Linux-Misc Digest #824, Volume #25 Thu, 21 Sep 00 12:13:02 EDT
Contents:
linux screws up windoze filesystem ? (Florian E.J. Fruth)
Re: xfree 4.0.1 (Jochen Engels)
Any Opinions on HP Netserver LH 3000 using RedHat 6.2? (Neal Rhodes)
Re: Telnet login delayed ("Chris Dunlop")
Re: Boot image on DOS partition? (Vilmos Soti)
Re: linux screws up windoze filesystem ? (Andreas K�h�ri)
Re: Boot image on DOS partition? (John in SD)
How do you get rid of defunct process? (Dave Barcelo)
Re: Creating a hard link to a directory.... ("Andrew N. McGuire ")
Making XDM work like startx --bpp16 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
shutting down a process at shutdown (Ralph Churchill)
Re: How do you get rid of defunct process? (Andreas K�h�ri)
Re: shutting down a process at shutdown (Andreas K�h�ri)
Re: still can't upload via anonymous ftp (Don)
Re: linux screws up windoze filesystem ? (Florian E.J. Fruth)
Disk Druid (Oleksandr Bozhyk)
Re: Creating a hard link to a directory.... (John Thompson)
Re: Can't install LILO when Linux > 8 GB limit with PC with BIOS restriction ("He
Kun")
Re: Boot image on DOS partition? (Dances With Crows)
Re: Newbie and Telnet (Dances With Crows)
Re: Help with installing driver (Dances With Crows)
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From: Florian E.J. Fruth <fejf@gmx*/dev/null*.de>
Subject: linux screws up windoze filesystem ?
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 17:19:33 +0200
Hi,
i've some problems with my windoze 98se partition:
if i create a file (with linux) on a win98se partition it shows correct
under linux. it also does under windoze but if i check the filesystem with
norton disk doctor (or scandisk...) it says illegal filename fix it ?
if i click on fix it, it renames the file to its dos (8.3 style) filename...
anybody knows what i do wrong ? is this a problem on how to mount the
windoze partition ?
i use auto with the automounter under SuSE 7.0 Pro...
fejf
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From: Jochen Engels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: xfree 4.0.1
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 17:21:32 +0200
Norman Zhang schrieb:
>
> After I installed the XFree4.0.1 for Linux using xfree.org's binary
> distribution I get the following error message. Does anybody know what
> gives? Your help is greatly appreciated.
>
> XFree86 Version 4.0.1 / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400)
> Release Date: 1 July 2000
> If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
> than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
> problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
> Operating System: Linux 2.2.15-urw1 i686 [ELF]
> Module Loader present
> (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Sat Sep 16 09:44:51 2000
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
> Parse warning on line 78 of section Keyboard in file /etc/X11/XF86Config
> Ignoring obsolete keyword "LeftAlt".
> Parse error on line 78 of section Keyboard in file /etc/X11/XF86Config
> "Meta" is not a valid keyword in this section.
> (EE) Problem parsing the config file
> (EE) Error from xf86HandleConfigFile()
>
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
>
> When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
> the full server output, not just the last messages.
> This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
I had the same problem, I needed to add monitor resolutions to the
config file, i picked them from the old config file section screen.
I found some information at www.nvidia.com.
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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 11:25:32 -0400
From: Neal Rhodes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Any Opinions on HP Netserver LH 3000 using RedHat 6.2?
I'm looking at putting in a couple of HP Netserver LH 3000, and I'm
looking for opinions on the performance of their NetRaid controller
with lots of drives, eg 12 drives striped and mirrored into 3 logical
drives. ESPECIALLY if anyone has seen comparisons against the
Mylex ExtremeRaid 1100 controllers.
We've been not terribly thrilled with the Netraid running SCO
Openserver 5, but that could be the SCO filesystem.
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From: "Chris Dunlop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Telnet login delayed
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 11:33:02 -0400
TCP Wrappers tries various methods to make sure that your machine actually
is who it says it is before allowing a connection:
1) ip to name resolution - tcpd looks for a PTR record from it's DNS
servers.
2)name to ip resolution - tcpd then looks for the A record for that name,
looking for a match with the results of 1)
3) If tcpd was compiled to do so, it will use an AUTH inquiry to attempt to
identify the user.
See Vilmos and Stefan's recommendations to fix 1 and 2. If you are doing
AUTH lookups, you will have a delay while the AUTH lookup times out for a
Win client, and Win doesn't support inetd.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:8qc2la$if3$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi everyone
>
> I installed Redhat Linux 6.2 and i enable telnet also
> when i try to telnet to this server from my windows client (95 and 98)
> it takes long time (almost 55 second) to show the login prompt. all PcS
>
> ARE ON LOCAL NETWORK.
>
> I want to reduce the Login-prompt time. How can this be achived. All
>
> users who are using Linux server are Trusted user.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> ssp99
>
>
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Subject: Re: Boot image on DOS partition?
From: Vilmos Soti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 15:36:51 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Forkosh) writes:
> Is it possible to put a boot image on a DOS and/or NT partition?
> I have several machines that have already been partitioned, and
> which I'd rather not repartition, that need boot images below
> lilo's 1024 cylinder limit. Is it possible to put boot images
> in a dos/nt directory? If so, how do I tell lilo about that?
I think it should be possible. Just mount the partition, copy
the compressed kernel image to the DOS/NTFS filesystem, and
edit /etc/lilo.conf. However, it is important that make sure
that no defrag will move the kernel image on the DOS/NTFS drive.
Vilmos
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Subject: Re: linux screws up windoze filesystem ?
From: Andreas K�h�ri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 21 Sep 2000 17:40:26 +0100
In article <8qd8tg$ivl$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Florian E.J. Fruth <fejf@gmx*/dev/null*.de> wrote:
>Hi,
>i've some problems with my windoze 98se partition:
>if i create a file (with linux) on a win98se partition it shows correct
>under linux. it also does under windoze but if i check the filesystem with
>norton disk doctor (or scandisk...) it says illegal filename fix it ?
>if i click on fix it, it renames the file to its dos (8.3 style) filename...
>anybody knows what i do wrong ? is this a problem on how to mount the
>windoze partition ?
>i use auto with the automounter under SuSE 7.0 Pro...
>fejf
>
>--
>Words u don't want to hear from your sysadmin:
>Ooops. Save your work - FAST !
One thing you do wrong is that you give the file a name that does not
fit into what the specification of the file system on the Windows
partition thinks is legal. Don't do that.
You might also have mounted it as having the wrong file system type.
What does Windows say about the file system type of the partition?
/A
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From: John in SD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Boot image on DOS partition?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 15:40:52 GMT
LILO can boot from any file system. Just be sure the partition is mounted
when you run /sbin/lilo.
You need to put more than just the kernel image below the 1024 cylinder limit,
in, say, your DOS partition:
vmlinuz
boot.b
map <- file created by /sbin/lilo
With all three below cylinder 1024, you may use versions of lilo earlier than
21.2.
--John
On 21 Sep 2000 07:56:49 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Forkosh) wrote:
>Is it possible to put a boot image on a DOS and/or NT partition?
>I have several machines that have already been partitioned, and
>which I'd rather not repartition, that need boot images below
>lilo's 1024 cylinder limit. Is it possible to put boot images
>in a dos/nt directory? If so, how do I tell lilo about that?
>Thanks,
>John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
LILO version 21.5 (18-Jul-2000) source at
ftp: brun.dyndns.org dir: /pub/linux/lilo
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From: Dave Barcelo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How do you get rid of defunct process?
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 10:41:07 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How do you kill defunct processes?
Dave
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From: "Andrew N. McGuire " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Creating a hard link to a directory....
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 10:40:11 -0500
On Wed, 20 Sep 2000, Rob Blomquist quoth:
RB> I'm trying to make a hard link from a directory in my home directory to
RB> /mnt/robbo.
RB>
RB> I have su'd to root, then given the command: ln -F /mnt/robbo
RB> /home/robbo/documents. I get the error message "Invalid Cross Device
RB> Link". I guess that means that it thinks /home/robbo/documnents is a
RB> file. I have tried several other variants, and can't seem to figure this
RB> one out. Yes, I realize that I could mount the drive to the location,
RB> but I would rather do this.
You cannot hard link across filesystems.
anm
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Making XDM work like startx --bpp16
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 15:39:20 GMT
Making XDM work like startx --bpp16
My xdm starts in 8 bit mode. how can I get it to work like startx -
bpp16??
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From: Ralph Churchill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: shutting down a process at shutdown
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 15:40:52 GMT
FYI, I'm running RedHat 6.2.
I want to shutdown a process (oracle) when I shutdown my system. I've
added a "script" to /etc/rc.d/init.d that handles start/stop/status just
like all the other things in there (httpd, etc.). My script works at
startup and I can do "/etc/rc.d/init.d/oracle stop" from the command
line. I've added links in run-levels 0 and 6, but it just won't shutdown
when I do do "shutdown -r" or "shutdown -h". Argh! What do I need to do
to make my process shutdown?
thanks.
RMC
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Subject: Re: How do you get rid of defunct process?
From: Andreas K�h�ri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 21 Sep 2000 17:52:01 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dave Barcelo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>How do you kill defunct processes?
>
>Dave
>
Kill its parent.
Read section 1.6 of the Unix programming FAQ at
<URL:http://www.erlenstar.demon.co.uk/unix/faq_2.html#SEC13>.
/A
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Subject: Re: shutting down a process at shutdown
From: Andreas K�h�ri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 21 Sep 2000 17:56:39 +0100
In article <8qda60$5l$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Ralph Churchill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>FYI, I'm running RedHat 6.2.
>
>I want to shutdown a process (oracle) when I shutdown my system. I've
>added a "script" to /etc/rc.d/init.d that handles start/stop/status just
>like all the other things in there (httpd, etc.). My script works at
>startup and I can do "/etc/rc.d/init.d/oracle stop" from the command
>line. I've added links in run-levels 0 and 6, but it just won't shutdown
>when I do do "shutdown -r" or "shutdown -h". Argh! What do I need to do
>to make my process shutdown?
>
>thanks.
>
>RMC
>
You added e.g. an S90oracle script? Then you should have a K90oracle
script in the same run-level directories too... Both should be
symlinks to the script in /etc/rc.d/init.d. I think that's the way it
works in Red Hat too (I use Debian).
/A
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From: Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: still can't upload via anonymous ftp
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 11:56:53 -0400
I reread the FAQ and redid my ftpaccess file but to no avail (same problem). Oddly
enough though, I can download files from the server's /home/ftp/pub directory even
though I specified no uploading in the same access file. It seems that the
/etc/ftpaccess file is being completely ignored??? Regardless, it seems that I can
download from it but cannot upload to it which is what I want to do.
Perhaps I am going about this the wrong way. What I actually want to do is to be
able to transfer files from my internal network to my web server in the /home/ftp/pub
directory. I don't really need to give anyone else ftp access.
If I comment out aftp from both /etc/services and the /etc/inetd.conf, the connection
is refused so I know of no other way to allow ftp to this server.
One other thing...I installed and am using the TIS firewall proxies and configured my
/etc/inetd.conf and /etc/services file accordingly
Here's my updated ftpaccess file
==============================
class all real,guest,anonftp,anonymous *
email root@localhost
loginfails 5
readme README* login
readme README* cwd=*
message /welcome.msg login
message .message cwd=*
compress no guest,real,anonymous
tar no guest,real,anonymous
chmod no guest,anonymous
delete no guest,anonymous
overwrite no guest,real,anonymous
rename no guest,anonymous
class anonftp anonymous *
upload /home/ftp/ * no
noretrieve .notar
upload /home/ftp /pub yes ftpadmin ftpadmin 0440 nodirs
noretrieve /home/ftp/pub
upretrieve /home/users/bin
upretrieve /home/users/etc
upretrieve /home/users/dev
upload /home/users/ftpadmin * no
upload /home/users/ftpadmin /tmp yes nodors
upload /home/users/ftpadmin /home/users/ftpadmin yes
upload /home/users/ftpadmin /home/users/ftpadmin/* yes
upload /home/users/ftpadmin /home/ftp/pub yes ftpadmin ftpadmin 0440 nodirs
log transfers real,anonymous inbound,outbound
shutdown /etc/shutmsg
passwd-check rfc822 warn
==============================
The Drag wrote:
> Well, you didn't actually read the FAQ or you would have the answer.
> (or perhaps you just don't understand how anon-ftp is actually
> supposed to be used)
>
> Please tell us why you insist on installing anon-ftp for a production
> webserver. At this point you have a breachable server as you didn't
> setup enough security in your ftpaccess file.
>
> Tell us what you want to accomplish, and we'll post an appropriate
> config to help you out. The point being that none of us want to help
> you get rooted by offering the same lack of security as the ftpaccess
> file you posted.
>
> TD
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> On Wed, 20 Sep 2000 10:02:09 -0400, Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Ok, I'm waving the white flag. After upgrading to wu-ftp 6.1 and
> >modifying my ftp access file according to the docs, I still can't
> >upload, i.e., I am getting "permission denied on server" error messages
> >when I try yo upload to the /home/ftp/pub directory. Does someone have
> >an example ftpaccess file I can look at? Here is mine so maybe you can
> >spot the problem.
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Don
> >
> >===========================================
> >class all real,guest,anonftp,anonymous *
> >
> >email root@localhost
> >
> >loginfails 5
> >
> >readme README* login
> >readme README* cmd=*
> >
> >message /welcome.msg login
> >message .message cwd=*
> >
> >compress yes all
> >tar yes all
> >chmod no guest,anonymous
> >delete no guest,anonymous
> >overwrite no guest,anonymous
> >rename no guest,anonymous
> >
> >class anonftp anonymous *
> >upload /home/ftp /pub yes ftp ftp 0440 nodirs
> >noretrieve /home/ftp /pub
> >
> >log transfers anonymous,real inbound,outbound
> >
> >shutdown /etc/shutmsg
> >
> >passwd-check rfc822 warn
> >===========================================
> >
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From: Florian E.J. Fruth <fejf@gmx*/dev/null*.de>
Subject: Re: linux screws up windoze filesystem ?
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 17:59:24 +0200
Andreas K�h�ri wrote:
[cut]
> One thing you do wrong is that you give the file a name that does not
> fit into what the specification of the file system on the Windows
> partition thinks is legal. Don't do that.
don't think so - it's nearly with every filename (e.g. "kernel v2.4.0-test8"
or isn't this a correct filename?
> You might also have mounted it as having the wrong file system type.
> What does Windows say about the file system type of the partition?
what do u mean exacly with this ?
it's fat32 on a 45gb harddisk...
fejf
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From: Oleksandr Bozhyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux
Subject: Disk Druid
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 18:57:20 +0300
Hi all,
How can I run Disk Druid in Red Hat 6.2 (in order to add a new
partition) ?
SY,
Oleksandr Bozhyk
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From: John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Creating a hard link to a directory....
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 06:34:19 -0500
Rob Blomquist wrote:
> I'm trying to make a hard link from a directory in my home directory to
> /mnt/robbo.
>
> I have su'd to root, then given the command: ln -F /mnt/robbo
> /home/robbo/documents. I get the error message "Invalid Cross Device
> Link". I guess that means that it thinks /home/robbo/documnents is a
> file. I have tried several other variants, and can't seem to figure this
> one out. Yes, I realize that I could mount the drive to the location,
> but I would rather do this.
IIRC, hard links can only reside on the same filesystem as the
target. If the link and the target are on different filesystems
you need to use a soft link.
--
-John ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: "He Kun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Can't install LILO when Linux > 8 GB limit with PC with BIOS restriction
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 00:01:04 +0800
Yes,I am agree with u!
My suggestion is that you can reside your boot parition under 1024 cylinders
but all
your other partitions to behind 8 GB.(1024 cyclinders equal 8 GB
approximately).
My meaning is that you needn't let a operating system's different paritions
be all together!
Just seperate them.Make their boot partition before 1024 cylinders will be
enough!
"Wouter Bovelander" <wbovelander@*nospam*antares.nl> wrote in message
news:L6Gx5.125$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> hmmm,
>
> the bios restriction is really no problem for linux once it is running. it
> will only bother you when linux boots. the linux boot partition has to
> reside below cylinder 1024 if i'm not mistaken. all other partitions
(swap,
> root, etc.) can live anywhere you like on the disk.
>
> i have redhat myself (6.0) and it didn't force me to do anything. redhat
> uses diskdruid to let you choose the partitions where you want to install
> your stuff. just make sure you create your /boot partition below cylinder
> 1024 of your harddisk.
>
> maybe you should try and get some support on diskdruid or read it's manual
> thouroughly.
>
> it would be interesting to see the error message you get though.
>
> good luck
> wep
> http://www.planetzztpp.com
>
>
>
> "Pieter Langendonck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have a PC which has a BIOS restriction of maximal 8 GB.
> > I have bought a 20,4 GB Harddisk. I would like to install
> > Linux, Windows95 and Windows NT on this system.
> > I know I can use the full 20,4 GB for Windows 95 with
> > Maxblast software.
> >
> > What I want is to use all GBs > 8 GB for Linux. Below 8
> > GB I want to use Windows95 and NT. This is not a problem.
> > Unfortunately I can't get LILO installed. The Red Hat 6.0 setup
> > program gives a strange error.
> >
> > I tried to make a small Linux partition below 8 GB, but the
> > Red Hat setup program forces me to install everything below
> > 8 GB or nothing. I don't want to fully install Linux below 8 GB,
> > because I would like to have as much GBs as possible for
> > Windows95 and NT.
> >
> > I'm willing to install a small part of Linux below 8 GB...
> > But I have no clue how to do that with setup program
> > of Red Hat.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Or can anyone explain me what to do, why I have the
> > problem installing Lilo. Everything during the install till that
> > point is working fine....
> >
> > Greetings,
> > Pieter Langendonck
> >
> > P.S. It is not possible that I flash my BIOS. The BIOS does just not
> > support partitions > 8 GB.
> >
> >
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Boot image on DOS partition?
Date: 21 Sep 2000 16:06:05 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 21 Sep 2000 07:56:49 GMT, John Forkosh wrote:
>Is it possible to put a boot image on a DOS and/or NT partition? I
>have several machines that have already been partitioned, and which I'd
>rather not repartition, that need boot images below lilo's 1024
>cylinder limit. Is it possible to put boot images in a dos/nt
>directory? If so, how do I tell lilo about that?
It's not too difficult. Just mount the DOS partition and copy the
kernel image there (mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/dos ; cp /boot/vmlinuz
/mnt/dos/vmlinuz) and set up /etc/lilo.conf like so:
map=/mnt/dos/map
[...]
image=/mnt/dos/vmlinuz
label=linux
then run lilo. You should use either ATTRIB.EXE or mattrib to mark
those files within the DOS partition as "hidden", "system", and
"read-only" so they don't get stepped on by DEFRAG.EXE.
BTW, this will probably not work too well on NTFS as the mechanism of
writing to NTFS partitions is still experimental.
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http://www.brainbench.com / condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Newbie and Telnet
Date: 21 Sep 2000 16:06:08 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 21 Sep 2000 03:41:19 GMT, Martin Racette wrote:
>I need to use a Telnet as a VT100 emulation, but I can't find one in
>Linux Mandrake 7.1.
>Everytime I try to log on the TELNET site I get an error that says:
>"Unable to connect to remote host: No route to host", and I know for a
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>fact that the TELNET address is working, because when I boot in Windows
>or OS/2, and try to telnet to the same address I can access it.
Do you have a working network connection? If not, you need one. After
you connect via PPP/cable modem/LAN/whatever, the output of the command
"route" should look sort of like this:
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1
loopback * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
pm621-mt-pleasa * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0
default pm621-mt-pleasa 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ppp0
There should be a "default" destination, and that should be pointing at
your PPP server if you're using a modem, or your default gateway if
you're on a LAN.
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http://www.brainbench.com / condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
=============================/ ==Henry Spencer
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dances With Crows)
Subject: Re: Help with installing driver
Date: 21 Sep 2000 16:06:11 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 21 Sep 2000 03:16:52 GMT, Steven W. Peters wrote:
>I've searched the linuxdoc.org website for help on this, but couldn't
>find it. My cable connection doesn't work on Linux, so I'm hoping a
>change in the network card driver will work. The old driver that came
>with the OS is 3C59x.o, and the new one for the card is 3C90x.o The
>card I use is a 3COM 900B-TPO...
>So I downloaded the driver from the 3COM website, and tried to install
>it. However, it says "this driver was built for" a certain older
>version of the kernel, and that I must recompile. I recompile using
>the directions that they give to me, but nothing happens.
Slow down here... if your cable modem isn't working, there are all kinds
of things other than the network card that could be causing the problem.
Does your provider use DHCP? Have you followed the directions in the
Cable Modem HOWTO? http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Cable-Modem/index.html
for that.
The reason I ask is because the 3c90x driver has never worked properly
for me on a series of 3Com90x cards. The 3c59x one has always worked.
If you can do "modprobe 3c59x" and see no errors appear on the command
line, the problem is not with the 3c59x driver.
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Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Those who do not understand Unix are
http://www.brainbench.com / condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
=============================/ ==Henry Spencer
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