Linux-Networking Digest #768, Volume #9 Sun, 3 Jan 99 21:13:34 EST
Contents:
Re: help! (Kevin Martin)
Re: Support for Xircom PE III ("Paul Hanson")
SAMBA Linux to NT ("Jack J. Woehr")
Re: NOSPAM in addresses.. (Stephen Peters)
Re: What is IPX for ? ("Jim Upchurch")
Redhat 5.1 and NT Server 4.0 Can't see each other (David Barnes)
Re: Semaphores problem (Bruno Quesnel)
Re: Trying to fix a dual identify (David Steuber)
Re: IP Forwarding not working! (David Steuber)
leafnode - Segmentation fault ("Christian Sorg")
PPP MSCHAP and NT ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
ppp - general info needed (Bob Hartung)
Re: Dial-up Setup frustration (Yaye)
Q: Linux PPTP client avail? ("Rob Page")
Re: RedHat ppp/PAP woes ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: linux users (Marc)
Re: What is IPX for ? (Marc)
****HELP ME!!!**** ("Peter J. Van Der Maas")
kernel 2.2-pre4 route problem (Ben Bergen)
Replace NetWare w/Linux? (Josh Arnold)
Minicom-Connect tone-How2ShutItOff? (Miles Thompson)
Re: Making 5.2 CD (Alec)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kevin Martin)
Subject: Re: help!
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 23:10:54 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, it says Mike Sutton
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>What do I do...all help welcome
First thing is break the project into manageable pieces, and then post under
a Subject line that people can figure out and respond to.
"I can't ping" is likely to get you some help from people who have been
there and done that recently. But "help!" is bloody damn' useless.
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From: "Paul Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Support for Xircom PE III
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 17:12:34 -0600
Is anyone interested in writing the support code? I'll donate a Xircom to
the project.
Paul
Putser wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Is not supported, according to the ethernet HOWTO's
>Paul Hanson wrote in message <76lhu9$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>>Is a driver available for a Xircom PE III parallel port ethernet adapter?
>>
>>I have Redhat 5.2 successfully running on my laptop, complete with
>Netscape,
>>sound, and PCMCIA modem, internet access, it all works!
>> - I am dual booting with WinNT 4.0 service pack 4
>>
>>But now I would like to connect to my home network using my existing
Xircom
>>thru Linux (already works with WinNT) any pointers would be appreciated!
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>
>
>
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Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 16:44:17 -0700
From: "Jack J. Woehr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: SAMBA Linux to NT
I've got SAMBA on RedHat 5.1 working, I can list files
on the NT machine from Linux okay. But NT can't connect
to any of the shares on Linux. NT keeps telling me that
the user is not allowed to connect from that workstation.
I've read the FAQ and tried every trick in the SAMBA
configuration I can think of. Any tips, please? TIA.
--
Jack J. Woehr # The Drug War is Race War
PO Box 51, Golden, CO 80402 # The Drug War is Class War.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] # The Drug War is Civil War.
http://www.well.com/~jax/rcfb # Arrest the War on Drugs.
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From: Stephen Peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: NOSPAM in addresses..
Date: 03 Jan 1999 18:31:50 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dale Pontius) writes:
> By the time I can do things with procmail, or whatever, to send spam
> to the circular file, it has already used up online time, bandwidth,
> and telephone time. I know munging addresses is bad, but it's the
> lesser of two evils.
This is true, if you believe that online time, bandwidth, and
telephone time are the commodities most worth preserving. By that
token, my response here, replicated across the world by the magic of
Usenet, is probably far more of a waste than the amount of spam you
would retrieve in a month.
On the contrary, the reason that I use the net is for communication.
I want to post my (often rather trite) views to the world and hear the
thoughts that people have in response. In that light, if I have to
impede the ability of people to respond to me legitimately, then the
spam bastards have already won.
--
Stephen L. Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PGP fingerprint: BFA4 D0CF 8925 08AE 0CA5 CCDD 343D 6AC6
"Poodle: The other white meat." -- Sherman, Sherman's Lagoon
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From: "Jim Upchurch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What is IPX for ?
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 17:37:13 -0600
IPX stands for Internetworked Packet Exchange. It's usually seen in
combination with SPX for Sequenced Packet Exchange -- IPX/SPX, for example.
The "couple" is roughly analogous to TCP/IP: IP=IPX, TCP=SPX. The "=" is
misleading but the functions are roughly analagous.
IPX/SPX is as stated a Novell-proprietary networking protocol suite. It
performs the same general functions as TCP/IP. Sometimes you'll see them
running on the same network because there's a mixture of Netware servers and
other server types that don't need or want IPX/SPX.
David Croyle wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Tetsuji Rai wrote:
>
>> Very fundamental question. What is IPX for? I have two machines; one
>> for myself running mostly Linux and the other for my wife running
>> Win98. >
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From: David Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Redhat 5.1 and NT Server 4.0 Can't see each other
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 18:22:37 -0500
This one is driving me nuts. I have three systems on my network. One
is running Redhat 5.1. One is NT Server, and the other is NT
Workstation. Now, with all three systems up, the workstation can ping
both the Redhat and the NT Server. The workstation can also access
shared resources and Samba resources on both systems. But, the Redhat
system cannot ping the NT Server, nor can the NT Server ping the Redhat
box. Also, the Redhat systems shows up in the NT Server Network
Neighborhood, but if I double click on it, the box is not found.
Interestingly, I am running IP-Masquarade on the Redhat system for the
workstation. If I bring up the workstation and then the NT Server, the
workstation can see the Internet, but if I bring up the NT Server and
then bring up the workstation, the workstation can not see the Internet,
although it can see the Redhat Samba resources.
I'm baffled, and I would be grateful for any help.
David Barnes
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Bruno Quesnel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.programmer,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Semaphores problem
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 22:42:59 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I found the problem. Was doing a wait on the ressource that was already in
the proper state. Normally the wait puts the sempahore in a 0 value
state. But if the operation is done more then once without the value being
to 1 between the two calls, the wait call will return an error.
Thanks anyway
Bruno Quesnel wrote:
> I use Linux Redhat 5.2 with kernel 2.0.36.
>
> For one of my application, I need to create two semaphores, one for
> clients applications, and another for the server process. The creation
> works fine. If I do an ipcs command, I see the two semaphores.
>
> I can also see the values of each semaphores. My problem arise when I
> want to signal one of the semaphores, so that the process can treat
> acordingly (either that the server receive's data from the client, or
> vice versa throught shared memory).
>
> When I want to signal, I call the proper function and the proper
> semaphore ID. The other end is in waiting mode. The operation "works"
> in the respect that the signaling process exits with and error message :
>
> invalid argument
>
> The receiving process receives the proper info but the signaling exits.
>
> Here is the code For the signaling and waiting function :
>
> int waitsem(int semid) /* wait on a semaphore */
> {
> struct sembuf p_buf;
>
> p_buf.sem_num = 0;
> p_buf.sem_op = -1;
> p_buf.sem_flg = SEM_UNDO;
>
> if (semop(semid, &p_buf, 1) == -1) {
> perror("waitsem() failed");
> exit(1);
> } else
> return (0);
> }
>
> int postsem(int semid) /* post to a semaphore */
> {
> struct sembuf v_buf;
>
> v_buf.sem_num = 0;
> v_buf.sem_op = 1;
> v_buf.sem_flg = SEM_UNDO;
>
> if (semop(semid, &v_buf, 1) == -1) {
> perror("postsem()
> failed"); Line that
> gives error on signal
> exit(1);
> } else
> return (0);
> }
>
> Only one semaphore is created in the creation. In the creation routine,
> it verifies that the semaphore exist, else it creates it.
>
> --
> Bruno Quesnel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Genie Electrique [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Electrical Engeneering [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Ecole de Technologies Superieure VA2 BMG
--
Bruno Quesnel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Genie Electrique [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Electrical Engeneering [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ecole de Technologies Superieure VA2 BMG
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From: David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Trying to fix a dual identify
Date: 02 Jan 1999 19:06:35 -0500
"Mitchell Maltenfort" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
-> My real ISP address is '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
->
-> However, my login name at my Linux box is 'mmalten' and the box itself is
-> named 'nero' so my return address becomes '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'.
->
-> Can someone advise on how to beat this?
Sure. You just have to change the default From address. How you do
this depends on what newsreader you intend to use and what mail
program you intend to use.
I use VM for mail and Gnus for news. I know I can use Gnus for both,
but I don't. For VM, my mail address is set like so in my
xemacs-custom file:
(custom-set-variables
'(user-mail-address "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" t)
'(query-user-mail-address nil))
For Gnus, I had to do it differntly and I have this:
;;; Use a different email address for news
(setq message-default-news-headers "From: David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sender: Like, a human at a computer terminal
X-Silly: This header is provided by the ministry of silly headers\n")
Accessing your mail account and news server are different issues. I
will just assume for now that you already know how to do that. Also
dependant on software.
--
David Steuber
http://www.david-steuber.com
s/trashcan/david/ to reply by mail
"Hackers penetrate and ravage delicate, private, and publicly owned
computer systems, infecting them with viruses and stealing materials
for their own ends. These people, they're, they're terrorists."
-- Secret Service Agent Richard Gill
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From: David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IP Forwarding not working!
Date: 02 Jan 1999 19:29:05 -0500
What happened here? These messages are from weeks ago. What are they
doing showing up on my news feed? I guess I'm not the only one who
had problems.
My network works now. Mail works. News works.
I wonder if newsguy is not y1999 compliant?
--
David Steuber
http://www.david-steuber.com
s/trashcan/david/ to reply by mail
"Hackers penetrate and ravage delicate, private, and publicly owned
computer systems, infecting them with viruses and stealing materials
for their own ends. These people, they're, they're terrorists."
-- Secret Service Agent Richard Gill
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From: "Christian Sorg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: leafnode - Segmentation fault
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 23:31:44 +0100
Hello!
I installed leafnode, and now fetch -v tells me "Segmentation fault" after
"connecting to news.tesion.de"! What's the error?
Thanks and bye,
Chrischan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: PPP MSCHAP and NT
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 22:24:14 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For the past few days, I've been attempting to get Linux (2.0.30) to connect
to an NT4 RAS server configured to accept only MS encrypted authentication
(MSCHAP). I've scanned all the applicable newsgroups I know of without
finding a solution (one that works for me anyway). I've read and re-read
(...and re-read) the PPP-FAQ, the linux PPP-HOWTO and the documentation
included with PPPd v2.3.5 (compiled and installed it with the MSCHAP and
libdes options). I've tried everything I can think of to get this to work
with no luck, even tried a few things suggested by MS in their Knowledge
Base.
Running Linux 2.0.30 (slackware release) with PPP 2.3.5 and libdes (from
Finland). I have a few other PPP connections that work fine (mostly to unix
boxes) but I have not been able to get MSCHAP auth. to work. When I connect,
the following messages appear in my logs:
Serial connection established.
Using interface ppp0
Connect: ppp <--> /dev/ttyS0
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x20a0000> <majic xxxx> <pcomp> <accomp>]
The LCP ConfReq messages repeats for as many times as I configure
(lcp-max-configure option) and then terminates with no recv messages at all.
I understand that NT is silent until you send it the correct configuration
packet(s), but after trying nearly every combination of options, etc. I am
getting no response from the NT server at all. I am the administrator of the
serveral NT servers I'm trying to connect to and they work fine with Win
clients, so I pretty sure they're not misconfigured (not to say that MS RAS
code is the greatest, but...).
Anyway, does anyone have this working and if so, any tips? Is there a way to
require MSCHAP via an option (like require-chap)? I'm about to throw this PC
through the window, so I may not get to read your replies. On the off chance
that the PC survives the next few days, would you please respond to the list
and via e-mail ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Thanks in advance.
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From: Bob Hartung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ppp - general info needed
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 00:13:17 +0000
Direction needed to good overview of pppd, chat, chatscripts and their
interactions/use of hosts, hosts.conf, rc. -type files.
I have RH5.2 connected with kde okay. I have managed to get ip
masquerading running manually - how?? i'm not real sure. Now I need to
set up a second machine (pentium 90 , 64 mb ram, eide hd for network
masquerading for the entire home network - kids you know.
I need to read a good introduction to the pppd daemon and HOW it works
not just how to set it up. That way I might be able to make better
sense of the varied instructions that seem to use conflicting approaches
to establishing a dial-up ppp connection with an isp.
All help appreciated!
TIA
Bob Hartung
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Yaye)
Subject: Re: Dial-up Setup frustration
Date: 03 Jan 1999 22:57:32 GMT
Hello,
As a Linux newbie a few months ago, I remember my initial frustration in trying
to connect to my ISP. If you are sure you don't have a Winmodem (these only
work with Windows) and have succeeded in getting it to dial out using Minicom
or Seyon ( I use AOL's BBS number to test this), then try this website:
http://home.earthlink.net/~webspot/ppp.html
It gave me the step-by-step information I needed to connect to my ISP under
Linux.
If I ever mess up my installation and have to re-install Linux, my printed copy
of the info at that website will be the first I grab to reconnect to my ISP.
You can get the nameserver numbers from your ISP. You can activate PPP
(probably ppp0) under X-windows by clicking on Usernet in the Network menu or
as root, you can get to it through the Network Configuration area of Control
Panel. Good Luck!
Ian
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From: "Rob Page" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Q: Linux PPTP client avail?
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 19:38:06 -0500
Just curious if anyone knows of a Linux PPTP client? Searches find the
masquerading stuff but no client software.
TIA,
--Rob Page
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: RedHat ppp/PAP woes
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 21:55:14 GMT
This is exactly what I got when I didn't have CHAP set up properly. I've
documented what I did to fix it at http://www.diac.com/~jbaer/dialup-ppp.html.
I'm assuming it's very close to what is needed for PAP.
In article <753l4k$24p$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Christian Tagtachian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You will get more debug messages using the kdebug option on the ppp
> configuration file.
> Also try instead of supplying the IP address in the secrets file, an
> asterisc.
> I am running RH5.1 ppp with PAP with no problems at all.
> Take care
> Christian
>
> >pppd[21172] : pppd 2.2.0 started by root, uid 0
> >pppd[21172] : Using interface ppp0
> >pppd[21172] : Connect : ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyD1
> >pppd[21172] : Modem hangup
> >pppd[21172] : Connection terminated.
> >pppd[21172] : Exit.
> >
> >Not very useful for debugging!
> >
> >Am I missing something obvious?
> >
> >Regards,
> >John
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >
>
>
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From: Marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux users
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 01:11:33 GMT
isnt that /etc/passwd ????
patrick thempel wrote:
> Aaron Thomason wrote:
>
> > I am trying to learn about linux networking, and I was wondering if someone
> > can tell me where to find a file that contains a list of the users and
> > account information about the people that have accounts on my linux box. I
> > am running the latest distribution of slackware.
> >
> > thanx
> > athom
>
> try /etc/passwords
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From: Marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What is IPX for ?
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 01:23:34 GMT
actually some older network games like quake use IPX as their protocol! :-)
but Dave is correct it is for use mostly on Novell Networks
David Croyle wrote:
> Tetsuji Rai wrote:
>
> > Very fundamental question. What is IPX for? I have two machines; one
> > for myself running mostly Linux and the other for my wife running
> > Win98. They are connected by ethernet, and mine is connected to
> > Internet via PPP and I use IP masquerading for my wife to use Internet.
> > At least for now, we are satisfied with our network environment except
> > for speed. So, then, I wonder what IPX is for. I read through
> > IPX-HOWTO and got general scheme. As far as I read, it can utilize NCP
> > file server/client. But I couldn't find any other enhancement or
> > capabilities. And I cannot imagine any good applications mostly for IPX
> > except for configuration such as ipx_configure, ipx_internal_net. Many
> > people must have made great efforts on IPX, but I don't know what IPX is
> > good for.
> > So will anybody answer to my simple question?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > -Tetsuji Rai
>
> Tetsuji,
>
> IPX is a networking protocol that was developed by NOVELL for use
> on their Netware file servers. Unless you have a Netware file server at
> home, I doubt that you will need it. :)
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From: "Peter J. Van Der Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ****HELP ME!!!****
Date: 4 Jan 1999 00:39:10 GMT
Help! I need a port redirector!!!!! Anybody know where I can find
one? I would aprecciate any help!
Peter J. Van Der Maas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Ben Bergen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: kernel 2.2-pre4 route problem
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 18:32:50 -0700
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that interface routes are automatically added as of 2.1.xx-2.2.xx,
however I still need to do stuff manually sometimes. Any clue?
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From: Josh Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.samba,alt.os.linux
Subject: Replace NetWare w/Linux?
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 19:58:29 -0600
Hello,
I would like to replace our NetWare server with Linux, however I'm
not sure if Linux can do what we need. The first thing it needs to do
is be a fileserver - AFAIK this is no problem w/SAMBA (correct me if I'm
wrong.) Secondly, we need Windows user login. That is, when our
Windows machines first boot up they should have to enter a
username/password to gain network access like our NetWare server
currently does. This is the part where I'm not sure if Linux can do it
(at least without extra software, apparently Caldera has some kindof
"NetWare for Linux"?) Can Linux do this? Also, can Linux do NT things
like storing user profiles? Thanks.
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From: Miles Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Minicom-Connect tone-How2ShutItOff?
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 21:38:16 -0400
When I connect to my local library Minicom plays a little tune through
the PC's speaker. This is fine, except that it doesn't shut the speaker
off after the last note and the tone continues until I reboot the
system.
Any ideas? This is the version of Minicom that came with Redhat 5.1
(Manhattan).
Is this a bug that getting a later version will fix?
Minicom is "bare bones" but works well for all that. Is there another
communications program I can try?
TIA - Miles Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 18:16:33 -0600
From: Alec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Making 5.2 CD
I would get it all. I downloaded Mandrake (RH 5.2 & KDE pre configured)
from http://www.linux-mandrake.com/contenu/ftp.html. Red Hat 5.2 for a
x86 system is sorta big, so unless you have modem time to spare, go buy
a Linux book that includes RH 5.2. It's cheaper than buying it from Red
Hat, and you get something to read as well as specific help for
installing. Being cheap old me, I did it the FTP way and had some bumps
while installing & configuring.
Landen Stoker wrote:
>
> I am fairly new to Linux and would like to know how to make a 5.2 CD off
> of RedHat's FTP. If anyone can tell me what files and directories I
> would need to make a CD I would appreciate it greatly.
>
> Thanks
> Landen Stoker
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