Linux-Networking Digest #303, Volume #10 Thu, 25 Feb 99 18:13:39 EST
Contents:
Re: RH 5.2 HD Install - WON'T - HELP!!! ("Jason C. Pion")
Re: Dial Up Internet (Jeff Holloway)
Increase number of max. connections (Fritz Reichmann)
Re: Network Card Probs ("Ger Donners")
ypbind to localhost + NIS slave? (Jean-Sebastien Morisset)
Re: ypbind to localhost + NIS slave? (Alan Curry)
Re: Machine name themes - what do you use? (J.D. Baldwin)
Re: Machine name themes - what do you use? (J.D. Baldwin)
Re: Machine name themes - what do you use? (J.D. Baldwin)
Re: Unresolved Symbols when using tulip driver. ("Jorg Gaubmann")
Re: Ethernet Questions? (Jonathan Brewer)
Re: Machine name themes - what do you use? (J.D. Baldwin)
RH 5.1 fetchmail ? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Machine name themes - what do you use? (J.D. Baldwin)
Re: Bridge + Firewall: question about IPs and routing. (Michael John Erskine)
Re: rlogin vs. telnet (Tom Holub)
Re: ?:Kernel V2.2.-IP Alias-eth0:0 Is Invisible To 'ifconfig"? (Douglas E. Mitton)
Re: [Q} File and Print sharing across a mixed network ("Branscombe, Terrence")
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From: "Jason C. Pion" <jpion@shaw dot wave dot ca>
Subject: Re: RH 5.2 HD Install - WON'T - HELP!!!
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:13:03 GMT
On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Carl B. Constantine wrote:
> Ok, there are 3 partitions on this internal drive. The first is set up by
> Compaq to use their Setup and diagnostic utils. This partition is not
> accessible outside of hitting F10 at boot time to go to the setup (like the
> bios on most PC's). The other 2 partitions are the normal C & D partitions.
> Both FAT16.
Sounds to me like your "D" drive is actually /dev/hda3 not /dev/hda5.
> >> Now my problem.
> >> ---------------
> >> Downloaded RH 5.2 and placed it on D, first in a sub-dir from the root.
> >> Created the boot and supp disks. Went through the install, partitioned the
> >> drive, etc. When it comes to the part where it asks for where the RedHat
> >> directory is, I choose the device (/dev/hda5/ - D drive) and the path
> Ok. It's the part (late in the process) where the RH installer asks "Where's
> RedHat/RPMS and RedHat/base." All the partitioning (using FDisk BTW) has all
> been done on /dev/hdb.
>
> I've tried these setups:
>
> c:\RedHat (ie: straight off the root)
> c:\rh52\Redhat
> d:\RedHat
> D:\rh52\RedHat
I haven't actually done an install from HD before, but shouldn't you be
referring to the location by it's device and path, or just it's path?
(ie, why the DOS drive letter?)
> The installer scans the dir, and then gives the error. I KNOW I'm specifying
> the directory correctly, cuz if I don't, the installer tells me the RedHat
> install tree is not on that device.
> >> RH starts scanning the directory and then gives this error:
> >>
> >> Error opening directory
> >>
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From: Jeff Holloway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dial Up Internet
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 06:39:30 -0800
Joel Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello, I have my script so it will dial the internet, and it connects,
> but it seems to disconnect after a few mins...
> any suggestions?
Well, with the wealth of info you've included, it could be several
different things. But I'd first check your script for an 'idle-disconnect'
or 'idle' option, and either bump the value up, or remove the option
entirely.
Jeff
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From: Fritz Reichmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Increase number of max. connections
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:54:08 +0100
Hello everyone
For my chat server I�d like to increase the max number of connections
with other mashines. With 2.0.x I was able to increase it by altering
OPEN_MAX in liux/include/linux/limits.h. But how is it done with linux
2.2.x ?
Thanks in advance,
Fritz Reichmann
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From: "Ger Donners" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Network Card Probs
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 20:42:33 +0100
Take a look at this page. You might find some answers there
http://www.tux.org/hypermail/linux-vortex/this-month/
Ger Donners
childsplay wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hello to anyone who wishes to help a newbie.
>I just got RedHat 5.2 like two days ago. I got it installed and i got as
>far as getting into Xwindows. When i tried to install my Network card
>(3c905b-TX) i have no luck. I did see that its not a compatible card
>with the 2.0.36 kernal. But now i have another prob. How do i get the
>updated kernal installed from a Hard Dirve on the Windows 98 drive. And
>will the new kernal even support the 3c905b network card, or am i just
>wasting my time here.
>
>So basically i need to know two things
>
>1. Does the new kernal support the 3c905b network card?
>2. Can i install the new kernal once in get it on the windows hardrive?
>if so whats the procedure,
>*or a url with simplified instructions*
>
>also any url or if you feel like explaining to a complete newbie would
>be usefull
>can you reccomend any books or good documentation on the net for a
>person with no linux expiriance could check out.
>
>thank you very much in advance.
>
>
>
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From: Jean-Sebastien Morisset <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: ypbind to localhost + NIS slave?
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 20:23:55 GMT
I'd like to configure my Linux box as an NIS slave, but I also want to bind
on localhost. This way, if the NIS master goes down, my Linux box can still
use and provide NIS services.
I've configured ypbind, ypserv and yppasswdd, but cannot get the above
configuration to work. Some details...
/etc/yp.conf:
ypserver localhost
/etc/ypserv.conf:
dns: no
* : * : none
/var/yp/securenets:
255.0.0.0 127.0.0.0
Execution...
# ./ypserv start
Starting YP server services: ypserv
# ./ypbind start
(syslog output)
Feb 25 15:21:20 yoda ypserv[4614]: refused connect from 127.0.0.1:998 to
procedure ypproc_domain
Feb 25 15:21:20 yoda ypbind[4633]: domain up2.com not served by
localhost.up2.com
# ./yppasswdd start
Starting YP passwd service: rpc.yppasswdd
# /usr/lib/yp/ypinit -s nismaster
YPBINDPROC_DOMAIN: Domain not bound
Can't get map list for domain up2.com. Reason: RPC failure on NIS operation
Can't enumerate maps from havana. Please check that it is running.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
js.
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Subject: Re: ypbind to localhost + NIS slave?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alan Curry)
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:28:17 GMT
In article <7b4bgf$gcv$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Jean-Sebastien Morisset <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>(syslog output)
>Feb 25 15:21:20 yoda ypserv[4614]: refused connect from 127.0.0.1:998 to
>procedure ypproc_domain
Stab in the dark: is your ypserv using libwrap? What's in your
/etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny?
Try running ypserv -d, leave it in the foreground, and watch its messages as
you start ypbind on another console/in another window.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J.D. Baldwin)
Subject: Re: Machine name themes - what do you use?
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:32:48 GMT
In article <7ak3nl$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Onno Hovers
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 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....
>
> From an idea in a.s.r:
> titanic, hindenburg, challenger, threemile, chernobyl, ....
I once named a string of four new workstations that were on their own
subnet: douglas, ziffel, dawson and haney. The connection/theme is
left as an exercise.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J.D. Baldwin)
Subject: Re: Machine name themes - what do you use?
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:55:17 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Lorne Sunley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I Dunno,
>
> Naming a machine after a guy who had to clean out
> the stables as one of his twelve tasks is probably asking
> for trouble
>
> Especially if it's the data warehouse :-)
And especially especially considering the way he finally pulled it off!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J.D. Baldwin)
Subject: Re: Machine name themes - what do you use?
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:54:03 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Stephen Carville
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A lot of companys use bland algorithmic naming conventions.
A lot of companies put mission-critical apps on NT. Just because
something is common doesn't make it right or even remotely
intelligent.
> When machines can change hands several times in their lifetime, it
> doesn't make sense to let everyone have their own "vanity" names.
There are no advantages whatsoever to assigning incomprehensible,
difficult-to-remember names to servers. A spreadsheet or tracking
database doesn't care if a machine is named misspiggy or tr5qw14z.
Humans, however, have a hell of a time remembering the "bland" ones,
but very quickly adapt to the "cute" ones.
This can be particularly useful if you stick to a "theme" naming
system. All database servers are named after animals, all file
servers are named after presidents, etc. After about five minutes'
experience with such a scheme, most people of normal intelligence will
be able to figure out the general purpose of a server named "octopus."
(On the other hand, that particular name might well be used to
describe the current President, so a little effort to avoid
ambiguities may be required.)
As an added bonus, this scheme conforms to the principle that, "Work
should be done playfully as much as possible."
> This is especailly if your bean counters track assets by name.
When a machine is decommissioned from one project or purpose, and
reinstalled or reassigned to another one, it *ought* to be renamed.
This reduces confusion and eliminates the potential for some really
dangerous errors.
Any asset tracking system that doesn't allow for changes to the common
name of the asset is badly broken. Assets ought to be tracked by a
unique key such as a serial number.
Without looking back in my post, try to answer the question: In the
sentence that began, "A spreadsheet or tracking database doesn't care
. . ." what were the two example names I used?
If you remembered "misspiggy" but not "tr5qw14z," then I think I've
made my point.
Even if names are assigned somewhat descriptively, mandating things
like location or project name is still confusing to the humans who
have to administer them, because such schemes result in a great many
machines with closely similar names. "Hmmm, I can't remember for sure
-- was it USADMIN4X, or USADMIN4Z I was supposed to reinstall? Oh,
I'm pretty sure it was USADMIN4X. I'd better get to work." On the
other hand, no one ever confused an octopus with a giraffe.
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From: "Jorg Gaubmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Unresolved Symbols when using tulip driver.
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 14:02:10 -0800
Thanks Jeff for the help.
I am still having a problem:
/lib/modules/preferred/net/tuli: unresolved symbol(s)
/lib/modules/preferred/net/tulip.o: unresolved symbol(s)
I used the suggestions you gave, as well as the latest tulip driver.
I did notice that the path in the compile statement conflicts with my actual
path. For example, my inet is not in the /usr/src/linux/net; the same with
modversions.h. I tried changing this as well, but to no avail.
Would you suggest that I re-install 5.2?
Thanks for your patience.
Jorg
Jeff Seawell wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Try using this compile statement:
>
>gcc -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/net/inet -Wall
>-Wstrict-prototypes -O6 -c tulip.c `[ -f
>/usr/include/linux/modversions.h ] && echo -DMODVERSIONS`
>
>then run depmod -a ...it should work fine this time. Also, for the
>latest tulip.o driver update, go to:
>
>http://maximus.bmen.tulane.edu/~siekas/driver.html
>
>Jeff (remove _nospam_)
>
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From: Jonathan Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.alpha
Subject: Re: Ethernet Questions?
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 16:54:26 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Andrew C. Ohnstad wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> says...
>
> > I have seen something similar, but it seems to be a windows
> > problem not an alpha/linux prob. If I do controlled tests
> > with an x86 box running windows I see what you describe. If
> > I boot the x86 into linux and do the same thing, there is
> > no problem. The file goes back and forth without any perceptible
> > difference in data rate.
> >
> > Uh oh, I didn't think to ask are you ftp-ing the file or running
> > a samba server/client setup or what?
>
> Admittedly I was a little vague on my original post, it was late, I was
> tired, blah, blah...
>
> The two boxes are connected by Cat 5 cable and a Linksys 5 port hub. The
> Win machine is running 98, with a Netgear 301TX. The Alpha has it's
> built in DEC chip card. The cables are new Belkin, though if I can beg
> buy or borrow another pair from anywhere I'll try swapping them out.
>
> The machines are set up as the Alpha/Linux being a server with samba
> installed. The Alpha is running 2.0.35 (soon to be .36, and possibly
> 2.2.something later on). Samba is at version 1.18p10.
>
> Here is a good example of what is going on...
>
> D:\Installations>ftp
> ftp> open headunit
> Connected to headunit.loftnet.net.
> 220 headunit.loftnet.net FTP server (Version wu-2.4.2-academ[BETA-18](1)
> Mon Jan
> 18 22:33:28 EST 1999) ready.
> User (headunit.loftnet.net:(none)): andy
> 331 Password required for andy.
> Password:
> 230 User andy logged in.
> ftp> type binary
> 200 Type set to I.
> ftp> lcd
> Local directory now D:\Installations.
> ftp> get webmin-0_65_tar.gz
> 200 PORT command successful.
> 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for webmin-0_65_tar.gz (1058203
> bytes).
> 226 Transfer complete.
> ftp: 1058203 bytes received in 144.67Seconds 7.31Kbytes/sec.
> ftp> put webmin-0_65_tar.gz
> 200 PORT command successful.
> 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for webmin-0_65_tar.gz.
> 226 Transfer complete.
> ftp: 1058203 bytes sent in 1.27Seconds 833.23Kbytes/sec.
> ftp>
>
> But it happens when dragging and dropping in Explorer (several Samba
> Shares are mapped to drives) saving large files from within programs,
> etc.
>
> For goodness sake I really don't want to load NT on the Alpha, but
> 7.31Kbps is totally unacceptable. The friggin file is just barely over 1
> Meg. 2 and a half minutes? I get better thru put from my T-1. Makes me
> want to just put all my machines on the Internet and transfer everything
> over FTP!!!
>
> This is really driving me nutso. I'll play with the card settings
> tonight until I get tired of rebooting. Anyone remember the Reg Key that
> the MTU is under?
>
> Grr.
> =-=Andrew
I found that moving to Samba 2 brought about a tremendous performance
boost. I don't remember where I found an alpha rpm for it, and I
couldn't find it at ftp.samba, so I uploaded my copy of it to this
location: http://www.idir.net/~jbrewer/files/ Good Luck!
-JB
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J.D. Baldwin)
Subject: Re: Machine name themes - what do you use?
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 22:00:20 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Esmond Pitt
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Just curious to know what themes you use for machine names on your
> > local networks.
>
> I use names of operatic heroines: Leonora, Liu, Mimi, Gioconda,
> Arabella, Violetta, Amelia, Elisabetta, Lucia, Manon, ...
>
> not an endless supply but a fair few of them, and it exercises a good
> part of everybody's brain coming up with the next one
I'm just curious: would Cherubino be considered legal in this scheme?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RH 5.1 fetchmail ?
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:50:47 GMT
Hello all!
the good news: I can now connect to my ISP (yipee!), I can telnet places, I
can FTP, and I can enjoy the dirth of the WWW. Considering I didn't
understand how to mount anything less than 6 days ago, I'd say I'm doing
rather well.
The bad news: mail. I'm using Pine, when I send messages, it takes about 3
minutes (for a very small message)to send, and then it doesn't actually send
it (even though it said it did...those bastards!) I can't quite figure out
how to get my mail either, I futzed around with fetchmail, but I can't quite
seem to get it. I've read the mail and PPP HOWTO's, and have a couple of
books, but they aren't helpful.
I have whatever the standard kernel is with redhat 5.1 (1.2????)
Thanks in advance!
-Bill
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J.D. Baldwin)
Subject: Re: Machine name themes - what do you use?
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:30:48 GMT
In article <7b0g1m$6nh$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Since when is zima a beer?!?
Zima became a "beer" the day that NT became an "operating system."
> While we're on the subject, I'm somewhat amazed to see people name
> lots of computers things that could easily be offensive to others.
I don't know where you live, but I'm in America. EVERYTHING is
offensive to *someone*, and don't think there's not a whole cadre of
professional grievance-mongers just waiting to pounce on the tiniest
slight against . . . well, against anyone or anything. *No* choice
of machine name is safe - not zima, not tinky-winky, not xr4319s
. . . nothing.
> That's fine for personal machines (as in this case), but it doesn't
> seem like a great idea in a corporate environment. The minute you
> name a computer baileysirishcream, Murphy's Law dictates that it's
> going to get assigned to a new employee who's a recovered alcoholic.
Nah, I'd make sure he got assigned nighttrain, or maybe thunderbird.
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Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 18:46:47 +0000
From: Michael John Erskine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.security.firewalls
Subject: Re: Bridge + Firewall: question about IPs and routing.
Shauna Freireich wrote:
> I am researching this type of option too. Could you let me know where to
> find the FAQ concerning the use of a bridge and firewall solution?
>
> Thank you
> shauna
/usr/doc/HOWTO/Firewall-HOWTO.gz
/usr/doc/HOWTO/mini/Bridge+Firewall.gz
/usr/doc/HOWTO/mini/IP*.gz
/usr/doc/Bridge.gz
If you have the documentation installed. If you have a web server installed
browse to /usr/doc/HOWTO.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Holub)
Subject: Re: rlogin vs. telnet
Date: 25 Feb 1999 14:06:20 -0800
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Dan Poynor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
)Are there any pros or cons to using either rlogin or telnet?
Yes, there are lots of cons to both of them. Use ssh.
-Tom
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Douglas E. Mitton)
Subject: Re: ?:Kernel V2.2.-IP Alias-eth0:0 Is Invisible To 'ifconfig"?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:39:24 GMT
Thank you, this solved it! I don't normally take down a single
interface though so I haven't seen the bug.
Bart Dorsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>You will need to get the net-tools 1.50 package.
>
>Incidentally if anyone is listening.. there's ALSO a bug in net-tools 1.50 (or
>the kernel, not sure) that makes it take down the primary interface when you
>take down the aliased interface.
>
>For instance.
>
>ifconfig eth0:0 10.10.10.1
>
>produces.
>
>eth0:0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:C9:82:CE:CA
> inet addr:10.10.10.1 Bcast:10.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> Interrupt:19 Base address:0xfcc0
>
>But when I do.
>
>ifconfig eth0:0 down it takes away the eth0:0 AND eth0
>
>The only way I've found to fix it is to take down eth0:0 with this:
>
>ifconfig eth0:0 0.0.0.0
>
>by setting it to use 0.0.0.0 it disappears from the interfaces list.
>
>
>
>"Douglas E. Mitton" wrote:
>>
>> I have Kernel V2.2.1 up and running just fine. PPP, Masq and all are
>> working ... its just that I have a strange side effect.
>>
>> My Linux machine MASQ's for my kids Win3.11 machine via a PPP dialup
>> connection. In order to make it flexible I IP alias the GATEWAY IP on
>> the same machine as my Linux IP address ... don't know why, I just
>> wanted to treat the GATEWAY x.x.x.1 address special.
>>
>> When I ifconfig to view the ethernet devices only the primary eth0
>> (and of course lo and ppp0) show up, not the eth0:0 alias device. The
>> alias device works, it can be "pinged" and the MASQ setup works fine
>> (the Win3.11 machine points to the x.x.x.1 GATEWAY interface).
>>
>> The V2.0.36 load I was running previously worked just fine as well and
>> was visible in a normal fashion (with ifconfig). Has anyone an
>> explaination or a fix for this situation. Its more of a nuisance than
>> anything else. I've been all through the /proc file system looking
>> for a reference BUT I can't find eth0:0 either.
>>
>> I think all my utilities are upgraded enough. I am a minor release
>> behind on a couple of things and some packages I don't have installed
>> at all ... this is per the V2.2.1 CHANGES file.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any pointers and/or help!
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Subject: Re: [Q} File and Print sharing across a mixed network
From: "Branscombe, Terrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 13:08:51 -0800
David,
You can do this with the samba server, smbd. If you have a RedHat Linux
distribution, an RPM should be either installed already, or on the
CDROM. If not, install the sources. There are several sample config
files in most packages that you can study for ideas as well as the man
page for smb.conf, the config file you place in /etc.
You will also find that Linux/Samba can act as your print server,
allowing the Win95 box to print using its own drivers. It's a matter of
setting up a "raw" printer section in the smb.conf file and tweaking a
few other lines. Caldera has a simple step-by-step guide on its
website:
http://support.calderasystems.com/caldera?solution&11-981001-0007&100-90
7257406&14-0&15-0&25-1&3-samba.printer.raw&30-
Another tip is to ensure that the smbd and nmbd daemons are started
boot. Finally, if you want to permanently mount Win95 shared drives on
your Linux filesystem, make sure you get the smbmount package with samba
and then configire the kernel to support SMB filesystems. Good luck,
and post often.
David Nolan wrote in message <7aukdb$18$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Greetings,
> My apologies if this is covered elsewhere. I looked as thoroughly as
>possible and did not see anything that seemed to relate. I'm attempting
to
>determine if it is possible to share files and printing devices between
my
>linux box and my wife's Win95 box. The printer is connected to the W95
>machine on LPT1. The files we need to share are on the linux box under
>'/mnt/dos'. Any guidance or insights would be greatly appreciated.
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