[newbie] Apache permission problems

Having problems with file permissions and Apache on a Mandrake 9.0 box. Error message is: Forbidden You don't have permission to access /bookmarks2.htm on this server. Apache-AdvancedExtranetServer/1.3.26 Server at mail.shadowdog.com Port 80 Permissions for the enclosing directories for the

[newbie] RAID configuration problems

Having big trouble trying to configure MDK 9.0 with a Promise IDE RAID. If there are drives attached to the the RAID controller, in this case a couple of Western Digital 80 giggers, the BIOS allows me to set up the RAID. However, the Mandrake 9.0 installer only sees two separate drives. It

[newbie] IBM Deskstars in Mandrake 9.0 server

I built a server recently for web server, email server, file server and other uses and am running Mandrake 9.0 on it. I used a pair of 100 GB IBM Deskstars (120GXP's I believe). IBM is having problems with these drives failing and now recommends only using them 330 hours a month, something

[newbie] Choice of wireless card for Linux notebook?

Thinking about trying to configure a wireless 802.11B PCMCIA card to work in a Toshiba notebook running Mandrake 8. Has anyone got experience with this and can you make recommendations about which ones to consider or alternatively, which ones to stay away from. To add to the complexity, the

[newbie] copying files from one to another

I have two laptops on the same network running Mandrake 8. Samba is installed and running on both. It is not clear to me how best to copy files from one to the other for backup and synchronization purposes. Can someone recommend the best method? Andy

[newbie] Tripplite UPS control

Can a Tripplite UPS be controlled via a serial cable from Linux? Running Mandrake 8.0 on a Toshiba Tecra 8000 (quite happily serving my mail and a bunch of web sites, incidentally) and I'd like to have the option of having a controlled shutdown. Needless to say, their shutdown application is

[newbie] Using 3c575_cb driver

Looks like I need to use 3c575_cb for my 3com PC card and it is on neither the 7.0 or 7.1 Mandrake install. I have located the source for it, but have no idea what to do to make use of it. Symptom is network connections that fail after a few minutes, sometimes even seconds. The card is a

[newbie] 3Com PC Card Woes

Having trouble getting proper configuration for a 3Com 10/100 LAN CardBus PC Card 3CCFE575BT on my Thinkpad 760 XL. Under KDE, the card works correctly for a couple of minutes and then just stops. Pinging the machine over my local lan then gets no response and I can't get to the internet

[newbie] Connecting to Macintoshes

I have two Macs on the same LAN as the Thinkpad and I want to copy files from one of them to the Linux Thinkpad to use it a a web server. Both are configured with IP addresses and file sharing is on. HOw do I get the Thinkpad to see them so that I can move files? Or conversely, can I get

[newbie] Multiple questions on Mandrake 7.0

1) Having trouble getting proper configuration for a 3Com 10/100 LAN CardBus PC Card 3CCFE575BT on my Thinkpad 760 XL. Under KDE, the card works correctly for a couple of minutes and then just stops. Pinging the machine over my local lan then gets no response and I can't get to the internet

[newbie] Where are the apps??

Loaded Mandrake 7.0 on a Thinkpad 760XL and used RPM to install StarOffice and Apache. Now I can't find them. They don't show up in any KDE application menus and the only icon that shows for StarOffice just runs the installer. I've done that twice and can't find the application. This