Linux-Networking Digest #997, Volume #10 Fri, 30 Apr 99 19:13:44 EDT
Contents:
Re: @home/linux/network problem (Jesse)
Re: My mute Netgear FA310TX ethernet card (Frank Miles)
Re: diald-like utility for pppd-2.3.6? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Ping : Network not reachable ("MicroNg")
Printing to Apple LaserWriter 8500 remote (Kastner)
Re: mgetty (Chris)
Re: How use route command? ("Greg")
ppp problems partially resolved with zoom 2919L modem ("Fred T. Hamster")
Re: Bridge or Routing ? ("Lee Sharp")
Re: Linux on Compaq ("Lee Sharp")
Re: HELP!!!!! 3C509B - RedHat 5.2 NOT WORKING!!! ("Levon Barker")
installed netatalk with rpm. WHAT DO I DO NEXT???? (Robin Jackson)
Re: Samba names ("Levon Barker")
Re: Linux Uptimes ("Thomas S. Martinson")
Re: Linux printserver for netware (David Ruy Oliveira Junior)
Re: @home/linux/network problem (Luca Filipozzi)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jesse)
Subject: Re: @home/linux/network problem
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 19:23:53 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Kennedy) writes:
> 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.
I had @home installed about 5 weeks ago. Does this qualify as a new
install? If so, your statement is not accurate. I was assigned a
static IP.
Jesse
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank Miles)
Subject: Re: My mute Netgear FA310TX ethernet card
Date: 30 Apr 1999 15:28:27 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mark M. Ito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Folks,
>
>Can't get my new ethernet card to talk. It's a Netgear, auto-sensing
>10/100 Mbps fast ethernet PCI adapter, model FA310TX. Up to now I've
>been using a 3c509 on a 10baseT line without a problem. I heard that I
>should use the tulip.o driver in my /etc/conf.modules and it seems to
>initialize OK, but no ping. A colleague has used this card with this
>driver with success (he rebuilds his kernel, I'm trying the modular
>approach). Some more details:
[snipped details]
You may want to look at DejaNews. This card has been a frequent source
of difficulties. I, for one, ended up swapping it out for a different
manufacturer's card in one machine, even though it worked flawlessly
in another machine.
-frank
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: diald-like utility for pppd-2.3.6?
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 18:58:49 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Yua CaVan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I must say that I adore slackware 3.6 ( kernel 2.0.25 ) except that it
> broke my dial-up connections. I used to use diald to get a constant
> redial for ppp-2.2.0f but that does not work with ppp-2.3.6. under
> ppp-2.3.6, if a connection is terminated the ppp daemon goes down with
> it. I'm tempted to write up a cron job that checks every 5 mins to see
> if a ppp daemon is up, but I'd rather not ( I liked diald ). Anyone
> know of a way to keep a ppp link up? I've read the man pages, etc.
> I've tried demand and persist. Still, the problem lies with when my
> link goes down my ppp daemon dies with it.
>
> Thanx,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
I can't find any documentation of funcationaliy of diald but anyways, I have
read that there is a auto-redial in ppp-2.3. BTW, I have just found out how
to cache favouriate web page using wget. Very useful utility. I can set up
a cron job to retrive theregister when I am sleeping. Then, I can read it
when I wake up. Cheers--Alan
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From: "MicroNg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Ping : Network not reachable
Date: 30 Apr 1999 15:50:00 GMT
Hi
I have problem setting up my TCPIP network, I have ne200 ethernet card,
and try to setting up the network, cause I'm not connected to other
computer,
so it is alone.
I do not install the LAN during installation, ( If I setup it up during
linux installation,
it work well) and now, I 'm trying to set it up.
the eternet card is successfully detected during bootup at last, but
when I try to
ping <localhost> or
ping <myaddress>
for eg
ping 191.1.1.4
it give :
sendto : network unreacheable
I have found this problem bf caused of subnet mask, & now is solved.
below is the network configuration files
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
( for your info, my subnet mask = 255.255.0.0 )
conf.modules
============
alias eth0 ne
options ne io=0x300 irq=11
hostname
========
linuxserver
hosts
=====
127.0.0.1 linuxserver.powersb.po.my localhost
191.1.1.4 linuxserver.powersb.po.my
networks
========
loopback 127.0.0.0
powersb.po.my 191.1.1.0
Thank for any help,
pls reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] as well
Rgds
Ng
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From: Kastner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Printing to Apple LaserWriter 8500 remote
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 19:45:07 +0200
Good day,
currently I am trying to print to an Apple LaserWriter 8500 via "lpr"
since our IT Department claims this thing is a postscript printer which
is connected to a UNIX box which I believe, no problem.
The problem is that I am able to print to several postscript printers
connected to the same print server in our network, just this beast will
not give any output.
Using "lpr -P Apple Filename.ps" gives no error message and the Unix
machine acting as print server shows via "lpq -P Apple" that my
"Filename.ps" is spooled. Just at the printer side nothing happens.
Has anybody had any experiences printing to a printer like this from a
Unix or Linux machine?
Just in case, are there any important differences between postscript
level one and two?
Does this printer needs level two?
Thank you in advance for any hints or suggestions.
Kind regards
Arne
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From: Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: mgetty
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 15:52:39 GMT
> S0:2:respawn:/usr/sbin/mgetty -p @ -n 2 -D ttyS0
>
> When run from /etc/inittab , mgetty will not pick up the modem and
> answer any calls. The modem will answer however when set to auto-answer
> (ATS0=2), but even then mgetty is not functioning.
As mentioned earlier, make sure that you are booting into runlevel 2.
>
> When this command is run from the prompt,
>
> syntax:
> mgetty -p @ -n 2 -D ttyS0
>
> the modem allows only one correct dial-in with prompt but accepts no
> further calls.
>
I had a similar problem. I purchased new modems to add to a dialup pool, and
I was unaware that the modems had a factory default of autoanswer. It took
awhile to figure out how mgetty was initialinzing them. I could send the
command ATS0=0 to the modems, and they would answer once, but then not
again... as it turns out, in my policy.h file, the modem initstring was
defined as AT&F1 (reset modem to factory defaults using hardware flow
control). This worked for the modems that defaulted to no autoanswer, but not
for the new ones... I changed the definition of the initstring in the
policy.h file to AT&F1S0=0 (Set to factory defaults, using hardware flow
control, and set autoanswer off) and recompiled mgetty... works fine now.
Hope this helps.
Chris
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From: "Greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How use route command?
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 12:10:14 -0400
/sbin/route add 192.168.1.100 eth0
/sbin/route add -net 192.0.0.0 netmask 255.0.0.0 gw 192.168.1.100 eth0
This is assuming that the 192.xx.xx.100 is where you want everything to
route through. e.g. a box connected to the internet.
also make sure your ipforwarding is turned on.
That should get you going till you fine tune your lan.
Greg.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message <7gba31$r1m$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hello,
>
>I am reading a book which states that in order to configure your
>gateway server, you use the command
> "/sbin/route -add default 192.168.1.100 dev eth0"
>The author leaves out "gw" .
>Does anyone know if the "gw" part is NECESSARY or not? I.e., was it a
>typo or a variation on syntax.
>
>Thanks to all.
>
>--Daniel
>
>
>
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From: "Fred T. Hamster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: ppp problems partially resolved with zoom 2919L modem
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 16:24:52 -0400
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.
here are some fragments of wisdom or information encountered while i was
debugging this situation.
+ i'm using a hideous init string for this modem (zoom 2919L) of:
AT&FE0&C1&D2&K3V1S0=0\\V1S7=60S30=0L0\\N3%C1B0B15N1X4
it's ugly, but it seems to work. this is pretty close to what win95 sends the
modem, according to one respondent. the double back slashes are for the benefit
of the script file; use single back slashes when testing with minicom.
+ zoom 2919L may have flaky behavior with linux in general (because they don't
test under a freely available operating system). if you have a zoom modem and
use linux, please send the folks at www.zoomtel.com a message stating that you'd
really appreciate if they wouldn't claim their modems work under linux when they
don't actually test them under linux. or stating that you'd really like it if
they'd set up a linux box and test their modems on it...
+ there may be some strange MTU factors due to IP masquerade. this is
supposedly because the transmission MTU has to be the same for all the routes,
and the ethernet MTU is 1500. i am now using the default of 1500 and things are
doing well; with smaller MTU's, i start being unable to see certain sites (like
www.tvguide.com's tv listings).
+ 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
this file was the initial reason for my posting; i needed to download it and
couldn't get the download to even start. bigger files worked, smaller files
worked, but this file didn't.
after it started working, two of the times i tried, the download was really
slow all through the first 3-4 K of the file. after that part, the speed picked
up to normal download rates. but another time, the file was speedily downloaded
even in that first portion. this might be due to varying quality connections to
my ISP.
so, it really seems like some weird behavior inside my modem has been fixed,
but what still puzzles me is why win95 was able to download the file with no
problem, even with the older firmware. perhaps there are enough differences in
how the modem is used under linux and 95 for those differences to matter.
thanks to the people who contributed suggestions about this.
-chris
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From: "Lee Sharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Bridge or Routing ?
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 16:05:27 -0500
Gunther Grelczak wrote in message
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
|I know that NetBIOS and SMB are not routable protocols, but I heard
|about a
Both NetBIOS and SMB run at layer 4, and are routable if run over IP. It
is NetBEUI that is not routable.
|bridge configuration which can solve my problem. Who knows anything
|about this ?
A bridge is a layer 2, and will pass NetBEUI, as well as IP. Linux does
not speak NetBEUI, so I don't know what will happen...
Lee
--
SCSI is *NOT* magic. There are *fundamental technical reasons* why it is
necessary to sacrifice a young goat to your SCSI chain now and then. *
Black holes are where God divided by zero. - I am speaking as an individual,
not as a representative of any company, organization or other entity. I am
solely responsible for my words.
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From: "Lee Sharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on Compaq
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 16:09:50 -0500
Ronald L. Chichester wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
|It would be a neat feature if it were possible. Are you working with one
of
|their standard machines? Unfortunately, I'm working with the professional
|workstations, which do not (to my knowledge) give me an opportunity to get
at
|the BIOS and change the IRQ's. The machines in question are Compaq 5100
and
|8000 Professional Workstations that come with Compaq diagnostic and
|optimization software that must be pre- and post-loaded (with NT going in
|between). One of the disks talks about "configuration management" but has
no
|link into any software that will allow me to resolve the IRQ conflict.
That is
|why I'm so frustrated.
That is what that little partition you deleted was for. Go to
www.compaq.com, and download the f10 setup disks. Boot them, and change
away your BIOS. If you have a tlan nic, <the netflex> you will need to
"insmod tlan duplex=2" to bring up eth0, and then configure it. This will
have to be done with each reboot, so put it in the boot scripts.
Lee
--
SCSI is *NOT* magic. There are *fundamental technical reasons* why it is
necessary to sacrifice a young goat to your SCSI chain now and then. *
Black holes are where God divided by zero. - I am speaking as an individual,
not as a representative of any company, organization or other entity. I am
solely responsible for my words.
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From: "Levon Barker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HELP!!!!! 3C509B - RedHat 5.2 NOT WORKING!!!
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 17:03:26 -0400
Go back to a lower distribution and download the 2.2 kernal. Then upgrade
to 5.2
After the upgrade, upgrade your Kernal. That should do it.
Levon Barker
LBC NETWORKS
Lord Kano-The Gangster of Love wrote in message ...
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>>I recently upgraded two machines from RedHat Version 5.0 to 5.2 and I
>>cannot for the life of me get the network cards working. Both machines
>>have a 3Com 509B. I have disabled PNP in the BIOS as well as on the
>>cards themself. I cannot seem to find any other solutions to the
>>problem in this group. One interesting thing is that every time I
>>install 5.2, when the machines boot up, it cannot find the module
>>dependencies. I have tested the cards in other distributions (OpenLinux
>>1.3, Slackware) and they work fine. PLEASE HELP!!
>
>I am running Redhat 5.2 and I have a 3c509B and a TLAN ethernet card in
>mine, I wonder if you're having an IRQ conflict, how many cards do you
>have in the machine? (ethernet, sound, etc...)
>
>LK
>
>"If a president ever lied to the American people, he should resign."
>-William Jefferson Clinton
>Give us cable modems NOW!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robin Jackson)
Subject: installed netatalk with rpm. WHAT DO I DO NEXT????
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 22:25:51 +0100
Hi
I downlaoded Netatalk as an rpm file.
I ran rpm with the -i -vv -h flags and it SEEMED to install.
BUT how do I do the next step to 'build everything in to Linux and make
netalk run??
Robin
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From: "Levon Barker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Samba names
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 17:19:01 -0400
>Some questions:
>
>1. for the transport (TCP/IP) layer to work (in general), is it
>neccecary that name resolving(DNS or /etc/hosts) will be present (even
>if I use just IP numbers) ?
No. IP will work without DNS.
>
>2. I have a Linux router between two subnetworks that also acts as Samba
>server and WINS.
>Subnetworks have Win95 clients on them. IP is assigned staticly. no name
>resolving mechanism is introduced. can i deduce that NetBios resolving
>using WINS does not require DNS resolving whatsoever?
Yes.
>
>3. Since the router between two subnetworks acts as domain master
>browser and local browser for both networks. can i stop using WINS?.
I wouldn't
>4. on the Linux machine. how do i obtain the complete list of machines
>on the brows list?
Good question. Hmmm smbstatus will give you a list of machines that have
a connection to it.
>
>
>Please email me a copy of your answer.
>Thank you very much
>Yaniv Levy,
>Israel
>
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From: "Thomas S. Martinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Uptimes
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 15:58:37 -0500
This is not really an example of uptime. But when I was trying to convince my
"management" why we should use Linux. I just brought in an article from the Linux
Journal that stated that Linux will be used on a IBM
Think pad with 24 MB of Ram to provide the Docking of stuff for the new space station.
The article is a few months old so you should be able to find it. I finished up my
sales pitch by saying something to the effect
of '...if it's good enough for NASA... its good enough for us....' Done Deal.
Tom Martinson
Willis Sarka III wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> 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?
>
> Much thanks in advance.....
--
Thomas S. Martinson, Network Administrator: NT/Linux
Automotive Parts Headquarters, Inc.
125 South 29th Avenue
Saint Cloud, MN 56301
Linux: The Revolution of Choice.
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From: David Ruy Oliveira Junior <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux printserver for netware
Date: 30 Apr 1999 18:13:29 GMT
Christophe Zwecker wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need a netware app to be able to print on a linuxserver. How can I
> make linux be seen for the netware server to print on ? Is there a way
> ? Which tools would I need ? I'll be glad to RTFM the right stuff.
>
> thx alot
> --
> Christophe Zwecker
> Hamburg, Germany
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> fax: +49 40 22715433
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Luca Filipozzi)
Subject: Re: @home/linux/network problem
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:36:11 -0700
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> Has anyone here successfully used @home with a linux pc? Does anyone
> have any suggestions for other things to try?
When I had @Home (now have ADSL), one of the quirky things that the
LanCity cable modem would do is record the MAC address of the Ethernet
NIC it was connected to. This meant that if I changed Ethernet card, I
couldn't surf. The solution was to power down then cable modem for at
least 30 seconds so that the volatile RAM would "forget" the MAC address
of the previously connected NIC.
I don't know if this applies to other cable modems other than the LanCity
brand, but you can give it a try.
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