Linux-Misc Digest #69, Volume #24 Fri, 7 Apr 00 13:13:03 EDT
Contents:
Re: help! I erased my boot disk! (Bill Unruh)
Soundcard 'sharing' possible? ("Catilina")
Re: Files just stops downloading at random (Bill Unruh)
Re: damn system clock will not stay "right" (Bill Unruh)
Passwords without md5 (Kerry Cox)
Re: Help Yahoo Messenger Java Version (Robert Lynch)
Re: Passwords without md5 (Paul Black)
repartitioning with FIPS ("Kirk Wythers")
Virtual FTP directories (Kerry Cox)
Re: Which word editor? Which spreadsheet? (Leonard Evens)
Re: Can't mount Win95 FAT32 (Leonard Evens)
help: repartitioning with FIPS ("Kirk Wythers")
Proxy software for Linux ("Scott Zielinski")
install problems (michael davis)
Re: Linux Connect => NT Gateway ("Joseph")
News Readers for Linux ("Scott Zielinski")
Re: netscape command not found (J Bland)
Re: repartitioning with FIPS ("Giorgos Stefanopoulos")
Re: netscape command not found (Bastian)
Re: News Readers for Linux (Bastian)
Re: ? comp.os.linux.announce ? (Bastian)
Re: Proxy software for Linux (Bill Sherrard)
Re: Linux Connect => NT Gateway ("Joseph")
Re: News Readers for Linux (Dances With Crows)
Re: News Readers for Linux (Matthew Haley)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: help! I erased my boot disk!
Date: 7 Apr 2000 15:41:12 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>"Benjamin S. Jones" wrote:
>>
>> I had LILO on a boot disk which I used to boot up RH5.2 on a PC running
>> Win95 and linux. I acidentally erased that disk, and now I can't boot
>> linux. I do have a rescue disk, but it only gives me a few limited
>> commands so I can't seem to repair anything. Is there any way I can get
>> back in? If not, is there any way I can at least retrieve a few files on
>> the linux partition of my hard drive?
>You can download bootdisks. I know that Suse bootdisks can boot
Or you can boot up with the rescue disk, and rerun lilo. I assume you
have the
boot=/dev/fd0
in /etc/lilo.conf.
mount your root file system somewhere once you have booted up with your
rescue disk. Run
lilo -f /root/etc/lilo.conf
( having put a floppy into the computer first) and you should now have
lilo on that disk.
Note that you do NOT need the full vmlinuz etc on that floppy. it can be
(as it is) on the hard disk and read from there. Why you would want to
boot from floppy I am not sure, but I will leave that to you.
In case that is not what you do, then edit /etc/lilo.conf.
Make it look something like this
boot=/dev/fd0
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.13-22mdk
label=linux
root=/dev/hda1
read-only
(In my case hda1 is the partition which contains the /boot directory,
vmlinux-2-2-13-22mdk is my kernel in /boot)
Then run lilo, with a floppy in the drive and the booter will be loaded
on the disk, but the booting (ie reading in of vmlinuz ) will take place
from the hard drive-- much faster than reading it from the floppy.
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From: "Catilina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Soundcard 'sharing' possible?
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 17:43:46 +0200
Is there a way to share my soundcard, so more than 1 program can use it at
the same time? I'm asking this because I cannot start gnome while I'm
playing an mp3 with mp3blaster. Once i quit mp3blaster, gnome continues to
load. Idem when i play a sound in gnome, i don't hear it until after the mp3
has stopped playing. In windows, i hear the sound through the mp3, so it is
definitely possible to do this. It's rather annoying right now, 'cause i
can't do anything else while listening to some music, since a lot of
programs play some sound when starting up (I've tried to disable sound in
gnome, but that didn't work and it's not really what I want either)
Thanks for all info!
PS: Debian Woody, Celeron 300, cmpci audio module, CMI8738/C3DX pci
soundcard, kernel 2.2.14, i'm a newbie
--
Catilina
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.dial-up
Subject: Re: Files just stops downloading at random
Date: 7 Apr 2000 15:47:13 GMT
In <FDkH4.142$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
]When ever I dial up the first attempt always fails. Second attempt usually
]goes through just fine. Already here I get a bit suspicious.
This is a redhat bug. Go get the updates from their updates site. While
you are there pick up at least all ofhte security updates and install
them.
]Most web sites downloads just fine, but sometimes, especially if there is a
]lot of data on the page, the activity on the line just dies. If I hit the
]reload button, the download stops at exactly the same point again. The
]problem is not restricted to http access, most big ftp downloads fail as
]well.
You may have a problem with how you setup your modem. Make sure that it
does not use software flow control. Or, if it does (I do not know how
those damn winmodems work-- how do you do hardware flow control with
them) try putting
asyncmap a0000
into /etc/ppp/options to make sure that it is not a control-S which is
stopping the flow. You must use that asyncmap if you use software flow
control.
]This is really strange. I've been through the set up several times, and I
]can't see what I might have done wrong. Under Windows the TCP/IP set up is
]quite straight forward. The only things I can see is different from the
]Linux set up is that Windows uses IP header compression, which I can't find
]any references to in Linux, and that I had to set the DNS to a fixed address
]under Linux.
pppd uses IP header compression by default (called vj compression). You
could also use MSs "extention" with the usepeerdns option and then
getting your ip-up script to write the dns entries found from
/etc/ppp/resolv.conf to /etc/resolv.conf. Not that it buys you anything.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: damn system clock will not stay "right"
Date: 7 Apr 2000 15:53:43 GMT
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Patrick O'Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
]This has only started happening recently, perhaps since
]the time change (I am on US Mountain time), but every time
]I startup linux, it is off by 6 hours into the future. I
It sounds to me like the computer's clock is set at GMT while you tell
it it is set to local time. Or some program did this for you.
iCheck the hardware clock, chech the settings (in redhat in
/etc/sysconfig/clock).
]as well. I would like to avoid having to create some time
]correction script that would have to be corrected every time
]the daylight savings occurs (I don't want to have to deal with
]time except as an occassional cronjob to set vs an nist
]timeserver).
Linux handles daylight savings just fine. That is not your problem.
]been a problem at all until just recently. I make a time
]change (and bios has correct time, by the way) yet linux
]will not accept the changes I make between bootups.
The linux clock is divorced from the bios clock. The bios clock is only
used to set the intial time on bootup. It is there that your problem
lies. You have changed something and your system is confused.
]patrick
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From: Kerry Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Passwords without md5
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 09:13:56 -0600
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Just wondering what it will affect our system and the passwords that are
currently encrypted in /etc/passwd when I upgrade our copy of Red hat
6.0 to Red Hat 6.2. I would like to implement shadow passwords with the
newer version though this was not done on the older version. How will
this affect the 200+ users currently using the system? Their passwords
are simply encrypted in /etc/passwd but I would like to get rid of that.
Thanks.
KJ
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Just wondering what it will affect our system and the passwords that are
currently encrypted in /etc/passwd when I upgrade our copy of Red hat 6.0
to Red Hat 6.2. I would like to implement shadow passwords with the
newer version though this was not done on the older version. How
will this affect the 200+ users currently using the system? Their
passwords are simply encrypted in /etc/passwd but I would like to get rid
of that.
<br>Thanks.
<br>KJ
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Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 09:01:03 -0700
From: Robert Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help Yahoo Messenger Java Version
Bob Ridges wrote:
>
> Am using Linux Mandrake 6.1 and Netscape 4.61 Am committed to
> using Yahoo messenger and and I'm unable to obtain connection to
> pager server. ISP has confirmed that port 5050 is available and
> should not present a problem. Any assistance or advice would be
> greatly appreciated as I am at my wits end with this problem. Any
> and every suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
Hiya-
I'm using a hacked up RH 5.2/6.0/6.1 box with Netscape 4.7 and Yahoo
messenger seems to work out of the box (tho I don't usually use it, just
checked it out briefly).
HTH, Bob L.
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Robert Lynch-Berkeley CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Paul Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Passwords without md5
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 17:14:00 +0100
Kerry Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Just wondering what it will affect our system and the passwords that
> are currently encrypted in /etc/passwd when I upgrade our copy of Red
> hat 6.0 to Red Hat 6.2. I would like to implement shadow passwords
> with the newer version though this was not done on the older version.
> How will this affect the 200+ users currently using the system? Their
> passwords are simply encrypted in /etc/passwd but I would like to get
> rid of that.
The first step on the road to enlightenment is to lose the HTML. The
second is to type "man pwconv".
Paul
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From: "Kirk Wythers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: repartitioning with FIPS
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 10:19:42 -0700
FIPS crashes on me at the very end when I type "y" to write changes to the
disk and exit. It gives the error:
memory allocation error
cannot load COMMAND, system halted
The only part of the instructions that I couldn't quite follow was the
instruction to uninstall the windows swapfile. What is ment by uninstall it
in the 386enhanced part of the windows control panel?
I'm running win98 on a 30 gig hard drive with one great big C: partition (if
that matters)
Thanks in advance,
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From: Kerry Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Virtual FTP directories
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 09:24:19 -0600
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Any simple way of setting up a virtual FTP directory? I'm suing Red Hat
6.1 and have a virtual domain running on the system (example =
www.testdomain.com) as well as my regular domain (example =
quasi.realdomain.com). I would like it so that users can log into
ftp://ftp.testdomain.com rather than seeing
ftp://quasi.realdomain.com/pub.... etc.
I'm using wu-ftpd-2.6.0-1.
Thanks.
KJ
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Any simple way of setting up a virtual FTP directory? I'm suing Red
Hat 6.1 and have a virtual domain running on the system (example = www.testdomain.com)
as well as my regular domain (example = quasi.realdomain.com). I
would like it so that users can log into <A
HREF="ftp://ftp.testdomain.com">ftp://ftp.testdomain.com</A> rather
than seeing <A
HREF="ftp://quasi.realdomain.com/pub">ftp://quasi.realdomain.com/pub</A>.... etc.
<br>I'm using wu-ftpd-2.6.0-1.
<br>Thanks.
<br>KJ
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From: Leonard Evens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which word editor? Which spreadsheet?
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 11:57:36 -0500
Svein Tjonndal wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I need advice on which word editor(s) and spreadsheet(s) to use.
> Compatibility with Word is crucial, as that's what everyone else is
> using (in the company).
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Svein Tjonndal
> Educational Consultant, Advanced Technical Program
> Business Objects University
> e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> telephone: (33) 1 41 25 37 18
Star Office and Applixware offer reasonable compatibility with
MS products. But keep in mind that the different versions of
MS Word and Excel are not even compatible with each other in
all circumstances. So it would be too much to expect complete
compatibility for non MS products. Try to convince your
coworkers to save their files in a universally readable format
like rtf. If they save documents in whatever their current
version of Word uses for internal format, which is usually the
default, you will have problems in some cases. However, they
should have no trouble reading you documents if you arrange
to save them in rtf format.
--
Leonard Evens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 847-491-5537
Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208
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From: Leonard Evens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: Can't mount Win95 FAT32
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 11:58:45 -0500
Sandhitsu R Das wrote:
>
> I have a prehistoric 2.0.31 kernel. The following (forged) session script
> describes the problem I have. If anybody wants further information to get
> to a solution, please tell me.
>
> # fdisk and then 'p'
>
> Device Boot Begin Start End Blocks Id
> System
> /dev/hda1 * 1 1 384 3084448+ b Win95
> FAT32
> /dev/hda2 385 385 523 1116517+ 5
> Extended
> /dev/hda5 385 385 395 88326 83 Linux
> native
> /dev/hda6 396 396 478 666666 83 Linux
> native
> /dev/hda7 479 479 504 208813+ 83 Linux
> native
> /dev/hda8 505 505 511 56196 83 Linux
> native
> /dev/hda9 512 512 518 56196 83 Linux
> native
> /dev/hda10 519 519 523 40131 82 Linux
> swap
>
> # cat /proc/filesystems
>
> ext2
> msdos
> nodev proc
> vfat
>
> # lsmod
>
> Module Pages Used by
> vfat 3 0 (autoclean)
>
> # mount /dev/hda1 /dosc
>
> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda1 or too
> many mounted file systems
Need I suggest the obvious? Upgrade to a more recent kernel.
--
Leonard Evens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 847-491-5537
Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208
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From: "Kirk Wythers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: help: repartitioning with FIPS
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 10:21:52 -0700
FIPS crashes on me at the very end when I type "y" to write changes to the
disk and exit. It gives the error:
memory allocation error
cannot load COMMAND, system halted
The only part of the instructions that I couldn't quite follow was the
instruction to uninstall the windows swapfile. What is meant by uninstall it
in the 386enhanced part of the windows control panel?
I'm running win98 on a 30 gig hard drive with one great big C: partition (if
that matters)
Thanks in advance,
Kirk
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From: "Scott Zielinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Proxy software for Linux
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 12:28:36 -0400
Does anyone know of proxy software for Linux? i.e., If I have my Linux box
connected to a cable modem, and acting as the gateway, what do I need to
have all other computers that are on the same network as the Linux box share
the internet connection?
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From: michael davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: install problems
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 16:30:35 GMT
I am new to linux so please be gentle. I have mandrake installed on my
computer. The problem is that I can only get the command line. How do I
get the xwindows to work. Remember I don't know much.
--
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From: "Joseph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Connect => NT Gateway
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 12:41:54 -0400
What do you mean "still doesn't see the internet" ?
a) Can't get to "www.yahoo.com"
OR
b) Cant get to 207.105.45.14 ?
OR
c ) Can't get to both?
Check :
1) Is NT forwarding dns requests if it is not running a dns ? ( port 53 I
think should be open) And have you specified the nameserver(s) in
resolv.conf on linux?
2) Is the NT computer specified as the nameserver in the linux computer's
resolv.conf file if it is running a dns server?
3) Check the netmask on NT's internal ethernet interface and on your linux's
ethernet interface : do they match? I'm thinking you use thernet cards to
connect NT & linux computers.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
<8ckd6p$7lb$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I have a LAN of Windows PCs. Two Win98 connecting to an NT4 box that
>acts as the gateway to the internet.
>
>I now have a Linux box that I want to connect to the internet though
>the NT gateway. I've managed to setup Samba and the computers have to
>problem seeing eachother, but I can't seem to get the Linux box to see
>the internet.
>
>I've used Linuxconf and set the defualt gateway to 192.168.xxx.xxx (the
>IP address of the NT machine) - but it still doesn't see the internet.
>
>I'm running Readhat 6.0 if it's any help.
>
>Any suggestions?!?
>
>Many thanks,
>
>Remy.
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.
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From: "Scott Zielinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: News Readers for Linux
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 12:42:37 -0400
Anyone know of a good news reader for Linux?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J Bland)
Subject: Re: netscape command not found
Date: 7 Apr 2000 16:34:52 GMT
On 7 Apr 2000 15:29:05 GMT, Jae Youn Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>We installed netscape, but we seem to have trouble starting the program.
>Whenever we type netscape or /usr/local/netscape/netscape, it returns
> command not found. In /usr/local/netscape, there is an executable
>file called netscape. What could be wrong? Thanks in advance for any help.
>
>Jae Youn
Well, on my machine the executable is /usr/X11R6/bin/netscape.
Do you have /usr/X11R6/bin in your path (try echo $PATH) ?
JB
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From: "Giorgos Stefanopoulos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: repartitioning with FIPS
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 17:39:03 +0100
It crashes for me too but it repartitions my hard disk. Check if your
repartitioned is completed with fdisk after crashing and rebooting
Kirk Wythers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8cl1r9$i29$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> FIPS crashes on me at the very end when I type "y" to write changes to the
> disk and exit. It gives the error:
>
> memory allocation error
> cannot load COMMAND, system halted
>
> The only part of the instructions that I couldn't quite follow was the
> instruction to uninstall the windows swapfile. What is ment by uninstall
it
> in the 386enhanced part of the windows control panel?
>
> I'm running win98 on a 30 gig hard drive with one great big C: partition
(if
> that matters)
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bastian)
Subject: Re: netscape command not found
Date: 07 Apr 2000 16:51:41 GMT
On 7 Apr 2000 15:29:05 GMT, Jae Youn Lee wrote:
>We installed netscape, but we seem to have trouble starting the program. Whenever we
>type netscape or /usr/local/netscape/netscape, it returns command not found. In
>/usr/local/netscape, there is an executable file called netscape. What could be
>wrong? Thanks in advance for any help.
>
>Jae Youn
Do you have read and execute permissions for /usr/local/netscape and the
executable?
Bastian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bastian)
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: News Readers for Linux
Date: 07 Apr 2000 16:56:43 GMT
On Fri, 7 Apr 2000 12:42:37 -0400, Scott Zielinski wrote:
>Anyone know of a good news reader for Linux?
I'm using slrn as offline reader (sucking news with slrnpull). It's easy
to configure and looks nice.
Bastian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bastian)
Subject: Re: ? comp.os.linux.announce ?
Date: 07 Apr 2000 16:56:44 GMT
On Thu, 6 Apr 2000 09:56:22 -0400, Charles H. Chapman wrote:
>comp.os.linux.announce is a -moderated- newsgroup. That means only
>articles that the moderator allows are posted. Apparently the moderator
>has been busy the last few weeks.
>
>Chuck
Perhaps it's a stupid question, but who moderates newsgroups. I mean, how can
one become newsgroup moderator? Who pays him, and where's his "office" or
whatever?
Bastian
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From: Bill Sherrard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Proxy software for Linux
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 11:54:45 -0500
I personally use PMFirewall.It's easy to setup and works great. I found it at
www.download.com
On Fri, 07 Apr 2000, Scott Zielinski wrote:
>Does anyone know of proxy software for Linux? i.e., If I have my Linux box
>connected to a cable modem, and acting as the gateway, what do I need to
>have all other computers that are on the same network as the Linux box share
>the internet connection?
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From: "Joseph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Connect => NT Gateway
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 13:01:10 -0400
"but it still doesn't see the internet." ???
Check that Linux has the nameservers specified in the resolv.conf file.
If your NT box is hosting a DNS service , point it there.
If you rely on the ISP's name server, put that address in the resolv.conf
file .
Your NT box will then be configured to pass through queries on port 53 ( DNS
port I think )
Oh, I just had a thought : Are you using some program to do proxying on NT ?
In that case, you will have to follow that program's instructions!
good luck
-joseph
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
<8ckd6p$7lb$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I have a LAN of Windows PCs. Two Win98 connecting to an NT4 box that
>acts as the gateway to the internet.
>
>I now have a Linux box that I want to connect to the internet though
>the NT gateway. I've managed to setup Samba and the computers have to
>problem seeing eachother, but I can't seem to get the Linux box to see
>the internet.
>
>I've used Linuxconf and set the defualt gateway to 192.168.xxx.xxx (the
>IP address of the NT machine) - but it still doesn't see the internet.
>
>I'm running Readhat 6.0 if it's any help.
>
>Any suggestions?!?
>
>Many thanks,
>
>Remy.
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: News Readers for Linux
Date: 07 Apr 2000 13:02:07 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 7 Apr 2000 12:42:37 -0400, Scott Zielinski
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>Anyone know of a good news reader for Linux?
slrn, tin, emacs, pine (textmode)
xrn, krn, Netscape Communicator (X)
slrn is very nice. Lightweight, more options than you can shake a stick
at, no X needed. However, it is absolutely essential that you RTFM
because its default colors look horrible and a couple of things aren't
immediately obvious. I don't bother with X-newsreaders these days because
slrn meets my needs so much more quickly.
--
Matt G / Dances With Crows \###| Programmers are playwrights
There is no Darkness in Eternity \##| Computers are lousy actors
But only Light too dim for us to see \#| Lusers are vicious drama critics
(Unless, of course, you're working with NT)\| BOFHen burn down theatres.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthew Haley)
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: News Readers for Linux
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 17:03:28 GMT
On Fri, 7 Apr 2000 12:42:37 -0400,
Scott Zielinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Anyone know of a good news reader for Linux?
slrn
tin
krn
gnus (runs in emacs)
...and more.
It's really a matter of preference.
--
Petition for Linux Drivers -> http://www.libranet.com/petition.html
slrn -> http://www.slrn.org
Xnews (Win32) -> http://xnews.3dnews.net
Xnews Installer (Win32) -> http://xnews.webhop.net
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