[newbie] netword card

Hi, I post my message again since I haven't received any response and I haven't resolved the problem. I have got a notebook with a combo 3c575cT network card. The card is recognised by Mandrake 8.0. When I try to ping myself, the data packets aren't send. When I configure manually the IRQ and

[newbie] ftp server: maintenance in progress

Hi everyboddy, Since I upgraded to linux mandrake 8.0 my ftp server is unreachable. When I try to connect by ftp to my machine, I got the following message: 500 FTP server shut down (Maintenance in progress). I checked in the DrakConf the services who where running. Proftpd

[newbie] rpm

Hi, How can I know what dit the installation of a rpm ? I am wondering because I installed the GSL rpm but I do not find the gsl_math.h file. Something went perhaps wrong during the installation... Thanks a lot Fred Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] What version of gcc do I have?

Hi, Just type gcc -v. For more information: man gcc Fred On Mon, 27 Aug 2001 20:51:31 -0400 Isaac Curtis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can I tell what version of gcc I have? Or any other program, for that matter? (I'm asking specifically for the command line way to do this) Thanks

[newbie] ftp transfer

Hello, I have a problem to transfer files. When I try to transfer a file from my pc (with gftp) to a particular PC, I get the message "No such file or directory". When I try to transfer a file from this station to mine, it works perfectly. I have no problem with other pc to

[newbie] no postscript printers in linuxconf

Hello, I try to print with lpr under mandrake 7.2. I installed the rhs-filters, printtool, control-panel and of course the lpr rpm. When I add a printer with linuxconf I can't choose a postscript printer. Has anyone a solution ? PS: I have installed once again the ghostscript package.

[newbie] switching between two color mode

Hi, I've got an application that needs to be run in 256 colors. The problem is that I work normally in 65536 colors. Has anybody an idea to solve this problem (of course I can change each time I use it but it is very annoying). Thanks a lot Frdric

[newbie] printer and cups no longer available

Hello, I have just installed the update of the cups files with the Update tools from Mandrake (7.2 version). Since then, I can not print anymore. The commands like lpd do not exist anymore. When I try ton configure my printer with the cups tools, nothing happens. When I use the Printer tool

[newbie] telnet and ftp access

Hello, I installed the 7.2 distribution and I like to connect directly to my pc by a ftp or telnet session. When I try this, I get a message telling me that the connection is refused. Has anyone the solution ? Thanks a lot Frdric Rooms

[newbie] hp4050

Hello, I installed the mandrake 7.2 distribution. When I try to print via the network with a HP4050 printer, I only get PJL commands. I downloaded the latest version of the driver but it still doesn't work. Has someone an idea ? Thanks a lot. Frdric Rooms