Linux-Networking Digest #61, Volume #10 Sat, 30 Jan 99 23:13:43 EST
Contents:
Re: PPP package source (Clifford Kite)
Using NT Gateway: Possible? (Paul)
Re: Is Linux right for me? (Scallica)
V.90 server w/ WAN card? (Chris Edsall)
Re: Newbie Q: Linux Box as Router, Server, Gateway? (Cyrus Mehta)
Kernel 2.2 and "AUTOROUTE" (Malay Shah)
IPX/PPP Client Problem (Joe Loyall)
Building libpcap and tcpdump for 2.2.0 (Joel Gallun)
PPP Version Inconsistencies ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Let me clarify...Re: Why does Netscape hang until I dial up? (Rod Brick)
Netatalk, Mac Freezes in When I try to login (ted bongiovanni)
Moving from dhcp to static ip (Kingfish)
Redhat 5.2 and Intel Ether Express Pro 10+ ("Rod March")
Re: UUCP over TCP logins (fred smith)
MTA blues (yablatt)
Re: Help: Socket limits in Linux, Blackdown JDK 1.1.x (Dave Hearn)
How to get the local IP address after booting with DHCP? (Ed Finch)
Re: Kernel 2.2 in RPM (Meelis Roos)
Re: Newbie Q: Linux Box as Router, Server, Gateway? (yablatt)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Clifford Kite)
Subject: Re: PPP package source
Date: 30 Jan 1999 18:37:16 -0600
Josh Gentry ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Is there a PPP homepage or similar resource?
The primary site for the ppp-2.3.5 source package is at
ftp://cs.anu.edu.au/pub/software/ppp/
I don't know of an official home page.
--
Clifford Kite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Not a guru. (tm)
/* Editing with vi is a lot better than using a huge swiss army knife. */
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From: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Using NT Gateway: Possible?
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 22:50:01 -0500
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Yup, a newbie question ;-)
Is it possible to use NT as a gateway for a linux machine? I have 3 boxes set
up here at my home (2 are linux, one an NT server) and would like to experiment
with using the NT machine as a gateway through a modem for my linux machine.
I know it may be a slightly more complex question but if anyone has a brief
rundown of what should be done/used I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.
Paul
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scallica)
Subject: Re: Is Linux right for me?
Date: 31 Jan 1999 03:07:31 GMT
>Is there support in Linux to run a proxy >service? Any tips on pulling this
off would
>be very helpful. Not knowing anything >about Linux I'm hoping this is a good
>solution for my old machine to come back to service.
Yes, Linux can be used for a wide variety of things. DHCP Server, Ftp Server,
etc. I am pretty sure that most distrubutions of Linux come with some type of
proxy server package.
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From: Chris Edsall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: V.90 server w/ WAN card?
Date: 31 Jan 1999 02:58:50 GMT
Is it possible to build a system equivalent to an Ascend or Cisco RAS box
using a fast linux box with say the Sangoma WANpipe and the kernel ISDN
modem emulation? How fast a box would be needed for how many lines?
Chris Edsall
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From: Cyrus Mehta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Newbie Q: Linux Box as Router, Server, Gateway?
Date: 31 Jan 1999 02:26:42 GMT
I Looked at edge.firplug.net and it seems good, but does it allow me to run a full
LInux server too
for Samba, hylafax, etc. It seems like just a simple router solution for an old box.
Cyrus
Alinoor Walli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: On 30 Jan 1999 06:34:13 GMT, Cyrus Mehta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: What you need is here:
: http://edge.fireplug.net/
: I use it on an old 486 I had. Works great with @HOME
: >Hi,
: >
: >I have tried to lurk to find the answer, but here goes:
: >
: >I want(hope??) to build a Linux Box for a home network connected to the net by
: >Cable Modem with IP masquerading with a possiblity of web hosting.
: >
: >I intend to have a number of WinNT/9X PCs connected by Samba to the Linux Box
:which has the
: >cable modem connected to it. I know Samba does the file/print sharing for
:Linux/Windows.
: >
: >The Win PCs will have NICs, but do I need a hub to connect to a NIC on the LInux
:Box?
: >Or can I add more NICs to the LInux BOX to become a router, with direct wire
:connections
: >from the other NICs. Can (and intend to) use 10/100 NICs all around, hoping for
:100.
: >
: >And if the above is possible, obviously I am limited by the # of NICs I can put in
:a Linux
: >box, can I then add a small 4 port hub with one port to the Linux Server.
: >
: >Yes, it sounds like a lot of work just to eliminate one piece of hardware, but with
:a small
: >home network and access to cheap NICs, this seems like a legit question to me.
: >
: >If the above is possible, what software components do I need, I know I will need
:the following:
: >
: >Recent Linux Distribution with all Relevant Hardware Drivers (DUH)
: >Samba 2.0
: >IP Masquerading
: >Apache
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >Cyrus
: >
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From: Malay Shah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Kernel 2.2 and "AUTOROUTE"
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 16:47:30 GMT
Hi. I'm using the new 2.2.1 kernel and I keep on getting this problem,
everytime i ifconfig a device and set the ip and stuff like that, it
automatically makes a route for that device. I'm trying to setup a
tunnel device, and it worked fine with my 2.0.36 kernel, but everytime i
try it here, it makes it's own route and i can't get rid of the route or
change it. How can i get rid of this annoyance! Thanks a lot.
Malay Shah
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From: Joe Loyall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: IPX/PPP Client Problem
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 21:32:04 -0700
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I am trying to connect to the Novell network at my office from my home
machine, which runs RH 5.1. I read the IPX-HOWTO, the PPP-HOWTO, and the
pppd man page & configured /etc/ppp/options as follows:
lock
ipxcp-accept-network
ipxcp-accept-remote
ipxcp-accept-local
ipx
When I connect, I get the following:
Jan 25 21:03:38 Rastaman ifup-ppp: pppd started for ppp0 on /dev/modem
at 115200
Jan 25 21:03:38 Rastaman kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of
the University of California
Jan 25 21:03:38 Rastaman kernel: PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel
allocation)
Jan 25 21:03:38 Rastaman kernel: PPP Dynamic channel allocation code
copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc.
Jan 25 21:03:38 Rastaman kernel: PPP line discipline registered.
Jan 25 21:03:38 Rastaman kernel: registered device ppp0
Jan 25 21:03:38 Rastaman pppd[2015]: pppd 2.3.3 started by root, uid 0
Jan 25 21:03:57 Rastaman pppd[2015]: Serial connection established.
Jan 25 21:03:58 Rastaman pppd[2015]: Using interface ppp0
Jan 25 21:03:58 Rastaman pppd[2015]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem
Jan 25 21:04:00 Rastaman pppd[2015]: Remote message:
Jan 25 21:04:00 Rastaman pppd[2015]: Received bad configure-ack: 01 06
23 90 32 31 02 08 00 00 00 00 5d 6f
Jan 25 21:04:00 Rastaman pppd[2015]: local IP address 146.18.37.227
Jan 25 21:04:00 Rastaman pppd[2015]: remote IP address 146.18.37.193
Jan 25 21:04:03 Rastaman pppd[2015]: Received bad configure-ack: 01 06
23 90 32 31 02 08 00 00 00 00 5d 6f
Jan 25 21:04:27 Rastaman last message repeated 8 times
Jan 25 21:04:30 Rastaman pppd[2015]: IPXCP: timeout sending
Config-Requests
Needless to say, I get no IPX information at all in /proc/net. The
network I am trying to reach uses 802.2 type frames, which may be the
problem. The only way I know to set the frame type is the ipx_interface
command, which doesn't work until after the ppp interface is up.
I'm not very network literate, and am new to Linux, so I'm sure I'm
missing something obvious.
Any pointers will be welcome.
--
Joe Loyall
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I am trying to connect to the Novell network at my office from my home
machine, which runs RH 5.1. I read the IPX-HOWTO, the PPP-HOWTO, and the
pppd man page & configured /etc/ppp/options as follows:
<BR>
<BR>lock
<BR>ipxcp-accept-network
<BR>ipxcp-accept-remote
<BR>ipxcp-accept-local
<BR>ipx
<P>When I connect, I get the following:
<P>Jan 25 21:03:38 Rastaman ifup-ppp: pppd started for ppp0 on /dev/modem
at 115200
<BR>Jan 25 21:03:38 Rastaman kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents
of the University of California
<BR>Jan 25 21:03:38 Rastaman kernel: PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel
allocation)
<BR>Jan 25 21:03:38 Rastaman kernel: PPP Dynamic channel allocation code
copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc.
<BR>Jan 25 21:03:38 Rastaman kernel: PPP line discipline registered.
<BR>Jan 25 21:03:38 Rastaman kernel: registered device ppp0
<BR>Jan 25 21:03:38 Rastaman pppd[2015]: pppd 2.3.3 started by root, uid
0
<BR>Jan 25 21:03:57 Rastaman pppd[2015]: Serial connection established.
<BR>Jan 25 21:03:58 Rastaman pppd[2015]: Using interface ppp0
<BR>Jan 25 21:03:58 Rastaman pppd[2015]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem
<BR>Jan 25 21:04:00 Rastaman pppd[2015]: Remote message:
<BR>Jan 25 21:04:00 Rastaman pppd[2015]: Received bad configure-ack:
01 06 23 90 32 31 02 08 00 00 00 00 5d 6f
<BR>Jan 25 21:04:00 Rastaman pppd[2015]: local IP address 146.18.37.227
<BR>Jan 25 21:04:00 Rastaman pppd[2015]: remote IP address 146.18.37.193
<BR>Jan 25 21:04:03 Rastaman pppd[2015]: Received bad configure-ack:
01 06 23 90 32 31 02 08 00 00 00 00 5d 6f
<BR>Jan 25 21:04:27 Rastaman last message repeated 8 times
<BR>Jan 25 21:04:30 Rastaman pppd[2015]: IPXCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
<P>Needless to say, I get no IPX information at all in /proc/net.
The network I am trying to reach uses 802.2 type frames, which may be the
problem. The only way I know to set the frame type is the ipx_interface
command, which doesn't work until after the ppp interface is up.
<P>I'm not very network literate, and am new to Linux, so I'm sure I'm
missing something obvious.
<P>Any pointers will be welcome.
<PRE>--
Joe Loyall</PRE>
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From: Joel Gallun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.kernel
Subject: Building libpcap and tcpdump for 2.2.0
Date: 28 Jan 1999 10:36:46 -0500
I need help building libpcap and tcpdump with ANK's patches for
2.2.0. If anyone could help me I would greatly appreciate it.
tia,
Joel
--
Joel Gallun [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Open system and Internet consulting http://www.tux.org/~joel
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.ppp,fa.linux.kernel
Subject: PPP Version Inconsistencies
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 03:09:48 GMT
I was running (RH) 2.0.36 before I decided to upgrade to 2.2.0-pre9. A week
and several full kernel recompilations later, PPP is still broken. PPP
connects okay, but TCP appears to stall after negotiating a connection to a
web or ftp site. Furthermore, I can continue to ping the sites which appear
to stall. (I can't ping localhost with a packet size greater than 32708, but
that could be an unrelated issue).
In checking out the PPP and Linux kernel source files, I'm noticing some date
inconsistencies and I'm wondering if they could be contributing to the broken
PPP. (While 'PPP --version' returns v2.3 patch level 5, I'm not sure anything
more than the version number was updated when I initially did PPP's "make
kernel").
filename Linux 2.2.1 Source version PPP 2.3.5 Source version zlib.c v 1.3
v 1.10 zlib.h v 1.2 v 1.7 if_ppp.h v 1.14 v 1.13 ppp-comp.h v 1.6 v 1.7
ppp_defs.h v 1.2 v 1.7 ppp.c v 1.19 v 1.17
The version numbers above are taken from the $Id: comment line in each file.
The 'make kernel' command looks at a different semaphore in the source files
("FILEVERSION"). My Linux source FILEVERSIONs are all >= the PPP source
FILEVERSIONs. Therefore, it assumes all files are up to date. But are they?
Is this how it's supposed to work? Am I going down the wrong path with the
$Id lines in the source code? Any input would be extremely helpful.
Thanks,
Kevin Hunt
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From: Rod Brick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Let me clarify...Re: Why does Netscape hang until I dial up?
Date: 30 Jan 1999 17:00:38 GMT
Thanks for the input, but let me clarify a couple of things. First, the
default page IS set to blank. Second, Netscape never even appears on
the desktop until I dial up. One issue that might be relevent though,
I'm running Netscape 3.04. I have never had this problem before, it
just started. The only thing I've changed recently is upgrading KDE.
But I tried running fvwm95-2, and I ran into the same problem with
Netscape. Any other ideas?
Rod
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From: ted bongiovanni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Netatalk, Mac Freezes in When I try to login
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 11:56:00 -0500
Let it be said, that I'm new to linux.
I downloaded and installed the RPM (i'm running redhat 5.2 apollo) for
Netatalk. Everything *seems* to be working fine, I see the linux
machine in the Chooser, but when I attempt to logon, the Mac freezes.
(SSW 7.5.1)
(If I logon with an invalid password, it tells me that the password is
invalid...so I am fairly certain that there's some connectivity between
the two machines.)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I will summarize and post the responses to the group.
(btw, I've tried the netatalk FAQs, they all seem to focus on the Linux
side, I'm not sure that's where the problem lies.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kingfish)
Subject: Moving from dhcp to static ip
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 17:04:32 GMT
I have successfully connected my box (RH5.1) to our wan using dhcp with a
3c509. At some point, I'll install Samba and a few other items...what I need
to do now is change to the static ip that I was assigned for this box. Being
new to Linux, I can't seem to hit on the right files or settings in ipconfig
to accomplish this change. I have the default gateway ip, dns ip, etc. but
have not successfully configged yet.
All suggestions are welcome.
Thanks
Bob
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From: "Rod March" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Redhat 5.2 and Intel Ether Express Pro 10+
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 21:28:05 -0600
I am trying to install Linux on an Intel based PC to be a server. So far I
am unable to get it to work with any of my network cards. I have tried
using an Intel Ether Express 16(selecting ether express during setup), with
this setup I at least seem to get the system to acknowledge that there is a
card there. Trouble is when booting up, a couple of lines past where it
specifies the io, irq etc. for the card the system hangs(right after the
line for loading AppleTalk for linux).
I have also tried a generic ne2000 compatible NIC, and specify during setup
the correct io and irq, and it still says that this card doesn't exist in my
system.
With the Intel ether express pro 10+(I assume I should try to select ether
express pro) it does not find this card as well.
All these cards worked fine with the other OS I have had previously
installed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Rod
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (fred smith)
Subject: Re: UUCP over TCP logins
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 12:34:22 GMT
Jim Seymour ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Help!
: I've been trying all night to get UUCP-over-TCP login to work
: on my RH5.0 Linux box.
: The problem seems to be in uucico - I can't seem to get it to
: accept a valid login. I've been through every FAQ and HOWTO
: I can find.
: I created an account for the calling machine. Then did a
: grep <host> /etc/passwd >/usr/lib/uucp/passwd. And edited
: the resulting file to make it "host password". According to
: everything I've been able to find, this *should* work.
: Tried ":" in place of the space. Terminated the line with a
: ":". Ran strings against uucico and observed "/passwd", so
: tried putting the file at "/passwd". Tried different
: ownerships and permissions settings. Everything I could think
: of. No go. /var/log/uucp/Log says "ERROR: Bad login".
: <rant>
: Why in the blue blazes can't that @#$!#@$!! implementation use
: the normal !@#%$!!! /etc/passwd file like every other !@#$%#$!!
: Unix system in the world???
: </rant>
: Sorry... I know it's bad form to rant when you're asking for
: help, but fer cryin' out loud.
: Thanks,
: Jim
: --
: Jim Seymour
: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: http://home.msen.com/~jimsun
--
---- Fred Smith -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------
The Lord detests the way of the wicked
but he loves those who pursue righteousness.
============================= Proverbs 15:9 (niv) =============================
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From: yablatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MTA blues
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 21:11:28 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi All,
I'm having problems with my ISP's mail SMTP server - it hangs frequently
with netscape. I've decided to bypass the problem and set up my own
smtp server (qmail). I've got it set up and it works fine with mutt.
When I try to use netscape mail as my MUA (set to localhost for SMTP
server), it just complains -- "unable to contact the smtp server".
So my friends -- how do I get Netscape and Qmail to kiss-and-make-up??
TIA
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From: Dave Hearn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.java.api,comp.lang.java.help,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Help: Socket limits in Linux, Blackdown JDK 1.1.x
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 03:45:41 +0000
Al Nios wrote:
>
>
> I have attempted recompiling the kernel and updating OPEN_MAX, FD_SETSIZE
> and NR_OPEN to 2048 - this causes a core dump when a 600 sockets connections
> are established.
Err - did you analise the core dump? If so - what did it say went wrong? I think
thins is the obvious way to track the problem down...
>
>
> What is the solution to this problem if any? Who do I need to contact to
> resolve this issue? Is there a tested solution that someone can recommend.
>
> Al Nios
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Ed Finch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: How to get the local IP address after booting with DHCP?
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 19:25:09 -0500
Greetings!
I'm in the process of building a Beowulf cluster. I would like
to boot the slave nodes via DHCP served from the master node.
I've got it all working, but the client doesn't know its own
IP address after boot. The address is stored in a file under
/etc/dhcp..., but /etc/hosts isn't updated. If I configure
/etc/resolv.conf to check files first, for example, and
try an nslookup command on the local machine's name, it gives
an error that the name can't be resolved.
How is this supposed to work?
Best regards,
Ed
--
Q: Why do PCs have a reset button on the front?
A: Because they are expected to run Microsoft operating systems.
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From: Meelis Roos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Kernel 2.2 in RPM
Date: 31 Jan 1999 04:03:39 GMT
BG> 14) type mv linux-2.2.0 /boot (this puts the new kernel in the boot
BG> directory)
BG> DO NOT FORGET THIS PART OF THE PROCESS!!!!!!!!!! BELOW O.K.! I CAN'T STRESS
BG> THIS ENOUGH
BG> 13) type pico /etc/lilo.conf (or your favorite text editor, instead of
You forgot to copy /usr/src/linux/System.map into /boot. This is needed if
something goes wrong in the kernel and you get a kernel oops.
--
Meelis Roos
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From: yablatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Newbie Q: Linux Box as Router, Server, Gateway?
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 21:36:54 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cyrus Mehta wrote:
>
>
> The Win PCs will have NICs, but do I need a hub to connect to a NIC on the LInux
>>Box?
You can either use a hub with a 10BaseT system (UTP cable) or direct
connect to a 10Base2 system (RG58 coax).
> Or can I add more NICs to the LInux BOX to become a router, with direct wire
>>connections
This approach could easily become a routing/interface nightmare for a
small home system.
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