Linux-Networking Digest #289, Volume #10 Tue, 23 Feb 99 15:13:33 EST
Contents:
Re: Machine name themes - what do you use? (William Yang)
Re: Machine name themes - what do you use? ("Andy Francis")
Re: Machine name themes - what do you use? ("Brent Hudson")
DHCP problem !!!!! ("Rolf Paloheimo")
Re: NFS user mapping via NIS (J Austin David)
Re: SAMBA FILESERBER + Uppercase/Lowercase ? (Roman =?iso-8859-1?Q?Bl=F6th?=)
Re: SERIOUS: how much to spend to make NT ip masquerade? (Jeff Lasman)
Configure a Crystal LAN adapter on Linux. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Install Problems (Chris in sunny Manitoba)
Install Problems ("Ray York")
Re: PPTP and Linux (Gary Momarison)
Re: D-Link network card ("Tom Suzda")
Re: trouble ticket system for RedHat 5.2? (Todd Bordeaux)
(b) netscape no permission ("beni")
netscape don't work on SuSE 5.3 (RKrolS)
Re: Machine name themes - what do you use? ("John Napor")
Re: Samba limits ("jay")
Re: minicom question ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William Yang)
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: 22 Feb 1999 12:15:54 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Stuart Summerville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi peoples,
>
> Just curious to know what themes you use for machine names on your
> local networks. I've heard of or used some of the following: animals,
> fruits, alcoholic beverages, artists, movie stars, & musicians. What
> about you? I'm sure there's some birarre ones being used out there....
I used to name machines after companies who market through or products
which are seen only on TV, preferably during late night infomercials.
I had great machine names back then... acme (roadrunner cartoons),
ronco (Ron Poppeil is my hero), ginsu (slices and dices), chia
(ch-ch-ch-chia), ktel (and many more, if you order now). What can I
say, I'm a product of the T.V. Generation. ;-)
However, due to changes in whimsy (and the risk of possible lawsuit),
I've been migrating to names of entities often mistaken for forgotten
gods of dead religions. I'm particularly amused by the NT server
named 'hastur'....
I've always been intrigued by naming personal workstations after
nefarious dictators from history, but the idea lends itself toward a
shortened career, so I've never actually implemented it....
-Bill
--
The Greater Columbus Free-Net
System Administration
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From: "Andy Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Machine name themes - what do you use?
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:50:55 -0000
Reply-To: "Andy Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Your all mad. There's only one decent answer:
Curries:
murghphall
prawnvindaloo
tikkamassala
meatthali
keemaphall
poppadom
OR
Cheeses:
cheddar
goats
parmesan
burger
stilton
macaroni
knob
colbyjack
caerphily
leyden
edam
mozzarella
etc
etc
Too many machines to mention.
Andy Francis
Technical Director
REDNET Ltd
London, England
Stuart Summerville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>Hi peoples,
>
>Just curious to know what themes you use for machine names on your
>local networks. I've heard of or used some of the following: animals,
>fruits, alcoholic beverages, artists, movie stars, & musicians. What
>about you? I'm sure there's some birarre ones being used out there....
>
>Stu.
>
>
>----------------------------------------------
>Stuart Summerville
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>Work: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Brent Hudson" <[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: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 16:42:10 +0200
I use the Bible books..
So ... I have servers called Exodus, Genesis, Revelations etc
better still the shared areas (Mac volumes and NT folders) are called
chapters or verses...depending on the size...
So a file might be in Genesis chapter one or Exodus verse three
Not that I'm religiously inclined ..... just came up with it at 3am one
morning
Brent
Hope this does not offend anyone.. if it does...well to bad!
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From: "Rolf Paloheimo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: DHCP problem !!!!!
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 10:21:00 -0500
I am new at linux, installed SUSE 5.3, KDE etc. all OK running on a DSL
connection with a proxy server on a Tosh laptop, PMCIA ethernet card.
I set up DHCP and it worked fine, the first session I tried it. It now
tries to get a response from the network on bootup and fails. Win98 works
fine on same setup, what gives?
It lookssubnet-mask = 255.255.255.255 on port 67
I set up the subnet-mask to be 255.255.255.0
Help?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J Austin David)
Subject: Re: NFS user mapping via NIS
Date: 22 Feb 1999 12:23:31 -0500
Christian Kristukat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>J Austin David wrote:
Checklist:
1) passwd file contains the "+:*:" stuff to include uids from NIS
>> If NFS works and NIS doesn't map the ids, then you'll see the numeric
>> IDs -- no names. If NFS doesn't work, you can't mount the dirs at all.
>
>but the wrong numeric ids!
2) NFS can mount the directories, but UIDs are lost
>> So... what's the problem?
>
>Ok, once again -- my fault. I have to admit that I've not fully
>understood NIS but it is hopefully enough for my needs. The NIS clients
>passwd file have an +::::: entry, and I can log in from whatever machine
>with the same user/password. So login on the client side asks the NIS
>server for the user id and the password. nfsd on the server side should
>behave the same. It should consult the NIS passwd map to identify to
>whom the files on the exported volume belong. But in fact it maps each
>users id (including root) to nobody:nogroup.
>I hope this does make sense. It's how I suppose the things to behave....
Hmm. How are the drives exported?
AFAIK, the files are owned by some user/group ID, and the local host
uses NIS (or files) to map the numbers to symbolic names. Does your
group file also contain the "+:"? If you have /etc/nsswitch.conf, you
also need something like
passwd: files nis
group: files nis
(among other things), because some time ago NIS/YP kinda drifted from
the older "+" syntax.
Note that if the NFS client can't map a UID correctly, some servers
(Solaris and IRIX, probably Linux) will either call it "nobody" OR
will give an error (if you tell it, with an "anon=" in the export).
Default is the nobody.
So... do the "+" thing in /etc/group, check the /etc/nsswitch.conf for
the passwd/group lines, check the maps (ypcat passwd & ypcat group),
re-login, and check the IDs ("id" may help). Gotta be sure that your
ids coming form NIS are really working -- it sounds like they're not.
Another thing to try would be to export the drive as "root=host", then
mount it & look at it with uid 0 (as root user). You should be able
to see all the thingies, and if the uid/gid are numeric then NIS isn't
working. If they're symbolic, it is.
You can email me personally if you want to get this off the newsgroup.
--Austin @ ocean/fsu/edu
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From: Roman =?iso-8859-1?Q?Bl=F6th?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SAMBA FILESERBER + Uppercase/Lowercase ?
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 16:36:38 +0100
Hallo Markus,
obwohl dies hier eine englische newsgroup ist, antworte ich mal auf
deutsch...
Markus Wochele wrote:
> Ich benutze Samba als Fileserver.
> Sobald ich etwas von einem Windows Client auf einen Linux Server
> kopiere, wird das ganze automatisch in Kleinschrift (lowercase) abgeleg=
t
> Gibt es keine M=F6glichkeit das ganze auch in Grossschrift (Uppercase)
> abzulegen ?
> Kann man es evtl. in der smb.conf hinterlegen ?
Es gibt die Option "preserve case =3D YES", was jedoch die default-Einste=
llung
ist, zumindest hier bei uns. Das sollte alles sein.
Gru=DF, Roman.
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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 08:38:51 -0800
From: Jeff Lasman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SERIOUS: how much to spend to make NT ip masquerade?
John Nelson wrote:
>
> Douglas E Harmon wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >Hello all..........
> > Serious question. I have been running Linux for two months and
> >have had much success networking 4 computers, 3 windows and a linux
> >server. I have them all using the internet from the server and sharing
> >files either with each other or on the server. Now my question is how
> >much do you have to spend to make NT do the same thing?
>
> Check out http://www.nat32.com
>
> Its exactly what you're looking for.
I no longer have Douglas' original message, but I thought I'd stick in
my .02 worth:
I use WinProxy on an NT server at one of my locations; it's a bit more
expensive at us$59.95 (for the lite version, connecting up to three
additional computers at a time, although there can be an unlimited
number on the LAN) vs us$40, but it's a lot more configurable.
Nat32 seems to be just a translator, the kind you get when you order one
of those little lan-connect boxes. WinProxy is a fully configurable
proxying firewall with support for most protocols.
Although I use it with NT server in a 24/7 high-speed connection, we've
also tested it with dialup connections for several of our clients; it
works extremely well.
The only thing I don't like about it is that, under NT, when it runs as
a service, you cannot look at it's interface or make any changes to
settings; you have to bring it down, and restart it in interactive mode.
I think Mailtraq (<www.mailtraq.com>), a Windows-based mail server (for
which we happen to be the North American distributors) has a much better
design: Mailtraq runs the "console" as a separate program, which can be
accessed even while Mailtraq is running as a service.
Mailtraq is a complete mail server designed to work in a dial-up
environment (though it works well on 24/7 sDSL connection in my home).
It offers POP3 boxes, SMTP, and mailing lists. It also includes network
proxying, but is not as robust as WinProxy, imho.
I would have responded to Douglas privately had I seen his original
message, as we're getting off-topic. Douglas, if you read this and are
interested, please write privately.
Jeff
--
Jeff Lasman
"Publisher of the FREE InterestingTimes computer-industry newsletter.
To subscribe, write <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>."
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Configure a Crystal LAN adapter on Linux.
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 16:34:04 GMT
Hi, I search a way to have network communications
with this thing called Crystal LAN EtherJet Adapter (CS89x0)
on my favourite os (Red Hat Linux 5.0)...
Could you help ??
The driver I have downloaded doesn't seem to work... (cs89x0.o)
Thanks...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris in sunny Manitoba)
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Install Problems
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 16:53:24 GMT
NOT good news, I think. It's a hardware complaint, maybe something
about a marginal look-ahead buffer or memory timing. If you have spare
simm slots, try putting existing simms into different slots. I saw a
web site dedicated to this somewhere, but can't remember where.
Anyone?
On Tue, 23 Feb 1999 08:21:14 -0800, "Ray York" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> among
other things said this:
>I continue to have my installs crash. It happens at different times of the
>install. What the common symptoms are, is that the install will "hang" and
>the CD will keep reading but the HD stops responding, and then I get a
>signal 7 error and it tells me to reboot. What does a signal 7 tell me?
>
>ray @ nwnexus dot com
>
>
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From: "Ray York" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Install Problems
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 08:21:14 -0800
I continue to have my installs crash. It happens at different times of the
install. What the common symptoms are, is that the install will "hang" and
the CD will keep reading but the HD stops responding, and then I get a
signal 7 error and it tells me to reboot. What does a signal 7 tell me?
ray @ nwnexus dot com
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From: Gary Momarison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development,linux.act.ppp,linux.dev.ppp
Subject: Re: PPTP and Linux
Date: 23 Feb 1999 00:27:02 -0800
"Jos Dehaes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
> I can now start a pptp session to the server, and I actually see packets
> transferred (using pppstats) but I never get authenticated and never see
> any clues about what went wrong. I tried the old way using chat as connect
> script to pppd, and tried chap and pap, but I can't get it to work.
>
> Anyone allready figured out how to connect to a VPN (virtual private
> network)?
Sounds like serious problems there. I don't know if this'll help,
but you can find a couple "PPTP" resources at
http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/ip.html
and a few on VPN at
http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/networking.html#vpn
--
Look for Linux info at http://www.dejanews.com/home_ps.shtml and in
Gary's Encyclopedia at http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/index.html
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From: "Tom Suzda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: D-Link network card
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 08:25:34 -0600
Just install it as a ne2000 card, drivers included with linux. It's easy if
you disable the PnP functions on the card and set them manually.
Tom
Gregory Keefe wrote in message <7atdsq$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Greetings,
>Does anybody know where I can find Linux device drivers for my D-Link
DE-220
>network card? The manufacturer doesn't have any on their web site, but I
>thought maybe somewhere else would have them. Thanks..
>Greg
>
>--
>________________
>Gregory F. Keefe
>
>
>
>
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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 10:31:14 -0800
From: Todd Bordeaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: trouble ticket system for RedHat 5.2?
Jody Whisnant wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'd like to use a surplus 486 at work to run a linux-based (i.e.
> free) trouble ticket system my boss and I could use to track calls and
> emails, and set up a knowledgebase on (questions/problems people had
> and what we did to fix them).
>
> What do you guys use? A friend suggested ReqNG, but I haven't had a
> chance to look at it yet. Any other suggestions/comments would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jody
Check out GNATS on the PowerTools package
Todd
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From: "beni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: (b) netscape no permission
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 19:58:51 +0200
After installing Netscape 4.5 I try to run the programm but I get the
message "error no permisson <devision=null ". I try to run the programm as
root I get the message "not for root securitie resons"
I set chmod = user , no reaction.
Any help around ?
thanks beni
(linux debian 2.0 - so far not bad)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (RKrolS)
Subject: netscape don't work on SuSE 5.3
Date: 23 Feb 1999 18:39:35 GMT
Hallo,
my ppp-onnection is working, but if i'm starting netscape, netscape is hanging
up and tells me, thet he cannot find the url's and http - addresses.
What can i do?
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From: "John Napor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Machine name themes - what do you use?
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:56:44 -0500
Mine is Earth with domain =galaxy and another is after roman themes,
Odin,Thor,Thor1. Domain is Valhalla.
--
John Napor
remove NOSPAM to reply
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news:7asnmi$fhp$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix bill robison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > FERD wrote:
> >>
> >> How come nobody uses saints?
> >> :)
> >
> > Because they have to be dead. Bad karma.
>
> Because that might be taken badly by some people?
>
> (Or: Because some believe the saints *aren't* dead, and might be offended
> at having computers named after them -- especially if statements like
> "Dammit! Mary just went down on me AGAIN!" are made.)
> --
> Kevin P. Neal http://www.pobox.com/~kpn/
>
> "You know, I think I can hear the machine screaming from here... \
> 'help me! hellpp meeee!'" - Heather Flanagan, 14:52:23 Wed Jun 10 1998
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From: "jay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Samba limits
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 18:44:35 GMT
I guess you're looking for more of a load, but I have a machine that handles
ftp, http, nfs, and a samba share of 3 gigs of mp3's and it's a celeron 300
with 64 megs of ram- it hasn't choked once- oh- btw it runs ip masquerading
for 30+ people too.
jay
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message <7ash9n$p3l$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I was just wondering, is there any web sites, faqs, etc with advice on
>setting up large Samba servers? I'm looking for things like, just how many
>users to put onto certain machines. Perhaps if there's experience out
there
>like, "I have a P2/400 with 256MB ram, blah blah that handles X concurrent
>number of users just fine/needs more power."
>
>Thanks
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: minicom question
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 18:58:39 GMT
make sure u have zmodem protocol file installed i ' ithink its called 'lrsz'
> When uploading using minicom I got the following message, although I have
> set the directory path correctly:
>
> - [zmodem zmodem upload - Press CTRL-C to quit]
> - Retry 0: Timeout on pathname
> -
> - Transfer incomplete
> -
> - READY: press any key to continue...
>
> The path I set was: /tmp
> And the file I tried to read was a text file named "temp".
>
> Is there a special syntax that minicom requires to specify the path? Thanks.
>
> Napi
>
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