Re:Documentation

2000-01-28 Thread Derek Martin
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Karl wrote: > That link is broken. I found the documentation at > > http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#guide > Yeah, it's an old link, but for historical reasons (hysterical raisins?) you still can get to the LDP homepage with this one: http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP and e

Re:Documentation

2000-01-28 Thread Karl
That link is broken. I found the documentation at http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#guide Karl Paul Lussier wrote: > I recommend the following documents, all freely available from the Linux > Documentation Project. (the version numbers might be a little off, but the > titles and descriptions

Re: gnome and kde

2000-01-28 Thread Benjamin Scott
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, tom r wrote: > Can someone point me toward a simple explanation of the significance of > Gnome verus KDE? Same as Ford verus Chevy. Some love one, some love the other, some hate both, some don't care. Your best bet is to try them both and see what you like. > Will a Gnom

gnome and kde

2000-01-28 Thread tom r
Can someone point me toward a simple explanation of the significance of Gnome verus KDE ? Will a Gnome app work with KDE and vice versa ? While I'm at it, what .wav recorders and editor do folks use/like ? TIA TomR -- John Gilmore once observed that "The Internet interprets censorship a

Re: Meetings and news

2000-01-28 Thread Jerry
OOPS, Michael is certainly correct. fast fingers and slow eyes Seacoast Website is:http:/www.slug.org Jerry "Michael P. Griffin" wrote: > http://www.slug.org works the link below contains a comma in it ;-) > > - Original Message - > From: "Jerry Kubeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <

Re: Meetings and news

2000-01-28 Thread Michael P. Griffin
http://www.slug.org works the link below contains a comma in it ;-) - Original Message - From: "Jerry Kubeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 5:00 PM Subject: Meetings and news > You can now find information about the m

Re: LinuxWorld Expo next week..

2000-01-28 Thread ccb
> Out of curiosity, anyway looking to go down next week? I'm taking the MetroLiner down on Monday night and coming back on Thursday night. Y'all come by and see us. ccb -- Charles C. Bennett, Jr. VA LiNUX Systems Systems Engineer, Northeast US 25 Burlington Mall Rd

Meetings and news

2000-01-28 Thread Jerry Kubeck
You can now find information about the monthly meetings around the State at two web sites. http://www.gnhlug.org and http://www.slug,org The Seacoast site (SLUG) is up thanks to Bob Knowles. Here is the meeting Schedule for Feb if you just like to print and save. Feb 9 - Concord - 7 pm - Pizza

Re: LinuxWorld Expo next week..

2000-01-28 Thread John Abreau
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Thomas Charron wrote: > Out of curiosity, anyway looking to go down next week? Christoph and I are both going. -- John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / URL: http://www.blu.org ICQ#28611923 / AIM abreauj -

Re: LinuxWorld Expo next week..

2000-01-28 Thread carl
I'll be at the show Tuesday-Thursday absorbing all the info I can find. In particular I am looking for some answers re a new computer I'm going to buy. My initial choice was a Linux machine from a mass market computer company that allegedly supports Linux. OK, I can put up with RH 6.0 instead

Re: program names in xterm titles

2000-01-28 Thread John Abreau
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Benjamin Scott wrote: > Hello list, > > Does anyone here know how to get the currently running program name to show > up in the title of your xterm windows? I don't mean using the "-T" or "-n" > switches; I mean something that occurs for every command you run. So if, for

Re: program names in xterm titles

2000-01-28 Thread Bob Bell
Benjamin Scott wrote: > That seems to be the killer. Thanks to you and several others, I can now > easily set my xterm title bar to whatever I want. Using the bash prompt, I can > put my current working directory into the title for idle shell windows. But I > cannot find a way to execute a c

Re: LinuxWorld Expo next week..

2000-01-28 Thread Thomas Charron
Quoting "Robert W. Fowler III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > ill be there next week , w/company president from (Net Technologies > inc.) > anyone know if maddog will be there ? Rob F. I don't have the packet in front of me, but I *THINK* he's doing a presentation.. --- Thomas Charron << Wanted: One

Re: LinuxWorld Expo next week..

2000-01-28 Thread Thomas Charron
Quoting "Joseph L. Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I'm thinking about it, maybe drive half way and take a train in? living up here > i'm not used to other cars on the road and i get scared, does anyone know if > they have wireless access points set up so my laptop will be happy? Yea, I've got my h

SLUG site up...

2000-01-28 Thread Bob Knowles
The Seacoast Linux User's Group (slug) web page is up and almost operational at: http://www.slug.org Could I get an e-mail from all the New Hampshire chapters with their Names, urls, etc so that I will be able to link to you from our page. I have the following already: GNHLUG MonadLUG NNHLUG A

New laptop on the way

2000-01-28 Thread Ed Robbins
I just wanted to give a public thank you to Bayard Coolidge for suggesting I change with Compaq for a new laptop. I ordered a Presario 1800T-500 after checking out the URL he sent me. Thanks again Bayard. Ed ** To unsubscribe from this li

Re: LinuxWorld Expo next week..

2000-01-28 Thread Rich Payne
Yup, I'll be there at the API booth. --rdp On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Thomas Charron wrote: > Out of curiosity, anyway looking to go down next week? > > --- > Thomas Charron > << Wanted: One decent sig >> > << Preferably litle used >> > << and stored in garage. ?>> > > ***

Re: Tux

2000-01-28 Thread John Abreau
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, A Page in the Life of ... wrote: > One of my friends claims that someone in his company wrote a word virus > that put a modified linux install kernel (modified to be non-selectable, > and tuned to the spec of the computers at his place of business, using one [rest of comment

Re: LinuxWorld Expo next week..

2000-01-28 Thread Robert W. Fowler III
ill be there next week , w/company president from (Net Technologies inc.) anyone know if maddog will be there ? Rob F. ** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following text in the *body* (*not* the subje

Re: How to login with an X configuration error.

2000-01-28 Thread Jerry Feldman
I kind of agree with you here. SuSE uses run level 1 as a multi-user non- network run level (if I remember correctly). Almost all the Linux systems use run level S for single user mode and run level 6 for shutdown (ctl-alt- delete normally causes run level 6. I would prefer more standardization

Re: LinuxWorld Expo next week..

2000-01-28 Thread Joseph L. Hill
--- You wrote: Out of curiosity, anyway looking to go down next week? --- end of quote --- I'm thinking about it, maybe drive half way and take a train in? living up here i'm not used to other cars on the road and i get scared, does anyone know if they have wireless access points set up so my lapt

RE: How to login with an X configuration error.

2000-01-28 Thread Thomas Charron
Quoting Derek Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Chester Martel wrote: > > There's a heretic in our midst, he/she has backup tapes. Where's the > > adventure? > Backup tapes? What's that? That's what you keep in your trunk in case your muffler starts to fall off.. --- Thomas

Re: How to login with an X configuration error.

2000-01-28 Thread Derek Martin
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Jerry Feldman wrote: > runlevel 3 for command line, and runlevel 5 for GUI. SuSE uses runlevels > 2 and 3 respectively, and Debian uses a configuration file. In all cases, if Note that this is highly non-standard in the Unix world. Runlevel 2 is almost always reserved for

RE: How to login with an X configuration error.

2000-01-28 Thread Derek Martin
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Chester Martel wrote: > There's a heretic in our midst, he/she has backup tapes. Where's the > adventure? Backup tapes? What's that? :) -- "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?""Who watches the watchmen?" -Juvenal, Satires, VI, 347 Derek D. Martin | Senior UNIX S

RE: LinuxWorld Expo next week..

2000-01-28 Thread Chester Martel
Ah Yuh, I reckon I forgot that. Where I cum from, mah family three don't have no branches. Mah toothbrush only has enough bristle for one tooth. That's oke doke, that's all I have for teeth. > -Original Message- > From: Thomas Charron [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 28

Re: LinuxWorld Expo next week..

2000-01-28 Thread Derek Martin
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Thomas Charron wrote: > Out of curiosity, anyway looking to go down next week? I wanted to go, but my group leader is on Vaca, so if Paul and I both went there'd be no Unix-types around... -- "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?""Who watches the watchmen?" -Juvenal, Sati

Re: How to login with an X configuration error.

2000-01-28 Thread Derek Martin
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Paul Lussier wrote: > F1 used to be "safe login to X". It gave you 1 xterm with no wm running. I believe both gdm and kdm have an option to give you a failsafe login, but this will only help if you can see the video output. -- "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?""Who watc

Re: How to login with an X configuration error.

2000-01-28 Thread Derek Martin
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Greg Kettmann wrote: > A friend has RH 6.0. One thing RH has done, which I'm not sure I like, is to > start out with a graphical login screen. That means if the X configuration gets > messed up you can't get in to fix it. Their XWindows were at 640x480 by default No, it d

Re: How to login with an X configuration error.

2000-01-28 Thread Jerry Feldman
There have been several good answers. Linux startup and system initialization is different depending on the distribution. Red Hat uses runlevel 3 for command line, and runlevel 5 for GUI. SuSE uses runlevels 2 and 3 respectively, and Debian uses a configuration file. In all cases, if you boot

Re: program names in xterm titles

2000-01-28 Thread Benjamin Scott
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, mike ledoux wrote: > I'm not sure how to make it change for every command run... That seems to be the killer. Thanks to you and several others, I can now easily set my xterm title bar to whatever I want. Using the bash prompt, I can put my current working directory into t

Re: Linux books

2000-01-28 Thread Benjamin Scott
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Ferenc Tamas Gyurcsan wrote: > > Tanenbaum!? Don't let Linus hear that that! ;-) > > Oh yeah, I just recall some confrontation. What was that exactly? Basically, Tanenbaum posted something to comp.os.minix that "Linux was obsolete" because it used a monolithic kernel. H

RE: LinuxWorld Expo next week..

2000-01-28 Thread Thomas Charron
Quoting Chester Martel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I can't believe somebody could be so lazy as not to look in the Internet > to find this out, it took me all of 2 1/2 minutes. I could understand > the pointy head boss in Dilbert but not a subscriber to this list. Well, ya know, up thar in them hil

RE: How to login with an X configuration error.

2000-01-28 Thread Benjamin Scott
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Chester Martel wrote: > There's a heretic in our midst, he/she has backup tapes. Where's the > adventure? I said *reach* for them. I didn't say you would necessarily *find* them! >EVIL GRIN< -- Ben Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: LinuxWorld Expo next week..

2000-01-28 Thread Chester Martel
I can't believe somebody could be so lazy as not to look in the Internet to find this out, it took me all of 2 1/2 minutes. I could understand the pointy head boss in Dilbert but not a subscriber to this list. > -Original Message- > From: TR Havens [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday

Re: How to login with an X configuration error.

2000-01-28 Thread Charles Farinella
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Benjamin Scott wrote: > On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Greg Kettmann wrote: > > How can I get to a command prompt so that I can rerun XF86Config and fix > > the problem? > > Last ditch solution for all startup problems: Give the option "single" after > the image name at the LILO pro

Re: How to login with an X configuration error.

2000-01-28 Thread Ferenc Tamas Gyurcsan
Hi, >How can I get to a command prompt so that I can rerun XF86Config and fix the >problem? >What is the key sequence to toggle through resolution modes? >Any better suggestions? So if you have lilo, that's the easier case: -lilo prompt: linux(or whatever the name is) init=/bin/sh root=/dev/hda1(

Re: LinuxWorld Expo next week..

2000-01-28 Thread Thomas Charron
Quoting TR Havens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > where is it? Jabits convention Center.. > Is there a URL that describes anything about it? www.linuxworldexpo.com ;-P --- Thomas Charron << Wanted: One decent sig >> << Preferably litle used >> << and stored in garage. ?>> *

RE: How to login with an X configuration error.

2000-01-28 Thread Chester Martel
There's a heretic in our midst, he/she has backup tapes. Where's the adventure? > -Original Message- > From: Benjamin Scott [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 3:02 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: How to login with an X configuration error. > > On

Re: LinuxWorld Expo next week..

2000-01-28 Thread TR Havens
where is it? Is there a URL that describes anything about it? Tim R. Havens NNHLUG (www.nnh.net) - Original Message - From: "Thomas Charron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Greater NH Linux User Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 2:49 PM Subject: LinuxWorld Expo next we

Re: How to login with an X configuration error.

2000-01-28 Thread Benjamin Scott
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Greg Kettmann wrote: > How can I get to a command prompt so that I can rerun XF86Config and fix > the problem? Last ditch solution for all startup problems: Give the option "single" after the image name at the LILO prompt. For example, LILO: linux single That wil

Re: Linux books

2000-01-28 Thread Ferenc Tamas Gyurcsan
Hi Everybody, > Tanenbaum!? Don't let Linus hear that that! ;-) Oh yeah, I just recall some confrontation. What was that exactly? Minix-Linux war? Ferenc ** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the followin

Re: LinuxWorld Expo next week..

2000-01-28 Thread Joshua S. Freeman
I'll be there manning the Andover.Net booth! J. On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Thomas Charron wrote: > Out of curiosity, anyway looking to go down next week? > > --- > Thomas Charron > << Wanted: One decent sig >> > << Preferably litle used >> > << and stored in garage. ?>> > > ***

LinuxWorld Expo next week..

2000-01-28 Thread Thomas Charron
Out of curiosity, anyway looking to go down next week? --- Thomas Charron << Wanted: One decent sig >> << Preferably litle used >> << and stored in garage. ?>> ** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the f

Re: How to login with an X configuration error.

2000-01-28 Thread Paul Lussier
In a message dated: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:20:32 EST Greg Kettmann said: >A friend has RH 6.0. One thing RH has done, which I'm not sure I like, is to >start out with a graphical login screen. That means if the X configuration >gets messed up you can't get in to fix it. Their XWindows were at >6

Re: program names in xterm titles

2000-01-28 Thread Paul Lussier
In a message dated: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 13:09:33 EST Benjamin Scott said: >Hello list, > > Does anyone here know how to get the currently running program name to show >up in the title of your xterm windows? I don't mean using the "-T" or "-n" >switches; I mean something that occurs for every comm

Re: Solaris question

2000-01-28 Thread Paul Lussier
In a message dated: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 13:07:29 EST "Kevin D. Clark" said: >Do you have one installed? Came with the system, but I'm in the process of JumpStarting the OS, so it's not like I can check :) >If so, what is the output of dmesg? > > >IIRC, it's something like /dev/ge0 (for example)

Re: Help find a laptop

2000-01-28 Thread Joseph L. Hill
If you are near a staples they have very good pricing on computers. They don't sell linux though so you'll have to deal with the pre-loaded Windblows and try to get your 80 bucks back from microsoft... --- You wrote: Hey everyone, I'm in a bit of a bind, I'm looking for a high end laptop that

How to login with an X configuration error.

2000-01-28 Thread Greg Kettmann
A friend has RH 6.0. One thing RH has done, which I'm not sure I like, is to start out with a graphical login screen. That means if the X configuration gets messed up you can't get in to fix it. Their XWindows were at 640x480 by default and they wanted to change that. I know you can toggle thr

RE: Help find a laptop

2000-01-28 Thread Chester Martel
CDW, usually in 2-3 days. I saw a Toshiba 2100 at ecost.com for $999.00 > -Original Message- > From: Ed Robbins [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 2:12 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Help find a laptop > > Hey everyone, > > I'm in a bit of a bind, I

Help find a laptop

2000-01-28 Thread Ed Robbins
Hey everyone, I'm in a bit of a bind, I'm looking for a high end laptop that I can get reasonably quick. I've gone to the local "superstore" outlets and what they have doesn't fit the bill. I've also called Dell and Gateway but it would be a month before I saw anything from either one of them.

Re: Linux books

2000-01-28 Thread Benjamin Scott
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Ferenc Tamas Gyurcsan wrote: > - Not only Linux related, but of course Tanenbaum's wonderful books: > Computer Networks, Operating Systems Tanenbaum!? Don't let Linus hear that that! ;-) -- Ben Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***

Re: Solaris question

2000-01-28 Thread Kevin D. Clark
Paul Lussier writes: > Anyone know what the Gigabit fiber device name under Solaris is? Do you have one installed? If so, what is the output of dmesg? IIRC, it's something like /dev/ge0 (for example) ... --kevin -- Kevin D. Clark | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [E

program names in xterm titles

2000-01-28 Thread Benjamin Scott
Hello list, Does anyone here know how to get the currently running program name to show up in the title of your xterm windows? I don't mean using the "-T" or "-n" switches; I mean something that occurs for every command you run. So if, for example, I run a lengthy foreground job "foo", "foo"

program names in xterm titles

2000-01-28 Thread Bayard Coolidge USG ZKO3-3/S20
Try this - I've been using it under Compaq Tru64 UNIX for a few years, and although I haven't used it under Linux it may a useful starting point: #! /usr/bin/ksh myName=`basename $0` usage=" Usage: $myName message " if [[ $# -lt 1 ]]; then print - "$usage" exit 1 fi print -n "\033]1;$

Re: Looking for Linux friendly VAR

2000-01-28 Thread Dan Jenkins
Benjamin Scott wrote: > There are a number of mail order VARs who specialize in Linux. There's always > VA Linux Systems > (http://www.valinux.com), the IPO wonder boys ;), and Penguin Computing > (http://www.penguincomputing.com). While I haven't ordered anything from them > myself, they seem

Re: Linux books

2000-01-28 Thread Benjamin Scott
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Does anyone know a good book to get someone started in Linux? I have only > light network admin experience in an NT environment. Where do I begin? Is > there a dummies book or a better equivalent? There is a "Linux for Dummies" book, authored by

Solaris question

2000-01-28 Thread Paul Lussier
Hi all, Anyone know what the Gigabit fiber device name under Solaris is? Thanks, -- Seeya, Paul Doing something stupid always costs less (up front) than doing something intelligent. A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of thinking.

Re: Monitor/keyboard/mouse switches

2000-01-28 Thread Taylor, Chris
Here is a copy of the e-mail this group kindly forwarded to me a couple of months ago while I was trying to use a Belkin OmniCube connected to Win95, RedHat 6.0 and NT. My problem was that every time I switched back to the Linux box from Windows my keyboard and/or mouse would become disabled. Ho

Re: Oracle815 for RedHat6.1

2000-01-28 Thread Bryan Williams
There is an excellent web page at http://homepages.tig.com.au/~jmsalvo/linux/oracle8i.html with several suggestions on getting around installation problems. FWIW, the one that worked for me was upgrading Enlightenment. -- Bryan Williams Dominari Nolo "Light the Lamp - not the Rat!! Light the Lam

Great Linux Books

2000-01-28 Thread Paul Courchene
Lori The linux For Dummies book is good. It will "bootstrap" you up pretty fast, with a lot of ideas. My personal favorite, for gebneral knowledge and a "Fun reading book" is: Running Linux bu Welsh, Dalheimer and Kaufman ISBN: 1-56592-469-x, $34.95 In my view, this book has something for every

Re: RH6.1 pppd

2000-01-28 Thread John Feole - Sun Microsystems
I'm using the IPChains IPmasq that comes with Linux...I like it, works well. Thanks again, JFeole > > No, it is a fixed 5 node lan at home...Only connects to the Inet via pppd... Ah, okay. Then presumably everything is on the same subnet. When eth0 is

Re:

2000-01-28 Thread Chad R. Henry
On 28 Jan 00, at 11:28, Paul Lussier wrote: > > In a message dated: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 07:41:10 PST > [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > >Does anyone know a good book to get someone started in Linux? I have > >only light network admin experience in an NT environment. Where do I > >begin? Is there a d

RE: RECOMMENDED READING

2000-01-28 Thread Taylor, Chris
I can't say that I'm all that proficient with Linux, but I do like SAMS PUBLISHINGs REDHAT LINUX 6.0 UNLEASHED This book was initially recommended to me by GNHLUG member James R. Twine and not only covers the basics of Linux, but also has a chapters dedicated to C/C++, PERL, PYTHON and

Re: Linux books

2000-01-28 Thread Ferenc Tamas Gyurcsan
Hi, >Does anyone know a good book to get someone started in Linux? I have only >light network admin experience in an NT environment. Where do I begin? Is >there a dummies book or a better equivalent? -It's always a good idea to start reading the different Guides (Linux Users', Sys Admin, Progr

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2000-01-28 Thread Paul Lussier
In a message dated: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 07:41:10 PST [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >Does anyone know a good book to get someone started in Linux? I have only >light network admin experience in an NT environment. Where do I begin? Is >there a dummies book or a better equivalent? maddog actually wrote

Re:

2000-01-28 Thread Bob Knowles
Lori, One of the better beginner's books I've seen is The Linux Network by Fred Butzen and Christopher Hilton Also, Running Linux by Matt Welsh and Lar Kaufman If you'd like, I could drop those off at the office for you this afternoon. Bob - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED

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2000-01-28 Thread jobs
Does anyone know a good book to get someone started in Linux? I have only light network admin experience in an NT environment. Where do I begin? Is there a dummies book or a better equivalent? Lori ** To unsubscribe from this list, send

Re: RH6.1 pppd

2000-01-28 Thread Farrell Woods
John Feole - Sun Microsystems wrote: > > No, it is a fixed 5 node lan at home...Only connects to the Inet via pppd... Ah, okay. Then presumably everything is on the same subnet. When eth0 is brought up, routes should automatically get installed which will allow you to reach any node on your su

Re: Monitor/keyboard/mouse switches

2000-01-28 Thread Mark Peirce
A coworker just installed a Belkin Omnicube 4-port ($120 at www.techstore.com) for his Debian & Win98 boxes. He's happy with the switch but unhappy with the low end cables(<$10 /set) that he bought with it. The video cable is poorly shielded and the monitor suffers ghosting. A couple good sets

Re: RH6.1 pppd

2000-01-28 Thread John Feole - Sun Microsystems
No, it is a fixed 5 node lan at home...Only connects to the Inet via pppd... Is eth0 connected to anything that ultimately gets you to the internet? Thanks for your advice...It appears I may have mis-configured the defaulte route initially when I re-installed last weekend...I

Re: Monitor/keyboard/mouse switches

2000-01-28 Thread Benjamin Scott
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Bill Sconce wrote: >o to handle such things as convincing each connected computer > that it has a live device on its keyboard port; that is, > to avoid the BIOS beeping "keyboard error", refusing to boot More importantly, if you have a PS/2 mouse, it will

Re: Monitor/keyboard/mouse switches

2000-01-28 Thread Bill Sconce
"Evans, Roger" wrote: > > I have been using a Cybex SwitchView at home and it works well. > The 4 port version costs about $190 from PC Connection, not > counting the cost for cables which are not included. I have seen the Cybex SwitchView in action, and heard good reports from the people who

Re: RH6.1 pppd

2000-01-28 Thread Farrell Woods
> The new version can't/won't set the defaultroute to pppd > automatically as the previous ones did so I simply disabled the defaultroute to > eth0 and it now works like a charm... Is eth0 connected to anything that ultimately gets you to the internet? If not then maybe you shouldn't have a defau

Re: Looking for Linux friendly VAR

2000-01-28 Thread Benjamin Scott
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Bayard Coolidge USG ZKO3-3/S20 wrote: > Ummm, I don't think I'v seen anyone mention DCG Computers, Inc. yet. And I suppose you could always pick up any trade magazine (Linux Journal, Linux Magazine, Maximum Linux) and scan the ads in there. There are a number of mail order

Re: Oracle815 for RedHat6.1

2000-01-28 Thread Eric Johnson
Yup, I grabbed jre. The oracle installer is currently eating up all available disk space... Thanks. Ferenc Tamas Gyurcsan wrote: > > Hi, > >Initializing Java Virtual Machine from /usr/local/jre/bin/jre. Please > >wait... > >Error in CreateOUIProcess(): -1 > >: Bad address > Just a simple quest

Re: Oracle815 for RedHat6.1

2000-01-28 Thread Ferenc Tamas Gyurcsan
Hi, >Initializing Java Virtual Machine from /usr/local/jre/bin/jre. Please >wait... >Error in CreateOUIProcess(): -1 >: Bad address Just a simple question, maybe this could help. Do you have jre installed there? I have it at /usr/local/java/jre/bin/jre because I have the whole jdk, not just jre.

RH6.1 pppd

2000-01-28 Thread John Feole - Sun Microsystems
Well, I sorta figured out how to make the pppd in RH6.1 work...Did some research at the Redhat Bugzilla engine and came up with this info: They suggest using the pppd 2.3.10-1 update on the errata page, which I tried. They also suggest using the updated initscripts on the errata page which I a

Re: Looking for Linux friendly VAR

2000-01-28 Thread Bayard Coolidge USG ZKO3-3/S20
Ummm, I don't think I'v seen anyone mention DCG Computers, Inc. yet. New toll-free number 1-877-422-1800 DCG Computers 850 E. Industrial Drive Suite 8 Manchester, NH 03109 Ph: 603.622.7171 Fax: 603.622.7272 They do Intel, Alpha and Sun based systems, according to the Web page at:

Re: Feb meetings

2000-01-28 Thread Bob Knowles
Sorry about that Bob... I was in there working and turned off permission for a sec. It's back now Bob - Original Message - From: "Bob Bell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 8:59 AM Subject: Re: Feb meetings > Bob Knowles wrote: > > > Yeah,

Re: Feb meetings

2000-01-28 Thread Bob Bell
Cole Tuininga wrote: > Bob Bell wrote: > > Bob Knowles wrote: > > > Yeah, I know it's not pretty yet, but it works > > > Calendar is at: http://www.slug.org/cgi-slug/calendar/calendar.cgi > > > > Not really: > > Forbidden > > You don't have permission to access /cgi-slug/calendar/calendar.cg

Re: Feb meetings

2000-01-28 Thread Cole Tuininga
Bob Bell wrote: > > Bob Knowles wrote: > > > Yeah, I know it's not pretty yet, but it works > > > > Calendar is at: http://www.slug.org/cgi-slug/calendar/calendar.cgi > > Not really: > > Forbidden > > You don't have permission to access /cgi-slug/calendar/calendar.cgi on this > server.

Re: Feb meetings

2000-01-28 Thread Bob Bell
Bob Knowles wrote: > Yeah, I know it's not pretty yet, but it works > > Calendar is at: http://www.slug.org/cgi-slug/calendar/calendar.cgi Not really: Forbidden You don't have permission to access /cgi-slug/calendar/calendar.cgi on this server. -- Bob BellCompaq Computer

Re: IGNORE: Oracle815 for RedHat6.1

2000-01-28 Thread Eric Johnson
Nevermind I just found it... *blush* Eric Johnson wrote: > > Has anyone installed Oracle815 for RedHat6.1? I'm getting > the following error when I try to run the installer. > > Initializing Java Virtual Machine from /usr/local/jre/bin/jre. Please > wait... > Error in CreateOUIProcess():

Oracle815 for RedHat6.1

2000-01-28 Thread Eric Johnson
Has anyone installed Oracle815 for RedHat6.1? I'm getting the following error when I try to run the installer. Initializing Java Virtual Machine from /usr/local/jre/bin/jre. Please wait... Error in CreateOUIProcess(): -1 : Bad address There is a blurb on Oracle's Linux FAQ that says for RH6.1

Re: Tux

2000-01-28 Thread A Page in the Life of ...
One of my friends claims that someone in his company wrote a word virus that put a modified linux install kernel (modified to be non-selectable, and tuned to the spec of the computers at his place of business, using one of the system servers as the nfs load point, so that it would just run without

Re: Monitor/keyboard/mouse switches

2000-01-28 Thread Jerry Feldman
I checked the net for prices, and found that the Switchview could be purchased for about $147. I don't recall which vendors. "Evans, Roger" wrote: > I have been using a Cybex SwitchView at home and it works well. > The 4 port version costs about $190 from PC Connection, not > counting the cost

Re: Feb meetings

2000-01-28 Thread Bob Knowles
Yeah, I know it's not pretty yet, but it works Calendar is at: http://www.slug.org/cgi-slug/calendar/calendar.cgi Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] Slug and proud of it... - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dawson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Jerry Kubeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Monitor/keyboard/mouse switches

2000-01-28 Thread Evans, Roger
I have been using a Cybex SwitchView at home and it works well. The 4 port version costs about $190 from PC Connection, not counting the cost for cables which are not included. Roger > -Original Message- > From: Rodent of Unusual Size [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursd