RE: [newbie] M$ and 85%

I think the loss in XBox for MS will be a strategic gain in the long run... it is just my opinion... because they are lossing so much money in the hardware ... all that for $200, but the games they sell each cost nearly $60!!! ... just like PS2 or GameCube... it probably will not take long to

Re: [newbie] Good ISP for Linux?

Peter Ruskin wrote: On Tuesday 10 July 2001 17:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone could suggest specific modems that I might be able to use with Linux-Mandrake 7.0 and an ISP that will support Linux, because my present one AOL does not. I live in

[newbie] / partition

I've used diskdrake but cannot expand my / partition. It is almost full and I get an error saying just so. Funny thing though, my 512 sound card does not work properly in win98 but perfectly in 8.0 and beos. thanks for any help, eric

Re: [newbie] Netscape

under linux and Windows, but in Windows, in addition to specifying the home page, one must also select "Navigator starts with: Home page" ELB -- Eric L. Brine | Chicken: The egg's way of making more eggs. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Do you always hit the nail on the thumb? IC

Re: [newbie] Programming

, though, is critical to developing good relational databases. However, it's limited to querying and updating databases. SQL commands are usually issued from other programs, written in C, perl, java, whatever. -- Eric L. Brine | Chicken: The egg's way of making more eggs. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Do you

Re: [newbie] Accessing NT lan from Linux - SERIOUSLY -Idesperatelyneed help on this, guys...

and vice-versa. ELB -- Eric L. Brine | Chicken: The egg's way of making more eggs. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Do you always hit the nail on the thumb? ICQ# 4629314 | An optimist thinks thorn bushes have roses.

[expert] I figured out how they do FTPd to FTPd xfers!

hine 'RETR' and 'STOR' is sent. One could even do this with two telnet windows! wow! ELB -- Eric L. Brine | Chicken: The egg's way of making more eggs. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Do you always hit the nail on the thumb? ICQ# 4629314 | An optimist thinks thorn bushes have roses.

Re: [newbie] Firewall Setup

, it requires the use of a SOCKS proxy/firewall. Check your ICQ settings. ELB -- Eric L. Brine | Chicken: The egg's way of making more eggs. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Do you always hit the nail on the thumb? ICQ# 4629314 | An optimist thinks thorn bushes have roses.

Re: [newbie] Good Programming Editor

I don't know how you would do that with Moonshine unless you had access to your file through NFS or SMB. If the files are on your own server I would recommend configuring one of those to gain access to your files on the server. "Maghera, Gabor" wrote: How do I do remote editing without having

[newbie] Strange messages in my log files.

I found this in my /var/log/messages log: kernel: ip_masq_ftp OUT: got PASV I find no indication that anything was transfered in the xferlog file. This is on a home server and I know for a fact that my family and I haven't been using FTP. In fact no one was logged on at the time of the

[newbie] Does PortSentry need to be recomiled after a kernel upgrade?

I will be upgrading my kernel soon and I was wondering if anyone knows if PortSentry will have to be recompiled to work properly? Thanks

[newbie] Sendmail

I was told that if I remove the -bd flag from the script that starts sendmail, it would no longer listen to port 25. This is exactly what I want but I don't know what script I need to edit. (Mandrake 6.0) Does anyone know what script / file I need to edit? Thanks

[newbie] Background jobs

I need to start a job in the background (jobname ) but sometimes I need to bring it back to the forground to "talk to it" and then put it back into the background. Can anyone tell me how to do this? Thanks.

[newbie] Blocking @HOME with ipchains - Can they tell?

I got tired of @HOME running scans on my system so I blocked them with: ipchains -I input -p TCP -s 24.4.254.140 -d 0/0 80 -j DENY -l ipchains -I input -p TCP -s 24.4.254.141 -d 0/0 80 -j DENY -l Can they tell that they're blocked or does it just look like I'm not running any services?

[newbie] Blocking access to my web server for a particular IP address... How?

How can I block access to my web server to a particular IP address? Thanks.

[newbie] Apache fails to start.

When I try starting my Apache web server with: /usr/sbin/httpd -f /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf I get the messages: BUG IN DYNAMIC LINKER ld.so: dynamic-link.h: 57: elf_get_dynamic_info: Assertion `! "bad dynamic tag"' failed! Anyone know what it is trying to tell me?

[newbie] How do I bring eth0 down?

I have a Linux server that I use for IP Masq. I wish to bring the ethernet card to the outside down before lowering my firewall to do work on the server. (I have has a LOT of attacks.) I would just unplug the cable modem but when I do that there are a lot of time out problems (delays) I was

[newbie] tgz files

Are tgz files the same as tar.gz files? If not how do I decompress them? Thanks

[newbie] My FTP server stopped working.

My FTP server suddenly stopped working. I find this in my /var/log/messages file: Oct 14 15:22:35 C287853-A ftpd[25111]: FTP server (BeroFTPD 1.3.4(1) Wed Aug 25 18:35:09 CEST 1999) ready. Oct 14 15:22:35 C287853-A ftpd[25111]: Cannot bind socket: Address already in use Does anyone know what I

[newbie] Log file questions.

Below is an example from my messages log. I think someone it trying to crack my box but I'm too green to know what he's doing. Are there books or doc files that I can read so that I can understand these files without constantly asking for help? How ever while I learn. HELP! What is this

[newbie] How do I turn in a hacker?

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:oboe.dsi.uminho.pt Address: 193.137.8.223

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

ie] How do I turn in a hacker? "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 directory ns

[newbie] Mandrake 6.0 to Mandrake 6.1 - - - Worth the effort??

I'm running Mandrake 6.0 with all the patches. If I take the time to upgrade to 6.1 what will it give me?

[newbie] Where can I find kdoc

I installed the K-Development IDE onto my Mandrake distribution of Linux but it need a few more files/packages to completely setup. One of them is kdoc. I have searched the Mandrake site but I don't find it. Can anyone tell me where I might locate this package. I also need the following:

[newbie] undefined reference to xmalloc, xfree

I'm trying to compile and everything needed to get K-Develop IDE fully functional. This is very difficult for me because it requires so many packages (Not all of which are RPMs). I believe that I'm making good progress but when I try to compile glimpse I get the error message: Undefined

[newbie] KDE Libraries... Where?

Can someone tell me where Mandrake 6.0 puts the KDE libraries? The K-Develop IDE is asking for them but I can't seem to find them anywhere! Thanks

[newbie] Is g++ and gcc the same compiler???

I want to install the K-Development package. The instructions say that I need g++ 2.7.2/g++ 2.8.1/egcs 1.1 (or compatible), available at http://www.gnu.org. I went out to the sight but didn't find g++. I found gcc which is also a C++ compiler but is it the same compiler?? How can I tell if I

Re: [newbie] How do U edit smb.conf?

Sevatio, Samba comes with a really nice utility called SWAT. (Samba Web Administration Tool) It is run through your Web browser. Type http:// Your IP Address:901 -Original Message- From: Sevatio Octavio [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday,

[newbie] K-Development IDE

I'm trying to get the K-Development IDE to compile using Mandrake 6.0. When I type ./configure it does a bunch of checking but errors off giving this output: checking whether the C++ compiler (g++ -s) works . . . no configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C++ compiler cannot

Re: [newbie] K-Development IDE

I have successfuly installed the K-Development IDE! It looks fantastic. However (there's always a however isn't there?) the first time I ran it it configured itself and told me that it was missing about six files. Preventing me from doing several things including debugging inside the IDE! I

[newbie] How do you stop people from using your server as a spam relay???

It appears that some jerk may be trying to use my Linux server to relay mail. I don't know if he succeeded or not but I don't to take any chances. Short of killing all mail services how can I make using my Linux box as a relay VERY difficult? Thanks.

Re: [newbie] PLEASE! What do these log entries mean?!?

but I read a lot before I started surfing as root and allowed someone to "get root" Good Luck -Original Message- From: Eric L. Damron I have found that people unknown are attacking my linux box! The following entries were found in maillog: snip horrible whining sound Please!

Re: [newbie] PLEASE! What do these log entries mean?!?

Thank You -Original Message- From: Axalon Bloodstone [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 1:32 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] PLEASE! What do these log entries mean?!? On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Eric L. Damron wrote: I have found

Re: [newbie] How do I install php-3_0_9_tar.tar

Thanks Brett! Sorry if I seemed a little cranky in my last message. I've covered so much ground in such a short time that I'm going brain dead. I want to create a web site that interfaces with the PostgresSQL backend. I also need to protect various parts of my web site via logins. I have a

[newbie] My logging has stopped!

What do I need to do to setup system logging again? (/var/log/secure, xferlog, etc) Can anyone tell me all of the steps I need to take to implement system logging as if I were implementing it for the first time. Thanks.

[newbie] Samba and Epson Stylus Pro Printer.

Has anyone used a shared injet printer with Samba? My windows client won't let me create the share because it says that the printer is off-line. I used SWAT to setup the printer and it does show up in the browsing list for the server. I'm using Red Hat 6.0 (Mandrake 6.0) and the printer is an

[newbie] Has anyone used a Win98 client to access a PostgresSQL server?

I wish to write some VB or C++ apps for windows clients that would access a PostgresSQL database. I have done this with Microsoft databases but I would like to get away from Microsoft servers in favor of Linux. Are there ODBC drives that will work on the clients? What needs to be done on the

[newbie] How do I install php-3_0_9_tar.tar

I need to install PHP. I picked up PHP-3_0_9_tar.tar from http://www.downloadsafari.com How do I know that this file will work with Mandrake 6.0 (RedHat 6.0) How do I install it? Thanks

Re: [newbie] How do I install php-3_0_9_tar.tar

Thanks for the info Brett. And BTW I am a newbie to Linux and I have been RTFM almost constantly and I'm getting F*king tired of RTFM so if I can get a little information without RTFM, I certainly will. So, If anyone out there can tell me how to install a "tar.gz" file so that I don't have to

[newbie] Samba and Epson Stylus Pro Printer.

I have an Epson Stylus Pro hanging off my Linux server. I can print fine from the Linux box and I have configured Samba as follows: [Epson Stylus Pro] comment = Epson Color Ink Jet path = /var/spool/samba print ok = Yes When I try to attach to the printer my

[newbie] How do I troubleshoot Telnet?

Are there any step by step instructions for troubleshooting a telnet server? Mine was working but somehow I mangaged to screw it up. Now when I telnet into it I get the message "Connection Lost." It doesn't even ask me for a username / password anymore. Thanks.

[newbie] Postgres is running! Now what?

Now that I have Postgres running how do I interface with it? Are there ODBC drivers out there for it? What about frontends? Case tools? Thanks.

Re: [newbie] PostgresSQL - Thanks Steve!

Thanks Steve! I followed your instructions and I'm up and running!