Linux-Networking Digest #823, Volume #9 Sat, 9 Jan 99 02:13:48 EST
Contents:
Re: ~user accounts (me)
Re: NOSPAM in addresses.. (William Burrow)
Re: /usr over nfs? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: How to build chat room with in Linux? (Christian Marcelo C Pinheiro)
Re: Newbie question ("Eugene")
Re: MAC clients on Linux fileserver (Bryan)
Re: ipfwadm errors: can someone explain? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Caldera OpenLinux 1.1 & NE2000 (T.L. (Terry Branscombe))
Re: netatalk almost.... (Bryan)
Re: Strange Networking problem (Brad Luce)
Re: PPP in RH 5.2 - "ifup ppp0" ??? (ppp0 netmask woes) ("A.G.")
Re: does anybody know how to connect to an NT4 share using smbclient? (T.L. (Terry
Branscombe))
icmp errors, info needed (Donald Chan)
Re: Newbie question ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Chat - not with my modem it won't! (Basil Fowler)
Re: Linux Samba Domain Controller Server Problem (Dan Falk)
Point of Sale (POS) Solutions? ("Jason P. Stanford")
Re: Anyone doing Dial-On-Demand? (Bryan)
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From: rob@K4175150 (me)
Subject: Re: ~user accounts
Date: 8 Jan 1999 16:43:03 GMT
Matt Chipman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: This account and the directory is called "matt" not "~matt" so how and when
: does the "~" come into things?
: Even a web page url with an explanation on the ~user accounts issue would be
: a big help.
In general, the "~" is just a shorthand for the complete path
to that users home-directory. It's extracted from /etc/passwd, where
the home for each user is (should be) specified. So ~matt should
be read as home-dir-of-matt-wherever-that-is ;)
Greets,
rob
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William Burrow)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: NOSPAM in addresses..
Date: 9 Jan 1999 04:13:40 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 9 Jan 1999 02:06:50 GMT,
Wisquatuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In comp.os.linux.networking [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> How about a happy medium. The purpose of putting nospam in your
>> return address is to keep from getting spam. I think a standard of
>> <nospam.realuserid@realdomain> would meet this requirement.
>> Everyone would know who sent the message.
>
>Including the spammers. My problem with that approach is that it
>would do nothing to stop spam, and yet -still- be a (minor) irritation
>to people trying to do e-mail replies.
Well, another idea that occurs to me is this. The ISP provides users
with two email IDs. One for general email use, the second for use with
USENET messages as a valid reply address. The client software is somehow
smart enough to know that one of the email address is exclusively for
replies from USENET.
The messages in this mailbox are filtered against a list of subject lines
used when posting to newsgroups. This might take up some storage for
prolific authors, but it is only hypothetical anyway. There are other
difficulties, but the biggest is technological -- the software to do this
is simply not here. It might be an idea for someone like AOL, however.
--
William Burrow -- New Brunswick, Canada o
Copyright 1999 William Burrow ~ /\
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: /usr over nfs?
Date: 9 Jan 1999 04:53:00 GMT
Markus Hauke ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: I�d like to install Linux on a Network of about 10 PC�s. One of them
: should be a nfs server with lots of disk space. My question is:
: Is it possible to install my Linux distribution with all the needed
: programs on the server and then do a "mount -t nfs server:/usr /usr" on
: all clients???
Of course it is possible, only binaries in /bin and /sbin, and libraries in
/lib are required to get the system and network running. After you get the
network up you can mount the /usr and start any services you like. Any
decent distribution will do this automatically if put a similar line to the
following in /etc/fstab:
server:/usr /usr nfs defaults 0 0
I guess you would also like to share home directories as well. If so, then
you should also consider using NIS so that user passwords are kept only in
one place. And of course mails should be centralized too. Well, all depending
on your needs, of course.
Few hints I have found useful:
- Put configuration files (and directories) that are common to all clients
in /usr/local/etc (or similar) and on clients make symlinks from
/usr/local/etc to /etc. That way you only need to modify one file
instead of ten. Some of the files I have moved:
* /etc/profile, /etc/profile.d
* /etc/hosts.{allow,deny}
* /etc/[zck]sh*
* all directoties under /etc/X11 (on RedHat at least this works)
- Restart NFS server and portmapper frequently (in crontab). I found out
that the portmapper stops working after a while, a couple of days or so.
This will keep it running, a few second break doesn't affect clients at
all.
- Even though most of the programs are on a server, it will help a lot if
you can automate possible updates required on clients. I mean those
updates that write new files outside the NFS-shared tree. If you are using
RedHat you could install autorpm and updating _all_ the clients could be
done by putting the new rpm in /usr/local/new_rpms (or something).
- Keep the clocks of the hosts at least within the same hour.
And if you haven't got the hardware yet, I strongly suggest SCSI disks for
the server.
: On the clients should only run a minimal Linux system, so that they can
: boot on their own and then do mount the /usr tree from the server.
The client installation can be _very_ minimal. Actually, you can even have
the root file system on NFS. Ideal solution for X terminals.
Have fun.
--
-=# Tommi Komulainen ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] #=-
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From: Christian Marcelo C Pinheiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: How to build chat room with in Linux?
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 14:53:22 -0300
There is a lot of free chat services on the net, or you can install a chat
server either.
Try finding the MAGMA Chatserver in Yahoo...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'd like to know this as well. Anyone?
>
> Thanks!
>
> James
>
> >
> > I have a home server with RH 5.1 and I'm running apache on it. I would
> > like to setup a chatroom for my friends to chat in my server. Does
> > anyone know where I can grab some info about this topic?
> >
> > Kelvin
> >
>
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From: "Eugene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Newbie question
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 00:10:54 -0500
Install it now and get practise with it at least. You do not necessarily
need a network card to run a web server. You can connect via modem (but
yukk!). Best would be to get a cable modem for this purpose.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I just got my RedHat 5.2 package in the mail today, and am very eager
>to set it up. I'm going to buy a HD for it in the morning, and could
>install it any time after that. However, I eventually want to turn
>this computer into a web server. It doesnt have a NIC right now, and
>it would be a while before I could get one. Would it make much of a
>difference in terms of installation of the NIC whether i:
>1. install linux now, get the card in a few months, and install the
>card and necessary drivers later -or-
>2. wait a few months, read up a lot on Linux, get the NIC, install and
>configure it in Win95 to make sure it's ok, then install Linux
>
>I'm totally new to both networking and linux, but was told that if i
>go to caltech in the fall, i'll need to know Unix/Linux, so I'm
>finally making the leap i've longed to for so long.
>
>Also, if there are any other tips you could give me, or any good books
>you could recommend, I'd appreciate it!
>
>Thanks a lot.
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Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 10:15:54 -0700
From: Bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MAC clients on Linux fileserver
There's been a Netatalk project out there for years. It lets Linux
boxes share their printers as LaserWriters on the Mac network, and use
other shared printers as their own. The best features are the
AppleShare server possibilities. You can use normal DDP or the new
AppleShare IP with the latest version.
You can download the latest netatalk rpm from Redhat's contrib site (or
any mirrors). It's called
netatalk-1.4b2+asun2.1.0.i386.rpm
I don't have the link to the homepage on me. Do a search on Alta Vista
for Netatalk.
-- Bryan (take out the _no_spam for return email)
Ed Karjala wrote:
>
> Is anyone out there successfully attaching MAC clients to a Linux server? I
> would appreciate knowing what, if any technical resources are available to
> help me do the same.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed Karjala - Derry, NH
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: ipfwadm errors: can someone explain?
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 14:57:15 GMT
: My problem: I'm running RH 2.1.130 (i needed a newer kernel then
: production because I have a 16750 high speed serial board in my computer, and
: the 2.0.36 kernel serial.c doesnt support this UART). Anyway, I configured my
If your using the dev kernels you have to use ipchains and not ipfwadm.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (T.L. (Terry) Branscombe)
Subject: Re: Caldera OpenLinux 1.1 & NE2000
Date: 9 Jan 99 05:41:24 GMT
Hi Dejan,
Most of these cards, I believe, require initial setup with utility
programs packaged with the cards. The card must be told which IRQ to
use (usually 11 or 12, but depends on your system) and the I/O port
address (usually 300, 320, or 340, again, depending on your system).
If you've already done this, someone else should be able to jump in with
help on the Novell setup. My experience is solely with TCP/IP networking.
Best of luck,
Dejan Adelsberger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
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: Hello!
: I am writing to this list because I have a problem. I am a beginner
: with Linux and I want to connect it to my local network (Windows 95/98
: and Novell). My problem is that I don't know how to install network
: adapter. I have a Pentium 150 MHz, 32 RAM, 1,6 HDD ... and NE2000
: Compatible network adapter (ISA). I must say that I am a beginner and I
: donut know much about Linux so if anybody has time I would like to ask
: that person to tell me how can I do that (details prefer).
: Thant You,
: Dejan
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: Hello!
: <p> I am writing to this list because I have a problem.
: I am a beginner with Linux and I want to connect it to my local network
: (Windows 95/98 and Novell). My problem is that I don't know how to install
: network adapter. I have a Pentium 150 MHz, 32 RAM, 1,6 HDD ... and NE2000
: Compatible network adapter (ISA). I must say that I am a beginner and I
: donut know much about Linux so if anybody has time I would like to ask
: that person to tell me how can I do that (details prefer).
: <p>Thant You,
: <p> Dejan
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Terrence Branscombe
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 10:32:35 -0700
From: Bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: netatalk almost....
Get netatalk-1.4b2+asun2.1.0.i386.rpm from the Redhat Contrib site.
It's been fixed and has AppleShare IP support. Really nifty.
-- Bryan
Brian Gilman wrote:
>
> Hello!
> I was wondering if someone could give me a quick and dirty way of
> fixing my netatalk version 2.1.0-05 so that I can log in as someone
> other than guest? I looked at the hamptons homepage and other places
> but,I only get more confused as they talk because half the documentation
> doesn't pertain to me! I'm using redhat 5.2.......Thanks!
> Brian Gilman
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From: Brad Luce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Strange Networking problem
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 08:52:58 -0600
Put the ip address and computer name of the Win98 machine in the /etc/hosts
file on the Linux box. I experienced the same problem and used this fix.
Now my machine is telnetting at light speed!
Regards,
Brad
Joshua Ulery wrote:
> I've got two computers:
>
> K6/233 with Win98, 64 megs RAM
> P166 with Redhat 5.2, 48 megs RAM
>
> Now, I used to have a good 486/100 with Redhat 5.1 that was used instead
> of the P166. No problems with it, so I know the setup should work.
>
> The two computers are hooked together with a passthrough UTP cable with
> the proper wires crossed. This wire has worked for months, so I know it
> works now.
>
> The Linux box is setup and working, it has Samba setup and Apache
> running. Both are viewable from the 98 machine and work fast and fine.
>
> When I try to telnet to the box from Win98 it takes no less than three
> minutes for it to give me a login prompt. When I FTP it says connected
> but I get timed out before getting a login prompt. Keep in mind that my
> Apache server is lightning fast, as is the Samba server. I can
> transfer files with both apps at 10Mbit. My only problems are
> telnetting and FTPing to the Linux box.
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From: "A.G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: PPP in RH 5.2 - "ifup ppp0" ??? (ppp0 netmask woes)
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 12:48:46 -0500
Well, I don't have working connection anymore.
The thing is, that I want ideally to ipmasquerade internet connection
through a i486 machine. But right now my modem is in a i686. I tried to get
everything working on the i686, and *then* put the modem into 486 to only
configure masquerade.
After final success on the i686 to make a working ppp connection (through
manually edited scripts), I decided to roll with it, and put my modem into
the 486. I edited the scripts EXACTLY the same way as I did it on the 686,
but now neither way works. I cannot run X on the 486 because I have a v. old
monitor attached to it, so I can only use linuxconf, or do the things
manually.
The symptoms are the same:
The modem connects, and stays connected. Even though I have specified
explicitly netmask to be 255.255.0.0 everywhere (ppp-on and ifup-ppp0),
ifconfig produces "mask 255.255.255.0" for ppp0 when I am connected.
Last night I read man for ifconfig, and found out that I can change it
during the connection:
ifconfig ppp0 netmask 255.255.0.0
THIS WORKS, i.e. the mask is set correctly in the ifconfig printout. But I
still can't ping my isp or anyone outside, even by IP number. This makes it
even stranger. I'm SO TIRED of this. I think that I am missing smth small,
though, because the modem does connect and does stay connected untill I
terminate the link myself. Just can't put my finger on it.
Thanx a lot for your time.
A.G.
p.s. I visited the eznet link, and can't figure out if its a graphical util
or a text-based... I need smth text-based... Thanx for the link though!
>I am at work right now, but will try to track this down when I get
>back. I think you found at least one bug in the RH setup.
>BTW, are you using control-panel or linuxconf? Control-panel is on its
>way out, to be replaced by linuxconf.
>
>There is something really wierd going on, since I also have the exact
>same setup (netmask 255.255.0.0) and everything works for me.
>I have since switched to eznet because it is more flexible.
>
>I am still not sure why you are trying to use the RH scripts
>when you already have a working connection. Also I really recommend
>eznet: it just works.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (T.L. (Terry) Branscombe)
Subject: Re: does anybody know how to connect to an NT4 share using smbclient?
Date: 9 Jan 99 05:51:52 GMT
Wow! You have smbmount working, but NOT smbclient? That's a switch.
I connect to my NT account over a simple Ethernet LAN with the following
command line:
smbclient '\\servername\sharename' -U myNTuserid -P myNTpasswd -c mylinux
It's the last parameter that key to my login. It represents the netbios
name of my linux box. This should be the same as the hostname stripped of
the the domain name, but not always. Use the nmblookup command to verify
it as in my case:
nmblookup mylinux
You should receive back the IP address of the linux box and its netbios
name on the same line.
Mark Krischer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: help!
: i've been trying to connect to NT4 for file and printer shares using
: smbclient.
: i'm not trying to set up a samba server on linux. i think i'm compiled
: to use encryption. i can't run the .reg file to turn it off on NT
: 'cause i don't own the server. i had this working once before. there
: was some magic incantation that needed to be made for NT4, i think. i
: have no recolection what that was, and now i can't connect.
: strange thing though, i can connect fine using smbmount! unfortunately,
: this doesn't help me with printing, otherwise i'd leave it at that.
: please help! i'm sick of booting to windows!
: thanks in advance!
: --mk
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Terrence Branscombe
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donald Chan)
Subject: icmp errors, info needed
Date: 8 Jan 1999 03:50:33 GMT
Could someone shed some light on what this error message could mean....
Jan 6 20:44:10 cloaked kernel: 205.242.4.229 sent an invalid ICMP error
to a broadcast.
Jan 6 22:02:40 cloaked last message repeated 2 times
Jan 6 22:04:31 cloaked kernel: Invalid fragment list: Fragment over size.
many times..
And this other weird msg I get from icmpinfo.
Jan 6 20:21:39 ICMP_Dest_Unreachable[Net] < 163.129.254.2 > 163.129.15.0
sp=8 dp=63487 seq=0x00000000 sz=36(+20)
Jan 6 20:21:39 ICMP_Dest_Unreachable[Net] < 163.129.254.2 >
163.129.15.0 sp=8 dp=63487 seq=0x00000000 sz=36(+20)
Jan 6 20:21:39 ICMP_Echo_Reply < 140.185.8.1
[nsmcfw01.pint.pentagon.mil] sz=40
76(+20)
Jan 6 20:21:39 ICMP_Echo_Reply < 140.185.8.89
[d350el0.pint.pentagon.mil] sz=40
76(+20)
Jan 6 20:21:39 ICMP_Dest_Unreachable[Net] < 163.129.254.2 >
163.129.15.0 sp=8 dp=63487 seq=0x00000000 sz=36(+20)
Jan 6 20:21:39 ICMP_Dest_Unreachable[--Sub-Type-OUT-OF-RANGE--] <
146.188.147.233 [189.ATM10-0-0.GW2.PAO1.ALTER.NET] > 144.58.1.0 sp=8 dp=63487
seq=0x00000000 sz=36(+20)
and my computer is totally idle.
thanks.
--
Donald Chan........................[[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
[215]417-8241..........[http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~dchan]
"People get annoyed when you try to debug them"
--Larry Wall
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Newbie question
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 07:10:21 GMT
You should install it now and check out what does and doesn't work so
that you wont be in for any surprises later. Install it and torture
test it. Then after you trash the whole thing you'll know what your
getting into when you reinstall for "real".
Expect problems.
On 9 Jan 1999 04:59:50 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s laid this
one on us:
>I just got my RedHat 5.2 package in the mail today, and am very eager
>to set it up. I'm going to buy a HD for it in the morning, and could
>install it any time after that. However, I eventually want to turn
>this computer into a web server. It doesnt have a NIC right now, and
>it would be a while before I could get one. Would it make much of a
>difference in terms of installation of the NIC whether i:
>1. install linux now, get the card in a few months, and install the
>card and necessary drivers later -or-
>2. wait a few months, read up a lot on Linux, get the NIC, install and
>configure it in Win95 to make sure it's ok, then install Linux
>
>I'm totally new to both networking and linux, but was told that if i
>go to caltech in the fall, i'll need to know Unix/Linux, so I'm
>finally making the leap i've longed to for so long.
>
>Also, if there are any other tips you could give me, or any good books
>you could recommend, I'd appreciate it!
>
>Thanks a lot.
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Today or Tomorrow??TOMATO/TOMOTTO!!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Basil Fowler)
Subject: Chat - not with my modem it won't!
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 09:08:31 GMT
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Chat - the program for setting up modems for PPP connections - does
not work on my system.
Hardware: Pentium clone with a Creative Labs Internet Blaster 28.8 set
up on cua1, IRQ3.
The modem works perfectly under mincom, and I have successfully set up
PPP conections with my ISP - Compuserve - as instructed in the HOWTO
using minicom for dialling and logging in. After dialling in
successfully, I shut down minicom and start pppd. The link is then
set up and ready for use.
The command :
chat -s -v "" "AT&F" "OK" "" produces the output after some 45 sec:
alarm
failed.
Any other comination of 'expect' 'send' produces the same results.
Any hints?
Thanks
Basil Fowler
[EMAIL PROTECTED]=20
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Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 11:21:15 -0500
From: Dan Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.protocols.smb
Subject: Re: Linux Samba Domain Controller Server Problem
I had a problem similar to yours. Please note that I am not an expert at this, I
have been trying to figure Samba out myself for the past couple of weeks. In my
case, I could see shares but not access them. Make sure that your
/etc/smbpasswd file is correct. Also try adding 'password program =
/bin/smbpasswd'. I believe that if you use 'security = sever' you must tell it
which server to authenticate against ( maybe itself or try setting the 'security
=' option to = 'user' ).
Hope this helps
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi. I've got a linux box acting as a samba domain controller.
>
> I can access this samba system using smbclient from the local machine as long
> as I use the root account.
>
> I can change the samba passwords for any of the users on this machine.
>
> However, if I try to do anything while logged in as any of those other users,
> I get an access denied message.
>
> If I try to log in to this machine using samba from a windows 95 box using
> microsoft networking, I get a domain password wrong or access to logon server
> has been denied unless I use the root account equivalent.
>
> I'm using a pretty vanilla Samba set up here, mostly what came bundled with
> verion 1.9.18r7.
>
> I can SEE the samba shares from anywhere. It's just that I can't seem to log
> in.
>
> I have WINS support enabled, as well asa full DNS, and DNS proxy set up to
> resolv netbios names seeing as I'm running TCP/IP throughout, but then again,
> I've had this problem even before I started using DNS proxy for Netbios name
> resolution.
>
> If anyone can give me an smb.conf file that can be used for a domain
> controller, that I can play with, that they know works for them, I would
> greatly appreciate it.
>
> Barring that, if you can tell me where to look in my smb.conf, I'd be more
> than happy to try anything.
>
> smb.conf follows:
>
> [global]
> debuglevel=1
> workgroup=INTERNAL
> server string=Win95 Server
> hosts allow=192.168.2. 127. 192.168.1.
> printcap name = /etc/printcap
> load printers=yes
> guest account = guest
> log file=/var/log/samba/log.%m
> max log size=50
> security = server
> encrypt passwords = no
> smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
> update encrypted = yes
> username map = /etc/smbusers
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY
> interfaces=192.168.2.2/255.255.255.0 192.168.1.3/255.255.255.0
> 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.254
> remote browse sync = 192.168.2.255 192.168.1.255
> remote announce = 192.168.2.255 192.168.2.1 192.168.1.255 192.168.1.2
> local master = yes
> os level = 33
> domain master = yesdomain master = yes
> preferred master = yes
> domain logons = yes
> logon script = %U.bat
> logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
> wins support = yes
> dns proxy = yes
> preserve case = yes
> short preserve case = yes
> default case = lower
> case sensitive = no
> protocol = NT1
> mangle case = yes
> mangled names = yes
> share modes = yes
> locking = yes
> strict locking = yeslock directory = /var/lock/samba
> null passwords = true
>
> #============================ Share Definitions ==============================
> [homes]
> comment = Home Directories
> browseable = no
> writable = yes
>
> [netlogon]
> comment = Network Logon Service
> path = /home/netlogon
> guest ok = yes
> writable = no
> share modes = no
>
> [Profiles]
> path = /home/profiles
> browseable = no
> guest ok = yes
>
> [printers]
> comment = All Printers
> path = /var/spool/samba
> browseable = yes
> public = yes
> # Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
> guest ok = yes
> writable = no
> printable = yes
>
> # This one is useful for people to share files
> [tmp]
> comment = Temporary file space
> path = /tmp
> read only = no
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From: "Jason P. Stanford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Point of Sale (POS) Solutions?
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 01:21:27 -0500
I have been asked to look into whether there is a Linux + Win (or
possibly just Linux) solution for a small retail business. This store
currently has one location and will be opening a second one by the end
of the first quarter. Their current setup includes several Wintel PC's
running a DOS-based POS system in a DOS window. This has been working
ok, but it is limited to five stations, does not have an integrated
general accounting, payroll, etc program. It is only the inventory and
register functions.
Because of the second store opening, they are wondering what their
options are. I am not an expert in these types of integrated systems,
but I am pretty familiar with both Linux and WinNT. Is there such a
software system that would allow the second location to connect to a
server at the first (say via a 56k modem or two, using PPP or SLIP) to
access it's database, while running the POS/accounting software? Where
should I begin to look?
I felt that a Linux solution would serve them best because of its
reliability, networking, inexpensiveness, and customability. Please
help! Thanks!
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Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 10:23:29 -0700
From: Bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Anyone doing Dial-On-Demand?
Before I went 24/7 with my dialup connection, I used named's autoroute
finding features to start my dialup.
You set PPP to timeout after X number of LCP requests, and put a link to
your ppp-on script as /sbin/request-route (or /usr/sbin/request-route...
don't remember)
That was nice because any time someone tried to go out, it would dial up
immediately. Then you can set the timeouts to last forever or just for
a few minutes. I didn't fiddle with diald long enough to get it
working.
If you get squid on there and set a pretty large web page cache, you
might even be able to avoid dialup at all. (Never tried it though.)
-- Bryan
Glenn Butcher wrote:
>
> 1. Get working ppp-on and ppp-off scripts going, to include a chat
> script that works with your ISP
>
> 2. the diald-examples man page says the rest.
>
> I've been using it for about a year now, works great! Trying to debug a
> strange ICMP connection that keeps the line up, but otherwise works
> fine.
>
> Glenn Butcher
>
> Jim Kempe wrote:
> >
> > I'm using Redhat 5.0, with a modem connection to my ISP. I manually
> > start the ppp connection (/etc/ppp/ppp-on) and the masquerading works
> > like a charm (from win98/win95 boxes on the ethernet). This is a home
> > setup. 10BaseT network for 3 machines to the linux box.
> >
> > I'd really like to get the modem connection to start up on demand,
> > rather than teach the family to telnet to the linux box to start it up.
> >
> > Anyone doing this? My copy of the Dial-On-Demand howto refers to the
> > ability of kerneld to run scripts, referring to the kernel howto. But
> > that document (at least my copy) doesn't seem to discuss it.
> >
> > Replies to the newsgroup or email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Thanks, and Happy New Year
> >
> > Jim
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