Linux-Misc Digest #841, Volume #24 Sat, 17 Jun 00 16:13:05 EDT
Contents:
Re: External Modem`s (Robert Heller)
Re: External Modem`s (Robert Heller)
Can't load Linux (Scott Szymanski)
Graphical Interface doesn't work (Scott Szymanski)
Help with Partition / Swap (A. B.)
Re: Can't mount device (Dances With Crows)
Re: How to Mount Win98 Partition? (Dances With Crows)
screen shots ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Netscape 4.63 can't access Newsgroups ("Dr. Guillermo A. Morales")
DSL + Linux? ("Dheera Venkatraman")
Re: The scout vs. the wraith (Steve Wolter)
Accessing a printer via network on a system running windows 98? ("Dr. Guillermo A.
Morales")
Re: screen shots (sysop)
Re: exec cgi, very simple question. (lindoze 2000)
Re: DSL + Linux? (Hal Burgiss)
RealPlayer crashes Linux (RedHat 6.1) ("Dr. Guillermo A. Morales")
Re: Cable Moden Setup Questions ("Java__Cat")
Re: DSL + Linux? (Hal Burgiss)
Re: External Modem`s (Edward Lee)
Linux using up 256 Mb??? ("Dr. Guillermo A. Morales")
Re: help! archive with extension .gz.sh ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Modem Config. Problem using Kppp ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Creating a LAN router ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: External Modem`s (Bob Martin)
Re: Annoying oddities after kernel compile... (Bob Martin)
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From: Robert Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: External Modem`s
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 18:29:10 GMT
"Ali" <cracker@$$$$ redhotant.com>,
In a message on Sat, 17 Jun 2000 14:06:50 +0100, wrote :
"> Will any external modem work with linux or is it specific brands.
*ANY* AT command set ('Hayes' compatable) RS232 serial modem will work.
Some brands are cheaper, some are better quality -- you gets what you
pay for. OTOH, if a cheap RS232 modem dies, you can just plug in a
replacement, and often won't have to change the config (*even if it is
a different brand and/or model*) -- external RS232 modems: *TRUE* Plug
and Play, no hype!
"> Also are ISA modems easy enough to set up.
Some are. ISA modems with lots of jumpers work best. PNP ones can be a
bitch, depending.
">
"> Thanks in Advance
">
"> Ali
">
">
">
">
">
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Robert Heller ||InterNet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://vis-www.cs.umass.edu/~heller || [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.deepsoft.com /\FidoNet: 1:321/153
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From: Robert Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: External Modem`s
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 18:29:11 GMT
Joeri Sebrechts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
In a message on Sat, 17 Jun 2000 13:29:27 GMT, wrote :
JS> It's not guaranteed that an external modem is not a winmodem (and thus
JS> likely to only work in windows). I've seen external winmodems before.
JS> You need to make sure it's not a winmodem (if they mention "designed for
JS> windows" on the box, it's a winmodem probably), or otherwise check for
JS> the winmodem support in the hardware howto on www.linuxdocs.org
JS> Sadly enough the easiest way to know if your modem is a regular modem is
JS> still checking the price tag. They are generally more expensive. But in
JS> return you get a real modem, instead of a front-end to your cpu that
JS> drains time away from more usefull stuff, like animating all those XXX
JS> movies ;-)
Given the bandwidth limitation of the RS232 port, a *high speed* RS232
extern winmodem is unlikely. Winmodems *generally* need the PCI bus
speed to work at ~56K bps. That is why most *ISA* internal modems are
not Winmodems (although PNP ISA modems can be a bitch to deal with).
JS> As far as I know (but it's been a while) ISA modems are generally no
JS> different from external modems to setup. I don't remember the details,
JS> but I managed to set it up on my very first install of linux, back when
JS> I knew absolutely nothing of *nix, so it can't be that hard.
JS>
JS> good luck,
JS> Joeri Sebrechts
JS>
JS> Ali wrote:
JS> >
JS> > Will any external modem work with linux or is it specific brands.
JS> > Also are ISA modems easy enough to set up.
JS> >
JS> > Thanks in Advance
JS> >
JS> > Ali
JS>
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Robert Heller ||InterNet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://vis-www.cs.umass.edu/~heller || [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.deepsoft.com /\FidoNet: 1:321/153
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From: Scott Szymanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can't load Linux
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 18:30:07 GMT
Hello
I have just installed linux onto my computer. The first time i started it
linux loaded into the text mode. After that first time i loaded linux, i
always get this same annoying error:
/dev/hdc3 contains a file system with errors, check forced.
Error reading block 516141(Attempt to read block from file system resulted
in short read) while doing inode scan.
/dev/hd3:UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY:RUN fsck MANUALLY.
(i.e., without -a or -p options)
After this it can log in as the root user but i do not know what fsck is
or how to use it. Then when i log out or hit control-d my sytem reboots.
Is fsck like scandisk for windows? Because i was have to run that all the
time for this harddrive when i had windows installed on it. I would
greatly appreciate it if some one could give me the necessary commands i
need to use to correct. Please be as detailed as possible because i just
started using linux. I am using Linux Mandrake 6.0. It is on a western
digital 4.3GB harddrive. I have 128Mb pc100 ram and AMD-K6/2 500Mhz
processor. Thanks for any help you can offer.
Scott
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From: Scott Szymanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Graphical Interface doesn't work
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 18:30:10 GMT
Hello
I am using linux Mandrake 6.0. My system boots up fine in text mode, but
whenever i type startx to load kde it doesn't work. Like kde starts to
load but not everything shows up. I am able to see like the tool bar at
the bottom of the desktop and just various other pictures but all the
background and text do not show up. I have tried to run Xconfigurator and
xf86config several times but this never fixes my problem. I have a
SiS6326 AGP video card with 8MB ram. I have a generic monitor 17inch
monitor(digital AutoScan color monitor) that can support resolution up to
1024x768 pixels non-interlaced by maximum 85Hz rate. The maximum display
resolution 1280x1024 pixels non-interlaced mode. The monitor
automatically scans horizontal frequencies from 30 to 70 KHz, and vertical
frequencies from 40 to 150Hz. I would greatly appreciate it if somebody
could write down the correct settings for me to install because my system
always fails the test it runs in set up. Thanks for any help you can
offer.
Scott
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From: A. B. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help with Partition / Swap
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 18:30:09 GMT
Dear: Sir or Madam
I have two hard drives, I am trying to install [Turbolinux 3.0.1] on
the second hard drive which is empty. the manual only tells you how
to install on a have that has windows on it.I need to know how to
greate a partition and swap on a empty hard drive. and install from
there.
Thank you. For your help,
A.B.
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Can't mount device
Date: 17 Jun 2000 14:31:33 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 17 Jun 2000 16:05:06 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<<8ig7je$i1k$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
> Device From To Blocks Partition Type
>/dev/hda2 262 1020 6096667 5 Extended
>
>But when I try to mount it using:
>mount -t ext2 /dev/hda2 /junk
>mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda2,
> (aren't you trying to mount an extended partition,
> instead of some logical partition inside?)
>This error message is so general, it doesn't tell me much. If it is an
>extended partition, how do I mount it?
You don't mount extended partitions, you mount the logical partitions
contained within these extended partitions--just like the error message
says! What does "fdisk -l" tell you here? There should be one or more
logical partitions sitting at /dev/hda5 ... /dev/hda63, and I'll bet that
you can mount one of those without problems.
If no logical partitions exist within /dev/hda2, fire up fdisk and create
some, then mke2fs them and put stuff in them....
--
Matt G / Dances With Crows /\ "Man could not stare too long at the face
\----[this space for rent]-----/ \ of the Computer or her children and still
\There is no Darkness in Eternity \ remain as Man." --David Zindell "So did
But only Light too dim for us to see\ they become Gods, or Usenetters?" --/me
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: How to Mount Win98 Partition?
Date: 17 Jun 2000 14:34:02 EDT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 17 Jun 2000 11:59:45 -0500, Larry
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> shouted forth into the ether:
>I have RH 6.0 installed on a dual-boot machine with a Win98 partition. I
>set up a mount point of /win98 and can see it when I log into linux.
>However I can't figure out how to mount the partition as read-only.
>
>This is a FAT32 partition.
mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /win98
No need to mount it read-only; Linux can read and write FAT32 without
problems and has been able to for a long time. You *can* mount it
read-only by adding a "-o ro" to the end of that command line, or by
modifying /etc/fstab so that "ro" is in the options field for that
mountpoint. man fstab and man mount for more details.
--
Matt G / Dances With Crows /\ "Man could not stare too long at the face
\----[this space for rent]-----/ \ of the Computer or her children and still
\There is no Darkness in Eternity \ remain as Man." --David Zindell "So did
But only Light too dim for us to see\ they become Gods, or Usenetters?" --/me
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: screen shots
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 18:27:07 GMT
I am using RedHat 6.2 and I want to take sceern shots in gnome but I
dont know how to do it can you help me about this...
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Before you buy.
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Reply-To: "Dr. Guillermo A. Morales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Dr. Guillermo A. Morales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Netscape 4.63 can't access Newsgroups
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:17:56 GMT
OK, The problem was I had not setup the pop parameters. Once I did that the
message went away. However, the problem remains: Netscape can't access
newsgroups.
It keeps saying that it can't find the newsgroup servers!!! I've tried many
name combinations to get it to work, but no luck so far. I still have to go
back to Windows to do this (sight).
Your help will be deeply appreciated.
Thanks.
Guillermo (Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED])
"Dr. Guillermo A. Morales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:5eD25.3638$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi, I just installed Red Hat 6.1 with several programs being Netscape one
of
> them.
>
> I have been able to get Netscape to surf the net and send/receive emails.
> But when I try to use it to read Newsgroups Netscape keeps telling me it
> can't do it because I did not provide a username! I have gone to
> Preferences/Newsgroups, gave the name for the server (in this case it's
> News) and input also my name with email address, etc.
>
> Why does Netscape keep telling me it I did not give username? And how can
> this be fixed?
>
> Please copy your answers to my personal email account as well
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] )
>
> Thank you very much in advance.
>
> Guillermo.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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From: "Dheera Venkatraman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: DSL + Linux?
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:20:07 GMT
Hi,
Are there any good DSL services that work with Linux - I also want to be
able to use proxies/masquerading/http servers. (I live in New Jersey,
USA...)
Thanks,
Dheera Venkatraman
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Steve Wolter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: The scout vs. the wraith
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 21:22:27 +0200
On Fri, 16 Jun 2000 12:10:15 -0700, The Darkener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote to comp.os.linux.misc: (snipped parts of message)
>format c: /u
>format d: /u
I am not that dumb. And this is COLM, so I will format hda.
>format your head /u
You know what? I will try that one..
Thank you for noticing I klicked the false NG, that had to be sent to
AGSC. Thanks again...
>(ripped off from a hacked website)
>=)
It was funny, anyway.
--
Steve Wolter
ICQ: 58652584
Battle.net nick: Conray
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Reply-To: "Dr. Guillermo A. Morales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Dr. Guillermo A. Morales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Accessing a printer via network on a system running windows 98?
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:24:20 GMT
Hi,
Could anybody please tell me how to setup a linux system (I use Red Hat 6.1)
to use a printer connected to a PC running windows 98 in a network LAN?
Please copy your answers/suggestions to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks a lot in advance.
Guillermo.
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From: sysop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: screen shots
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:26:13 GMT
try "import -window root <filename>.jpg"
it works great in enlightenment, I gues it works in gnome too.
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From: lindoze 2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: exec cgi, very simple question.
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 15:27:17 -0400
thanx! that was easy
Robie Basak wrote:
>
> On Sat, 17 Jun 2000 02:19:07 -0400, lindoze 2000 said:
> >this simple cgi script:
> >
> >------------------
> >#!/bin/sh
> >
> >cat <<-!
> > Content-type: text/plain
> >
> >
> >!
> >
> >ReadThis=$(/bin/cat /httpd/cgi-bin/file1.txt)
> >echo $ReadThis
> >
> >----------------
> > can be called by an .html
> >now, file1.txt contains line breaks.
> >when you view source on a browser, you do not see the line breaks
> >produced by file1.txt
> >why?
>
> I discovered that doing $(whatever) or `whatever` loses them; try
> /bin/cat /httpd/cgi-bin/file1.txt
>
> Robie.
> --
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: DSL + Linux?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:30:16 GMT
On Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:20:07 GMT, Dheera Venkatraman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Are there any good DSL services that work with Linux - I also want to
>be able to use proxies/masquerading/http servers. (I live in New
>Jersey, USA...)
DSL is a technology, so it does not care about OSes. Maybe what you want
is a DSL ISP that 'supports' Linux? What this usually means, is that
they will help you troubleshoot your connection, etc. Most ISPs that I
am aware of, do not support Linux in this context. But, then again, they
don't care what OS you use -- you just have to support it yourself. But
that is kinda the Linux way anyway. Most don't care about NAT or proxies
either, and I wouldn't even bother to ask about this. Servers may be a
different problem, something you would have to check on an ISP by ISP
basis. And even this may depend on what you are doing. My ISP has a no
server policy -- but just about everybody I know is running a web server
or more. They don't seem to care about low-traffic, personal sites. I
think their main concern is commercial type traffic.
--
Hal B
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Reply-To: "Dr. Guillermo A. Morales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Dr. Guillermo A. Morales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: RealPlayer crashes Linux (RedHat 6.1)
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:30:44 GMT
I just installed RealPlayer 7 for linux without a problem. The problem is
that eventually when I want to do other things the bottom toolbar freezes
and other applications too.
The first time it happened I could'nt even log off or reboot the system. I
was forced to do a cold reboot (boy that hurt!) Luckly linux worked again
with no problems. But when I ran RealPlayer 7 again the whole thing was
going on again. When I noticed this I closed it and eventually everything
went back to normal.
Is this a known problem with RealPlayer? Any way to fix this?
Please copy your answers to my email account: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks.
Guillermo ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: "Java__Cat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cable Moden Setup Questions
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:31:38 GMT
My provider is Mediaone of New Hampshire and I am unsure of any login
info that is needed. I am trying to gather this info from them but thus far
they have not been very helpful. I am using SuSE Linux 6.4. I have my LAN
card working and I can start it up by doing an #rcdhclient start then I do
an #rcdhclient stat and it says that it is running or something like that. I
try to connect to the internet and I have a few messages pop up that
basically say that I can not connect to the a site. I do an #rcdhclient stat
and it says that it is disabled. I am guessing that there is something
within my connection config. that is causing my to not be able to connect.
Any Ideas?
"Leonard Evens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Java__Cat wrote:
> >
> > I have been trying to set up my cable modem on an SuSE Linux system. I
have
> > gotten as far as to get my LAN card acknowledged but am having troubles
> > connecting to my provider. Is there a place to put your logon password,
that
> > I may be missing. Is there an other info that I need to gather in order
to
> > accomplish this task.
> > Thanks all.
> > Java__Cat
>
> You should be more explicit about how your cable provider is
> doing things. There are two methods that I know about.
> The usual (older) system users a network card connected to
> an external cable modem which looks to the network card
> like an ethernet. You set up your network to use DHCP
> and it connects. If that is your setup you should be
> a bit more explicit about what happens and where you think
> you are stuck.
>
> Some cable providers give you a single device which you
> install in your computer. I'm not sure I understand the
> details, but it goes something like this. You have a
> permanent ethernet or ethernet like connection but you
> are not assigned an IP address. Instead you use a version
> of the ppp protocol designed to work over an ethernet.
> In sthat case you have to configure your machine to use that
> protocol and provide a username and password. Usually
> you get the username and password by running a program
> which they provide for running under windows. After you
> have run that you can use Linux. If this is what you have,
> do a search via deja.com. There have been several discussions
> of how to do this under Linux.
>
> --
>
> Leonard Evens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 847-491-5537
> Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: DSL + Linux?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:33:57 GMT
On Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:30:16 GMT, Hal Burgiss
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:20:07 GMT, Dheera Venkatraman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>>Are there any good DSL services that work with Linux - I also want to
>>be able to use proxies/masquerading/http servers. (I live in New
>>Jersey, USA...)
PS -- One thing to be concerned about, is the modems they offer. You
will need an external, ethernet modem. No PCI, no USB!!!
--
Hal B
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: External Modem`s
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 12:36:55 -0700
There is at least one ISA software modem based on the pctel chip. ISA can
still transfer data at over 1 Mbps.
Robert Heller wrote:
> Given the bandwidth limitation of the RS232 port, a *high speed* RS232
> extern winmodem is unlikely. Winmodems *generally* need the PCI bus
> speed to work at ~56K bps. That is why most *ISA* internal modems are
> not Winmodems (although PNP ISA modems can be a bitch to deal with).
>
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Reply-To: "Dr. Guillermo A. Morales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Dr. Guillermo A. Morales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Linux using up 256 Mb???
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:38:36 GMT
Hi, I just installed Red Hat 6.1 on my PC (Pentium III, 256 Mb of RAM).
I logged on, played with my new Linux system for a while, then I typed the
command "free" and I was told that Linux was using almos all the available
RAM and had used some memory from the Swap file too!!!
I think there's something going on here. Could anybody please tell me why
this is happening and how to fox it?
Please copy your answers to my email account: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks a bunch in advance.
Guillermo ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: help! archive with extension .gz.sh
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:26:08 GMT
hey it's curt again, different account.
so the file linuxq3ademo-1.11-6.x86.gz.sh is already an executable
in my /home/username directory, when I attempt to execute it I get
permission denied, I even tried this as root with the same result, am I
missing something?
> Its a shell script, so you would run it like an executable. First
make
> sure it has executable permissions with:
> chmod +x <file_name_here.sh>
>
> Then execute it with:
> ./<file_name_here.sh>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Modem Config. Problem using Kppp
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:26:30 GMT
Mink
I'm having the same problem. I know mine is not
a winmodem. I have an old USRobotics External
14.4 kbs modem. I did the same thing you did,
set it to ttyS0. It keeps saying Modem is Locked.
So how do I unlock it? That's the question.
Jason
In article <8hlmvn$1th$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Mink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Lonni J. Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Mink wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey All - When querying my modem using
Kppp, I get a message saying,
> > > 'Sorry modem is locked'. My modem is an ISA
US-Robotics 56K. The device
> > > is set to use ttyS0. I'm running Mandrake
7.02. I've tried to use ttyS1,
> > > ttyS2, and ttyS3 as well, only to get the
same message for all 3 saying,
> > > 'Sorry, your modem is busy'.
> > >
> > > What is my little modem up to?:-)
> > >
> > > Any help would be most appreciated. - mink
> >
> > IS this modem a winmodem perchance? Or you
might need to use the
> > setserial command to reassign IRQ/serial port
to the modem.
> >
>
> Well, it's not a winmodem for sure, unless I
was duped by the store. I
> think I should reset the serial, but I'm not
sure which irq or port to
> use. The card itself has no jumpers to set. I
think maybe I should try to
> use Linux Plug-N'-Play. What do you think?
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux
Subject: Creating a LAN router
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:41:25 GMT
Hi,
I am the sysad of a Hostel with 15 computers connected in parralel
to a 24 port hub which is in turn connected to the campus LAN.
Now I want to make sure that I have some amount of control over the
data transfer ( more specifically I want to create a proxy server
firewall) . Now since the computers are connected in parralel , it will
be a difficult to do this. But I was wondering if I could make one of my
computers a router and thus accomplish this. For example , whenever a
request for a http connection (through any web browser goes out ), I
would be able to direct the request to a proxy server for
authentication.
Can anybody help me on this.
Thanking you in advance
Sandy
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From: Bob Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: External Modem`s
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 14:49:51 -0500
Ali wrote:
>
> Will any external modem work with linux or is it specific brands.
> Also are ISA modems easy enough to set up.
>
> Thanks in Advance
>
> Ali
Any modem will work as long as it is not a winmodem.
--
Bob Martin
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From: Bob Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Annoying oddities after kernel compile...
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 15:01:22 -0500
MH wrote:
>
> I recompiled the kernel for my workstation leaving out the NFS server
> service, but when I boot up I see "nfss FAILED" (or something to that
> effect). Evidently, Linux is attempting to start this service even
> though it was left out of the kernel. How do I correct this problem?
>
> Also, on a previous compile I chose to configure PPP as a loadable
> module, but when I started kpppd (the KDE dial-up utility) I got a
> message "either PPP is not compiled into the kernel or the module was
> not loaded" (or something to that effect). Nevertheless, the dialer
> worked fine and the PPP service was started. I assumed there was a
> problem with KDE recognizing the loading of the module, so when I
> recompiled as above I also compiled PPP into the kernel to get rid of
> the error message. I still get the same error message. Any ideas on
> how to correct this?
Linux is not attempting to start anything. Just because you left it out
of the kernel doesn't change your system configuration. You will need to
turn off the NFS deamon from starting, usually you can do this through
linuxconf.
That was reported be a bug in kpp, something about how it probed the
kernel for ppp support. Try a new version of kpp.
--
Bob Martin
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