Linux-Networking Digest #711, Volume #9 Wed, 30 Dec 98 02:13:39 EST
Contents:
Network to Network Routing ("Nick Brandon")
Re: having mail address problems ("Graham Miller")
ISP w/ Livingstone Portmaster 2 or 3? (Kaz Morishita)
"Host name lookup failure" error RH 5.0 to RH 5.2 (Brian Faivre)
Re: RedHat 5.1 PPP/Shell account server problems (WB)
Re: Flaky Network--things keep dying! (Mike Ireton)
sendmail-masquerading (peter)
Re: Change 3C509 IRQ. (David Cornette)
IP Address Takeover (IPAT) (Vladimir Peric)
eth0 3COM 3c590 Problem ("reza")
PPP connections dropped with _some_ Netcom dialups ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: do I need a router ? (Marc)
Mount NTFS drives on Network ("R.W. Hartung")
Re: Problem setting up homenetwork with 3c509b. (Marc)
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From: "Nick Brandon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Network to Network Routing
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 22:40:32 -0000
Hi all
Has anyone had any experience in using Linux (RH) to set up routing between
to networks over analog or ISDN.
Where do I need to start in the routing department??
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks Nick
P.S Please also respond via email as I have little just to check the
newsgroups - Thanks
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From: "Graham Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: having mail address problems
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 12:34:33 +1000
Depends on what release of linux and what mail server you are using. If it
is sendmail/procmail then you will need to get the sendmail book from
O'Reilly publishers (online if you want to browse). I use a thing called
qmail which is much easier than sendmail to install and customise. It is
also more secure than sendmail (big bonus).
Basically, you have to tell the mail server software what hosts it will
receive mail for and what it should do with outgoing mail headers (reply-to
and from, for instance).
Greyman
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Daddy Rabbit wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I have a linux server set up as a mail server. It also has Apache and
>it has a network printer attached.
>
>My problem is in the address required to send and receive mail. If I
>send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] the mail is sent without a hitch.
>But, if I address it to user@domainname it is not sent.
>
>NSLookup sees everything you, < I >, would expect to so I'm wondering
>what I did wrong. Anyone got a clue?
>
>Jim
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From: Kaz Morishita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ISP w/ Livingstone Portmaster 2 or 3?
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 22:05:52 -0800
Does anybody know if there are any ISPs using
Livingstone Portmaster 2 or 3 as their router
in Northern California?
Thank you.
Kaz
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Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 00:15:42 -0800
From: Brian Faivre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: "Host name lookup failure" error RH 5.0 to RH 5.2
Hello,
Recently I upgraded from RH 5.0 to RH 5.2. Now whenever I startup
ppp and try to telnet, ftp, etc. I get the following error "Host name
lookup failure" ? Any help I would appreciate.
Thanks in advance
Brian Faivre
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From: WB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: RedHat 5.1 PPP/Shell account server problems
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 04:25:13 GMT
All,
Sorry if my previous post line-wrapped inappropriately. It's the first time
I'm trying
this new version of software to post a message.
-- Bill
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From: Mike Ireton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Flaky Network--things keep dying!
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 17:43:57 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Have you tried looking at yoyr system logs? tried the dmesg command? tried
ifconfig and looked
at the error counts for your ether card?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I telnet into my linux box from my win9x box to do most of my work at home, and
>lately I've been
> having a problem with telnet sessions dying for no reason. I also have many mp3s on
>my Linux
> box, shared out with Samba. When I try to play these, I usually get between half a
>song and two
> songs before they cut out. I upgraded Samba, but that didn't seem to help. I've also
>tried a
> different Windows machine on the network, and different telnet clients, but the same
>thing
> happens. I've checked my logs, but I don't see anything that gives me a clue what
>might be going
> on.
Mike
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (peter)
Subject: sendmail-masquerading
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 00:25:50 GMT
newbie:
my linux-machine is connected to the net via dhcp and so I dont have the
same ip-adress every time.
So I get my mails via fetchmail from a pop3-server. And when sending
mails (i.e. using pine) I want them to have another "FROM-header" so that
one can reply to it.
So I edited sendmail.cf and activated the masquerading using the DM-
section to make another machine the virtual sender.
This one works fine BUT :
1) every local user must have an account at the other machine. (every
local user has an account at another machine, but not all on the same
machine and not with the same loginname)
2) when I try to send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (like hotmail - you get
free email there) gmx doesnt accept the mail.
so is there a more flexible way to alter all outgoing messages ?
I think at an equivalent to mailproc for incoming messages !
and a last a real newbie-problem:
when getting new mails (delivered with fetchmail) I want to see a "you
have new mails"-line in my terminalwindow immediately. But my linux dont
shows me this one immediately but when I press return the next time.
thanks in advance,
peter
=================
pilsl@
ANTISPAM
riemann.atat.at
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From: David Cornette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Change 3C509 IRQ.
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 05:28:06 GMT
James Youngman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "mcv" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> I`ve gotta PC that is running only RedHat 5.1, how do I change the IRQ my
>> 3COM 3C509 network card is using?
> With its setup disk. There is also a config utility on Suntsite.
The setup disk is only for DOS. Maybe you can get a friend with DOS to give
you a boot disk so you can run the program. Of course, you will probably
need to get a priest to excorcize the computer afterwards. :)
If you don't have the config disk (I didn't get one from Mediaone when they
installed mine) you can get the program from 3com's web site. Sorry, I
don't remember the exact location, but you should be able to find it if you
look around.
I'm not familiar with the utility on metalab, but perhaps there is something
there that will work for you under linux.
BTW, you may also want to change the card from plug and play mode to regular
mode.
I hope this helps.
--
David Cornette
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Vladimir Peric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: IP Address Takeover (IPAT)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 08:46:21 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Does anyone has experience with IPAT on Linux boxes.
Thanks.
--
Vladimir Peric, B.Sc.E.E mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Resume: http://pentix.imp.bg.ac.yu/vperic/rezime.html
Institute "Mihajlo Pupin" - Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Address: Volgina 15, 11050 Belgrade
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Does anyone has experience with IPAT on Linux boxes.
<BR>Thanks.
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From: "reza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: eth0 3COM 3c590 Problem
Date: 29 Dec 1998 17:47:05 +0800
Hello all,
I have problem with my 3Com card. When i issue command "route add default
gw 000.000.000.000"(our gateway ip address) the result goes "SIOCADDRT:
Network is unreachable". When I ping internal our office LAN it was okay.
FYI I'm trying to established/configure an internet connection with a
pentium 55 pc that works as a workstation thru our office LAN. Am using
Redhat 5.1
A friend of mine sez that we need to 'recompile' that kernel. Is this true?
If yes., how then? Step by step help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: PPP connections dropped with _some_ Netcom dialups
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 01:29:17 -0500
Hello,
I am experiencing the following situation. When I dial into the New
Brunswick, NJ Netcom POP, I am able to properly establish a PPP
connection using pppd. However, when I dial into the Boston, MA or
Cambridge, MA Netcom POPs, I cannot properly establish a PPP connection;
the line is dropped after successfully authenticating my username and
password. I invoke pppd as follows, as per Netcom's guidelines:
================================================================================
pppd /dev/modem 38400 defaultroute modem crtscts lock domain
ix.netcom.com ipcp-accept-local ipcp-accept-remote noipdefault debug
================================================================================
Doing so produces the following debug output:
================================================================================
Dec 30 01:05:59 daisyhill pppd[307]: pppd 2.3.5 started by root, uid 0
Dec 30 01:05:59 daisyhill pppd[307]: Using interface ppp0
Dec 30 01:05:59 daisyhill pppd[307]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem
Dec 30 01:05:59 daisyhill pppd[307]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <magic
0x99aac58b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 30 01:05:59 daisyhill pppd[307]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <magic
0x99aac58b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 30 01:06:01 daisyhill pppd[307]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0xa <asyncmap
0xa0000> <auth pap> <magic 0xc1d59c58> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 30 01:06:01 daisyhill pppd[307]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0xa <auth
pap>]
Dec 30 01:06:01 daisyhill pppd[307]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0xb <asyncmap
0xa0000> <auth chap 05> <magic 0xc1d59c58> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 30 01:06:01 daisyhill pppd[307]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0xb <auth chap
05>]
Dec 30 01:06:01 daisyhill pppd[307]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0xc <asyncmap
0xa0000> <auth pap> <magic 0xc1d59c58> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 30 01:06:01 daisyhill pppd[307]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0xc <auth
pap>]
Dec 30 01:06:01 daisyhill pppd[307]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0xd <asyncmap
0xa0000> <auth chap 05> <magic 0xc1d59c58> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 30 01:06:01 daisyhill pppd[307]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0xd <auth chap
05>]
Dec 30 01:06:01 daisyhill pppd[307]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0xe <asyncmap
0xa0000> <auth pap> <magic 0xc1d59c58> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 30 01:06:01 daisyhill pppd[307]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0xe <auth
pap>]
Dec 30 01:06:01 daisyhill pppd[307]: rcvd [LCP TermReq id=0xf]
Dec 30 01:06:01 daisyhill pppd[307]: sent [LCP TermAck id=0xf]
Dec 30 01:06:01 daisyhill pppd[307]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x10 <asyncmap
0xa0000> <auth chap 05> <magic 0xc1d59c58> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Dec 30 01:06:01 daisyhill pppd[307]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x10 <auth
chap 05>]
Dec 30 01:06:01 daisyhill pppd[307]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
Dec 30 01:06:01 daisyhill pppd[307]: Modem hangup
Dec 30 01:06:01 daisyhill pppd[307]: Connection terminated.
Dec 30 01:06:02 daisyhill pppd[307]: Exit.
================================================================================
If anyone could explain to me why the connection is being dropped, and
how to go about fixing the problem, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks.
-Alvin
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From: Marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: do I need a router ?
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 00:40:51 GMT
What you need is not a router,,but a dial in server capable of establishing a PPP
session,,,,The thing I am wondering is why you need 30 modems??? if you have 30
people chipping in then all you realistically need is 4 or 5 modems. the reason
for this is due to the fact that not all of you will be on at the same time,,,this
is called "User to modem Ratio" and ifyou nave 30 people and 5 modems you ahve a
5:1 which, in the industry is considered excellent,,,(AOL last I checked at it;s
best was around 19:1)..if you have 5 modems the 128k line will suffuice,,for 30
modemd you may need more,,,mabye
anyway what you are looking for is not a true "router" but a PPP server,,,you have
several options,,you can go with the ISDN "Router" that you mentioned,,but are you
offering ISDN to your friends??? if not get something slower,,(you can run up to
33.6 with a normal analogue line,,,to go faster you need to have isdn incoming or
some form of digital capalble line coming INTO the house to go faster,,at least
this is how X2 worked the last time I set up a dial in with it,,I am not sure
about V.90) or you can put modems in your Linux box,,there are several multiport
cards that can establish this for you,,(external modems with an internal multipirt
card are the best for this in my opinion) and use the linux box to provide the
"connection" to the lan. Or you can look into a commercial box,,such as the SHIVA
LANRover or the UsRobotics Netservers which have modems built in and allyou do is
plug into your lan and configure a R.A.D.I.U.S> protocol to handle authentication
(they can authenticate other ways'' but radius is probably easiest)
in all honesty,,this is an expensive proposition you are undertaking,,,hpw's about
just looking into ISDN or ADSL for now??(if they are available near you :):)
the reason it is soo expensive is because, aside from the PPP server and
modems,,you will need a real "router" to handle the connection from the CSU/DSU to
the frame link your providder will set up,,and a router and CSU/DSU on their end
also :)
ivan wrote:
> The background is that I and some friends intend to purchase a permanent
> connection to the 'net - somewhere between 128K & 512K depending on how much
> money we can come up with - and I will set up a dial-in system at my house
> (and therefore I have the benefit of the full speed of the connection !) for
> the others to use.
>
> So as to gain as much experience and knowledge as I can I want to set up the
> home system so that it emulates a major ISP as closely as possible. I have 3
> 486 machines and 1 pentium 133 and 1 pentium 200.
>
> As I understand it, a major ISP has on seperate machines proxy server (squid),
> web server (apache), news server (slrn/inn ?), mail server (sendmail), IP
> allocation (DHCP). No firewall is required because no user will have a shell
> account and no machine on my LAN will have any information of any value. If I
> am right a firewall is not needed by an ISP because the clients both send and
> receive requests and information and so the servers have to sit outside of any
> firewall anyway ???
>
> The problem I have is that I need both the incoming lines and the ISDN line to
> be connected to this network.
>
> I think that I can connect an ISDN card in the proxy server machine directly
> to the permanent connection and so give the whole LAN permanent access. If
> that is so then that is easy !
>
> I assume that to handle 15 incoming lines I need 15 modems (and 30 lines
> requires 30 modems etc). How do I connect these 15 modems to the LAN ? Do I
> need 3 machines each with 5 serial ports ? I understood that something like
> the cisco 1603 ISDN router has 'x' number of serial ports that the modems plug
> into and a 10baseT connection to plug into the LAN. The router is then in
> charge of directing traffic back to the requesting client. But if this is the
> case, who verifies the logins, assigns IP numbers and initiates the ppp
> connection to the dial-in client ?
>
> As the 1603 router is fairly expensive, I am trying to find a way around that.
> Also, the information on the telco's page implied that a remote access server
> was used in place of 'x' number of modems and was cheaper and easier than that
> many modems as well. Have you any knowledge on this ?
>
> If more computers are needed they are fairly cheap second hand so please make
> whatever suggestion you think is appropriate.
>
> I hope the above is clear.
>
> I sincerely appreciate your time in reading this and look forward to your
> replies.
>
> Ivan.
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From: "R.W. Hartung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mount NTFS drives on Network
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 18:31:09 +0000
Newbie Question:
I have RH5.2 installed on a workstation that is dual booted with NT 4.0
workstation. The LAN has one NT 4.0 server. There are files both on
the NT server and NT workstation disks (NTFS format) that I would like
to access from linux. Is there a way to mount the NT disks just as I
would a FAT-16 ro FAT-32 formatted disk?
TIA
Bob Hartung
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From: Marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem setting up homenetwork with 3c509b.
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 00:45:50 GMT
Which version of the 905b are you running...3Com changed it recently and the
old drivers will not see the new cards anymore (at least the winblows drivers
wont) the new drivers will see anything but the old ones willnot,,hence redhat
saying it's not suppirted,,,yet...:)
Dr. S. Robert Senay wrote:
> Well folks I'm not certain how much (if any...) help I'm going to be here
> but I'll do my best...
>
> The 3c509(B) as well as many other cards will work with Linux, just have
> to be careful of some things...
>
> First thing to keep in mind is that if you get ifconfig to show the card
> you are more than halfway there, this can tend to be the hardest part
> since with the card being PNP, and Linux having still some small problems
> (purported, not MY experience with it...) supporting PNP bioses and
> cards. You can IF you are having problems turn off PNP both in the bios
> and the card and manually assign it, but this is the hard way... On the
> other hand if IFCONFIG sees it then leave it alone and go now to either
> Linuxconf, or startx and then click on Networking from the control
> panel... Your card, which is called eth0: unless you have more than one,
> or more to the point the machine needs an IP address at the least, and
> name and a domain name before it will do ANYTHING with the card or the
> network... Give it a NAME, IP ADDRESS, AND A DOMAIN NAME it is part of
> and you should be up and running...
>
> Scott...
>
> P.S.
>
> Just to make sure I'm clear here, I'm running a 3c509B in this machine
> right now, which while most of the time is my server (www.tech-test.com) I
> run X11 on to much about and to test web sites with something TOTALLY
> non-Microsoft. I dropped the card in, booted from the 5.2 install CDROM
> and ran a nice clean normal install and it saw the card first shot,
> BUT I STILL had to give my machine a name and address before it would do
> anything... Drop me a line if you get stuck...
>
> Scott...
>
> Giovanni Gigante wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 26 Dec 1998 13:08:32 +0100, "E.M. Janssen"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > >Hello
> > >I am trying to set up a small home network with 2 computers..
> > >I bought 2 3com509b cards and a hub.
> > >After configuring all the files I thought everything was OK but it is
> > >not.
> > >The computers are unable to PING each other.
> > >I tried everything but after a week I am about to give up.
> >
> > Same problem here, and as far I have seen it is a quite common one. I
> > haven't seen any solution around yet.
> > I have a 3c905b, under windows works perfectly; but under linux (I
> > have redhat 5.1) it gets recognized at boot, ifconfig reports it, etc,
> > all *apparently* in a perfect wat, except that when one tries to do
> > anything (like a ping), the thing seems dead.
> > I have seen that the harware compatibility list in the redhat site,
> > the 3c905"B" (as opposed to 3c905) is marked in boldface as NOT
> > supported.
> >
> > Help!!!!!!!
> >
> > --
> > * Giovanni Gigante * IUAV Laboratory on simulation *
> > * * e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
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