Linux-Networking Digest #385, Volume #10 Fri, 5 Mar 99 04:13:44 EST
Contents:
PPP configuration ("Brian Walter")
Re: EXTREMELY high numbers of TX errors (M. Buchenrieder)
Re: Help! mgetty FATAL message? (M. Buchenrieder)
Re: NFS and symbolic links (L J Bayuk)
proftpd ("Laurent")
Re: Linux VERY slow to boot (Erik Hensema)
Re: ^^^ Strange Sendmail Problem ^^^ (Erik Hensema)
Re: Linux VERY slow to boot ("William R. Mattil")
Re: Any assistance please? (Jayasuthan [VorHacker])
bind named to interface? (Adrian 'Dagurashibanipal' von Bidder)
Slow Network Linux->Win98=Slow Win98->Linux=Fast ("Mark D. Stevens")
Re: mail to root (Indy)
Re: 3COM etherlink XL probing error ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: funny routing! (Erik Hensema)
Linux integration with Solaris (Matt Delaney)
No rlogin through a Linux Firewall? (Habib Jalili)
Re: Machine name themes - what do you use? (Steve Bellenot)
Re: Newbie query for 3c905b on RedHat 5.0 ("xgp")
Re: Linux VERY slow to boot ("Craig Shields")
Re: Machine name themes - what do you use? ("Bjørn Andreas Wentzel")
Linux networking nukes kernel of SCO box. (Craig Macbride)
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From: "Brian Walter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PPP configuration
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 00:38:13 -0500
Greetings all:
I'm try to get PPP to run. Got the chat script working, and then pppd takes
over, and the line drops. No messages in the log file. Any general ideas?
By the way, I've seen logs with a lot more detail than mine. If I remember
correctly, there was a way to get more detailed information?
TIA
Brian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (M. Buchenrieder)
Subject: Re: EXTREMELY high numbers of TX errors
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 17:15:46 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Clinton Pierce) writes:
>I've been investigating some problems I'm having connecting to some
>sites (the problems may be theirs), and ran across this tidbit:
>(IP address obscured for obvious reasons)
Rubbish. It's either secure, then post the real IP address, or it's
insecure, then you do have bigger problems, anyways.
>[operator@yoda]$ /sbin/ifconfig eth1
>eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:1B:0B:75:D7
> inet addr:xx.v.yyy.zz Bcast:xx.v.yyy.255 Mask:255.255.252.0
> UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:2267604 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
>---> TX packets:955665 errors:362619034 dropped:1403112 overruns:0
> Interrupt:5 Base address:0x340
[...]
Might be everything from a broken T-connector to a broken cable
(assuming nothing else is trying to use IRQ5 and I/O address 0x340).
>[operator@yoda]$ /sbin/ifconfig eth0
>eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:1B:25:C6:F7
> inet addr:192.168.1.20 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:1586668 errors:6 dropped:0 overruns:0
>---> TX packets:42769 errors:530481085 dropped:1575137 overruns:3
> Interrupt:3 Base address:0x300
^^^^
>Very, very high numbers of transmit errors. What is this? The
>interrupts are otherwise unused.
[...]
No. This is the IRQ of the secondary serial port, and this setup
is invalid.
Michael
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Lumber Cartel Unit #456 (TINLC) & Official Netscum
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (M. Buchenrieder)
Subject: Re: Help! mgetty FATAL message?
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 22:17:55 GMT
"Scott MacDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Hi,
>I am getting an, " mgetty FATAL clean_line: got too much junk" error
>message.
[...]
Usually, it's "Huh? junk on the line" , and the meaning is that another
program is trying to open the port without looking for a lockfile
for /dev/ttyS* (or without locking the line at all).
You _are_ starting mgetty from out of /etc/inittab, are you ?
Michael
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Michael Buchenrieder * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.muc.de/~mibu
Lumber Cartel Unit #456 (TINLC) & Official Netscum
Note: If you want me to send you email, don't mungle your address.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (L J Bayuk)
Subject: Re: NFS and symbolic links
Date: 5 Mar 1999 03:01:03 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I moved /usr from the RH5.2 workstation to the RH5.2 bootserver with rdist,
>then mount it on the workstation with NFS. The problem I'm finding, however,
>is that the symbolic links in /usr don't work. For instance,
>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11 has a number of directories in it like fs, xdm, xsm which
>show up which you do an ls -la, but you can't go to them, and, subsequently,
>things which depend upon them, like xdm, are partially broken. I don't see
>anything about links in the NFS man pages, so what's wrong here?
1. NFS resolves symbolic links at the client side, not the server.
2. On my system at least, /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 is itself a link to
/var/X11R6/lib. So the NFS client has to have all the stuff
in /var/X11R6/lib directory.
Generally, you don't share /var between systems.
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From: "Laurent" <"[EMAIL PROTECTED]">
Subject: proftpd
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 14:59:02 +0100
Reply-To: "Laurent" <"[EMAIL PROTECTED]">
I run proftpd 1.2.0pre2, and kernel 2.2.1
I can login from my own network, but I can't behind my gateway, using the
same login and passwd.
What's wrong ?
Please help
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Erik Hensema)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Linux VERY slow to boot
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 14:44:02 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Craig wrote:
>I've just started having a problem getting Linux to boot on my laptop.
>During the boot, it keeps hanging on 'starting sendmail'...then on 'starting
>httpd'....then on 'starting ABD (I think that's right?). I've had to wait
>up to 20 minutes to get to my logon screen!
It's a DNS lookup problem.
Enter your IP's in /etc/hosts, and set /etc/host.conf to "order hosts, bind".
--
Erik Hensema ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Erik Hensema)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: ^^^ Strange Sendmail Problem ^^^
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 14:51:27 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Alvin wrote:
>How do I configure sendmail such that mails going out to the Internet have
>reply headers of my internet account??
/etc/sendmail.cf:
# who I masquerade as (null for no masquerading) (see also $=M)
DMyour.isp.com
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Erik Hensema ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: "William R. Mattil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Linux VERY slow to boot
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 08:11:55 -0600
Craig wrote:
> I've just started having a problem getting Linux to boot on my laptop.
> During the boot, it keeps hanging on 'starting sendmail'...then on 'starting
> httpd'....then on 'starting ABD (I think that's right?). I've had to wait
> up to 20 minutes to get to my logon screen!
>
> Here's the only thing I've changed... I just recently managed to get on my
> LAN and connected to the internet (via the LAN) using one of the two IP's I
> use as I travel between two locations. It was working fine at location "x"
> (which is the IP I used when originally configuring), but when I went to
> location "y" (where I use a different IP) it started this VERY slow boot
> problem.
>
> Since I normally manually change my IP (in the Windows settings) as I travel
> between locations I thought I needed to do that in Linux too.... (I'm sure
> I DO need to do that). So when I finally booted up, I logged in, went to
> linuxconf and changed ONLY my IP address. When I rebooted, it still took
> forever (no change) and once up I couldn't get on the Internet or
> send/receive mail.
> Does any of this make sense to anyone?!?!
> thanks,
> Criag
You changed the IP address of the system but need to update the support files
????
look at /etc/hosts and make sure that it has your machine-name and proper IP
address.
You should also check /etc/resolv.conf as well and confirm that the resolver
can function
as advertised.
HTH
Bill
--
William R. Mattil | Fred Astaire wasn't so great.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Ginger had to do it all backwards
(972) 256-3219 | and... in high heels.
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From: Jayasuthan [VorHacker] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Any assistance please?
Date: 4 Mar 99 14:06:19 GMT
David Kirkpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
do this:
ifconfig -a
--> if this guy didn't detect you eth0 then your ethernetcard not found !
one bug your kernel... I mean compile new kernel with your networkcard
support in it. .... Hope this helps.
: What things are setup in Network Configurator. What are the eth0
: messages on boot and in the logs /var/log/messages?
: What's in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
: What does ifconfig eth0 report?
: Jimmy Bands wrote:
:>
:> In trying to network my Linux machine, I find that Linux does not recognize
:> the "eth0" interface. I know it's there because all the relevant details are
:> available through linuxconf.
:> Additionally, the card was configured during installation with the
:> appropriate drivers.
:>
:> However, "netstat -i" only reveals the loopback driver and "ifconfig eth0"
:> says:
:> eth0:unknown interface.
:>
:> Please help me find my network card.
:>
:> Any assistance or suggestions would be appreciated.
:>
:> Regards,
:> Jimmy Bandouvakis
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[Internal Linux System]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Adrian 'Dagurashibanipal' von Bidder)
Subject: bind named to interface?
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 07:25:19 GMT
Hallo there!
I have a small network at home and named running on the server.
Now, if I am lucky I might get a permanent Internet connection and
would host some domains.
My setup:
[172.16.1.128]-+
[172.16.1.3]---+-----/[172.16.1.1] \
[172.16.1.2]---+ =A6 [dynamic - ppp]=A6------>Internet
[172.17.0.2]---------\[172.16.0.1] /
The gateway is running a (modified) SuSE 6.0 and Kernel 2.2.2 with
masquerading.
I have named running on the gateway with the internal 172.xx
adresses. Now if the ppp interface changes to a statical one and if
I get to host some domains, how can I prevent 'leaking' of the
private adresses? I can't run named of any of the internal computers
b/c (a)they aren't mine or (b) they can't be switched on all the
time and their OS's change quite a lot due to experiments on my
part.
I'd rather not have to use my ISPs nameserver b/c AFAIK they charge
quite a lot.
--
Greets from over there
Dagurashibanipal
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
'What with our wounded who can't walk? We don't leave our own!'
'You're right, Captain. We'll take them. They're field rations'
-- Mary Gentle, 'Grunts!'
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From: "Mark D. Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Slow Network Linux->Win98=Slow Win98->Linux=Fast
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 09:02:15 -0500
Here is my home/office setup:
Machine 1: SUSE 6.0 set up as a simple file server using Samba 2.x.
Machine 2: Win98
Connected via FastEthernet.
If I copy a directory (~300MB) from Win98 to Linux box via Samba takes about 6
minutes... if I go the other way, takes 96 minutes!
I have both hosts/ips pointing to each other in their respective hosts files so DNS
should not be a problem.
I'm still new at this so any help would be appreciated.
- Mark
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From: Indy <indy*nospam*@cwcom.net>
Subject: Re: mail to root
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 14:26:20 +0000
Reply-To: indy*nospam*@cwcom.net
Yan Seiner wrote:
>
> I am trying to collect mail for root on the linux box and read it with
> NS running on an NT box.
>
> I keep getting the message that the login is wrong.
>
> Is there a way to enable root login for mail (pop3) only? Or, can I set
> up mail forwarding for root that forwards to normaluser@linuxbox?
>
You can write a .forward file in the home directory (cd ~) with the
email address of where you want the mail to go.
--
Indy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 3COM etherlink XL probing error
Date: 5 Mar 1999 04:06:57 GMT
newsgroup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm trying to probe my 3com etherlink XL under Slackware 3.6, but it says
> The PCI BIOS has not enabled this device! Updating PCI command 0000->0005.
> eth0: 3Com 3c905 Boomerang 100baseTx at 0xfc40, 00:60:08:96:23:2b, IRQ 255
> *** Warning: IRQ 255 is unlikely to work! ***
> And it's not working. Any idea? This card works fine under Linux on another
> machine.
IRQ 255 is not a real interupt. This card is assigned its I/O port
address and IRQ from the PCI plug-n-play BIOS. You will probably need to
do some adjusting in the BIOS settings. Be sure that you have an IRQ
available for each PCI card that needs one.
--
Charles Rutledge | Liberty is a tenuous gift. Hard to win, easy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | to give away, and no will protect it for you.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Erik Hensema)
Subject: Re: funny routing!
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 14:40:49 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I have linux setup as PPP router. I am using netscape from a Windows 95
>client. I am using apache web server as http proxy. The problem is that I
>can browse the web but cannot read mail or news from my ISP!
No, offcourse not, mail and news don't use http, so a http proxy won't work.
Use IP-Masquerading for smtp and nntp.
>
>My routing table looks like this:
>Kernel IP routing table
>Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
>209.191.13.101 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0
>127.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 lo
>192.168.100.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 22 eth0
>0.0.0.0 209.191.13.101 0.0.0.0 UG
>
># traceroute 205.231.236.9
>traceroute: Warning: Multiple interfaces found; using 192.168.100.1 @ eth0
>traceroute to 205.231.236.9 (205.231.236.9), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
> 1 * * *
>
>why is it using eth0 when it should use ppp0?
It doesn't know which one to use. Try traceroute -i ppp0 foo.bar.net
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Erik Hensema ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Matt Delaney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux integration with Solaris
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 15:15:09 +0100
I would be interested in hearing from people that have experience with
network integration of linux and Solaris. Are there any documents that
cover this topic specifically? Also, can anybody tell me when Linux
NFS will provide locking so it can serve a Solaris client?
--
__________________________________
Matt Delaney
System Manager
Stockholm Observatory
133 36 Saltsjöbaden SWEDEN
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
tel: +46 8 164463
fax: +46 8 7174719
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From: Habib Jalili <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.security.firewalls
Subject: No rlogin through a Linux Firewall?
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 08:48:34 +0100
Hi,
I have a firewall with ip_masquerading enabled.
linux A <-> firewall (linux B) <-> internet
It works fine with telnet and ftp from the linux A to internet. But
rloging from Linux A returns the saying error permission denied. Rlogin
from Linux A to LAN and rlogin from firewall (Linux B) to internet and
to LAN does work too.
I have tried it with -P all. No chance.
If any idea, please an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Many Thanks
Habib
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Bellenot)
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.solaris
Subject: Re: Machine name themes - what do you use?
Date: 4 Mar 1999 13:48:31 GMT
Some i've seen that haven't been mentioned yet (i think):
greek letters: alpha, beta, ... omega
system calls: pipe, kill, socket,
clutter:chaos, entropy, disorder, tangle
musical instruments: cello, flute, drum
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From: "xgp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie query for 3c905b on RedHat 5.0
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 20:03:27 +0530
thanks laurent i made some more research and managed to get it boot with
slackware 2.0.35 kernal so iguess i will just have to do some patch work
here
have a nice day
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From: "Craig Shields" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Linux VERY slow to boot
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 09:33:54 -0500
>It's a DNS lookup problem.
>Enter your IP's in /etc/hosts, and set /etc/host.conf to "order hosts,
bind".
Can I enter both of my IP's so that I don't have to change it manually each
time? If not, is there any other way of doing this?.... i.e., some utility
I can install.
One other option I have is to get my NIC ethernet address registered on our
DHCP server. Would this be the easiest way?
Craig
>
>--
>Erik Hensema ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>
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From: "Bjørn Andreas Wentzel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Machine name themes - what do you use?
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 13:16:47 +0100
Mark Parity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7b6i5t$bk3$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>Pokie, Gumby, Minga, Blockhead, Prickle, Wallace, and Grommit
>
>I need help with other claymation characters
>
>At one place I worked the Novell servers were psycho and neuro and the
disks
>were sys and logy giving:
> psycho\sys: and psycho\logy:
> neuro\sys: and neuro\logy:
>
I name them after the movie "The 5th element" ..
korben is the server
zorg is my personal comp.
leeloo is my girlfriends.
stargate is the gate
then I am attached to my computers network where we use.
xxyyzz.
xx= pc/svr
yy= branch
zz = 01, 02 ,03
cliq
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Crossposted-To: comp.unix.sco.misc,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Linux networking nukes kernel of SCO box.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Craig Macbride)
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 06:06:37 GMT
Easy way to crash SCO OSR 5.0.5 kernel:
1) Attach Linux machine to network, with lpd pointed at SCO box.
2) Wait about 2 hours.
3) SCO kernel panics with trap type E in kernel function tcp_linput while
running lpd.
(In particular, this happens with 5.2 Redhat running 2.0.36 Linux kernel
and SCO 5.0.5 with rs505a and app477a loaded.)
I'd like to request that Linux developers try to nuke Windoze boxes
and leave SCO boxes alone. :-)
--
Craig Macbride <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
=======================http://amarok.glasswings.com.au/~craig===============
"It's a sense of humour like mine, Carla, that makes me proud
to be ashamed of myself." - Captain Kremmen
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