Linux-Misc Digest #115, Volume #19 Sat, 20 Feb 99 18:13:09 EST
Contents:
Re: Using both outgoing pppd and mgetty on same system (Bill Unruh)
Re: Sending request to remote WWW server (Rick Onanian)
Re: Linux Compatible modem? (Bill Unruh)
Re: Backspace key FUBAR under some X apps (Johan Kullstam)
recherche linux (abg424)
Re: changing my HD ("Bruce Merry (Entropy)")
Re: Linux Compatible modem? (Bill Unruh)
Re: RH5.1 security Issues? (Bill Unruh)
Firewall with 1 IP ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Having a SLIP connection terminate after no TCP/IP activity (Fred Heitkamp)
/dev/pts and devpts ? (Jayasuthan [VorHacker])
Re: Linux jingle (Ross Vandegrift)
gcc or egcs use pentium instructions? (Seth Van Oort)
Re: KDE? Gnome? ... confused (Matthias Warkus)
Re: formation linux!!! (Matthias Warkus)
Re: Subject: Does Gnome add user gdm? (Matthias Warkus)
Re: c++ compiler (Matthias Warkus)
Re: Scary, no? (Matthias Warkus)
Re: Always as root - is it dangerous? (garv)
Re: _Good_ (support 5+ systems) Monitor/Mouse/Keyboard switch for pc... (Frederic
Faure)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.dial-up,alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Using both outgoing pppd and mgetty on same system
Date: 19 Feb 1999 23:37:57 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Keith G. Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
]Yes, I have done it, quite successfully.
Thank you very much. Just before I got your message I finally found it
in the documentation. The crucial thing I was not doing was running pppd
with the lock option.
]First, make sure mgetty works without pppd in the picture.
]Then, make sure pppd works without mgetty in the picture.
These were fine. I have set up a system as an ISP with mgetty (and also
as a CallerID recorder) and have certainly set up pppd without problem.
The problem was getting them to dance together. And "lock" was the key
word!
]To make them work together, you'll need to use the lock option for
]pppd. Make sure they are both using ttyS<whatever> or cua<whatever>;
]otherwise, they won't be able to coordinate on the lock file. Actually,
]I use ttyS<whatever>, so you might want to stick with that to be safe.
]Make sure you're getting good logs to help you debug. There are options
]of mgetty and pppd for this.
]What you should be seeing mgetty do is test out the line every hour. If
]the line tests out, it tries to create and instantly release the lock
](/var/lock/ttyS<whatever>, IIRC). Any time you dial in, mgetty will
]create the lock file and hold onto it until you disconnect.
]pppd will also test for the lock and won't go any further if the lock
]file is there. If it's not there, it should create it and hold onto it
]until you disconnect from that side. The big question with your problem
]is: Is mgetty keeping the lock around when it shouldn't (shouldn't be
]there when it's just listening to the line), or do you have some other
]problem with pppd?
The problem is tht without the lock option to pppd, when pppd starts to
try to use the ttyS1, mgetty thinks there is a phone call coming in and
grabs everything coming from the serial port, freezing out pppd and
chat. However as the info files ( are these really supposed to be an
improvement over the man pages? They sure do not seem to be so for me,
not least because of info's use of the emacs command abomination.)
state, with the lock option, mgetty checks when it hears something come
from the modem as to whether there is a lock file. If there is, it
assumes that something else is using the modem, and gets out of the way.
Anyway, thanks again, and sorry to bother the list.
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From: Rick Onanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Sending request to remote WWW server
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 14:51:18 -0500
Matt Perdeck wrote:
>
> How do I receive a page from a WWW server using a C program?
>
> I need to write a C program (under Linux) that send a request to a remote
> WWW server for an .html or .cgi page and then receives that page. As far as
> the remote server is concerned, my program would look like a WWW browser.
>
> If you know how to send a request from a C program to a remote WWW server,
> I'd be really grateful if you could tell me how, or point me in the right
> direction.
> Matt Perdeck
I don't know much about programming..but did you try looking at the
source for Lynx, or any other gnu-licensed browser? Also, I think you
can get at least that part of the source for Netscape from the Mozilla
project..
rick
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Linux Compatible modem?
Date: 20 Feb 1999 21:50:12 GMT
In <7ameju$6us$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank Hahn) writes:
]I'm not sure this is true or not but there is a comment in the March
]1999 issue of PC World that all PCI modems are controllerless modems
]or winmodems. The page number is 258. Look in the middle column
]towards the bottom.
]If this is true, it sounds as if no internal PCI modem would work with
]Linux.
Multitech Multimodem 5634ZPX-PCI
is a controller based, operating system independent (their words) PCI modem.
(Their controllerless version is
the ZPW version which comes in both PCI and ISA forms)
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Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Backspace key FUBAR under some X apps
From: Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 20 Feb 1999 16:15:42 -0500
Pete Ritter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> The backspace key on my RH 5.1 box suddenly stopped working correctly
> under some X apps. Its behavior under xterm is OK. Under Netscape,
> applix, and others it now behaves like the delete key (deletes the
> character at the cursor position).
>
> This behavior just started. Previously it deleted the character to the
> left of the cursor.
> Also, ctrl-h now doesn't do anything. It used to behave as the
> backspace used to behave.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
check this page. read it, do it, love it.
<URL:http://www.ibbnet.nl/~anne/keyboard/keyboardprev.html>
i followed its advice and it fixed up my keyboard woes.
hope it helps you too.
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Johan Kullstam [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Don't Fear the Penguin!
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From: abg424 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: recherche linux
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 20:18:24 GMT
Bonjour,
Je suis � la recherche de sites int�ressants pour m'aider >a d�buter sur
linux.
merci.
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From: "Bruce Merry (Entropy)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: changing my HD
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 22:01:42 +0200
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Here is my problem:
> I have a HD that is TOTALLY full. Then I am going to acquire a new HD, but I
> want to transfert everything on the new HD and being able to boot on that one
> (and get rid of the old one:330Mb!). How do I do that? Thanks for your help.
I did that a couple of years back. Here's some of the things I'd
recommend:
1. Make a disk with your current kernel on it, or make sure you can use
loadlin to boot your current linux.
2. Test it.
3. Remove LILO if you are using it. Otherwise you will forget later and
screw things up.
4. Put the new hard drive in the system on a different connector
5. Do all the formatting, creating of partitions etc. DONT do what I did
at the time: start the partition on the first cylinder i.e. *inside* the
MBR :-(
6. Use the cpio program to copy the filesystem. Check the manpage for
options you might want to use (I think I used -apm).
7. Now you should be able to take out the old drive and move the new one
to the IDE connector you want and boot up with the boot disk/loadlin
8. Install LILO again, if you use it
That should more or less do the job.
> How can you expect to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?
Quite.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Linux Compatible modem?
Date: 20 Feb 1999 22:02:20 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> If this is true, it sounds as if no internal PCI modem would work with
>> Linux.
>I believe I read that Multitech makes a non-winmodem PCI modem that should
>work with Linux. I have no information about it, though.
Yes, at least according to their web page, the ZPX (internal) line has
both ISA and PCI internal controller based, operating system independent
modems.
Mind you the multitech web site has to be one of the very worst web
sites to try to find information from. The intial pages make it as hard
as possivleto try to figure out what to choose for what you want.
(eg instead of calling them Modems, they are called Client Access. And
then they have a buggy list which simply displays their brand names with
no explanation for you to choose from. If you dig in far enough there is
actually a lot of useful information there, but it sure seems that they
have no desire for anyone to actually see that information.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: RH5.1 security Issues?
Date: 20 Feb 1999 22:09:31 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Chris Cocozzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>can anyone point me in the right direction? I am looking for a list of
>security issues/updates for RedHat 5.1...I thought I saw it on RH's site
>once but since 5.2 is out, I can't seem to locate it.
http://www.redhat.com/support.
In the right column on the top are the updates-- for 5.2, 5.1, 4.2
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Firewall with 1 IP
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 21:08:34 GMT
- My ISP has asigned me 1 static IP.
- I have a LAN, and 3 NT Web servers on it that I want to make available to
Inet with 192.168.X.X IPs.
- I want to put a Linux RedHat 5.2 based firewall before the LAN.
Would it be possible with just 1 IP, maybe with IP Masquerading or should I
ask for a Class C Network?
Answers will be welcome by private e-mail.
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Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 17:17:12 -0500
From: Fred Heitkamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Having a SLIP connection terminate after no TCP/IP activity
I often have my PC downloading large files over a SLIP connection to my
ISP. I was wondering if there is a utility to watch the TCP/IP activity
and execute my SLIP stop script after the activity stops. I'm thinking
along the lines of the dialer in OS Warp that has a Hangup after x
minutes of no activity feature.
--
Fred
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From: Jayasuthan [VorHacker] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: /dev/pts and devpts ?
Date: 19 Feb 99 18:48:42 GMT
Hi,
I been learning lots of thing on my Linux box. Laterly I have bad
filesystem corruption with I recoverer the problem # great exprience #. I
am intersted on Linux new support for pts which can be found in sun
solaris system. Can anyone tell me how to install this support ..
I have kernel 2.2.0 final running sucessfully without any problem so far..
with pts support.. and I have mounted /dev/pts sucessfully using
filesystem type devpts.
/etc/fstab:
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
where gid 5 is my tty group, mode= ? i don't know what it means.
my df -a show it mounted
df:
none 0 0 0 0% /dev/pts
But how to use it. I this glibc which I not very such its version
/lib/libc-2.0.7.so
Thank you in advance [ this word copied from other threads !]
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From: Ross Vandegrift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux jingle
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 16:58:57 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> That totally imaginary copyright issue. 'Unix' is trademarked, not
> copyrighted.
Yes, my fault. Sorry.
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ATTENTION: I have **finally** gotten my permit!!!
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From: Seth Van Oort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: gcc or egcs use pentium instructions?
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 20:33:05 +0000
It's a question I've wondered about for months but never found out. Can
gcc or egcs be made to compile pentium and mmx instructions? Thanks.
Seth
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc,linux.redhat.rpm
Subject: Re: KDE? Gnome? ... confused
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 18:59:16 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the Sat, 20 Feb 1999 03:50:15 GMT...
..and Bill Polhemus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Why not persuade the folks at IBMS PSP (Personal Software Products, or whatever
> name they go by these days; they're in Austin, Texas) to port OS/2's Presentation
> Manager to Linux!?!?
You are about the 1,684,569,003th person to think of this.
=> Not original.
Expect to be scored down and ignored if you keep on thinking that this
is a topic that should be discussed on this group.
mawa
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Subject: Re: formation linux!!!
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 18:53:21 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the Sat, 20 Feb 1999 15:53:21 +0100...
..and Raymond Doetjes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> English please???
> You are on the fucking internet hear the language is english and not
> french!
1. This is not the Internet, this is Usenet.
<sarcasm>
2. You are on the fucking usenet hear the language is international
and not whatever you fucking loser want us to use!
</sarcasm>
3. *PLONK*
4. Have a nice day.
mawa
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Subject: Re: Subject: Does Gnome add user gdm?
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 19:05:45 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the Fri, 19 Feb 1999 11:16:43 -0800...
..and No One <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
>
> I just installed gnome and discovered that
> I have a new uid and gid named gdm, as
> well as a new directory /var/gdm.
>
> Is the appearence of user gdm actually
> connected with the installation of gnome
> or do I have an intruder?
>
> Thanks for any information which anyone
> can provide about gdm.
gdm is the Gnome Display Manager (similar to xdm or gdm). It runs with
its own user and group because it hasn't been audited to run as root.
You haven't got an intruder.
mawa
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Subject: Re: c++ compiler
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 18:49:49 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the Sat, 20 Feb 1999 16:10:21 +0100...
..and Upali Bandara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I even installed the whole RedHat distribution, but trying to compile a
> program like hello.C with gcc hello.C an error message is saying
> that iostream.h contains errors - much errors. I capitulated.
Which C compiler do you use, which library? More details, please.
If your compiler is gcc, you must say "g++ hello.C".
If your compiler is egcs, you must say "gcc hello.C -lstdc++"
mawa
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthias Warkus)
Subject: Re: Scary, no?
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 19:03:51 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was the Thu, 18 Feb 1999 17:20:16 +0800...
..and Mark J. Straka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There are over 16 thousand messages in this and other similar groups
> (comp.os.linux.setup; etc), but precious few "answers" to these pleas
> for help!
Not every message here is a plea for help.
And, urrhm, do you know what e-mail is?
> Cool patience seems to be crucial. |:^{
Sometimes.
mawa
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From: garv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Always as root - is it dangerous?
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 14:57:54 -0800
Karel Jansens wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Feb 1999 19:46:01, "Trevor Poole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
It's like the lawyer refrain:
"Any lawyer wh represents him(her)self has a fool for a client."
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frederic Faure)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.networking,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc
Subject: Re: _Good_ (support 5+ systems) Monitor/Mouse/Keyboard switch for pc...
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 22:04:25 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 20 Feb 1999 07:04:26 GMT, "Man" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I currently have a two-computer vga/serial/kb switch that is made by PC
>Concepts that I purchased from Fry's Electronics for ~$35. Now, I am
>looking to add another computer and would still like to have control over
>all three boxen from my single monitor, mouse, and keyboard. Could anyone
>suggest a better one than the one I have now, possibly one that just just
>push a soft button instead of turning a large (0.5") switch for each
>computer...
Watch out: "passive/manual" switches are no good if you use higher
resolutions (eg. 1024*768, 1200*1024, etc.). You'll get a ghosting
effect, where all windows will be doubled. Casper at work.
Also, there's the problem of turning connections on and off through
the switch: Remember to switch to the right PC when booting it,
otherwise it will complain it can't find a keyboard, and the OS won't
load the mouse driver.
Finally, although NT allows your "unplugging" mouse/keyboard during a
session (ie. switching to another PC), 9x will disable the mouse if
you do this -> you'll have to reboot or switch to DOS to have the
driver reloaded. Uncool.
"Active" switches cost a lot more (eg. 8-port OmniView costs over
$500), but they don't suffer from the problems above.
FF.
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