Linux-Networking Digest #815, Volume #10 Sat, 10 Apr 99 22:13:33 EDT
Contents:
Re: Recommend Fast Ethernet Card (Bill Anderson)
Re: Cable Modem? Distributing over small network. ("Jey Kottalam")
Re: dhcp failed message ("Ignacio Iturregui")
HELP! Dual network card config ("Jay")
Re: Setting up anonymous FTP??? (Jeff Brubaker)
wuftpd - class limit in /etc/ftpaccess problem (Jeff Brubaker)
Re: Samba 2.0.3 Installation ("Prutser")
Re: Cable Modem? Distributing over small network. (Mike Kirk)
Re: PPP and chat script problem (Carl Thor)
Kernel Problem (Reggie Grubbs)
Re: What does this entry in /var/log/maillog mean???? ("Eugene")
Re: PCMCIA Network Configuration ("andylow")
Re: Cable Modem? Distributing over small network. (Larry Benoit)
Re: NE2000 Compatible NIC. Got the data... (Jim Roberts)
TAPI (George/Jorge)
Re: Machine name themes - what do you use? (Andrew Crane)
Re: Linux network security issues? Re: qmail hell ("Curt")
Re: wuftpd - class limit in /etc/ftpaccess problem ("Eugene")
Re: Samba encrypt password ("Eugene")
Re: 286 diskless computers like terminals on linux (Vidar Andresen)
Re: Noticing a pattern: Red Hat + ethernet + 3c509 family = net (Vidar Andresen)
Re: Bandwidth utilization? (Heath Harry)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Anderson)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Recommend Fast Ethernet Card
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 00:16:48 GMT
On Thu, 08 Apr 1999 22:00:31 GMT,
Stuart R. Fuller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Bill Anderson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>: Jon Slater wrote:
>: >
>: > Can anyone recommend a fast PCI Ethernet card for Linux?
>: >
>: > Thanks!
>: > --
>: > Jon D. Slater QualComm Inc.
>: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6150 Lookout Road
>: > Phone: (303) 247-5037 Boulder, Colorado
>: > Fax: (303) 247-5167 80301
>:
>: Sure can. I reccomend a fast NIC card over a slow one any day! :-)
>:
>: Seriously, I use a SYMBIOS combination wide-scsi and 10/100 that runs
>: great for me.
>: AFAIK, there is but the one, IIRC, it is an 875.
>: Saves on PCI slots, too ;-)
>
>Do you have a manufacturer, model, dealer, etc? I'm out of PCI slots, and
>need to add a SCSI controller. This would work out great!
>
http://www.lsilogic.com/products/sym53c885.htm
It is a wide SCSI, w/a 10/100 based on the yellowfin gigabit ethernet chip.
I am running a pair of then (one runs the narrow CD/CDR, the other runs
the wide drives).
Works great for me.
Bill Anderson
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From: "Jey Kottalam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cable Modem? Distributing over small network.
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 00:28:16 GMT
It depends. Are you using @Home, Road Runner, or another Cable Modem
service?
Peter Eacmen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> If I were to get a cable modem would it be compatible with Linux? I
> have a small network, all of nodes have an 10Mbps ISA Ethernet card. I
> have a 5-port Ethernet HUB and Cat-5 cabling. I'm running a Samba
> server with two Win95 nodes. How would I be able to set up the cable
> modem so that all nodes on the network could access the Internet. Would
> I need to buy a more expensive switch. Could my Linux box act as a
> gateway to the Cable network?
> Has anyone done this?
>
> Thanks,
> Peter
>
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From: "Ignacio Iturregui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: dhcp failed message
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 14:51:11 GMT
I found out that dhcpcd 0.7 doesn't work with kernel 2.1.x and above
Ignacio Iturregui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:5IlP2.1271$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello everybody,
>
> I am using the kernel 2.2.4 and when I try to activate my dhcp
> configuration for my card it says that it failed. Does anyone have an idea
> why this is happening? Thanks,
>
> Ignacio Iturregui
>
>
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From: "Jay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP! Dual network card config
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 01:00:25 GMT
I am running two intel etherexpress pro cards, and I cannot seem to get them
both running at the same time, modprobe will get one at a time, but if I
specify both in LILO, it begins to initialize them, but then it says
"10/etherexpress, rejected: invalid address"
any ideas?
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From: Jeff Brubaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Setting up anonymous FTP???
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 20:40:42 -0400
Sounds like you nuked some of the files in your FTP home directory, such as
the bin dir in /home/ftp - these files are needed for anonymous logins to
allow the ftp daemon to chroot to /home/ftp
Jeff
Alexis M wrote:
> I just (re)installed Debian Linux, and I am trying to set up anonymous
> FTP access to my machine.
>
> The installation has created a /home/ftp directory, which I assume is
> the directory used for anonymous FTP, but when I try to log-in to the
> machine, I can't see any files when I "ls" or "dir"...
>
> However, if I try to "cd" to a directory I know exists (eg
> /home/ftp/backups), or try to "get" files, this works...
>
> The main reason I want to fix this is to use FTP to set-up Redhat Linux
> on a SparcIPX (that has no CD-ROM unfortunately). I want to mount the
> Redhat CD in, say, /home/ftp/redhat, and access it via anonymous FTP
> from the Sparc. But since it cant read the directories, it cant get the
> files.....
>
> Any help please?
>
> Thanks
>
> Alexis M
> <remove "nospam." to email me directly>
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From: Jeff Brubaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: wuftpd - class limit in /etc/ftpaccess problem
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 20:45:34 -0400
I've got an FTP server running right now and would like to limit the
number of users that can connect. This is a RH5.2 system running
Wu-ftpd.
In /etc/ftpaccess, there is a class defined called all (this is default)
that will suffice for setting the limit. The class is defined as:
class all real,guest,anonymous *
I've tried using the following to limit the number of users but it
doesn't work:
limit all 30
According to the man page, the syntax is:
limit <class> <n> <times> <message_file>
Where <times> is supposed to be in the same format as the UUCP L.sys
file (according to the man page). Unfortunately, I have no idea what
this format is, so I've been guessing (incorrectly). It appears that
these fields are required because when I omit them as above the limit is
not imposed either.
Any suggestions? I've run out of ideas..
Jeff
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From: "Prutser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Samba 2.0.3 Installation
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 13:00:45 +0200
I have upgraded samba also and solved the same problems you were having.
I have documented some stuff at
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Island/3924/linux/upgrade.html and have
a loop at the 12th item.
Although you don't want to upgrade your kernel, you can take my notes on the
samba upgrade there.
The key is in configuring with options and mangle the makefile a bit.
good luck!
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From: Mike Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cable Modem? Distributing over small network.
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 21:32:18 -0400
> > If I were to get a cable modem would it be compatible with Linux?
I think it's more a question of if the network card they give you with the
cable modem is compatible with linux. If the network card works you should
be set. I'm running RH5.2 fine with Rogers @Home.
> > How would I be able to set up the cable
> > modem so that all nodes on the network could access the Internet.
The easiest way is to find out if your cable modem ISP can give you
extra IP addresses (some will for a small fee). This would be the cleanest
way, then you just need a hub.
> > Could my Linux box act as a gateway to the Cable network?
> > Has anyone done this?
Yes. I'm doing it. If you can't get extra IPs, then you can setup IP
masquerading in linux, and it will "fake out" all your internal IP
addresses into a single IP address (which it uses to talk through your
cable modem). This requires 2 network cards in your linux machine, but the
cable modem guys should give you one for free anyways.
Other alternatives is to put 2 cards in a Windows machine and use software
like NAT1000 (www.nevod.com - it works well), MS Proxy server (blech!), or
WinGate (didn't work too well for me). I suggest NAT1000, but I think MS
bought them out and tore down there web page or something.
I have a linux box in my closet running IP masquerading for my internal
network. It's been up running that and ftp, telnet, www and email daemons
for over 2 months without a crash or reboot. I forget it's there.
Yes, it runs games fine. I've heard that StarCraft may make you do some
tweaking, but Tribes , Half-Life, and Quake-type games have all worked for
me.
Later,
Mike
Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Carl Thor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PPP and chat script problem
Date: 11 Apr 1999 01:32:08 GMT
Lee Howes wrote:
>
> Please E-mail replies to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not reply to this message.
>
>
> This is my log of the communication with virgin net for my ppp
connection.
> This clearly does not work, do you have any idea what addition could make
> this work. (NOTE: password and username converted to dashes)
> Apr 10 09:41:53 localhost pppd[668]: pppd 2.3.5 started by root, uid 0
> Apr 10 09:41:54 localhost chat[669]: send (ATDT0645505400^M)
> Apr 10 09:41:54 localhost chat[669]: expect (505400)
> Apr 10 09:42:13 localhost chat[669]: ATDT0645505400
> Apr 10 09:42:13 localhost chat[669]: -- got it
> Apr 10 09:42:13 localhost chat[669]: send (^M)
> Apr 10 09:42:13 localhost chat[669]: expect (ogin:)
> Apr 10 09:42:33 localhost chat[669]: ^M^M
> Apr 10 09:42:33 localhost chat[669]: login:
> Apr 10 09:42:33 localhost chat[669]: -- got it
> Apr 10 09:42:33 localhost chat[669]: send (--user--^M)
> Apr 10 09:42:33 localhost chat[669]: expect (assword:)
> Apr 10 09:42:33 localhost chat[669]: ^M
> Apr 10 09:42:53 localhost chat[669]: login: --user--^M
> Apr 10 09:43:03 localhost chat[669]: Password:
> Apr 10 09:43:03 localhost chat[669]: -- got it
> Apr 10 09:43:03 localhost chat[669]: send (--password--^M)
> Apr 10 09:43:03 localhost pppd[668]: Serial connection established.
> Apr 10 09:43:13 localhost pppd[668]: Using interface ppp0
> Apr 10 09:43:13 localhost pppd[668]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS2
> Apr 10 09:43:13 localhost pppd[668]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <magic
> 0x9a42a177> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> Apr 10 09:43:40 localhost last message repeated 9 times
> Apr 10 09:43:43 localhost pppd[668]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
> Apr 10 09:43:43 localhost pppd[668]: Connection terminated.
> Apr 10 09:43:43 localhost pppd[668]: Receive serial link is not 8-bit
> clean:
> Apr 10 09:43:43 localhost pppd[668]: Problem: all had bit 7 set to 0
> Apr 10 09:44:03 localhost pppd[668]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
> Apr 10 09:44:03 localhost pppd[668]: ioctl(TIOCSETD, N_TTY): Interrupted
> system call
> Apr 10 09:44:04 localhost pppd[668]: Exit.
>
> Thank you, Lee Howes
Sounds like RPI modem, clue is "Apr 10 09:43:43 localhost pppd[668]:
Receive serial link is not 8-bit
clean:
Apr 10 09:43:43 localhost pppd[668]: Problem: all had bit 7 set to 0"
RPI modems are first cousins to win modems, I found out the hard way, I am
still paying for this error. USR USR USR, if I have to go through this
again, I will probably go for isdn on cable modem.
Note: Cardinal Modems are going at fire sale prices right now,stay away as
they are not totally out of the woods, as most have to be upgraded to 56k,
but, the eprom calls them cardinal robotics?? flash upgrade therefore
fails, as it will not recognise the modem . So I am stuck with an orphan, a
very capable one, but limited to 33.6k.
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From: Reggie Grubbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Kernel Problem
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 15:23:21 GMT
I have compiled the 2.2.4 kernel several times and on 2 different
machines and keep getting the same error:
modprobe: can't locate net-pf-4
modprobe: can't locate net-pf-5
this is displayed several times before login appears. I was trying to
build the kernel to include ipchains. I have compiled several kernels
but am in no way an authority on it. The routine I followed was:
make config
make dep
make modules
make modules_install
make zImage
Is this the proper order of things or is there another reason that it
cant locate these modules...and what exactly are these modules? Any help
would be greatly appreciated!
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From: "Eugene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What does this entry in /var/log/maillog mean????
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 00:50:06 GMT
hmmm... somebody is trying to relay mail through your box. But sendmail
doesn't allow that.
--
"Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft's slogan
jmsalvo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7enrla$nli$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I only have a dialup machine with sendmail installed .... But today I have
> this in my /var/log/maillog (domain names and IP addresses censored):
>
>
> Apr 10 16:33:28 localhost sendmail[623]: QAA00623: <~XTSEA@--snip-->... we
do
> not relay
>
> Apr 10 16:33:28 localhost sendmail[623]: QAA00623: ruleset=check_rcpt,
> arg1=<~XTSEA@--snip-->, relay=root@--snip-- [x.x.x.x], reject=551
> <~XTSEA@@--snip-->... we do not relay
>
> Apr 10 16:33:34 localhost sendmail[623]: QAA00623:
from=<regproc@--snip-->,
> size=1669, class=0, pri=0, nrcpts=0, proto=ESMTP, relay=root@--snip--
> [x.x.x.x]
>
>
> Is someone using my dialup box to relay mail??? Have I been a victim?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
> -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----------
> http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
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From: "andylow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PCMCIA Network Configuration
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 21:17:41 +1000
I also received the same problem on the PCMCIA. Previously I could connect
to the net and only until recently I download samba( maybe) I received such
problem. My thinkpad couldn't detect my pc card and I used cardmgr and was
replied socket not found! I'm still trying to fix it. Could anyone offer
suggestion.
ps How to change the default irq? which script file should I modify so the
system will boot up with the default irq?
Andy
Greg Kettmann wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I've been struggling with getting my PCMCIA Network adapters working.
>Toward that end I've installed the 2.2.3 kernel on top of Red Hat 5.2
>and the latest PCMCIA drivers. My Ethernet adapter is working but is
>logging errors indicating it that there is no high memory available and
>some sort of Interrupt 5 error. I would expect that this can be
>corrected by placing the proper statements in the /etc/pcmcia/config
>and/or config.opts.
>
>1) Where can I find documentation on configuring these files?
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From: Larry Benoit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cable Modem? Distributing over small network.
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 21:44:21 -0400
I have such a setup as do many other Linux users. You need to add a second
NIC to connect to your ISP's cable modem. If your ISP dynamically assigns
IP addresses, you will have to set up the Linux DHCP client, otherwise set
up the card with addresses provided by your ISP. Also, you will need to set
up IP masquerading in order to provide internets services for the clients
on your private network. The following HOWTOs will explain much of what you
need to do:
http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/HOWTO/mini/IP-Masquerade.html
http://rlz.ne.mediaone.net/linux/faq/index3.html
if you have Roadrunner:
http://www.vortech.net/rrlinux/
The are several other HOWTOs out there in Linux land -- try some of the
usual sites.
Peter Eacmen wrote:
> If I were to get a cable modem would it be compatible with Linux? I
> have a small network, all of nodes have an 10Mbps ISA Ethernet card. I
> have a 5-port Ethernet HUB and Cat-5 cabling. I'm running a Samba
> server with two Win95 nodes. How would I be able to set up the cable
> modem so that all nodes on the network could access the Internet. Would
> I need to buy a more expensive switch. Could my Linux box act as a
> gateway to the Cable network?
> Has anyone done this?
>
> Thanks,
> Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Roberts)
Subject: Re: NE2000 Compatible NIC. Got the data...
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 01:58:04 GMT
es:
> On the chipset that you asked for Jim,
> On the main chip ( the one with all the spider leg looking things radiating
> from it.) is marked
> RMC RTL8019AS
> 7C034S1
> 802F Taiwan
>
> There is also a big block looking thing that has pins that run through the
> card and are soldered on the back. It is marked.
>
> VALOR
> FL1310
>
> Along with the error messages and the fact that I do not have the DOS driver
> disk for this device, will this be enough information?
> Sorry so little. The NIC was a freebie from a friend. Windoze is seeing the
> NIC and it is intended for the Windoze partition. I just wanted to configure
> peer to peer networking in Linux before I get brave and started fooling with
> SAMBA.
>
SNIP
Dave,
I've used one of these in the past and the NE2000 (ne.o, ne) module is the
one to use if it is an isa card. You will have to pass the I/O port during
module load. See the manpage for insmod. Also check the manpage for
/etc/modules.conf as the settings can be passed through this file.
Under Win check in the device manager to find the I/O and IRQ that the
card is using.
If you need any additional help, E-Mail me direct.
--
Jim Roberts Never enough time!
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (George/Jorge)
Subject: TAPI
Date: 11 Apr 1999 01:57:15 GMT
Is there a TAPI interface/source code for linux?
I purchased a TAPI device and am looking for an interface.
George
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Crane)
Crossposted-To:
vmsnet.networks.misc,microsoft.public.windowsnt.domain,comp.unix.solaris,comp.os.os2.networking.server,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.networking,comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix
Subject: Re: Machine name themes - what do you use?
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 01:59:33 GMT
We started off using name of planets. When we ran out of names we switched to
the planets' moons. When we ran out of moons we switched to constellations then
individual stars.
Since the universe is pretty big we don't anticipate exhausting the supply of
names until the Devil has to pee through the ice in his toilet every morning.
On Sat, 10 Apr 1999 21:13:10 +1000, Dave Venman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>All :
>
> We had this discussion a while ago in our office.
>
> As we had two machines each which needed naming, we tried to choose logical
>pairs wherever possible. TellieTubbies, children's programs characters, all the
>rest.
>
> Someone suggested famous dictators - we didn't go there.
>
> I did hear that the Met Office in Bracknell, UK, has a pair of Cray
>supercomputers called Ronnie and Reggie.
>
>John Jones wrote:
>
>> We use rivers... I use whatever at home. Right now my machine is
>> Succubus, and my wife's (once I build it ) may just be Incubus. Then again,
>> who knows, we may change it...
>>
>> Andrew Paryzek wrote:
>>
>> > How about naming after alcoholic beverages ... beer, vodka, rum, gin,
>> > sambuca.
>> >
>> > Or sci-fi characters: chewbacca, scotty, bones, mulder.
>> >
>> > Or spices: cinnimon, ginger, parsley, scary, baby ...
>> >
>> > >>Which was great until I ran out of dwarves...
>> > >>
>> > >>*scanning this thread for new ideas*
>> > >
>> > >Read J.R.R.Tolkien's "The Hobbit" for a fresh supply of dwarf names. :-)
>> > >As I recall, there's an even dozen of them right off the bat. When
>> > >you've used them up, you can sift through the rest of "The Lord of
>> > >the Rings" for more.
--
Andrew Crane CNE, MCSE.
Interleave Group, Inc.
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From: "Curt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux network security issues? Re: qmail hell
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 21:02:53 -0500
I agree, sendmail is too complicated. Needs a HUGE overhaul.
qmail was the answer for that. My Opinion of course.
Redhat is pretty good about posting security fixes.
Many of the Linux news sites like www.linuxworld.com also post known
problems
as they pop up.
Cameron Spitzer wrote in message <7entfe$936$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>William R. Mattil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Steve Vertigan wrote:
>>
>>> if you care at all about security you don't run sendmail.
>>
>>This is paranoia. While sendmail has had security issues so have loads of
other
>>applications. In fact, Linux itself has had many security problems as has
NT
>>workstation and server.
>
>I've heard that from time to time, but the details are always lacking.
>Looking for my distribution in the Bugtraq archive, I see a broken ftpd.
>Rootshell advises us to remove suidexec, but it's only a local hole,
>not a vulnerability from the network.
>That's it for this year. Nothing on Qmail at all.
>(I don't use Sendmail because it's too complicated. Complicated programs
>are easier to misconfigure. Bugtraq is full of Sendmail issues.)
>
>Is there some other list I should be looking at?
>I'd appreciate it if someone who is up on the "many security problems"
>of "Linux itself" would post a list of the biggest security holes
>found over, say, the last year, so we all know what to upgrade.
>
>Cameron
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From: "Eugene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: wuftpd - class limit in /etc/ftpaccess problem
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 02:04:07 GMT
here's mine:
#limit local 20 Any
/etc/wu-ftpd-academ/msg.toomany
#limit remote 100 SaSu|Any1800-0600
/etc/wu-ftpd-academ/msg.toomany
limit all 10 Any
/etc/wu-ftpd-academ//msg.toomany
(# means commented out)
--
"Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft's slogan
Jeff Brubaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> I've got an FTP server running right now and would like to limit the
> number of users that can connect. This is a RH5.2 system running
> Wu-ftpd.
>
> In /etc/ftpaccess, there is a class defined called all (this is default)
> that will suffice for setting the limit. The class is defined as:
>
> class all real,guest,anonymous *
>
> I've tried using the following to limit the number of users but it
> doesn't work:
>
> limit all 30
>
> According to the man page, the syntax is:
>
> limit <class> <n> <times> <message_file>
>
> Where <times> is supposed to be in the same format as the UUCP L.sys
> file (according to the man page). Unfortunately, I have no idea what
> this format is, so I've been guessing (incorrectly). It appears that
> these fields are required because when I omit them as above the limit is
> not imposed either.
>
> Any suggestions? I've run out of ideas..
>
> Jeff
>
>
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From: "Eugene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Samba encrypt password
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 02:05:56 GMT
> Is it dangerous if i set for text passwords in win98,
> and leave out encrypt passwords=yes on the linuxbox?
just put "encrypt passwords = yes" statement in /etc/smb.conf
> Is it possible to mount the root directory of my Winbox
yes
> instead of a directory? With what syntax.
you have to share it first, just like any directory.
--
"Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft's slogan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vidar Andresen)
Subject: Re: 286 diskless computers like terminals on linux
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 01:58:24 +0200
In article <HJtP2.18321$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Danny Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Perhaps this is too easy, but why not run a good DOS terminal emulator. My
>guess is that you'll have poor performance trying to run X on a 286 anyway.
>And as I remember, a 286 -- that's not heavily loaded -- runs a nice DOS
>teminal app exceptionally well. I can't remember which freeware terminal
>app I ran on mine back in the late 80s, but we dialed into our college shell
>accounts on the thing and it acted like a regular terminal on the ethernet.
>
>Just my two cents.
Me 'two cents' too! ;-)
URL:http://mvmpc9.ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de/public/uka_ppp/uka_ppp.exe
# Additional software for uka_ppp on mvmpc9
URL:http://mvmpc9.ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de/public/uka_ppp/yarnarc.exe
URL:http://mvmpc9.ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de/public/uka_ppp/minuarc.exe
URL:http://mvmpc9.ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de/public/uka_ppp/lynxarc.exe
URL:http://mvmpc9.ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de/public/uka_ppp/xparc.exe
URL:http://mvmpc9.ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de/public/uka_ppp/bobcat.exe
URL:http://mvmpc9.ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de/public/uka_ppp/arachne.exe
A year ago or so, i hope the URLs still valid.
I have a 286 with 4MB ram running up to a graphical web-browser,
arachne, it works. But i find it to slow on a 286. The other packets
are ok on a 286. (not shure about lynx and 286, bobcat, the smaller
brother of lynx, is ok.) (maybe not yarn with a lot in the spool, but
for mail, ok.)
The packets above inklude some web-browsers, some telnet-clients, ftp of
different brands, mail, an so on.
Works ok on a machine set up with a card and an packet-driver, talking
to a machine running linux.
(there are packet-drivers for null-modem and paralell-cables as well,
it may work, byt then i guess linux must be running plip or slip. I
have not tried. There is a howto.)
I think the packet-driver, and a telnet easily can be placed on a
floppy. _not_ using the uka_ppp frontend. With static ip.
There is also a microsoft tcp/ip thing useful for mounting shares, run
on 286. I dont know if it will run of a floppy, it anyway consumes
much memory, but if, the whole uka_ppp thing could be run diskless.
(or maybe not, if the 'microsoft tcp/ip thing' take the card, it can
not also run the packet driver, maybe a couple of cards will be
needed. And if memory leftover for other aplications get to low. It
may not work. )
(Or mounting C: via a paralell-cable, intersrv/interlnk or maybe
fastlynx. But that demands another machine as disk-server for the
286.)
(both qnx and dos-vnc need a 386 or better, i belive, at least dos-vnc
do. I am not into IPX, what can pcnfs do, i dont know.)
Vidar Andresen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vidar Andresen)
Subject: Re: Noticing a pattern: Red Hat + ethernet + 3c509 family = net
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 01:02:05 +0200
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Dave Fanjoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[...]
> So the problem still stands: what happens with the 3c509b that
>makes the network unreachable? Seems like a lot of us are having this
>problem, even after screwing around with the i/o, irq, and pnp settings
>on the etherdisk. In ifconfig, route, and netstat it looks like my NIC is
>working, and I can ping myself. But all other attempts to access the
>network fail. When I reported this to RedHat technical support, they said
>they thought it meant my network was set up wrong.
> However, all the network numbers are right, and if i use a
>different box with a different card at the same 10baseT line, it works
>fine. So somehow, the 3c509b and my box aren't working together right.
> Any suggestions?
Which kernel?
I use a pure 2.0.36 kernel (not redhat) with the 509 kompiled in. No
problem. On a couple of 486DX2-66's. Used up to three cards, and let
lilo do the job. (I have the irqs for the cards set as 'pure isa' in
bios. Probably overkill.)
The driver version is 1.16.
But. I see the 2.2.0 kernel (not tried it yet) are shipped with
/../linux/drivers/net/3c509.c
static char *version = "3c509.c:1.12 6/4/97 [EMAIL PROTECTED]\n";
The driver version is 1.12.....
Since then:
v1.13 9/8/97 Made 'max_interrupt_work' an insmod-settable variable -djb
v1.14 10/15/97 Avoided waiting..discard message for fast machines -djb
v1.15 1/31/98 Faster recovery for Tx errors. -djb
v1.16 2/3/98 Different ID port handling to avoid sound cards. -djb
So what kernel, which driver version, compiled into the kernel or not,
on what machinery; does not work.
Vidar Andresen
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From: Heath Harry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Bandwidth utilization?
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 02:10:14 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jack Twilley wrote:
> I'm thinking of colocating a Linux box at an ISP, and I was wondering
> if anyone here knew how to meter the bandwidth utilization.
>
> I'll be billed a set fee plus a certain cost per kilobyte per second,
> normalized over the month. So if I know how many kilobytes I have
> during a particular month, I'll be able to determine how much I'll
> have to pay, ahead of time. I like this idea. :-)
>
> Anyone have any suggestions? I'm thinking something simple with
> ipchains may be in my future, but there weren't any easy examples that
> I could find anywhere.
>
> Thanks!
> Jack.
> --
> Jack Twilley
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At least two possibilities i can think of here,
1. IP accounting from the linux kernel
2. SNMP polling with something like mrtg
both work well for me
cheers,
Heath.
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