Re: [SLUG] Routing problem (I think)

>> >> what does /etc/nsswitch.conf say? Hmmm: bigdog: hosts: files nisplus nis dns sage: hosts: files dns dns -- -- Alan L Tyree[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.law.usyd.edu.au/~alant Tel: +61 2 4782 2670 Mobile: +61 419

Re: [SLUG] Routing problem (I think)

> ssh -v -v bigdog: shows that the system "hangs" for most of the 45 > seconds on the line > > ssh_connect: getuid 500 getuid 0 anon 1 > > All of this seems to me to suggest a problem with ssh configuation > rather than a routing problem. There is also an option to the ssh server that will disp

Re: [SLUG] Routing problem (I think)

what does /etc/nsswitch.conf say? - Original Message - From: "Alan L Tyree" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 9:23 AM Subject: Re: [SLUG] Routing problem (I think) > > > On all machines: > > /etc/hosts: > 127.0.0.1 localhost

Re: [SLUG] Routing problem (I think)

On all machines: /etc/hosts: 127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.1.2 bigdog.my.home bigdog 192.168.1.1 sage.my.homesage 192.168.1.3 chickie.my.home chickie /etc/host.conf: order hosts,bind /etc/resolv.conf: domain my.home nameserver 203.2.75.132 nameserver 198.142.0.51 >> >>

Re: [SLUG] Routing problem (I think)

On Fri, 2002-07-26 at 08:59, Alan L Tyree wrote: > > ssh -v -v bigdog: shows that the system "hangs" for most of the 45 > seconds on the line > > ssh_connect: getuid 500 getuid 0 anon 1 > SSH is trying to resolve the computer name from the IP on the incoming side. It is hitting DNS and

Re: [SLUG] Routing problem (I think)

Thanks to everybody that replied on this. None of the suggestions have fixed the problem yet, but I have more information. Recall the problem was: sage --> bigdog --> ISP When bigdog is *not* connected, ssh takes about 45 seconds to connect. When bigdog is connected, connection is quick.

Re: [SLUG] Testing if password is valid

At Wed, 24 Jul 2002 12:37:23 +1000, Gavin Carr wrote: > print "Username? "; > $username = ; > print "Password? "; > $userpass = ; > $passwd = (getpwnam($username))[1]; > print (crypt($userpass, $passwd) eq $passwd) ? "okay\n" : "bad\n"; > > This works with conventional crypt passwords

Re: [SLUG] Routing problem (I think)

At Wed, 24 Jul 2002 16:36:48 +1000, John Ferlito wrote: kermit:/usr/src# hostname -s kermit kermit:/usr/src# hostname -d inodes.org kermit:/usr/src# hostname -f kermit.inodes.org kermit:/usr/src# > the domains comes from etc/hosts in etc/hosts you should have > 192.168.1.x kermit.inodes.org kermi

Re: [SLUG] help with Linux commands needed

Joseph Tandl wrote: >Can you point me to website(s) or person(s) with such knowledge? > Possibly the single most useful thing I have ever learned from this mailing list is the existence of the command "apropos". You type: apropos ("apropos unzip" for example) and it will search all the do

Re: [SLUG] Re: batch procesing *.doc to *.html

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Re: [SLUG] Can't install linux on an old 386

> On Wed, 2002-07-24 at 20:28, Ken Caldwell wrote: > > I have an old computer with a '386 CPU on which I thought I would > > Probably clutching at straws here, but does it have a math coprocessor? Yes. > Adding "no387" to the lilo boot prompt might help in the case that it > does have one whic

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Re: [SLUG] Next SLUG Meeting - Friday, 26th July, 2002

On Thu, 2002-07-25 at 15:55, Tony Green wrote: > Next SLUG Meeting - Friday, 28th June, 2002 > Yes, the $1's worth of broken CD's goes to Harlan for spotting this month's deliberate mistake. The meeting is on the 26th July (as it said in the subject) Greeno -- Tony Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> T

[SLUG] Re: help with Linux commands needed

Thank you, Richard. That looks to me to be exactly what I need and hoped for... Joseph - Original Message - From: "Richard Ames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Joseph Tandl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 5:34 PM Subject: Re: [SLUG] help with Linux commands needed > > Have