Re: [CentOS] how do I find out which nameserver returns a DNS query?

2008-07-07 Thread Ken Price
DIG tells you which server returned the results. Look for the SERVER line, should be third from the bottom. If you want to query specific nameservers directly, use dig like this: dig @ns1.myserver domainname.com dig @ns2.myserver domainname.com etc, etc. -Ken - Message from [EMAIL

Re: [CentOS] how do I find out which nameserver returns a DNS query?

2008-07-07 Thread Ken Price
This line ... ;; SERVER: 4.2.2.1#53(4.2.2.1) ... tells you the DNS server which returned the result, which in this case, is more than likely a caching (recursive) DNS server. If verbose enough logging is enabled on that caching server, it should tell you which primary DNS server

Re: [CentOS] how do I find out which nameserver returns a DNS query?

2008-07-07 Thread Ken Price
Ok, sorry, let me re-phrase. I want to know on my own server, which of my nameservers replied to the DNS query. In this example 4.2.2.1 is our ISP's upstream DNS server, which is configured in /etc/resolv.conf - so it should technically appear there. But, let's say I query host1.myserver.co.za

Re: [CentOS] kmod-drbd (2.6.9-55.0.2.EL) has unknown symbols (kmod-drbd-smp not).

2007-07-30 Thread Ken Price
On 7/30/07, Martin Hamant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: # uname -a Linux *** 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL #1 Tue Jun 26 14:08:18 EDT 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux # modprobe drbd FATAL: Error inserting drbd (/lib/modules/2.6.9-55.0.2.EL/extra/drbd.ko): Invalid module format What do you see with this

[CentOS] Re: Postfix smtp freezing

2007-08-09 Thread Ken Price
Should I use the graphical update or just yum update? Also are there any updates I should be concerned about? Should I update now, or after I resolve the smtp issue? RHEL has a decent GUI, however you will be better off ignoring it and getting familiar with administering the box via the

Re: [CentOS] Re: Postfix smtp freezing

2007-08-13 Thread Ken Price
Jason, This has nothing to do with AUTHORITATIVE dns. I'm speculating this is a problem with your choice of RECURSIVE (caching) name servers. Realize, however, that without being on the box and looking at your configuration, all I can do is speculate. Mail .medvoice.com

Re: [CentOS] Re: Postfix smtp freezing

2007-08-13 Thread Ken Price
You are correct, resolve.conf does list my isp's dns 250.171.3.65 which is qwest. The internal windows workstations also point o the isp's dns server. Can I setup a cashing dns server on the mail server itself?? Absolutely. Assuming that none is running already: # netstat -l | grep -e domain

Re: [CentOS] Re: Postfix smtp freezing - possible dns issues

2007-08-14 Thread Ken Price
The only problem is when I use netstat -l | grep -e domain -e 54 i get warning, got duplicate tcp line. a netstat -l gets me the folowing. Is this ok? yes. BIND simply bound :-) to all IP's. -ken ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

Re: [CentOS] SFTP error (perhaps due not to using passive mode?)

2007-08-15 Thread Ken Price
'ftps' is kind of an orphan, I don't believe there's actually any sort of RFC or spec for it. pretty much everything I've seen uses sftp/scp/ssh instead Forgive me, but i simply don't understand that statement. Both SFTP and FTPS are very much alive and well in the real world. Each has

Re: [CentOS] Help with backups

2007-08-20 Thread Ken Price
What do people suggest? Thanks. Scott Scott, RSYNC! For info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsync Homepage: http://rsync.samba.org/ Clients available for Win32 as well. This is an easy, tried-and-true method of backing up a workstation (or other servers) to a central server.

Re: [CentOS] OT: Suggestions for database for physicians patient records?

2007-08-20 Thread Ken Price
Before you go throwing together a solution, you need to check the laws in your state and country. Here in the US there are laws that say how patient data can be stored. There are compliant software packages for Dr's and Hospitals that include everything they need including stuff like medical

RE: [CentOS] Centos Router

2007-09-11 Thread Ken Price
My best tip for tuning performance: Don't until performance becomes an issue otherwise you have no basis of determining whether performance has improved. Let me add a second tip: Don't tune a parameter unless you know what is does. While probably not popular, those are very good tips. I

RE: [CentOS] Centos Router

2007-09-12 Thread Ken Price
I pretty much left them at the defaults. I tuned a couple tcp settings based on RHEL's best practices guide, but there wasn't any noticeable performance impact. In your configuration did you tune any sysctl settings or leave with defaults? Graham Johnston Manager, Network Services

Re: [CentOS] 2 nics, 2 networks, 2 switches

2007-09-14 Thread Ken Price
What you're asking can be done a number of ways with different levels of complexity, the simplest using routing tables and IPTABLES. Instead of asking this list how to technically do this, I'd suggest that first you describe what you're trying to accomplish at a higher level. And be very

Re: [CentOS] Choosing VPN Server

2007-09-20 Thread Ken Price
OpenVPN doesn't support IPSec at all. It's an SSL implementation. You'll want to look at Openswan (http://www.openswan.org/) for IPSec. PS. The www is very important when going to the openswan site. Their webserver is configured funky. For Microsoft compatibility, Poptop and Openswan

Re: [CentOS] Network routing

2007-09-25 Thread Ken Price
First, some light reading: http://lartc.org/howto/ Secondly, take a look at how RedHat/CentOS uses network startup scripts: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/en-US/Reference_Guide/pt-network-services-reference.html Thirdly, READ THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT. Seriously. Not

Re: [CentOS] two internet connections questions

2007-10-10 Thread Ken Price
In the event that the internet connection is DOWN (box is fine just the cable modem is down) how do I set things up so I can take advantage of the second internet connection? there are more ideal [and complex] ways of setting up the connections so you only use one firewall - maybe using the

Re: [CentOS] Howto reconfigure / rebuild CentOS 5 LiveCD

2007-10-15 Thread Ken Price
this may be helpful: http://www.nanotechnologies.qc.ca/propos/linux/centos-live/i386/live/ This is great! Been looking for this for a while. Just created a couple test images without any issues or surprises. I would like to point out that this MIGHT be how we build the livecd for

Re: [CentOS] Need advice on storage

2007-11-13 Thread Ken Price
Thanks Ken.That's a good thing to know that software striping won't really boost performance, i then won't waste money on that avenue. I cannot explain why as i don't know about Linux drivers architecture and general system low level behavior but maybe somebody on this list could give

Re: [CentOS] Xen, GFS, GNBD and DRBD?

2008-01-02 Thread Ken Price
Tom, Check out the following URL. It should answer most [all?] of your questions about creating an iSCSI target using two CentOS boxes, Heartbeat, and DRBD. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/realworld/82284/san-on-the-cheap.html Hope this helps. -Ken Ross, I can use DRBD to mirror data between

[CentOS] CentOS 5.1 Core 2 Duo Install freezes

2008-02-08 Thread Ken Price
Alrighty. I'm having a hell of a time and I need help. I'll try to give as much information as possible. -- HARDWARE -- MB: Supermicro PDSBM-LN2+ Intel 946GZ ICH7R + IntelĀ® 82573 Memory: Crucial 512Mb, 1Gb, 2Gb modules matched to above MB. Processors: Intel Celeron 420

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.1 Core 2 Duo Install freezes

2008-02-08 Thread Ken Price
Ken Price wrote: Anyone out there with similar problems and/or workarounds? Any ideas? install using a serial console, and capture the entire kernel panic from the console if you can. Have you tried any disk controllers other than the promise ? For me, if hardware SATA raid, it's 3Ware

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.1 Core 2 Duo Install freezes

2008-02-08 Thread Ken Price
ICH7R + IntelĀ® 82573 Memory: Crucial 512Mb, 1Gb, 2Gb modules matched to above MB. according to Intel, this chipset supports DDR2 667Mhz memory only. if you're using two dimms they should be matched pairs for dual channel operation? Yes. I'm using matched pairs of DDR2 667Mhz. Hmmm.

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.1 Core 2 Duo Install freezes

2008-02-08 Thread Ken Price
another distro in production systems. -Ken - Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:56:58 -0500 From: Ken Price [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org Subject: [CentOS] CentOS 5.1 Core 2 Duo Install freezes To: CentOS