Linux-Misc Digest #9, Volume #28 Sat, 2 Jun 01 14:13:02 EDT
Contents:
telnet not working! (Sud)
Re: how to create .forward file to redirect my email ... (Tony Curtis)
Re: sshd - slow initializing connection (Harry Putnam)
Re: Missing OpenSSL libraries after build from source? (Nick Chalk)
HELP: Boot failure after IDE drive reconfiguration ("sdrumm3")
Re: Can't boot from SCSI if IDE is on (Kai =?iso-8859-1?q?Gro=DFjohann?=)
Re: 7.1 and gnome icons (Leonard Evens)
Re: A CPU cooler for Linux? ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: telnet not working! ("Peter T. Breuer")
weird entrys logged thru ipchains (Richard)
Re: Help! VPN'ing through a Linux firewall? (Reuben King)
Re: Linux Video conferencing ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: weird entrys logged thru ipchains (Michael Heiming)
Re: Alsa, sblive, bass/treble... (Nick Traxler)
portmap (Ransom)
Re: Modules Alias (Ransom)
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From: Sud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: telnet not working!
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 12:08:05 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
All of a sudden i'm unable to telnet to my Mandrake 8.0 box. I'm a little
confused here....i wen tthru the services list and came across these
1. xinetd--what is the role of this daemon
2. elnet --when i try starting this service using mandrake control center
it complains saying unrecognised service
3. proftpd--if i have xinetd running do i still have this daemon for ftp ?
any help will be greatly appreciated.
thanx
-sud
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From: Tony Curtis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to create .forward file to redirect my email ...
Date: 02 Jun 2001 11:15:32 -0500
>> On 1 Jun 2001 22:31:39 -0700,
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (sakthi vadivel) said:
> hi! i want to clarify doubts with your e-mail group.i
Umm, this is USENET, not e-email.
> am a sys admin .we have just switched over to linux
> network from win.we are facing a lot of problems.i want
> to share my problems with other linux lovers.
> we have hosted our website in C.A. based linux web
> server.we have UTILISED just 1 MB for our web site
Why the emphasis? Why should we care how much of your
disk space you have used?
> against 5MB space.we want to redirect our e-mail to our
> website.we have already one e-mail id in bplnet.we want
> to redirect that e-mail box to our website.can i get any
> idea about this,.?
Talk to your ISP. Only they will know precisely how their
email is set up and whether they support user-determined
forwarding.
hth
t
--
Just reach into these holes. I use a carrot.
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From: Harry Putnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.questions,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: sshd - slow initializing connection
Date: 02 Jun 2001 08:20:19 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bit Twister) writes:
> >Can anyone one offer an performance tuning to sshd or maybe
> >some other areas I should look into.
>
> what might be happing is it is taking a while to resolve node names.
> Between my two boxes I have each other's box names and ip addresses in
> each box's /etc/hosts file and I have DNS search local host first by
> having localhost before my isp's domain in /etc/resolv.conf. Example:
I've noticed something similar too, but only on the first connection
with a specific host. Trying Bit Twisters solution here, but will
need to wait for a reboot to see if it makes any difference since I've
already ssh'd to all local machines during this uptime.
I did't try this yet, either but you could try `ssh -v' on first
connection (verbose output) and then compare it to subsequent
connections. Or are you seeing sloth regardless if its first connect
or not?
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From: Nick Chalk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Missing OpenSSL libraries after build from source?
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 15:26:26 +0000 (UTC)
Steve Linberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Trying to upgrade Pine to 4.33 with Red Hat's
> RPM, it complains about not having
> libcrypto.so.0 and libssl.so.0. Sure enough,
> those files don't exist on my box.
> I *do* have libcrypto.a and libssl.a in
> /usr/lib, but that's it.
Sounds like you omitted the 'shared' config option
when compiling openssl. There are details at the
end of the INSTALL file in the openssl tarball.
Nick.
--
Nick Chalk ........................ Radio Designer
Confidence is failing to understand the problem.
--
Nick Chalk ........................ Radio Designer
Confidence is failing to understand the problem.
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From: "sdrumm3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: HELP: Boot failure after IDE drive reconfiguration
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 16:27:42 GMT
This should be an interesting one....The short version is that I went from 3
hard disks and a DVD-ROM drive to 2 hard disks, a DVD, and a CD-Burner and
now LILO fails to load RedHat Linux v7.0
Original Configuration:
hda : 12.9GB w/ System Commander 2000 v5.01 and Windows-98 (FAT-32)
hdb : 2.4GB (FAT-32)
hdc : 19.5GB RedHat Linux v7.0 (ext2) w/ LILO loaded on the root superblock
(not the MBR)
hdd : DVD-ROM drive
Synopsis:
I pulled the 2.4GB drive (hdb) and installed a Phillips PCRW800 CD-Burner in
it's place. System Commander, after some tinkering, recognized the 12.9GB
as Drive 0 and the 19.5GB as Drive 1; however, all attempts to boot Linux
fail w/o any error messages. It looks like System Commander is performing
the handoff correctly (I re-installed it and checked the partition table
configuration) but LILO isn't working.
Where I am Now:
Running Win-98 (ugh!) and w/o access to any of the partitions on the 19.5GB
ext2 drive (did I mention I don't have Linux rescue disks - sigh). I'm
considering the following options:
1. Restore the original drive configuration, get Linux back up, and make
some rescue disks so I can go back in later.
2. Re-Install LILO from the RedHat installation CD.
Suggestions? Would the hda, hdc, and hdd designations under Linux be
altered as a result of the CD-Burner installation? I didn't think so,
but....
Thanks in advance.
Scott Drumm
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kai =?iso-8859-1?q?Gro=DFjohann?=)
Subject: Re: Can't boot from SCSI if IDE is on
Date: 02 Jun 2001 18:20:58 +0200
Some people have asked about a `boot SCSI before IDE' option in the
BIOS of the board. Indeed, there is something to set the boot
sequence. There, I can choose floppy, IDE hard disk (it tells me the
model), CD-ROM, and ``SCSI boot device'', and I can choose the order
it is tried. Of course, I put the SCSI boot device before the IDE
drives.
I'm not 100% sure but I think it's an ASUS board and here are the
stanzas from `lspci -v' -- maybe that helps you to determine the
model.
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C691 [Apollo PRO] (rev 44)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598 [Apollo MVP3 AGP] (prog-if 0
0 [Normal decode])
00:04.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596 ISA [Apollo PRO] (rev 23)
00:04.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586 IDE [Apollo] (rev 10) (pr
og-if 8f [Master SecP SecO PriP PriO])
00:04.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3050 (rev 30)
00:0b.0 SCSI storage controller: Symbios Logic Inc. (formerly NCR) 53c895 (rev 0
1)
I'm sorry, I'm not in the office right now so I can't give you more
details on the motherboard.
Maybe when the system booted, it started LILO from the wrong drive?
Hm. But the contents of the IDE drive haven't changed, so even if it
gives some read errors, the effect of booting the system from that
drive should be the same as before we moved the system -- in
principle, the system boots, but it starts emitting read errors to the
system console.
kai
--
~/.signature: No such file or directory
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From: Leonard Evens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 7.1 and gnome icons
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 11:26:30 -0500
faeychyld wrote:
>
> Just conducted a trial install of RH 7.1
> a custom install as with version 7 and the gnome
> desktop appeared without icons.
>
> A previous default workstation install was
> ok.
>
> Unfortunately I choose to select my own custom
> install to include missing things like abiword,
> man pages, gimp and vi extras and 100dpi fonts.
>
> This approach seems to have screwed the gnome icons,
> so I think I'll stick with version 7.0 and more
> testing.
>
> --
> -
> -
> -
> Regards F
Just look at the available gnome packages on your installation
media and try installing those that seem relevant.
--
Leonard Evens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 847-491-5537
Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: A CPU cooler for Linux?
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 18:41:50 +0200
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>>>>> "H" == H Dziardziel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> H> If I could add to it; my ammeter checks on several laptops
> H> (fairly easy to tap into the power for measuring)
> What? You tapped your ammeter to the power supply?
Yes, a well known procedure.
> I suppose by "tapping" you mean you put placed the 2 probes in contact
> with two points in the circuit, without modifying (cutting) the
He means what he said. Don't be silly ...
> connections in the circuit. Right? That means you made a parallel
> connection? AFAIK, ammeter readings are only meaningful when you
No it does not mean that. I suppose he placed the ammeter in series
with the battery. He didn't even have to do that much.
> connect it IN SERIES to the part being examined. If you connected it
> to the circuit in parallel, I don't know what the reading would
I do .. (hint, a large number obtained by considering the amnmeter
resistance and that of the power supply ..).
> reflect. (By contrast, voltmeters should be connected in parallel,
> not in series.)
gaga
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: telnet not working!
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 18:44:52 +0200
Sud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> All of a sudden i'm unable to telnet to my Mandrake 8.0 box. I'm a little
> confused here....i wen tthru the services list and came across these
> 1. xinetd--what is the role of this daemon
man xinetd, and you will learn.
> 2. elnet --when i try starting this service using mandrake control center
> it complains saying unrecognised service
Probably because you seem to spell telnet or telnetd very badly.
> 3. proftpd--if i have xinetd running do i still have this daemon for ftp ?
Sigh, man xinetd and you will learn [how to phrase a meaningful
question about it].
Peter
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From: Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.security
Subject: weird entrys logged thru ipchains
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 17:29:49 GMT
I am a @Home user and running redhat7.1. I am using an ipchains that i
set up and customized from www.linux-firewall-tools.com/linux/firewall/.
I have it set to log everything right now so i can see whats going on
with it. I keep getting these entries on my logs quite a few times a day
and always in sets of about 3 or 4. I am curious as to know what they
are. It looks like some kind of loopback that is trying to connect to
the news service on my machine? Or could this be a spoof trying to
connect to my machine ? Has anyone else seen this or might know what it
is? the ww.xx.yyy.zzz is my ip.
Jun 2 12:21:23 cx756748-b kernel: Packet log: input DENY eth0 PROTO=6
24.0.0.203:57827 ww.xx.yyy.zzz:119 L=44 S=0x00 I=31061 F=0x0000 T=247
SYN (#61)
Jun 2 12:21:24 cx756748-b kernel: Packet log: input DENY eth0 PROTO=6
24.0.0.203:57827 ww.xx.yyy.zzz:119 L=40 S=0x00 I=31062 F=0x0000 T=247
(#61)
rich
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From: Reuben King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Help! VPN'ing through a Linux firewall?
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 17:33:16 GMT
Dean Smith wrote in comp.os.linux.networking:
> I am not 100% sure of this, but I seem to remember having a problem like
> this with Cisco IPSec, the upshot was that you can't NAT/Masquerade IPSec
> packets, it's part of the IPSec spec.
>
Well, surely there is a workaround to this as just about 90% of the
LAN's out there use NAT and IP masquerading due to the extremely limited
supply of public IP addresses.
I've found some howto's on the subject... Trouble is every time I get to
fiddling with my Linux firewall I gotta learn everything all over again
because I so rarely need to touch the box that I forget everything --
Unlike with W2K where I'm a complete wiz because I have to twiddle with
the thing on a daily basis it seems ;-)
I just wish there were some GPL software out there that would take care
of all the firewall configuration for you with a no-brainer-made-for-
the-masses interface. Configuring IPchains makes my brain hurt! :(
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: Linux Video conferencing
Date: 2 Jun 2001 17:36:52 GMT
In comp.os.linux.admin Subba Rao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am looking for some information for setting up Video conferencing using my
> Linux system. What devices are required for such setup? I do have USB ports
> available. I am confused about WebCams and NetCams. Is there a difference
> between these devices? Will this be streaming video? What software is
> available to do the conferencing?
MBONE tools sdr, vic & vat could be a good selection. Most cameras with
pci/brooktree boards seems to be supported ( at least in BSD's), for
audion you need something with full-duplex ( most soundblaster will do)
> Any pointers and information is appreciated.
> Thank you in advance.
> Subba Rao
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--
Peter H�kanson
IPSec Sverige (At the Riverside of Gothenburg, home of Volvo)
Sorry about my e-mail address, but i'm trying to keep spam out.
Remove "icke-reklam"and "invalid" and it works.
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Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 19:45:56 +0200
From: Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.security
Subject: Re: weird entrys logged thru ipchains
Richard wrote:
>
> I am a @Home user and running redhat7.1. I am using an ipchains that i
> set up and customized from www.linux-firewall-tools.com/linux/firewall/.
> I have it set to log everything right now so i can see whats going on
> with it. I keep getting these entries on my logs quite a few times a day
> and always in sets of about 3 or 4. I am curious as to know what they
> are. It looks like some kind of loopback that is trying to connect to
> the news service on my machine? Or could this be a spoof trying to
> connect to my machine ? Has anyone else seen this or might know what it
> is? the ww.xx.yyy.zzz is my ip.
>
> Jun 2 12:21:23 cx756748-b kernel: Packet log: input DENY eth0 PROTO=6
> 24.0.0.203:57827 ww.xx.yyy.zzz:119 L=44 S=0x00 I=31061 F=0x0000 T=247
> SYN (#61)
> Jun 2 12:21:24 cx756748-b kernel: Packet log: input DENY eth0 PROTO=6
> 24.0.0.203:57827 ww.xx.yyy.zzz:119 L=40 S=0x00 I=31062 F=0x0000 T=247
> (#61)
>
> rich
nslookup tells me:
Name: authorized-scan1.security.home.net
Address: 24.0.0.203
Looks like your ISP would like to know if you're running
Network News Transfer Protocol (nntp).
Michael Heiming
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From: Nick Traxler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Alsa, sblive, bass/treble...
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 12:57:48 -0500
Actually, I have an SBLive under RH7. I just use
Creative's own open source driver with no problems. I
tried using alsa for a while, but could never get it working.
take a look at:
http://opensource.creative.com/
In any case, you're probably better off using the manufacturer's
driver than a third party driver.
Marcin Fusinski wrote:
>
> After I had upgraded the kernel on Mandrake 7.2 I had to compile Alsa
> package for my SBlive - for obvious reasons the old sound modules stopped
> working.
>
> First I tried the stable alsa packages (0.5.11) - they compiled and
> installed quite well but unfortunately the bass and treble sliders were
> gone.
> So i ventured into the beta stuff (0.9.0beta4), no probs with
> compile/install/modprobe etc. and watched in awe how the sliders appeared
> in aumix... Unfortunately setting the bass/treble makes no difference, so
> now I'm stuck with a couple of useless sliders I can toy with when I'm
> bored. On top of that, as one might expect, 0.9.0beta4 isn't that stable
> and crashes some software...
> Anyway I went back to 0.5.11.
>
> Has anyone had more luck with bass/treble in Alsa? If so, how did you do
> it? What version did you use, etc?
>
> The kernel is 2.4.4. Here comes the modules.conf:
> alias char-major-116 snd-card-emu10k1
> alias char-major-14 soundcore
> alias snd-card-0 snd-card-emu10k1
> alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
> alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
> alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
> alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
> alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
> alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Remove "remove_me_" when re.../ Usu� "remove_me_" gdy odp...
> ---
> Registered Linux User #213838
--
Nick Traxler
Computer Science, Purdue University
http://www.cs.purdue.edu/people/traxlend
"The two most common things in the Universe are Hydrogen and Stupidity."
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From: Ransom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: portmap
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 19:37:34 +0200
Hi,
this is probably a very silly question, but I couldn't find any info
yet. Here is my problem:
I decided to tighten up security on my linux box and wanted to close
port 111. Unfortunately I came across a strange problem: When I shut
down portmap, sendmail, syslogd and some other services take a very
long time to start. When the system is up and running and I try to
login, Ithe same thing happens: After entering the password it
takes a long time to log in. I don't have any rpc programs running and
I don't connect to any rpc servers, so why is it a problem to stop
portmap?
I have
kernel 2.4.4
portmap 4.05
redhat 6.0 with lots of programs upgraded
Any info on this is greatly appreciated.
Ransom
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From: Ransom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modules Alias
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 20:06:01 +0200
On Friday 01 June 2001 20:33 Martin Greco wrote:
> I have a question.
>
> i installed the ppp support as modules.
>
> I want to put them in the modules.conf, but I don't know the alias,
> that's it
>
> for parallel port is parport_lowlevel, for NIC eth for Soundcar is
> sound I tried ppp, and ppp0, but it doesn't load all the modules.
>
> Is any way to know this names as well as any other.
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> -
> Martin Greco
Hi,
have a look at /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes. There you will
find all ppp aliases (depending on your kernel version). For kernel
2.4.4 the aliases are
alias char-major-108 ppp_generic
alias /dev/ppp ppp_generic
alias tty-ldisk-3 ppp_generic
alias ppp-compress-21 bsd_comp
alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate
alias ppp-compress-26 ppp_deflate
HTH,
Ransom
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