Re: [newbie] How do I turn in a hacker?

1999-10-08 Thread Shannon M. Johnston
Don't worry about contacting his ISP. Contact the FBI. "Eric L. Damron" wrote: My secure log showed the following entries: Oct 6 16:45:12 C287853-A ipop3d[11229]: connect from 193.137.8.223 Oct 6 16:45:12 C287853-A ipop3d[11229]: error: cannot execute /usr/sbin/ipop3d: No such file or

Re: [newbie] How do I turn in a hacker?

1999-10-08 Thread Darin
On Fri, 08 Oct 1999, you wrote: Don't worry about contacting his ISP. Contact the FBI. Ummm.. The .pt is for Portugal.. I really doubt the FBI can do a whole lot there.. If thats where the person in question is actually located.. Who knows? The college student's system may have been hacked

[newbie] can't install linux with hard drive controller Ultra ATA 66

1999-10-08 Thread Christina Bharara
I tried installing LINUX Mandrake 6.0, but the installation failed, because it couldn't see my hard drives (Error: Can't find devices to mount files system or so). I have a Maxtor configured as slave on a Ultra ATA66 Controller. (Linux only sees the DVD/CD on the IDE bus) (The Master hard drive

Re: [newbie] Is NFS really that bad (reality check)

1999-10-08 Thread Frank Hilliard
Is this really a legitimate question or one posed by a front for Microsoft? It's not the first time in the past few weeks I've seen someone trolling for horror stories in a Linux discussion group. Any thoughts on this folks? Frank Hilliard Aaron deRozario wrote: Greetings all. As I prepare

RE: [newbie] Install Help

1999-10-08 Thread Karnos, John G
I have skipped it and still have the problem. I suspect, but won't know until tonight, that I need to create the root partition (/) on my first drive ( a 9Gb SCSI drive where I normally boot Windows98 from (cough...gag...spit...) then put everything else into the 3rd partition of my 2nd drive

RE: [newbie] How Microsoft-esque

1999-10-08 Thread Karnos, John G
Hi David. Don't know that I've ever tried to get rid of it, as I found it quite useful for commonly used links. I saw that someone else responded to you as to how to get rid of links in your bookmark file, so I won't address that issue. The Personal Toolbar Foldewr allows you to place links

[newbie] 6.0 to 6.1 and a new video card

1999-10-08 Thread Bob Jakuc
Hi all. Just joined to list and this is my first post. A while back I D/Led the .iso image of Linux-Mandrake 6.0, burned it and installed it with no problem (nice having access to a fractional T3 net connection). Just recently D/Led the 6.1 .iso image. Question 1: Can I upgrade my 6.0

Re: [newbie] Can't open modem

1999-10-08 Thread M Thompson
You have two options: 1 In KPPP set the modem to a different device according to the following (this is the easiest thing to do if you will only use the modem to connect to your ISP and you will always use KPPP): COM1 = dev/ttyS0 COM2 = dev/ttyS1 COM3 = dev/ttyS2 COM4 = dev/ttyS3 2 Create a

[newbie] is ISO 6.1.1 stable or developer edition ?

1999-10-08 Thread Aldo Solari [APS]
hi all. i wonder whether MANDRAKE ISO 6.1.1 (the one available at al mirror sites at the present time) is either a stable edition for newbies or an advanced developer edition. Are there any special aspects I should watch up before the install ? Cheers, APS

Re: [newbie] Start modem without netcfg?

1999-10-08 Thread Joseph S. Gardner
Steve Philp wrote: Axalon Bloodstone wrote: On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Mulvaney, Jerry wrote: Everything works great under Mandrake 6.0, but I can't find out how to start a dial up connection without starting X and running netcfg. Can I do this from the command line? Thanks!

Re: [newbie] Install Help

1999-10-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Thu, 07 Oct 1999, you wrote: Can Linux-Mandrake 6.0 be installed onto SCSI drives? I continually get an Fdisk error message "An error occured reading the partition table for the block dvice /tmp/sdc. The error was: device not configured". I have 6GB of an 18GB drive free and ready to use

Re: [newbie] TNT video board with Mandrake 6.1

1999-10-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Fri, 08 Oct 1999, you wrote: Hi On the NVIDIA www I could download the TNT linux drivers. However I don't know which archive I should use (there are 4 gz files which contain almost the same thing) Does someone already have the answer please ? Have you tried going to

Re: [[newbie] Cant open modem]

1999-10-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Fri, 08 Oct 1999, you wrote: How about a bit more info? What make and type modem? What port is it on? How do you have it configured. Assuming you have windows also, what IRQ does it use? etc The modem is a NEC Thunder - nothing esoteric. I've always used ATZ or ATF1 for

Re: [newbie] How do I turn in a hacker?

1999-10-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Fri, 08 Oct 1999, you wrote: Here You Go My Friend... I queried him for you all the info i have found is below, i suggest emailing the following person with your complaint: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (the admin from which he subscribes "ripe.net") Actually, the person you need to email is

Re: [newbie] How do I turn in a hacker?

1999-10-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Thu, 07 Oct 1999, you wrote: My secure log showed the following entries: Oct 6 16:45:12 C287853-A ipop3d[11229]: connect from 193.137.8.223 Oct 6 16:45:12 C287853-A ipop3d[11229]: error: cannot execute /usr/sbin/ipop3d: No such file or directory nslookup 193.137.8.223 Name:

Re: [newbie] problems with ./configure while trying to install new application

1999-10-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Thu, 07 Oct 1999, you wrote: What does this mean? How do I fix it so that I can install this program (btw - I already looked for an RPM packaged version of the application and had no success) You need to have the c-compiler packages installed. Obviously you didn't install that stuff

Re: [newbie] Can't open modem

1999-10-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Fri, 08 Oct 1999, you wrote: I installed Mandrake 6.0 last night (Custom) - no problems with the installation. When I tried to dial in to my ISP, however, (Kppp), I got a message that a file was missing from my /dev/modem directory. I had Kppp query my modem and it told me that it could

[newbie] 6.1

1999-10-08 Thread Iulian Ungureanu
Newbie story: I've a CD burned by a guy that has cable. We thought we save some trouble and inserted Corel WP8 in the distro. When I try to install M6.1 from that CD, it didn't work - I was able to create boot.img from it but after the Welcome screen, select language, keyboard map ...got stuck.

RE: [newbie] Install Help

1999-10-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Fri, 08 Oct 1999, you wrote: Thanks for the help. I really do appreciate it. I'm very anxious to get this up and running. By the way, I'm getting the impression that LINUX doesn't support PS2 devices. Is that a correct statement? If you mean MCA stuff, you're partly correct. There

[newbie] Re: Linux Install problem

1999-10-08 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Alan Shoemaker wrote: Johnyou probably have a removable media scsi device (like a cdrom) and disk druid can't read it because theres no disk inserted. That's ok, you don't want to partition it anyway, just tell disk druid (oops, you said fdisk, why are you using that?) to skip it and

Re: [newbie] MX300 drivers from OSS doesn't work...

1999-10-08 Thread Brandon Somogie
1. hi -- try /usr/lib/oss/soundon first (where /usr/lib/oss is the directory you installed oss in) -at the shell prompt after booting- i have the same card - got it working in 6.0 but not in 6.1 so far??? It always says they fail at startup. I'm also a supernewbie. 2. Trash hotmail --- Rendus

Re: [newbie] File Manager for Linux

1999-10-08 Thread Ernie
I had the same problem, so I just use the regular KFM window, when I am root. To do this, I simply open the KDE menu -file list-root -open folder. (I think I got the menu sequence right, I am not in Linux right now). This will open a KFM session, and then when you shutdown, minimize the KFM

Re: [newbie] Install Help

1999-10-08 Thread Alan Shoemaker
John Aldrich wrote: On Thu, 07 Oct 1999, you wrote: Can Linux-Mandrake 6.0 be installed onto SCSI drives? I continually get an Fdisk error message "An error occured reading the partition table for the block dvice /tmp/sdc. The error was: device not configured". I have 6GB of an 18GB

Re: [newbie] Is NFS really that bad (reality check)

1999-10-08 Thread Mike Fieschko
"Frank" == Frank Hilliard [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Frank Is this really a legitimate question or one posed by a Frank front for Microsoft? It's not the first time in the past Frank few weeks I've seen someone trolling for horror stories in Frank a Linux discussion group. Any

Re: [newbie] Install Help

1999-10-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Fri, 08 Oct 1999, you wrote: Johnthat's not true, I've been running a dual scsi drive, dual os system with win98 and mdk (5.2, 5.3, 6.0 finally 6.1) since February and the only ide device I have is a ls-120 superdisk. I've never used anything but the kernal that comes with the

[newbie] IPCHAINS

1999-10-08 Thread Lambert, Stephen : CO IR
I am trying only allow 10 users httpd telnet access to my company web server(Linux-Mandrake 6.0 with Apache). Right now the whole company has access to my web server. I tried to lock the server down with httpd.conf, but gave up when I couldn't get it to work at the ip level(it works no problem

RE: [newbie] 6.1

1999-10-08 Thread Iulian Ungureanu
He got the ISO file tampered with. I'll get the guy the burn me another one. But I can still read the CD and get WP8 to install it after, right? JUlian -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 11:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[newbie] STB nVidia ZX 8MB accelator card

1999-10-08 Thread Leith Shabbot
I am trying to create a dual OS with my Win 98. I had installed The Complete Linux OS 6.0. X windows does not supportmy video card(STB nVidia ZX). I was wondering if anybody could give some advice on affordable($50-90) video card that willsupport bothMandrake's X-windows and Windows 98.

RE: [newbie] 6.0 to 6.1 and a new video card

1999-10-08 Thread Mike Litman
1) Yes you can upgrade by running 6.1's install. 2) 6.1 will try to reconfigure your X settings. (if it doesn't, just run X-configurator) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bob Jakuc Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 11:17 AM To: [EMAIL

RE: [newbie] Install Help

1999-10-08 Thread Mike Litman
Linux does support ps/2 just fine. As far as your install goes, why is your CD-ROM the master on your IDE bus? I would make it the slave if I were you, but anyways... Your bios is going to want to see the ide drive first, so you could install your root partition on the first partition of your

Re: [newbie] File Structure

1999-10-08 Thread Steve Philp
"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote: Steve Philp wrote: Axalon Bloodstone wrote: On Fri, 1 Oct 1999, Steve Philp wrote: "Joseph S. Gardner" wrote: Can anyone point me to a graphical representation of the linux file structure. I've been cruising through

[newbie] Fwd: licq libstdc++-libc6

1999-10-08 Thread David M. Kufta
This is a repost of a previous message I attempted to send to the list, possibly it never got posted, any help would be appreciated -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: licq libstdc++-libc6 Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 19:56:39 -0400 From: David M. Kufta [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello, I

Re: [newbie] Start modem without netcfg?

1999-10-08 Thread Steve Philp
"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote: Steve Philp wrote: Axalon Bloodstone wrote: On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Mulvaney, Jerry wrote: Everything works great under Mandrake 6.0, but I can't find out how to start a dial up connection without starting X and running netcfg. Can I do this from

Re: [newbie] STB nVidia ZX 8MB accelator card

1999-10-08 Thread HeLLBeNT`
any ati cards should be fine... - Original Message - From: Leith Shabbot To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 2:23 PM Subject: [newbie] STB nVidia ZX 8MB accelator card I am trying to create a dual OS with my Win 98. I had installed The

Re: [newbie] Install Help

1999-10-08 Thread Alan Shoemaker
John Aldrich wrote: On Fri, 08 Oct 1999, you wrote: Johnthat's not true, I've been running a dual scsi drive, dual os system with win98 and mdk (5.2, 5.3, 6.0 finally 6.1) since February and the only ide device I have is a ls-120 superdisk. I've never used anything but the kernal

[newbie] Modem is busy, but it really isn't

1999-10-08 Thread CMD923353
I've been fighting with my modem till I'm blue in the face. kppp reports that "modem is busy", but it's just sitting there. I made sure when I bought it that it was not a WinModem. I have an internal ISA PlugPlay US Robotics 56K Voice Faxmodem, model 5685. I have tried isapnp. I've set

RE: [newbie] Install Help

1999-10-08 Thread Karnos, John G
Can't... don't have one. I have 2 SCSI drives, one of which I boot from. I have a Master CD-ROM with a slave CD-RW on one IDE bus, and a ZIP drive on the 2nd IDE bus. My machine is capable of doing processing which requires me to be able to remove the hard drives from the machine and locking

[newbie] Heh, my XWindows screen is enormous... what did I do wrong?

1999-10-08 Thread Paul Stansel
Ok, so I'm a true newbie at this. I'm installing Mandrake 6.0 (haven't been able to finish downloading the ISo for 6.1 yet!), and when it fires up XWindows what should be about 1/4 of the window is my whole screen. What did I do wrong, and where do I go to fix it? Am I better off just

Re: [newbie] Mandrake or Red Hat

1999-10-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Thu, 07 Oct 1999, you wrote: Hello. I am going to build my own computer and I want Linux to be the OS. I have a CD with Linux Mandrake 6.0, but a friend offered me his Red Hat 6.0. Could you please tell me why should I stay with Mandrake? Mandrake is more

Re: [newbie] Dual Boot Win98/Linux

1999-10-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Thu, 07 Oct 1999, you wrote: Another problem I am having is when I try to run KDE ( and I might be doing it wrong to begin with...) is that when I type kde from the prompt it trys to load and gives me "Xserver could not load" and dumps me back to the prompt. You're going about it all

Re: [newbie] STB nVidia ZX 8MB accelator card

1999-10-08 Thread Doug Craig
He's right. I just bought an ATI XPERT 98 8MB AGP card for only $45 and it works great with both OSs. :-) HeLLBeNT` wrote: any ati cards should be fine... - Original Message - From: Leith Shabbot To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 2:23 PM

RE: [newbie] 6.1

1999-10-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Fri, 08 Oct 1999, you wrote: He got the ISO file tampered with. I'll get the guy the burn me another one. But I can still read the CD and get WP8 to install it after, right? JUlian I wouldn't *guarantee* it, but it's worth a shot. :-) John

Re: [newbie] STB nVidia ZX 8MB accelator card

1999-10-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Fri, 08 Oct 1999, you wrote: %_I am trying to create a dual OS with my Win 98. I had installed The Complete Linux OS 6.0. X windows does not support my video card(STB nVidia ZX). I was wondering if anybody could give some advice on affordable($50-90) video card that will support both

Re: [newbie] Heh, my XWindows screen is enormous... what did I do wrong?

1999-10-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Fri, 08 Oct 1999, you wrote: Ok, so I'm a true newbie at this. I'm installing Mandrake 6.0 (haven't been able to finish downloading the ISo for 6.1 yet!), and when it fires up XWindows what should be about 1/4 of the window is my whole screen. What did I do wrong, and where do I go to

RE: [newbie] How do I turn in a hacker?

1999-10-08 Thread Ken Wilson
Or it's possibly an university student testing all the things he's learning about tcp/ip, sockets and ports and it's really quite harmless. From what I saw in the log report did not really demonstrate anything I would be inclined to call a serious attempt at hacking. Ken Wilson First Law of

Re: [newbie] Install Help

1999-10-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Fri, 08 Oct 1999, you wrote: I'm using KMail 1.0.24 which comes with the KDE 1.1.1 RPMs for RedHat 6.0. It doesn't handle "special" stuff. Netscape does handle HTML and other "non-standard" stuff OK, but it doesn't support (directly, at least) multiple email addresses, AFAIK. I've

[newbie] dupes???

1999-10-08 Thread John Aldrich
Anyone else noticing a dupe loop here? I keep seeing messages I saw a day or so ago reappearing. I don't *think* I'm precognizant, and I really don't think I'm going crazy! Can someone (Axalon, or someone else???) please investigate this dupe loop Thanks... John