port: 1. cvsup ./ports-supfile (stock ports-supfile pointing to cvsup3.freebsd.org) 2. make index && make readmes 3. portsdb -Uu 4. portsversion -l "

FreeBSD's people

2003-10-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear FreeBSD Team, Can I recive place on people.freebsd.org to build my page about *bsd problems? Patrick Halczak ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROT

Re: XFree86-4-clients Build Failing

2003-10-18 Thread Kent Stewart
On Saturday 18 October 2003 06:52 am, billg wrote: > Thanks. That fixed it. > > I'm not sure, though, how "libraries' was deleted. Here's what how I > did the ports upgrade, after building the portupgrade port: > > 1. cvsup ./ports-supfile (stock ports-supfile pointing to > cvsup3.freebsd.org) >

Problems with latest version of VICE emulator

2003-10-18 Thread Cory Bajus
I have been unable to get the latest version of the VICE Commodore emulator working (1.13 - built from the ports tree). The PET and Plus/4 emulator work, but the C64 and C128 emulators just give me a screen full of @'s and checkerboards. Is VICE working for anyone, or am I the only one crazy enou

Re: savemail panic

2003-10-18 Thread Dirk Meyer
Hallo [EMAIL PROTECTED], > This is written to messages and mailog: > > sendmail[74206]: h9I0iQvm074206: Losing ./qfh9I0iQvm074206: savemail panic > sendmail[74206]: h9I0iQvm074206: SYSERR(majordom): savemail: cannot save > rejected email anywhere > > The version of majord

VMD in freebsd

2003-10-18 Thread Osmany Guirola Cruz
Hi VMD it's not for freebsd how can i emulate vmd whith linux ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: Mozilla weirdness

2003-10-18 Thread C. Ulrich
On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 15:14, David Gerard wrote: > > anyone know why my Mozilla 1.4 has no spell check in mail? > > am i missing something here? > > > Yep - 1.4 doesn't come with the spell checker! It is included with > 1.4.1 or 1.5, though. > > > - d. If you don't want to install a brand new

Re: monitoring serial consoles (was Re: erorrs from spec_getpages)

2003-10-18 Thread Dmitry Morozovsky
On Sat, 18 Oct 2003, Dan Langille wrote: DL> Moving this thread over to -questions, please don't include DL> [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the reply agrred [but the please don't drop me from CC list, as I do not read -question ;)] DL> > That's why I always try to set up logged serial console for any mach

ports updates

2003-10-18 Thread jxz
Hello! I'm considering upgrading from Linux to FreeBSD in my home machine. I have some doubts concerning the ports collection: I would use the 4.8-RELEASE branch. The ports are stalled (just security upgrades) or they continue to be updated with new versions of the softwares? What are the updat

Re: NAT Woes...

2003-10-18 Thread Lowell Gilbert
"Justin P. Michel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am having a problem with NAT. > > I have my FreeBSD system, running 4.8, cvsup'd to p13. I have the following > in my kernel configuration: > > options IPDIVERT > options IPFIREWALL > options IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE > options IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE_LIMI

Re: Query.

2003-10-18 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Basically, the problem i'm having - is that when I boot my Laptop - with the > Netgear HA501 wireless card, all traffic on my FreeBSD box - which acts as > the Gateway "stops". If I'm on IRC I ping timeout, browsing the net becomes > impossible, etc. Check pro

Re: Pentium 120 reboots after loading mfsroot floppy.

2003-10-18 Thread Lowell Gilbert
"Frederick Bowes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I was hoping to try out FreeBSD on an old machine I have been given > (Pentium 120, 514MB HD, 8mb ram) and it reboots after loading the mfsroot > floppy disk. You insert the disk, it goes /|\|/ for a while then reboots. > > What might cause this pro

Re: cvsup problem on router

2003-10-18 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Vulpes Velox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Yes, I know about the -A switch... here is what happens... yeah, I am probally > missing something annoyingly obvious, but I can't figure it out what so ever... > > any ways, much thanks in advance =) > > > here is the command I try... > > cdm-207-33

Re: ports updates

2003-10-18 Thread dick hoogendijk
On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 14:46:02 -0200 jxz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The ports are stalled (just> security upgrades) or they continue to be > updated with new versions of the softwares? Ports always give you the latest software for your FreeBSD box. You need to cvsup them regularly, but that's al

Re: install problems

2003-10-18 Thread Lowell Gilbert
"chuck miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, I'm having problems trying to install freebsd 4.8 on my sony > vaio pcv-rx850.Everything is factory except I added a > 2gig hard drive..The problem I have is my computer locks up trying > to install and never gets to the menu. However if

Re: Why build INDEX ?

2003-10-18 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Adam McLaurin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Kris, maybe you can answer this definitively, once and for all. What are the > precise reasons why INDEX is needed? Also, what is the practical difference > between using 'make index' and 'portsdb -uU'? 'make index' and 'portsdb -U' update INDEX. 'port

monitoring serial consoles (was Re: erorrs from spec_getpages)

2003-10-18 Thread Dan Langille
Moving this thread over to -questions, please don't include [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the reply On 18 Oct 2003 at 19:39, Dmitry Morozovsky wrote: > On Sat, 18 Oct 2003, Dan Langille wrote: > > [snip] > > DL> > Well I was in impression you've swapped out the disk, not cable, hence my > DL> > assumpt

Re: ports updates

2003-10-18 Thread Matthew Seaman
On Sat, Oct 18, 2003 at 02:46:02PM -0200, jxz wrote: > I'm considering upgrading from Linux to FreeBSD in my home machine. I > have some doubts concerning the ports collection: > > I would use the 4.8-RELEASE branch. The ports are stalled (just > security upgrades) or they continue to be updated

host problem with ports CVSUP

2003-10-18 Thread Alex
I'm trying to use CVSUP to update my ports collection. When I run the command "cvsup ports-supfile" I get an error that reads: Cannot get IP address of my own host -- is its hostname correct? Pasted below are the applicable lines from the ports-supfile, can anyone see what I"m doing wrong? *defa

Re: ports updates

2003-10-18 Thread Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P.
jxz wrote: Hello! I'm considering upgrading from Linux to FreeBSD in my home machine. I have some doubts concerning the ports collection: Nice participle (gerund?) in that first sentence :-) I would use the 4.8-RELEASE branch. The ports are stalled (just security upgrades) or they continue to

Re: Pentium 120 reboots after loading mfsroot floppy.

2003-10-18 Thread Wes L. Zuber
Almost every time I see a reboot problem as you describe it is hardware. Not always but 99 out of 100. Reseat all the mem and the cards. Usually it is bad mem for me, but power supplies, mother boards have also been the culprit. Having said all that It does seem to be a bit lean on the mem size

Re: FreeBSD's people

2003-10-18 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On 2003-10-18 11:43, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear FreeBSD Team, > Can I recive place on people.freebsd.org to build my page about *bsd > problems? > > Patrick Halczak Hi Patrick, The space on people.FreeBSD.org is reserved AFAIK for FreeBSD developers. Bearing that in mi

Re: host problem with ports CVSUP

2003-10-18 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm trying to use CVSUP to update my ports collection. > When I run the command "cvsup ports-supfile" I get an > error that reads: > > Cannot get IP address of my own host -- is its > hostname correct? Nothing to do with the supfile. cvsup is looking to resolv

gcc compiler issues with gcc version 3.3.1...,,, on freebsd 5-current

2003-10-18 Thread KroNiC~BSD
I am trying to compile firebird on freebsd 5-current. Something appears to be wrong with the compiler on the 5.x series as i am getting the following errors: c++ -o TestCOMPtr.o -c -DOSTYPE=\"FreeBSD5\" -DOSARCH=\"FreeBSD\" -I./../ds -I./services -I../../dist/include/string -I../../dist/include/x

Re: Porting to FreeBSD

2003-10-18 Thread Manuel Rabade
On Fri, Oct 17, 2003 at 08:11:23PM +, Daniela wrote: > On Thursday 16 October 2003 21:32, Karel J. Bosschaart wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 16, 2003 at 04:44:17PM -0400, Charles Swiger wrote: > > > On Thursday, October 16, 2003, at 06:11 PM, Daniela wrote: > > > > > > > > > >I can't even compile most

IPFW Antics

2003-10-18 Thread Tom Servo
Hey- I am trying to run an IRC file server inside my network that is protected by a FreeBSD box that is running natd. I am running natd with the following options to enable IP forwarding to allow people to request files from my file server (192.168.0.101): /sbin/natd -f /etc/natd.conf -redirect_p

Re: gcc compiler issues with gcc version 3.3.1...,,, on freebsd 5-current

2003-10-18 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Sat, Oct 18, 2003 at 12:29:05PM -0600, KroNiC~BSD wrote: > I am trying to compile firebird on freebsd 5-current. Something appears > to be wrong with the compiler on the 5.x series as i am getting the > following errors: If you're using the firebird port and system compiler then it builds corre

Re: install problems

2003-10-18 Thread chuck miller
probing for pnp devices on ppbus0 ppbus0: scp,vlink plip0: on ppbus0 ad0: dma limited to udma33,non-ata66 cable or device ad0: read command timeout tag=0 serv=0 -resetting ata0: resetting devices.. this is where it locks up! - Original Message - From: Lowell Gilbert To: chuck mil

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2003-10-18 Thread d
why is it that freebsd 4.7 was the only stable working alpha version you had and now its gone?? 4.8, 5.0, 5.1 none of em work... only 4.7 did as a mini-install. the alphas a nice a pc but i think im going to have to throw these away if free software is all thats out there. this whole freebs

PPP dialin server (-direct) won't route traffic - sets incorrect gateway on PC

2003-10-18 Thread Andrew Thomas
I'm trying allow a dialin connection to my 4.8-STABLE box (although I've tried with my 5.1-CURRENT box with the same results) via userland ppp. The modem can connect just fine and I can login to the machine. I then start ppp. However, no matter how I setup ppp, I cannot get the routing to work.

Re: Why build INDEX ?

2003-10-18 Thread Adam McLaurin
On 18 Oct 2003 13:35:30 -0400 Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 'pkg_version -v' and 'make search' are very useful, and depend on an > up-to-date INDEX file. 'pkg_version -v' does NOT depend on an up-to-date INDEX. > This is completely incorrect. Building INDEX.db is for portversion

? getopt_long(), iopl() and ioperm() ?

2003-10-18 Thread Peter Cornelius
Hi there, I'm hacking at a piece of code that I want to turn into a port. It's from Linux and uses libpci and some other 'strange' functions. While I think that I've managed to modify the libpci port to install the required lib, I'm more or less lost at getopt_long() which I assume is in the l

Upgrade to 4.8 RELEASE

2003-10-18 Thread Robert H. Perry
Hello, I'm making plans to upgrade from 4.7 RELEASE to 4.8 RELEASE. My previous attempt was a binary upgrade from 4.5 to 4.7 which did not go very well. I eventually purchased the 4.7 CD. The FreeBSD Handbook stresses backing up the system and implies that /dump/ is a better backup progra

IPSEC/NAT

2003-10-18 Thread cscott
Is it possible for FBSD's nat daemon to route IPSEC traffic properly? What I am trying to do is use my FBSD gateway that already NAT's my dsl connection to allow me to use a IPSEC VPN client to connect to my company's network. I have been through the howto's, and forums, but I am not certain tha

5406 warnings during buildworld & other q's

2003-10-18 Thread David Carter-Hitchin
Hi Free BSDers, Sorry about my question overload here. I've just successfully cvsup'd to -STABLE (I think), done a buildworld, installworld and rebuilt the kernel. Everything seemed to go generally ok but I had a few observations/questions: a) Firstly I had difficulty finding much information a

Re: your mail

2003-10-18 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Sat, Oct 18, 2003 at 05:41:41PM -0500, d wrote: > why is it that freebsd 4.7 was the only stable working alpha version > you had and now its gone?? Because we're trying to persecute you. Isn't it obvious? Kris P.S. If you want a serious answer send polite emails. pgp0.pgp Description:

Re: Upgrade to 4.8 RELEASE

2003-10-18 Thread Jud
On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 20:04:39 -0400, Robert H. Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, I'm making plans to upgrade from 4.7 RELEASE to 4.8 RELEASE. My previous attempt was a binary upgrade from 4.5 to 4.7 which did not go very well. I eventually purchased the 4.7 CD. The FreeBSD Handbook st

Re: 5406 warnings during buildworld & other q's

2003-10-18 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Sun, Oct 19, 2003 at 01:50:20AM +0100, David Carter-Hitchin wrote: > Hi Free BSDers, > > Sorry about my question overload here. > > I've just successfully cvsup'd to -STABLE (I think), done a buildworld, > installworld and rebuilt the kernel. Everything seemed to go generally ok > but I had a

Re: vinum volumes crash on reboot

2003-10-18 Thread aarong
On Saturday, October 18, 2003, at 04:29 PM, Danny Pansters wrote: On Saturday 18 October 2003 07:48, aarong wrote: I have a FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE system with two identical 80GB IDE drives. Vinum knows /dev/ad0 as "alpha" and "beta" is /dev/ad3. The boxes root slice is a Vinum volume and everything

Re: gcc compiler issues with gcc version 3.3.1...,,, on freebsd 5-current

2003-10-18 Thread KroNiC~BSD
I am not using the firebird port because its behind and i wanted to try the new firebird-7. I have compiled firebird before on linux, openbsd and freebsd 4.x without issues using the same config. This is the first time i have seen this so i assume its the new gcc compiler. again thanks for the he

Re: gcc compiler issues with gcc version 3.3.1...,,, on freebsd 5-current

2003-10-18 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Sat, Oct 18, 2003 at 07:46:33PM -0600, KroNiC~BSD wrote: > > I am not using the firebird port because its behind No it's not..cvsup your ports collection. > and i wanted to try the new firebird-7. 0.7. Kris pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: anyone suggest a good PIM for gnome 2.x?

2003-10-18 Thread Micheas Herman
On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 10:55, Anthony Carmody wrote: > Hi, > > can anyone suggest a good PIM [personal information manager] to use with > Gnome..? perferably something that has scope for conectivity to > bluetooth devices. Evolution is the most advanced. KDE has a Mail client/PIM that

Re: IPSEC/NAT

2003-10-18 Thread Luke Kearney
The short answer to your question is yes. I don't use NATD I use IPNAT but I am sure the theories are the same. I found that the challenge was to get the port forwarding right. It also makes using dynamic addresses internally a challenge but I cheated and used statics instead. Then again after re

Re: anyone suggest a good PIM for gnome 2.x?

2003-10-18 Thread Joe Marcus Clarke
On Sat, 2003-10-18 at 22:25, Micheas Herman wrote: > On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 10:55, Anthony Carmody wrote: > > Hi, > > > > can anyone suggest a good PIM [personal information manager] to use with > > Gnome..? perferably something that has scope for conectivity to > > bluetooth devices. > >

Odd network interface (PCMCIA) problem; going insane

2003-10-18 Thread Heath Volmer
Hello The problem: My PCMCIA network interface (Linksys PCM100) doesn't seems to work - SORT OF. This is odd. I can get online okay, use Mozilla to browse the web, but when I fire up sshd or apache or any other kind of server they don't seem to be accessible from the machines sitting right next

Wireless setups

2003-10-18 Thread Luke Kearney
Hi There, I have recently installed 4.8R on my IBM Thinkpad notebook which fortunately includes a wireless NIC. The nic is recognised as wi0 for which I am grateful as Linux did not recognise the card first time around. Now I often move between networks and having to set the wepkey and ssid etc etc