Re: Why Linux?

Hi Paul, On Wed, 05 Jul 2000, Paul Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > Support: > ... > Linux has the most comprehensive documentation of any operating system > available, commercial or free. The documentation is available on-line, and > with each Linux distribution. So you a

Re: Secure backup subnetting?

Today, John Abreau gleaned this insight: > We're trying to set up a Veritas backup system, and it's been suggested > that we add an additional network card to each host to create an extra LAN > for the backups. I'm concerned because this will bypass out firewall. > However, one of the reasons we

Re: Why Linux?

Today, Paul Lussier gleaned this insight: > > Return On Investment > > > This is yet another marketing term I find quite hard to quantify in reality, I'd disagree with that statement... the problem is more to do with ROI being applied to computers. ROI is a

Re: Linux "server" W2K "workstation"

> What do I need in order to map a drive to a linux box? When you say "map a drive" you're being a little vague. Since you mentioned Samba I'll assume you're referring to some sort of Windows server running TCP/IP as its transport protocol and NetBIOS/SMB handling the shares. In that case

[Fwd: HelixGnome_NonRootLoginFails]

Although the recent discussion of X dying was solved, other reasons for gnome to kill X apprently exist - I'm forwarding the below from the gnome-list for the edification of those who have problems with gnome (although, so far, I've been stable with 1.2 of gnome). jeff "Guillermo S. Romero / Fam

Re: Linux "server" W2K "workstation"

Ray Bowles wrote: > > What do I need in order to map a drive to a linux box? i.e. protocols and > such. I searched on google and didn't find much. I serched on Samba but I > don't know what I need where. > > Ray > Quick followup - two books I recommend are: - Using SAMBA, published by O'Reilly

Re: Linux "server" W2K "workstation"

Ray Bowles wrote: > > What do I need in order to map a drive to a linux box? i.e. protocols and > such. I searched on google and didn't find much. I serched on Samba but I > don't know what I need where. > > Ray > I'd have to do some digging, but there have been issues with SAMBA and W2K. Ma

Re: Linux "server" W2K "workstation"

On the Linux side, all you need is Samba and an account. A good place to start is the Samba howto. On the winblows side, you need "print and file sharing" installed (which is the smb protocol). kenny Ray Bowles wrote: > > What do I need in order to map a drive to a linux box? i.e. protocols an

Linux "server" W2K "workstation"

What do I need in order to map a drive to a linux box? i.e. protocols and such. I searched on google and didn't find much. I serched on Samba but I don't know what I need where. Ray ** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PRO

Re: Search for the best Distro for the job...

(Catching up on old mail...) > a Linux integrator. We *do* do installs every day. :-) Then to me, pretty still wouldn't be an issue -- scriptability would be the issue. Unfortunately, Debian doesn't do that per se. There are some folks talking about adding scripting to the install proc

Re: Why Linux?

> do you honestly believe that W2K will run adequately on an P1333? Damn straight I do! (Don't you love it when typos bite you like that?!:-) Seriously, not to pour cold water on a great post, but to add one additional sour

Re: New Member information

> Are there any meetings planned for the Central GNHLUG group (I live in > Boscawen)? Yes indeed. Bob Sparks recently posted this message: - - - snip - - - The July meeting of the Central NH Linux meeting is on firewalls. This will be a group discussion, or panel.

Secure backup subnetting?

We're trying to set up a Veritas backup system, and it's been suggested that we add an additional network card to each host to create an extra LAN for the backups. I'm concerned because this will bypass out firewall. However, one of the reasons we need to do this is that the existing Veritas setup

New Member information

Hi Everyone, I just installed Linux on an old laptop (Compaq Armada 4131T - P133, 32MB,1.2GB). I installed Corel Linux OS Deluxe, since I was able to pick it up for free at Compusa (paid $50 with a $50 rebate). Currently I am a MCSE who is looking at jumping ship from Microscript to Linux. Are

Re: Why Linux?

In a message dated: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 14:24:14 EDT Greg Kettmann said: >Hello all. Sorry for this marketing type question but I'm trying to >compile a list of reasons for selecting Linux as the platform of choice, >particularly in reference to Windows NT or 2000. I deal with large >customers an

Re: Memory ?? How much is relaily being used

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > when checking my machines with top and free -t -o I have noticed > that some of them are using all but about 4 or 4 megs of the available > memory ( 256 available) even when the cpu cycles are at 97 to 99 % idle > and all but one of the system processes are sle

Re: Why Linux? (long)

Greg, Do you have my booklet(?) called: "Linux in Business & Government"? It is a blatantly "Why use Linux" piece, although dated at this point. I am including it as an attachment. (Only to Greg. Anyone else should email me about it.) Let me know what you think. Any comments would be greatly appre

Memory ?? How much is relaily being used

when checking my machines with top and free -t -o I have noticed that some of them are using all but about 4 or 4 megs of the available memory ( 256 available)even when the cpu cycles are at 97 to 99 % idle and all but one of the system processes are sleeping. I have been unable to find a m

Re: X init problem

On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Warren Mansur wrote: > Matt Herbert wrote: > > > > No, you shouldn't need one. However, you might want to > > create a simple one to try to narrow down the problem. In > > your home directory create the file .xinitrc and put the > > following line in it: > > > > exec gnome

Re: X init problem

Matt Herbert wrote: > > No, you shouldn't need one. However, you might want to > create a simple one to try to narrow down the problem. In > your home directory create the file .xinitrc and put the > following line in it: > > exec gnome-session > Interesting. I put this line in /etc/X11/xni

RE: X init problem

Mansur, Warren writes: > I'll try putting echoes on each > line to see where it might break. You might try putting "set -x" somewhere near the top. This causes the shell to echo what it is doing. I've found this to be useful when debugging large shell scripts. (turn this off with "set +x")

RE: X init problem

Basically, the xinitrc file in /etc/X11/xinit, all it does is set up the keyboard using either xmodmap or xkb, and then set a default browser. I'm not sure how that could cause a problem. I'll try putting echoes on each line to see where it might break. I put the GNOME line in the default xinitrc

Why Linux?

Hello all. Sorry for this marketing type question but I'm trying to compile a list of reasons for selecting Linux as the platform of choice, particularly in reference to Windows NT or 2000. I deal with large customers and they are interested in things like Total Cost of Ownership, Supportability

RE: X init problem

Well, if you don't, then it will use the default xinitrc in /etc/X11/xinit. What does that show? Also, with Red Hat, (on RH 6.1 at least) check for the contents of /etc/sysconfig/desktop, and decide which default DE to use: if /etc/sysconfig/desktop says GNOME, it starts GNOME by default, KDE f

Re: X init problem

No, you shouldn't need one. However, you might want to create a simple one to try to narrow down the problem. In your home directory create the file .xinitrc and put the following line in it: exec gnome-session This should override the system default startup scripts and just start gnome. Ano

RE: X init problem

Eureka! After putting the .xnitrc file in the home directory with that line, gnome starts up fine. Everything's messed up now (resolution, etc . . ) since I installed so many things, but everything else should be fine once I run XF86Setup again. I had rebooted a few times in the process so I kn

RE: X init problem

Hi, I looked into my home directory and I don't have a file by that name. Should I have one? Thanks. Warren > -Original Message- > From: Matt Herbert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 1:38 PM > To: Greater NH Linux Users' Group > Cc: Mansur, Warren > Subject:

Re: X init problem

Do you have a .xinitrc file in your home directory? What is in it? -Matt "Mansur, Warren" wrote: > > Hi, > > I looked in /var/log and also created > the X.out file, and I didn't notice > any outstanding errors that would > point me to the right direction. I also > deleted the .gnome director

Re: Mail System Error - Returned Mail (fwd)

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Looks like there's another rubber mail box... > > Is there any possibility of reconfiguring this list to bounce to either > listowner only or /dev/null? > It was changed to the present system a few years ago, because the list owner got swamped with the messages.

RE: X init problem

Hi, I looked in /var/log and also created the X.out file, and I didn't notice any outstanding errors that would point me to the right direction. I also deleted the .gnome directory and it still comes up with the gray screen. Lastly, I tried reinstalling gnome itself and there is still a g

One more open source area

I follow web-account, a project to build a true, business-level accounting package for linux. Yesterday, someone posted about another project with the same goal going 1.0: http://www.sql-ledger.com/ Corporate accounting - here we come jeff -

RE: X init problem

On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Mansur, Warren wrote: > Thanks for the tips. I'll try them now. > > > What desktop environment and/or window manager are you > > using? GNOME? KDE? > > Enlightenment? Sawmill? FVWM? > > I'm using GNOME and Enlightenment. > > Warren > OK, I had that problem bef

RE: X init problem

Thanks for the tips. I'll try them now. > What desktop environment and/or window manager are you > using? GNOME? KDE? > Enlightenment? Sawmill? FVWM? I'm using GNOME and Enlightenment. Warren ** To unsubscribe from this list, se

Re: X init problem

On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Mansur, Warren wrote: > Now, whenever I type 'startx', X starts to boot, but then hangs at the gray > screen. The panel or the desktop icons don't appear, and I am unable to do > anything. The mouse cursor moves around, but that's it. Sounds like the X display server itsel

X init problem

Hello all, I'm having a major problem with X. When I came into work today, I saw that X had crashed. I was left with a terminal window displaying some errors. X was in a half-hung state. Now, whenever I type 'startx', X starts to boot, but then hangs at the gray screen. The panel or the desk

Stop Tom....PHP and Apache

Tome: Unless you want to have more and more fun, do not go out and get the source for Apache and install it on your RH 6.2 machine. Look in the directory you untarred PHP3 in and locate the file about installing on a Red Hat RPM install. You can compile the module for MYSQL easily using the sto

Re: time

Benjamin Scott wrote: > > On Tue, 4 Jul 2000, Tom Rauschenbach wrote: > > How come this thing knows what time it is Greenwich (or UTC) but can't set > > the local time ? > > The system keeps track of time internally as UTC. Programs like "date" use > standard library routines to convert syste

Performance tweaking (was: kernel building)

On Tue, 4 Jul 2000, Tom Rauschenbach wrote: > As I write this I am playing 16 bit sound, reading a tar from the zip drive and > printing !! Ya know what ? On my machine it sucks!! Is the Zip drive an IDE device? If so, take a look at the hdparm(8) command, especially the "-u" flag. With pro

Re: time

On Tue, 4 Jul 2000, Tom Rauschenbach wrote: > How come this thing knows what time it is Greenwich (or UTC) but can't set > the local time ? The system keeps track of time internally as UTC. Programs like "date" use standard library routines to convert system time to local time. The standard l