Re: [Server-devel] Static Ip settings

2008-08-14 Thread Michael Stone
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 12:34:07PM -0700, Tom Mitchell wrote: >Removing the man and info pages is an obvious and necessary step to keep >within the >tight space limits of the XO.In a not too urgent future .. I would like to >see the "rm" become a "mv" so they can be captured and packaged for >

Re: [Server-devel] Static Ip settings

2008-08-12 Thread Tom Mitchell
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 04:50:20PM +1000, James Cameron wrote: > On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:10:13PM -0700, Tom Mitchell wrote: > > I have not looked for the build scripts... Is there a pointer? > > http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=users/mstone/puritan;f=install_hacks.py;hb=devel_jffs2 > > line 161.

Re: [Server-devel] Static Ip settings

2008-08-11 Thread James Cameron
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:10:13PM -0700, Tom Mitchell wrote: > I have not looked for the build scripts... Is there a pointer? http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=users/mstone/puritan;f=install_hacks.py;hb=devel_jffs2 line 161. # kill caches and documentation (needs to be done after we finish reading

Re: [Server-devel] Static Ip settings

2008-08-11 Thread James Cameron
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:10:13PM -0700, Tom Mitchell wrote: > Documentation that matches the package set as delivered will be > needed. Okay, well, as an example, on Joyride 2286, the effect of the removal can be demonstrated: -bash-3.2# rpm -qla | grep /usr/share/man | wc --lines 1449 1449 ma

Re: [Server-devel] Static Ip settings

2008-08-11 Thread Tom Mitchell
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 10:38 PM, James Cameron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 08:19:30AM -0700, Tom Mitchell wrote: >> The comment about "Debian version" reminds me to ask about man and >> info pages. Is there a set of man pages that matches the packages for >> various XO i

Re: [Server-devel] Static Ip settings

2008-08-11 Thread James Cameron
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 08:19:30AM -0700, Tom Mitchell wrote: > The comment about "Debian version" reminds me to ask about man and > info pages. Is there a set of man pages that matches the packages for > various XO installations? Since XO disk space is small I expect an > online or school serv

Re: [Server-devel] Static Ip settings

2008-08-11 Thread Tom Mitchell
The comment about "Debian version" reminds me to ask about man and info pages. Is there a set of man pages that matches the packages for various XO installations? Since XO disk space is small I expect an online or school server cache On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 5:08 PM, James Cameron <[EMAIL PR

Re: [Server-devel] Static Ip settings

2008-07-26 Thread James Cameron
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 09:40:04AM +1100, David Leeming wrote: > Thanks James, I think this was a case of a typo and fixation with the > error staring me in the face!! Sometimes one should look for the > obvious!!! ;-) I used the Debian version of ipcalc in my reply. Should you need it, anot

Re: [Server-devel] Static Ip settings

2008-07-26 Thread David Leeming
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Cameron Sent: Saturday, 26 July 2008 10:53 a.m. To: David Leeming Cc: server-devel@lists.laptop.org Subject: Re: [Server-devel] Static Ip settings G'day David, Destination host unreachable suggests either incorrect netmask, a route missi

Re: [Server-devel] Static Ip settings

2008-07-25 Thread James Cameron
G'day David, Destination host unreachable suggests either incorrect netmask, a route missing on the XS, causing it to use another interface it has, or a reply from the gateway over ICMP refusing to forward the packets. Based on the data you sent, I think the network mask is the cause, especially

[Server-devel] Static Ip settings

2008-07-25 Thread David Leeming
I am a little new to Linux at this level, please can the list advise me regarding changing the network settings for static IP. I'm also not a wizard on general networking. I am in the "field" in the Solomon Islands, in the middle of single-class deployments in 3 primary schools. I have a demo X