Linux-Networking Digest #74, Volume #10 Mon, 1 Feb 99 02:13:54 EST
Contents:
- XRay1.cap [01/01] (Single User)
Re: DE-528 (Tim Moore)
Re: Cannot login to samba server ("Kevin Hayward")
Re: Mac <--> Linux Networking questions ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Add an Apple to my Linux-Network ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
ppp connects fine to ISP, but no http or external services (works in Win95); PPPD
2.3.4, Redhat 5.1, Linux 2.0.35, 3Com SuperStack II (Cody Saunders)
Re: dhcpd.leases (Stephen Carville)
UDP packet loss / kernel tuning? (Dan Kegel)
Solution for Linux IP Masquerade users to run Warftpd behind a firewall! =) ("Mouse")
Re: Newbie:Ethernet setup ("Eugene")
Problem with connecting in batch mode to ISP. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
One PC, no networks: What FQDN to set for Linux use? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Let me clarify...Re: Why does Netscape hang until I dial up? (Bob Arendt)
Newbie: Route Token Ring to Ethernet via Linux? ("Mike Hales")
Re: Another Newbie PPP question (Homer Simpson)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Single User)
Subject: - XRay1.cap [01/01]
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 04:47:11 GMT
When I used my dhcp client (dhcpcd 0.70 on a kernel 2.0.34 kernel) to
connect my ISP, I already get 'Infinite lease time returned' after
it displayed my ip and router ip. The /etc/dhcpc/hostinfo-eth0 shows:
LEASETIME=-1
RENEWALTIME=2147483647
REBINDTIME=-536870919
IPADDR=10.132.170.5
NETMASK=255.0.0.0
BROADCAST=10.255.255.255
ROUTER=10.128.50.254
What's is going on? please help me.
Attached is a capture of my win98 dial up data by NetXray.
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Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 20:38:49 -0800
From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DE-528
It's an ne2000 clone. Should end up with CONFIG_NE2000 in your config file.
--
[Replies: remove the D]
"Everything is permitted. Nothing is forbidden."
WS Burroughs.
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From: "Kevin Hayward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.protocols.smb,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Cannot login to samba server
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 13:30:14 +0800
I had similar problems and solved it by making an account on linux with the
same user name as my pc account
kevin
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Mac <--> Linux Networking questions
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:19:46 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
togtog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just asked this question over in comp.os.linux.questions before I saw
> this group so I'm reposting this here.
>
> I've asked this question for what seems like a year now in many places,
> mostly IRC, without any luck. I hope you fine people can lend a hand.
> :-)
>
> I'm trying to network a Macintosh and my Linux (RedHat) box via TCP/IP
> without any luck. For the past year I have had them connected via
> Appletalk (netatalk) through my ethernet card without problem. I just
> can't seem to get the TCP/IP working. Neither computer will see the
> other.
>
> How am I supposed to do this?
>
> I figure my cables, hub, and hardware are all fine because Appletalk
> works.
> I'll be honest, I don't know a whole lot about routing and TCP/IP. I'm
> sure its just some stupid little number set wrong someplace, or
> something I forgot to install. I don't really want to go out any buy a
> $50 Networking book just to find out how to do this one task.
>
> Thank you for any help, have a good day!
>
> -Paul
>
> PS- Software stats:
> Linux Box:
> RedHat 5.2, Kernel 2.0.36
>
> Macintosh:
> MacOS 7.6.0
> Open Transport 1.1.2 <-- 802.3 compatible
Check out Netatalk with the asun pathches. You can get to it via
http://www.umich.edu/~rsug/netatalk/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Add an Apple to my Linux-Network
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:17:38 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello
>
> I newly get a PPC. Now I want it to be integrated in my
> Linux-Home-Network (one Linux-Box and one Win95 via Samba/Ethernet)
>
> What do i need to do that. What Hardware/Software does the Apple need??
>
> I'm using SUSE
>
> Thanks for Help
>
> Alex
You need to get Netatalk. Check out http://www.umich.edu/~rsug/netatalk/
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From: Cody Saunders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.act.ppp,linux.dev.ppp
Subject: ppp connects fine to ISP, but no http or external services (works in Win95);
PPPD 2.3.4, Redhat 5.1, Linux 2.0.35, 3Com SuperStack II
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 17:14:42 -0700
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I can connect to my ISP, ping the gateway there, but I can't ping external sites
and I can't make http connections. I _can_ check my mail and news from the
server.
I don't think it is the problem of my ISP, because (unfortunately) everything
works great from Win95 (can ftp, http, whatever I want)..
Here is what /var/log/debug.log shows about my pppd connection (and this is true
with pppd 2.3.3 and 2.3.4, and I've tried various PAP, MS-CHAP, CHAP
configuration attempts using pppsetup, this log is just using plain old
script/chat...)...
Jan 31 16:51:40 (none) pppd[3423]: pppd 2.3.4 started by root, uid 0
Jan 31 16:52:09 (none) pppd[3423]: Serial connection established.
Jan 31 16:52:10 (none) pppd[3423]: Using interface ppp0
Jan 31 16:52:10 (none) pppd[3423]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0
Jan 31 16:52:10 (none) pppd[3423]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0>
<magic 0xffff0011> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jan 31 16:52:10 (none) pppd[3423]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0>
<magic 0xffff0011> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) pppd[3423]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x2 <mru 1514> <asyncmap
0x0> <magic 0x7beea624> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) pppd[3423]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x2 <mru 1514> <asyncmap
0x0> <magic 0x7beea624> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) pppd[3423]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 0.0.0.0>
<compress VJ 0f 01>]
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-21
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-26
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-24
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) pppd[3423]: rcvd [proto=0x8031] 01 03 00 07 03 03 01
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) pppd[3423]: Unsupported protocol (0x8031) received
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) pppd[3423]: sent [LCP ProtRej id=0x2 80 31 01 03 00 07 03
03 01]
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) pppd[3423]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x4 <compress VJ 0f 00>
<addr x.x.x.x>]
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) pppd[3423]: sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x4 <compress VJ 0f 00>
<addr x.x.x.x>]
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) pppd[3423]: rcvd [IPXCP ConfReq id=0x5 <network 0> <node
000000000000> <router proto 2>]
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) pppd[3423]: Unsupported protocol (0x802b) received
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) pppd[3423]: sent [LCP ProtRej id=0x3 80 2b 01 05 00 16 01
06 00 00 00 00 02 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 04 00 02]
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) pppd[3423]: rcvd [IPCP ConfNak id=0x1 <addr x.x.x.x>
<compress VJ 0f 00>]
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) pppd[3423]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <addr x.x.x.x>
<compress VJ 0f 00>]
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) pppd[3423]: rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x2 <addr x.x.x.x>
<compress VJ 0f 00>]
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) pppd[3423]: local IP address x.x.x.x
Jan 31 16:52:12 (none) pppd[3423]: remote IP address x.x.x.x
Jan 31 16:52:22 (none) pppd[3423]: rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x6 < 12 06 00 00 00 01>
< 11 05 00 01 03> < 11 06 00 01 01 01>]
Jan 31 16:52:22 (none) modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-21
Jan 31 16:52:22 (none) modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-26
Jan 31 16:52:22 (none) modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-24
Jan 31 16:52:22 (none) pppd[3423]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1]
Jan 31 16:52:22 (none) pppd[3423]: sent [CCP ConfRej id=0x6 < 12 06 00 00 00 01>
< 11 05 00 01 03> < 11 06 00 01 01 01>]
Jan 31 16:52:22 (none) pppd[3423]: rcvd [CCP ConfAck id=0x1]
Jan 31 16:52:22 (none) pppd[3423]: rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x7 < 11 05 00 01 03>]
Jan 31 16:52:22 (none) pppd[3423]: sent [CCP ConfRej id=0x7 < 11 05 00 01 03>]
Jan 31 16:52:25 (none) pppd[3423]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1]
Jan 31 16:52:52 (none) last message repeated 9 times
Jan 31 16:52:55 (none) pppd[3423]: CCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
(I marked out the IP addresses, but hope that the rest of the protocol
information doesn't reveal it... that is the problem, I have successfully
configured ppp once to connect to this ISP, but then he got a new RAS server:
here is all I know on that (from chat)):
"Welcome to 3Com's SuperStack II Remote Access System 1500"
Anyway, perhaps there is something about this hardware that doesn't like Linux
or the current kernel (2.0.35, Redhat 5.1 distribution), or pppd (well, I'm
pretty current there: 2.3.4) versions?
I made sure to recompile the ppp.o module, and have tried with and without the
bsd_comp module...
Any suggestions?
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From: Stephen Carville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: dhcpd.leases
Date: 1 Feb 1999 06:00:37 GMT
Luca Filipozzi wrote:
[snip original exchange]
> But how would the "backup" dhcp daemon know when to start offering IP
> addresses? How does it find out that the primary dhcp server is down?
> Because it can't copy the dhcp.leases file (via NFS mount, I would
> think)? Unless I'm missing something, it seems to me that these are
> equally important technical questions to answer.
I am working on these issues for my employer right now. Copying the leases
file from one *NIX box to another is practical because dhcpd flushes the
buffers to disk after every write. This is done to narrow the window where
a failure could corrupt the leases database but it also makes keeping
up-to-date copies on another machine feasible.
Having a backup server is a little more problematic. The only way I can
figure to do it would be to have a cron job periodically check that the
main server is up. If the main server is down, then the secondary takes
over using the copy of the database it keeps and a mirror of the dhcpd.conf
file. Both servers could be listed with the relay agents but only one
would be up at a time.
A better solution would be for both servers to be active and share a single
database so both could serve addresses but there would be no conflict. I
haven't figured out how to do this one reliably.
--
Stephen Carville
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
====================================================
Management: The art of hiring intelligent, skilled individuals and then
ignoring their advice.
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From: Dan Kegel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: UDP packet loss / kernel tuning?
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 22:04:24 -0800
Hi,
I have a program that waits for UDP packets on a socket using
select(), then reads as many packets as it can using nonblocking
recvfrom()'s, and replies using nonblocking sendto()'s.
To test its performance, I run many copies of the client program
on the same local LAN.
It performs fine up to a certain load, then seems to start
dropping more packets than the app can comfortably handle.
Question: is there any parameter in the Linux kernel I can
tune that might affect this packet loss?
In particular, are there parameters that set how many UDP packets
can be waiting to be read from a socket? Or one that sets
how many UDP packets can be written to a nonblocking socket
before it starts dropping them on the floor?
I've looked at the socket options available to me, and the
only one that seems close is for TCP, not UDP...
- Dan
--
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From: "Mouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Solution for Linux IP Masquerade users to run Warftpd behind a firewall! =)
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.jgaa,linux.redhat.misc,comp.os.linux.misc
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 06:13:44 GMT
Hello everyone. =)
I would just like to share a little info with some of you who have been
asking the question "HOW do I run warftpd if I am behind a Linux IP
Masquerade box?"... Well, after searching around I finally figured it out
(some of you more experienced Linux users might have already done this)...
Here's what you do:
1) visit http://www.ox.compsoc.net/~steve/portforwarding.html and read all
the information there and apply the ipportfw patch to your kernel source
code (that comes with Redhat 5.2).
2) recompile your kernel with the CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE_IPPORTFW option and
reboot.
3) run the ipportfw program (if you read everything on the page I told you
to go to, you'd know to compile the ipportfw.c program and run it) like
this:
ipportfw -A -t123.45.67.89/21 -R 192.168.0.2/21
Where 123.45.67.89 is your Linux box's real ip address, and 192.168.0.2 is
the internal LAN (not visible to outside world) ip of your Windows box
running the WarFTP Daemon...
That's it! Now you'll be able to use Warftpd with it's awesome feature-set
and extreme speed increase over that slow Wu-FTPd and it's complex
configuration matters.
=================
--==update==-- The new Linux 2.2 kernel includes port forwarding in the
source code, so hopefully the next release of Redhat Linux will have this
cool utility builtin! :)
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From: "Eugene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie:Ethernet setup
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 06:30:06 GMT
>Well there isn't. However, "modprobe eth0", followed by "dmesg |tail"
>produces what looks like the proper settings. (I have an ISA 3Com 3c509 at
>0x300 IRQ 10.) So is it set up or not? What do I do next? The SuSE manual
edit /etc/conf.modules
make sure it has the following two lines:
alias eth0 3c509
options 3c509 io=0x300 irq=10
(I'm pretty sure that this is the correct setting / format, but check the
man page for conf.modules anyway).
Then try ifconfig eth0 IP netmask NETMASK
where IP and NETMASK are self explanatory. Then run ifconfig and see what it
says
I use 10.0.0.x IP addresses on my network (that's class A). the netmask is
255.0.0.0 in this case. The real (read: global) IP address is the one you
get when you connect to your ISP (read: the Internet). There is no other way
you can get a real IP address. The 10.0.0.x stuff are local IP adresses.
Oh, since you're running SuSE, you can probably use YaST to do all the setup
for you (although I never tried it myself).
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Problem with connecting in batch mode to ISP.
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 06:06:44 GMT
Hi:
I am using redhat Linux 5.2 (2.0.36) (with PPP ver 2.3.5)
to connect to my ISP. My ISP uses a login procedure (not PAP/CHAP).
I used minicom to try and connect and it worked fine.
Got a "Username:" prompt and I type in my account name, Got a
"Password:" prompt and I type in the password and started PPP
manually on the server side by typing in PPP at the prompt.
Then I was able to use PPP. When I tried to automate this by editing the
scripts supplied with PPP, it always fails with an alarm (using ppp-on and
ppp- on-dialer). I am enclosing the scripts and the log file with this
message. Any help would be appreciated.
** Start of Log
Jan 31 23:11:56 vignesh pppd[435]: pppd 2.3.5 started by root, uid 0
Jan 31 23:11:57 vignesh chat[436]: timeout set to 5 seconds
Jan 31 23:11:57 vignesh chat[436]: abort on (\nBUSY\r)
Jan 31 23:11:57 vignesh chat[436]: abort on (\nNO ANSWER\r)
Jan 31 23:11:57 vignesh chat[436]: abort on (\nRINGING\r\n\r\nRINGING\r)
Jan 31 23:11:57 vignesh chat[436]: send (rAT^M)
Jan 31 23:11:57 vignesh chat[436]: expect (OK)
Jan 31 23:12:02 vignesh chat[436]: alarm
Jan 31 23:12:02 vignesh chat[436]: send (+++)
Jan 31 23:12:02 vignesh chat[436]: expect (OK)
Jan 31 23:12:07 vignesh chat[436]: alarm
Jan 31 23:12:07 vignesh pppd[435]: Connect script failed
Jan 31 23:12:07 vignesh chat[436]: Failed
Jan 31 23:12:08 vignesh pppd[435]: Exit.
** End of log
** Start of ppp-on
#!/bin/sh
#
# Script to initiate a ppp connection. This is the first part of the
# pair of scripts. This is not a secure pair of scripts as the codes
# are visible with the 'ps' command. However, it is simple.
#
# These are the parameters. Change as needed.
TELEPHONE=5357200 # The telephone number for the connection
ACCOUNT=<accountname> # The account name for logon (as in 'George Burns')
PASSWORD=<password> # The password for this account (and 'Gracie Allen')
LOCAL_IP=0.0.0.0 # Local IP address if known. Dynamic = 0.0.0.0
REMOTE_IP=0.0.0.0 # Remote IP address if desired. Normally 0.0.0.0
NETMASK=255.255.255.0 # The proper netmask if needed
#
# Export them so that they will be available at 'ppp-on-dialer' time.
export TELEPHONE ACCOUNT PASSWORD
#
# This is the location of the script which dials the phone and logs
# in. Please use the absolute file name as the $PATH variable is not
# used on the connect option. (To do so on a 'root' account would be
# a security hole so don't ask.)
#
DIALER_SCRIPT=/etc/ppp/scripts/ppp-on-dialer
#DIALER_SCRIPT=/etc/ppp/scripts/redialer
#
# Initiate the connection
#
# I put most of the common options on this command. Please, don't
# forget the 'lock' option or some programs such as mgetty will not
# work. The asyncmap and escape will permit the PPP link to work with
# a telnet or rlogin connection. You are welcome to make any changes
# as desired. Don't use the 'defaultroute' option if you currently
# have a default route to an ethernet gateway.
#
exec /usr/sbin/pppd debug lock modem crtscts /dev/ttyS0 38400 \
asyncmap 20A0000 escape FF kdebug 0 $LOCAL_IP:$REMOTE_IP \
noipdefault netmask $NETMASK defaultroute connect $DIALER_SCRIPT
** End of ppp-on
** Start of ppp-on-dialer
#!/bin/sh
#
# This is part 2 of the ppp-on script. It will perform the connection
# protocol for the desired connection.
#
exec chat -v \
TIMEOUT 5 \
ABORT '\nBUSY\r' \
ABORT '\nNO ANSWER\r' \
ABORT '\nRINGING\r\n\r\nRINGING\r' \
'' \rAT \
'OK-+++\c-OK' ATH0 \
TIMEOUT 30 \
OK ATDP$TELEPHONE \
CONNECT '' \
name:--name: $ACCOUNT \
Password: $PASSWORD \
>--> ppp
** End of ppp-on-dialer
-Krishnan.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: One PC, no networks: What FQDN to set for Linux use?
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 06:11:55 GMT
If I'm only going to use my Linux box to connect to an
ISP, what FQDN should I use for internal purposes. I'm
using Caldera OpenLinux 1.3 and it seems that given Linux
heavy use of networks, for many different purposes some definition of my
computer's name is required. At the beginning I simply used aomw variant of
firstname.lastname.org
but this also does not seem to work.
What information should I supply and where would it
register on my system?
Thanks!
Mauricio Contreras
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:52:30 +0000
From: Bob Arendt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: Let me clarify...Re: Why does Netscape hang until I dial up?
Could be "What's Related" is enabled in the Navigator "Smart Browsing"
preferences. When enabled, navigator automatically tries to contact their
server - causing the DNS lookups, etc, that might have been attributed.
Though it seems a blank page should avert this .... try turning off smart
browsing.
Cheers,
-Bob Arendt
Rod Brick wrote:
>
> 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: "Mike Hales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Newbie: Route Token Ring to Ethernet via Linux?
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 23:26:47 -0700
Could someone please help enlighten me?
Our LAN is Token Ring. I need to set up a test/development segment
and would like to use a surplus PC (Pentium 100, 64MB RAM) as a
router, hosting both an Ethernet NIC (10/100) and a 16Mb Token Ring
NIC. I would then uplink my Ethernet NIC to a 16-port hub and out
to the test machines.
Can I use Linux for this? If so, how do I set it up from one card to
the other? What, if any, extra packages(?) would I need to install?
The Token Ring card would have a static IP address (164.165.x.x)
Would I then setup the Linux box as a proxy? IP forwarding? Router
tables? (Am I getting even close?)
Also, it is my understanding the packet sizes/characteristics are
very different from Token Ring to Ethernet. Is there a potential for
a bottleneck here? I'm hoping a P-100 would overcome this, but some
of the testing will be _very_ transaction-oriented, using Web-based
(IE) clients and a Lotus Notes/Domino application. Currently, it
"times out" some old 486 clients and a 486-based IBM TR software
bridge was too slow as well...
Don't even want to think about what Cisco would charge for a
hardware solution ;-)
Just purchased RH 5.2 this afternoon and would like to try my hand
as soon as possible. ("Gonna be up late again tonight, honey.")
I'd greatly appreciate any help I can get with this. I'm up against
a tight time-frame and several Big Blue bigots would love to see me
fall on my nose here!
Thanks.
--
Mike Hales
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Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 23:03:20 -0800
From: Homer Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Another Newbie PPP question
> Mike,
The KDE Networking tools includes a dun tool that works very much like
NT/Win95 dun. It's alot easierto use than the "standard" Linux stuff. I was
able to get up and running in about 8 minutes. I had a similar problem to
yours. I used Win98 to download the complete KDE set and now I'm using
Netscape to read news and browse. KDE offers the best of X and the Win9x
interface and it has a nice set of applets, great games and a wonderful
virutal desktop setup that reminds me of the old PCTools for Windows desktop.
It's worth the download time.
> "Michael J. Bahr" wrote:
>
> > New to linux/unix:
> > Just installed Red Hat 5.2 and am having problems with my PPP
> > connection. I can dial out fine but I get disconnected from my ISP
> > everytime and I dont know where to look to see what is going on. Am I
> > missing some config info?
> >
> > Currently, to dial out, I select "activate" from the Networking Config
> > menu. The modem dials, connects, is quiet for a few seconds then
> > disconnects and redials. Does this have anything to do with PAP???
> >
> > Would also like to find a program similar to MS DUN. - Once I can get on
> > the net!
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Mike
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