Linux-Networking Digest #999, Volume #10 Fri, 30 Apr 99 22:13:38 EDT
Contents:
Re: can't locate module eth1 ("[EMAIL PROTECTED]")
Re: 2 nic cards help!!! ("[EMAIL PROTECTED]")
Re: @home/linux/network problem (Erik Jensen)
UID for at command missing (Bob McLaren)
upgrading kernal .. how do (John Hornblow)
Creating Subnets (Darth Vader)
Re: ppp works but no ping (John Hornblow)
Re: getRight like software (John Hornblow)
Re: How install 2 3C905 PCI on a router ? (Vidar Andresen)
Re: DNS Resolving Problem ("Curt")
Re: [Q]: ppp with kernel-2.2.x ("Greg")
Re: Dialup PPP Server Problem (Adam)
Re: DNS (Michael Balderas)
Re: Apache-SSL, mod_ssl, and RedHat Secure Web Server (S P Arif Sahari Wibowo)
Re: LOCALHOST question...whoa baby! (Michael John Erskine)
Re: ppp problems partially resolved with zoom 2919L modem ("Fred T. Hamster")
Re: Linux Uptimes ("D. C. & M. V. Sessions")
Re: Linux Uptimes ("D. C. & M. V. Sessions")
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From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: can't locate module eth1
Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 00:13:50 GMT
Well Wayne I am willing to try this. In fact I am about to shutdown and
reboot the system. with your suggestion but I must say that when only one
ethernet card is mentioned in the conf.module The system boots up and finds
the ethernet interface perfectllly
Wayne Parrott wrote:
> I think the alias needs to go before the options line.
>
> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> >I know that solution doesn't work. I have the same problem myself. Here
> >is my conf.module file.
>
> >options eth0 io=300 irq=3
> >alias eth0 ne
>
> >options eth1 io=340 irq=5
> >alias eth1 ne
>
> >I have also tried the append command at the beginning of my lilo.conf
> >and ran lilo afterwards. I am kind of stuck myself and would really
> >apreciate any help. I have two cards in my redhat 5.2 machine. One is a
> >no-name ethernet card. The other is a linksys ethernet card. I have the
> >first card setup as a dhcp client. If I change the order of the card in
> >conf.modules the first card in conf.modules always gets recognized.
> >There seems to be a problem loading the second card. regardless of which
> >card I attempt to load second. Is it because both cards are using the
> >ne 2000 module? Also my machine is very sparce. Apart from the two
> >network cards i have a video card and modem only in it. Any help or
> >critique is appreciated
> >Wayne Parrott wrote:
>
> >> I think you need to add an alias in /etc/conf.modules
> >> like...
> >> alias ne eth1
> >>
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim LaSalle) writes:
> >>
> >> >I am still trying to get RH 5.2 Linux to recognize a second NIC.
> >>
> >> >I added append = "ether=0,0,eth1" to lilo.conf and ran lilo
> >>
> >> >When I reboot these messages appear:
> >> > modprobe: can't locate module eth1
> >> > Delaying eth1 initialization
> >>
> >> >Do I have to recompile? Both cards are the same NE-2000 compatible
> >> >cards. One is set to 0x300, IRQ10 the other to 0x320, IRQ5. These
> >> >resourses have no conflicts. The only difference is one card's
> >> >tranceiver is setup for 10baseT the other for 10base2. The eth0
> >> >device works fine. It can see and be seen by the network.
> >>
> >> >I have not progressed to the point where I can assign an IP to the
> >> >second NIC
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From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 2 nic cards help!!!
Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 00:16:08 GMT
Which file are you reffering to Rob. Is it /etc/conf.modules or Append in
lilo.conf and did you have to give any options for irqs.
Rob van der Putten wrote:
> Hi there
>
> On Fri, 30 Apr 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > options eth0 io=300 irq=3
> > alias eth0 ne
> >
> > options eth1 io=340 irq=5
> > alias eth1 ne
>
> This works on a Debian box;
> ne io=0x300,0x340
>
> Regards,
> Rob
>
> +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
> | http://www.sput.webster.nl/spam-policy.html |
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From: Erik Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: @home/linux/network problem
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 20:32:13 GMT
David Kennedy wrote:
>
> There are many web sites describing what is required to "upgrade"
> linux boxes over to DHCP. As far as I know all new installs (which
> this is) are DHCP. I know of at least three others who have recently
> install the wave and are all DHCP.
>
> Therefor, the statement is accurate.
>
>
Your logic is as bad as your misleading statement. If only ONE @home
installation has a static address then NOT ALL installations have a
dynamic address.
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From: Bob McLaren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: UID for at command missing
Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 00:17:57 GMT
I tried to use "at" today and my server stated that the UID could not be
found. What UID is it looking for?
--
Bob McLaren
Network Administration
Financial Statement Services, Inc.
HTTP://WWW.FSSI-CA.COM
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hornblow)
Subject: upgrading kernal .. how do
Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 00:32:03 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi, do you just download it and dump it over the top of the old one?
Surely it cant be that easy...
Sounds like a good way to kill my linux?
any good tutorials/ webpages on the topic
Thankyou from a cold wet wellington [ good learn linux day]
John
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John Hornblow
homepage http://homepage.ihug.co.nz/~johnhb/
gliding page http://www.soar.co.nz/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Darth Vader)
Subject: Creating Subnets
Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 00:32:19 GMT
I have a cable modem, and would like to give other workstations access
to the internet through one DHCP cable modem...... How do I go about
assigning the other PC's IP numbers, do I just make them up???? Any
documentation??
Thanks
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hornblow)
Subject: Re: ppp works but no ping
Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 00:37:02 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 30 Apr 1999 18:13:46 -0700, "Keith Wright"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Cliff,
>
>I tried your suggestion but still not luck. Then I got desparate. I've
>been trying to solve this one for many hours. I was using an old I/O card
>(probably with an 8250 or 16450 as reported by setserial) and an external
old gear = frustration...
I gave up on an old IO card and vidoe card...
grey hairs dissaperared with the cards...
=====================================================
John Hornblow
homepage http://homepage.ihug.co.nz/~johnhb/
gliding page http://www.soar.co.nz/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hornblow)
Crossposted-To: alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: getRight like software
Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 00:37:03 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 01 May 1999 01:16:11 +0300, oneself <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If your after an FTP client I HIGHLY recommend ftpExplorer...
supports resume, caches directory structure of ftp site, no plodding
up thru the branchs of the site...
and even better, if it detects the full bandwidth isnt being used it
opens a second session on another file. You can point it at a
directory and say download it and it will grab all branchs and
contents of that structure.
Youle fint FTP explorer at download.com, not seen in Tucows
john
=====================================================
John Hornblow
homepage http://homepage.ihug.co.nz/~johnhb/
gliding page http://www.soar.co.nz/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vidar Andresen)
Subject: Re: How install 2 3C905 PCI on a router ?
Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 02:26:32 +0200
In article <7gcel1$psn$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
frederic pont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I tried already append="ether=0,0,eth0 ether=0,0,eth1"
>and append="ether=9,0xf880,eth0 ehter=10,0xff00,eth1"
>It doesn't work. I'll try just append="ether=0,0,eth1"
append="ether=0,0xf880,eth0 ehter=0,0xff00,eth1"
Maybee.
>The dos soft downloaded from 3Com (3c90xcfg.exe) tells me the field IRQ is
>read only.
I read about trouble-solving on another nic (Accton Cheetah, driver
disk) (this might not solve your problem, i dont know how your nic's
handle, or need, bus-master or not, but..) that going into bios and:
Hardware Configuration
======================
*******************************
* 1. Adapter Configuration *
*******************************
The adapter is configured using the host PCI computer's BIOS setup
program. This is done by changing the computer's BIOS setting to
enable bus master mode, and then setting up the IRQ. The procedure
to implement this and the terminology used depend on the BIOS you
are using.
Some BIOS have Bus Master mode enabled for all the motherboard's
PCI expansion slots; others provide you the option of turning this
feature on or off. For example, if your computer uses the Phoenix
BIOS, there is a "Device Select" field where you should input the
slot number of the PCI slot where the adapter is installed, say
"Slot 3 Device". Then for the fields that read as "Enable Device"
and "Enable Master" you should change the settings to "Enable".
The same is true for the adapter's IRQ setting, which is mapped to
the BIOS IRQ setup of the host PCI computer.
Finally, you need to set the Trigger/Routing field to select the
Trigger method by which the IRQ is assigned or routed to the PCI
slot. There are three types of settings to choose from:
* Level/Auto - This is usually the default. Choosing this option
leaves the assigned IRQ free for other use if the installed
card does not use it.
* Level/Forced - If you are not able get the PCI card to work
properly, choose this option. This will assign the specified
IRQ permanently to the card.
* Edge/Auto - Some PCI boards support this option. Do not use it.
Mvh Vidar Andresen
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Reply-To: "Curt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Curt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DNS Resolving Problem
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 20:18:27 -0500
What's in your /etc/host.conf file?
It should look something like:
order hosts, bind
multi on
TBuschmans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi,
>
> delix linux 2.0.35,
>
> after dialing my isp, trying to resolve any adress i get the message:
>
> resolve+: /etc/host.conf is an invalid keyword
>
> aborting..
> The ip connection still is up and runnig after that
>
> Any hint?
> dnsdomainname does also produce this errormessage.
>
> thnx in advance
> /Tom
>
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From: "Greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Q]: ppp with kernel-2.2.x
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 21:25:22 -0400
Haven't seen much on pppd VJ bugs, its more then likely your
servers problem, whats in your log when the IPCP
sends for the ConfReq for VJ compression ???
Greg.
Daishi Harada wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I wrote:
>
>> It was suggested to me that perhaps tcp header compression
>> could be the culprit, and I've added 'noccp' to my
>> pppoptions. This makes the connect transaction which
>> occurs between me and the remote machine (at least as
>> seen through /var/log/syslog) appear the same between
>> ppp w/2.0.x and ppp w/2.2.x. However, this hasn't
>> fixed the problem.
>
>I didn't think carefully enough about what the suggestion
>actually was; adding 'novj' as an option to pppd solved the
>problem.
>
>OTOH, it still doesn't make sense to me why this broke.
>Is it plausible that it's a 2.2.x bug (in the VJ code)?
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Adam)
Subject: Re: Dialup PPP Server Problem
Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 01:34:40 GMT
On Fri, 30 Apr 1999 20:12:17 -0400, "Greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello Adam,
>Try setting the ip masquerading.
>do you need the proxyarp in the options file ??
>
>What is the options.ttys0 used for ??
>the netmask of 255.255.255.0 should be ok.
>
>Greg.
>
Greg,
Do I need masquerading if I have a set of dedicated real IP's to use
for the dialups?
Adam
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From: mike*no*spam*@yourhelpdesk.com (Michael Balderas)
Subject: Re: DNS
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 21:27:05 GMT
Did you upgrade your bind version?
Mike
On Fri, 30 Apr 1999 13:00:08 +0200, "Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi:
>
>Until 2 days ago, our DNS Server was working well. Now when I try to start
>it I got the following message: can't open '/etc/named.conf'
>I never had this file before. I have named.boot
>
>any idea ?
>
>Many thanks
>Gilbert
>
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From: S P Arif Sahari Wibowo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Apache-SSL, mod_ssl, and RedHat Secure Web Server
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 16:27:03 -0500
On 30 Apr 1999, Wyan H. Jow wrote:
>I agree. But, so far, the language is pretty specific in saying what it
>applies to, and it says nothing about RedHat and only about a server.
Ah thanks. I guess for small use, nobody actually care to check, anyway.
:-)
>I'm buying the license. They should at least show it to me.
Agreed. They should.
>Well, either way, they're getting their money, so I don't see why they
>don't try harder to sell it. I mean, whether I'm buying it for the
>license, or for the server, they're getting money.
Well, if they say it is Ok to use it with other server, then less people
will bother to buy the upgrade version. In fact, RedHat charge people that
buy the next version of Web Secure Server.
Thanks.
S P Arif Sahari Wibowo
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Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 22:03:10 -0400
From: Michael John Erskine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.questions,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: LOCALHOST question...whoa baby!
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brian moore wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Apr 1999 21:40:11 -0400,
> Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I've noticed that my host name has been changing after an undetermined
> > amount of time, usually after having worked on top of the X server for
> > some time. Normally, my box is named LOCALHOST, i.e. [ROOT@LOCALHOST
> > /ROOT] or [USER@LOCALHOST /HOME]. After time, however, I've noticed
> > that the name will change to a alpha-numeric type, usually something
> > like "core10d46". It always starts with "core", then has a
> > 2-digit/"d"/2-digit sequence following thereafter.
>
> Like:
> [thorin:~] 8:48:31pm 62 % host 209.150.110.103
> Name: core13d103.toad.net
> Address: 209.150.110.103
>
> > Does anyone know where this might be coming from? Is this a bug that
> > needs to be updated? Does this come from multiple su changes? Does it
> > have something to do with my core dump? It is a consistent problem that
> > I would like to solve. I've noticed that it causes other errors, such
> > as not allowing me to run certain commands, like,
> > /etc/cron.daily/updatedb.cron, almost as if the system recognizes this
> > as another user or machine that doesn't have the permissions or $PATH
> > necessary to perform these commands.
>
> Nope, that's the name that your ISP has assigned to the dynamic IP
> you're on.
>
Which is the name that ident will return to anyone (like netscape or uu.net for
example) who wants to insure that you are a US site. Some sites will not talk
to non-US sites, ftp.uu.net for example. Others like Netscape simply won't give
you the strong encryption version of their products (which US citizens are allowed
to use and non-US citizens must get from sites overseas).
> You must be using RH: by default, their ppp setup will rename your
> system when you connect to your ISP -if- your systemname is
> 'localhost.localdomain'.
>
Which is a GOOD policy for stand alone workstations because they need to be
identified in the DNS which is provided by the ISP.
> The trick is to go in an add whatever-it-is-you-want-to-name-your-system
> in /etc/hosts as an alias for localhost. Then it will see you have a
> 'proper' name and will cease doing that.
>
Except that the name is not registered and therefore not really proper, Brian.
> Do note that this -may- have repercussions (things like sendmail will
> think the new address is your real domain, for example),
But you should be using your ISP's mail service thru Netscape (or one of the other
browsers) which you can set up to send any return mail address you want.
> but they
> probably won't matter much because in most cases using a dynamic name
> instead of a proper name is wrong anyway
Unless the ISP has his stuff together, which is altogether too rare.
Never-the-less we should give them the benefit of the doubt.
> (sending mail would have the
> wrong return address since you don't always get the same dynamic IP).
See above. You (if you are stand alone or dail-in) should not be running a mail
server on your system.
>
>
> > Any information will be greatly appreciated,
> > and will be rewarded in turn with the appropriate alcoholic remedy...
> > ;)
>
> Scotch. It's been a long week.
Some interesting ideas - I did not know that Red Hat did that. How do they do it
and what can be done to set my system up (Debian) in the same manner. I would
like my system to accept the assigned name so I can hit ftp.uu.net (for
example).Thanks Brian.
>
>
>
> --
> Brian Moore | "The Zen nature of a spammer resembles
> Sysadmin, C/Perl Hacker | a cockroach, except that the cockroach
> Usenet Vandal | is higher up on the evolutionary chain."
> Netscum, Bane of Elves. Peter Olson, Delphi Postmaster
--
Michael Erskine, Simply Computers!, Urbanna, Virginia, 804-758-3793
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brian moore wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>On Thu, 29 Apr 1999 21:40:11 -0400,
<BR> Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<BR>> I've noticed that my host name has been changing after an undetermined
<BR>> amount of time, usually after having worked on top of the X server
for
<BR>> some time. Normally, my box is
named
LOCALHOST, i.e. [ROOT@LOCALHOST
<BR>> /ROOT] or [USER@LOCALHOST /HOME]. After time, however, I've
noticed
<BR>> that the name will change to a alpha-numeric type, usually something
<BR>> like "core10d46". It always starts with "core", then has a
<BR>> 2-digit/"d"/2-digit sequence following thereafter.
<P>Like:
<BR>[thorin:~] 8:48:31pm 62 % host 209.150.110.103
<BR>Name: core13d103.toad.net
<BR>Address: 209.150.110.103
<P>> Does anyone know where this might be coming from? Is this a
bug that
<BR>> needs to be updated? Does this come from multiple su changes?
Does it
<BR>> have something to do with my core dump? It is a consistent
problem that
<BR>> I would like to solve. I've noticed that it causes other errors,
such
<BR>> as not allowing me to run certain commands, like,
<BR>> /etc/cron.daily/updatedb.cron, almost as if the system recognizes
this
<BR>> as another user or machine that doesn't have the permissions or $PATH
<BR>> necessary to perform these commands.
<P>Nope, that's the name that your ISP has assigned to the dynamic IP
<BR>you're on.
<BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>
Which is the name that ident will return to anyone (like netscape or uu.net
for example) who wants to insure that you are a US site.
Some sites will not talk to non-US sites, ftp.uu.net for example.
Others like Netscape simply won't give you the strong encryption version
of their products (which US citizens are allowed to use and non-US citizens
must get from sites overseas).
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>
<P>You must be using RH: by default, their ppp setup will rename your
<BR>system when you connect to your ISP -if- your systemname is
<BR>'localhost.localdomain'.
<BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>
Which is a GOOD policy for stand alone workstations because they need to
be identified in the DNS which is provided by the ISP.
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>
<P>The trick is to go in an add whatever-it-is-you-want-to-name-your-system
<BR>in /etc/hosts as an alias for localhost. Then it will see you
have a
<BR>'proper' name and will cease doing that.
<BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>
Except that the name is not registered and therefore not really proper,
Brian.
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>
<P>Do note that this -may- have repercussions (things like sendmail will
<BR>think the new address is your real domain, for example),</BLOCKQUOTE>
But you should be using your ISP's mail service thru Netscape (or one of
the other browsers) which you can set up to send any return mail address
you want.
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>but they
<BR>probably won't matter much because in most cases using a dynamic name
<BR>instead of a proper name is wrong anyway</BLOCKQUOTE>
Unless the ISP has his stuff together, which is altogether too rare.
Never-the-less we should give them the benefit of the doubt.
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>(sending mail would have the
<BR>wrong return address since you don't always get the same dynamic IP).</BLOCKQUOTE>
See above. You (if you are stand alone or dail-in) should not be
running a mail server on your system.
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>
<P>> Any information will be greatly appreciated,
<BR>> and will be rewarded in turn with the appropriate alcoholic remedy...
<BR>> ;)
<P>Scotch. It's been a long week.</BLOCKQUOTE>
Some interesting ideas - I did not know that Red Hat did that. How
do they do it and what can be done to set my system up (Debian) in the
same manner. I would like my system to accept the assigned name so
I can hit ftp.uu.net (for example).Thanks Brian.
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>
<P>--
<BR>Brian
Moore
| "The Zen nature of a spammer resembles
<BR> Sysadmin, C/Perl Hacker
| a cockroach, except that the cockroach
<BR> Usenet
Vandal
| is higher up on the evolutionary chain."
<BR> Netscum, Bane of
Elves.
Peter Olson, Delphi Postmaster</BLOCKQUOTE>
<PRE>--
Michael Erskine, Simply Computers!, Urbanna, Virginia, 804-758-3793
[EMAIL PROTECTED]</PRE>
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From: "Fred T. Hamster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: ppp problems partially resolved with zoom 2919L modem
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 21:45:41 -0400
alright, fridays are difficult thinking days for me.
for anyone who actually has this modem, i meant that the problem file is at the
microsoft address (see attachment), but the zoom upgrades are of course available at:
"http://www.zoomtel.com". the most recent flash update is "iz21899.exe" and it seems
to
make a world of difference.
the strange thing about this whole communications problem is that it seemed like
certain
patterns in specific files were causing the problems with downloads, and yet i had all
the
control characters escaped. it was only a few really specific files that were giving
me
problems (like this microsoft office service release), and i spent the first several
hours
after i noticed the problem by cursing microsoft for instigating some kind of high-tech
download sabotage. at least the time was well spent.
-chris
"Fred T. Hamster" wrote:
> i posted earlier about having a problem downloading the sr1off97.exe file
> (microsoft office 97 service release 1) under redhat linux 5.2 using ppp and a
> zoom 2919L modem. that problem has been partially (mostly) resolved.
> + the latest modem firmware upgrade for the 2919L allowed me to download the
> sr1off97.exe file finally. this file is available at:
>
>http://premium.officeupdate.microsoft.com/officeupdate/DistribDownload/sr1off97ddl.htm
--
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From: "D. C. & M. V. Sessions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Uptimes
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 18:46:40 -0700
Joern Smock wrote:
>
> "Jan Johansson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > >I personally have never seen a windows NT box, either by me or someone
> > > (snip)
> > rebooting a system to (if nothing else) flush the RAM is pretty
> > common in all enviroments?
>
> "flush the RAM"? What for?
Microsoft tunes their operating systems to get better benchmark
numbers by not defragmenting free memory. Saves quite a bit,
actually, and the results only show up after a long period of use.
Rebooting defrags memory, which is why MS boxes need periodic
reboots. You could say that the BSOD is a garbage-collection mode.
--
Windows: "We can get availability on some NT servers up to 99.5% !!!!"
*nix: "Our server availability is 99.99937%.
We're working on the problem."
D. C. & M. V. Sessions [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "D. C. & M. V. Sessions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Uptimes
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 18:50:35 -0700
Willis Sarka III wrote:
> I am writing a proposal to my work about the benefits of using Linux. I would like
>to site some uptime examples. Does anyone out there have some good uptimes of a year
>or more? Any famous examples or anecdotes?
Well, MS and Compaq recently announced that Compaq would guarantee
99.5% uptime for selected NT servers (IOW, you can't have user logins
and you can't run non-MS code). They seem quite pleased with having
only two days of downtime a year.
Mindspring, on the other hand, let slip that their server uptime runs
99.99937% and that they're working to find the problem. Dunno what
they use for an OS, though. You could ask.
--
Windows: "We can get availability on some NT servers up to 99.5% !!!!"
*nix: "Our server availability is 99.99937%.
We're working on the problem."
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