[expert] Stateful inspection firewall.

2003-05-29 Thread Frankie
Hi guys, I have a semi OT question about packet filter firewalls. Up till now, I have used linux IPCHAINS and IPTABLES firewalls were one was required, and never had a problem... I just got hold of a DLINK DSL504 and set it up with a mixture of NAT and portforwarding.. all of which went fine.

Re: [expert] evolution 1.2 question

2003-05-29 Thread Karsten Bräckelmann
Jack, still don't see any posts by me, so forward it to the list if it may help others. I will try un- and re-subscribing to expert... :-/ On Sun, 2003-05-25 at 18:35, Jack Coates wrote: thanks for the tip, found the area and started a) watching what happens while I use the Evolution account

Re: [expert] Stateful inspection firewall.

2003-05-29 Thread Jack Coates
I'd ask d-link, but IIRC some of these commercial products are set up so that they won't portforward to a NAT'd address, or will only portforward to a single NAT, or won't portforward at all but instead make you put the server on a DMZ cable, which is naked to the world. Idea being to make you buy

Re: [expert] An observation about Winex 3

2003-05-29 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 08:33, Patrick Mayer wrote: Good day everyone, After getting my hand on the new version of Winex 3, I have observed that it is much slower than it's predecessor, especially when run on Mandrake 9.1. On remedy to this is not to use the pre-built RPM and compile from

[expert] OT - sound embedded in jpg

2003-05-29 Thread Michael Holt
Hey, Sorry for the OT, but I just received an email for a product called 'soundpix' which allows you to embed sound in a standard jpeg. I thought that sounded cool, but I don't want to buy the software and then realize all I had to do was download a gimp plugin or something else that simple. Any

Re: [expert] Stateful inspection firewall.

2003-05-29 Thread James Sparenberg
On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 07:35, Frankie wrote: Hi guys, I have a semi OT question about packet filter firewalls. Up till now, I have used linux IPCHAINS and IPTABLES firewalls were one was required, and never had a problem... I just got hold of a DLINK DSL504 and set it up with a mixture

[expert] mplayer wierdness

2003-05-29 Thread James Francis
Hello Recently my mplayer installation began acting strangely. It starts in fullscreen mode no matter what settings I give it and the control interface opens only on desktop 2. The control interface only displays partially and is unusable. Mandrake 9.0 KDE 3.01 mplayer 0.90-10plf

Re: [expert] hd device file doesn't get created

2003-05-29 Thread elPunishar
hello again :) a) its connected to a motherboard connector b) not a problem, harddisk is detected by cmos c) settings are correct (been messing with computers all my life ;) the entry in lilo.conf was like this: append=devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi acpi=off quiet i removed this

[expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread elPunishar
can anyone tell me how i can change the mouse sensitivity? maybe i'm blind but i can't find any such option in MouseDrake... tnx greetings, le stu Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Wednesday 28 May 2003 07:39 pm, elPunishar wrote: can anyone tell me how i can change the mouse sensitivity? maybe i'm blind but i can't find any such option in MouseDrake... tnx greetings, le stu Have you checked the settings in: KDE Control Center - Peripherals - Mouse with tabs for

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread elPunishar
sorry, i forgot to say, i'm running mandrake 9.1. where would i find the KDE control center ? you don't mean the mandrake control center ? On Wednesday 28 May 2003 15:43, Ronald J. Hall wrote: On Wednesday 28 May 2003 07:39 pm, elPunishar wrote: can anyone tell me how i can change the mouse

RE: [expert] Stateful inspection firewall.

2003-05-29 Thread Frankie
Mr James Sparenberg did say: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James Sparenberg On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 07:35, Frankie wrote: Hi guys, I have a semi OT question about packet filter firewalls. Up till now, I have used linux IPCHAINS and IPTABLES firewalls were one

[expert] grsec

2003-05-29 Thread Chris Grevstad
How do I manipulate grsec? I've set up Mozilla's Bonsai system which requires the cvs server to execute a perl script on every check in, but it fails because grsec says I'm not a trusted user. --chris Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread Tru64 User
Yes...he meant Mandrake control center. Also (no insults, not sure how much u r into linux) but, with winblows, cable select works OK for multiple drives. For linux, Gotta specify explicitly which is master, which is slave with the jumpers. Coming to think of it, i tried adding a third

[expert] Lockups in LM91

2003-05-29 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
Peeps, There have been an alarming number of system freezes here recently, and I guess I'm not so much looking for a solution as I am for other LM91 users that have been experiencing similar things. There have been other system lockups, but I viewed them as anomalies at the time, and did not

[expert] Suggestions for a log analyzer. (?)

2003-05-29 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
I'm trying to find something that's more sophisticated than the log search tool in Drakconf. Does anyone have ideas about a decent and well performing log analyzer. Maybe even something that may already be in the distro or packaged on Mandrakeclub...basically something that someone has had good

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread elPunishar
i have no - pheripherals - mouse in control center. i only have - hardware - MouseDrake and there are absolutely no options for the mouse... the only thing i can chose is WHAT mouse. concerning the harddisk, i don't know if i tried the harddisk alone.. think i did, but i'll try that again to

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread Robert Crawford
No- he really did mean: KDE Control Center - Peripherals - Mouse That's where the settings you need are are- not in Mandrake Control Center. Robert C. On Wednesday 28 May 2003 17:16, elPunishar wrote: i have no - pheripherals - mouse in control center. i only have - hardware - MouseDrake

[expert] Unable to find the Postscript driver when setting up printer in MDK9.1

2003-05-29 Thread JOHAM,DAVID (HP-Boise,ex1)
Hello all, I'm trying to set up a generic postscript printer via the KDE print system and CUPS. To do this, I go into the KDE control center, select peripherals and then printers. After getting into administrator mode, I'm allowed to add a printer. Everything goes great until I get to the point

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread elPunishar
okay, and where do i find KDE control center ? On Wednesday 28 May 2003 21:42, Robert Crawford wrote: No- he really did mean: KDE Control Center - Peripherals - Mouse That's where the settings you need are are- not in Mandrake Control Center. Robert C. On Wednesday 28 May 2003 17:16,

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread Fred Albrecht
On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 23:16, elPunishar wrote: i have no - pheripherals - mouse in control center. i only have - hardware - MouseDrake Just use xset then. It has the advantage of working out of kde too. -- Fred. Linux, {Free,Open}BSD mercenary {sys,net}admin @ N48º53.115 E02º19.31

[expert] RPM binary doesn't seem to be working

2003-05-29 Thread Rick Salsa
Hi, I've come across something that I haven't seen before, but my RPM binary doesn't seem to work. If I try to install or upgrade any RPMs, it just sits and doesn't do anything. rpm -qa, rpm --help, and rpm --version work, but that's it. I tried rpm --list to see if the last rpm installed might

Re: [expert] Lockups in LM91

2003-05-29 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Wednesday 28 May 2003 22:07, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: Peeps, There have been an alarming number of system freezes here recently, and I guess I'm not so much looking for a solution as I am for other LM91 users that have been experiencing similar things. There have been other system lockups,

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread Jason
Kstart menuConfigurationcontrol center (NOT Mandrake Control Center). HTH, Jason elPunishar wrote: okay, and where do i find KDE control center ? On Wednesday 28 May 2003 21:42, Robert Crawford wrote: No- he really did mean: KDE Control Center - Peripherals - Mouse That's where the

Re: [expert] OT - sound embedded in jpg

2003-05-29 Thread Torstein Dybdahl
Hi This seems to be a very proprietary format. Supposely they have plans for support for multiple desktop platforms. But I doubt they ever will support linux. They have a plugin for IE. To create files for the soundpix format you have to buy the software, that is obvious. Can not see that

Re: [expert] RPM binary doesn't seem to be working

2003-05-29 Thread Praedor Atrebates
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 28 July 2003 04:39 pm, Rick Salsa wrote: Hi, I've come across something that I haven't seen before, but my RPM binary doesn't seem to work. If I try to install or upgrade any RPMs, it just sits and doesn't do anything. rpm -qa, rpm

RE: [expert] RPM binary doesn't seem to be working

2003-05-29 Thread Rick Salsa
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Praedor Atrebates Sent: May 28, 2003 4:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] RPM binary doesn't seem to be working -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Doing the Ctrl-C often leads to

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread elPunishar
horray, tnx! :) On Wednesday 28 May 2003 22:49, Jason wrote: Kstart menuConfigurationcontrol center (NOT Mandrake Control Center). HTH, Jason elPunishar wrote: okay, and where do i find KDE control center ? On Wednesday 28 May 2003 21:42, Robert Crawford wrote: No- he really did mean:

Re: [expert] Suggestions for a log analyzer. (?)

2003-05-29 Thread Jack Coates
On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 13:13, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: I'm trying to find something that's more sophisticated than the log search tool in Drakconf. Does anyone have ideas about a decent and well performing log analyzer. Maybe even something that may already be in the distro or packaged on

Re: [expert] RPM binary doesn't seem to be working

2003-05-29 Thread Rolf Pedersen
Rick Salsa wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Praedor Atrebates Sent: May 28, 2003 4:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] RPM binary doesn't seem to be working -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Doing the Ctrl-C

Re: [expert] Lockups in LM91

2003-05-29 Thread Daryl Johnson
On Wednesday 28 May 2003 10:43 pm, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Wednesday 28 May 2003 22:07, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: Peeps, There have been an alarming number of system freezes here recently, and I guess I'm not so much looking for a solution as I am for other LM91 users that have been

[expert] Installation issues, AGAIN!@*^#$^*#@$()#$*_%$^t

2003-05-29 Thread Albert E. Whale, CISSP
I am installing 9.1 on an existing system, similar issues encountered on the 8.2 installation (weren't these resolved yet?). Anyway the mdkkdm installation issue I get, and reconfigured it for kde. My problems are: 1. Installer did NOT recognize the S3 Video Controller (is this a BAD Video

Re: [expert] Installation issues, AGAIN!@*^#$^*#@$()#$*_%$^t

2003-05-29 Thread Vox
On September 1993 plus 3556 days Albert E. Whale wrote: I am installing 9.1 on an existing system, similar issues encountered on the 8.2 installation (weren't these resolved yet?). Anyway the mdkkdm installation issue I get, and reconfigured it for kde. My problems are: 1. Installer did

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread Ken Thompson
On Wednesday 28 May 2003 03:16 pm, elPunishar wrote: i have no - pheripherals - mouse in control center. i only have - hardware - MouseDrake and there are absolutely no options for the mouse... the only thing i can chose is WHAT mouse. concerning the harddisk, i don't know if i tried the

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread Robert Crawford
For all: If you're a kde fan, the best way is to drag (as user) the kcontrol icon in /usr/bin to the panel creating an instant one click shortcut, and then you have an instant access to the entire kde control center window, where it's all available to do anything you want in kde

[expert] Kernel: i8253 too high?

2003-05-29 Thread David Guntner
I had a tail -f going on my syslog, and I noticed an entry which said: kernel: i8253 too high! Resetting (not 100% sure of the number, but it was close to that) That was the final entry on the screen. Everything else had stopped. Even my main console wouldn't respond when I moved the mouse

[expert] Win4Lin version 3 problem on Mdk 9.1

2003-05-29 Thread Gerard Godin
Hi, I installed my copy of win4lin 3 on mdk 9.1 and though everything works fine, I can't seem to be able to use the Windows Update through ie. Has anyone encountered this situation before? I'm hoping that I won't have to upgrade to version 5, for the little that I need Windows for, I'd rather

Re: [expert] Lockups in LM91

2003-05-29 Thread Mark Williamson
I have found LM91 rock solid, and I have installed it on quite a number of different types of PCs, about the only things I dislike with Mandrake 9.1 is the way it runs depmod -a on every bootup and the Zeroconf stuff, both very easy to fix.. About the Zeroconf stuff it was causing 3 second

Re: [expert] Installation issues, AGAIN!@*^#$^*#@$()#$*_%$^t

2003-05-29 Thread Albert E. Whale, CISSP
Vox wrote: On September 1993 plus 3556 days Albert E. Whale wrote: I am installing 9.1 on an existing system, similar issues encountered on the 8.2 installation (weren't these resolved yet?). Anyway the mdkkdm installation issue I get, and reconfigured it for kde. My problems are: 1.

RE: [expert] RPM binary doesn't seem to be working

2003-05-29 Thread Rick Salsa
Thanks Rolf!! That was it!! /rick Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] Installation issues, AGAIN!@*^#$^*#@$()#$*_%$^t

2003-05-29 Thread Vox
On September 1993 plus 3556 days Albert E. Whale wrote: Vox wrote: On September 1993 plus 3556 days Albert E. Whale wrote: I am installing 9.1 on an existing system, similar issues encountered on the 8.2 installation (weren't these resolved yet?). Anyway the mdkkdm installation issue I get,

Re: [expert] Installation issues, AGAIN!@*^#$^*#@$()#$*_%$^t

2003-05-29 Thread eric huff
3. The Installer indicates that it will get the latest updates, why the heck is this not working yet? It's a matter of mirrors, I think, not really of the installer not working. Yeah, updating during installation has not worked for me on 9.1, but it works fine thru the software update

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread charlie
On Wed, 28 May 2003 09:59 pm, elPunishar wrote, and deciphered as being: okay, and where do i find KDE control center ? The big K in the panel, then Configuration, then Control Panel. -- The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. Marcel

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread Wolfgang Bornath
** charlie (Donnerstag, 29. Mai 2003 12:54) On Wed, 28 May 2003 09:59 pm, elPunishar wrote: okay, and where do i find KDE control center ? The big K in the panel, then Configuration, then Control Panel. In case you haven't realized yet: KDE doesn't have a Control Panel anymore. Open the

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread eric huff
In case you haven't realized yet: KDE doesn't have a Control Panel anymore. It does on 9.1 kcontrol at the command line if you cant find it. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread James Sparenberg
On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 13:07, elPunishar wrote: sorry, i forgot to say, i'm running mandrake 9.1. where would i find the KDE control center ? you don't mean the mandrake control center ? They hid it ... it's right above the Mandrake Control Center on the menu and just says control center...

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread James Sparenberg
On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 12:26, Tru64 User wrote: Yes...he meant Mandrake control center. Not really it is in the kde control center. Also (no insults, not sure how much u r into linux) but, with winblows, cable select works OK for multiple drives. For linux, Gotta specify explicitly

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread James Sparenberg
On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 22:30, eric huff wrote: In case you haven't realized yet: KDE doesn't have a Control Panel anymore. It does on 9.1 kcontrol at the command line if you cant find it. They hid it wobo, but I swear it is there. (in English anyway.) Just curious in the menu

RE: [expert] Stateful inspection firewall.

2003-05-29 Thread James Sparenberg
On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 12:06, Frankie wrote: Mr James Sparenberg did say: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James Sparenberg On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 07:35, Frankie wrote: Hi guys, I have a semi OT question about packet filter firewalls. Up till now, I

Re: [expert] OT - sound embedded in jpg

2003-05-29 Thread James Sparenberg
On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 14:49, Torstein Dybdahl wrote: Hi This seems to be a very proprietary format. Supposely they have plans for support for multiple desktop platforms. But I doubt they ever will support linux. They have a plugin for IE. To create files for the soundpix format you have

Re: [expert] Installation issues, AGAIN!@*^#$^*#@$()#$*_%$^t

2003-05-29 Thread James Sparenberg
On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 21:18, Vox wrote: On September 1993 plus 3556 days Albert E. Whale wrote: Vox wrote: On September 1993 plus 3556 days Albert E. Whale wrote: I am installing 9.1 on an existing system, similar issues encountered on the 8.2 installation (weren't these resolved

Re: [expert] Kernel: i8253 too high?

2003-05-29 Thread James Sparenberg
On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 17:43, David Guntner wrote: I had a tail -f going on my syslog, and I noticed an entry which said: kernel: i8253 too high! Resetting (not 100% sure of the number, but it was close to that) That was the final entry on the screen. Everything else had stopped. Even

[expert] spamassassin kmail

2003-05-29 Thread Jonathan Dlouhy
Could someone either help me to get spamassassin working with kmail or direct me to somewhere where I can find some direction? Thanks, -- Jonathan Dlouhy Thursday, May 29, 2003 04:15 AM Don't get even -- get odd!

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread Anne Wilson
On Thursday 29 May 2003 7:58 am, James Sparenberg wrote: On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 22:30, eric huff wrote: In case you haven't realized yet: KDE doesn't have a Control Panel anymore. It does on 9.1 kcontrol at the command line if you cant find it. They hid it wobo, but I swear it

Re: [expert] change mouse sensitivity?

2003-05-29 Thread john
On Thursday 29 May 2003 H:49 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Thursday 29 May 2003 7:58 am, James Sparenberg wrote: On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 22:30, eric huff wrote: In case you haven't realized yet: KDE doesn't have a Control Panel anymore. It does on 9.1 kcontrol at the command

[expert] Can't Get 9.0 to Use 1280x1024

2003-05-29 Thread Felix Miata
I have a 17 monitor that does 1280x768 just fine in windoze, but I haven't had any luck figuring out how to change XF86Config-4 to get Linux to do it using the same ET6x00 video card. Can someone please point me to how to figure this out? -- I place economy among the first and most important of

Re: [expert] Re: KDE 3.1.2 impressions?

2003-05-29 Thread Damian Gatabria
On Mon, 2003-05-26 at 19:24, Robert Crawford wrote: I've been struggling with Texstar's 3.1.2 for a week, and have Umm.. i've been trying to get 3.1.2 for about four days now.. Is it just me/my connection/location or is ibiblio SEVERELY busy? i'm getting speeds ranging from 0.8 KB/s to

Re: [expert] Re: KDE 3.1.2 impressions?

2003-05-29 Thread stanly klyuhin
29 2003 13:39 Damian Gatabria : Umm.. i've been trying to get 3.1.2 for about four days now.. Is it just me/my connection/location or is ibiblio SEVERELY busy? i'm getting speeds ranging from 0.8 KB/s to an impressive and amazing 5 KB/s... haven't you ever been on 14k4 dialup, have you?

Re: [expert] Lockups in LM91

2003-05-29 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Wednesday May 28 2003 09:05 pm, Mark Williamson wrote: Now the Zeroconf stuff, and the freezes are usually caused by a program tmdns, just run the command rpm -e tmdns after you have completed this process, just check your /etc/hosts file and the /etc/resolv.conf file making sure that the

Re: [expert] Kernel: i8253 too high?

2003-05-29 Thread David Guntner
James Sparenberg grabbed a keyboard and wrote: On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 17:43, David Guntner wrote: kernel: i8253 too high! Resetting (not 100% sure of the number, but it was close to that) That was the final entry on the screen. Everything else had stopped. Even my main

Re: [expert] Win4Lin version 3 problem on Mdk 9.1

2003-05-29 Thread Alan Wilter Sousa da Silva
If your windows is 98, forget it, I think M$ is not supporting it anymore. On 28 May 2003, Gerard Godin wrote: Hi, I installed my copy of win4lin 3 on mdk 9.1 and though everything works fine, I can't seem to be able to use the Windows Update through ie. Has anyone encountered this

Re: [expert] Win4Lin version 3 problem on Mdk 9.1

2003-05-29 Thread Greg Meyer
On Thursday 29 May 2003 08:20 am, Alan Wilter Sousa da Silva wrote: If your windows is 98, forget it, I think M$ is not supporting it anymore. I have 98SE and I thought they were supporting it through June anyway. That's okay for me. I only use it for a few apps so I don't have to reboot to