[newbie] ip address

hello, i have a couple of questions if anybody could help me out. Assuming that a linux machine is hooked up to a network and it obtains an ip address from a dhcp server where does linux store that ip address that it obtained? My second question is assuming i want to have linux obtain a specific

Re: [[newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config]

Carroll Grigsby wrote: Mike: I could be way off base with this, but I just had a thought: You don't say what you did to prepare your HD. Have you got enough space on your HD? 2 gb isn't a whole lot of disk space. (I can't believe I just said that.) My Win98SE installation uses 900 mb and,

Re: [newbie] ip address

you can check your current IP address by running /sbin/ifconfig. This will display the local IP address, network IP address, broadcast and adapter status. You can also (if you're running pump, type pump -i interface --status, although I'm not sure if pump monitor modems--I haven't tried it.

Re: [newbie] Yo

Jason Ashman wrote: -- Hey Linux users. I am a Microsoft convert, Windows SUCKS! With Linux you will spend more time trying to get things up and going than you ever would using windows. If you want to wast your hartbeats getting LINUX to do stuff that windows does right out of the box so

Re: [newbie] Yo

My what a big TROLL you are LOL On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, you wrote: Jason Ashman wrote: -- Hey Linux users. I am a Microsoft convert, Windows SUCKS! With Linux you will spend more time trying to get things up and going than you ever would using windows. If you want to wast your

Re: [newbie] Yo

And Doug you forgot to mention the pretty blue screens you get And all for free NOT! LOL On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, you wrote: Jason Ashman wrote: -- Hey Linux users. I am a Microsoft convert, Windows SUCKS! With Linux you will spend more time trying to get things up and going

Re: [newbie] Yo

Funny I have my SB Live running, web server, Star Office running with no problem. I do have a problemLinux runs and runs and runs, no blue screen of death. Linux has many advantages over Winblows: Cheaper(even MS had to cut price of Win98ME to compete) smaller swap file

Re: [newbie] grub Xserver4.0 Xserver3x

How can I boot with grub into run level 3? How can I change from 4.0 back to Xserver 3.x (I can hardly see what I'm doing!)? My son corrupted Windows 98 forcing a refresh install. This completed but screwed up Grub, making the HDD unbootable for Win or Mandrake. A DOS FDISK / MBR

[newbie] Install hangs at 7 ISO 9660 Extension... (very frustrated!)

Environment: GA-5AA Gigabyte motherboard 32MB SDRAM PC100 ATI 4MB AGP Eth0 10/100 PCI (Netgear) no floppy Mitsumi CDROM I am trying to get 7.0 installed and I can't get past the second stage install. First it throws up an error: _X11TransSocketUnixConnect: can't create errno =

[newbie] Re Cable Modem install

I have a very quick question I hope someone can help me on. I just resently came back to linux-mandrake from another flavor. I had my cable modem working great on it and it had two nic in it so I could ip chain to a samba network. The problem I am having is that when I have both my nic

Re: [newbie] Re Cable Modem install

try using 2 different NICs, (i.e,different model number or manufacturer) Eunice [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a very quick question I hope someone can help me on. I just resently came back to linux-mandrake from another flavor. I had my cable modem working great on it and it had two

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[newbie] Changing the browser in kmail

Currently I am using kmail but this may have to change. I need a way to call netscape rather than kfm whenever I click on an url in an e-mail message. Despite much looking I cannot seem to find a way to do this. Any help would be appreciated. Clif --

Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config

That's one thing that I'm pretty sure isn't causing my problem: I've got 1.2G free, and did scandisk and defrag before starting. Sounds like enough people have a similar problem (and no clear solution) that this may be a 7.1 bug. Anyone from Mandrakesoft monitoring this board? From: Carroll

[newbie] Linux clip-art ?

Hi all, I'd like to add a penguin to my web page. Could anyone point me toward a site where I could download such clip-art ? TIA, Ron the Frog, on the banks of the Paraguay Ruver. -- If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error.

Re: [newbie] Ping

Pong ;) Testing. One ping only. Bob -- , (o o) +--oOOO--(_)---+ | | |H E L L M U T | | | | www.fegefeuer-webzine.de | | | +-0OOO-+ |

[newbie] Netscape instant messenger?

Just got this E-mail advertising Netscapes instant messenger, including the ability to actually talk with other users (voice while online... My question is: does this work with Linux? ;-) Thanks. -- /\

[newbie] Having problems compiling! ;-(

I'm having some real problems anytime I try to compile just darn near about anything. ;-( Attached is the error message I get. Can someone please tell me what I need to add/fix to get my setup working correctly? I'm using Mandrake v7.1, that I installed from an isoimage downloaded from their

Re: [newbie] Netscape instant messenger?

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Re: [newbie] Having problems compiling! ;-(

First thing I'd check is to see what you have for header files etc and devel libs. Run something like: rpm -qa | grep gcc a list of what this returns might help a bit if you could post ;-) just to get an idea of the packages you have installed. You may have to grab some more packages from

Re: [newbie] Yo

Yo I have Windoze 98 Se installed on a 10 gig hd. Then I have Linix installed on a 10gig hd. seconday drive. My system under windows is a bout an 7. My same system under Linux is a 10. The system just does not stop under Lunix. and there is no way i could rilly stop it if I wounted to outher than

Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config

Sounds Like you may need to move the cdrom to the second IDE port. Make it clame master, and make shure the harddrive on IDE 1 is clamming master. I have noticed the some times even thoung the cdrom is compatable if you have them on the same IDE chanel that will give it an eror that it can't

Re: [newbie] Yo

On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, rebel wrote: Funny I have my SB Live running, web server, Star Office running with no problem. I do have a problemLinux runs and runs and runs, no blue screen of death. I think I can get a little Perl program going, to make up for that. *giggle* Paul -- ODOSCAN.EXE:

RE: [newbie] Yo

Welker Donald P NPRI [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 08/25/2000 11:29:43 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] UPGRADING RPMS

oh well, i guess i will have to find another aol aim clone thanks bascule Robert Horton wrote: Unless I am wrong, (and if I am forgive me:) I do not believe you can have to versions of a package installed at the same time. You can try the --force and --nodeps options when you try to

[newbie] configuring printer

Hello... I'm new to Linux. And I think have a problem in Linux. I'm using Mandrake 7.0, and I can't use my printer (HP DeskJet 500), if the sytem has been reboot or shutdown. I have configuring the printer before, but it seems the system can't detect my printer. So, I must use PrinterDrake first,

[newbie] Conneting Win-Linux

Hello.. I want to connect my computer between Windoz and Linux. My first computer use Mandrake 7.0, 3Com ethernet card and it has IP Address = 192.168.0.1. My second computer use Windoz 98 SE, Realtek ethernet card, and it has IP Address = 192.168.0.2. I knew that if I want to share files, we can

[newbie] kppp error

Hello... I tried to connect to internet with kppp. And then, I get error message like this : "pppd daemon died unexpectedly" Details : pppd : By default the remote system is required to authenticate itself. pppd : (because this system has a default route to the internet). pppd : but I couldn't

Re: [newbie] Deskjet 820Cxi PrinterDrake probs

I beleive the DJ820 is a host based printer. In other words, it is VERY difficult printer to set up and it is very fickle. It will not print from a straight dos environment, and I beleive the same holds tru from Linux, although I may be wrong. Nathan Washor wrote: Hi all, I'm new to Linux,

[newbie] Changing themes in enlightement

Hello... A few days ago, I have download some themes from www.tucows.com I'm download a themes for enlightement. And then I don't know how to change desktop themes on enlightement. If KDE has theme manager (on KDE Control Center) to manage themes, GNOME theme selector can't do the same. GNOME

Re: [newbie] kppp error

Juggernaut wrote: Hello... I tried to connect to internet with kppp. And then, I get error message like this : "pppd daemon died unexpectedly" Details : pppd : By default the remote system is required to authenticate itself. pppd : (because this system has a default route to the

Re: [Re: [newbie] Yo]

Please tell me why this thread is continuing on a -=LINUX=- mail list Jaguar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yo I have Windoze 98 Se installed on a 10 gig hd. Then I have Linix installed on a 10gig hd. seconday drive. My system under windows is a bout an 7. My same

Re: [newbie] FTP Command-line syntax

On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Pete Clapham wrote: Hi, all -- Can anybody advise me the command line syntax for FTP to run a script? I know it's something like "FTP -options ftp.server desired.script, but I cannot for the life of me remember the options. Hi Pete, Beter use this: ftp -in script

RE: [newbie] kppp error

I had this problem a few weeks ago. The default configuration doesn't take into accout the authentication. Just look through the kppp options and find the section where you can pass information to the pppd directly and add the line "noauth" (without the quotes of course). This will tell the

RE: [newbie] Changing themes in enlightement

Hi, If you have "installed" the theme correctly you will need to regerate your menus in Enlightenment - click the 2nd (middle) mouse button and choose Maintenance | Regenerate Menus... a dialog will appear to acknowledge this with an OK button. After a few seconds another one should appear

[newbie] playing .wav sounds and .au sounds

i have noticed that a lot of my wav files from windows won't play in linux, also some that came with downloaded linux progs, is linux restricted in some way due to use of commercial codecs etc.? also what prog do i need to play .au sounds bascule

Re: [newbie] Deskjet 820Cxi PrinterDrake probs

It may be host based, I'm not sure. But I did get it to print a test page fine in Linux. Unfortunately only under printtool. So it appears configured properly under printtool, and works fine using the postscript translator, but when I go to print from an application such as netscape or

Re: [newbie] kppp error

Juggernaut wrote: Hello... I tried to connect to internet with kppp. And then, I get error message like this : "pppd daemon died unexpectedly" Details : pppd : By default the remote system is required to authenticate itself. pppd : (because this system has a default route to the

Re: [newbie] Yo ho ho and a WEIRD Wild Web Network

Vic [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 08/25/2000 01:13:42 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] playing .wav sounds and .au sounds

On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, bascule wrote: i have noticed that a lot of my wav files from windows won't play in linux, also some that came with downloaded linux progs, is linux restricted in some way due to use of commercial codecs etc.? also what prog do i need to play .au sounds Have you tried

Re: [newbie] kppp error

On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Michael wrote: I get the same error, but if i su to root, and log on with ifup, after i disconnect kppp will work just fine. Could this be a problem with modem initialization? Certain looks like something like that... PAul -- ODOSCAN: keeps the Quarks off of your hard

Re: [newbie] Yo

Bob Harman wrote: It reminds me of my OS/2 days: Linux may (in some cases) be harder to get up and running than Win9x, but once it's where you want it, it's not going down easily. For business use and for better performance and reliability, even Microsoft recommends using Win2K instead of

[newbie] changing time

How do you change the time in mandrake 7.0?And has anyone ever found a easy to use GUi based cd burning program for mandrake?I would like to find 1 that will let me turn a 600+ meg iso image into a bootable disk,not to interested in mp3's and such. Thanks again, Anthony F. Littrel Sr.

Re: [newbie] Yo

On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, you wrote: Jason, not to be too personal, but if you can't get Linux to run faster, longer and do all this with less effort in Linux than Windows, you are the one with the problem, not the O/S you're comparing. I would recommend a steady diet of intelligent, meaningful

Re: [newbie] i486 install problem (solved)

just to let people know, i went to the link carol gave http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11/ and following the advice about bios settings i eventually installed mandrake, i had to set all bios options regarding memory to to the least performance settings bascule bascule wrote: i have finally

[newbie] figured out time

Sorry for the dumb quest on time change.Got it.Still curious about burner. Thanks again, Anthony F. Littrel Sr.

Re: [newbie] Yo

Why are yu on this mailing list. In alio peduclum vides in te ricinum non vides And also Erus meus elephanti corio circumtentust, non suo, neque habet plus sapientiai quam lapis. Mark Hillary Doug wrote: Jason Ashman wrote: -- Hey Linux users. I am a Microsoft convert, Windows SUCKS!

[newbie] What printer do you have?

Hallo! I've got a Lexmark 5700 colour inkjet printer, with bw support from a 3rd part developer... but i've changed most of my computer needs to Linux -but scaning (haven't had time enough yet) and gaming-. In 2 months time i've forgotten Windows but for games and printing and OS/2 for Fidonet

Re: [newbie] Yo

Proof that linux has taken off it that I went into waterstones in Milton Keynes (Book shop in engalnd) and they have started up a differnet shop for computer book. There where more books based on linux, then window. I choose Linux because it is a changllane, take that away, then it is not linux.

Re: [newbie] WIll this thread end?? lol

OK, time for my 2 cents, lol I always enjoy having a Linux box--connecting a LAN to the internet is so stable that way! I also enjoy the *wealth* of apps available for Windows. Each OS has different consumers, and end uses in mind--the only real solution I've ever seen is to have at least two

Re: [newbie] Changing themes in enlightement

Original Message On 8/26/00, 6:37:05 PM, "Juggernaut" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding [newbie] kppp error: Hello... A few days ago, I have download some themes from www.tucows.com I'm download a themes for enlightement. And then I don't know how to change desktop themes on

RE: [newbie] WIll this thread end?? lol

Wow! That's really a refreshing viewpoint. I have this love/hate relationship with Linux. I started out as a GUI programmer in the NT world, and currently I write backend network management systems for Solaris/Linux as well as GUIs on NT - so I "wear two hats" so to speak in my career as a

[newbie] Couldn't Open Audio

Sometimes when XMMS or GTV crashes, and then when I try to start them up again, I'll get an error saying that the sound doesn't work. XMMS tells me to check that "No other program is blocking the sound card" when I'm not running anything else that requires sound. And GTV refuses to play a movie

Re: [Re: [newbie] Yo]

The same is true for bashing Windows, this is a Linux list, not "Lets bash Windows, oh yeah...BTW I have this slight problem with Linux" mail list. I signed up to learn Linux, not read about how shitty Windows is. IMO Jaguar Jason Ashman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, you wrote:

[newbie] C compilers

Does anyone here use Linux to program in C? I am just learning. Which compiler do you use? Thanks, Kathleen

Re: [newbie] WIll this thread end?? lol

I really hate these os vs os things... But And if you want to talk dumbing down of users by OS, I think Mac takes the cake for *that* one! Af far as generalizations go, I've found that windows users ar far "less aware of their surroundings" shall we say than Mac users. I deal with

Re: [newbie] Kppp and Networking

Success!!! I took out my servername and address in /etc/hosts and am now able to connect to internet. /sbin/ifup ppp0 dials modem and connects /sbin/ifconfig shows eth0.,lo,ppp0 with IP addressess on ppp0 it shows the address the ISP gives me upon connection. What is command to disconnect?

Re: [newbie] i486 install problem (solved)

bascule wrote: just to let people know, i went to the link carol gave http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11/ and following the advice about bios settings i eventually installed mandrake, i had to set all bios options regarding memory to to the least performance settings bascule bascule wrote:

Re: [newbie] Yo

Mark Hillary wrote: Why are yu on this mailing list. well mark, maybe someone will be able to read this and he will be helped. not everyone onthe planet speaks english u know In alio peduclum vides in te ricinum non vides And also Erus meus elephanti corio circumtentust, non suo,

Re: [newbie] WIll this thread end?? lol

Mark Johnson wrote: Wow! That's really a refreshing viewpoint. I have this love/hate relationship with Linux. I started out as a GUI programmer in the NT world, and currently I write backend network management systems for Solaris/Linux as well as GUIs on NT - so I "wear two hats" so to

Re: [newbie] changing time

On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, you wrote: How do you change the time in mandrake 7.0? Example: For August 25 (0825), 11 p.m. (2300), year 2000 (00) On the command line enter:- date 082523 Thanks again, Anthony F. Littrel Sr. Harvey

RE: [newbie] Yo

Not another one. Their just like cockroaches. It's best to ignore them. I think us Linux users have more pride than to respond to this person. He probably doesn't even know how to write a script if his life depended on it. Roman -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config

We need a patch for this. Hey tech. support, how about it? RB -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Cunningham Michael Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 10:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config

RE: [newbie] WIll this thread end?? lol

Here, here!! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brendan K Callahan Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 5:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] WIll this thread end?? lol OK, time for my 2 cents, lol I always enjoy having a Linux

Re: [newbie] Conneting Win-Linux

On Sat, 26 Aug 2000, Juggernaut wrote: Hello.. I want to connect my computer between Windoz and Linux. My first computer use Mandrake 7.0, 3Com ethernet card and it has IP Address = 192.168.0.1. My second computer use Windoz 98 SE, Realtek ethernet card, and it has IP Address = 192.168.0.2.

RE: [Re: [newbie] Yo]

Isn't here a way for moderator to filter this out. They keep coming back like a bad rash. Why on this Linux mailing list? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jaguar Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 3:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Re:

RE: [newbie] C compilers

Hey I jus started too. I use KDevelop from xwindows. But you can use g++ or gcc. Dose any one know any good C++ books for Linux? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kathleen Dickason Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 9:07 AM To: [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] playing .wav sounds and .au sounds

On Fri, 25 Aug 2000 20:19:16 +0100, bascule wrote: i have noticed that a lot of my wav files from windows won't play in linux, also some that came with downloaded linux progs, is linux restricted in some way due to use of commercial codecs etc.? also what prog do i need to play .au sounds

Re: [newbie] changing time

"Anthony F. Littrel Sr." wrote: How do you change the time in mandrake 7.0?And has anyone ever found a easy to use GUi based cd burning program for mandrake?I would like to find 1 that will let me turn a 600+ meg iso image into a bootable disk,not to interested in mp3's and such. Thanks

Re: [newbie] kppp error

Hi -- If this doesn't work, try increasing the timeout from 60 seconds (I think this is the default) to 150 seconds. This worked for me. pete On Fri, 25 Aug 2000 11:54:48 -0700, Alan Shoemaker wrote: Juggernaut wrote: Hello... I tried to connect to internet with kppp. And then, I get

Re: [newbie] FTP Command-line syntax

Paul -- thanks. I remembered the -i, but not the n. Actually, I tried -ivf, which I think was a bastard between FTP and tar. Oh well, at least the programs both have 3 letters! pete On Fri, 25 Aug 2000 21:11:32 +0100 (BST), Paul wrote: On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Pete Clapham wrote: Hi, all --

Re: [newbie] Kppp and Networking

OK, FINALLY! Something we tried *actually* did something positive! I was beginning to worry there! For now, unless you're going to be setting up httpd to server something immediately, you can go into DrakConf (if it actually installed on your machine--I had to install mine manually) and

Re: [newbie] Changing the browser in kmail

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, you can use Netscape in conjunction with Pine just fine. Look at the last few entries in the Pine configuration, and read the help section for "URL viewer." Works great. Phil On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Clif Caldwell wrote: Currently I am using kmail

Re: [newbie] C compilers

Kathleen -- I use gcc to program in C. It works fine, and it's installed automatically with Mandrake if you install the "developer" mode (when installing do customized, then developer). It's not as fancy as, say, Borland on Windows, but it works well. If you want a book that will actually

Re: [newbie] Re Cable Modem install

This sounds a lot like another problem (one that Bob was having until just a few minutes ago) with a NIC and modem conflicting. It's a long shot, but what worked in that case was this: edit/etc/hosts and make sure there is nore entry for anything other than the loopback address

Re: [newbie] Yo

Hi Goldenpi, You can go to : http://www.moochers.com/ The got alot of good Freeware there and stuff for Linux also! There is also a link to it on my web page. Take Care, Doug Goldenpi wrote: Well windows does take less setting up. But linux has better memory

Re: [newbie] Yo

Ya I can go to the MS Web site and down load the fixes for Windows just like we can download the updates and fixes for Linux! Steve I thing your biggest problem is that Bill Gate's is successful and your not! Steve Weltman wrote: Jason, not to be too personal, but if you can't get Linux to

Re: [newbie] Yo

Hi Don, What I get sick of most under Linux is when I download programs that needs to be compiled it seems like most of the time you never have all the right librarys to compile it. Then you got to go out on the web to find it. Then when you try to install them sometimes the system don't want you

Re: [newbie] X 4.01 and default font

Sorry I cannot help you with the other stuff. But to use your own backgrounds in WindowMaker you need to copy or move them to: /home/yourusername/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Backgrounds And then select the background from the WindowMaker left mouse-click menu. What goes in the directory

Re: [newbie] C compilers

Hi Kathleen, I use the compiler that comes with Mandrake which is also the same one in Redhat and the others. If it's C you're programming in invoke 'gcc', if you're doing C++ use 'g++'. Although actually either one will work for both C and C++. I've gotten some funny errors from gcc when

[newbie] uploading to apache

what do I have to set or do to be able to upload files to my Apache web server on my lan? I use front page but I know it will ftp. There must be some sort of account file or some thing I need to set up. I can accsess the server and it asks me for a user name and pass work. But wont let me

Re: [newbie] Yo

Procmail. Have you met my good friend /dev/null ? Phil On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Doug wrote: Ya I can go to the MS Web site and down load the fixes for Windows just like we can download the updates and fixes for Linux! Steve I thing your biggest problem is that Bill Gate's is successful and

Re: [newbie] uploading to apache

Gavin wrote the response below to what appears ot be the same problem you have. I have tacked it on below your message: --Greg - Original Message - what do I have to set or do to be able to upload files to my Apache web server on my lan? I use front page but I know it will ftp. There