Linux-Misc Digest #754, Volume #27 Mon, 30 Apr 01 18:13:02 EDT
Contents:
ISDN modem (Jos� Gomes)
Re: What recent distributions for an old 486? ("Niklas Larsson")
Re: HP Products disapoining in Linux - was Linux vs Microsoft (Kevin)
Re: Linux vs Microsoft (Kevin)
Re: wu-ftpd login delay, telnet okay. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda (Neil Zanella)
NYC LOCAL: Tuesday 1 May 2001 LXNY General Meeting: the MPAA vs. 2600 case and the
conspiracy to overturn the First and Fourth Amendments ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Red Hat Linux 7.1 ("sdfsfd")
Re: Evidence Eliminating .............10% OFF Instant Download
. 9676 ("KW")
Re: SV: Expanding full partitions (Michael Heiming)
Re: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda (John)
Re: Samba over the internet? (Michael Heiming)
linux gpm - mouse ("alik blochin")
linux red hat 7.1 ("alik blochin")
Re: Partition Problem and New HD ("neufie")
Re: Partition Problem and New HD ("AK")
Re: linux gpm - mouse (John)
Re: startx -- error ("Jeffrey J. Bacon")
Re: PPP, modems, incoming calls and IP addresses... (Bill Unruh)
Re: Samba over the internet? ("Gerard H. Pille")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jos� Gomes)
Subject: ISDN modem
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 19:12:26 GMT
Hi people,
I have the follwing problem:
I have a linux box (redhat 7.1) and i want to connect a isdn modem
(external TA), i connect to com2 /dev/ttyS1,
but when i go to minicom i can't attach to the modem, the i configure
the minirc.dft to /dev/cua1 and go to the minicom and i receive a
offline status but i can make at command with sucessful, when i try
make a atdt phne number i receive a no carrier.
On windows everything works well, can you help to make work this on my
linux box ??????
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From: "Niklas Larsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What recent distributions for an old 486?
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 12:21:25 +0200
> What recent distributions for an old 486 ?
> I want to revamp the old stuff still around...
I us� Suse 6.4 on my old 486DX with 8 mb ram and a 230mb hd. But I had to
take the harddrive to my PIII computer (as master, hda) and then install
linux from a cdrom. no prob, except for the limited space on the hd...
regards,
Nick
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kevin)
Subject: Re: HP Products disapoining in Linux - was Linux vs Microsoft
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 19:43:10 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott Alfter) writes:
> Name me a printer manufacturer that includes Linux support
> software ("driver" is somewhat inaccurate) in the box.
I'm not really interested in having a driver in the box
with the printer. I think it's better for Open Source
and GNU/Linux if they open up their interface spec's or
donate some driver SOURCE code to GNU/Linux projects
that can make use of such code. That way every Linux
user stands to benefit, rather than just me.
> FWIW, you mentioned that you traded in an HP for an Epson (or
> maybe it was someone else in this thread).
That was me.
> Their main weakness is the print-head assembly, which in most
> models is permanently installed in the printer. When the
> printer isn't in use, the heads aren't always securely capped.
> This leads to ink drying in the heads, causing clogs.
I think Epson knows about the problem since my printer
goes into head cleaning mode every so often. I think
this is a generic problem with ink jets that has been
solved in varying degrees by the different manufacturers.
back in 1985 I had an inkjet at work that required some
daily maintenance to avoid weekly manual cleaning of the
print heads -- no it wasn't any brand mentioned here.
Cheers....
--
Unless otherwise noted, the statements herein reflect my personal
opinions and not those of any organization with which I may be affiliated.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kevin)
Subject: Re: Linux vs Microsoft
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 19:35:14 GMT
HP is welcome to win me back as a customer by providing Linux
solutions as solid as their other compute offerings. I'm happy
to have them go after my Linux business. But, until the next
time I'm in the market, I'm pretty happy with my Epson printer.
> HP's new Linux-based printing initiative for Linux. Check it out:
> http://hp.sourceforge.net/
--
Unless otherwise noted, the statements herein reflect my personal
opinions and not those of any organization with which I may be affiliated.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: wu-ftpd login delay, telnet okay.
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 19:54:07 GMT
"Peter T. Breuer" wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > When I ftp into my Redhat 7.0 box, running wu-ftpd 2.6.1, I experience a
> > 30 second delay before seeing the login prompt. I have read numerous
> > posts in the various comp.os.linux newsgroups, and it seems this problem
> > is often caused by reverse DNS lookup failures. I beleive this is NOT
> > the case on my machine.
>
> Well, tell us the IP and we'll check! All we have to do is an nslookup
> of your IP on your dns server (and you should do the same).
Thank you, Peter. The server is: ftp.quietbay.net [209.204.188.104]
I have done more testing, today, and have more information. It may be
possible that this delay occurs only from workstations originating from
a proxy server. Two of the people complaining about this come in from
proxy servers sharing ADSL connections. Some of the workstations I use,
in house, are also connected via proxy servers. If I ssh over to my
ISP, then FTP back from the shell, I do not see the delay.
Here is the strange thing: My own proxy server, qamis.quietbay.net
[209.204.188.107] has an entry in the /etc/hosts file. nslookups on the
'107 IP resolve quickly, even from the ISP shell. Granted, I do not
have /etc/hosts entries for my client's proxy servers, but I can see
from the logs that they are resolving to domain names... typically some
generic name including portions of the IP address from their ISP, such
as "evrtwa1-ar5-184-092.dsl.gtei.net"
Further, since the delay I see between login and connect is 30
seconds, not 60, I suspect this is not specifically a reverse DNS
issue. Any ideas on where to continue looking? Or what I may enable,
in the way of logging, to figure this out?
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From: Neil Zanella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 17:08:39 -0230
> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1
>
> This will blow away the MBR and the partition table, making it very
> difficult to restore any data that was on the disk. It will take about
> 1/10 of a second to execute. Doze will assume there's nothing on the
> disk,
> This is all you need to do to make the disk "like new" in 99% of all
> cases, and after doing it you can reinstall whichever OS you want and it
> will think the disk has never been used.
This is very true for Linux and presumably other Unix lookalikes but with
Windows if the hard drive is not formatted or zeroed then when Windows is
reinstalled some old files from the previous installation will magically
reappear when the user thought they were gone for ever. This causes the
Windows installation not to be an entirely fresh installation. Thus as
measure of precaution if I am reinstalling on a disk that is not new
I usually make one big FAT32 partition with DOS fdisk and run DOS format
on it. I can actually create the partition from Linux but cannot find
a Linux equivalent of the DOS format command, which would be very handy
to me. For some reason DOS format works much faster than the suggested
ways of running dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda including executing it several
times within a loop and using the seek flag. So why is dd so much slower
than DOS format? Don't they do roughly the same thing?
Thanks to all those that provided suggestions and contributed to this
thread,
Neil
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: NYC LOCAL: Tuesday 1 May 2001 LXNY General Meeting: the MPAA vs. 2600 case
and the conspiracy to overturn the First and Fourth Amendments
Date: 30 Apr 2001 16:09:49 -0400
On Tuesday 1 May 2001, at 10:00 am, in the Federal Court at 40 Centre Street,
in Foley Square on the Island of the Manahattoes, the argument of the
appeal in the MPAA vs. 2600 case will be heard.
This case is, along with the many yet to be filed cases dealing with mass
spying on home users, the most central of United States cases dealing with
the preservation of fundamental freedoms now under attack by a conspiracy
of cartoon and software and hardware vendors, oligarchs of Tin Pan Alley,
and the secret police of several large dictatorships.
2600 will hold a press conference immediately after the oral argument,
likely about noon.
See below for further information.
Also on Tuesday 1 May 2001, LXNY will have a general meeting.
This meeting is free and open to the public.
The meeting runs from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. After the meeting full and
precise instructions on how to get to our traditional place of refreshment
will be given in clear.
Thanks to support of the IBM Corporation, the meeting is at their building
at 590 Madison Avenue at East 57th Street on the Island of Manhattan.
Enter the building at the corner of Madison and 57th and ask at the desk
for the floor and room number.
This meeting will be a general discussion and organizational meeting.
Here is a quote from
http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/MPAA_DVD_cases/20010426_eff_appeal_pr.html
<blockquote
edit-level="light">
Cindy Cohn, EFF Legal Director
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+1 415-505-7621
New York - In a case involving free speech rights and fair use of DVDs,
the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the appeal of 2600 Magazine in
Universal v. Remeirdes at 10:00 a.m. on May 1, 2001. The hearing will be
held in Courtroom 506 of the United States Courthouse at 40 Centre Street
(at Foley Square) in Manhattan, New York City.
Dean Kathleen Sullivan of Stanford Law School will argue the case on
behalf of the magazine. 2600 Magazine will hold a short press conference
immediately after the hearing in Foley Square Plaza, directly across from
the courthouse.
The case arises from 2600 Magazine's publication of and linking to a
computer program called DeCSS in November, 1999 as part of its news
coverage about DVD decryption software. DeCSS decrypts movies on DVDs
that have been encrypted by a computer program called CSS. Decryption of
DVD movies is necessary in order to make fair use of the movies as well
as to play DVD movies on computers running the Linux operating system,
among other uses.
Universal Studios, along with other members of the Motion Picture
Association of America, filed suit against the magazine in January 2000
seeking an order that the magazine no longer publish the program.
The Studios object to the publication of DeCSS because they claim that it
can be used as part of a process to infringe copyrights on DVD movies.
In the case, formally titled Universal v. Remeirdes, et. al., the
District Court granted a preliminary injunction against publication of
DeCSS on January 20, 2000. By August 2000, after an abbreviated trial,
the Court prohibited 2600 Magazine from even linking to DeCSS.
2600 has appealed the trial court's ruling.
http://eff.org/IP/Video/MPAA_DVD_cases/20010319_ny_eff_appeal_reply_brief.html
More information about this case is available on the EFF website at:
http://eff.org/IP/Video/MPAA_DVD_cases
</blockquote>
http://www.eff.org
http://cryptome.org/cryptout.htm#DVD-DeCSS
http://www.2600.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/30/technology/30CYBERLAW.html
http://www10.nytimes.com/2001/04/06/technology/06CYBERLAW.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/27/technology/27CYBERLAW.html
http://www.sciam.com/2001/0301issue/0301cyber.html
http://slashdot.org/articles/01/04/03/2244234.shtml
Upcoming events:
There will be an Install Fest within the next few weeks. We will have a
decent net connection and many helpers, so if you are new to free operating
systems, now is a good time to assemble your hardware. The best way to
install any OS new to you is with people right there who are able and
willing to help.
The GNUbies will meet, though we do not yet know where.
http://www.gnubies.org
The last Refund Day was a success. The next will carry the battle into the
courts. If you are considering buying an IBM style "personal computer"
from a large vendor who does not offer a choice of operating systems, and
you would like to help in the fight for fair dealing in the mass market for
peecees, come to the 1 May 2001 LXNY meeting.
Jay Sulzberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Corresponding Secretary LXNY
LXNY is New York's Free Computing Organization.
http://www.lxny.org
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From: "sdfsfd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc,redhat.general
Subject: Red Hat Linux 7.1
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 12:18:46 -0800
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/current/en/iso/i386/seawolf-i386-disc1
.iso
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/current/en/iso/i386/seawolf-i386-disc2
.iso
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From: "KW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Evidence Eliminating .............10% OFF Instant Download
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Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.embedded,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.m68k
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 15:28:25 -0500
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wrote:
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>>
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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:52:57 +0200
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SV: Expanding full partitions
Dave Brown wrote:
>
> In article <9c9ck1$8ht$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Mikael \"Elvis\" Ahlgren wrote:
> >I was thinking it would be possible to expand var on the current disk. I am
> >not used to Linux but I have been using AIX a bit and there it's possible to
> >expand partitions as long as there is space left on the disk. Maybe this is
> >different on Linux? This partition must somehow get bigger. Any suggestions
> >how I achieve this without buying another disk? The current disk is big
> >enough but the partitions was not set properly during installation and now I
> >have to fix this....
> >
> >Mikael Ahlgren
>
> Yes, Linux is different from AIX. AIX has Logical Volume Manager which
> allows a Logical Volume (analogous to "partition") to reside on non-
> contiguous cylinders of a disk. There's one or more implementations
> of an LVM available or being worked on, but I'm not sure they're ready for
> prime time.
It's at least on every SuSE distro >= 6.4 and works very reliable.
rpm -qa | grep lvm
lvm-0.8-111
Michael Heiming
> Your best bet might be to create a new partition, mkfs it, and mount it
> at /var/xxx (whatever directory is accumulating the unexpected file space).
> (You'll have to backup the current contents of /var/xxx prior to the mount
> in order to reclaim the disk space).
>
> Probably the easiest way to reorganize a disk is with Partition Magic, as
> it can not only resize, but relocate the partition on the disk.
>
> --
> Dave Brown Austin, TX
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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 21:54:58 +0100
From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda
NO! Dos format (on hard disks, anyway), merely checks the surface of
the disk, it does *not*, (except possibly proprietary versions of DOS,
and very old, pre DOS 3.3, versions), write to the disk. If you do a
FORMAT C: /U on your hard disk, then look at the partition, you will
find most of it intact. Only the FAT and possibly the first 512 bytes
or so of the data area are erased.
> So why is dd so much slower
> than DOS format? Don't they do roughly the same thing?
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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 23:24:54 +0200
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Samba over the internet?
Aaron Brice wrote:
>
> > Err., first you ask you want your friend be able to connect to your
> > samba server
> > over the internet and now you're talking about your mom sharing files
> > with you?
> >
>
> I'm using my friend to get it working. Troubleshooting is far easier with someone
> who knows their way around computers. The ultimate goal is to get my mom to be
> able to attach my computer as a network drive.
>
> > Perhaps others are, you might have enough bandwith, to make some SPAMMER
> > happy, case he can gain access to your box and some admins unhappy, who
> > have the trouble/SPAM...
> >
>
> I've set the hosts allow variable to only allow IP addresses that I specifically
> add. She'd be connecting using a user that has no .profile and no rights, so if
> someone did figure out her password from the encrypted password she sends over the
> internet, what could they do? I'm not running sendmail or anything like it.
>
> Jeez, anytime anyone posts a message on this forum about anything other than ssh,
> people jump on them and tell them about all the horrible things that are going to
> happen to them if they don't use ssh to do whatever it is they want to do. I'll
> take my chances, now can anyone answer the question?
Samba access is not controlled via tcp wrappers (it uses his
own acl through smb.conf), as many other services are not,
please rtfm (read the fine manual).
man tcpd
Having a .profile or not doesn't matter, the users shell is the
question.
Perhaps, I'll see a post from you soon, telling us
"help, I have been hacked", then you may decide if
those people wanted to help you and perhaps have some
more clue about UNIX then you and your friend together.
Check the docs on samba.org, it's not really that hard
to get it working and post some real data
(smb.conf, version, logfiles), if someone should be able
to help you.
Good luck
Michael Heiming
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From: "alik blochin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: linux gpm - mouse
Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 00:33:30 +0200
hi,
recently i installed the latest linux mandrake 8.0
and had encountered some problems:
1) i can't use the mouse wheel (i have MS Intelli mouse)
although linux has identified my mouse as standard
PS2 mouse
i know there is some package gpm ,
but the package has been installed properly
i am not shure it has something to do with the problem
so how do i remedy this ?
in linux mandrake 7.2 it worked perfectly....
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From: "alik blochin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: linux red hat 7.1
Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 00:36:06 +0200
by the way has somebody tried Red hat 7.1 ?
is it in some ways preferreble over mandrake 8.0 ?
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From: "neufie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.windows98
Subject: Re: Partition Problem and New HD
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 14:42:48 -0400
I recently saw some freeware to rename your drives, but can't find it at the
moment.
AK wrote in message <9cib3m$3i2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>
>I have 4 Primary Partitions:
>
>C:
>D:
>E:
>F:
>
>When I put my Removable drive in it shifts
>the Partitions,
>
>and I get:
>
>C:
>
>D: NEW HD
>E: NEW HD
>
>F:
>G:
>H:
>
>
>As you can imagine this cause a few problems in windows.
>I am planning on putting Linux and and keeping one partions
>for other stuff .. (this drive is removable).
>
>Would converting my partitions to Logical cause the two new
>partitions on this drive to go in the rightful place.. at the end?
>
>If so, would parition magic do this?
>
>--
>E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
>
>
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From: "AK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.windows98
Subject: Re: Partition Problem and New HD
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:39:30 +0100
No its a 30GB hard disk.
"Manta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> AK wrote:
>
> > I have 4 Primary Partitions:
> >
> > C:
> > D:
> > E:
> > F:
> >
> > When I put my Removable drive in it shifts
> > the Partitions,
> >
> > and I get:
> >
> > C:
> >
> > D: NEW HD
> > E: NEW HD
> >
> > F:
> > G:
> > H:
> >
> > As you can imagine this cause a few problems in windows.
> > I am planning on putting Linux and and keeping one partions
> > for other stuff .. (this drive is removable).
> >
> > Would converting my partitions to Logical cause the two new
> > partitions on this drive to go in the rightful place.. at the end?
> >
> > If so, would parition magic do this?
> >
> > --
> > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Is the removable a ZIP drive. If so rerun the ZIP install utility with
> the ZIP attached and it will give you the ability to name the drive the
> ZIP is attached to.
>
>
> --
> Mike
> Of all the things I have lost in my life I think I mis my mind the most.
>
>
>
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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:45:11 +0100
From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux gpm - mouse
I assume you mean that the wheel function is not working under X, as I
can't see what function it would have in console mode.
If this is the case then it's unlikely that the problem lies with GPM,
because usually X handles the mouse itself, (although you can set it up
to "read" data from GPM).
Look at the "Pointer" section in your XF86Config file.
If there is a line which says
Protocol "Microsoft"
try changing it to
Protocol "IntelliMouse"
John.
alik blochin wrote:
>
> hi,
> recently i installed the latest linux mandrake 8.0
> and had encountered some problems:
>
> 1) i can't use the mouse wheel (i have MS Intelli mouse)
> although linux has identified my mouse as standard
> PS2 mouse
> i know there is some package gpm ,
> but the package has been installed properly
> i am not shure it has something to do with the problem
>
> so how do i remedy this ?
> in linux mandrake 7.2 it worked perfectly....
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From: "Jeffrey J. Bacon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: startx -- error
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 21:59:47 GMT
> <editorial type="comment" voice="sardonic">
> I'm surprised that you are even contemplating allowing your users to
> run X. You _are_ aware that it is more of a security risk than
> letting your users cd through your filesystem (a risk you
> found exceedingly unacceptable a couple of weeks ago).
> </editorial>
A) I'm new to linux and didn't know that and B) I'm weird so humour me,
eh? =)
I don't know much about security in Linux (learning as I go) and am not
running this massive-ly confidential system or anything, most of my
security concerns are of interest sake to see what it's like with them
on/off.
>
> >Authentication failed - cannot start X server
> >Perhaps you do not have console ownership?
>
> So, how are you starting X? Are you
> a) running 'startx' from a commandline,
> b) running 'X' from a commandline,
> c) running 'gdm', or
> d) running 'kdm'
> ?
>
> Remember, the user process (X) has to be able to open the local
> display (/dev/console) for read/write access. If you are using gdm,
> then take a look at /etc/X11/gdm/GiveConsole and
> /etc/X11/gdm/TakeConsole
>
trying to start by calling 'startx' gives that error as does 'X'.
'gdm' or 'kdm' gives: "Only root wants to run ___."
/dev/console is set to crw-------
I looked at those Give/TakeConsole files but they didn't make too much
sense to me. I think I understand what they do just not sure how to
change them to have any effect (if changing them would have any effect).
--
================================
Jeffrey Bacon
================================
Administrator, Breakfast.ca
Student, Carleton U.
Java Programmer, Extrordinaire!
================================
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.breakfast.ca/~jjbacon
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: PPP, modems, incoming calls and IP addresses...
Date: 30 Apr 2001 22:01:10 GMT
In <Y9gH6.9017$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Michael Pye"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>OK, here's one to really puzzle over.
>I want to set up my system so that when it detects an incoming call on the
>modem line, as soon as the caller hangs up it starts a ppp connection to my
>dial up ISP and sends a mail to me informing me of the IP address it has
>been allocated.
mgetty will run any program you wish on answering a call.
Look in the /etc/mgetty*/login.config
file for the programs which are run in various situations.
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Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 00:09:58 +0200
From: "Gerard H. Pille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Samba over the internet?
Aaron Brice wrote:
> I'm trying to get a friend's Win98 computer to be able to connect to my
> samba server over the internet. He added the servers NetBIOS name and
> IP address to his lmhosts file, and I added the IP to the hosts allow
> variable in smb.conf but the Win98 computer can't find the samba
> server. Looking at the samba log files (with log level set to 5) I
> don't see any clients attempting to connect. Anyone have any ideas?
Do you have anything of a firewall running which might be blocking the
netbios port?
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