Linux-Networking Digest #260, Volume #11 Mon, 24 May 99 03:14:04 EDT
Contents:
Re: Compex RL100TX problem (scott and jeanette domars)
DNS Server setup (Gary Helbig)
Re: New Ethernet Card (scott and jeanette domars)
Re: What are good 100baseTX cards for RH 5.2 (Rowan Hughes)
Re: RealAudio problems (Mircea)
Olicom GoCard 28.8 Ethernet/Modem (Paul Burry)
Re: Redhat 6.0, IP Masq, and Samba HELP!!!!!! ("Edmond Cheng")
Tips on using a Linux box for an email server. (Ryan T. Rhea)
networking applications in commercial radio (Tim Ellerbee)
sendmail stores email - then how to read it? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Can I access my local machines from the internet through my ppp connection. (Cameron
Tabor)
PPTP patch for 2.2.5 kernel ("Andrey Smirnov")
Will a SupraExpress 56i modem run under linux? ("Ozzy")
Re: MODEM SPEED ("JJ")
Re: ipfwadm to nt problem ("Andrey Smirnov")
Re: PPP & Netscape don't see each other (Henry)
Re: Stalling ppp connection (Jose M. Sanchez)
Re: Can I access my local machines from the internet through my ppp connection.
("Andrey Smirnov")
Re: where is named? (Arsa Milas)
Re: My Modem Cablemodem has got a Hangup. Might just be the pppd... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: can't telnet to m own machine (Thierry Mallard)
Re: IRC parameters (Rick Miller)
Re: one simple question ... (John Oliver)
Duke U & 3c905 cards! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: scott and jeanette domars <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Compex RL100TX problem
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 14:51:26 +1000
Bill,
I remember seeing this card mentioned just recently. I think it was
in reference to the particular chipset this card uses and its problems.
Check out: http://www.cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux for the BEST info
regarding cards and their setup.
Otherwise read the Ethernet-HOWTO it also is a great starting point.
I got my copy from:
ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/docs/HOWTO/Ethernet-HOWTO.
Regards,
Scott Domars
Bill Spanos wrote:
> I have a compex ReadyLink 100 TX network card but I can not
> make it work. Is there any driver that I should use and where can
> I find it ? Please help me.
>
> TIA
> Bill Spanos
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From: Gary Helbig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: DNS Server setup
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 20:26:24 -0700
Hi,
I'm having trouble setting up DNS on my firewall.
What I'm trying to do:
Have the firewall service all the DNS requests for the inside network.
If there is an entry in /etc/hosts, return that. If not, go to the
outside name server(s) and return whatever they find.
I want the firewall to ignore DNS requests from the outside world.
What works so far:
From a shell on the firewall, DNS requests get resolved. But they seem
to go to the outside world first.
From the inside network, a DNS request for a system that is in
/etc/hosts gets resolved SOMETIMES, but it takes several minutes.
From the inside, a DNS request that is NOT in /etc/hosts does not get
resolved, and that takes several minutes too.
The proxy server works; I can get to the outside world if I provide an
IP.
I've read through the HOWTOs. I couldn't find any useful information
about providing DNS services to a network.
Thanks in advance for any help
Gary.
moc.yticliam@giblehg:otliam
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From: scott and jeanette domars <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: New Ethernet Card
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 14:54:17 +1000
Paulo,
Check out: http://www.cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux for the BEST info
regarding cards and their setup.
Otherwise read the Ethernet-HOWTO it also is a great starting point.
I got my copy from:
ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/docs/HOWTO/Ethernet-HOWTO.
Regards,
Scott Domars
Paulo Pereira wrote:
> Hi,
> I bought a new Ethernet Card (INTEL) and I want to install it on my
> Red Hat 5.2. How can I do it?
>
> ----------------------------------
> Paulo Pereira
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rowan Hughes)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: What are good 100baseTX cards for RH 5.2
Date: 24 May 1999 03:01:18 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Harald Fuchs wrote:
>In article <EPl03.1470$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>"Curt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> I didn't know there were any non-PCI 100BaseTx cards.
>> ISA is too slow to keep up, I guess EISA might work, but who makes them
>> anymore.
>
>The 3Com 3c515 "Corkscrew" is an ISA 100BaseTX card, and it works fine
>with Linux.
3Com Vortex/Boomerang (905 ?) goes great. Most 100base cards
go well with linux, except for the RealTek rtl81[23]9 jobs.
We have a busy 100bt full duplex & ATM network and the RTL cards
just lock up--even with Win95. Dlink DFE530TX is good but not
quite as fast as the 905, but it is cheaper.
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Dr Rowan Hughes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Qld Dept Natural Resources Forestry Bldg, 4.06
CIS group, Indooroopilly. W:07-38969705 H:07-38768083
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From: Mircea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RealAudio problems
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 00:59:58 -0400
Here's the link to RP G2 for Linux:
http://www.real.com/products/player/linux.html
If you got trouble running it, you should know it requires
libstdc++-2.8.0-14, and wouldn't work with any other version of this
library.
MST
Dave Brown wrote:
(..)
> I thought I saw something to indicate that RealNetworks was going to release
> a G2 version for Linux, but no mention on their website about it.
>
> --
> Dave Brown Austin, TX
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From: Paul Burry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Olicom GoCard 28.8 Ethernet/Modem
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 04:50:59 GMT
I have a PureData PDMCIA/A9023Combo 10baseT/28.8 pcmcia card (which I
believe is a remarketed Olicom GoCard 28.8 Ethernet/Modem).
It doesn't appear to be supported by Linux 2.2.9 and the pcmcia-cs-3.9.
In fact, references to any of the Olicom cards have been removed from
pcmcia-cs-3.10.
Does anyone have this card working???
..Paul
[please reply or cc via e-mail]
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From: "Edmond Cheng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.list,linux.redhat.misc,linux.redhat.rpm,linux.samba
Subject: Re: Redhat 6.0, IP Masq, and Samba HELP!!!!!!
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 03:43:53 GMT
You have a right start!!
Just spend sometime in reading the IP Masq and Samba HOW-TO document.
You have to recompile your kernel in order to use IP Masq.
Edmond
Matt Goebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7i9uf1$hsa$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Ok, I just got my Linux box connected to the net via my cable modem. I've
> also got a 2nd NIC card in my machine up and running. I assigned the 2nd
> NIC a static IP (192.168.0.1) and nothing else no domain name etc.. I'm
> able to ping both ways between it and my other machines (Win98 with IP's
of
> 192.168.0.X) Now I want to setup the Linux box to provide internet access
> to the other machines (IP MASQ) and share files (Samba.) What is the
> easiest way to do this? (I'd prefer to use the Gnome GUI over command
line
> junk) I realize I'll need to alter the smb.conf file for Samba. I'm a
> little confused as to what values need to be changed so that I can see my
> linux box under 98's control panel??? As for IP Masq'n where do I even
> start, I need lots of help on that. My Kernel shouldn't need to be
> recompiled for it since it is build 2.2.5. How do I enable it and set it
up
> to handle this???
>
>
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From: Ryan T. Rhea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Tips on using a Linux box for an email server.
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 23:29:08 -0400
I am currently in charge of setting up an email server for a small (20-30
workstations) windows 98/95/NT based network. I have been looking into using
Linux for the server. I will have to use a dial-up connection to the ISP, who
provides us with unlimited email aliases for one pop account (any email sent to
our domain "[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]" are retrieved through
one account "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"). The clients will want to be able to
seamlessly send mail to any email address through MS Outlook or MS Mail
(altough other clients could be used).
Is this possible, and if so, what software will be needed? Has anyone
already been thorugh this? Any ideas or suggestions on reading materials would
be appreciated!
Thanks,
Ryan T. Rhea
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tim Ellerbee)
Crossposted-To:
alt.radio,alt.unix,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.sys.novell,comp.unix,comp.unix.advocacy
Subject: networking applications in commercial radio
Date: 23 May 1999 22:56:04 -0500
Currently, the radio station combo I work for is using incredibly outdated
hardware and lame software. To wit, the PCs being used are circa 1984 and are
not even Y2K compliant. The software being used is Broadcast Electronics
Audio Vault. The inherent problems in thios setup is the lack of
expandability due to the excessive cost of proprietary interface cards. Sure
the system is running on $300 PCs but the comouter is simply used as storage
and I/O between the main server in the production studio and the user
terminals in the three broadcast studios. The crux of the functionality of
the system lies in the $3000+ interface cards that each terminal needs to
interact with the rest of the system. Is there any way to effectively and
efficiently overhaul the system and expand the system and maintain
expandability in the future. I am aware that there are networking solutions
out there such as Novell Netware that will allow networking of Windows systems
from a Unix server. But how costly would something like that be to set up
with no more than ten users?
I'm just getting into the questioning stage at this point. Any help would be
appreciated.
Tim Ellerbee
Director of Continuity and Production
Citadel Broadcasting, State College, Pa
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: sendmail stores email - then how to read it?
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 05:32:28 GMT
After sendmail receives and stores a mail message for a particular
user account, how can a mail client retrieve/read it from another
workstation on the same LAN?
I thought sendmail is capable of functioning as mail server to a mail
client on another machine, not necessarily requiring POP or IMAP. Is
that a misconception?
If it's not a misconception, could somebody offer practical tips to
make it happen? Thank you.
=====
Background to my question:
I have 2 machines networked-- Linux (192.168.3.1) and W98
(192.168.3.2). Sendmail's running on Linux, port 25. I "send" a mail
message to the "david" user account by the technique of telnetting to
port 25 of the machine itself (127.0.0.1) and manually mimicing an
SMTP session. I'm successful because the message shows up in
/var/spool/mail/david.
Now that it's there, want I to have a mail client on the other machine
read it.
I start by seeing if I can read it from the Linux machine locally, by
using Pine. Pine reads it fine. On the W98 machine I use Outlook
Express and configure an account for david @ the IP address of the
linux machine. Outlook reports an error. tcpdump shows Outlook tried
to address port 110. Well, port 110 is reserved for the POP service;
sendmail uses port 25 not 110. So Outlook isn't talking to sendmail,
and as far as I know I have no POP service running (and if I wanted to
run it don't know what its executable is).
Since Pine can read the mail locally, I decide to try doing so from
the other machine. So I reboot the (dual boot) W98 machine into linux.
On it, I direct Pine back to the original linux machine (by setting
Pine's "inbox path" to {192.168.3.1}/var/spool/mail, or
../mail/david). No go, tcpdump shows Pine tries to talk to port 143
(which I think is IMAP). I think something on that port answers back,
but Pine ends in failure reporting "Connection failed to
192.168.3.1,143: Connection timed out."
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From: Cameron Tabor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can I access my local machines from the internet through my ppp connection.
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 05:55:25 GMT
Here is my setup. I have a Redhat linux system connecting to my isp
with a modem. Then I have two win98 machines connected to the linux
box with ethernet cards. All of the networking works fine, I can do
most anything accept directly access one of my local machines from the
internet because they obviously don't have their own IP. Can this be
done? I have looked at the various HOWTO's, but it doesn't look like
masquerading does this. Thanks in advance.
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From: "Andrey Smirnov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PPTP patch for 2.2.5 kernel
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 23:10:06 -0700
Hello!
Does any one know if there is a patch for 2.2.5 kernel to make MS PPTP work
over ip_masq?
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From: "Ozzy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Will a SupraExpress 56i modem run under linux?
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 05:37:02 GMT
Anybody running this modem under linux?
successfully?
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From: "JJ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MODEM SPEED
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 00:43:30 -0500
Reply-To: "JJ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
please....lower your voice...(caps)..Thanx
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Pascal Blondiau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I'AM USING SUSE LINUX 6.1 AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW
> I CAN FIX THE SPEED OF MY MODEM (OLITEC 56000 SELFMEMORY
> UPDATE TO V90) TO A SPEED OF 49 KBPS TO CONNECT TO MY
> ISP AND THAT MY MODEM REFUSE ANY CONTACT WHICH IS SLOWER
> THAN 49 KBPS. ACUTALLY I'AM USING KPPP TO CONNECT TO MY
> INTERNET PROVIDER SO IF THERE EXITS ANY POSIBILITY WITH
> KPPP OR AN OTHER PROGRAMM PLEASE INFORM ME. (THE EXPLANATION
> HAS TO BE FOR BEGINNERS SO A LITTLE BIT MORE DESCRIPTION
> AS USUAL) THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
>
> PASCAL
>
> P.S.: THE TOP SPEED OF MY PROVIDER SEEMS TO BE 49900 BPS AND
> I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE CONNECTIONS IS 49 KBPS AND
> AND ALL THE OHTER TIME 33.6 KBPS AND THIS ALTERNATES
> AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY SO I SUPOSE THAT THE RELATION
> IF THERE ARE MANY OR FEW PEOPLE NO IS THE PROBLEM.
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From: "Andrey Smirnov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ipfwadm to nt problem
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 23:26:21 -0700
Hello!
What's your ip configuration on nt box?
Ron Baakkonen wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I am having intermittent problems when using an NT client behind a linux
box
>running ipfwadm.
>
>Ordinarily, everything works fine. I can very happily communicate through
>the firewall and masquerade IP packets all day long. However, for unknown
>reasons, my NT machine is sometimes unable to ping the far-side of my
>firewall - some sort of timeout occurs and the ping is unsuccessful. When
I
>reboot the NT machine, all is fine.
>
>I would appreciate any hint anyone might have as to how I can track down
>what is going on. Does anyone know of any diagnostic software for an NT
>client hitting ipfwadm?
>
>My set up is (for those who are curious):
>
>NT Client (192.168.0.2) ----> Linux eth0 (192.168.0.1) ----> Linux eth1
>(201.155.77.53) ----> cable modem service ISP
>
>From 192.168.0.2 I can always ping 192.168.0.1, but not always reach
>201.155.77.53, which is on the same machine as 192.168.0.1
>
>All help appreicated.
>
>
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From: Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PPP & Netscape don't see each other
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 22:39:08 -0700
I have this same problem. PPP set up fine, all internet apps work
great...except for Netscape. Can't resolve anything except every once in a
great while. My DNS servers are set up correctly too. What should I check?
Rick
On Tue, 18 May 1999, Bob Martin wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> PPP & Netscape don't see each other.
>> PPP dials ok and I get connected, but Netscape Communicator can't
>> see any URL.
>> What shall I do?
>>
>> PS: I have the same problem with 2 diff ISP.
>>
>> Config: RH 6.0 on a Thinkpad 765D (100M ram, 5.1 G HDD)
>> my modem is a PRETEC pcmcia and woks well under win98.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Dominique
>>
>> ------------------ Posted via SearchLinux ------------------
>> http://www.searchlinux.com
>
>Sounds like you do not have DNS setup correctly.
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From: Jose M. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Stalling ppp connection
Date: 24 May 1999 06:31:11 GMT
This could be several things...
Bad line, call waiting, (yes you might not have requested it, but phone
companies are great at adding this feature when you least want it!), ISP
busy, MTU setting.
The last is also quite likely. You might need to play with the MTU setting
option in PPP.
Setting it to 576 might fix the problem...
Also try LOWERING the speed of your connection a notch using modem init
commands. With the faster modems you'll sometimes get a FASTER apparent
speed since you end up with fewer timeouts and retrains...
-JMS
Steve Hall wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> This question will probably reveal my vast ignorance about all things
> networked - but here goes! I've setup my pppd connection to my ISP and
> everything appears great - www, news,email etc. However the connection
> frequently stalls whilst pulling web pages / file transfers - is this
> something I have any control over or is it totally the 'fault' of my
> ISP? It always comes back and resumes downloading a few seconds later -
> its just a little annoying.
>
> Many thanks....
>
> Steve H
>
>
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From: "Andrey Smirnov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can I access my local machines from the internet through my ppp
connection.
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 23:22:27 -0700
Hello!
Look at port forwarding for accessing some services on your local network.
I don't think you can fully access those machines (sharing files, etc.), but
you can run services on win machines and forward those services via your
Linux box to be visible to Internet.
Good luck!
Cameron Tabor wrote in message <7iapkd$d2l$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Here is my setup. I have a Redhat linux system connecting to my isp
>with a modem. Then I have two win98 machines connected to the linux
>box with ethernet cards. All of the networking works fine, I can do
>most anything accept directly access one of my local machines from the
>internet because they obviously don't have their own IP. Can this be
>done? I have looked at the various HOWTO's, but it doesn't look like
>masquerading does this. Thanks in advance.
>
>
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From: Arsa Milas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: where is named?
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 04:52:01 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <7i8i0q$j73$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
named, I believe is part of a package called BIND. To get named
download BIND. BIND should be avialable from most of the Linux FTP
sites. The bind website is at www.isc.org.
> i just figured out how to use named.conf when i realized i have an
older
> version of named that uses named.boot. ive looked all over the place
for a new
> version of named, but it's nowhere. i even checked the lsm but named
is not
> where its supposed to be. please help.
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: My Modem Cablemodem has got a Hangup. Might just be the pppd...
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 05:05:35 GMT
In article <7ia7gt$pp5$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Zenon Fortuna) wrote:
> I am very confused here: you have a Cablemodem connections but are
> trying to use the ppp protocol to communicate ?
> The Cablemodem provides the Ethernet-like interface, so you do not
> need the ppp0 only the eth0 protocols.
Let Me clarify. The Cablemodem is a one way downlink. My ISP requires
I have a separate telephone modem for completing the connection. So,
as far as I can tell, I am having pppd problems primarily. For all I
know now, the Cablemodem could be fine its just the pppd service that
is not properly functioning. Once I get past the pppd, assuming the
login is not tied to the eth0 IP settings, then the ethernet
Btw, I do connect to an other regular
telephone modem based ISP service via pppd (via ezppp) fine.
Essentially, the pap/chap negotiation is not being resolved properly.
I am not certain if the
> Another confusion: you say that the "3com 3c900B modem seems to be
>recognized".
> The 3c90xB is an Ethernet card and not a modem. You are supposed to
>connect
You're right, I should've written 3c900B ethernet card. Frankly that too
was a problem for I couldn't find a module for driving that particular
eth card. Indications are that the 3c59x module that comes with
Slackware 3.6 supports my card as well. Even as we speak, I'm upgrading
to Slackware 4.0 to see maybe if just switching to that will
automatically resolve all these issues.
> this card to your cable modem, configure your network (IP address,
>routing
> etc) and use your eth0 interface to communicate (with ftp, telnet,
>http, etc).
> BTW, your IP address on the eth0 interface, 10.0.0.1, cannot be right
> to communicate via the cable modem.
I too was thinking that 10.0.0.1 may not be a valid IP address. But I
wasn't and still am not clear on this. Is there a way to find out what
the IP address should be -- like by checking under the Win95
configuration?
The proper formatting of receive/send messages seems to be cause of my
troubles. But I followed the instructions literally and that 10.0.0.1
may in fact not be an acceptable IP address to use is a concern.
Mahipal
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From: Thierry Mallard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: can't telnet to m own machine
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 18:53:47 +0200
marcus holmes wrote:
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> Weird problem here. I can't telnet to my own machine. This is what happens when I
>try the following:
>
> telnet localhost = unable to connect to remote host (connection refused)
> So the network sees the machine... any ideas here guys?
>
> Marcus
1) Check the telnetd is running
2) Maybe it's a security related problem : are you trying this as root
or trying to log as root ?
My 0.000002 centimes
Thierry Mallard
http://thierry.mallard.com
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From: Rick Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IRC parameters
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 01:22:08 -0400
I have some default IRC parameters defined in my .bashrc, so when I
type "epic" to start my IRC client, it automatically logs me onto one of my
usual IRC servers with my specified nick. In order to use this, you should
make use of the export command (unless someone can provide a better way,
which is always possible).
For instance, see the following:
export IRCNICK [whatever_nick_you_use]
export IRCSERVER [whatever_server]
There are other variables that you can set...There should be
documentation on what varaibles are available. I think www.bitchx.com has
a list of the variables.
Narcis Luca wrote:
> Is there any way to join a channel with irc using parameters???
> if I write irc -c #channel <nick> <server> it sais 'missing parameter'
> and if I write irc -c channel <nick> <server> it can't find the channel
> without #
> Can you help??
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Oliver)
Subject: Re: one simple question ...
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 05:34:40 GMT
On 24 May 1999 04:17:13 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Meling Mudin)
wrote:
>I'm just curious: if I installed Linux (RedHat 6.0) as a standalone
>machine (during the initial installation processes), will I be able
>to make it part of a LAN later on?
One simple answer...
Yes.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Duke U & 3c905 cards!
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 04:47:18 GMT
The following is from their 'beowulf' project report .... @
http://www.phy.duke.edu/brahma/
Things that DON'T WORK include the 3c905 10/100BT ethernet card --
there are chronic problems with the driver for this card that limit
throughput to the 500 kbps-20 Mbps range IF you are lucky enough to
get the card to work at all. We have quite a few of these cards and
will report if/when we get them to work at anything like wire speed,
but so far things have not looked promising at all.
Second, we have had various problems with ftape-based backup (e.g. --
iomega ditto drives running off of a floppy controller). It is
probable that these problems can be resolved, but the drives are so
SLOW that backing up large disks is a painful process when it can be
done at all. We recommend that backup be done via SCSI devices.
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