Linux-Networking Digest #711, Volume #10 Fri, 2 Apr 99 00:13:54 EST
Contents:
Re: Slow ethernet LAN driving me crazy!! ("jeff")
Downloading with Netscape ("Paul Bary")
Re: samba and windows passwords (Nick Farley)
Re: RedHat Lousy Support (Edward Lee)
Re: MS-LINUX ("Dan M. Johnson (LinuxBox1)(bagzman)")
Re: Installing 3com 3c509 ethernet card with Redhat 5.2 ("Irving R. Rebenowicz")
Re: Why does my Epson Stylus Color II keep spitting out garbage?!!$%@*& ("gemron")
Re: Mounting a vfat directory (not partition) ("Eugene")
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From: "jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Slow ethernet LAN driving me crazy!!
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 18:08:24 -0800
Had a similar problem once only my LAN was bigger consisted of many win9X
and NT clients as well as NeXT and two HP boxes I also had two Linux
boxes. Turned out that I had both boxes running routed and gated.
Reconfigured the boxes so only the box I designated as my Linux server would
run routed and gated.
This solved my problem.
Some symptoms I had that I don't see listed, and you may not be having are
that if I did a traceroute both the Linux boxes showing up as router in the
hop count. Also ping would send back replies in groups of four showing
increased packet loss each time.
just some thoughts
good luck
Stavros C. Kassinos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi thank you for your response Bob.
>
> This is a new setup that never worked at the correct speed.
>
> In the meantime I have done some additional testing and here are some
> new facts:
>
> When I ftp from client to server I get 5kb/sec. When I ftp from server
> to client I get .7Mb/sec. An assymetric problem as you describe.
>
> I run ping "ping -f -s 100", "ping -f -s 200" etc. between the two
> machines and I get inceasing packet loss with increasing packet size.
> Loss gets upto 35% -- too high. I also get duplicates.
>
> On the client box, Ifconfig gives some frame errors:
>
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:CC:27:4D:36
> inet addr:192.168.0.27 Bcast:192.168.0.255
> Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING PROMISC MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:2705 errors:179 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:179
>
> The cards on the two machines
> Server: eth0 to ISP Kingston 110TX using tulip driver
> eth1 to LAN 3com 3c905
>
> Client: eth0 to LAN LinkSys EtherFast 110TX (LNE 100) using Tulip
> driver.
>
> Thank you for you help and any new ideas :)
>
> Bob Hauck wrote:
> >
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > "Stavros C. Kassinos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > PROBLEM: The connection, even the local one just between Box-1 and
> > > Box-2, is slow. FTP transfer rates are only 1-5Kb/sec!!
> >
> > Did it ever work, or is this a new problem? If it never worked
> > I would look first at configuration...is routing correct, are you
> > seeing errors in /var/log/messages, does ifconfig show the
> > correct setup for the card, etc.
> >
> > If it used to work and just quit, it's probably hardware. I had
> > something like it happen when one of my ethernet cards decided it
> > didn't need to generate interrupts. The weird thing was that the
> > slowness was not symmetric. 1->2 was faster than 2->1.
> >
> > It could also be a bad cable, bad hub, or gremlins.
> >
> > --
> > 15:15:00 up 36 days, 5:38, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
>
> --
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Stavros C. Kassinos | [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
> | Office: (650)-723-0546 |
> Center for Turbulence Research | Fax: (650)-723-4548 |
> Stanford University | www.stanford.edu/~kassinos |
> --------------------------------------------------------------
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From: "Paul Bary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Downloading with Netscape
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 17:37:20 -0700
I was hoping to obtain the correct settings to download files via Netscape
rather than opening them which appears to be the default behavior. I presume
this is done thru preferences/netscape/applications and
associating gz files with tar but I am at a loss when it demands mime
settings...many thanks
Paul
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From: Nick Farley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: samba and windows passwords
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 03:56:10 GMT
Subject: Samba and Windows NT Password Handling
=============================================================================
There are some particular issues with Samba and Windows NT.
Passwords:
==========
One of the most annoying problems with WinNT is that NT refuses to
connect to a server that is in user level security mode and that
doesn't support password encryption unless it first prompts the user
for a password.
This means even if you have the same password on the NT box and the
Samba server you will get prompted for a password. Entering the
correct password will get you connected only if Windows NT can
communicate with Samba using a compatible mode of password security.
All versions of Windows NT prior to 4.0 Service Pack 3 could negotiate
plain text (clear text) passwords. Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 changed
this default behaviour so it now will only handle encrypted passwords.
The following registry entry change will re-enable clear text password
handling:
Run regedt32.exe and locate the hive key entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rdr\Parameters\
Add the following value:
EnablePlainTextPassword:REG_DWORD=1
Alternatively, use the NT4_PlainPassword.reg file in this directory (either
by double clicking on it, or run regedt32.exe and select "Import Registry
File" from the "Registry" Menu).
The other major ramification of this feature of NT is that it can't
browse a user level non-encrypted server unless it already has a
connection open. This is because there is no spot for a password
prompt in the browser window. It works fine if you already have a
drive mounted (for example, one auto mounted on startup).
=====================================================================
Printing:
=========
When you mount a printer using the print manager in NT you may find
the following info from Matthew Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
useful:
============
I noticed in your change-log you noted that some people were
still unable to use print manager under NT. If this is the same problem
that I encountered, it's caused by the length of time it takes NT to
determine if the printer is ready.
The problem occurs when you double-click on a printer to connect it to
the NT machine. Because it's unable to determine if the printer is ready
in the short span of time it has, it assumes it isn't and gives some
strange error about not having enough resources (I forget what the error
is). A solution to this that seems to work fine for us is to click
once on the printer, look at the bottom of the window and wait until
it says it's ready, then clilck on "OK".
By the way, this problem probably occurs in our group because the
Samba server doesn't actually have the printers - it queues them to
remote printers either on other machines or using their own network
cards. Because of this "middle layer", it takes an extra amount of
time for the NT machine to get verification that the printer queue
actually exists.
I hope this helped in some way...
Chris Snyder wrote:
> I'm having trouble getting my NT box to be able to log into the samba
> server. I can see the Linux box in the network neighborhood but I can't
> log on to it. Is there some sort of jiggery pokery with encrypted
> passwords and such?
> Please help me!
> Thanks in advance,
> -chris snyder
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From: Edward Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: RedHat Lousy Support
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 16:52:56 -0800
IMHO, R^'s marketing target is for the pre-installed machines like D?ll,
which cost $100 to install the "free OS". How much of that goes to R^?
If people have enough problems with generic hardware,
may be they will turn to brand-names.
===========================================
Disclaimer:
Reluctant user of R^ and M$
R^ and M$ are ~TM of ...
I am not speaking on behalf of my employer
svrk wrote:
> I agree in totality. I got the same reply for my sound card problem.
> For another problem I got a reply in TWO lines explaining the solution.
> I think the support staff are not motivated enough to help people use RedHat
> Linux....
>
> Raj.
>
> Allen wrote:
>
> > I just had my paid support treatment today after 36 hours waiting...
> >
> > Question:
> > I have just installed a 2nd NIC on my RedHat 5.2. I added an entry in
> > /etc/config.modules for this EtherExpress 16 ISA card (same as the 1st NIC)
> > and rebooted the PC. It is now hung on bootup.
> >
> > How do I stop the hanging? (ie. be able to log in again without reinstalling
> > RedHat).
> >
> > RedHat Support reply:
> > Unfortunately, the sort of configuration you ask about doesn't�t come under
> > the installation support we provide.
> >
> > Any dummy can provide this kind of support. It's NOT support. It's all BS.
> >
> > I think I get better support than RedHat! I should not waste money and time
> > with RedHat.
> >
> > Allen
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From: "Dan M. Johnson (LinuxBox1)(bagzman)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.linux.sux,alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.caldera,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.protocols.smb
Subject: Re: MS-LINUX
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 20:32:22 -0800
APRIL FOOLS =)
TURBO1010 wrote:
> hought you might like an early peek at this. It'll be going out over
> the wire shortly.
>
> Microsoft Announces MS-Linux
>
> The flexible "grassroots" operating system, now with the quality and
> enterprise-level service and support customers expect from Microsoft
>
> REDMOND, Wash., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced
> the forthcoming release of MS-Linux(R), a new version of the well-known
> Linux(R) operating system designed for the enterprise.
>
> "Prior to the development of MS-Linux, enterprise customers wouldn't
> dream of deploying mission-critical applications on an unsupported
> operating
> system," said Jim Allchin, senior vice president of Microsoft's personal
> and
> business systems group. "All that has now changed."
>
> Maximum compatibility and performance
>
> While other versions of Linux offer a variety of immature and largely
> incompatible windowing environments, MS-Linux includes an implementation
> of
> the familiar Microsoft(R) Windows(R) desktop, minimizing corporate
> training
> costs and allowing the hundreds of millions of Windows users worldwide
> to be
> productive right away.
>
> MS-Linux provides a complete implementation of the Win32(R) API,
> enabling many of the thousands of applications written for the Microsoft
> Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT(R), and Windows 2000 operating
> systems to
> run unchanged on MS-Linux. Microsoft will offer support for future
> releases
> of the Microsoft Office suite of productivity applications and the
> BackOffice family of server products running on MS-Linux. In addition,
> many
> existing MS-DOS(R) and SCO Unix programs will run on MS-Linux without
> modification. Benchmark tests performed by independent laboratories have
> shown that MS-Linux is the world's fastest Windows file server.
>
> A groundswell of support from industry
>
> A number of leading development tool vendors will announce support for
> MS-Linux, including Bristol Technology Inc., Compuware Corp., Cygnus
> Solutions, Fujitsu Microelectronics Inc., Intel Corp., Metrowerks Inc.,
> Rational Software Corp., Sybase Inc., and Tower Technology.
>
> "The new Linux distribution from Microsoft gives the operating system
> the credibility it needs to gain a foothold in organizations where it
> has
> never gone before," said Jon Hall, Executive Director of Linux
> International, a non-profit Linux advocacy organization. Microsoft will
> become a corporate member of Linux International, and will make a
> substantial donation of funds and equipment to the organization. "Linux
> International looks forward to working with Microsoft for the benefit of
> current and future Linux users," added Hall.
>
> According to VA Research President and CEO Larry Augustin, "VA Research
> is delighted that Microsoft is entering the fast-growing market for
> computers powered by Linux." VA Research has announced plans to bundle
> MS-Linux and selected Microsoft Office and BackOffice products with its
> powerful server, workstation, and laptop computers. VA Research has also
> agreed to make Microsoft its exclusive supplier of Linux-based operating
> systems going forward. "Having the Office and BackOffice suites running
> on
> computers from VA Research will give us a huge advantage in the
> marketplace," said Augustin.
>
> Microsoft has engaged well-known author and programmer Eric S. Raymond
> to advise the company on certain intellectual property issues related to
> Linux. Raymond's paper "The Cathedral of the Bizarre" was a key factor
> in
> Microsoft's decision to develop a Linux product. "While Microsoft will
> not
> immediately release the source code for its version of Linux, the
> company
> has promised to do so eventually," said Raymond. "That's good enough for
> me."
>
> "The Linux community and Microsoft are a great fit," says Linus
> Torvalds, creator of Linux. "After all, we both have the same goal,
> which is
> total world domination."
>
> Separately, Microsoft has announced the opening of a new recruiting
> center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. "Microsoft is always
> looking for talented individuals to join our team," said Mike Murray,
> Microsoft's vice president of human resources and administration. "We
> often
> recruit in communities that are expected to have significant numbers of
> folks looking for work in the near future."
>
> Pricing and availability
>
> Microsoft expects to release English and international versions of
> MS-Linux Version 3.1 for Intel- and RISC-based computers on or before
> April
> 1, 2000. Pricing has not been announced.
>
> About Microsoft
> Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
> software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of
> products
> and services, each designed with the mission of making it easier and
> more
> enjoyable to take advantage of people using personal computers every
> day.
>
> Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Win32, BackOffice, MS-Linux, and Linux
> are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the
> United States and/or other countries. Other product and company names
> herein
> may be trademarks of their respective owners.
> Happy Surfing,
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From: "Irving R. Rebenowicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Installing 3com 3c509 ethernet card with Redhat 5.2
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 20:31:53 -0800
There's some wierdness with that card. If you run ifconfig and see that
you're hardware address is all FF's you need to power down, then power back
up (cold boot) the machine. There are a lot of good posts on dejanews
(http://www.dejanews.com) about that card
Chris Plachta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to set up an Ethernet connection to use with my Ascend P50
> ISDN router. I've already installed Redhat 5.2, but I did not have the
> Ethernet card when I performed the install, so /dev/eth0 is not
> configured.
>
> What is the easiest way to get this device set up? Should I go back into
> the Redhat installation program and select "upgrade", or should is there
> an easier/cleaner way to do this?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> Chris Plachta
> Alcatel USA
> Phone: 707-792-7271
> FAX: 707-792-6310
>
>
>
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From: "gemron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why does my Epson Stylus Color II keep spitting out garbage?!!$%@*&
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 00:01:37 -0500
Crossposted-To:
comp.periphs.printers,linux.samba,linux.redhat.misc,comp.protocols.smb,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc,microsoft.public.windowsnt.misc
Take it to Kinko's
Ed Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7duhtf$mpg$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> GTK+ wrote:
> >
> > Help me please!!!! Whenever I turn on my printer, and lpd is running
on
> > my Linux machine that it is hooked up to, it just spits out garbage
> > forever. How do I clear the memory on the printer so that it doesn't
spit
> > out all this crap anymore?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
> >
> > Also, I was wondering if anyone knew how to correctly use Windows NT
> > Workstation 4.0 (SP4) as the client for my Samba 2.0.3 shared printer.
I
> > have Zenographics SuperPrint 5.0 installed on the NT Workstation, and
it's
> > supposed to allow network printing.
> >
> > UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The least help I could get is HOW TO CLEAR the
memory
> > on my Epson Stylus Color II inket printer!!!! Please help me I need to
> > use the printer to print out my TAX RETURNS BEFORE APRIL 15!!!
> >
> > Thanks to anyone who can help me! :)
>
> Sounds like you have a file in the print queue which can't be deciphered
by the
> printer driver. Try using lpc to clear it.
>
> man lpc
>
> for hints...
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From: "Eugene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mounting a vfat directory (not partition)
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 03:46:28 GMT
My only *real* suggestion is format the partition ext2 and make your life
easier. I really don't understand why you don't want to do that. vfat
provides zero security.
If you do want to screw around with it, here is a hint. I heard of a trick
called a loopback nfs mount, a situation in which a host mounts an nfs share
from itself. Not sure how well it would work but you can give it a try.
oh, regarding the problem with network neighbourhood, it's possible that
some machines will not show up there, but they will still be accessible. Try
doing start->run \\machine_name Microsoft is indeed clueless (when it comes
to writing software at least).
--
"Ein Folk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft's slogan
JC Pollman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> At work we have about 30 machines running Windows and a linux file server.
Our
> lan goes thru a "cutin" server which causes problems: some of the Windows
boxes
> can use network neighborhood fine and others can not. It seems that
Windows 95 a
> and b are having all the problems. Even stranger, although they can not
see
> anything, everyone else can see them. Microsoft is clueless.
>
> Anyway, I want to set up an ftp server in linux so that they can at least
get
> and put files on the server. The disk with all the files is formated with
vfat
> (yah, I know all my problems would be solved by making it ext2, but that
is not
> going to happen - trust me.) Some of the files on the server are rather
> sensitive, so I do not want people being able to go wherever they want.
There
> are three partitions on the disk and about four major directories in each
> partition. I could repartition the disk and give each major directory its
own
> partition, but that would be very inefficient. The obvious answer would
seem to
> be: use chroot on their home directories. But it does not work with
mounted
> vfat partitions. What I would like do is: keep the disk as is and mount
> individual directories with specific rw privledges so that ftp is only
available
> to them in certain directories. Is this possible?
>
> TIA
> JC Pollman
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