On Sat, 20 Mar 1999, Gerd wrote:
> Hello Bob, hello all,
>
>
> You wrote in linux-hams:
>
> > 2.0.36 already includes the ax25-module-14 patches.
> >
> > Since RH 5.2 is glibc2, you should get the ax25-utils .rpm package from
> > contrib.redhat.com.
> >
> > Other than those considerations, the AX25-HOWTO is up-to-date (for
> > 2.0.36, but not 2.2.x).
>
> Are you really convinced of that? The links given in the version
> downloadable from SunSite (AKA Metalab by now) in their majority
> do not work any more since most of the versions of the used
> software and utilities have changed since the HOWTO was last
> updated.
>
> An example: NetTools.
>
> The HOWTO recommends installing nettools-1.33 and issuing
> some patch to them to enable ROSE support. However, the
> NetTools have been developed further, the current version (1.45 if
> memory serves me right) has both ROSE support and IPv6 features
> built in, it does not need patching. To extend this, these NetTools
> come precompiled and ready-to-use in amost every modern Linux
> distribution.
> Reading the old HOWTO, a newcomer may get confused, however.
> Should one downgrade to nettools-1.33 or will the current version
> also do?
> Above, I already gave the right answer, but it is missing in the
> HOWTO...
Yes Gerd, you are correct about the nettools. I had forgotten about that,
since I use the Debian distribution which has included the components of
nettools in the netbase package. I believe the latest nettools version is
1.50 (that is what is in the Debian "unstable" [semi-bleeding-edge]
version). As you mentioned the newer versions are available in
(hopefully) all the popular distributions.
One important link change since the latest HOWTO is that the ax25-utils,
etc., now reside at ftp.funet.fi. The utils also show up in Debian (main
distribution) and Red Hat (contrib.redhat.com).
Bob
> > > > > The world changes faster than the documentation can keep up.
> > http://www.linuxhq.com is probably the best place to go for kernel
> > information (short of the source code itself).
> >
>
> That is right. One may also try www.kernel.org for a collection of
> information on the current Linux state.
>
> Cheers, 73
>
> Gerd
>
Bob
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