Linux-Networking Digest #95, Volume #10 Wed, 3 Feb 99 04:13:41 EST
Contents:
Can't connect with PPPD (Darrin Smith)
Re: Samba File and Printersharing? (Darrin Smith)
Re: Using NT Gateway: Possible? (Raymond Doetjes)
Re: Samba & Win 98 ("Ed Karjala")
HELP! IP Masq - some domains unreachable (Chad Douglas)
Help with simple manual network configuration (Robert Montgomery)
Re: 3com 3c905b cyclone full/half duplex switch ("Erik")
Re: rpm question ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
A delni as a hub (Joe Linington)
HELP!!! seeing Apache stop working is torturous!!! ("Ashwin K. Raj")
Re: PPP question, looking for advice on direction (Joe Linington)
Re: Dual PCMCIA controllers (David Hinds)
DHCP to fixed IP ("Bob Stickel")
Re: GTE flamed linux for BillG (Luca Filipozzi)
ping bug under Redhat Linux 5.2? (Peter)
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From: Darrin Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can't connect with PPPD
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 22:49:02 -0700
I have been trying to get my ppp working on my home computer for several
days.
In the message file, I get a connect and a link from the modem to ppp0,
but never get any ip addresses assigned. The debug file gives me the
sent lcp (or something like that repeated 9 times). If I crank the
debugging up I get a shlooe of EO EO EO ...
Has anyone ever had a similar problem? Could it be modem related? I am
using an older US Robotics Sportser Voice 33.6. I don't beleive that
this is one of those stupid winmodems. Anyway I'm probing for any
hints....
Darrin Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Darrin Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Samba File and Printersharing?
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 22:57:12 -0700
Lisa Root wrote:
> I have a network with Linux and Windows 9x machines.
>
> Printers are attached on both kind systems.
>
> Can I share the printers ? like HP Laser is on Windows and HP 660c is on
> Linux, but should be usable for both Linux and Windows.
>
> --
>
> bye
>
> Rona (�Q����)
Printers can easily be shared by both machines. I would recommend that you
get the latest version of samba 2.0 at samba.org. It seems to be very fast
& efficient. The documentation included with that package will inform you
how to set up samba and share printers/files as necessary.
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From: Raymond Doetjes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Using NT Gateway: Possible?
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 17:45:54 +0100
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Why should this be a problem?
NT can route IP asswell so no problem here. Except when you use MS Proxy 2.0 on
your NT server, since that communicates with WINSocks and Unix does not use win
socks.
Raymond
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>
> 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: "Ed Karjala" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Samba & Win 98
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 15:45:17 -0500
enable encrypted passwords in your smb.conf file or make the reg change on
the Win98 machine as already stated. Be aware that this will be less secure
than using encrypted passwords.
Scallica wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hey,
>
>I can't seem to map a network drive in Win 98. It keeps saying "password
>incorrect". I can map to the linux machine perfectly on a Win 95 machine.
>On the Win 98 machine, I log in at startup, but when I try to map, it
prompts
>for a password but will not accept it. Any ideas? Thanx.
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From: Chad Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP! IP Masq - some domains unreachable
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 01:29:13 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am having an interesting problem.
I am running a thin ethernet network and using my linux box as an IP
masquerading server to allow access to the intenet via my dedicated
dial-up connection. Everything seems fine, except I cannot access
some
internet sites, namely www.s3.com and www.amd.com.
This is not a problem with my ISP, since if I boot windows on the
Linux
box, it connects to those sites with no problems. When I am running
Linux, neither the Linux box itself or any of the machines that Linux
is
masquerading for will properly connect to those domains (the WHOLE
domain).
When I load Netscape on any of my Windows machines (one 98 and one
95) and
try to go to www.s3.com, it says "Transferring Data from www.s3.com."
and
just sits there for eternity. When I try to FTP into ftp.s3.com
(with a
client machine OR the linux box) after I type "ls" the first time,
the
connection stalls as well.
I am relatively new to Linux, but managed to read docs and figure out
how
to set up the IP masquerading for my LAN, but I have no idea where to
start looking to solve this poblem.
Please help.
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From: Robert Montgomery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Help with simple manual network configuration
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 20:52:35 GMT
First off, I'm running RH5.2, and using the linuxconf tool to make the
changes. I know that my ethernet card works fine because I've been
able to connect to the internet using DHCP to set up my network info,
but for reasons too long to explain here, I NEED to do a manual
setup, and not rely on the DHCP, but I am new to networking issues,
and am frankly stumped. Two things that I notice in nestscape (while
using my attempt at a manual configuration):
1. Netscape fully loads a local html file upon start-up, yet netscape
continues to suck nearly 100% CPU until I kill it. Why??
2. While it is in the above state, mysteriously at nearly 100% CPU,
I click to an external webpage. The status bar at the bottom
just
reads something like "contacting proxy..." and kinda flickering,
like it cant resolve the proxy address or something....
Now obviously I've screwed something up, but I'm not sure what it
is... I will post all of my current configuration info below. Please
let me know if you see anything stupid or wrong... I've tried every
combination of things I could think of but yet to no avail...
Thanks for your help... It is MUCH appreciated!
Rob
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is the info from my provider:
=================================================
IP address: 24.65.228.72
subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway/Router: 24.65.228.1
Host: CS123456-A
NameServer1: 24.64.2.33
NameServer2: 24:64.2.34
Domain: cghh1.ab.wave.home.com
The following is a listing of my network configuration as shown
in the RH5.2 "linuxconf" tool:
================================================================================
Config -> Networking -> Client Tasks -> Basic Host Information
Hostname: localhost.localdomain
Adapter1 (enabled/Manual)
Primary name + domain: CS123456-A.cghh1.ab.wave.home.com
Aliases: CS123456-A
IP Address: 24.65.228.72
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Net device: eth0
Kernel module: 3c59x
Config -> Networking -> Client Tasks -> Name Server Specification
DNS Usage: required
default domain: cghh1.ab.wave.home.com
nameserver 1: 24.64.2.33
nameserver 2: 24.64.2.34
Search domain 1: cghh1.ab.wave.home.com
Config -> Networking -> Client Tasks -> Routing & Gateways --> Defaults
Default Gateway: 24.65.228.1 (enabled)
================================================================================
Also, the RH5.2 "netcfg" tool shows the following settings:
================================================================================
NAMES
Hostname: localhost.localdomain
Domain: cghh1.ab.wave.home.com
Nameservers: 24.64.2.33
24.64.2.34
HOSTS
24.65.228.72 CS373959-A.cghh1.ab.wave.home.com CS373959-A
INTERFACES:
lo 127.0.0.1 none yes active
eth0 24.65.228.72 none yes active
ROUTING
NETWORK PACKET FORWARDING (IPv4) is CHECKED
Default Gateway: 24.65.228.1
Default Gateway device: eth0
=================================================================================
And finally, when I do an "ifconfig" I get this:
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Bcast:127.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP BROADCAST LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3584 Metric:1
RX packets:33 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:33 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:10:4B:29:60:F8
inet addr:24.65.228.72 Bcast:24.65.228.255
Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:85 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0
Interrupt:10 Base address:0xef00
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From: "Erik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc,nl.comp.os.linux,redhat.networking.general,utwente.os.linux
Subject: Re: 3com 3c905b cyclone full/half duplex switch
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 12:43:15 -0800
Here is a website that you can find the very LATEST linux drivers for that
card:
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html
I have the 3C905B running in many servers including a dual processor kernel.
This page will give you options of downloading precompiled versions or
provides the source for you. I recommend grabbing the source and following
the compile instructions at the bottom (also includes instructions for
compiling on SMP dual processor kernels!). Then replace the module and
either reboot or run modprobe and you should be good to go.
When I first installed the card on my boxes it would never autodetect the
line (half/full duplex or 10/100). After compiling it always autosenses
correctly on bootup (Granted I also have 3Com switch :).
"3c59x.c:v0.99H 11/17/98 Donald Becker
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html"
See if this helps,
Erik Barker
Sys Admin
Willem wrote in message <791pil$5rj$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi
>
>I have bought a 3com 905b cyclone card which doesn't perform that well
>(about 98% packet loss). I suspect it to be in full duplex (while it is
>connected to a half-duplex network) but the config program for the 3c90x
>that I downloaded from 3com's site states that it is in half-duplex. (I'm
>talking about 3C90XCFG.EXE - dos program)
>
>Now are there any utilities, either for windows or for linux, that force it
>to be in halfduplex? For windows I know there are, because they were
shipped
>with the cards I have installed for a company. But I can't find them on the
>3com site.
>
>In Linux, I've read /usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/vortext.txt,
>which tells me that there are specific options to force the card to be in
>full duplex. So am I right to conclude that it defaults to half duplex?
>
>Please send me such utility or give me an url? Thanks so much in advance,
>Willem
>
>
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: rpm question
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 02 Feb 1999 21:40:22 +0100
Ralf Wiegand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello -
> I'm not sure why I can not install any packages...
> Linux 5.1/P5/133MHz/128RAM/4GB HHD/base installation
> [root@localhost RPMS]# rpm -ivh traffic-vis-0_23-1_i386.rpm
> error: traffic-vis-0_23-1_i386.rpm cannot be installed
> [root@localhost RPMS]# file *
> traffic-vis-0_23-1_i386.rpm: RPM v3 bin i386 traffic-vis-0.23-1
> [root@localhost RPMS]#
I guess it's a simple thing. Did you d/l the package with "this other
os" and then copied it to a linux partition?
In this case the dots between the name-parts are converted by Windows
because Windows cannot work with filenames with several dots. Just
rename:
mv traffic-vis-0_23-1_i386.rpm traffic-vis-0.23-1.i386.rpm
because rpm looks for the i386 part.
Wolfgang
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From: Joe Linington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: A delni as a hub
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 02:34:37 -0500
Is it possible to use a DELNI as a hub for a small ether net. I have 2
Novell NE-1000 network cards and a DELNI. I know that the actual purpose
of a DELNI is to act as a multi-port transiever from the main bus but
I would like to use it as a hub to make a small network to learn about
this wonderful technology. I recived the equipment and wiring (Thick
Transiever Cable) in a job lot and would am unable to invest in newer
technology right now. I have sucessfully configured the cards (Linux
recognizes them and ifconfig returns information about them) but I can't
getr the 2 computers talking to each other through the DELNI when
connected to ports 1 and 2. I get a time out message. I have also
recieved this same message using PLIP but I belieeve that this is due to
the low speed of the parralell port on the one computer. I need to
network the 2 computers under redhat 5.2 and kernel 2.0.36 in order to
install Linux on the 1 computer that does not have a large enough hard
drive to hold the installation and install it (I got Redhat 5.2 via FTP
but I still have all of the original packages)
The other option that I do have is to use some older ARCnet card with
RJ-11 TP cable but the installation boot disk does not have support for
ARCnet wich is beyond me because all ARCnet cards use the same driver.
If I could somehow boot off of a boot disk and then mount the
NFS filesystem through ARCnet and the install linux that would work. The
problem is that I have no idea how to invole the install program from
the command line. I also am not sure how to compile a Kernel and get
everything needed into a disk etc. I do not have any BNC cable, T's or
terminators or I would use these on any one of 3 types of interfaces.
ARCnet, Ethernet or good old Token ring. Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
Thank you in advance. (please reply to email address as well as this is
cross posted)
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From: "Ashwin K. Raj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP!!! seeing Apache stop working is torturous!!!
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 14:27:02 -0600
I have installed APACHE SERVER on my Linux machine on the network (powered
by a T1 line). I have been using this to create a web database with
Perl/CGI and all of a sudden, I get this page when the index.html file is
supposed to be loaded up:
=============================================================
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access / on this server
=============================================================
And the access.log file shows:
===============================================================================
tc1-vv8.linkline.com - - [02/Feb/1999:13:41:50 -0600] "GET / HTTP/1.0" 403 147
scienceview.lhs.berkeley.edu - - [02/Feb/1999:14:08:43 -0600] "GET /index.htm H
etl.uic.edu - - [02/Feb/1999:14:10:50 -0600] "GET / HTTP/1.0" 403 147
e4.ed.uic.edu - - [02/Feb/1999:14:18:56 -0600] "GET / HTTP/1.0" 403 147
===============================================================================
The errog_log file does not contain any error logs.
The URL is http://131.193.220.132 (there is no registered domain name for
this machine)
I checked up all the .conf files and they seem to be fine. I have been
using the server for quite some time now, and suddenly it stopped loading
correctly. I am not sure if any CGI script I have been trying out is
capable of doing any damage or change to any of the config files.
Please help me out. Thanks a lot...
Ashwin
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From: Joe Linington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PPP question, looking for advice on direction
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 02:50:01 -0500
I am not sure which way is better or the 'correct' way but this is how I got
connested.
1) I set up the modem at install and the again in the control panel of X
2) I added a PPP interface in the network configuration under the interfaces
tab.
3) I added the DNS server addresses under the namees tab in the nameservers
box.
4) I quit the network configuration (save the info)
5) I loaded the Usernet form the networking menu and clicked on ppp0
Hints:
Make sure you click to make the interface (un)activated by all users or else
you will have to log in as root to connect
If you close the Usernet program without deactivating the ppp0 then you will
have to pull the phone socket out of the wall to get it to hang up. I am sure
that there is an easier way but I have yet to figure it out.
You might want to check the box that doesn't allow the computer to
automatically redial on disconnect located in the advanced options of the
interface setup menu.
Good luck I hope that this has helped some.
P.S. Make sure that your modem is a real modem and not a winmodem. If it's a
winmodem then go and buy yourself a real modem. I got a real 56K modem for
about $60 CDN (ISA modem's are almost always real modems)
Quint Van Deman wrote:
> I'm an NT turned Redhat 5.2 user trying to get my linux box connected to the
> Internet. My modem dials fine and through minicom I can connect to my ISP's
> dialup server, and ping to my hearts content the ISP subnet (which happens
> to be the University of Virginia)
>
> Here is where my problem arises:
> If I start a ppp connection, I receive an IP, it appears to connect
> correctly, then I get junk flowing across the screen (which from what I read
> is normal) but then it dies 30 seconds later during which time nothing could
> get out anyways.
>
> My other alternative was to set up a ppp0 interface using netcfg under the
> control panel. This method again seems to dial and connect but will fail
> after 30 sec or so. using the command "ifconfig ppp0", it doesn't appear as
> though this method ever establishes an IP address.
>
> I would appreciate any tips on which of these methods is the correct
> solution and any advice on where I'm going wrong.
>
> Thanks
>
> Quint
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Hinds)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.setup,mitre.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Dual PCMCIA controllers
Date: 2 Feb 1999 21:11:32 GMT
Dan Jones ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Config:
: Linux Red Hat 5.2
: IBM Thinkpad 760ED, with PCMCIA controller
: Select-a-dock I docking station, with PCMCIA controller
: 3com Etherlink III PCMCIA adapter. (3c589/3c589B chip)
:
: I have tried without success to get RH 5.2 to boot properly on the
: Thinkpad. It gets to the PCMCIA startup script and dies. If I use
: the rescue disk I can remove the PCMCIA startup and then it boots OK.
: Of course, then I can't get any network connection so it's not very
: useful to me...
:
: I suspect that the problem may be with having two PCMCIA controllers -
: one in the laptop itself, another in the docking station. The
: ethernet PCcard is in the PCMCIA port of the laptop. The docking
: station PCMCIA controller is there, but no cards are in it.
Fire up PCMCIA by hand after booting, with all your cards ejected, by
doing:
/etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start
and then follow the troubleshooting chapter in the PCMCIA-HOWTO to
help diagnose exactly what is causing the hangup. You may also have
some useful messages in your system log before the lockup happens.
You may also want to upgrade your PCMCIA driver package, since what
comes with RH5.2 is now somewhat out of date.
-- Dave Hinds
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From: "Bob Stickel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: DHCP to fixed IP
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 16:07:14 -0500
I have connected 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
from a dhcp assigned ip to the static ip that I will use with this box. I
have the default gateway ip, dns ip, etc. but haven't figured out why I
can't use them after I change the values for network config. As long as I
leave dhcp enabled, I'm good on the network but if I change to the addresses
for fixing the ip, I'm dead....
All suggestions are welcome.
Thanks
Bob
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Luca Filipozzi)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: GTE flamed linux for BillG
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 00:32:29 -0800
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
> Bob> having windows. I have heard in newsgroups that GTE has
> Bob> terminated ADSL service when they found out somebody was
> Bob> running linux.
>
> Probably true and justified since they tell you up front that Windows
> is required (at least, the signup information I have seen stipulates
> as much). If you want to play games & not use Windows (after signing
> such a contract), that's fine but don't cry if you get caught.
Does the contract actually say the Windows is required? Or simply that it
is the only O/S supported?
My ADSL provider says I can use *nix but that they only support Windows
and Mac O/S. In other words, my problems are my own to fix.
Luca
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Luca Filipozzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 23:04:44 -1000
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter)
Subject: ping bug under Redhat Linux 5.2?
Hi,
I am having problems with ping under Redhat Linux 5.2.
ping works fine if it gets a response. If ping doesn't get a response,
though, it never times out. It just sits there forever:
$ ping 34.34.34.34
PING 34.34.34.34 (34.34.34.34): 56 data bytes
<< IT NEVER TIMES OUT >>
I have two machines with Redhat Linux 5.2, and ping has this problem on
both machines. ping worked fine under Redhat 4.2. (It would time out
after about 10 seconds.)
Do anyone have any idea what the problem could be? I am doing automated
network testing, so I need ping to timeout correctly.
Thanks in advance,
phi nely@hawaii .edu (remove spaces)
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