Linux-Networking Digest #762, Volume #10 Tue, 6 Apr 99 02:13:34 EDT
Contents:
New to Linux, needs documentation (Michel Harding)
Re: ipfwadm (Howard Mann)
Re: Samba - lmhosts - password? ("Gary W. Sandvik")
Re: Best Free X Windows Server for Win95/98 Box on Samba/Linux Network? (Eugene
VonNiederhausern)
Problem with modem after kernal upgrade to 2.2.3 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: ipfwadm question with DSL (Howard Mann)
rpm for 8.9.3 ("Jonas")
PPTP Linux Server Released! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: 3c509B + 2.0.36 + 486/66 = badness (Anthony Shipman)
Re: Newbie's networking woes (RTL-8029) (Jason Turner)
second ethercard interrupts ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Two PCI NICs on same IRQ (Matt Pokress)
Re: Multilink PPP/MP 0.9 (Fredrick DeQuan Lee)
Re: NIC in Linux ("Ng, Choon Hooi")
Re: Lat for linux ? ("Max Scane")
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From: Michel Harding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: New to Linux, needs documentation
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 23:43:10 -0400
Hi,
I've recently installed Red Hat Linux 5.2. I've also installed KDE. My
objective is to setup a home network to learn about Linux. I've found
the HOW-TOs and documentation on networking to be excellent, but I have
trouble mapping to my own installation. The doc refers to files not on
my system, .... I have still started from inittab and from there it's
a mess.
I have two nic cards, configured and all. One will be connected to a
ADSL modem soon. For starters, I want to connect my laptop (I have a
little Intel hub) to my "server". I installed a DNS and it looks ok. I
may have a few problems with netmasks and routes, but localhost pings
both ways. I also installed a class C network IP address and mapped it
as a DNS. I'm also looking at installing Samba (it is installed but it
needs to be configured).
Now a problem I have is that most of the stuff starts OK, but sendmail
is slow to start (looking for something and then time's out), so is
htppd, smb, ...
Can someone point this newbie to docs that map really well to Red Hat
5.2? It's got to be easy! In the mean time, I'm reading up on Linux and
hope I can learn quick cause I'm anxious to get things connected (my old
Microsoft habits I'm trying to kick.
Thanks and I'm glad to be aboard and working on the real deal!
Mike Harding
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From: Howard Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ipfwadm
Date: 6 Apr 1999 04:38:51 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
bewildered <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> ipfwadm is not anywhere on my system (that i can find)
>
> where do i get the binary?
>
> i downloaded the source but it won't compile
>
If you can use a RPM package : http://rufus.w3.org/linux/RPM
Cheers,
--
Howard Mann
http://www.newbielinux.com
(a LINUX website for newbies)
Smart Linuxers search at: http://www.dejanews.com/home_ps.shtml
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From: "Gary W. Sandvik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Samba - lmhosts - password?
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 21:54:49 -0500
Hi,
Your Lmhosts file contains IP to name resolution for "your " network.
If your machine 'P200' has an IP as 192.168.0.1
then your Lmhosts file might be;
# sample Lmhosts file
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.0.1 P200.WorkGroup P200
192.168.0.2 P200a.WorkGroup P100a
192.168.0.3 P200b.WorkGroup P200b
192.168.0.4 Windows1.WorkGroup Windows1
192.168.0.99 Windows2.WorkGroup Windows2
# end of Lmhosts
BTW, also to be sure to setup the smbpasswd file for your users.
You might want to also check out the HowTo for Samba and anyother howto that
is relevant to your problem.
--
Regards and God Speed,
Gary
Gary W. Sandvik
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
309-676-0224 (fax)
Grimteck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7eb5fi$22$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I am running SuSE 5.2 on a linux box and Win98 on a windoze box
> I have networked the two together using ethernet cards,
> it is all running i have varified the cards are working
> and cabled correctly as i can ping bothways on both machines,
> I understand the only way to see the network is to use samba!
> I have therefore set it up well tried to, but when i enter
>
> smbclient file://p200/tmp
> i get the following [p200 is the name of my win98 box]
>
> Added interface ip=169.254.169.2 bcast=169.254.255.255 nmask = 255.255.0.0
> startlmhosts: Can't open lmhosts file /etc/lmhosts. error was no such file
> or directory
> [there is no such file lmhosts in my /etc directory I dont know what this
> file is for or how to set it up :( there is no man file for it either
]
> Got a possitive name querry responce from 169.254.169.2 (169.254.169.2)
> servertime is Mon Apr 19:44:30 1999
> timezone is utc-0.0
> password
>
> [now i dont know what password it wants so i have tried my root password
for
> linux both in upper and lower case, also my user password and my windoze
> password , again in both cases. But I get:- ]
> Security=Share
> SMBtconX failed. ERRSRV - ERRinvnetname <invalid network name in tree
> connect.>
> Perhaps you are using the wrong share name, username or password?
> Some servers insist that there be in uppercase
>
> if i enter smbclient -L p200
> i do get a list of all the shared harddirve i have set up on the windoze
> box!!
>
> I think that one this has been sorted out the network should work fine -
can
> anyone help me with this
> any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
>
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From: Eugene VonNiederhausern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Best Free X Windows Server for Win95/98 Box on Samba/Linux Network?
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 22:09:54 -0500
John F. McKee wrote:
> I'd like to know how, when running the viewer from NT, to be able to view as a
> KDE Desktop. For example, if user "ccm" telnets to Linux, starts a vncserver
> session, then launches vncviewer, the desktop that appears is not his default
> KDE-style desktop but a "fvm" (sp) style.
>
> How do I get that beautiful KDE desktop to appear in the vncviewer window?
>
> TIA,
>
> On Sat, 03 Apr 1999, Leslie Mikesell wrote:
> >In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> >John Hardin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >>Erm.
> >>Just to clarify, VNC is *not* an X server. It is a facility for remotely
> >>viewing the system console of a different machine.
> >
> >Indeed, it is different but that isn't quite the whole story either.
> >It is really a remote frame buffer, and what is in the frame may
> >be an X server from another machine.
> >
> >>If you happen to be running an X server on the machine whose console you're
> >>viewing it may *look* like you're running an X server...
> >
> >When the host is windows NT or 95 you are limited to viewing the
> >system console since there is no concept of multiple screens. If
> >the host is running X, vnc actually creates a different desktop
> >visible only from the viewer - it does not use the same sesssion
> >as is on the console. For some things this is nicer than the
> >traditional remote usage of X because you can create long-running
> >sessions that you can grab from various locations when you need
> >to interact or check progress.
> >
> > Les Mikesell
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
There is a startx (or something similar to that) script in the .vnc directory in
your ~ directory. You can take out twm and start what ever you wish.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Problem with modem after kernal upgrade to 2.2.3
Date: 6 Apr 1999 03:01:02 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Help, after upgrading my kernal on a Redhat/Mandrake system my modem will not
respond to commands. I linked /dev/modem to /dev/ttyS0 but taht did not help. I am
sure I am doing something silly, please advise...
Junior Thompson
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From: Howard Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ipfwadm question with DSL
Date: 6 Apr 1999 04:46:50 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
KK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a DSL line coming into my house and want to be able to host one
> machine on the inside that can be accessed from the general Internet
> (telnet, etc)(machine 1), but I also want
> to be able to attach an additional computer (machine 2) on the inside to
> do some surfing on. I only have 1 IP address, and my initial thought is
> that with masquerading, I could have both machines behind the linux fw,
> but I don't think it would be possible for me to access the machine 1
> because from my understanding, masquerading is mostly for sharing
> outbound connections.
Nope. Both ways.
> Does anyone have any suggestions or comments
It can be done. _All_ you need is at: http://rlz.ne.mediaone.net/linux
(One of the best linux-related websites anywhere.)
Cheers,
--
Howard Mann
http://www.newbielinux.com
(a LINUX website for newbies)
Smart Linuxers search at: http://www.dejanews.com/home_ps.shtml
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From: "Jonas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.mail.sendmail,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: rpm for 8.9.3
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 22:33:00 +0200
Hi
I'm using RedHat 5.2 with kernel 2.2.5 and I want to upgrade sendmail 8.8.7
to 8.9.3 but I would prefer to use rpm. On sendmail.org I could only find
tar.gz distro.
Can anybody post a list of the rpms I need for the upgrade and perhaps a
link.
TIA /Jonas
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: PPTP Linux Server Released!
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 05:12:44 GMT
I have written a GPL'd PPTP Server for Linux (codenamed "PoPToP"). Here's a
link to the page: "http://www.moretonbay.com/vpn/pptp.html". I'm hoping to
get others involved in its development. Below is a quick summary of "PoPToP".
Introducing PoPToP ================== PoPToP is the PPTP server solution for
linux. To date no real solution has existed if you wished to include Linux
servers in PPTP established VPNs. PoPToP resolves that problem by allowing
Linux servers to function seamlessly in the PPTP VPN environment. This
enables administrators to leverage the considerable benefits of both
Microsoft and Linux. The current prerelease version supports both Windows NT
PPTP clients PPTP Linux clients. Future releases will support Windows 98 and
Win2000 PPTP clients. PoPToP is free GNU software.
The PoPTop prerelease server is not fully optimised. It has been released
early so as to encourage other developers to become involved in its
development. On release, PoPToP will be compliant with IETF PPTP Internet
Draft and it will seamlessly support Windows PPTP clients with the full range
of encryption and authentication features.
Features
========
PoPToP version 0.7.37:
- Works with standard Windows NT PPTP clients
- Works with C. S. Ananian's PPTP Linux clients
- PoPToP is, and will remain, totally free under the GNU GPL
Where can I get PoPToP?
=======================
The PoPToP server is free software, licensed under the terms of the GPL. The
latest version of the Linux PPTP Server is 0.7.37 and the source code can be
downloaded from our web page: http://www.moretonbay.com/vpn/pptp.html
Where in the world is Moreton Bay? ================================== Moreton
Bay is a nirvanic slice of the Australian coast extending from the Gold Coast
and the Sunshune Coast. Moreton Bay is also an Australian communications
company that delivers innovative RAS solutions - from industrial strength
multiport modems to VPN routers. The company recently ported Linux to the
Motorola Cold Fire processor and has just announced the first release of a
Linux PPTP server.
Credits
=======
PoPToP was written by Matthew Ramsay with help from others in the RnD team at
Moreton Bay www.moretonbay.com. The code also builds on an earlier PPTP linux
client developed by C. S. Ananian. You can contact Matthew at
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anthony Shipman)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: 3c509B + 2.0.36 + 486/66 = badness
Date: 6 Apr 1999 03:48:27 GMT
Warren Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Anthony Shipman wrote:
>>
>> This is not the usual suite of problems. The driver works, the card
>> talks to other machines on the LAN, but when I try to transfer files I
>> get a very large Rx error rate on the 3c509B. The source of the
>> transfer is a P150 with a PCI card. Typically 1 out of 6 to 1 out of 10
>> packets received from the P150 machine result in a frame or overrun
>> error. The result is a net throughput of only a few KB/s.
>Whose stack is running on the Pentium? If it's a particularly broken
>network stack, it might not be handling things like acks, the source
>quench mechanism or the TCP window correctly. That'd cause the fast
>Pentium to choke the slow 486 because it's ignoring the "help, you're
>flooding me!" indications from the 486.
>--
>= Warren -- http://www.cyberport.com/~tangent/
>= ICBM Address: 36.8274040 N, 108.0204086 W, alt. 1714m
>= Chain tagline - Stolen 378 times - Add 1 when stolen.
The Pentium is running Linux 2.0.35. It turns out the major problem was
that the card was a 3c509, not a 3c509B. Now I have the B card in I
get around 280KB/s but with still a lot of overruns. I expect that I
could improve things by reducing the window size on the P150 but I want
it to also talk fast to other Pentiums. I expect I'll just live with
the 280KB/s on the slow machine.
--
Anthony Shipman, "You've got to be taught before it's too late,
AAII, Melbourne, Australia Before you are six or seven or eight,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] To hate all the people your relatives hate,
+61 3 92477679 You've got to be carefully taught." R&H
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From: Jason Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie's networking woes (RTL-8029)
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 15:49:44 +1200
Gustaf,
David had some good points about hardware. If that doesn't fix it, try
netstat -r (the "r" stands for "routing"). This will print out the routing
tables. There should be a big mess like this....
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt
Iface
localnet * 255.255.255.255 UH 1500 0 0
eth0
If it's not hardware, the problem's usually here (in fact, the problem is
usually here more often than it's in the hardware). The quickest way to
change this is to run "/usr/sbin/gated" or "/usr/sbin/routed -q". Either
of these will update your routing tables automatically. Run this on both
machines. Should do the trick. I don't use SuSE, so I don't know how to
make it run such programs at boot. In Slackware, the command to start
this is located in /etc/rc.d/rc.inet2. No idea what handy config tools
might exist to tweak this. Any SuSE gurus out there know? I'm addicted
to the command prompt ;).
Hope this helps
Jason
Gustaf Tham wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My Linux boxes refuse to talk to each other.
>
> I have two PC's, each running SuSE Linux 6.0, and each fitted with
> a Realtek RTL-8029 PCI networking card.
>
> I connected these with coax, no hub.
>
> At boot, each card is reported as;
>
> ne2k-pci.c: PCI NE 2000 clone RealTek RTL-8029 at I/O =x7400 IRQ 15 ..
> and
> eth0: PCI NE 2000 etc.
>
> netstat -i reports a dummy and an eth0 interface.
>
> As ethernet address I use 10.0.0.1 and 2 respectively.
> Mask is 255.255.255.0, and broadcast is 10.0.0.255
>
> When I ping the other computer, there is 100% packet loss.
> When I ping the computer I'm working at, network is reported as
> unreachable.
>
> What gives?
>
> How do I for instance know, that the autosensing is working, such that
> the BNC (cheapernet) connection is used?
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated
>
> Gustaf Tham
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.misc
Subject: second ethercard interrupts
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 04:43:13 GMT
I have two ethercards on my RedHat 5.2 box, one connected to the
internet, while the one to the LAN. I am getting the following
messages in /var/log/messages, and I wonder what may be the cause.
Thanks for any pointers!
Apr 5 21:39:28 adsl-216-102-197-101 kernel: eth1: Interrupted while
interrupts are masked! isr=0x0 imr=0x0.
Apr 5 21:40:01 adsl-216-102-197-101 kernel: eth1: Interrupted while
interrupts are masked! isr=0x0 imr=0x0.
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From: Matt Pokress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Two PCI NICs on same IRQ
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 21:25:42 -0400
I am trying to set up a masquerading server with my MediaOne cable
modem. I have the first NIC in, and it is recognized properly (that is
how I am currently connected). When I add the second card (eth1), and
reboot the lilo prompts indicate that both cards are on IRQ11. This
causes eth0 to stop working.
eth0 is tulip based, eth1 is a Netgear FA-310TX (also supposed to be
tulip based, but it came with its own tulip.c. I have not compiled it
yet).
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Fredrick DeQuan Lee)
Subject: Re: Multilink PPP/MP 0.9
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 05:42:31 GMT
Multilink PPP is up and running on kernel 2.2.2. MP 0.9 currently works with
Livingston Portmasters running 3.3.3 or higher, Linux, and NT boxes. For the
majority of people, this means that MP is now a reality for linux fans. Anyways,
check out http://linux-mp.terz.de or http://linux_mp.listbot.com for more info.
L8r,
Flee
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From: "Ng, Choon Hooi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NIC in Linux
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 13:04:37 +0800
Not sure what exacly you want to configure for your nic. But, I presumed you have
your nic detected at boot time. To configure your ip addr, hostname, subnet, etc,
just type at the prompt, 'netconfig' and follow the steps. I am using 3c509 nic
too, and linux can get along with it very well.
Ian wrote:
> I'm trying to configure a 3Com 3c509b ISA NIC in Red Hat Linux 5. What would
> be the best way for me to do this?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ian
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From: "Max Scane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Lat for linux ?
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 15:05:52 +1000
Digital never released the specifications for LAT so I doubt if you will
ever see an open source implementation of it.
They did release the specification for DECnet and there is a phase IV end
node implementation under Linux.
Check out http://linux.dreamtime.org/decnet/ Assuming your VAXen have
DECnet on them you should be able to use CTERM (set host in VMS speak) or
DECnet/X to establish a terminal session, much the same way as you would use
LAT.
Matt Payton wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
I work in an environment with multiple os' including NT, WFW, *nix, netware
and
VMS. VMS is running on a Dec Vax, and currently the only way we have of
connecting to it is via a novell server which translates IPX/IP into lat.
Our
Novell implementation is less than stable, and has been getting worse since
the
introduction of Netware5. So, are there any products/projects out there
that
could take the place of our Novell machine, and run on Linux (or any othe
*nix
for that matter ) ?
--
Matt
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