Re: Adding Packages

2002-07-22 Thread Ben Devine
I went to the Multen Media place on Monday (Ncea Trianing 'Teachers Only Day!!") . But i got there alright but forgot how many pin and what type of ram i had. Man was i Annyoed I had. had to bargin with my parents to take me there. i'll try and get there on Wendsday (Uf Rugby Practise Is Cancelle

Re: OT - Re: Duron setup

2002-07-22 Thread David A. Mann
Mahesh De Silva wrote: > By investing in some copper based coolers you should > be able to get down to around the 45-47 mark easily. I wouldn't think its worth doing unless you're having stability problems. Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ (out of date)

Re: Changing Resolution

2002-07-22 Thread Michael JasonSmith
On Tue, 2002-07-23 at 16:21, Ben Devine wrote: > Hi, My brother got Red hat 7.3 installed at the feasta > and he cant change the resolution and colordepth of > his monitor. Any help appreciated.. Changing the resolution is fairly strait-forward (usually). Type --<-> to start cycling thr

RE: Changing Resolution

2002-07-22 Thread Jeremy Bertenshaw
You need to run XConfigurator or XF86Config from the command line :-)   jeremyb -Original Message-From: Ben Devine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, 23 July 2002 4:22 p.m.To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Changing Resolution Hi, My brother got Red hat 7.3 installed at

RE: Adding Packages

2002-07-22 Thread Jeremy Bertenshaw
X itself is fine, it's kde/gnome which require lots of ram, run an old school window manager like fvwm. I used to run X on a 4Mb 386 back in the day when it was a grunty machine!! :-) jeremyb. -Original Message- From: Zane Gilmore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 23 July 2002 4

Re: Adding Packages

2002-07-22 Thread Zane Gilmore
Ben, although it is possible to install X after you've installed the distro when all is said and done it is probably easier to start again and reinstall your distro but with X. Are you still trying to get Linux going on that machine with 16M RAM? Have you found more RAM yet? I don't think that i

Re: Installfest post mortem

2002-07-22 Thread Nick Rout
It was discussed by the benevelont oligarchy in charge and decided against, so that people would get the unsubscribe info when they subscribe. > Hi all, > I think we should have set up a computer so people could register to the > List.. > Even if it didn't have a net conection > It just added us

Adding Packages

2002-07-22 Thread Ben Devine
Hi all, I ve installed Rh 7.0 LINUX on this box but i havent installed X windows. how can i add it now that i have already installed everything? I was talking to someone and they said something about RPM?     Thanks,Ben Devine   --=-- http://www.cocojumbo.tk --==-

Re: Installfest post mortem

2002-07-22 Thread Ben Devine
Hi all, I think we should have set up a computer so people could register to the List.. Even if it didn't have a net conection It just added users name / email to a db and then who ever is the OP of the list, (or someone else) could just add them in. Thats my 0.00

Changing Resolution

2002-07-22 Thread Ben Devine
Hi, My brother got Red hat 7.3 installed at the feasta and he cant change the resolution and colordepth of his monitor. Any help appreciated..   Thanks Ben Devine (Speaking on behalf of Isaac)

Re: Great article on Linux Basics

2002-07-22 Thread newslett
I think this is what you refer to http://www.ratedpc.com/review.asp?id=59&page=21 Cheers, Jason P.S. I had a GREAT time at the Installfest. I thank one and all for making it a very special day indeed. I'm FINALLY back online now and have, ahem, a few emails to read but I was just overwhe

Apche Config: OT but archaic on this list

2002-07-22 Thread Paul Swafford
I seem to have misplaced the thread from earlier this year about Apache redirection .. I think one of the favourite suggestions was redirecting code red attacks to the microsoft.com site appreciate pointer to the date - I can look up the archive thanks in advance Paul BTW I quite like RH 7.3

Re: probably a silly network question

2002-07-22 Thread C Falconer
You're right - it can't. My ST Home worked brilliantly till the saturn guy cut us over. You need to make a pptp link from the linux box to the STHome. I actually cheated and gave the modem the ip 192.168.1.1, linux box 192.168.1.2, and all the workstations used the linux box as the gateway.

Re: probably a silly network question

2002-07-22 Thread Bjorn Nilsen
I didn't think the ST Home could be used as a router, perhaps this is also a problem? Or is this routing just so that you can connect to the ST Home web interface to configure it via your firewall? - Original Message - From: "Nick Rout" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Speedtouch home actually. And

Re: probably a silly network question

2002-07-22 Thread Nick Rout
> Sounds like on the modem/router needs a route back to the 192.168.x.0/24 > network. Configure a route in your modem/router for the 192.168.x.0/24 > network and set 10.0.0.1 as the gateway for this network. yes I tthink that must be it. > > Just as an aside it looks like you have a Alcatel Spe

Re: probably a silly network question

2002-07-22 Thread Matthew Gregan
On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 02:26:27PM +1200, Matthew Gregan wrote: > What's the IP address of the ADSL modem? Sorry, you supplied this -- what is the IP address of the box on the 192.168.x.x network you're trying to ping from? -- Matthew Gregan |/

Re: Any recommendations for a anti-virus software to run on linux servers?

2002-07-22 Thread Richard Smart
At the school I help with we installed Kaspersky Anti-Virus on our mail server General comments are:- Relatively expensive to buy (Price based on # of Mailboxes) and requires annual licence fee Messy to setup with some (now) known config issues. In the end we had to resort to a 3rd party (alt

Re: Installfest post mortem

2002-07-22 Thread Will Pilvio
Hi Peter, I for one value this kind of feedback. Other comments are also welcome. Very valid point. I wonder why nobody thought of this earlier. I am sure we will take this one on board for our next one, maybe even designing the registration so that it does answer all the questions. A cap has

Re: Help!

2002-07-22 Thread Bjorn Nilsen
tar supports bzip2 as well, it is usually -I or -j (depends on which version of tar). eg: "tar jxvf archive.tar.bz2" or "tar jcvf archive.tar.bz2 /some/dir/" - Original Message - From: "David Zanetti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Peter Cornelius" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> S

Re: Install Linux from Floppy - RH bootnet.img

2002-07-22 Thread Will Pilvio
Hi All, Red Hat CD's have the diskette images that do just this. RH CD 1: /images/bootnet.img Create the diskettes using /dosutils/rawrite.exe read the readme... Then boot off the new floppy. - setup will ask options like network share install OR ftp install OR http install Last time I actual

Re: Help!

2002-07-22 Thread Peter Cornelius
C Falconer said - Clear as mud? Happy to clarify anything. 'fraid so, David. Thanks for the offer. Give me chance to digest. Now if I had the documentation Peter.

Re: probably a silly network question

2002-07-22 Thread Bjorn Nilsen
Sounds like on the modem/router needs a route back to the 192.168.x.0/24 network. Configure a route in your modem/router for the 192.168.x.0/24 network and set 10.0.0.1 as the gateway for this network. Just as an aside it looks like you have a Alcatel SpeedTouch Pro ADSL router. If you want to yo

Re: Installfest post mortem

2002-07-22 Thread Peter Cornelius
If I, as one of those 'on the other side of the table', could put in my two pennyworth (2 cents?). > Maybe if we try to match up installers to installees before the day. I think that you had the tools, but you didn't use them! The announcement Web page was excellent and the registration reque

Re: probably a silly network question

2002-07-22 Thread Matthew Gregan
On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 01:17:38PM +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > I have a box (gateway) between two subnets, 192.168.x.0 and 10.0.0.0 > I can ping from the 192 subnet to 10.0.0.1, but I cannot ping or connect > to 10.0.0.138 from 192.168.x.0 subnet. ip forwarding is on on gateway > and there are pres

Re: [Installfest] Web site and other things...

2002-07-22 Thread Mahesh De Silva
Don't know about you guys.. but i was in bed straight after the rugby.. with a few beers in me i was out like a light. And no i was not dreaming about cutting cd's.. but i did have sore arm the next morning.. I wonder if "Install Fest's" are covered under ACC... ;) C Mahesh > Yeah a meal sounds

Install Linux from Floppy - Distributions ideas anyone?

2002-07-22 Thread Tim Wright
On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Mike wrote: > The question: Could you point me to a LINUX which I can load from a > bootable floppy to the point where I can access my LAN - and through > that, the Internet? Or maybe I can put something onto my Windows 2000 > machine that I can use to load Linux onto my new

Re: /etc/fstab [was: Re: Install Fest Post Mortem]

2002-07-22 Thread Tim Wright
On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Nick Rout wrote: > Can someone now run him thru configuring and compiling a kernel? I am no > expert. I've sent him the basic instructions to get him going. It may or may not work just compiling the ntfs module...depending on which kernel version he has and which kernel sou

Re: Help!

2002-07-22 Thread Johnno
www.linuxfaq.com is a good site for the newbie and so new... Johnno - Original Message - From: "Nick Rout" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 1:58 PM Subject: Re: Help! > > This web site will help you with > > specific commands. > > http://rute.so

Re: probably a silly network question

2002-07-22 Thread Nick Rout
> Silly thought have the machines on the 192.168.x net have a default gateway setting >to tel them which machine is the gateway to the 10.0. net ? > > Richard S yes -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Help!

2002-07-22 Thread Nick Rout
> This web site will help you with > specific commands. > http://rute.sourceforge.net/ > > You can download the PDF or html versions too if you want, but its 600+ > pages (I printed one copy out for the school library :) Those files on rute are bzipped :-), but he can read it online. -- N

Re: Duron setup

2002-07-22 Thread Matthew Gregan
On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 11:10:31AM +1200, dionb wrote: > I am getting the temperature readings from whatever heat-sensors come > with the motherboard (on a hardware level). At the software level I > am getting the readings from the BIOS "Hardware monitor" and also a > windows program that came w

Re: probably a silly network question

2002-07-22 Thread Richard Smart
Silly thought have the machines on the 192.168.x net have a default gateway setting to tel them which machine is the gateway to the 10.0. net ? Richard S >>> Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07/23 1:17 >>> I have a box (gateway) between two subnets, 192.168.x.0 and 10.0.0.0 I can ping from gatew

Re: probably a silly network question

2002-07-22 Thread Matthew Gregan
On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 01:17:38PM +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > I have a box (gateway) between two subnets, 192.168.x.0 and 10.0.0.0 > I can ping from gateway to 10.0.0.138 and connect to the webserver on > 10.0.0.138 from the gateway (lynx). > I can ping from the 192 subnet to 10.0.0.1, but I can

Re: OT - Re: Duron setup

2002-07-22 Thread Matthew Gregan
On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 08:17:26AM +1200, Mahesh De Silva wrote: > What sort of HSF have you got your MP chips? Alpha PEP66. > By investing in some copper based coolers you should be able to get > down to around the 45-47 mark easily. Not without changing the fans on my heatsinks. I tried De

Re: Help!

2002-07-22 Thread David Zanetti
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Peter Cornelius wrote: > As a Mandrake newbie from Saturday I believe the first thing I need to do > is to come to terms with some of the new expressions, commands and > abbreviations. I was advised from whence to download some d

Re: Help!

2002-07-22 Thread C Falconer
Yeah - the installfest forgot one thing - ongoing guidence for the new users. Being on this list is a brilliant way to get help, but sometimes it takes a few hours to get them. This web site will help you with specific commands. http://rute.sourceforge.net/ You can download the PDF or h

probably a silly network question

2002-07-22 Thread Nick Rout
I have a box (gateway) between two subnets, 192.168.x.0 and 10.0.0.0 I can ping from gateway to 10.0.0.138 and connect to the webserver on 10.0.0.138 from the gateway (lynx). I can ping from the 192 subnet to 10.0.0.1, but I cannot ping or connect to 10.0.0.138 from 192.168.x.0 subnet. ip forwa

Help!

2002-07-22 Thread Peter Cornelius
As a Mandrake newbie from Saturday I believe the first thing I need to do is to come to terms with some of the new expressions, commands and abbreviations. I was advised from whence to download some documentation. The downloaded file came with a .gz extension, which had I the documentation (!) mi

Any recommendations for a anti-virus software to run on linux servers?

2002-07-22 Thread Bert van Brakel
Hi all. Are there any recommended anti-virus software packages to run on linux servers? I've been rummaging the net having a look at various products (Vixera, RAV, Panda Antivirus, f-prot...) but wonder if anybody on this list has any particular favourites they have had dealings with? It would

Re: /etc/fstab [was: Re: Install Fest Post Mortem]

2002-07-22 Thread Carl Cerecke
Nick Rout wrote: > > but when I tried 'locate ntfs' here are the results: > > > > /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux/linux/ntfs_fs.ph > > /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux/linux/ntfs_fs_i.ph > > /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux/linux/ntfs_fs_sb.ph > > /usr/include/linux/ntfs_fs.h > > /usr/include/linux

Re: /etc/fstab [was: Re: Install Fest Post Mortem]

2002-07-22 Thread Nick Rout
> > modprobe ntfs > Doesn't work. Bad Command. Probably you didn't have the full path to modprobe, try /sbin/modprobe ntfs if that says bad command then whereis modprobe and use the path pointed to. > Here's the output: These outputs aren't relevant if modprobe didn't run. Try again after ru

RE: Drawing tools

2002-07-22 Thread Chris Hellyar
FYI.. For Chris B and others.. A screenshot of the LAN diagram I've just done in Dia as an example. http://rates.selwyn.govt.nz/dia.jpg -Original Message- From: Michael JasonSmith On Tue, 2002-07-23 at 11:09, Theuns Verwoerd wrote: > I made Visio very unhappy with sorting networ

Re: Re: Duron setup

2002-07-22 Thread dionb
Matthew - I am getting the temperature readings from whatever heat-sensors come with the motherboard (on a hardware level). At the software level I am getting the readings from the BIOS "Hardware monitor" and also a windows program that came with my motherboard (haven't managed to get lm-sen

Re: Drawing tools

2002-07-22 Thread Michael JasonSmith
On Tue, 2002-07-23 at 11:09, Theuns Verwoerd wrote: > I made Visio very unhappy with sorting networks (each > component consisting of 6 primitives), with around 100-plus instances > of each component. Oh, you made Visio unhappy! Maybe I have to create a bigger system to test out Dia :) -- Micha

Re: Install Fest Post Mortem

2002-07-22 Thread Hansen Loke
> I remember you, you were at the table next to us, I am glad to hear that > you finally got your system running, can you boot into Windows though? Yep, just tages ages to get into Windows 2000. But Windows 98 is ok. When booting my computer it goes into GRUB first then if I choose Windows it'll

Re: /etc/fstab [was: Re: Install Fest Post Mortem]

2002-07-22 Thread Hansen Loke
Ok, here are the results > Hansen, try typing this at a root prompt (ie logged in as root) > modprobe ntfs Doesn't work. Bad Command. > tell us what result you get. also straight after > > tail /var/log/messages > > dmesg|tail > > and tell us what each output says. Here's the output: Uniform

Re: Drawing tools

2002-07-22 Thread Michael JasonSmith
On Tue, 2002-07-23 at 10:16, Theuns Verwoerd wrote: > dia. I've used Visio; it's somewhat similar (but handles big pictures > better), and does what I want. The largest diagram that I have made had 29 UML classes on it. ¿How big is big :)? -- Michael JasonSmith http://www.cosc.canterbury.

Installfest finances update.

2002-07-22 Thread Nick Elder CLUG
$422.60 takings -$10.00 Mrs Sawtell for the lovely baking. Thank her please Chris. -$75.70 100 floppy disks, ream of paper, paper cups -$ 3.34 Milk, tea spoons the following members have not yet been reimbursed (but will be) -$8.00 Leo for blue balloons -$351.22 Chris Hellyer for hundred

Re: [Installfest] Web site and other things...

2002-07-22 Thread Chris Bayley
Yeah a meal sounds good - I think we deserve it! I did miss not having an after match function on the day - but  I guess people would have been already fairly worn out, but there's nothing like catching the buzz and riding it out for a while : ) It was a great day and gave me much satisfactio

Re: Drawing tools

2002-07-22 Thread Theuns Verwoerd
Greetings > What everybody's favorite tool for drawing network schematics/deigns ? GIMP > ? Something else ? In a previous life I might have used Visio. dia. I've used Visio; it's somewhat similar (but handles big pictures better), and does what I want. Theuns KRN ---

OT - Re: Duron setup

2002-07-22 Thread Mahesh De Silva
Hi Matthew What sort of HSF have you got your MP chips? By investing in some copper based coolers you should be able to get down to around the 45-47 mark easily. My mates has a 2 volcano 7+'s on his 1800mp and they don't go over 52 under full load and idle around the 46 mark. Its on a tyan b

Re: Installfest post mortem

2002-07-22 Thread Zane Gilmore
On Tue, 2002-07-23 at 08:11, Peter Cornelius wrote: > > I obviously sent this to the wrong address on Sunday as I didn't see it > distributed. So I'll try again. > > Barry wrote: > >It would be nice to have some feedback from the installers (and > >installees) on the success or otherwise of the

Re: Drawing tools

2002-07-22 Thread Michael JasonSmith
On Mon, 2002-07-22 at 20:10, Chris Bayley wrote: > In a previous life I might have used Visio. Visio wasn't around the last time I regally used a Windows box, but I use Dia http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia/ for most of my structured line-art. It does a very good job of technical drawin

Re: CVS advice sought....

2002-07-22 Thread Rex Johnston
On Mon, 2002-07-22 at 20:16, Chris Bayley wrote: > I am working with a device that uses zip to store it's data files. If > store that straight to CVS it will have to use binary mode. The zip > contains text files and bitmaps, if there is a way to register the > extension with CVS and have it exec

Re: Drawing tools

2002-07-22 Thread C Falconer
Pen+paper is a great way to start... then something like Inspirations (sadly its a windows prog) which is for mind-mapping and brainstorming and so on. It draws fair network maps (but the icons are all of macs :-\ On Mon, 2002-07-22 at 20:10, Chris Bayley wrote: > What everybody's favorite tool

Re: Drawing tools

2002-07-22 Thread Mark Tomlinson
I think you might want a bit more, but I find Xfig is actually pretty good for line and box drawing type stuff. It doesn't take long to learn, and can export in a large number of formats. - Mark - Original Message - From: Chris Bayley To: CLUG Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 8:10 PM Subjec

Re: Installfest post mortem

2002-07-22 Thread Peter Cornelius
I obviously sent this to the wrong address on Sunday as I didn't see it distributed. So I'll try again. Barry wrote: >It would be nice to have some feedback from the installers (and >installees) on the success or otherwise of the efforts. I'll give you one as the Irish lad who helped me is not

Re: Install Fest Post Mortem

2002-07-22 Thread newslett
Yup, doing a win2k install today and had to fdisk ithad a boot disk for Linux made so I could boot back in and redo LILO Cheers, Jason Jeremy Bertenshaw wrote: >I've seen hassles with newer versions of windows not >re/installing unless you reset the mbr :-( > >jeremyb. > > > >>From

Re: Drawing tools

2002-07-22 Thread Chris Hellyar
 Dia or kivio...   Kivio is pretty much a direct lift of visio, although the one packaged with kde has a poor template selection..   Dia has heaps of symbols, but on my install at work I can only get courier (Anyone know how to fix that?) which is a little annoying.   I've been using it to re

Re: Installfest comments

2002-07-22 Thread Overview Presentations
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] Keep an eye or may be both eyes on the Thursday press for me stringer wrote: >Hi all, > >My 0.02c worth as an onlooker (i.e. not confident enough to be an installer >yet). > >I liked the venue (ok - so I live nearby), but could someone lend a heater! >A portabl

Drawing tools

2002-07-22 Thread Chris Bayley
What everybody's favorite tool for drawing network schematics/deigns ? GIMP ? Something else ? In a previous life I might have used Visio. I've got a design to spec for a school. Cheers, ChrisB

Re: Installfest post mortem

2002-07-22 Thread Zane Gilmore
On Mon, 22 Jul 2002 14:05, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > >Some planning into getting a known good distro for really old machines > >would be good and also one of those boot from CD jobbies too. > > There must be some diagnostic software for ix86 machinery. I know of a > memory tester but not much e

Re: Duron setup

2002-07-22 Thread Matthew Gregan
On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 09:54:53AM +1200, Dion Bonner wrote: > Quick question (not Linux related) > On Saturday I bought myself a Duron (I got myself a rather well-paying > holiday job), and I was wondering what temperature range is acceptable > for these. Mine currently seems to sit at around

Re: Installfest post mortem

2002-07-22 Thread Zane Gilmore
On Mon, 22 Jul 2002 14:38, Carl Cerecke wrote: > Zane Gilmore wrote: > > Now we have some idea of space requirements etc we can also plan here > > too. I have been racking my brains for a room on campus bigger than the > > ones we had and able to accomodate us. > > > > Anybody got any ideas? > > D

Re: Install Fest Post Mortem

2002-07-22 Thread JJ :: MixingSoup.com
I remember you, you were at the table next to us, I am glad to hear that you finally got your system running, can you boot into Windows though? JJ At 09:10 22/07/02 +1200, you wrote: >Hi all, > >I'm probably the only one that didn't have Linux installed after several >hours at the install fest.

CVS advice sought....

2002-07-22 Thread Chris Bayley
I am working with a device that uses zip to store it's data files. If store that straight to CVS it will have to use binary mode. The zip contains text files and bitmaps, if there is a way to register the extension with CVS and have it execute a script to perform checkout/ins then I could retai

Re: Installfest post mortem

2002-07-22 Thread gjw49
On Monday 22 July 2002 12:46, Nick Rout wrote: > > Maybe if we try to match up installers to installees before the day. > > Now we have some idea of space requirements etc we can also plan here > > too. I have been racking my brains for a room on campus bigger than the > > ones we had and able to

Re: Duron setup

2002-07-22 Thread Timothy Musson
On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 09:54:53AM +1200, Dion Bonner wrote: > On Saturday I bought myself a Duron [...], and I was wondering > what temperature range is acceptable for these. Mine currently > seems to sit at around 52C when it isn't doing much of anything. Mine (1GHz) lives in the low to mid 50