Linux-Networking Digest #700, Volume #11 Mon, 28 Jun 99 02:13:44 EDT
Contents:
Re: LinkSys NIC LNE100TX: Anybody have any problems with this card? (Lewis)
[sendmail] Can't send mail??? (Tony Chen)
Re: 2 Computer Peer-to-Peer networking troubles ("wrexy")
Re: pump and caching nameserver ("Cowles, Steve")
Re: Could Microsoft Cheat On The New Mindcraft Benchmark? (was: Mindcraft Retest
News ("Chad Mulligan")
Re: PPP - What can I tell you to help solve my problem? (Todd Knarr)
Re: Why not C++ (John E. Davis)
Re: Netscape, POP3 server, DNS (George Lane)
Re: Linux to Linux SLOW ?? (Nicholas E Couchman)
Client_Linux_VPN_IPSEQ_and_CISCO_router ("ddss")
inetd, ftpd, and telnetd (Hsien-neng Chou)
REQ:A telnet session logger. (Abe Lin)
Re: 2 Computer Peer-to-Peer networking troubles ("wrexy")
TELNET PROBLEM ("wrexy")
Re: Why not C++ (Paul Jackson)
Re: Need examples scripts for ppp (Alice Hansen)
Re: WinGate proxy server ("Eugene")
Re: Connecting to a WAN ("Lee Sharp")
Re: Connecting to a WAN (David Efflandt)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lewis)
Subject: Re: LinkSys NIC LNE100TX: Anybody have any problems with this card?
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 02:58:53 GMT
Thanks for the info. I'll probably go ahead and get it at CompUsa,
since I believe they have a fairly liberal return policy.
Finally got around to start getting parts for my new computer, now I
just have to find a place for it... :)
Good luck with your book. I hope it does well!
Sincerely,
R.J.
On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 14:29:42 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Rod Smith) wrote:
>[Posted and mailed]
>
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lewis) writes:
>> Folks,
>>
>> I am building up a new computer, and converting my old Pentium 166/MMX
>> to a Linux box (my new computer will have Linux on it as well, but it
>> will primarily be a Windows98 box for my wife).
>>
>> I plan to network the two computers, and am trying to determine which
>> NIC cards to use.
>>
>> I am considering a Linksys Fast Ethernet Kit which contains two
>> Linksys LNE100TX cards and a hub. It seems like a good value.
>
>I've got one of these cards in one of my computers, and I've got a LinkSys
>hub, but I didn't buy them as part of a kit.
>
>> I have been to RedHat's web site, and see that they do not support
>> this card, but I have been to LinkSys' web site, and see that they do
>> support it for Linux.
>>
>> I sure that a few of you have used this kit. Any words of wisdom on
>> this kit?
>>
>> 1. Does it work for Linux? (I know that Linksys states it does, but I
>> want to hear it from somebody who is actually using it!)
>
>Yes, it'll work with Linux. You may need to replace one file in the Linux
>kernel source tree and recompile, though. This is because recent LinkSys
>10/100 boards use a PNIC chipset (it's labelled "LinkSys" on the chip
>itself, though), rather than the original DEC 21x4x. The latest Tulip
>drivers support the PNIC chipset, but they have yet to appear in any
>kernel as of 2.2.9 (the latest I've checked). You can obtain these latest
>drivers from:
>
>http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/tulip-devel.html
>
>The drivers on LinkSys' web site are the same (or possibly slightly
>older). LinkSys didn't write Linux drivers themselves, though the source
>code includes a comment to the effect that LinkSys did donate a PNIC-based
>board.
>
>> 2. Any "gotchas"?
>
>See above. Also, be sure that you're getting a 10/100 hub, as well as
>10/100 NICs. I've heard of kits that bundle 10/100 NICs with cheaper 10
>Mbps-only hubs. I don't know if the LinkSys kit is like this, but it
>might be.
>
>> 3. Any suggestions for any other NIC's and hubs that support 100BaseT
>> (that don't cost an arm and a leg!)?
>
>Intel and 3COM NICs are both reputed to work well in Linux, and without
>updating drivers, at least for recent kernels. They're more expensive,
>though (typically $60-$80 apiece).
>
>Most of the inexpensive 10/100 NICs, including models from Netgear,
>Kingston, SOHOware, and others now use clones of the Tulip chips,
>supplied by PNIC, Macronix, ASIX, and perhaps others. The actual chips
>are often labelled with the board's manufacturer, though, so it's hard to
>tell that this is the case until you see the Linux kernel bootup message
>confirming the fact. Most of these board should work fine with Linux
>when using recent drivers, but may not work with the kernel "out of the
>box." I've seen reports of both success and failure for each of the
>major Tulip clone board brands, though, so there may be subtle
>differences from model to model, incompatibilities with some models with
>other hardware, or plain old-fashioned user error.
>
>The most popular exception to this rule I'm aware of is the D-Link
>DFE-530TX, which uses a VIA Rhine chipset. It's supported by
>2.2.x-series kernels without any driver update. The kernel source for
>this board indicates that the drivers sometimes need to move data to
>align it, though, which causes a speed hit. I don't know how serious
>this problem is. I do have one of these boards in one system, though,
>and it's been reliable.
>
>No matter what model you get, I recommend purchasing from a store that
>will let you return the whole mess for a refund or exchange with another
>model, in case you have problems.
>
>--
>Rod Smith
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>http://www.channel1.com/users/rodsmith
>NOTE: Remove the "uce" word from my address to mail me
>Author of _Special Edition Using WordPerfect for Linux_, from Que;
>see http://www.channel1.com/users/rodsmith/books.html
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From: Tony Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [sendmail] Can't send mail???
Date: 28 Jun 1999 03:08:21 GMT
Hi,
I just installed a mail server using Linux (2.0.30). I can receive mail
but I can't send them out. Could you give me your suggestions? Thanks!!
Send mail from [EMAIL PROTECTED] to tony@[203.73.162.66] works, but
when I reply it, it failed.
--
** Tony Chen
Knowles Electronics Taiwan, Ltd.
TEL(O): 886-2-29114931 ext. 227
http://www.emkay.com.tw/
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From: "wrexy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 2 Computer Peer-to-Peer networking troubles
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 13:46:29 +1000
Native networking is built into Linux. If you have correctly configure your
network card and IP, netmask etc. You should be able to ping the other
computer, vise versa. If that can be done then the 2 computers are
networked.
If you want to transfer file etc then you have to configure the nfs or
samba.
Brian Luczkiewicz wrote in message
<7l6o2c$mho$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I am trying to set up a 10BaseT peer to peer network of 2 linux computers
>(want to eventually add 1 win9x computer later). I can't find any
>documentation on setting up this kind of thing. The Networking overview,
the
>NET-3 HOWTO, and the RH6.0 install guide all seem to have either bad
>instructions or they don't work. Anyways, I've been up all night 2 days in
a
>row, and I need this network to happen. I am using 2 PCI ne2000 based cards
>if that is important, but I think software configuration is my problem. My
>error is "cant find route to remote host" or something like that when I try
>to telnet to the other computer using ip addresses that I set up. If anyone
>can help, Email me...
>-Zorr
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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From: "Cowles, Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: pump and caching nameserver
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 03:56:21 GMT
Russell,
I use ADSL to access the Internet on my home network along with RH6.0 acting
as a firewall/masq/caching Name Server. My ADSL provider also makes me use
DHCP to optain a registered IP address for the external interface.
This is how I fixed the problem you described:
1. Copy the current (correct) resolv.conf file to resolv.local
2. Edit the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file and add the following to the end of the
file.
# Backup/Overwrite /etc/resolv.conf with local copy.
cp -f /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.dhcp
cp -f /etc/resolv.local /etc/resolv.conf
What I was not able to fix was when pump (dhcpd) "renews" the lease on the
current IP address (directly at least). So I wrote a shell script that does
the above and placed it in the cron.hourly directory so that when the lease
was renewed the resolv.conf file would be fixed within the hour. Not a
perfect solution, but it works.
Steve Cowles
Russell Treleaven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:2SAd3.18161$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I have a redhat 6 box connected to the internet via adsl
>
> the adsl interface needs dhcp.
>
> ifup or something spawned by ifup overwrites my resolv.conf
>
> I had a look through ifup and the commented out the only thing that I
could
> see that would overwrite
> resolv.conf
>
> Then i did ifdown eth0 and ifup eth0
>
> resolve.conf is overwritten again!
>
> The overall goal is to have a nice caching nameserver that forwards to by
> isp's dns.
>
> Please help.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
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From: "Chad Mulligan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
omp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Could Microsoft Cheat On The New Mindcraft Benchmark? (was: Mindcraft
Retest News
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 20:15:18 -0700
Anthony Ord wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>On Sat, 26 Jun 1999 15:11:20 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
>wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 26 Jun 1999 18:15:46 GMT, Anthony Ord
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>On Sat, 26 Jun 1999 11:56:07 +0100, Robin Becker
>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>In article <7l280k$1d9i$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John Hughes
>>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>>>>>How about these? Did MS cheat also? ;)
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/stories/reviews/0,6755,2256617,00.html
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/jumps/0,4270,401961,00.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>...
>>>>a bit off topic, but an article in my paper, the Independent, states
>>>>that M$'s encarta has different versions for different countries. If M$
>>>>can claim in the US that Edison (October 1879) invented the electric
>>>>light bulb before Swan (February 1879) then a few adjustments to
>>>>benchmark results seem minor. Apparently the M$ mouthpiece says these
>>>>sort of 'facts' aren't always black and white etc etc.
>>>
>>>It's just to appease the American public. Just like the
>>>Second World War went from 1941 (when the Americans joined)
>>>to 1945. What was it before that? A bun fight?
>>
>> Does Encarta say that? American public school textbooks
>> certainly don't. Ours even covered the concentration camps.
>
>What do you mean "even"? Any reason why they shouldn't?
<Sarcasm>
Maybe they're worried about offending the White Supremest movements
</Sarcasm>
PC is a bitch sometimes.
>
>>[deletia]
>
>Regards
>
>Anthony
>--
>-----------------------------------------
>| And when our worlds |
>| They fall apart |
>| When the walls come tumbling in |
>| Though we may deserve it |
>| It will be worth it - Depeche Mode |
>-----------------------------------------
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From: Todd Knarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: PPP - What can I tell you to help solve my problem?
Date: 28 Jun 1999 03:37:39 GMT
In comp.os.linux.networking Matthew O. Persico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I understand about Open Source vs. Mega Resources. But, it seems
> to me that by this time SOMEBODY would have written a PPP
> wizard that can read the byte stream and figure out what the prompts
> are without having to enter specific strings for a chatscript.
That unfortunately requires human-level language parsing, something
the AI folks haven't quite gotten yet. Better option: use PAP for
authentication, then your chat script is just the standard Hayes
commands to dial the modem, wait for CONNECT and return.
If there's a Unix/Linux guru on your ISP, I've got an archive intended
for RedHat 5.x that could probably be edited for your ISP fairly quickly
by someone who knows the details ( and should be readily adaptable for
RedHat 6.x or non-RedHat distributions ).
--
Collin was right. Never give a virus a missile launcher.
-- Erk, Reality Check #8
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John E. Davis)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Why not C++
Date: 28 Jun 1999 04:22:09 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 27 Jun 1999 23:17:45 -0400, Greg Comeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>>>structs as type names, references, cleaned-up casting, and default
>>>arguments make C++ better than C.
[...]
>>supports an `inline' keyword. As far as structs as type names go, why
>>not use a typedef? That is,
[...]
>This doesn't follow and so seems flawed. Ok, for whatever reason, you
>don't like or understand or need (whichever applies) C++. However,
>with your reasoning, doing the typedef would not be compelling either.
>So why wouldn't you just use struct and not typedef? For that matter,
>why not just code in binary?
The original poster said that, among other things, "structs as type
names....make C++ better than C". I interpreted his statement as
meaning that, e.g.,
Vector *x;
is better than
struct Vector *x;
I merely pointed out that he can use a `typedef' to achieve this.
--John
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (George Lane)
Subject: Re: Netscape, POP3 server, DNS
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 04:09:58 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 10:06:12 -0400, "Carl R. Friend"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What you might try doing is hanging a tcpdump session on the diald
>snoop device to see exactly what is waking diald up in the first place.
>
With the help of tcpdump I found the problem! When you click
Messenger Mailbox, it tries to access the mail server _and_ the news
server, which I still had set to my ISP's news server.
That also explains why Navigator 3.04 wasn't giving me the same
problem.
I changed the news server to my gateway machine (even though I don't
have a news server on it..yet), deleted the old host from the mail &
discussions window, and now my offline mail is working perfectly.
Thanks a lot for pointing me in the right direction.
George Lane
Atlanta
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From: Nicholas E Couchman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux to Linux SLOW ??
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 04:13:13 GMT
make sure you have the host names w/ associated IPs listed in
/etc/hosts. W/ redhat you can use linuxconf.
--Nick
Barnaby DiAnni wrote:
> Hello,
> I have been puzzling over this for a few days
> and I was hoping for solution from the group.
>
> Please select a fixed width font to make
> sense of this :)
>
> !-----------------------+---------------------
> ! Cable Modem
> ! |
> ! +--------+--------+
> ! | 10Mbps HUB |
> ! | Netgear EN104 |
> ! +--+-----------+--+
> ! | |
> ! +----------+ +----------+
> ! | |
> ! +----+----+ +-----------------+ +----+----+
> ! | eth0 | | | | eth0 |
> ! |Linux Box| | 100Mbps HUB | |Linux Box|
> ! | eth1 +--+ Netgear DS108 +--+eth1 |
> ! +---------+ | | +---------+
> ! +--------+--------+
> ! |
> ! +--------+--------+
> ! | Windows 98 |
> ! +--------+--------+
> !-----------------------+-----------------------
>
> Both Linux Boxes are multihomed.
> All eth1 links lights show a 100Mbps connection.
> FTP puts and get from Win 98 to both Linux Boxes
> are about 2400 Kbytes per second or faster.
>
> FTP puts and gets between the Linux boxes are about
> 200 Kbytes per second??
>
> RX and TX activity is really on the 100Mbps hub.
>
> Here is a session from Win98 to one of the Linux boxes.
>
> ftp> bin
> 200 Type set to I.
> ftp> get ie5win95.zip
> 200 PORT command successful.
> 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for ie5win95.zip (25654086
> bytes).
> 226 Transfer complete.
> ftp: 25654086 bytes received in 10.49Seconds 2445.58Kbytes/sec.
> ftp> put ie5win95.zip
> 200 PORT command successful.
> 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for ie5win95.zip.
> 226 Transfer complete.
> ftp: 25654086 bytes sent in 5.82Seconds 4407.92Kbytes/sec.
> ftp>
>
> Anyone have an idea what I'm doing wrong here?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Barnaby
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From: "ddss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Client_Linux_VPN_IPSEQ_and_CISCO_router
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 01:05:08 -0300
- When using MS/WIN9X we don't have support to work on the Internet
using VPN under IPSEQ with anything !
- But, what about using a linux ?
Can I use a linux like mobile user and connect to any ISP, then start a
VPN working under IPSEQ and connect to cisco router to access my
Intranet ?
- Thanks,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Hsien-neng Chou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: inetd, ftpd, and telnetd
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 00:57:16 -0400
Hi,
I have some basic questions.
1. A book says that Unix-like OS will always come with inetd, but why
when I install ftp or telnet, it came out error saying that no
inetd. After installing with --nodeps, it can telnet but not
be telneted. Does that mean i have to get both telnetd and inetd?
(My system is Redhat 6.0; /etc/servers exists on my system but
/usr/etc/inetd.conf doesn't)
2. As I know (i am a pretty new Linux user), inetd takes charge of
managing listening daemons. Does that mean without ftpd, telnetd,
there is no way to make my system be telneted or ftped possible?
Thanks,
Calvin Chou
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From: md5�ϼs�[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Abe Lin)
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.admin
Subject: REQ:A telnet session logger.
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 04:24:26 GMT
Hi, guys,
I'm playing with netcat (nc-1.10) for a solaris 2.6 on Ultrasparc IIi.
Maybe there are other ways to do logging on telnet sessions. I'm
very new to sysadm. Thanks for help. There's gotta be a better
way of doing this.
The netcat's compiled with the -DGAPING_SECURITY_HOLE
to make it able to excute a file.
And it seems like it's very close to working, but cannot get it done
with:
1. comment the /etc/inetd.conf telnet line. Also the /etc/services
2. kill inetd and restart. port 23 freed.
3. nc -l -v -p 23 -e /usr/local/bin/bash >telnetlog 2>&1
I get this on the server:(looks okay)
listening on [any] 23 ...
And then telnet to the port 23 of this Ultrasparc from some other
machine. I get:
Connected to xxx.xxx.xxx,
Escape character is '^]'.
And nothing more. Good thing is that I get the log on the server side.
connect to [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] from AAA.AAA.AAA.AAA
[xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] 5751
And I don't even get the real output. (The telnet session content).
Just the 2>&1 content.
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From: "wrexy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 2 Computer Peer-to-Peer networking troubles
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 13:49:56 +1000
use ifconfig command to see if your network setup properly on each of the
computer.
also route to see if routing is setup properly.
You can get the trinity OS document from David Ranch's web site. It is an
excellent reading to the whole Linux setup.
http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~dranch/LINUX/TrinityOS.wri
Brian Luczkiewicz wrote in message
<7l6o2c$mho$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I am trying to set up a 10BaseT peer to peer network of 2 linux computers
>(want to eventually add 1 win9x computer later). I can't find any
>documentation on setting up this kind of thing. The Networking overview,
the
>NET-3 HOWTO, and the RH6.0 install guide all seem to have either bad
>instructions or they don't work. Anyways, I've been up all night 2 days in
a
>row, and I need this network to happen. I am using 2 PCI ne2000 based cards
>if that is important, but I think software configuration is my problem. My
>error is "cant find route to remote host" or something like that when I try
>to telnet to the other computer using ip addresses that I set up. If anyone
>can help, Email me...
>-Zorr
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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From: "wrexy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: TELNET PROBLEM
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 13:51:12 +1000
I have tried to telnet a linux box but received an error message "foreign
host disconnected". It is only this Linux box. I have other Linux box
working properly.
Any pointer?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Jackson)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Why not C++
Date: 28 Jun 1999 05:14:38 GMT
Nathan Myers wrote:
|> [Those saying] it's slower than (e.g.) C are just spreading FUD.
Paul Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
|> >Put it this way -- if I could actually try ten
|> >different teams ... using different languages to implement
|> >a real world (multi-year, requirements changing
|> >for the life of the project, ...) app, right
|> >now I'd bet that Python team (a delightful language
|> >that I just learning) would produce the fastest
|> >working app ...
Nathan Myers wrote:
|> Odd choice of example; Python is written in C++.
|>
|> I will assert that my team using Python with C++ modules would
|> produce the fastest result, soonest.
Well, first of all, what language a language's compiler or
interpreter is written in doesn't really matter here, does it?
Also, Python is (currently, as of 1.5.2) written in C (as
someone else just noted as well). Though my recommendation,
when this topic came up on the python news group, was for
Guido to write Python 2.0 in C++, not C. Not because it was
faster (or slower), but because it would provide someone of
Guido's skill additional ways to express the structure of his
code.
But actually I think we are in agreement on one thing:
... the team using Python with C++ modules ...
would likely 'win'.
--
But really, I think you missed my primary point:
That the speed of a given modest well-defined app produced
by a sufficiently skilled developer is not necessarily the
best thing to compare, when choosing a language to produce
a 'real-world' (messy to the max ') app using a mixed bag
collection of developers.
Sometimes, a language that is 'safer' or 'simpler' or 'easier
to grasp intellectually' will produce better (faster,
quicker, easier to adapt, less buggy, ...) results, in
the hands of the 'average' programmer, or for sufficiently
messy apps, than will the super-power-buzzsaw-adaptable tool
(C++, I mean). Even though, in the hands of the sufficiently
skilled (clearly including Nathan), for sufficiently well
defined apps, C++ would more likely be the superior tool.
In short, attempts to consider the 'speed of a language' outside
the context of the app and the programmer (and others would
add - the compiler maturity), are in themselves a form of FUD.
--
=======================================================================
I won't rest till it's the best ... Software Production Engineer
Paul Jackson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]) 3x1373 http://sam.engr.sgi.com/pj
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From: Alice Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Need examples scripts for ppp
Date: 28 Jun 1999 04:30:42 GMT
Jose Romeo Vela wrote:
> Carlos Villegas wrote:
>
> > It was very exciting to get into the internet with my Linux OS. Great
> > feeling. Now I want to learn about all this ppp-on, ppp-up, scripts
etc.
> > Where can I find the scripts. Can anybody send me an example of scripts
> > to dial and disconnect from their ISPs? Also how can you give non-root
> > users access to use these root-owned scripts.
>
> I've used modified versions of scripts that I found at this site:
>
> http://www.wurd.com/wurd/software/dialers/linux.html
>
This would be ok... if you are a AT&T worldnet user. I am not..
also.. this is for using CHAP... I have to use PAP... :)
> I was able to get the ppp-on to work from a non-root account.
>
>
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From: "Eugene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: WinGate proxy server
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 04:55:36 GMT
> I can access the internet useing netscape (set up access proxy server)
> on the linux box, how ever i can't use things such as ping, telnet etc.
that's correct. If you're running a proxy server, every application needs to
know that it first needs to connect to the proxy server if it hopes to reach
the internet at all.
> Pls. advise upon setting up the gateway so that the linux box will go
> through wingate all the time.
you can't
it works much better if you set it up the other way around, though. Connect
Linux box to the internet and set it up to share the connection. You can
find the information about it at www.linux.org/help
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From: "Lee Sharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Connecting to a WAN
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 04:21:31 GMT
Evan Panagiotopoulos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> I have 18 W95 machines connected to a Linux computer. That computer
> served me very well as a file, and web server. In my school they have
> begun installing a WAN. Everything is done with a lot of secrecy, and
> no one has any answers to my questions! I would like to connect one
> or more Linux computers to the WAN. What information do I need to
> have? Can I connect the Linux without having an IP address for each
> computer? Technicians install Novell on each client and connect them
> through cat 5 cable to a hub. I can't tell where the other side of the
> hub is going. I looked in Windows 95 Network properties and I didn't
> see any IP addresses.
You have several options. The good thing is that Linux will support all
of them. :-) First, go into one of the Windows machines, and see what
protocol they are running. With Novell, they may be just running IPX/SPX,
and no IP at all. If so, you may want to get a copy of Caldera, as they
have just about the best Netware support, but any Linux can do it.
If they do have IP, they may be using DHCP and WINS. If so, there is a
Linux DHCP client, and SAMBA supports WINS.
As a last resort, you can get something like NMAP, and just hack the
network untill you find what they are useing, and just slide in. Be aware,
that is you are not alloud on this network, that can be a felony, and can
get you in big trouble.
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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Connecting to a WAN
Date: 28 Jun 1999 05:59:25 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 01:22:32 -0400, Evan Panagiotopoulos
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>This is a multi-part message in MIME format. << PLEASE use text NOT html
>
>I have 18 W95 machines connected to a Linux computer. That computer
>served me very well as a file, and web server. In my school they have
>begun installing a WAN. Everything is done with a lot of secrecy, and
>no one has any answers to my questions! I would like to connect one
>or more Linux computers to the WAN. What information do I need to
>have? Can I connect the Linux without having an IP address for each
>computer? Technicians install Novell on each client and connect them
>through cat 5 cable to a hub. I can't tell where the other side of the
>hub is going. I looked in Windows 95 Network properties and I didn't
>see any IP addresses.
It most likely uses DHCP. You can probably connect the Linux boxes by
installing dhcpcd (the client, not dhcpd) and setting up your eth0 for it
(that is easy with the netconfig tool in X).
A machine will attempt to get the same IP every time it boots (it has a
lease on it for a given time period, but if the machine is offline for
more than a few days, that IP may be assigned to a different machine. As
long as you keep your Linux boxes up all the time, they may be able to
hang onto their IP.
If you want to find out what IP range they use and what to use for a
gateway (router) run winipcfg.exe on the Win boxes.
>HELP.....
>
>Evan P...
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