Linux-Networking Digest #802, Volume #10 Fri, 9 Apr 99 17:13:37 EDT
Contents:
Non-routing firewall configuration (T. Horsnell)
Re: Can't browse remote Win clients using IP-Masq ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Netgear FA310TX & DEC Tulip (Jim Roberts)
Re: Using ipchains to block ICQ. (Robbert Muller)
Samba works, now I want to go the other way (mike dombrowski)
Re: 286 diskless computers like terminals on linux (Jacques THOMAS)
Re: Why the long pause at "sendmail" at boot-up??? (Jim Roberts)
NFS problem with linux and AIX 4.3.2 (ABK Systeme)
Re: Network/cable modem configuration help needed (Jim Roberts)
Re: D-Link DFE 530TX driver/setup?! ("D. C. Sessions")
ifconfig, route, netstat source code? (Jong Hee Kang)
Re: "Direct CD?" (Richard Torkar)
lpd permissions ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Downloads hanging - please help! (Michael Surette)
Re: "Direct CD?" (John McKee)
Re: Help with Linux as Client on Sygate... (contains setup information (Chris Egolf)
ipfwadm (Chris Szilagyi)
Re: Stable Linux versions ("D. C. Sessions")
Telnet/ftp to linux server: login incorrect (razoon)
Re: Downloads hanging - please help! (Ron Watkins)
Sendmail, what use (mike dombrowski)
Re: Redhat ipmasquerading timeout? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (T. Horsnell)
Subject: Non-routing firewall configuration
Date: 9 Apr 1999 15:51:17 GMT
I'm hoping to set up a linux/ipchains firewall on a dedicated
machine (no proxy/masquerading etc) but I dont want this
machine to have to be my default router. My lab is on a
branch of a campus ethernet which provides routing to the
internet and all I want to do is apply filters to the stuff between
my lab and the campus, see diag.
Uni Campus
(Class B) __________
========================|==========| My f/wall|=======My lab ethernet
| (part of uni class B)
-----------------
| Uni routers |
| which are also |
| my default rtrs|
My firewall box has a pair of ethernet adapters, but how do I get
traffic to be transferred from one to the other (after passing the
ipchains checks) without involving routing?
I have seen a suggestion (HOWTO/mini/Bridge) to turn the f/w machine
into a bridge (compile a kernel with BRIDGING enabled) and then
put both adapters into promiscuous mode. Will this do the trick?
At what point in the networking does the firewall filtering get
applied. Is it to every packet as it comes in/goes out of the
ethernet adapters or is it during the routing process? Or am I
about to become a kernel hacker?
Cheers
Terry.
Terry Horsnell ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Computer Manager
Medical Research Council
Lab of Molecular Biology
Hills Road
CAMBRIDGE CB2 2QH
U.K.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Can't browse remote Win clients using IP-Masq
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 18:11:21 GMT
Yep! Everything works, and diald does not get started inadvertently.
In article <7eih46$ca9$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Got it working...
> I had to set the WINS server and DNS IPs in the network settings for the Win98
> system.
>
> I originally had my local(home) linux system as the primary WINS server, and
> in smb.conf I had wins support = yes. I removed the linux box from the list
> of WINS servers on the Win98 box, and on the linux box in smb.conf I set wins
> support = no and set wins server = a.b.c.d (a.b.c.d = address of office NT
> WINS server)
>
> I am pretty sure that the NT server I'm dialing in to uses only TCPIP. Also,
> I'm not sure if the changes to samba on the linux box were required to get
> this working, but after reading the BROWSING.txt (highly recommend it) this
> seemed like the right thing to do in my situation. Also per BROWSING.txt, I
> set...
>
> domain master = no
> local master = yes
> preferred master = yes
> os level = 4 # this should beat my Win98 machine
>
> I just did this this morning, and have not been able to tell if this will
> cause diald to start dialing every 15 minutes or so again. I know this is
> caused by the Win system sending out some sort of DNS query, and I resolved
> the problem by setting linux to be the domain master in smb.conf. The docs
> are a little unclear as to what the different effects of domain master and
> local master settings are. But I will find out.
>
> As of right now, when linux dials in, I can see all office computers in
> Network Neighborhood on Win98 system via IP Masquerade on the Linux system.
> I also noticed that when I disconnect from the office(kill the pppd), all the
> computers still show up in Net Hood, and trying to connect to or open one
> causes diald to dial in. How conviieeeenient.
>
> Ed
>
> In article <7eg4st$dn0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I'm having the same problem. I have pretty much the same set-up, and I also
> > can NOT see shares on the office network using either the Win systems on my
> > home network OR smbclient directly from the linux box.
> >
> > I tried adding proxyarp to the pppd command but this did not fix the
problem.
> > My win98 Dial up Networking for the office dial-in has DNS set to be
obtained
> > automatically, I thought proxyarp was the linux equivalent, but I guess
not.
> > I also added the IP address of the Primary Domain Controller in resolv.conf
as
> > a nameserver. Still no luck.
> >
> > I was however able to dial in directly from the Win98 system, and
(sometimes)
> > get all the office computers AND home computers to show up in network
> > neighborhood. This defeats the whole purpose of the linux system and IP
> > Masquerade though.
> >
> > If you are able to get your set-up working they way you want, please post a
> > reply or send me an e-mail describing how you did it.
> > Ed
> >
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Morris) wrote:
> > > I've setup a local network of Unix systems and Win95 + win NT clients
> > > that are connected to my office net by Linux PPP into a Win NT server
> > > RAS. I have TCP/IP working though the Linux box to the office net
> > > using IP-Masq. I also have Samba runnng on the Linux box and it work
> > > great with the Win clients.
> > >
> > > Now my problem... I can't use my local Win95 clients to browse the
> > > office network using the "Network neighborhood" and forcing a browse
> > > window using the Run box eg "\\offwin95". First, should this work
> > > though Linux's IP_masq?
> > > And if so, what do I need to tweak??
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > John
> > >
> > > Note: A can do www browsing on the Internet and see shares on L,
> > > but A cannot see the shares on N or O
> > >
> > > A L
> > > +========+ +============+
> > > | Win95 | |Linux/Samba |
> > > | (local)| |IP/Masq |
> > > +========+---------+Local Hub+----+============+-----<ppp>---+
> > > |
> > > N |
> > >
> > > +===========+
> > > | Win/NT RAS|
> > > | Server 4.0|
> > > +Office Hub+-----------------------------------+===========+
> > > ++++++++++++
> > > | R | O
> > > +======+ +=============+
> > > |Router| | Other |
> > > |to ISP| |Win95 clients|
> > > +======+ +=============+
> > > |
> > > <Internet>
> > >
> >
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> >
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Roberts)
Subject: Re: Netgear FA310TX & DEC Tulip
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 18:21:52 GMT
> I'm about to buy several of these cards, but I have one reservation.
> Somewhere, deep in the bowels of my consciousness, I seem to remember
> reading that not all Netgear FA310TX cards use the DEC Tulip chipset.
> My uncertainty is reinforced when I look at the hardware howto and it
> says:
>
> Netgear FA310TX (tulip)
>
> Which suggests to me that maybe the tulip part is not standard on the
> FA310TX. I'd be grateful if someone would allay my fears.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Peter
Peter;
You are correct, none of the newer FA310TX cards are real DEC tulip
chips. I believe DEC has stopped making the chip. The chips on the
NetGear cards are a tulp clone. The latest tulip.c ie => rev.90
should work.
--
Jim Roberts Never enough time!
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From: Robbert Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Using ipchains to block ICQ.
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:26:59 +0200
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Jan Johansson wrote:
> Really? What happens if they configure icq to "use firewall" and set the
> range to "6000-6020" or something? blocking 4000 only (as i have understood
> it) blocks the ability to register NEW accounts? Or am i misstaken?
>
correct ;-) only for the first user you're register on the client
the second user you're register in the client wil use the port range
you're specified in the preferences
--
Robbert Muller
mjrider@writeme dot com | Never let a luser on your console.
uin: 9659330 | Because that means they're in your room.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mike dombrowski)
Subject: Samba works, now I want to go the other way
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 19:02:24 GMT
Thanks to Ying Zhang's wonderful howto I got samba working and my win
machines can map my linux box's hard disk. Now how do I have my linux
box use my windows boxes hard disks/printers? For instance I want to
make the HP 855c attached to a windows machine my default printer on
my linux box?
Thanks
Mike
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From: Jacques THOMAS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 286 diskless computers like terminals on linux
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 18:10:53 +0200
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I have a network with some 286 (1Meg VGA Card) diskless / ethernet card.
>
> How can I make this computers, terminals (X terminals if possible) on a
> Linux box?
I know it is not free software, but I suggest you have a look at :
http://www.qnx.com
Their demo is worth giving it a try : you load an OS + browser + drivers
from a single floppy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Roberts)
Subject: Re: Why the long pause at "sendmail" at boot-up???
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 18:24:51 GMT
> Before networking my machine. The boot-up was pretty fast. But now,
> there is this long (30-45 sec) pause on "sendmail" during boot up.
>
> Why???
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jon
Actually Jon, sendmail is trying to resolve the FQD of the server (box)
it is running on. If you put your FQD in the /etc/hosts file, all will
work as before.
BTW, FQD Fully Qualified Domain name "you.your.domain"
--
Jim Roberts Never enough time!
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From: ABK Systeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: NFS problem with linux and AIX 4.3.2
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 20:23:41 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi all,
We have problems with a NFS-client on a RS/6000 box running AIX V4.3.2
and a
linux (intel pc) NFS-Server (kernel 2.0.35, nfsd 2.2b29). Everything
seems to
work fine, but after some time the client side seems to be stuck and
states
that the nfs-server is not responding. After another period of time (up
to
some minutes) the AIX system and the linux server are talking to each
other again
until they get stuck once more.
Using snoop (part of the output is given below), we found out, that the
AIX
wants to do some kind of handshaking with the server, that does not seem
to
respond as the AIX expects. As we have lot's of other unix boxes (even
some
running AIX V4.1), that work fine with the NFS-server, we assume that it
is
a problem of AIX 4.3.2!?
Does anyone have any suggestions??
TIA
Torsten Martiner
Here's the output of snoop:
aix8.abk.de -> linuxs.abk.de TCP D=2049 S=33865 Rst Seq=2117268914
Len=0 Win=0
aix8.abk.de -> linuxs.abk.de TCP D=2049 S=33866 Syn Seq=2117332796
Len=0 Win=16384
linuxs.abk.de -> aix8.abk.de TCP D=33866 S=2049 Syn Ack=2117332797
Seq=1763730047 Len=0 Win=32752
aix8.abk.de -> linuxs.abk.de TCP D=2049 S=33865 Rst Seq=2117268914
Len=0 Win=0
aix8.abk.de -> linuxs.abk.de TCP D=2049 S=33865 Rst Seq=2117268914
Len=0 Win=0
aix8.abk.de -> linuxs.abk.de TCP D=2049 S=33866 Ack=1763730048
Seq=2117332797 Len=0 Win=16060
aix8.abk.de -> linuxs.abk.de NFS C READ2 FH=3640 at 24576 for 2048
linuxs.abk.de -> aix8.abk.de NFS R READ2 OK (2048 bytes)
aix8.abk.de -> linuxs.abk.de TCP D=2049 S=33866 Ack=1763731508
Seq=2117332913 Len=0 Win=58544
linuxs.abk.de -> aix8.abk.de TCP D=33866 S=2049 Ack=2117332913
Seq=1763731508 Len=692 Win=32752
aix8.abk.de -> linuxs.abk.de NFS C READ2 FH=3640 at 26624 for 2560
linuxs.abk.de -> aix8.abk.de NFS R READ2 OK (2560 bytes)
aix8.abk.de -> linuxs.abk.de TCP D=2049 S=33866 Ack=1763733660
Seq=2117333029 Len=0 Win=58544
linuxs.abk.de -> aix8.abk.de TCP D=33866 S=2049 Ack=2117333029
Seq=1763733660 Len=1204 Win=32752
aix8.abk.de -> linuxs.abk.de NFS C READ2 FH=3640 at 29184 for 3072
linuxs.abk.de -> aix8.abk.de NFS R READ2 OK (3072 bytes)
linuxs.abk.de -> aix8.abk.de TCP D=33866 S=2049 Ack=2117333145
Seq=1763736324 Len=1460 Win=32752
aix8.abk.de -> linuxs.abk.de TCP D=2049 S=33866 Ack=1763737784
Seq=2117333145 Len=0 Win=57084
linuxs.abk.de -> aix8.abk.de TCP D=33866 S=2049 Ack=2117333145
Seq=1763737784 Len=256 Win=32752
aix8.abk.de -> linuxs.abk.de TCP D=2049 S=33866 Ack=1763738040
Seq=2117333145 Len=0 Win=60000
aix8.abk.de -> linuxs.abk.de NFS C READ2 FH=3640 at 32256 for 512
linuxs.abk.de -> aix8.abk.de NFS R READ2 OK (512 bytes)
aix8.abk.de -> linuxs.abk.de TCP D=2049 S=33866 Ack=1763738656
Seq=2117333261 Len=0 Win=60000
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Roberts)
Subject: Re: Network/cable modem configuration help needed
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 18:31:13 GMT
> Hello.
> I am a complete newbie to Linux. Installation went fine, and I am trying toi
> configure my networking so I can use my cable modem. it works great under
> NT, but I hate NT cause enough is enough.
> Installation went fine my problem is my NIC.
> 1. Every time I look at the card settings it says inactive. I activate, but
> I am not sure if that is all I need to do.
> 2. My card is the 3c905b-TX
> 3. Under Caldera, my card comes up as Cyclone
> 4. Under Redhat , my card is Vortex
> My domain: bell.net
> machine name: Binky
> Static IP xxx.xxx.xx.xxx
> Subnet 255.255.255.0
> GW xxx.xxx.xx.xxx
> host binky
> dns search xxx.xxx.64.xxx
> dns search2 xxx.xxx.65.xxx
>
Looks like your only problem is in getting your NIC to be recognized.
The card does require, I believe, one of the latest Vortex modules.
If you compile the module in the kernel (On a cable modem this ok
because networking is always up) it should be detected at boot.
If you are loading as a module, you will probably have to pass the
I/O port during module load. This info can be located in /etc/modules.conf.
Check the man page.
--
Jim Roberts Never enough time!
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From: "D. C. Sessions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: D-Link DFE 530TX driver/setup?!
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 11:21:29 -0700
Lee Baxter wrote:
>
> I've been trying to set up a D-Link DFE 530TX 10/100 NIC.
> It's a PCI card, and is jumperless. There also isn't a software
> package to set the IRQ and IO. PnP PCI.
Don't sweat the IO -- it's PCI and that's a BIOS job.
The IRQ is also a BIOS job although a PnP aware OS can
change it. Pretty much not your problem.
The driver is via-rhine; it's been standard for quite a
while now. It'll take care of everything.
--
D. C. Sessions
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From: Jong Hee Kang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ifconfig, route, netstat source code?
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 18:02:39 GMT
Hello,
Does anybody know where I can get the source code for the elementary
network configuration programs such as ifconfig, route, netstat, etc?
Thanks.
Jonghee Kang
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From: Richard Torkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: "Direct CD?"
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 21:48:34 +0200
nnnn wrote:
>
> Look at www.goldenhawk.com .
> Franc Vernet wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >Hi,
> >Is there something like DirectCD for Linux?
> >At this moment I still have to use Windoze because I can't write CDs the
> >way I like un der Linux
> >Please help so I can finally DUMP Windoze
> >:-)
> >thnx
> >Franc
> >
> >
Use xcdroast which works cd to cd.
If that is what you asked for??
http://www.rz.fh-muenchen.de/home/ze/rz/services/projects/xcdroast/e_xcdroast.html
Richard
--
I _like_ using goto's every once in a while:
it can often mess up the gcc optimizer just enough
to get better code out of it.
(Linus Torvalds)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: lpd permissions
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 19:43:50 GMT
In /etc/printcap 'rs' says to restrict remote users to those with local
accounts.
I don't want to do that. I want everyone in /etc/hosts.equiv to be able to
print.
Trouble is, on remote machines you must have a user account whose name matches
an existing account on my machine.
How can I make that stop? There is no 'rs' in my /etc/printcap but it acts
like there is. I'm running debian Linux 2.1 (slink).
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From: Michael Surette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Downloads hanging - please help!
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 15:36:35 +0000
Most ftp clients have a reget command which starts the download where it left off
last attempt.
Edward Lee wrote:
> I am also having problem downloading a 60 M file.
> I got 27M, 53M and 58M (really close) before ftp quit.
> Ftp was designed decades ago when people only download small files.
> What we need is an incremental ftp protocol where both the server and client
> do checksum on the files and only send the mismatched blocks. The problem
> is getting everybody to support this protocol.
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John McKee)
Subject: Re: "Direct CD?"
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 18:42:16 GMT
Checked their site, here's their position on Linux et al:
Do you support the Linux, OS/2, or Macintosh operating systems?
Our software only supports the Microsoft Windows and DOS operating systems. We have no
plans to
support anything else.
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999 10:56:10 -0700, "nnnn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Look at www.goldenhawk.com .
>Franc Vernet wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>>Hi,
>>Is there something like DirectCD for Linux?
>>At this moment I still have to use Windoze because I can't write CDs the
>>way I like un der Linux
>>Please help so I can finally DUMP Windoze
>>:-)
>>thnx
>>Franc
>>
>>
>
John McKee
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From: Chris Egolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help with Linux as Client on Sygate... (contains setup information
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 14:25:11 -0400
"Charles R. Thompson" wrote:
> I tried the fix you suggest earlier in hopes that it would do
> the job. I added the DNS servers for my ISP to the list of
> resolvers on the Linux but it didn't make a difference. Adding
> external servers to the hosts file works, so it's pretty obvious
> Linux isn't recognizing 192.168.0.1 as the DNS, or is not
> passing the info through SyGate.
>
I'm surprised this didn't work. I have a similar setup (SyGate 3.0
build 517 on NT40sp4) and my Linux box could ping outside my internal
network, but couldn't resolve names. I left my SyGate box
(192.168.0.11) as the primary DNS, but added the 2 DNS servers of my ISP
on the Linux box and everything started working. I don't know why Linux
required me to do this. My Win98 client just had the Sygate box as the
only DNS entry and it worked fine.
If you added the DNS of your ISP, did you make sure you could at least
ping them from the Linux box? I would assume so since you said you can
browse to sites by specifying the IP.
> Let me ask this. The 'Default Gateway' is set to 192.168.0.1, I
> read someplace in my travels that the default gateway is used
> LAST. How can I ensure that it reads my primary gateway first?
> My thinking is close to yours in that Linux might possibly be
> looking around the LAN for these things (URLS to resolve) and
> never even trying to search externally.
I don't think it works this way. Basically, if you specify an IP (or
DNS resolves an IP) outside your network, the packet is forwarded to the
default gateway which then takes over. This means the default gateway
better be able to reach the ISP's DNS to resolve names. The fact you
can ping outside your network (or browse w/ IP addresses) means the
default gateway is working.
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From: Chris Szilagyi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ipfwadm
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 14:25:59 -0400
I was curious if there are any known issues with ipfwadm.
I've got a 2.0.32 kernel, and I can't get my firewall to
forward INCOMING connections. I have ip masquerading on, and
it works with no problems going out. All incoming
connections though, are refused. I've followed the
directions exactly as explained in the firewall HOWTO.
Thanks in advance....
Chris
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From: "D. C. Sessions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Stable Linux versions
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 10:54:38 -0700
James Stafford wrote:
>
> "D. C. Sessions" wrote:Urrrgh. Several useful utilities (for instance diald)
> won't run
>
> > on 2.2.x without library updates (glibc etc.) that break other
> > software.
> >
> > The kernel itself may be stable, but there's more to a system
> > than kernel stability.
> I was wondering if you tried going to Red Hat's site and downloading the the
> utils that glibc breaks? Since Red Hat uses glibc it seems that their utils
> should work for you.
RedHat doesn't use the latest versions of glibc, but some
apps out there won't work with anything earlier. It's
an inevitable consequence of working with stuff under
evolution and I'm not complaining.
People just need to be careful with updates.
--
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (razoon)
Subject: Telnet/ftp to linux server: login incorrect
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 20:11:36 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have a linuxbox with 2 W98 clients
I configured 2 users in X
After trying to login I get the message: 530 Login incorrect
Why is this?
Host.allow:
ALL: LOCAL
Host.deny:
ALL:ALL
inetd.conf not commented for telnet and ftp.
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From: Ron Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Downloads hanging - please help!
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 12:25:42 -0700
> Definitely. They all download without problems via Windows. If I installed
> FAT32 support in my kernel, I suppose I could download them there and then
> read them from Linux, but again, I'm trying to avoid doing things the hard
> way. I *should* be able to download these files from Linux, thus I
> *shouldn't* have to reboot into a despised OS to do so.
Oh, absolutely. Generally Linux is rock-solid about stuff like this, and I'm
really surprised you're having the problem. The only remaining thing on that
original list is to regress to 2.0.36.
I did just have another thought; when you upgraded to kernel 2.2, did you do
all the recommended update RPMs for Redhat as well? (you're running RH 5.2,
right?)
Your thinking that it might be pppd seems reasonable to me. I'm wondering if
it might not be some strange incompatibility between that version of pppd and
kernel 2.2. They redid a lot of networking code in the new kernel. I suppose
it could also be some odd incompatibility with the laptop; laptops are very
strange beasts and running Linux on them can be highly problematical. You've
done well to get it as far as you have.
I have never tried to use pppd with kernel 2.2, but I can tell you that I
have downloaded many gigabytes under versions of Linux from .8x through 2.0.36
using pppd and have *never* had a problem. (well, except for getting ppp
working in the first place, which was a bear under Slackware way back when :)
)
So, I'd say falling back to the 2.0.X kernels wouldn't be a bad idea. Keep
in mind that the laptop support in the earlier kernels isn't going to be as
good, so BE SURE to save a backup boot image of how you're booting it now.
(in other words, add a new stanza for LILO, don't erase your old one!!) It's
possible that your laptop may not even start under 2.0, or may not work as
well as it does now. Be very careful with new kernels. You do have your
rescue disk, don't you? :-)
If it still fails under 2.0, I think if it were my laptop, I'd try to borrow
an external modem from someone to test the incompatibility theory. That would
eliminate the PCMCIA drivers and would make the problem simpler.
If it still breaks, I think there's a good chance you'll need a wiser Linux
head than mine. You may well find one here, there are plenty. If not, the
PPP-Howto will probably have a reference to some sort of mailing list.
Usually the mailing lists have much more precise information than the
general-purpose newsgroups.
I won't be reading news over the weekend, so if you're still stuck, drop me
an email.
<<RON>>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mike dombrowski)
Subject: Sendmail, what use
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 18:54:35 GMT
My machine is sitting on a network as a client, not a masqurading
server or anything. So is there any reason to run sendmail?
Thanks
Mike
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Redhat ipmasquerading timeout?
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 17:50:42 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gary Hodder) wrote:
> Hello all,
<snip> the telnet session times out. I have tried opening port 23 back to my
<snip>
I had the same thing until I added:
/sbin/ipfwadm -M -s 36000 0 36000
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