Linux-Networking Digest #714, Volume #9 Wed, 30 Dec 98 09:15:22 EST
Contents:
Re: Want to do direct install of Redhat 5.2 via FTP since I have ("Matthew J.
Stott")
Re: hello (Jay Copeland)
Re: Samba:Can't write/create from Win95 (David Pineau)
Two boot networking problems (Mark Worsdall)
Re: Satan on Linux? ("Larry Offley")
Best NIC Card for Highly utilizaed Web Servers (Gilbert Bollinger)
Re: PostgreSQL and Microsoft Access 97 ("M. Brian Akins")
Re: Mount NTFS drives on Network (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Jean=2DFran=E7ois?= Bigras)
Re: Networking without network card (Darren Littlejohn)
Re: DirecPC (Chip Transisto)
HELP: Win98->Linux via null modem (Todd Milligan)
Re: almost eql.....HELP! (Kaz Morishita)
Re: CNet PRO110b NIC driver? (Steen Suder)
how to connect (ppp) with a windows nt machine that dials back? ("Bert Eding")
masquerading/forwarding - routing problem? (David Khait)
login delay with ftp or telnet ("Jens Carroll")
Re: What is IPX for ? ("Paul Bary")
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From: "Matthew J. Stott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Want to do direct install of Redhat 5.2 via FTP since I have
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 05:04:24 GMT
---SNIP---
> I currently am running
> Windows 98 on one hard disk. However, since it is 7.5 GB and it's
> 32-bit, Linux won't recognize it when I first install Linux. At least
> that's what I have been told and eventually found out.
First of all, what the heck are ya gonna do with 7.5 GB's of space with
Win98??? Backup any critical data and then re-partition your drive. You
could buy a copy of partition magic (supports linux partitions ext2).
Or you could just blitz everything and start over. Do NOT use FAT32,
use FAT16 for the Win98 partitions and keep them at 2048.
Create two Linux partitions using the boot disks. One swap partition
and one big partition for all things Linux. Leave yourself some extra
space unpartitioned so you can add to either Win98 or Linux as the need
arises.
When configuring you're network for the FTP RH installation, make
certain of your IP settings. IP Address, Hostname (this one's
important), DNS servers, etc. I was able to do an FTP install with a
cable modem but you are going to want an FTP server that isn't bogged
down. Try one of the mirrors.
Alternative:
Create a FAT16 partition and download RH Linux 5.2 to the FAT16
partition, then boot from diskettes and choose the Install from Hard
disk: Follow these directions as they helped me:
(credit Hy Vu for these: hy vu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
1. Download 'mv' for Linux and save it under RedHat.
2. Keep install Linux till 'error opening directory'.
3. Hit Alt-F2. goto Linux prompt
4. ls /tmp/hdimage -> should be something here.
5. umount /tmp/hdimage
6. mount -t vfat {devicename} /tmp/hdimage -> mount to your RedHat
drive
7. cd /tmp/hdimage/RedHat
8. ./mv rpms me # Don't forget the ./
9. ./mv me RPMS # Don't forget the ./
10. cd /
11. umount /tmp/hdimage
12. Alt-F1
13. Retry
"where {devicename} would most likely be /dev/hda1"
---SNIP----
> but I would still need to copy it to a CD-R or CD-RW disc or something
> and I'm not gonna pay $200 - $400 for CD-R/RW (in case you all wanted
> to know why I would not prefer to copy to a storage device and then
> install).
CD-R/RW drives are ideal for this purpose, as it gives you a simple
medium to store the downloaded installation files. Yes they are
expensive but I found a heck of a lot of uses for them. The media is
cheap, so I back stuff up on them. I make my own music CD's, I put all
my floppy install sets on them, etc., etc.
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From: Jay Copeland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: hello
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 07:26:36 +0000
Alessandro Nistic� wrote:
>
> I'm trying
And I think that you're doing a damned fine job.
jay
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Don't fear the Penguin.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Pineau)
Subject: Re: Samba:Can't write/create from Win95
Date: 30 Dec 1998 04:56:09 GMT
I've posted my smb.conf file at the following url:
http://www.hwcn.org/~ac100/smb.conf
It's just a slightly modified version of the one that came with samba.
Tip: use 'Webmin' as I mentioned earlier in this thread. It will make
your life with Linux and Samba a lot easier.
Happy New Year!
Cherokee Health Systems ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Please tell me how you set up your smb.conf file to view linux stuff in Win
: networks. I can see the machine, but nothing is there. It tells me the
: path is invalid, or something.
: David Pineau wrote in message <7689m6$gqq$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
: >I can view my Linux shares with Windows Explorer, but I can't make
: >directories or copy files to them. Arrrrgh!
: >
: >
: >--
--
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From: Mark Worsdall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Two boot networking problems
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 23:42:56 +0000
Hi,
During boot up I get:
No AMD support in kernel
and later on AMD takes ages and then reports a PID fault.
Well I am not sure I even need AMD support or do I? Like what is it?
Also the machine will insist on loading Apple talk for IPX. I don't need
this either or do I?
How do I get rid of these?
--
Mark Worsdall - Oh no, I've run out of underpants :(
Home:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEB site:- http://www.worsdall.demon.co.uk
Shadow:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEB site:- http://www.shadow.org.uk
Work:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEB site:- http://www.hinwick.demon.co.uk
TCP/IP gatewaying http://www.hinwick.demon.co.uk/computerDept/
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From: "Larry Offley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: rpi.os.linux
Subject: Re: Satan on Linux?
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 21:18:22 -0800
Chris Gill wrote in message <7687tl$lrm$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I'm trying to set up SATAN 1.1.1 under Redhat 5.2, and it can't find the
>file rex_xdr.c. I can't find where this file is supposed to be, and can't
>find it anywhere. I've used both the stock distribution from the SATAN
>site, and the contrib RPM at the Redhat site, and both have the same
>problem. What's up here?
>
Supposedly it compiles under redhat5.0 but under 5.2 i also have not been
able to get it to compile
parts of it do but others not. i have managed to edit some of the src's and
have gotten fping to compile it had a problen that one of the stock linux
headers had a function already defined by the same name i believe that
account for some of the other not compling also but i haven't yet had time
to look them over. Has an gotten satan-1.1.1 to completely compile on red
hat 5.2 yet if so i would love to hear about it.
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From: Gilbert Bollinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Best NIC Card for Highly utilizaed Web Servers
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 05:37:06 +0000
I've heard rumors that the 3COM 905x isn't the best NIC card to use for
highly hit web servers. I've been told that the Intel or Digital based
NIC's work the best. I was informed that the 3Com's have a recovery
option built into their card that tries to recover sessions and thus
slowing down the NIC.Is this true?
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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 07:04:20 -0500
From: "M. Brian Akins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL and Microsoft Access 97
Leslie Mikesell wrote:
> In article <76cp2f$l9a$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Bernd G. Scheu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Hi there,
> >
> >I'm trying to figure out, how to use a PostgreSQL-Server with Microsoft
> >Access 97 via ODBC. Is there anyone who is experienced in this?
> >
>
> You have to configure the postgresql side to allow access
> (in it's pg_hba.conf file) and install the postgresql odbc
> driver on the PC side with the right connect info. There
> may be some problems with different data types but basically
> it just works once you have established the connection.
>
> Les Mikesell
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Any more detailed information how to do this? like a step by step.
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jean=2DFran=E7ois?= Bigras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mount NTFS drives on Network
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 00:12:53 -0500
You can do it, but you have to recompile your kernel and include
experimental drivers for NTFS. You have to choose an unstable kernel to
do it (2.1.*). NTFS is not already include with stable kernel (like
2.0.36). To download latest unstable kernel(2.1.132) go here:
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/kernel/v2.1/
to recompile the kernel:
===================================
cp ./linux-2.1.132.tar.gz /usr/src/
cd /usr/src
mv linux linux-bak
tar -xzvf linux-2.1.132.tar.gz
cd linux
make xconfig
make dep
make clean
make bzlilo
make modules
make modules_install
===================================
New kernel are in "/vmlinuz" and "/System.map" -> normally, you are
suppose to recopy these files in your "/boot/". (Becarful to not
overwrite the old kernel)
edit your /etc/lilo.conf
remake a "make bzlilo" is necessary (to include the new label on your
lilo).
reboot
nom you can do: mount -t ntfs /dev/hda? /mnt/windowsNT
PS: NTFS with Linux is read-only.
J-F
"R.W. Hartung" wrote:
>
> 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Darren Littlejohn)
Subject: Re: Networking without network card
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 05:52:48 GMT
Well, I've checked and everything with the localhost is fine. Httpd is not
running anywhere else in init.d, yet Apache still just starts and stops
immediately. It's got to be something simple....
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chip Transisto)
Subject: Re: DirecPC
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 13:39:57 GMT
Reply-To: Chip Transisto
Thanks. route add default -gw ip worked.
On Wed, 30 Dec 1998 02:00:17 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kevin
Martin) wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, it says Chip Transisto wrote:
>>I've been trying to set up my new linux thru my win98 direcpc. No
>>luck. I can ping the win98 machine, connect with samba but can't get
>>out through the NAT I have set up in the win98.
>
>I'm using Sygate on Win98, no problems to speak of. (The
>alt.satellite.direcpc group is full of people who don't like what they
>characterize as a bait-and-switch by Hughes, but that's another story.)
>
>The whole point of NAT (as opposed to a proxy!) is that you should be able
>to give the DPC box's ethernet card as your gateway address and it should
>just WORK. In my case, the DPC box is using the local address 172.16.0.1,
>so that's the address I give as "gateway" in my other computers. For linux,
>that's "route add default gw 172.16.0.1" Literally nothing else to it.
>
>>On Mon, 28 Dec 1998 02:54:39 -0700, Traci Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>wrote:
>>>Unfortunately the Linux drivers cost almost $200. They are available from
>>>a 3rd party vendor which wrote them, Helios, and reportedly work very
>>>well. Due to the cost I never made use of them.
>
>That's Helius with a "u", and when I tried it, it didn't detect the Hughes
>PCI card. Or maybe it was the incredibly overengineered license software
>that refused to work? Impossible to debug and they didn't seem too
>interested in earning my $200. Tried their NT software as well.
>
>Anyway, much as I'd like to put Linux back on the machine with the DPC card,
>I'm not holding my breath.
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From: Todd Milligan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP: Win98->Linux via null modem
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 05:58:17 +0000
Hello,
I have a Compaq presario(yuck) desktop set up
with Red Hat 5.1and my wife has a Presario 1235
laptop with Win 98. I have purchased a null modem
cable so that we can use SAMBA to share disk
space/printers on the desktop linux machine.
This is what I have done so far:
1) Configured SAMBA on the Linux machine
2) Configured the Direct cable connection
on Win 98 laptop
3) Changed the Win98 registry to use
non-encripted passwords
4) Connected the cable.
I realize that I must have left out a step somewhere
because the two computers do not communicate.
-Do I need to set up mgetty or some other
serial communication service?
-Does SAMBA need to be configured differently
when being used over a null modem
connection?
-What specifically have other people done
to get this type of configuration working? I
have looked at man pages and am willing
to look at more, but I'm still a linux novice
and would appreciate any explict instructions
people have to offer.
My biggest Thanks go out to anyone who can help
me with this. I'm still trying to prove the worth of a
Linux network to my wife and this could go a long
way - if I can get it working.
Feel free to mail me directly or post to the group.
I will gladly provide config files, etc. upon request.
Thank you,
Todd Milligan
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From: Kaz Morishita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: almost eql.....HELP!
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 22:00:33 -0800
On Tue, 29 Dec 1998, Brian wrote:
> Hello!
> I am currently experiencing some problems using eql......I have
> perused through all the documentation that I can find and here are the
> questions that I need addressed:
>
>
> 1) Do you have to have two ppp connections with the same IP?
>
Yes. On top of that, two ppp connections need to be made to single router.
> 2) How do I get rid of the default route to my ppp connections?
>
route del yourRouter
or remove defaultroute option from pppd command.
> 3) if I enslave two ppp connections, how come I'm still only routing
> through one ppp connection?
I don't know..
I will be grateful if you tell me which ISP you are using.
Kaz
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From: Steen Suder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CNet PRO110b NIC driver?
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 14:44:30 +0100
Steen Suder wrote:
>
> I just purchased a CNet PRO110b NIC.
> With the NIC there was the usual driver disk, but now with a linux dir
> on it.
> Here there is a readme.txt telling how to make a driver module for Linux
> to support this card. Short: it tells me to fetch pro110b.zip (not .exe)
> off their site (www.cnet.com.tw), but it can't be found.
>
> The card is ax88140 based.
>
> Can anyone give me directions to the above zip file? ... or do I have
> other possibilities to get it running on Linux 2.0.3x (e.g. 2.0.36)?
I've seem to have solved the problem... correct me if I'm way off.
The ax88140 is some sort of DEC Tulip 21140 clone, thus the tulip.o
module provided with (example) Linux 2.0.36-0.7 (RedHat 5.2
distribution) can be used.
I must admit that I haven't done real life testing. The module
identifies the cards chip (ax88140aq), I/O, irq etc. correctly.
--
Best regards / Mvh.,
Steen Suder
sysadm kollegie6400.dk
"Don't fear Microsoft; fear the ignorance!"
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From: "Bert Eding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: how to connect (ppp) with a windows nt machine that dials back?
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 14:07:30 +0100
I am new to Linux, trying to configure my internet connection,
I have read many HOWTO's and man pages, none of them has an answer for my
problem.
At my work I have a PC running windows NT Workstation 4.0-SP3. Ras is setup
such, that it dials me back.
When I run Windows NT at home I simple use a dialup connection and the PC at
work will dial
me back in a few seconds, after that I can browse the internet.
I want to do the same but now I am running Linux (Read Hat 5.2) at home, How
can I get this working?
Thanks In Advance,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: David Khait <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: masquerading/forwarding - routing problem?
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 06:05:14 GMT
Hi!
I'm setting up IP Masquerading and I'm almost done. My linux box can
talk both to the LAN and to the Internet. However, packets from LAN
machines never go outside for some reason. Is this a routing problem?
Here are some configuration details for my Linux box:
eth0 connected to cable modem (on outside ip addr - 24.3.42.203)
eth1 connected to local lan (192.168.1.1)
routes summary:
Destination Mask Dev
192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 eth1
24.3.42.0 255.255.255.0 eth0
and loopback, etc.
ipfwadm -F -l returns:
IP firewall forward rules, default policy: deny
type prot source destination ports
acc/m all 192.168.1.0/24 anywhere n/a
tcpdump -i eth1 shows packets arriving and dns translation being
performed for i.e. ftp requests from my client. However, tcpdump -i
eth0 shows no activity beyond normal requests by ISP's gateway.
Any help is greatly appreciated, even if you can suggest another way to
debug this problem.
Thanks a lot!
Boris
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From: "Jens Carroll" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: login delay with ftp or telnet
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 14:07:27 +0100
Hi,
I use a linux box to test some web-stuff using appache web-server. To do the
administration I use normaly telnet and from time to time ftp. If I want to
login to the linux-box I have to wait 3-4 minutes before I get a login
prompt. After this delay every thing works just fine. Does anyone know how
to get rid of this behaviour?
TIA
Jens
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From: "Paul Bary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What is IPX for ?
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 19:08:13 -0700
I use it to connect to Netware servers...both native Netware and Netware for
Linux...
>
Tetsuji Rai wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Very fundamental question. What is IPX for? I have two machines; one
>for myself running mostly Linux and the other for my wife running
>Win98. They are connected by ethernet, and mine is connected to
>Internet via PPP and I use IP masquerading for my wife to use Internet.
>At least for now, we are satisfied with our network environment except
>for speed. So, then, I wonder what IPX is for. I read through
>IPX-HOWTO and got general scheme. As far as I read, it can utilize NCP
>file server/client. But I couldn't find any other enhancement or
>capabilities. And I cannot imagine any good applications mostly for IPX
>except for configuration such as ipx_configure, ipx_internal_net. Many
>people must have made great efforts on IPX, but I don't know what IPX is
>good for.
> So will anybody answer to my simple question?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>-Tetsuji Rai
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