Linux-Networking Digest #205, Volume #10 Sun, 14 Feb 99 16:13:51 EST
Contents:
Re: 10base-T recommendation? ("Mark Peoples")
very strange problem with pppd/ipfwadm ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
dhcpcd 1.3.17 (Will Macdonald)
Re: Can NT with NTFS coexist with RedHat Linux (Jim Esparza)
Re: Samba (autodata)
Re: Data for NOT using MS-Exchange. (Ben Russo)
Re: ISPS and modems for LINUX (autodata)
Re: Network Question (autodata)
Small LAN help...Please! ("(BXTC)")
Re: Small LAN help...Please! ("(BXTC)")
Re: Help! s~l~o~w~ telnet ("Coleman Ammerman")
dual boot ==dual access? ("Mitchell Maltenfort")
Printing from Mac not possible (Martin Stenzel)
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From: "Mark Peoples" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: 10base-T recommendation?
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 12:29:46 -0700
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Josh,
I wish my school was as small as 6k students. Seriously though, at ASU =
(Arizona State), there are 50k+ students now. There are a few =
asu.forsale newsgroups, but they aren't very helpful...guys selling cars =
or xxx sites (which is a waste of bandwidth, imho). However, there is a =
benefit of a large school. We have surplus warehouses. I went to one =
the other day...you can buy modem servers (20 modems per unit) for =
$50...computers (386s to 486s) for $50 - $100...SVGA monitors, that =
work, for $50. So I've found my "new" computer store. :)
Mark Peoples
Josh Stone wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
If you're looking for the ultimate in affordability, search out the =
local 'used' parts stock around your area. I happen to be attending a =
college right now, and we have a .forsale newsgroup that all the =
computer jocks post things for sale or ask for things they want to buy. =
I was able to grab ethernet cards for $6 a piece... Look around. =
There's quite little risk as long as the card works...if it goes out, =
it's $6 to replace it again....With the vast resource of 6,000 students =
all with masses of hardware to get rid of, I'll never spend $30 on an =
ethernet card again!!=20
=20
=
-Josh=20
=20
Keith W Sheffield wrote:=20
I'm going to try to network my home machines together. =
Initially, I'll=20
just use a crossover cable, but I plan on getting a hub and =
using IP=20
Masq at some point in the future. The machines I'm using will =
be=20
running linux.=20
Does anyone have any recommendations on a good but inexpensive =
10baseT=20
PCI ethernet card and any suggested web pages/tips that I should =
check=20
out before I begin this project?=20
thanks.=20
--=20
We were unanimous - in fact everyone was unanimous.=20
Keith Sheffield [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--=20
"I heard you say, 'It's a pity I never had
any children.' But you're wrong. I have...
thousands of them, all boys."
-Mr. Chips in, "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (1939)
=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Josh,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> I wish my school was as small as 6k =
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now. =20
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helpful...guys=20
selling cars or xxx sites (which is a waste of bandwidth, imho). =
However,=20
there is a benefit of a large school. We have surplus =
warehouses. I=20
went to one the other day...you can buy modem servers (20 modems per =
unit) for=20
$50...computers (386s to 486s) for $50 - $100...SVGA monitors, =
that work,=20
for $50. So I've found my "new" computer store. =20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Mark Peoples</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Josh Stone<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <<A=20
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anlink.net</A>>...</DIV>If=20
you're looking for the ultimate in affordability, search out the =
local=20
'used' parts stock around your area. I happen to be =
attending a=20
college right now, and we have a .forsale newsgroup that all the =
computer=20
jocks post things for sale or ask for things they want to buy. =
I was=20
able to grab ethernet cards for $6 a piece... Look =
around. =20
There's quite little risk as long as the card works...if it goes =
out, it's=20
$6 to replace it again....With the vast resource of 6,000 students =
all with=20
masses of hardware to get rid of, I'll never spend $30 on an =
ethernet card=20
again!! <BR> =20
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-Josh <BR> =20
<P>Keith W Sheffield wrote:=20
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE =3D CITE>I'm going to try to network my home =
machines=20
together. Initially, I'll <BR>just use a crossover cable, =
but I=20
plan on getting a hub and using IP <BR>Masq at some point in the =
future. The machines I'm using will be <BR>running linux.=20
<P>Does anyone have any recommendations on a good but =
inexpensive=20
10baseT <BR>PCI ethernet card and any suggested web pages/tips =
that I=20
should check <BR>out before I begin this project?=20
<P>thanks.=20
<P>-- <BR>We were unanimous - in fact everyone was unanimous.=20
<P>Keith Sheffield [EMAIL PROTECTED]</P></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE>--
"I heard you say, 'It's a pity I never had
any children.' But you're wrong. I have...
thousands of them, all boys."
-Mr. Chips in, "Goodbye, =
Mr. Chips" (1939)</PRE> =20
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: very strange problem with pppd/ipfwadm
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 19:02:23 GMT
Very, very strange:
here is the situation: I've setup a Linux-box (RH5.2) with ip forwarding,
pppd, dial-on-demand etc. Told my Win98 machine that it should use the
Linux-box as gateway. Everything works just fine: if i do a ping, ftp,
telnet, whatever on the Win98-machine, the Linux-box starts calling my ISP,
connection comes up and I can do whatever I want. Once the connection is up,
I can also surf to whatever place on the Net using either Explorer and of
Navigator.
But here comes the strange thing: if the connection is not open yet, I can't
get anywhere using the browser. The Linux-box just doesn't start calling.
What's up?
Irsan.
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From: Will Macdonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: dhcpcd 1.3.17
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 12:18:56 -0700
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
After downloading the README said that I need to install glibc-2.0.5
I'm running S.u.S.E. 5.3 (libc), so I'd rather not install glibc. Does
dhcpcd 0.70
require glibc, and if not, where can I get it?
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From: Jim Esparza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: Can NT with NTFS coexist with RedHat Linux
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 19:29:09 GMT
Have been reading quite a few of the HOWTO's lately trying to get
Redhat 5.2 installed on my machine. According to the Linux+NT-Loader
document, standard Linux can't access NTFS. BUT, to quote the document:
"An alpha driver that can read NTFS-Partitions is available at
http://www.informatik.hu-berlin.de/~loewis/ntfs"
hope that helps ...
Jim
(Know a lot about Linux from reading the HOWTO's, but can't seem
to get the damn thing configured the way I want :( )
"Edward F. VanderBush III" wrote:
>
> Tat,
>
> I am running a dual botted system with Linux and NT (NTFS) just fine, Can
> they share data between harddrives (NTFS partion to Linux and ivce versa) Hmmm
> never tried it. They can coexist though
>
> Tat M. Leung wrote:
>
> > I have a computer currently running NT server using NTFS. I like to add a
> > second harddisk to the computer and install RedHat Linux on this drive. The
> > second harddisk will be used for Linux exclusively. I understand that if NT
> > is using FAT, there would not be any problem. Since my system is using
> > NTFS, can I install RedHat Linux on this system?
> >
> > Thank you for any advise.
> >
> > Tat
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From: autodata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Samba
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 13:29:24 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tha HackWizzard wrote:
> Hi to you all linux users :),
>
> I have just installed Samba, on my linux box (Slackware 3.5, Kernel 2.0.36)
> .. and it compiled & installed perfectly, but i don't really know how to
> share a drive/directory (i know it must be somewhere in the smb.conf)..
> and.. how do i make my linux box appear in the network neighburhoud of my
> windows machines?
>
> thnx,
>
> HackWizzard
You're on the right path ... it is in smb.conf. The best way to configure
Samba is with swat, the free configuration utility in the latest release of
Samba (www.samba.org).
Gerald Jensen
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From: Ben Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Data for NOT using MS-Exchange.
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 14:29:00 -0500
George Farris wrote:
>
> I work for a local Collge that has about 1400 PC's and many
> students and staff. I've been advocating Linux for a while
> and we actually do have a few Linux servers and are going to
> offer an intro course in the Fall.
>
> The problem is, the powers that be are thinking of going to an
> Exchange server for email and I'm looking for all the ammunition
> I can get (besides cost) for NOT using Exchange. I want to write
> a formal response with an alternative solution using Linux. At
> the very least, I would like to see the mail system stay on the
> VAX where it currenty is.
>
> Any and all pointers, data, experience, URL's is greatly
> appriciated.
>
> Thanks in advance. I'll post results when I get them.
>
> --
> ======================================================================George Farris
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Solaris calls Hotmail shots for Microsoft
Microsoft has decided to get the hots for Sun and is using Solaris to
run its acclaimed Hotmail web-based e-mail service instead of NT.
The software giant has attempted to exchange the Sun/Solaris
infrastructure of Hotmail with NT since buying it in December 1997.
However, the demands of supporting 10 million users reportedly proved
too great for NT, and Solaris was reinstated.
In a leaked report, sources close to Hotmail said: "... its whole mail
server infrastructure is Solaris. NT couldn't handle it. On the web
server, they're running MP Pentiums and Apache on FreeBSD. They're
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NT - and failed. The issue's being escalated."
Hotmail is running Apache's /1.2.1 web server which is not available
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From: autodata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ISPS and modems for LINUX
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 13:36:36 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The ZOOM external modems do a fine job. Check out their v.90 model (name/number
escapes me). My neighbor guy bought one and is happy as a clam.
Gerald Jensen
Rick Onanian wrote:
> jamesk wrote:
>
> > I am new to LINUX and just finished installing the Redhat 5.1 version. My
> > first success was to get LINUX to boot from a DOS prompt using LOADLIN ( much
> > faster than a boot floppy ). I was very encouraged by my small victory until
> > I read in a RedHat hardware compatability list that my modem is one of the
> > few that won't work out of the box with LINUX. It is a USRobotics 56K
> > Sportster. Does anyone know where one might find a driver for this modem? If
> > this is not feasible, would someone recommend a decent external modem? What
> > are the requirements of a LINUX-friendly ISP? Any recommendations? Thanx.
>
> If you have a US Robotics Sportster 56k, than you are compatible...I get the
> feeling that you have a US Robotics Sportster Winmodem 56k, in which case you
> need to get a modem that supports operating systems other than Windows (a non
> plug-and-play modem). See http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html for a
> semi-complete listing of modems, and information on how and why.
>
> rick
>
> >
> >
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From: autodata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Network Question
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 13:43:53 -0600
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Scott:
Check out the article at ...
http://www.eunuchs.org/linux/samba.html
The only thing it doesn't make clear is a change you need to make in
/etc/rd.d/init.d/smb ... change the line that reads daemon nmbd -D to read
nmbd -D -G workgroup-name
I'm told the -G command is obsolete, but network seems to need it.
Gerald Jensen
Scott Baker wrote:
> I would like any assistance on the following situation:
>
> PII running LINUX 5.2, 32mgs RAM, and a 3c905 ethernet card. After
> installation and network configuration, I was able to ping my self (and
> obviously the loopback), but no one else on the network.
>
> The 'ifconfig -a' results in
>
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:60:97:6A:75:9C
> inet addr:192.168.1.33 Bcast:192.168.1.255
> Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
> TX packets:5478 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
> Interrupt:9 Base address:0xff00
>
> The network is comprised of NT4.0 workstations. I do know that eventually I
> will need to use SAMBA to share files with the NT boxes, but right now I
> should atleast be able to ping the boxes on the network - right?\
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Scott
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From: "(BXTC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Small LAN help...Please!
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 08:42:57 -0500
Hi, I have 2 computer running Red Hat 5.1 (ok, ok, I know I should
upgrade...I'm waiting for 2.2.2). Anyway, I want to connect them
together. I have 2 network cards (3com) and a 5 port hub (linksys). I
have all the hardware physically installed. I set everything up using
netconf(linuxconf) first...here are the attributes for the first
computer:
Host Name: spartan.localdomain
Adapter 1:
ENABLED
MANUAL
Primary name + domain:spartan.localdomain
Aliases: spartan
IP addy:192.168.0.1
NetMask:255.255.255.0
Net Device: eth0
The Seccond one:
Host Name: rex.localdomain
Adapter 1:
ENABLED
MANUAL
Primary name + domain:rex.localdomain
Aliases:rex
IP addy:192.168.0.2
Netmask:255.255.255.0
Net Device:eth0
And here is how my netcfg(network configurator) is set up....
Computer 1
NAMES:
Hostname: spartan.localdomain
Domain: localdomian
HOSTS:
IP Name Nicknames
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
192.168.0.1 spartan.localdomain spartan
192.168.0.2 rex.localdomain rex
INTERFACES:
Interface IP proto atboot active
eth0 192.168.0.1 none y active
Routing:
Network Packet Forwarding (IPv4) checked
Computer 2:
NAMES:
Hostname: rex.localdomain
Domain: localdomain
HOST:
IP Name Nickname
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
192.168.0.1 spartan.localdomain spartan
192.168.0.2 rex.localdomain rex
INTERFACES:
Interface IP proto atboot active
eth0 192.168.0.2 none n inactive
Routing the same as comp. #1
So now I think I should be able to ping right? Oh and even though
comp.#2(rex) has inactive I made it active..When I ping from
comp.#1(spartan)I get this:
PING rex.localdomain (192.168.0.2): 56 data byte
And it just hands there...but I'm also on-line now (if that makes a
difference?) Before I got this error:
PING rex.localdomain (192.168.0.2): 56 data byte
ping: sendto: Network is unreachable
And that is the same error I get when I try to ping from comp.#2(rex)
whether comp.#1(spartan) is on-line or off. No matter what I do I can't
EVER get the little lights on the Hub to light up...i don't know what
that means other than the damn thing isn't getting any info.
I am not really NEW to linux but only used it for end-user stuff. I
have NEVER networked before and have probably just made some obvious
error or forgot to do something. I would REALLY appriciate it if I
could get some help with this. I have tried a bunch of stuff and can't
get it to work. I read the NET3 howto but I didn't understand it...and
the NAG didn't really help either. All the info is probably in there
but I don't know what I'm doing enough for the howto's to make much
sense. Please help me! Thanks in advance, Bryce
--
Bryce ICQ# 23289202
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From: "(BXTC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Small LAN help...Please!
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 08:52:39 -0500
I just wanted to add (since I just found out) that when I hit "activate"
under the "interfaces" tab in "netcfg"(Network configurator) that in the
nxterm window that I started netcfg in it says:
Delayingeth0 initialization
And also if I hit the "eth0" button on "Usernet" it goes yellow but
never turns green. I wonder if that is the same thing? Do you think
that this is my problem and if so how can I fix it? Thanks again,
Bryce ICQ# 23289202
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From: "Coleman Ammerman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help! s~l~o~w~ telnet
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 13:47:29 -0600
THANKS.
I know I wasn't even the originator of this thread...
But, I'm setting up my linux firewall/masq_ip with two net cards
and having trouble talking to the internet... hence my DNS is currently
unaccessible
and my telnet's and ftp's were super-slow to start...
reverse DNS lookups, hmmm? -- thanks again.
so, added an entry to /etc/hosts and now everything (in so far as telnet and
ftp) are immediate.
now I just have to work on establishing communication with my DNS via DSL!!!
-coleman
Dave May wrote in message <01be55f8$d1a5b1a0$1c00000a@dave>...
>Your system may be doing reverse DNS lookups while there is no host entry
>in /etc/hosts for the other system and no DNS server available, or the DNS
>information is wrong.
>
>Taking ALL: PARANOID out of /etc/hosts.deny may also solve the problem, but
>I suggest setting up /etc/hosts to include your other system's IP address
>and host name.
>
>Dave
>
>Ivan Cheng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm now setting up a server with one nic (3com 3c905 PCI). I
>> can ping that machine alright (and the round trip rate is normal), but
>> it takes me > 3 minutes to get the login prompt. And the speed is ok
>> after I telneted to it. What's wrong? There's no such annoying lag
>> when I telnet from that machine to itself. How can I fix that? TIA.
>>
>..
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From: "Mitchell Maltenfort" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: dual boot ==dual access?
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 12:47:35 -0700
[CAUTION - ambitious newbie from the shallow end of the learning curve,
heading off the deep end...]
I've got a dual-boot computer, Win 95 and Linux via LILO. In Linux, I
automount the Win 95 partition so I can use it for storage. I plan to
switch to Linux wholly once I have a chance to sit down and actually do I've
read in the HOWTO instructions for ISP access.
Something occurred to me, though.
I know it's theoretically possible for Linux and Win95 to share swap space,
though I haven't had the need to set that up. Is it possible for the Linux
partition and the Win95 parition to access the same mail and news files?
The advantage would be that whichever side I'm on, I would be able to access
all of my correspondence.
I already thought of a simple answer I don't like - use Netscape for news &
mail on both, and set Netscape on the Linux side to access the user files in
the dos partition. I don't like it because part of the appeal of Linux is
the multiplicity of tools, and I'd hate to be forced to stick with Netscape.
Also, I already have some correspondence saved in Outlook Express format and
I'd like to know if there's
a way to make those files readable to any of the Linux mua's. [Are the file
formats published anywhere?]
Thanks in advance.
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From: Martin Stenzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Printing from Mac not possible
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 21:49:07 +0100
Hello,
I am trying for several days now, still I am not succeeding:
An iMac is linked to my Linux box with attached printer (Canon BJ
200e)at lp1 and I tried to make it execute print orders made from the
iMac.
I am using the following:
Kernel 2.0.36
netatalk 1.4.2b
ghostscript 3.33
MacOS 8.1
Since my printer is not a PostScript printer I tried to set it up with
help of the information given by Mike Pearson:
<http://artoo.hitchcock.org/~flowerpt/projects/linux-netatalk/ghostscript.html>
This is what I receive:
Feb 9 06:15:48 plum xntpd[398]: kernel pll status change 89
Feb 9 06:15:48 plum syslog: ROOT LOGIN ON tty1
Feb 9 06:16:19 plum papd[478]: child 619 done
Feb 9 06:16:40 plum papd[478]: child 633 for "gs10e" from 41201.173
Feb 9 06:16:41 plum papd[633]: lp_init: lock: No such file or directory
Feb 9 06:16:41 plum papd[633]: lp_open failed
Feb 9 06:16:42 plum papd[478]: child 633 done
Feb 9 06:17:30 plum afpd[617]: done
Feb 9 06:17:30 plum afpd[480]: asp_chld 617 done
My Mac tells me that the document could not be printed due to a
PostScript error (I like those "precise" error msgs!)
This is all of the information I receive.
I have to say that printing directly from Linux is possible.
My papd.conf should be set up properly.
#
# Attributes are:
#
# Name Type Default Description
# pd str ".ppd" Pathname to ppd file.
# pr str "lp" LPD printer name.
# op str "operator" Operator name, for LPD spooling.
#
gs10e:\
:pr=lpr -Plp:op=apple:pd=/usr/local/atalk/etc/PPD/APLWNTR1.PPD:
(I set it to pr=lp and pr=ps, too)
My paths.h starts with:
/*
* papd paths
*/
#define _PATH_PAPDPRINTCAP "/etc/printcap"
#ifdef ultrix
#define _PATH_PAPDSPOOLDIR "/usr/spool/lpd"
#else ultrix
#define _PATH_PAPDSPOOLDIR "/var/spool/lpd"
#endif ultrix
#ifdef BSD4_4
#define _PATH_DEVPRINTER "/var/run/printer"
#else BSD4_4
#define _PATH_DEVPRINTER "/dev/lp1"
#endif BSD4_4
I already found some more information in formerly posted messages,
means:
1.Instead of using e.g. 'lp' directly I tried to pipe it with 'lpr -Plp'
in papd.conf
2. I tried to install the LaserWriter driver version 8.4.1 instead of
8.5.1 but unfortunately my system hangs when trying this, so I had to
reinstall ver 8.5.1
Is netatalk ver 1.42b compatible with MacOS 8.1?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance, Martin.
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