Re: Failed - Mounting NFS file systems

2002-10-11 Thread Maillist
Thanks very much for all the help. I got it working and its going fine. Thanks again, Paul

Re: Failed - Mounting NFS file systems

2002-10-11 Thread Michael
> I have added the following line to /etc/exports (on the server) > > /home 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.255(rw) You have a network address and a mask for a machine! try 192.168.0.0/28 Erm, you might want to try 192.168.0.0/24 alternatively (meaning the same): 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0 Assuming yo

Re: CLUG meeting Thursday the 14th of November

2002-10-11 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Fri, 11 Oct 2002 11:44, Nick Elder CLUG wrote: > The extra meeting we booked is for Thursday the 14th of November at the > Sydenham community centre. Mahesh was hoping to do a talk on distro's > (Chris Sawtell was going to do a complementary talk on Gentoo along with > it). Unfortunately "was"

Re: Failed - Mounting NFS file systems

2002-10-11 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Sat, 12 Oct 2002 18:20, you wrote: > Hi CLUG, > > Please could you help me.I have managed to get NIS to work and have moved > on to try and export my /home directory using NFS. I am running mandrake > 8.1 on the server and 8.2 on the client. NFS is installed on both > computers. > > I have added

Failed - Mounting NFS file systems

2002-10-11 Thread Maillist
Hi CLUG, Please could you help me.I have managed to get NIS to work and have moved on to try and export my /home directory using NFS. I am running mandrake 8.1 on the server and 8.2 on the client. NFS is installed on both computers. I have added the following line to /etc/exports (on the server

Talks and etc etc etc ad infinitum CLUG Meeting

2002-10-11 Thread Andy George
Short and Long of it was, that suggestions were called for, so I threw my 10p into the hat...  it wasnt sposed to start anything, or drag on like this...  As it is Chris answered my questions for me, so I can go away happy now...  Wont be at the meeting, so you guys can do your flashier thin

Re: linux networking terminology

2002-10-11 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Sat, 12 Oct 2002 10:13, Rex Johnston wrote: > On Sat, 2002-10-12 at 10:04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I would like to have all username/password authenticated > > by once central linux computer/server and all home directorys to > > PAM (pluggable authentication modules) > LDAP (lightweight dir

Re: Talks/teachings for the CLUG meetings...

2002-10-11 Thread Maillist
I agree that not everyone will enjoy boring topics sich as Bind configuration and other may even fall asleep - but dosnt anyone remember what it was like when you were a newbie and turned to chapter 40.2 in RUTE. I do more than fall asleep when I look at that chapter. I dont think topics like th

SMC 9000 Network card

2002-10-11 Thread Robert Fisher
I have just installed RedHat8 on a Dell laptop with a docking station with an SMC 9000 network card. The NIC was not auto detected. Is there a manual configuration tool for it? (Like there is sndconfig for manual configuration of sound cards) -- Robert Fisher http://www.fisherfamily.orcon.net.nz

Re: Talks/teachings for the CLUG meetings...

2002-10-11 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Sun, 13 Oct 2002 14:00, you wrote: > OK, I have MY answers right here... Dont need to attend the meeting, > withdraw my suggestion... I've just done a lecture on the very subject this morning -- that's how I had the URLs off pat :-) -- and I did hear snores, so I agree with Chris H. This sor

Re: Replacement apps

2002-10-11 Thread Yuri de Groot
ktop? for many gtk apps gfoo there is a corresponding qt app kfoo. >have you tried rpmfind.net? >you can prolly find a gtop rpm on there... > >On Saturday 12 October 2002 12:29, Mark Carey wrote: >> Hi, >> After installing RH8.0 on my desktop box can any one out there suggest a >> replacement to

Re: linux networking terminology

2002-10-11 Thread Rex Johnston
On Sat, 2002-10-12 at 10:04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would like to have all username/password authenticated > by once central linux computer/server and all home directorys to PAM (pluggable authentication modules) LDAP (lightweight directory access protocol) NFS (network file server) SAMBA (

Re: linux networking terminology

2002-10-11 Thread Maillist
Hi (again) I did a search on google for "NIS" and found a forum discussion ( http://www.linux-tutorial.info/forum/viewthread.php?tid=4) that says you can remotaly authenticate usernames/passwords using samba (this would be better for me as I have some Windows machines on my network. Are you als

Re: Replacement apps

2002-10-11 Thread gjw49
have you tried rpmfind.net? you can prolly find a gtop rpm on there... On Saturday 12 October 2002 12:29, Mark Carey wrote: > Hi, > After installing RH8.0 on my desktop box can any one out there suggest a > replacement to gtop that I previously used in RH7.3 but cant even find > an install rpm for

Replacement apps

2002-10-11 Thread Mark Carey
Hi, After installing RH8.0 on my desktop box can any one out there suggest a replacement to gtop that I previously used in RH7.3 but cant even find an install rpm for! Yes I know, ps -aux | grep me; kill pid but hows about a nice little frilly graphical util. Mark

Re: Talks/teachings for the CLUG meetings...

2002-10-11 Thread Martin Baehr
On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 02:00:15PM +1300, Andy George wrote: > OK, I have MY answers right here... Dont need to attend the meeting, > withdraw my suggestion... it sure would be nice if you attended the meeting anyways :-) greetings, martin. -- interrested in doing pike programming, sTeam/caudiu

Re: Talks/teachings for the CLUG meetings...

2002-10-11 Thread Andy George
OK, I have MY answers right here... Dont need to attend the meeting, withdraw my suggestion... Cheers Chris - Original Message - From: Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Wesley Parish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Andy George ZL3ST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday,

Re: RUTE distribution.

2002-10-11 Thread Philip Charles
On Sat, 12 Oct 2002, Vik Olliver wrote: > I recall there was a conversation on RUTE a while back. > > Presumably it's legal for me to distribute RUTE on free CDs? Yes. Hard copy no. Phil. -- Philip Charles; 39a Paterson Street, Abbotsford, Dunedin, New Zealand +64 3 488 2818Fax +6

RUTE distribution.

2002-10-11 Thread Vik Olliver
I recall there was a conversation on RUTE a while back. Presumably it's legal for me to distribute RUTE on free CDs? Vik :v)

Re: linux networking terminology

2002-10-11 Thread Wayne Rooney
>I would like to have all username/password authenticated by once central linux computer/server NIS http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/NIS-HOWTO/ > and all home directorys to reside on that computer. NFS http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/NFS-HOWTO/index.html both work well on the home network. More secure opt

linux networking terminology

2002-10-11 Thread Maillist
Hi CLUG, I would like to have all username/password authenticated by once central linux computer/server and all home directorys to reside on that computer. I know that I can be done but I have no idea what it is called and therefore cant do a search on google to find out how to do it. Thanks

Re: Talks/teachings for the CLUG meetings...

2002-10-11 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Fri, 11 Oct 2002 11:50, Wesley Parish wrote: > On Saturday 12 October 2002 02:10 pm, Andy George ZL3ST wrote: > > I dont know about others, but I could certainly benefit from being taught > > a few things... > > > > Exaples might be a CORRECT way to set up a DNS server, RUTE book chapters 27,

Re: Talks/teachings for the CLUG meetings...

2002-10-11 Thread Chris Hellyar
Ummm, Thse are probably a better topics for one of the workshop meetings, where the interested folks can sit around one computer with a knowledgeable soul doing a bit of 'tuition' so to speak. I suspect if one of our more 'geek' members got up and talked about DNS servers and constructing zon

Re: Talks/teachings for the CLUG meetings...

2002-10-11 Thread Ben Devine
What about a general sought of Networking evening. DNS Server, Remote installations, sendmail vs Exim, the flashier side of apache,basic/advanced networking practises. |Ben ___Get the FREE email that has everyone talking at http://ww

Re: Talks/teachings for the CLUG meetings...

2002-10-11 Thread Wesley Parish
On Saturday 12 October 2002 02:10 pm, Andy George ZL3ST wrote: > I dont know about others, but I could certainly benefit from being taught a > few things... > > Exaples might be a CORRECT way to set up a DNS server, DNS Cache Server, > NFS remote RH installation, and so forth Seconded. I don't kn

Re: Sharing /home

2002-10-11 Thread Mark Carey
Fixed proper! The original problem was the machine with the nfs shares on it is only on my local "illegitimate" LAN and cant look up the IP's of connecting machines until NAT/MASQ is enabled on my legitimate machine. An entry in /etc/hosts for the machine attempting to mount fixed all. I not

Re: Annoying Konqueror problems.

2002-10-11 Thread Keith McGavin
Hi John, the konqueror "Handbook" is in the menu under Help. re "Printer not receiving jobs" message, after you select Location-->Print are "properties","printer name" and "print system" in the print window appropriate for your setup? Selections like lp0,greyscale,generic-unix-lpd are availabl

Re: Distributing Linux the easy way.

2002-10-11 Thread Vik Olliver
On Fri, 2002-10-11 at 18:37, Nick Rout wrote: > Take a look at www.gentoo.org - they have a bootable unreal tournament > iso available. Seen that, yes. I'm after something a little more varied and with xroast or somesuch on it. Modifying Knoppix looks like the best bet so far. Vik :v)