Cool!
I've just started the basic linux course too!
This site has lots of good links.
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/linux.htm
As for certification I think that there are only two that I would consider
worthwhile. Explore the sites. I haven't made up my mind yet.
SAIR Linux which is distro
Well, so far the other shoe hasn't dropped.
As for a targeted mail campain it would suck. They failed to ask for our
names. I won't even get one of those:
Dear MR SMITH we have recently heard that you surf for FOURTY PLUS hours
per week.
Kind of letters.
They could have collected
You know you're an email junkie when you click Get Mail and nothing happens
so you click it again just to be sure.
Grant
On Friday 04 January 2002 20:41, you wrote:
On Friday 04 January 2002 11:21 pm, Mick wrote:
Hi List,
Just a test to see if I can still post to the list.
Mick
I'm in Canada and I notice the same thing. Sometimes my posts just float out
in cyberspace for a few days until they bounce back undeliverable. Sometimes
they had already been delivered before being bounced.
My mail client checks every 10 minutes. Some people who post have all 5 of
their
On Thursday 03 January 2002 01:26, you wrote:
I need to do a project for my statistics class and thought this place would
be perfect for it. I need 50 people to answer this and it would be greatly
appreciated.
1. How many hours a week do you spend online?
20
2. What is your age?
33
3.
Experience with Windows has taught me to NEVER run anything DEMO. Ever. I
wont do it with Linux either. A demo is made by ripping a chunk out of a full
program and cauterizing the dangly bits.
I hope you liked the magazine.
Grant
On Monday 31 December 2001 03:47, you wrote:
I got a Linux
I am trying to install SO 5.2 from the 8.0 CD. The setup program is in the
KDE menu. I want to put the program where it can be installed once and used
by all. SO seems to want to have a full copy of itself in each user directory.
I have tried Network install and Workstation install. As root I
Here is something that I have noticed about software manager. It only works
until the next reboot. Then you have to remove the old source and pick an new
one that you have not used before.
Oh, and when it says 'Updating Lists' it doesn't. It only gets that
information once. When you try to
Two things.
Change your screen resolution up one level with mandrake control center. You
can test before applying. If your fonts are then too tiny you can make them
bigger.
Or
Click the arrow on the bottom left or right of the screen to move the toolbar
out of your way.
On Sunday 30 December
I forwarded this to our local LUG. One of our members is from a local ISP
that uses wireless technology. This was the feedback:
hi,
I remember the FreeBSD firewalling can govern bandwidth usage on an
interface.
*** Yes it can...It's based on firewall rules in which you divert packets
to
Well you know why Moses spent 40 years wandering through the desert?
Even back them men wouldnt stop and ask for directions.
On Wednesday 26 December 2001 04:33, you wrote:
On Wednesday 26 December 2001 17:26, Mark Weaver wrote:
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Thanks for the vote of confidence.
There are many people on this list who can help you help yourself.
Most questions can be answered with a Google search. I.e.
mandrake 8.1 brand of sound card
There are lots of instructions on networking as well. It would help to know
what you consider a
There are two things I have noticed about Linux.
1) An inherent cheekiness in the documentation.
2) The assumption that you know what you are doing.
It has been said that with windows, it something doesnt work you can just
keep poking buttons until you figure it out. With Linux that approach
Try this:
In your bastille-firewall.cfg file add ssh to your INTERNAL_INTERFACES= part.
Just keep re-reading the notes until you think you got it. In order to enable
ssh and port 22 to be seen on the internet I added 22+ ssh+ to the trusted
intefaces. There is a whole QA section at the bottom
One more thing. Is ssh running? Try opening a console and log in as root. type
service sshd start
see if sshd is part of your boot up process.
On Monday 24 December 2001 15:19, you wrote:
Try this:
In your bastille-firewall.cfg file add ssh to your INTERNAL_INTERFACES=
part. Just keep
I did manage at last to get port 22 to open. The file you need to access is
/etc/Bastille/bastille-firewall.cfg
There is a lot of information in there about how to open and close ports and
whether this is a good or bad idea. If you want to access it you need to log
in as root.
On Saturday 22
I did manage at last to get port 22 to open. The file you need to access is
/etc/Bastille/bastille-firewall.cfg
There is a lot of information in there about how to open and close ports and
whether this is a good or bad idea. If you want to access it you need to log
in as root.
On Friday 21
Yup, that nicely sums it up.
If they had done the expert install they would have found even more
irritating mouse overs. Rather, only half of the default files have a mouse
over explanation. I always use the custom, expert, or advanced options when
installing software. With 8.0 the OS tends
http://www.killertux.com/modules.php?op=modloadname=Reviewsfile=indexreq=showcontentid=14
On Sunday 23 December 2001 12:06, you wrote:
OK,
I'm not sure what I've typed wrong. Therefore, let's try this ...
simply go to http://www.killertux.com and then follow the link to the
review that is
Yes, but only port 80. I cannot seem to get tinyfirewall to disengage.
On Friday 21 December 2001 16:14, you wrote:
On Saturday 22 December 2001 05:37 pm, you wrote:
I cannot seem to get the firewall to switch off.
My IP is 24.67.229.176
temporary user name - dufus, password - dufus
If
If you are a newbie like me but dont want to be anymore, check out this free
course.
http://www.basiclinux.net/
The next term begins Monday, 7 January 2002. Registration for that class
closes Saturday, 5 January 2002; if you're not subscribed to the mailing list
by then you will NOT get in
Yes, I did the upgrade. No, its not a problem. My machine still thinks its
running 8.0
You get a few more icons too.
When you do the upgrade make sure you download all of the developer files
too. It doesnt matter if you are a developer or not, the files seem to take
care of a lot of weird
I have the same chip and a similar problem I have just about every sound
utility installed. I can play music cds only if the volume control is all the
way up and the speakers are cranked.
When I try to play a midi file with KMid I get 'could not open /dev/sequencer
Probably another program is
I have installed cicero cards (on win 98 and LM8.0) that turned out to be
realtek 8139's. Installation was flawless and the box even came with a 24hr
1-800 support number. It said something like Before you take this card back
to the store please call.
No opinion on Intel.
Grant
On
Sorry if this has been flogged to death.
When I reboot the machine eth0 fails to initialize. The cure so far has been
to go through the mandrake control center network setup and the security and
firewall setups. The first attempt to run the security and firewall setup
gives the error message
I got one from him too. Only it says
Content-Type: audio/x-wav;
name=YOU_ARE_FAT!.MP3.scr
followed by giberish. I tried to reply but it bounced. I am trying again by
removing the underscore. Could just be a spammer.
On December 2, 2001 03:47 pm, you wrote:
On Saturday 01 December
I have installed the packages below and restarted x. When I use mandrake
control to change the display configuration it only lets me choose between
trying xfree86 3.3.6 and xfree86 4.0.3
What happened to the xfree86 4.1.0 choice? Now that I have the files, how do
I actually use them?
I
, Carroll Grigsby wrote:
Grant Fraser wrote:
I give up trying to upgrade a piece at a time. When trying to
upgrade to KDE 2.2.2 I found that it wanted me to install setup
which conflicts with bash and I cant force it.
Is there an 8.1 upgrade disk? even with cable internet
I give up trying to upgrade a piece at a time. When trying to upgrade to KDE
2.2.2 I found that it wanted me to install setup which conflicts with
bash and I cant force it.
Is there an 8.1 upgrade disk? even with cable internet it still takes 10
hours to download one ISO. The last time I
Anybody else out there able to get it to install? I keep running into
circular dependancies. ie file A needs file B needs file A. Is there a magic
first file that will just install? Trying to install 10 at at time doesn't
seem to work, it just generates a longer error message
Want to buy
and then get it right you've learned 101 things.
In Windows I'd learned milliions of things:)
Grant
On November 26, 2001 06:09 am, you wrote:
On Sat, 24 Nov 2001 20:59:18 -0800, Grant Fraser [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I am having difficulty updating some software. RPM says that the package
can
I am running LM8.0 with a motherboard that has the sis620 chipset. The video
driver is xfree86-3.3.6 experimental 3D. It did not want to work with
xfree86-4.0.6
There is supposed to be another driver but everytime I look for it I find
only dead links.
I seem to have the latest glibc files
Promiscuous mode?
I've never heard of promiscuous mode. Does that mean it sneaks past your
firewall at night to find cheap thrills on the internet?
On November 21, 2001 07:16 pm, Steve Weltman wrote:
Hi Derek,
Thanks for the fast response. I am using the 3c905TX, which is a PCI card
(in a
There are some games that came with LM 8.0 that refuse to run. (ie. penguin
command. The screen turns black then goes away and I am left with the
desktop) A terminal window pops up then goes away. This is made more anoying
because there is a game that I downloaded that I wanted to try but I am
http://www.mycgiserver.com/~kalish/
This link was posted nov 5.
Be afraid
Be very afraid
On November 19, 2001 05:04 pm, you wrote:
Hi!
I have done some secure issue in my Linux Server. How can I know is it
secure.
Is there a tools to trying to hack my Linux Server ?
Best Regards,
?
/Søren
On Wed, 2001-11-21 at 05:25, Grant Fraser wrote:
http://www.mycgiserver.com/~kalish/
This link was posted nov 5.
Be afraid
Be very afraid
On November 19, 2001 05:04 pm, you wrote:
Hi!
I have done some secure issue in my Linux Server. How can I know is it
secure
So I realize that I'm going to have to give up and learn the command line
stuff :(
Does each distro have a different set of commands?
What book or website would you recommend? Keep in mind I do know DOS.
Thank you, Grant
On November 16, 2001 05:34 am, you wrote:
http://www.linux-tips.net/
Looking for a replacement for freeciv. Does anybody out there know of a free
MPG (strategy) that runs on linux and windows?
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
If I check the box restore session the next time you log in the only
difference that I notice is that it takes longer to reboot. It seems to be
one more step added to the loading of kde. I haven't checked it off lately
because I haven't found an advantage in using it.
Things are only useful
have not cared enough about sound in order to fix it.
Grant Fraser
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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