Linux-Networking Digest #171, Volume #11 Sun, 16 May 99 01:13:37 EDT
Contents:
dnsserver binary - what does it do? (Ken O. Burtch)
Failed diagnosis.txt Test 5 - Please help (Rick)
Re: US Robotics 56k modem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
IRC.. behind firewall (Jayasuthan [VorHacker])
Re: 3c509 Cant see packets (Zenon Fortuna)
Re: Alternative to SendMail? (James Youngman)
Re: printing problem (Brandon)
samba & using printers on user-level win95 ("Jantje Smit")
Re: fetchmail configurations ("Ashley Cambrell")
Help: BOOTP response isn't getting through. (Brian Kuschak)
Re: Map Network Drives (Jayasuthan [VorHacker])
Re: ppp linux 2.2 problem (Malware)
can't send email through qmail (Kelvin Leung)
Re: PPP: where, how? Please Help! (Mark Pousseur)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ken O. Burtch)
Subject: dnsserver binary - what does it do?
Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 03:11:34 GMT
I've noticed Red Hat distributions have an executable called "dnsserver"
in addition to "named" and "routed". There's no man path for dnsserver
and no help when I run it. Does anybody know what this program does and
how it relates to named, if at all?
Thanks. Ken B.
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From: Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Failed diagnosis.txt Test 5 - Please help
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 22:59:39 -0500
Howdy:
I have 3 computers on an Ethernet network: a Win95, a Win98, and a
Linux. The Win98 and the Linux are able to connect flawlessly using
Samba. However I am having some problems with the Win95. While I and
able to Telnet to the Linux machine it does not appear in the
"Neighborhood Network". In working through Andrew Tridgell's
DIAGNOSIS.txt I do fine up to Test 5.
====================================================================
TEST 5:
run the command "nmblookup -B ACLIENT '*'"
You should get the PCs IP address back. If you don't then the client
software on the PC isn't installed correctly, or isn't started, or you
got the name of the PC wrong.
======================================================================
Here is what I get back:
# nmblookup -B rct '*'
Sending queries to 10.0.0.1
Name_query failed to find name *
So, what software install/start on the PC? Thanks!
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Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 11:59:03 +0800
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: US Robotics 56k modem
Try using the AT command to initialize the modem
AT&F AT&D2&C1X4V1Q0S7=70&M4&B1&H1&R2
I am using these command to connect my isp, using slackware 3.6
Have a look at the www.ibm.net about the ppp connection.
Have a good luck.
K.M. Tong
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Keith Piwowarski wrote:
>
> > Has anyone out there successfully installed a 3Com US Robotics 56K
>
> > Faxmodem? I'm running Redhat 5.2, the isapnp tools produce config files
>
> > but I still can't get at the thing.
>
> >
>
> > Keith
>
> >
>
> I installed Caldera and Linux found the modem ok. It did ask for some
>
> sort of fax-modem id number which I had no idea about. however, I used
>
> kppp to configure the modem and it did dial out.
>
> ------------------ Posted via SearchLinux ------------------
> http://www.searchlinux.com
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From: Jayasuthan [VorHacker] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: IRC.. behind firewall
Date: 16 May 99 04:00:52 GMT
Hi,
Have anyone find software [ IRC ] that can be used from behind firewall.
I have setup http proxy. Pls provide address link where I can download
software..
Pls.. do checkout my homepage
http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/digital/298/
where I include my 11th re-installation Linux box at home. I'm working
on more linux stuff and tips.
Thanks...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Zenon Fortuna)
Subject: Re: 3c509 Cant see packets
Date: 15 May 1999 20:03:35 -0700
I have a very similar problem on my system.
Because of repeated complains about the 3c509b-TPO card support by the
2.0.3? kernels -- and maybe Linux in general -- I would conclude the the
driver written for the card is causing more disservice and problems than
any other around.
Of course, in some cases the problems may be caused by IRQ conflict, pnp
crap, etc, but in the majority of the complains which I read about the
card this is not the case.
I, for instance, have the IRQ=10 (no other subsystem is using it, because
without the card don't see it in /proc/interrupts) and IO port 0x300
(again, no conflicts). I have switched off the pnp support on the card
using a Windows config program for it.
The cards initializes, the ifconfig talks to it OK.
I have a home LAN with the 10baseT hub and connections to the @home server.
Let's say "the system with 3c509b" has the IP X.Y.Z.p1 and my other system
has IP X.Y.Z.p2. The @home server has address X.Y.Z.1.
So, the system with the HP 2585B PCI card (with the p2 address) communicates
to the @home without problems.
The system with the 3c509b card can only smoothly ping itself.
When I ping the server, X.Y.Z.1, every other return is marked as DUP
and the return times are hundreds of ms. After a certain time I cannot
ping the server at all.
What annoys me the most, however, is that I cannot ping my other system
(with the X.Y.X.p2 address). In other words, the card cannot talk to systems
in the same subnet. Why does it talk (with hick-ups) to the server is another
puzzle.
I need also to add, that when I boot my system with the 3c509b card to
NT workstation, I can smoothly talk to the @home server, can easily
communicate to my other system (over the hub).
The 3c509b support under Linux sucks!
Whoever worked on it must be a hidden MS follower.
Zenon
PS.
Just want to add, that on both systems have a Debian recent distribution.
In despair I have also tried the newest SuSE system, but the result was
exactly the same. Linux with 3c509b is lame.
In article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Elliott Peeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>Well, after 9 or 10 tries I finally managed to get COL 2.2 installed on my
>machine. Everything is working normally it appears except for the networking
>portion.
>
>Here's what I have.
>
>Celeron 300A
>Riva TNT
>128mb RAM
>3COM Ehtelink III 3c509TP
>1 gb Linux partition
>
>running dmesg show that the 3C509 is correctly detected with no error's. All
>of the resources detected by the kernel appear to be correct for the card
>(i/o, irq, etc..). Running lsmod shows that the 3C509 Module is loaded
>(however, the Status column for the 3C509 module entry is blank, is this
>normal?). All of the networking information as far as IP address, Default
>gateway, etc, etc ...has been checked and double checked and is correct (the
>card is setup identically in my Win98 partition and is functioning normally
>here). I just don't seem to be getting any network action at all. A ping to
>other machines on the network (another win98 box, and to my ISDN router)
>result in nothing. I let the ping command sit for 5 minutes and it just sits
>there, it never comes back with a no response message or anything, it just
>just sits there saying:
>
>Pinging <ip_address> with 56 bytes of Data:
>
>and nothing else ever happens. The strange thing is that when I issue the
>ping command, I can see activity on the hub start up between my linux box
>and whatever else I happen to be pinging on the lan. This is a small network
>(3 devices) so I know there is nothing else going on. This makes me think
>that the NIC itself is funtioning. It just seems that the boxes aren't
>talking for some reason. I've tried pinging from another box TO the linux
>machine (win98 box to Linux box) and the ping times out even though the
>activity lights on the hub between the two boxes begin blinking.
>
>It looks like the 3c509 is sending butnot receiving. I can check the
>netstats on the box I'm trying to ping and see that packets have come in and
>responses have gone out....but the linux machine never gets them.
>
>Again, this thing works fine under win98 so I don't think its a
>hardware/wiring issue
>
>I'm new to linux but fairly familiar with TCP/IP based networking. Is there
>something in linux that I need to configure for TCP/IP or something?
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Elliott Peeler
>
>
>
>
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From: James Youngman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Alternative to SendMail?
Date: 15 May 1999 18:25:03 +0100
"staalejg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Is there an alternative to SendMail available for Linux? I have used
> Software.Com's Post.Office mail software on Unix and NT and it has been
> great. Is there anything like Post.Office available for Linux?
Personally, I use Postfix (see www.postfix.org). Speed comparable to
Qmail, simpler configuration, no need to change the MUA configuration,
a more sensible logfile format, and a less abrasive maintainer.
--
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Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 00:16:43 -0400
From: Brandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: printing problem
Edouard Oyer wrote:
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I really need your help on that one. I am in despair of doing anything.
> I already went through the printing HOWTO and things are not the way
> they should be.
> I am trying to print on a printer that is on a netwrk. The way I am
> accessing is through an IP number.
> I am able to print when I am logged as root. I can't otherwise. The
> message I get is
> "lpr: connect: permission denied.
> Jobs queued, but cannot start daemon."
> The printing HOWTO says it is generally due to a bad network
> configuration. In that case how can I be able to print when being root?
> I am loosing my last hair.
> Thanks for your help,
>
im just taking a wild guess here, literaly, but are the permisions for
lpr set so that it can be used/accessed as a normal user?
Brandon
--
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every conceivable
feature into an OPERATING SYSTEM, whether you want it or not, is
innovation' Bill
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For Beginners in Linux, Emulation, Midis, Playstation Info, Virii
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From: "Jantje Smit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: samba & using printers on user-level win95
Date: 10 May 1999 12:17:00 GMT
Hi!
I've got RH52 and the samba version that came with the RH distribution. Now
I want to use printers on win95 stations.
I've got a Novell network and userlevel security on win95, the userlist is
fetched from the novell (3.2) server.
Anytime I try to connect to a win95 station this message is displayed:
Session request failed (131,130)
with myname=PRINT destname=COMPUTER
Called name not present
Try to connect to another name (instead of COMPUTER)
Any way to connect anyway?
Frits Hoogland
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From: "Ashley Cambrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: fetchmail configurations
Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 13:30:06 +1000
Hi totempolem,
Here is a sample config that works well for me:
******************** <CUT HERE>
set syslog
set daemon 900
poll mail.somemailserver.com
proto POP3
user marbles has pass reallysecret is john here
poll mail.amailserver.com
proto POP3
user abacus has pass prettysecret is peter here
user calculator has pass secretpretty is paul here
*************<CUT HERE>
The set syslog is used to log to /var/log/maillog so I can see if there were
any errors with the process
the set daemon 900 makes it run transparently and polls the servers every
900 seconds.
The rest is self explanitory, just replace the appropriate mailserver,
usernames and accounts with the correct ones
Ashley Cambrell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
<7hkegv$26g$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I am wondering how to set the .fetchmailrc file to have multiple users.
>Also can fetchmail do pop3 although the user doesn't have an account on the
>box just a mail folder? Any help would be appreciated, maybe a sample
>.fetchmailrc file so I can take a look.
>
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> http://www.searchlinux.com
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From: Brian Kuschak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Help: BOOTP response isn't getting through.
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 22:20:31 -0600
Hi,
I was hoping someone could help me with a BOOTP configuration problem.
My server is recognizing the BOOTP request from the Diskless Linux Box,
and generating the correct response, as seen by tcpdump:
on eth0:
20:57:36.809982 0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps:
xid:0xc8fcdc3f secs:451 [|bootp] (DF)
on eth1!!!
20:57:41.075856 pacbell_host.bootps > 255.255.255.255.bootpc:
xid:0xc8fcdc3f Y:kenny S:portal.pacbell.net [|bootp]
The problem is that I'm running a firewall on the machine that is also
the BOOTP server. It seems that the response is being sent to the
remote interface (and off to my ISP) instead of staying on the local
net. I added the following firewall rules to allow the request to be
accepted in the first place:
# local interface, local machines using BOOTP is valid
ipfwadm -I -a accept -W eth0 -S 0.0.0.0/0 68 -D 0.0.0.0/0 67 -P udp
ipfwadm -O -a accept -W eth0 -D 0.0.0.0/0 68 -S 0.0.0.0/0 67 -P udp
How do I keep the BOOTP response on the local net (eth0) ? Do I need
another firewall rule?
Much Thanks in advance,
Brian
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Jayasuthan [VorHacker] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Map Network Drives
Date: 16 May 99 04:18:15 GMT
Raymonds Doetjes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
First install samba then run it... next make sure sure you know
the pc name [ netbios name ] and shared folder...
u can use smbclient to locate shared folder.. and nmblookup for netbios
name. The use smbmount to mount the disk..
There been lots of such question asked try run seach in
www.dejanews.com for "linux+smbmount" or "linux + samba"
See Yah,
: First you should configure SambA.
: tehn you can invole a net use friveletter: \\linuxboxservernaam\share
: and it wil make a nice drive letter for you.
: Raymond
: Neo wrote:
:> Im a newbie so please bear with me:
:> I just finally installed Red Hat linux and win98 on same HD and now Im
:> trying to get
:> setup with RH Linux. How do i mount a network drive over LAN?
:> thanks
:> Neo
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[Internal Linux System]
http://eplx01/suthan/
smtp%"[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
[External]
http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/digital/298/ ( UnderConstruction )
smtp%"[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
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From: Malware <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ppp linux 2.2 problem
Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 06:07:32 +0200
Hi Tim, you wrote:
> /usr/sbin/pppd debug noipdefault passive /dev/ttyS3 38400 defaultroute
> connect '/etc/ppp/connect.sh'
Try adding "asyncmap 0xa0000" to the command line.
Malware
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From: Kelvin Leung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: can't send email through qmail
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 20:43:22 GMT
Hello,
I have a qmail setup in my RH 5.1 system. It is connected to internet
through cable modem. I have PC clients connected to this server which
use Netscape as email client. But the PC client cannot send email
outside the local network. Any email going outside of this local network
will get the following error message:
The mail server responded:
sorry, that domain isn't in my list of allowed rcpthosts (#5.7.1)
Please check the message recipients and try again.
And I have execute the qmail-showctl, with the following setting shown:
============================================================
[root@MYHOSTNAME qmail-1.03]# qmail-showctl
qmail home directory: /var/qmail.
user-ext delimiter: -.
paternalism (in decimal): 2.
silent concurrency limit: 120.
subdirectory split: 23.
user ids: 80, 81, 82, 0, 83, 84, 85, 86.
group ids: 80, 81.
badmailfrom: (Default.) Any MAIL FROM is allowed.
bouncefrom: (Default.) Bounce user name is MAILER-DAEMON.
bouncehost: (Default.) Bounce host name is MYHOSTNAME.MYDOMAIN.
concurrencylocal: (Default.) Local concurrency is 10.
concurrencyremote: (Default.) Remote concurrency is 20.
databytes: (Default.) SMTP DATA limit is 0 bytes.
defaultdomain: Default domain name is MYDOMAIN.
defaulthost: (Default.) Default host name is MYHOSTNAME.MYDOMAIN.
doublebouncehost: (Default.) 2B recipient host: MYHOSTNAME.MYDOMAIN.
doublebounceto: (Default.) 2B recipient user: postmaster.
envnoathost: (Default.) Presumed domain name is MYHOSTNAME.MYDOMAIN.
helohost: (Default.) SMTP client HELO host name is MYHOSTNAME.MYDOMAIN.
idhost: (Default.) Message-ID host name is MYHOSTNAME.MYDOMAIN.
localiphost: (Default.) Local IP address becomes MYHOSTNAME.MYDOMAIN.
locals:
Messages for localhost are delivered locally.
Messages for MYHOSTNAME.MYDOMAIN are delivered locally.
me: My name is MYHOSTNAME.MYDOMAIN.
percenthack: (Default.) The percent hack is not allowed.q
plusdomain: Plus domain name is home.com.
qmqpservers: (Default.) No QMQP servers.
queuelifetime: (Default.) Message lifetime in the queue is 604800
seconds.
rcpthosts:
SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at localhost.
SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at MYHOSTNAME.MYDOMAIN.
SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at k166.MYDOMAIN.
SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at k166.localdomain.
SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at pm7300.MYDOMAIN.
SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at pm7300.localdomain.
SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at k166.
SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at pm7300.
SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at wonderland.dns.org.
morercpthosts: (Default.) No effect.
morercpthosts.cdb: (Default.) No effect.
smtpgreeting: (Default.) SMTP greeting: 220 MYHOSTNAME.MYDOMAIN.
smtproutes: (Default.) No artificial SMTP routes.
timeoutconnect: (Default.) SMTP client connection timeout is 60 seconds.
timeoutremote: (Default.) SMTP client data timeout is 1200 seconds.
timeoutsmtpd: (Default.) SMTP server data timeout is 1200 seconds.
virtualdomains: (Default.) No virtual domains.
[root@MYHOSTNAME qmail-1.03]#
===========================================================
Please help... thanks.
Kelvin
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From: Mark Pousseur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: PPP: where, how? Please Help!
Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 00:40:10 -0400
I did not examine all your data, but have you tried this.....
I could not get Linux to recognize my modem at all until I jumpered it manually on the
modem itself (with the shorting blocks) then it dialed out fine. Of course Windows
balked entirely at that as it would only recogine the modem jumpered as PNP.... go
figure...
Mark
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> If there is some kind soul out there:
> I have been trying to get ppp (RedHat 5.2) working for months. After being told
> to read volumes on the subject (and after reading volumes on this subject) I'm
> really ready to give up. ppp will not work at all on my machine. After checking
> to make sure it is there I got the message: Package ppp-2.3.5-1 is already
> installed. ifconfig will not return a ppp0 interface, only the lo interface is
> present. To date I have:
>
> set the Modem link; edited /etc/ppp/options:
> /dev/modem 57600
> noipdefault
> debug
> modem
> defaultroute
> crtscts
>
> set the Domain Name Server:
> /etc/resolv.conf:
> DOMAIN=<domain.com>
> NAMESERVER=199.227.0.2
> NAMESERVER=199.227.0.3
>
> set the Dial-Up Phone Number:
> /etc/ppp/ppp-on
> /usr/sbin/pppd
> name=<username> -d connect
> '/usr/sbin/chat -t 45 -v ABORT BUSY
> ATDT3379922 CONNECT
>
> set the Dial-Up Password:
> /etc/ppp/chap-secrets
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ""password""
>
> I have tried setting up a ppp user account
> and written a pppscript.
> I have tried setting up chat: ""ATZ OK
> ATDT<5555555> "" ogin: <username> word: password.
> I have tried combining chat and pppd:
> pppd connect "chat -f chatfile" (I wrote one)
> /dev/cua0 57600 -detach crtscts
> modem defaultroute
>
> Undid all of this and:
> Placed a ppp-on-dialer script into the /etc/ppp directory. Placed ppp-on and
> ppp-off scripts in the /usr/local/bin directory. When I su to root and type
> /usr/local/bin/ppp-on, nothing happens. I have edited the scripts and double
> checked that the information is correct. Absolutely nothing I have tried has
> worked as ifconfig continues to show nothing for ppp0. Minicom says there is no
> config. I can get it to dial, but of course nothing happens:
>
> #siocdelrt
>
> /var/log/messages
> localhost kernel:registered device ppp0
> localhost pppd [1897]:pppd 2.3.5 started
> by root, uid 0
> localhost pppd
> [1897]:tcgetattr:Input/output error (5)
>
> I don't know if this is relevant: After uninstalling and reinstalling sendmail
> 8.8.7-20 it is still showing errors:
> /var/log/sendmail.st problems - checksum, size, time. The dependencies do
> not show errors:
> fetchmail-4.5.8-2
> mutt-0.93.2-2
> nmh-0.27-1
> exmh-2.0.2-4
>
> How I wish I could get on line with Linux!!
> ;-(
>
> Any help in this would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Jared
>
> >
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