Linux-Networking Digest #270, Volume #10 Sun, 21 Feb 99 07:15:31 EST
Contents:
Re: 2 ne2000 cards (Tobias Reckhard (jester))
Re: Dynamic DNS using BIND8 ? (Stephen Carville)
Re: PPP help ??? ("Michael J. Bahr")
Re: strange asymetric transfer rate on 100TX-FD ethernet ("DJ Irvin")
Conifguration registers (Rajesh Raju)
Re: Problem setting 2 PCMCIA NICs (David Hinds)
Re: a small problem with ip-masqurading configuration. ("Jeff")
Re: MCSE preparation exams (Tim Lines)
Re: Telepath 33.6 modem PPP Dialup ("Jeff")
Re: Cable Modem problems (Kazuki Okajima)
Re: Machine name themes - what do you use? ("Hans-Michael Stahl")
Re: Machine name themes - what do you use? (Rod Roark)
Re: how to install sound card ("Statux")
Setting up a faxserver ("M.L.")
Autodial to Internet ("SingaporeHater")
Re: Machine name themes - what do you use? (Ville Nummela)
Re: Problem level of PPP+linux 2.2.1? (Clive DaSilva)
Maximum # of Ethernet Interfaces for Linux? (Richard Thomas)
Linksys Etherfast 10/100 eth card & Linux 2.2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: can't enable muliple NICs (John Parkey)
_Good_ (support 5+ systems) Monitor/Mouse/Keyboard switch for pc... ("Man")
Re: Help With IP Masquerading (Porphyrous)
Re: Win98->Linux semi-newbie (Rodney Wade)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tobias Reckhard (jester))
Subject: Re: 2 ne2000 cards
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 21:03:00 GMT
On Sat, 20 Feb 1999 03:32:23 GMT, "Charlie Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Ed Szynaka wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>>Add this line to your lilo.conf
>>
>>append = "ether=0,0x300,eth0 ether=0,0x360,eth1"
>>
>>this will have the kernel search for both cards at the two io addresses.
>>
>>Charlie Mason wrote:
>>>
>>> I am running slackware to ack as a firewall between my cable modem and my
>>> lan. I have compiled the kernel with all of the right stuff. My problem
>is
>>> that on startup the
>>> computer finds one ne2000 card that is set at irq 5 io 300. The other is
>>> set to irq 12 io 360. I have been trying to find where it detects the
>first
>>> ne2000 card. It is not in the rc.modules files. I have commented out
>the
>>> lines in this file and it still detect the first card but not the second.
>>> Is there a way to get it to detect both cards.
>ok, Now it sees the cards but will not read the correct irq. Is there a
>way to also set the irq along with the io address.
Yes:
append = "ether=5,0x300,eth0 ether=12,0x360,eth1"
HTH
Tobias
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From: Stephen Carville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dynamic DNS using BIND8 ?
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 20:10:41 -0800
Andre Ilie wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I'm using the ISC DHCP server to assign IPs to my clients. There are
> Windows and Linux clients on the net, and all of them have client names.
>
> I wan't BIND 8 to automaticly recognize the clients name and to add it to
> the reverse-lookup zone and to my primary zone. Is this possible?
Sure is. There is a program called nsupdate which will notify the servers
listed in /etc/resolv.conf of updates. Unfortunately, the dynamic update
possibilities of Bind are not very well documented. I found out about it
by accident and had to buy the latest DNS and Bind form O'Reilly to find
out how it works.
I am working on some perl scripts fro my employer that, I hope, can tie
DHCP and BIND 8 together.
--
Stephen Carville
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
====================================================
Management: The art of hiring intelligent, skilled individuals and then
ignoring their advice.
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From: "Michael J. Bahr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PPP help ???
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 21:00:55 -0600
mp wrote:
> I'm new to linux, just installed rh5.2, and trying to connect to
> internet, I read ISP-HOOK UP - HOWTO, and followed exactly the steps,
> when I connect ( by typing those commands, or run a script) I got back
> out to the log- in screen ( just like when I first log in ) what do I
> have to do , any advice would be appriciated,
Im a newbie myself and after spending many frustrating days screwing with
ppp, my recomendation is to download ezppp. This app does away with
manually configuring scripts and does all the work for you. Sorry I dont
have the url handy but try http://www.linuxapps.com.
HTH
Mike
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From: "DJ Irvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: strange asymetric transfer rate on 100TX-FD ethernet
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 21:17:41 -0600
I've had the same problems, regardless of OS, each time it came down to a
3com network card....throw a different 100Mb card in the windows box and see
what happens
PS not trying to start a brand flame war, just pitching in what I've seen
Dean
Alexandre Maret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>hello
>
>I've connected 2 PC using a "null-hub" twisted cable.
>
>The Win98 contains a 3c905. The Linux contains a eepro100B.
>
>For these tests, I'm always using the linux machine as an ftp server,
>and 98 as the client.
>
>When downloading (linux -> 98), the transfer rate is ~5000kB/s.
>When uploading to linux, it's only ~350kB/s.
>
>The same disks are used, whether I'm uploading or downloading, so it's
>not the point.
>
>I've tried to make the 3COM card (win98) work only at 100TX-Full duplex,
>but it doesn't change anything. Anyway, the cards correctly do the NWay
>negotiation even in "auto-negotiation", as reported by the "mii-diag"
>linux tool.
>
>And I'm pretty confident it has nothing to do with the ftp client or
>ftp server... ftp on localhost gives me a 7MB/s throughput...
>
> thanks in advance for any clue...
>
> alex
>
>PS: yes I also tried to "reverse" the cable... you never know :)
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From: Rajesh Raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Conifguration registers
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 01:50:09 -0600
I have a problem finding the number of registers on a device. I know there
is an equivalent in Solaris called ddi_dev_nregs (...), can anyone tell
me the similar one in linux.
Thanks
Raju
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Hinds)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Problem setting 2 PCMCIA NICs
Date: 20 Feb 1999 03:28:00 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: I am trying to make my laptop as a router with 2 PCMCIA network cards, but
: only one card will work at a time. Does anyone out there has an experience
: making it works? Please post and email me. Thanks.
If it is always the second-inserted card that doesn't work (i.e., each
card works fine on its own), then it is almost certainly an interrupt
conflict. The interrupt that the second card grabs is the bad one.
(this is also in the HOWTO)
-- Dave Hinds
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From: "Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: a small problem with ip-masqurading configuration.
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 03:24:45 -0500
check the permissions on /etc/resolv.conf
they need to be set to 644
make sure you enter your name servers ip address into /etc/hosts
heh I that was my problem at least
good luck
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message <7ahali$dh5$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi, I'm from Chandigarh, India. I have setup a small network with a server
>and five client machines. I'm using RedHat 5.2 (2.0.36) to configure
>ip-masqurading on my network. The hardware includes six Compex RL 2000
>ethernet cards which work perfectly fine with the NE2000 (PCI) driver
shipped
>with RedHat 5.2, a US-Robotics 56k modem and 6 assembled computers. The
>problem I'm facing is that my internet connection works fine if I override
>the configuration of LAN during the installation of RedHat, but if i
>configure my LAN during installation then after that I am not able to
connect
>to my ISP. The exact problem that i face is that after all the handshaking
>and all has occured (i've got a normal dial-up TCP/IP connection) the
browser
>i.e is netscape keeps on showing "looking up host ........." and nothing
>happens after that. Please suggest some solution to this as this is
becoming
>really irritating. If you think that the detail i'm sending is less then
also
>just please let me know about that. Thanks and regards, VASU.
>
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From: Tim Lines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: MCSE preparation exams
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 03:26:56 +0000
Not completely. I know a couple of professional Unix Sysadmins who value MCSE
certification quite highly. Care to guess about the quality of work they turn
out?
Don't bother, I wont keep you in suspense. After working with one for a year,
I've never seen him fix anything. He breaks something at least twice a week.
He's very personable and spouts buzzwords in meetings. I've never seen the other
one actually touch a unix box although I hear that she has. Since I've never
seen her break anything, she rates quite a bit higher than the first.
Both of them will ocassionally read newsgroups. Only at work of course.
If this guy would accept a company P.O., they would order this stuff REAL FAST.
Jayasuthan [VorHacker] wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.misc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Is this guy lost or what !
>
> : I have MCSE exam simulation prep materials for sale, $20 US each. Email for
> : more information and list if interested.
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From: "Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Telepath 33.6 modem PPP Dialup
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 03:19:17 -0500
Check out
www.mrmodem.com
in working for a local isp I have found that most init strings can be found
there.
blah
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hey Guys...
>
> I'm looking for some help from anyone out there with a
>Telepath 33.6 or USR 33.6 modem that has actually gotten a PPP Dialup
>working in linux. I am currently running Slackware 3.6 ( Linux Kernel
>2.0.38 I believe ) . I would appreciate if someone would e-mail me the
>reply as well if at all possible. I can't seem to find the right init
>string. Please include this in your message. I really appreciate any
>help you could give me.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Andy
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From: Kazuki Okajima <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cable Modem problems
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 04:21:22 GMT
Thanks. Now, I know why I have to do. (Is this 10base-T feature?)
Kaz
Rick Onanian wrote:
> With the Motorola cable modem that @home uses, you need to do that
> each time it's plugged into a differant network card. The cable modem
> reads in the ethernet card's hardware address, which is individual to
> each.
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From: "Hans-Michael Stahl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.networking,comp.os.os2.networking.server,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains,comp.unix.solaris,microsoft.public.windowsnt.domain,vmsnet.networks.misc
Subject: Re: Machine name themes - what do you use?
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 23:34:15 +0100 (CET)
Reply-To: "Hans-Michael Stahl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Tue, 16 Feb 1999 11:52:03 GMT, Stuart Summerville wrote:
> Just curious to know what themes you use for machine names on your
> local networks.
One of our WINS servers is named Lewinsky ...
H. Michael Stahl
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From: Rod Roark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
vmsnet.networks.misc,microsoft.public.windowsnt.domain,comp.unix.solaris,comp.os.os2.networking.server,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.networking,comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains
Subject: Re: Machine name themes - what do you use?
Date: 21 Feb 1999 07:23:45 GMT
jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>At home, I've got 2 Win95's and Linux on the old 486... They're named
>daddys, mommys, and penguin.
>I never figured out the best domain name for my private network... I finally
>settled on daddys.bogus.bogus. What do other's use for private domain
>names?
Good question! I scratched my head over this when setting up my
home network, and couldn't come up with anything better than
"foo.bar".
As for host names, a friend of mine who runs a service for playing
contract bridge over the Internet has all his machines named after
famous bridge players: culbertson, goren, belladonna, etc.
-- Rod
======================================================================
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http://www.sunsetsystems.com/ and Custom Software
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From: "Statux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to install sound card
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 02:54:34 -0500
You have to turn off the PnP to get it to work since Linux isn't Windows
(the set of shells that PnP was actually designed for)
Albert Wong wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I install linux slackware 3.6 on my computer, but it can't detect the
>Sound Blaster 16 PnP Card. Do you know how to enable it.
>
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From: "M.L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Setting up a faxserver
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 10:32:58 GMT
Hello.
I need to setup a fax server accros a network (WinXX, Mac, various
Unix) on a Linux Box. I've tried hylafax and efax.
Does anyone have a working faxserver, or knows how to make efax works
on a shared (with samba) printer ? Or how to build a mail to fax gw with
hylafax ?
I've read the howtos (Faxserver mini howto, modem issues...) and the
help files of the apps, but they don't help. The best I can to is
sending faxes from localhost...
Thanks,
Mat.
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From: "SingaporeHater" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Autodial to Internet
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 18:45:21 +0800
I have a small computer network linked up to each other on a small hub. Two
are Win98 systems, and one is a Linux Box . I use Squid as a proxy to the
internet for both computers, but i can't get it to autodial. every time i
want to go on the net, i have to log on, connect, and log off. Is there any
way to automate the connecting process?
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From: Ville Nummela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Machine name themes - what do you use?
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 12:48:32 +0200
On Sun, 21 Feb 1999, Warren Young wrote:
> I think the next time I need to start a theme, I'll use the movie
> Wargames: joshua, wopr, falken, etc.
That's probably the most used name theme :-) My own box is joshua :) And
one Finnish ISP (sci.fi) used those names too, they had joshua, wopr,
falken.. :)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Clive DaSilva)
Crossposted-To: comp.protocols.ppp,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Problem level of PPP+linux 2.2.1?
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 01:23:27 GMT
Daren
part of the problem might be that 2.2.1 needs the newer pppd 2.3.5
(sitting as pppd-2.3 in the /etc/ppp folder. ) the symnlink @pppd from
2.0.34 -> 36 points to pppd-2.2. That and changing /dev/cua2 tp
/dev/ttys2 in options and options.demand were the only probs i had
going from kernel 2.0.36 to 2.2.1
Daren Scot Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I'm new to these newsgroups,would like the judgement of old timers: I'm
>wondering if the number of PPP problems related to the new linux 2.2.1 is
>the "normal level" of trouble routinely found here, or has there been a
>sharp rise from past levels? If the latter, would you attribute this to
>changes in the software, or a sharp rise in beginners?
>
>PPP has always worked fine for me, or at least nothing requiring spelunking
>the newsgroups, HOWTOs and everything, all through 1996, 1997, 1998, but
>suddenly with linux 2.2.1, kablewy!!!
>
>
>daren wilson
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Clive DaSilva CMA
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Homepage: http://www.Geocities.com/Broadway/2207
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From: Richard Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Maximum # of Ethernet Interfaces for Linux?
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 06:12:13 GMT
I curious as to how many ethernet interfaces a linux box can have...
Also, is it a wise decision to make a linux box a combination
firewall/proxy/router?
Richard Thomas
Computer Services Coordinator
William H. Lemmel Middle School
Baltimore, MD
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Linksys Etherfast 10/100 eth card & Linux 2.2
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 11:17:55 GMT
Hi,
I recently purchased a Linksys Etherfast 10/100tx ethernet card for a linux
server I run. However, I upgraded to Linux 2.2 and it appears that there are
some imcompatability problems when I try to use the tulip drivers. I have
tried compiling them into the kernel and using them as modules, but no-go on
getting it on the network. I have link lights between the card and the hub
(which is an autosensing Linksys 10/100 24-port hub). I notice that after
about 10 to 15 minutes after the server is on, with the tulip drivers loaded,
and attempting to send packets, the kernel will panic and force me to reboot
the system.
My question is, how compatable are these cards with the 2.1.x and/or 2.2.x
kernels? Are there any drivers I should try? What works? And has anyone
been experiencing the same problems? It is essential I get this card
operating at 100mb/s with as little downtime as possible.
Please advise.
Thanks in advance,
--t.j. weber
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From: John Parkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: can't enable muliple NICs
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 06:35:54 +0000
Tina and Dean wrote:
>
> Good morning,
>
> i am trying to set up my linux box as a router. i need to put 3
> NICs in it.
<snipped>
>
> Sooo, how do i get Linux to pick up the 3rd NIC?
>
> i should add that i have a kernel with support for all three NIC's and
> it is with this same kernel that i booted to all of the above
> configurations.
>
The multiple ethernet mini-HOWTO saved my sanity in a similar situation.
For some reason, it isn't referenced in the linux.org lists, so can be
hard to track down. See:
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/misc/multicard.html
Hope this helps
jp
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From: "Man" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: _Good_ (support 5+ systems) Monitor/Mouse/Keyboard switch for pc...
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.networking,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 07:04:26 GMT
I currently have a two-computer vga/serial/kb switch that is made by PC
Concepts that I purchased from Fry's Electronics for ~$35. Now, I am
looking to add another computer and would still like to have control over
all three boxen from my single monitor, mouse, and keyboard. Could anyone
suggest a better one than the one I have now, possibly one that just just
push a soft button instead of turning a large (0.5") switch for each
computer...
Thankx in advance to anyone who can help =)
p.s. - I didn't know which NG was the exact one approprate to post to, so I
posted to all the ones I thought could help, considering I use a Linux box
and an NT box (workstation)...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Porphyrous)
Subject: Re: Help With IP Masquerading
Date: 21 Feb 1999 03:36:48 -0800
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jamie) writes:
>Robert Woolley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>phantom wrote:
>>
>>> have you enabled ip forwarding?
>>> look in /etc/sysinit/network
>>> for a line with 'forwarding' in it
>>
>>Nope. Not to sound like a complete newbie, but the HOWTO never mentioned
>>the things that you guys have suggested. At least, I can't remember it
>>being in there at all.
>That's because the HOWTO is not Redhat specific, but the
>/etc/sysinit/ hierarchy is specific to Redhat.
Just to add a small note, on my system (Red Hat 5.1) it was /etc/sysconfig.
I too didn't know that was there. I kept seeing in the verbiage during
bootup that IP forwarding was being disabled. Right after that, all the
modprobes failed.
Maybe this will fix it.
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From: Rodney Wade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Win98->Linux semi-newbie
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 00:37:21 -0600
Maybe this will help some more... I posted this to another NG
I have my kernel configured for tcp/ip and my ethernet card is detected,
a big hurdle but I am still having problems with my win98 ->linux
network. I have my IP's as follows
IP Computer
192.168.1.1 Linux RH 5.1
192.168.1.2 Win98
I have a 5 port SMC etherEZ hub and running Twisted pair.
I have tried several suggestions trying to get my linux box or win98 box
to recieve a ping from eachother always I get 100% loss. I have the
following config on my win98 TCP/IP settings
Win98
IP 192.168.1.2
subnet 255.255.255.0
Gateway 192.168.1.1 (my linux box)
Domain earthlink.net
Host localhost.localdomain (does this matter???)
Do I set this to the default under advanced tab?
NetBIOS is enabled over TCP/IP (Shaded gray so that you cann't unselet
it)
Disable WINS Resolution
LINUX
My ethernet card is setup i checked my logs
ppp0 is a modem connection to my isp
my routeing table looks as follows
Destination Gateway Genmask
flags metric ref Use Iface
127.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255
UH 0 0 27 lo
206.155.151.159 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH
0 0 0 ppp0
208.254.219.6 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255
UH 0 0 0 lo
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0
U 0 0 1 eth0
127.0.0.0 -
255.0.0.0 ! 0 - 1795 -
0.0.0.0 206.115.151.159 0.0.0.0
UG 0 0 3 ppp0
ifconfig shows
lo
eth0 inet addr 192.168.1.1 Bcast:192.168.0.255 mask:255.255.255.0
ppp0
I would appreciate any help with samba or any other util that will help
me get this up and running
Thanks alot
Rodney Wade
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