Linux-Networking Digest #599, Volume #10 Mon, 22 Mar 99 22:13:46 EST
Contents:
Re: POP3 problem --> I found the solution. ("Gilbert")
Re: trying Linux DNS : No response from server msg (Jorge Nagasaki)
Telneting to Linux (Adam Wilkins)
Re: Networking Linux (bklimas)
NEWBE - Trying to install network card in Linux on win95 network ("Brian or Wayland")
Re: Telneting to Linux (Lindsay Haisley)
Linux + DE-530TX (VIA-RHINE) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
identd -i problem (Lindsay Haisley)
Re: 3c59x ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
samba newbie FYI ("Robert Rice")
3Com 509 won't go (detailed!) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: how to install linux over NFS server (Jim Greer)
Re: diald ("Marco Fonseca")
major minor for eth0 (Kyle Altendorf)
SIOCADDRT: Invalid argument (Max)
Netatalk 1.4b2 ("Serge Poirier")
Re: 2.2.3 over RH 5.2: DHCPCD problem with Cable Modem (Jim Greer)
Re: Reeeeeaaaallll sloooowwww FTP (Jim Jerzycke)
FTP from Windows machines to Linux ("Paul Bary")
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From: "Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: POP3 problem --> I found the solution.
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 22:40:06 +0100
I found the solution. IMAP did not install. I have to install the package.
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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 21:12:09 -0300
From: Jorge Nagasaki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: trying Linux DNS : No response from server msg
Thanks Robert.
I checked and it was ok.
Just for feedback, I found per sugestion in another related question posted
in
news-group, that in the "new" dns code ( the message in the log that shows
named startup shows v 8.2.1) the named.boot file is backlevel and not used
anymore.. I just moved the dfinitions in the named.boot to named.conf
and it worked fine.
(I was using an old version of DNS-HOWTO, I got a new copy from Internet
and it shows this configuration)
Thanks again.
Robert Lynch wrote:
> Jorge Nagasaki wrote:
> >
> > I have one Linux machine and one NT machine in a LAN, and are
> > learning about DNS configuration on Linux ( You could why I do
> > want DNS in such a configuration, I m just leraning ...)
> > I setup DNS reading the DNS-HOWTO and used some default sample
> > files in the RH5.2.
> > When I do a nslookup on Linux machine I get the messages (that's looks
> > good):
> > >Server: localhost
> > Address: 127.0.0.1
> >
> > and then if I enter the linux host name:
> > #machine1
> >
> > I get the message:
> > >localhost can't find machine1: No response from server
> >
> > Can you help to figure out what is wrong?
> > Many thanks (I m a beginner in DNS ..)
>
> I had this problem and it turned out I did not have a running loopback
> device.
>
> Check this by running /sbin/ifconfig:
>
> lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Bcast:127.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0
> UP BROADCAST LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3584 Metric:1
> RX packets:15403 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
> TX packets:15403 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
> ...
>
> Just a suggestion.
>
> Bob L.
> --
> Robert Lynch-Berkeley CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.best.com/~rmlynch/
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From: Adam Wilkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Telneting to Linux
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 23:33:35 GMT
I have my Win95 machine and Linux machine directly connected on the same
ethernet segment at my home. They are both on the same subnet. When
telneting from my Win95 machine to my Linux machine it takes almost a
whole 60 seconds to get a login prompt to appear. Any suggestions?
Adam Wilkins
Dallas, TX
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From: bklimas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Networking Linux
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 23:54:53 GMT
"J. J. Horner" wrote:
> I know this question has probably been beat to death, but:
>
> How do I set up a linux workstation to work from the NFS shares provided
> by my Linux server?
>
Have a look at my family homepage for an answer how to mount
an NFS share:
http://www.magma.ca/~bklimas/FAQ.htm#mount_floppy_zipdrive
>
> I would like to be able to telnet into my server, start my ppp0
> connection, then start netscape, while still under telnet session, and
> surf the net.
You can do that by running X-session remotly on your server. See
here for details:
http://www.magma.ca/~bklimas/FAQ.htm#xwindow_remotely
Another way is to run Netscape locally and set IP masquerading.
See here:
http://www.magma.ca/~bklimas/FAQ.htm#masquerading
[...]
>
> I would like the printer, running from /var/spool/lpd/lp1 on my
> MIS-Linux box to share to my Linux1 box.
>
Just setup a remote printer using printtool. Look here for details:
http://www.magma.ca/~bklimas/FAQ.htm#setup_printer
[...]
Hope this helps. Best regards,
Stan
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From: "Brian or Wayland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: NEWBE - Trying to install network card in Linux on win95 network
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 17:35:40 -0700
I'm trying to get my Linux machine on my network of win95 machines. I'm
still in the getting the card to work stage. I know it works in Win95
machines. But I have acouple of problems. 1 ifconfig is saying the card IO
is at 290. When it is at 280 and Linux at boot times detects that. But I
can't change it. I have been using this command. ifconfig eth0 io_addr 280
Is this wrong. Any info on good internet sites would be good. And any info
on what I need to do for further setting up. Would be nice. Please send
responses to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and to the newsgroup. Thanx
Brian
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From: Lindsay Haisley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Telneting to Linux
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 19:04:41 -0600
This could be due to any one of several problems. I'd first look at name
resolution. Are you using an IP address or hostname in your telnet client
to specify your Linux box? If the latter, does using an IP address make the
connection go faster? Look in the system log files (/var/log/messages on
RH, /var/log/daemon.log on Debian) and see what they may tell you.
Adam Wilkins wrote:
> I have my Win95 machine and Linux machine directly connected on the same
> ethernet segment at my home. They are both on the same subnet. When
> telneting from my Win95 machine to my Linux machine it takes almost a
> whole 60 seconds to get a login prompt to appear. Any suggestions?
>
> Adam Wilkins
> Dallas, TX
--
Lindsay Haisley (______)
FMP Computer Services (oo) "The bull
[EMAIL PROTECTED] /------\/ stops here!"
Austin, Texas, USA / | ||
512-259-1190 * ||---|| * * * * * *
~~ ~~ http://www.fmp.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Linux + DE-530TX (VIA-RHINE)
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 17:02:13 -0800
I am having major probs with this card, PNP is off, cabling is OK...
It just has very slow xfer rates ... very similar to 14.4k modem speed
if that.... I've tried another NIC is this machine.
Apparently when I ping from that machine, > 2000 byte packets, it will
do a very wierd thing... it will ping somewhat normally for maybe 3-4
packets ... then suddenly dump a screen for of garbage on my screen
like 0a 0b 0c etc etc etc type of dump.... and then it will continue on
to the next packet... then it will dump again like that
Anyone have clues??? =) b4 i run out and get another 10/100 for that
box!
Thanks
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From: Lindsay Haisley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.security.unix
Subject: identd -i problem
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 18:46:24 -0600
Here's what I'm running:
Debian Linux 2.0
Kernel 2.0.36
Identd 2.6.1 from Debian netstd package 3.07-2hamm.5
Inetd from Debian netbase package 3.11-1
These are on a small commercial server system. I had a rather strange
thing happen yesterday that made me rather paranoid (I've been hacked
before on another server) however I may just be looking at software bugs
gone amok.
Identd was running from inetd in the nowait mode with identd -i. I have
been noticing for some time that I've been accumulating network
connections in my kernel network tables for auth port connections stuck
in the CLOSE_WAIT state. I didn't count these, but there were perhaps
several dozen of them, all apparently the responsibility of identd.
Yesterday all services managed by inetd shut down on me (others such as
smtp and http were unaffected) and I wasn't able to telnet or rlogin in,
ftp, access smb connections or use any of several other services managed
by inetd. Log entries for this period look like:
Mar 21 21:30:09 donjon inetd[131]: accept (for exec): Invalid argument
Mar 21 21:30:29 donjon inetd[131]: accept (for exec): Invalid argument
Mar 21 21:30:44 donjon inetd[131]: accept (for telnet): Invalid argument
Mar 21 21:31:18 donjon inetd[131]: accept (for telnet): Invalid argument
Mar 21 21:31:31 donjon inetd[131]: accept (for login): Invalid argument
Mar 21 21:31:35 donjon inetd[131]: accept (for netbios-ssn): Invalid
argument
Mar 21 21:31:36 donjon inetd[131]: accept (for netbios-ssn): Invalid
argument
Mar 21 21:32:17 donjon inetd[131]: /etc/inetd.conf: Too many open files
Mar 21 21:32:20 donjon inetd[131]: accept (for telnet): Invalid argument
Mar 21 21:32:21 donjon inetd[131]: accept (for netbios-ssn): Invalid
argument
Mar 21 21:32:21 donjon inetd[131]: accept (for netbios-ssn): Invalid
argument
Mar 21 21:33:32 donjon inetd[131]: accept (for telnet): Invalid argument
Mar 21 21:33:43 donjon inetd[131]: accept (for login): Invalid argument
Mar 21 22:07:34 donjon inetd[128]: auth/tcp server failing (looping),
service terminated
Mar 21 23:35:11 donjon inetd[128]: auth/tcp server failing (looping),
service terminated
The attempted accesses were valid (mine!) from several different
systems. Rebooting resolved the problem, but I started noticing stuck
auth port CLOSE_WAIT connections again fairly soon.
Setting identd to wait mode in inetd.conf, along with the -w switch
seems to have solved the CLOSE_WAIT problem, although I haven't really
had enough time yet to know for sure. I don't know if the inetd crash
was due to an overload of unclosed sockets in the kernel or something
more sinister. I do note that before other services started failing, I
was getting a substantial number of entries such as:
Mar 21 21:15:59 donjon inetd[131]: accept (for auth): Invalid argument
... so auth connections were failing before others started to do so. I
haven't seen any such entries since then, nor have I been able to find
any convincing evidence of a system breakin.
Does anyone have any insight on this matter?
--
Lindsay Haisley (______)
FMP Computer Services (oo) "The bull
[EMAIL PROTECTED] /------\/ stops here!"
Austin, Texas, USA / | ||
512-259-1190 * ||---|| * * * * * *
~~ ~~ http://www.fmp.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 3c59x
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 00:16:29 GMT
In article <7d4vcg$3cj$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In article <7cjctl$67b$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric Mosley) wrote:
> > Has anybody successfully got the 3c509B working at 100Mbits??
> >
> > How did you do that!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Eric
> >
>
> Some people from list "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" said that this card has
> problems which paralized their Linux boxes. I have 2 this cards and I dare
> not to use it with my Linux box because of these messages.
>
> Subscribe to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
>
> Good luck!
>
> CN
>
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>
Ooops!
The NIC in question is 3C905 instead of 3C509. My mistake!
CN
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From: "Robert Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: samba newbie FYI
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 20:56:40 -0500
ok, after a few days of stressing out over this i finally found out that
samba does not support user level sharing in windows. so if anyone is
having the problem of viewing a list of users to allow to share in windows,
forget it, switch to share level security. thanx to those who tried to
help.
Rob
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: 3Com 509 won't go (detailed!)
Date: 23 Mar 1999 02:50:05 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I recently bought two used 3Com 509s with the intent of starting to
get my computers at home networked. (I bought them at an "employee hardware
sale" where I work. At first the guy running the sale didn't want to sell
me them because he said they'd been using them to do network installs of Red
Hat on some of the machines. Yes, that is important to know; it implies that
they were working shortly for _somebody_ shortly before I got my hands on
them.)
I put the card in an open ISA slot and I recompiled the 2.2.1 kernel
with 3c509 support. When I tried booting with the new kernel, I got the
messages about
SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device
Your ethernet card was not initialized properly...
SIOCADDRT: No such device
and, of course, Linux couldn't see the card. I try recompiling the kernel
and making 509 support a module: same result.
alderamin:/lib/modules/2.0.36/net# modprobe 3c509.o
/lib/modules/2.0.36/net/3c509.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
I heard about the DOS configuration utility, so I grabbed it and ran
it. It told me (not quite verbatim), "You are running an ISA card configured
in EISA mode in an ISA slot. Remove it, put it in an EISA computer, and
configure it to ISA mode there." This is not what I would call helpful
advice. I try turning off my PnP BIOS; it makes no difference.
Fortunately, the Ethernet-HOWTO mentions configuration utilities for
Linux, by Donald Becker. I grab his config utility and run it, and get this:
alderamin:/home/jdw/priv# ./3c5x9
3c5*9 not found at 0x300, status ffff.
If there is a 3c5*9 card in the machine, explicitly set the I/O port
address using '-p <ioaddr>
So I try Mr. Becker's Etherlink III diagnostic program, which says
alderamin:/home/jdw/priv# ./el3-diag
el3diag.c:v0.11 3/16/97 Donald Becker ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Looking for card 1.
Generating the activation sequence on port 0x100 for card 1.
Activating the card at I/O address 3f0.
EEPROM contents:
0060 8ceb 3ac3 9050 bac9 0036 4157 6d50 001f 5f00 0060 8ceb 3ac3 1310
0000 ae43An ISA EtherLink III board was activated at I/O 0x3f0, IRQ 5.
ethertest: ioperm(): Invalid argument
Looking for card 2.
Generating the activation sequence on port 0x100 for card 2.
Activating the card at I/O address 3f0.
No ISA EtherLink III boards appear to be at index 2.
Aha...so evidently it _can_ see a card in my machine. I try the
config program again:
alderamin:/home/jdw/priv# ./3c5x9 -p 0x3f0
3c5*9 not found at 0x3f0, status ffff.
If there is a 3c5*9 card in the machine, explicitly set the I/O port
address using '-p <ioaddr>
Hmm...no better! Well, I have another open ISA slot, let's try that
one, maybe this one is bad...nope, same result. I have another card, so let's
try that one...same thing.
I look at /proc/ioports and /proc/interrupts, and I see that IRQ 5 is already
taken by the sound card, and the IO appears to conflict with the floppy drive,
oddly enough. From /proc/ioports: 03f0-03f5 : floppy
So I try disabling the floppy drive in the BIOS, and booting a
kernel without sound support from CD! Still it won't work! Exactly the same
results as before.
So...I am now pretty much stumped. Does anyone have any brilliant
ideas? Or is the best solution simply what one of my coworkers suggested:
"Go down to Fry's Electronics, and put down $20 for a new one..."
Any help is much appreciated.
JD
ps A plague upon the house of 3Com for making cards that aren't configurable
any way except via software, which helps you not at all if the configuration
is already too screwed up for the machine to recognize the card...
--
"Corporations can't teach hacking. It has to be in you."
--Emmanuel Goldstein
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From: Jim Greer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to install linux over NFS server
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 01:52:22 GMT
urgrue wrote:
> hello. i have two machines wired together through ethernet cards connected to
> a hub. one machine is successfully running suse linux onto which i configured
> as an NFS server. the other computer is running an older dos.
> how can i test to see if the nfs server is running correctly?
1) Log onto as root to the NFS server box.
2) Put CD-ROM in drive.
3) mount /mnt/cdrom
4) mkdir /tmp/foo
5) mount -t nfs localhost:/mnt/cdrom /tmp/foo
6) ls -al /tmp/foo
Yeah?
7) umount /tmp/foo
8) umount /mnt/cdrom
> second, how do i actually do the install? suse's bootdisk provides the option
> to install over NFS but it claims there is no network module loaded, though i
> specified one (although, the problem is the ethernet card seems to be
> incorporated in the motherboard and hence i have no idea what brand/model it
> is, so i just went through the module list until one claimed it loaded
> properly). anyone know what i can do to try and get this working?
>
> thanks
Can't help you there - yet. Will do a SUSE install soon.
Jim
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From: "Marco Fonseca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.news.networking
Subject: Re: diald
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 20:35:40 -0500
Thanks Mike.
Mike Jagdis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Marco Fonseca wrote:
>>What is the latest version of diald and where could I get it?
>
>http://diald.unix.ch
>
>>Would it
>>be compatible with default rpms and programs in the original RH52?
>>Thanks.
>
>Dunno. The official diald release doesn't come with any RPM stuff,
>spec file or RedHat init scripts. Why? Because RedHat have appear
>to have never bothered to contribute them back. If you *need*
>drop in RedHat compatibility you'll have to go to RedHat. If you
>are willing to try it yourself go to http://diald.unix.ch.
>
> Mike
>
>--
> A train stops at a train station, a bus stops at a bus station.
> On my desk I have a work station...
>.----------------------------------------------------------------------.
>| Mike Jagdis | Internet: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] |
>| Roan Technology Ltd. | |
>| 54A Peach Street, Wokingham | Telephone: +44 118 989 0403 |
>| RG40 1XG, ENGLAND | Fax: +44 118 989 1195 |
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From: Kyle Altendorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: major minor for eth0
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 18:16:58 -0800
just wondering where i could find the info for mknod for an ethernet
device. it's being detected as a ne2000 ethernet card, i just need the
/dev/eth0 file for it. any help would be great. thanks.
-kyle
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Max)
Subject: SIOCADDRT: Invalid argument
Date: 22 Mar 1999 21:22:10 -0500
Greetings All!
I get the following message during startup:
SIOCADDRT: Invalid argument
what's it mean?
Thanks in advance
Max Pyziur
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Serge Poirier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Netatalk 1.4b2
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 21:58:17 -0500
Hi Folks,
I'm testing the latest beta of Netatalk and seem to be having a problem
mapping the home folder (~) in AppleVolumes.default and/or
AppleVolumes.system.
First of all Netatalk seems to ignore any entry in
/usr/local/atalk/etc/AppleVolumes.default.
It does act on explicit mappings in /usr/local/atalk/etc/AppleVolumes.system
such as
/apps Applications
But it ignores the following default map which is a map to a user's home
folder regardless of the AppleVolumes file it's located in.
~
I've tried the -u flag to force afpd to look at a AppleVolumes file located
in the user's home folder (ex. /home/spoirier/AppleVolumes) to no avail.
I've also tried the -f flag to force the afpd to load a AppleVolumes.default
file in a specific location, to no avail.
My afpd.conf file looks at follows.
AppleLinus -uservol -loginmesg "Welcome"
My afpd command line looks as follows.
/usr/local/atalk/etc/afpd -g guest
Any ideas ?
Thanks in Advance
/Serge
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From: Jim Greer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: 2.2.3 over RH 5.2: DHCPCD problem with Cable Modem
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 02:10:07 GMT
Jeff Volckaert wrote:
> I had no trouble with 2.0.36, just when I upgraded. In fact I'm running
> again on 2.0.36 now to get my server up and running.
>
> Since you use a static IP you have no need for DHCP, it's a one or the other
> setup.
>
> Jeff Volckaert
>
> Scott Lawrence wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >
> >I have the same problems using Red Hat 5.2 with the stock 2.0.36 Kernel
> when
> >trying to use DHCP with my cable modem (Rogers@Home).
A few points:
kernels 2.2X require an upgrade of DHCP; that is, the version that works with
2.0.36 will not work with 2.2.x
static IP and DHCP are contradictory. I assume that @home uses DHCP....
Jim
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From: Jim Jerzycke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Reeeeeaaaallll sloooowwww FTP
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 18:10:31 -0800
Sorry to leave out some info that would help. When I go Linux-to-Linux,
it just SCREAMS along at over 1 megabyte/sec....it transfers a 5meg file
in about 5 secs...not too scientific a test, but obviously MUCH faster
than Win95-to-Linux. I'm using a Dayna E/PCI 10MBIT card that has a DEC
chip on it. RHL autoprobed, and it installed the "tulip" driver. Since
it goes Linux-to-Linux so well, I don't think there's anything wrong
with the cards. I've swapped/replaced cables, and tried a different hub,
but still get poor performance. The netstat -i command seems to indicate
a buncha overruns, and when I tried using HyperTerminal Personal
Edition, it kept giving a "Bad data packet" message, and then trying to
resume the transfer. Eventually, it times out and dies.
One other matter is that when I try and ftp or telnet to the Win95 box,
I get "Connection refused", so I don't know about speed the other way.
I've got listings in both "hosts" and "lmhosts" for all the machines in
my network, and the Linux machine shows up in Network Neighborhood, but
won't accept rempte requests. I'm know my samba config isn't right, but
will that affect an ftp xfer?
This is so simple that none of the books I have cover it, and this is
the first time I've been frustrated doing anything with Linux. I think
I'll remove samba, and see if that helps. I can always re-install it and
play with the config files once I have telnet and ftp working properly.
Guess I got too cocky over my Linux prowess and missed something
simple!!
Tnx....Jim
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From: "Paul Bary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: FTP from Windows machines to Linux
Date: 23 Mar 1999 03:07:23 GMT
Strange scenario...I've got two linux (RH 5.2) boxes on a small home
network. I can ftp between them with
no problem...however if I attempt to ftp to either of them from either an NT
box or a Win98 workstation,
the process appears to be hung, but if I let it sit for 3-5 minutes, the
connection is finally made and I can
log in.
This occurrs whether ftp using name or ip so I doubt resolution is the
problem...any thoughts?
Paul
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