Linux-Networking Digest #751, Volume #11 Thu, 1 Jul 99 22:13:28 EDT
Contents:
ppp command-line ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
NIS, simple problem (Daniel)
Re: HELP: I need an Outgoing Mail Cache ("John Hardin")
FTP Problem ("TURBO1010")
arp -a takes forever ("Peter Larsen")
Re: Anyone get Redhat 6.0 + Cable Modem working????? (Rich ''Doc'' Colley)
Re: 192.168/16 vs. 10/8 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Office2K install from Samba fails (kristian ragndahl)
Re: DialIN & Required hardware (Bill Pitz)
Re: arp -a takes forever (L J Bayuk)
Re: PPP over Ethernet SW (Vidar Andresen)
Re: sendmail & dns on a linux 2.2 kernel (Suse 6.1) (Vincent De Keersmaeker)
Re: 2.2.10 upgrade => broken networking (Paul D. Smith)
Can I use Linux as a server to a Windows based calendar/scheduling application?
("Steve Hiner")
Re: Why not C++ (Nathan Myers)
Re: Netscape 3.01 and java ("Gene Heskett")
Re: Linux applications - Reviews !!! (Nicholas E Couchman)
ppp question (Phil Rosenzweig)
laptop network config ("z. w.")
Re: Wyse Terminals on Linux Network ("John G. Sandell")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: ppp command-line
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 19:13:59 -0500
kind folks,
i remember reading a message about starting the modem from the command
line using something like
ifup-ifcfg ifcfg-ppp0
again, i emphasize the something like that.
any help would be appreciated.
slebbo
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From: Daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: NIS, simple problem
Date: 2 Jul 1999 00:16:54 GMT
Here at White Horse (english school in Taiwan), we just had some college
students setup LINUX and an NIS network for us. But they have gone home
for the summer, and I need to add users to so that the English students
can login from anywhere on the network. I'm sure this is extremely
simple. I would have thought it was covered in the HOWTO, or an FAQ. But
I have not been able to find anything. What do I have to do? Surely it
is jsut a file I have to edit like passwd or something. Where is it? Or
is there a utility to do this?
We are running Redhat 6.0.
Please E-mail responses to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "John Hardin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HELP: I need an Outgoing Mail Cache
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 16:38:11 -0700
Alexander Atkin wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>What I want however is to have offline e-mail.
>I can use it for local e-mail addresses such as users on the machine
>itself. What I need however if some sort of e-mail cache so that if
>someone send an e-mail to the router (which would be a POP3 and SMTP
>machine) and the address was on the internet, it would hold the
message
>until I started up my internet connection via ppp-go.
Run sendmail in deferred-delivery mode.
Then in your /etc/ppp/ip-up script, run "sendmail -q".
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the Mighty Lion
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From: "TURBO1010" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: FTP Problem
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 17:33:54 -0700
I don't know much about ftpd, but I have a pub folder, which I can access as
an anonymous user. I made a softlink from that folder to another folder in
/home/user. When I can see the link in ftp, which looks like a folder. I
try to cd over to it, and tells me no such file. What's the deal. From my
Linux box, this works good, but not from the outside.
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Reply-To: "Peter Larsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Peter Larsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: arp -a takes forever
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 00:57:37 GMT
Hi All,
I'm running RH 6.0 - just upgraded from 5.2.
When I do a arp -a or a route RH takes forever to return the configuration.
Litterly minutes of wait - and arp doesn't see all computers on the network.
I know I must have a network configuration problem, I just don't know what
could cause a situation like that. Suggestions are very welcome.
Regards
Peter Larsen
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From: Rich ''Doc'' Colley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
linux.redhat.announce,linux.redhat.digest,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.list,linux.redhat.misc,linux.redhat.rpm,linux.samba
Subject: Re: Anyone get Redhat 6.0 + Cable Modem working?????
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 16:25:05 -0700
Can I ask for help??? Mike, how's Boston? Grew up in
Concord...
New to Linux. Installed RH6.0, did not see my D-LinkDFE530
so I had to compile (following instructions! Not out of
any great knowledge!).. the Via-Rhine.c driver... it
DID GIVE me some compile errors, but when I checked the
directory (usr/src/linux ????? ) the 'via-rhine.o' was
there. I set it up in the etc/conf.modules as the alias
eth0 and then went into KDE and set the config. for it.
I can ping my Novell 5.0 server and my Win98 workstation.
Both ways.. So it "SEEMS" okay there.
My plans are to set it up with MediaOne RoadRunner here
in 'rocken 'rollin L.A. I want to share it to my
small two user home network... want to eliminate the
possibility of 'mail bombs' thru my Linux box to the
ISP, or access to my system... this would be the firewall,
but also what about SENDMAIL?? Completely disable it???
Well, I've more questions..Appreciate the help. Thanks.
--
Rich "Doc" Colley
CNE4
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 192.168/16 vs. 10/8
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 00:26:43 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Since when was any NIC sensitive to network class or even TCP/IP???
> Last time I checked, a NIC simply sent a packet from one MAC address
> to another, with no consideration for higher level protocols etc.
> Everything else is done in software at a higher level.
Oh god, it's been many many years since anything like this was on the
market. Some cards *are* aware of TCP/IP in some sense, by means of
their drivers. You are correct, AFAIK, in asserting that the NICs
themselves [we're talking hardware here] are pretty dumb. If the driver
refuses to put the card into the proper mode, and writing a custom
driver is out of the question [as it was most of the time about ten
years ago], then if the driver doesn't want to cooperate the card won't
either.
Sorry to be unclear about that, but most people I know don't distinguish
between the NIC and the drivers. I tend to just think in terms of
`ifconfig` affecting the card itself, but in reality it of course does
not.
--
Bill Clark
Systems Architect
ISP Channel
http://neighborhood.ispchannel.com/
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Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: kristian ragndahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.samba,linux.redhat.misc,comp.protocols.smb
Subject: Re: Office2K install from Samba fails
Date: 1 Jul 1999 23:26:25 GMT
>>>>> "Greg" == Greg Leblanc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
���
Greg> I've got a Linux 2.2.9 kernel running on a P166 with 64MB of
Greg> ram. I have a bunch of SCSI CD-ROM drives hooked up to it
Greg> (it has a specially designed chassy) and some 3940Us. Samba
Greg> version 2.0.3-8 installed from RPM (RedHat 6). It runs
Greg> great for almost everything I've tried so far. However, I
Greg> got my Microsoft Office2000 CDs today (there are two of
Greg> them) and put them into a couple of cd drives. I can browse
Greg> the drives just fine, and read all of the files from them.
Greg> When I try to run office setup, I get an "Internal Error
Greg> 2721: Please contact product support for assistance." And
Greg> then I get "Installation ended prematurely because of an
Greg> error." I've got the the office web site, and gone through
Greg> their trouble shooters, and it doesn't give me anything that
Greg> works. When I mount the exact same cd on an NT server, the
Greg> install doesn't crash! Any advice? I'll post the relavent
Greg> parts of my smb.conf at the bottom. Thanks!
--
kristian ragndahl
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From: Bill Pitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DialIN & Required hardware
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 23:43:00 GMT
Tais M. Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> gave us the interesting posting of:
> I can see I wasn't specific enough! :) ... I need to handle about 30
> ISDN b-channels...
EEEEE..... head on over to http://www.livingston.com/ and buy a portmaster.
Linux works great for a smaller (5-10 ports) RAS, but when you get more
than that with Digital, it's much easier (and more economical) to setup
a Lucent box.
If you were to setup individual ISDN modems, you'd have to buy tons of
BRI lines for it. It might be economical for what you're doing, but the
Lucent boxes are ROCK solid, and the big advantage is that they remain
seperate from your Linux box. We've had the PM3 running for 3 years
now and it hasn't had a problem once.
-Bill
--
Bill Pitz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Silicon Valley North, Inc. www.svn.net
Internet and World Wide Web Services (707) 781-9999
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (L J Bayuk)
Subject: Re: arp -a takes forever
Date: 2 Jul 1999 01:19:31 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hi All,
>I'm running RH 6.0 - just upgraded from 5.2.
>When I do a arp -a or a route RH takes forever to return the configuration.
>Litterly minutes of wait - and arp doesn't see all computers on the network.
>I know I must have a network configuration problem, I just don't know what
>could cause a situation like that. Suggestions are very welcome.
Maybe reverse DNS lookups trying to resolve the cached IP addresses to
hostnames. Try: arp -n -a
This shows IP addresses only. If that's fast, the problem was reverse
address resolution.
Also arp -a won't show the whole network - only systems your box
has talked to recently.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vidar Andresen)
Crossposted-To: comp.protocols.ppp,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PPP over Ethernet SW
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 02:47:15 +0200
In article <7ldtv4$sfm$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Kagalenko) wrote:
>Lew Pitcher ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote
>]There were some questions recently (in the last couple of months) about
>]PPP-over-ethernet in the comp.dcom.lans.ethernet newsgroup. Judging from
>]the responses in that ng, there *is* something that does PPP-over-ethernet.
>]
>]Heavens knows why.
>
> I have heard there's some Linux driver that does IP over soundcard.
from the kernel source:
../linux/drivers/net/hamradio/soundmodem/ maybee..
sm_sbc.c -- soundcard radio modem driver soundblaster hardware
driver
osv..
Mvh Vidar Andresen
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From: Vincent De Keersmaeker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: sendmail & dns on a linux 2.2 kernel (Suse 6.1)
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 10:37:44 +0200
Well, i've tried that, but I have the impression that sendmail only looks at
the nsswintch.conf file and not the file defined in the ServiceSwitch-option.
Andrzej Filip wrote:
> Vincent De Keersmaeker wrote:
>
> > I've noticed that in the sendmail.cf file the serviceswitch options is
> > ignored on my linux system (kernel 2.2 Suse 6.1 ). whatever values i
> > put in the defined fiel (/etc/service.switch), sendmail keeps doing
> > DNS-lookups at moments i really don't won't him to do. I've solved the
> > problem by changing my /etc/nsswitch.conf file ("hosts files" where it
> > was " host files,dns". Now sendamil doe not do any DNS lookup, but
> > (of course) Squid doesn't either. Is there a way to say that only
> > sendmail can't do dns-lookup, but other processes can (like squid)?
> >
> > Vincent
>
> You may specify service switch file you want sendmail to use.
> Use "O `ServiceSwitchFile=" option in sendmail.cf.
>
> If it fails:
>
> http://www.sendmail.org/faq/section3.html#3.22
> Q3.22 -- How do I configure sendmail not to use DNS?
>
> --
> Andrzej (Andrew) A. Filip fax: +1(801)327-6278
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bigfoot.com/~anfi
> Postings: http://deja.com/profile.xp?author=Andrzej%20Filip
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul D. Smith)
Subject: Re: 2.2.10 upgrade => broken networking
Date: 01 Jul 1999 21:21:12 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
%% [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Warner) writes:
dw> Any ideas? I have upgraded absolutely nothing else but the
dw> kernel -- do I need anything else for such basic networking to
dw> work?
Of course. Moving from 2.0 to 2.2 kernel is a major upgrade, not like
2.0.35 to 2.0.36.
Go to any one of a number of Linux kernel sites and they'll have lists
of minimum versions of packages to get things working with the new
kernel. Here's one such:
http://www.linuxhq.com/change22.html
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Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Network Management Development
"Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist
===============================================================================
These are my opinions---Nortel Networks takes no responsibility for them.
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From: "Steve Hiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Can I use Linux as a server to a Windows based calendar/scheduling
application?
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 17:59:35 -0700
I am now in charge of the network at a Chuch. One of the first goals they
set is email for everyone. It wasn't difficult at all for me to convince
them to let me build a Linux email server (Red Hat 6.0). I haven't done it
before but it should be educational.
I have a question though. I would like to give them the ability to have a
group calendar and group schedule. There is no way I could convince them to
switch the desktops over to Linux (I don't think I would want to train 30
computer illiterate people on Linux). What I am interested in is some
server type software that would interface with some off-the-shelf Windows
software (like Outlook or an equivalent). They have suggested MS Exchange
but I really don't want them to have to spend the money though Exchange
would handle email, calendaring and scheduling (plus it will be fun for me
to learn how to do it with Linux). Is there any such server for Linux? I
am by no means a Linux guru, I have only just started dealing with Linux
networking.
Any advice, pointers or URLs are appreciated.
Steve Hiner
developer AT isiaz DOT com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Nathan Myers)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Why not C++
Date: 1 Jul 1999 01:34:28 -0700
Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Nathan Myers) writes:
>> [Templates] solve a problem that exists because C++ offers static
>> typing, a feature of profound importance for rigorous engineering.
>
>some would say static typing is a burden.
Many people are either unwilling or unable to assume the burden of
rigorous engineering. In fact, they are overwhelmingly in the majority.
For easy problems, any language will do. For problems where the
answer doesn't matter much, almost any language will do.
Still, rigorous engineering is needed in many places, and languages
that support it are needed in those places. C++ is currently the
most powerful of such languages.
--
Nathan Myers
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cantrip.org/
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Date: 01 Jul 99 20:39:04 -0500
From: "Gene Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netscape 3.01 and java
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x
Unrot13 this;
Reply to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Gene Heskett sends Greetings to Michael Kelly;
MK> Has anyone succeeded in getting Netscape 3.01 to stay
MK> running on Linux XWindows with java enabled? It runs
MK> fine if I disable java and java script, but if I want
MK> to use something that needs java it gets a bus error
MK> and goes away every time.
NS3.01? I'll be kind, and just say thats an awfully old version.
Its up to 4.61, and freely downloadable from their site. On my linux
box, it has few if any problems with java.
Cheers, Gene
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From: Nicholas E Couchman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux applications - Reviews !!!
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 01:12:19 GMT
I'll build a website, I just need to know what people want on it. If you
could be more specific on what exactly you are looking for, I'll see what
I can do and email you when I get something going and exported to the web.
--Nick
Bayo Odutola wrote:
> Does anyone know of a good website where Linux applications (GNU,
> freeware, shareware and commercial) are reviewed by category.
> http://www.tucows.com is a good site for freeware but does not provide
> information on commercial applications and more categories could be
> included. http://serverwatch.internet.com is a very good site for
> internet servers, but it is not Linux specific.
>
> If no such site is available, hopefully, someone seeing this request
> will build such a site and make themselves some money. I've got my
> hands full on other projects, so I can't.
>
> Thanks
> Bayo Odutola
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: Phil Rosenzweig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ppp question
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 01:47:01 +0000
I have RedHat 6.0 running Gnome. ppp is configured via linuxconf as root
and connections are established fine. Both root and user pmr are members
of a group called pppusers.
Logging in as user pmr, I can establish a ppp connection using the
usernet application to toggle the ppp0 interface. But I cannot get the
ppp dialer panel applet to work at all. It does nothing.
Can anyone advise what to look for?
Thanks,
Phil
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From: "z. w." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: laptop network config
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 20:57:31 -0400
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Hi,
I just installed RH6.0 on my laptop. The network card I have is 3C574TX,
which is not support by RH6.0. I downloaded the
pcmcia-cs-3.0.13.tar.gz from David Hinds and followed the HowTo to
install. I reboot the machine and found the card by dmesg. I configed
it using by adding hostname, gateway, etc. I rebooted the machine and
try ftp, telnet. I still get error: Hostname lookup failure. Can anyone
help out with this question?
Thanx.
--
_________________________
Zheng Wang
Tel: 212-802-6276
Fax: 212-802-6253
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<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
<html>
<br>Hi,
<br>I just installed RH6.0 on my laptop. The network card I have is 3C574TX,
which is not support by RH6.0. I downloaded the pcmcia-cs-3.0.13.tar.gz
from David Hinds and followed the HowTo to install. I reboot the machine
and found the card by dmesg. I configed it using by adding hostname,
gateway, etc. I rebooted the machine and try ftp, telnet. I still
get error: Hostname lookup failure. Can anyone help out with this question?
<p>Thanx.
<pre>--
_________________________
Zheng Wang
Tel: 212-802-6276
Fax: 212-802-6253</pre>
</html>
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From: "John G. Sandell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Wyse Terminals on Linux Network
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 21:53:33 -0700
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You also should set up your (or the user's) .bash_profile to check for
the terminal device and set up the environemnt variable TERM
accordingly, in this case,
export TERM=vt100
for the wyse 150 if you use it in vt100 mode,
export TERM=wyse150
if you use it in Wyse 150 mode.
Also it can be set to 24 or 25 lines in its setup, so if you set it up
for 25 lines, look in /usr/lib/terminfo/w for a wse 150 or wyse 120 with
-25 in th ename, and use that for the TERM variable.
John Sandell
Hardave Riar wrote:
>
> Assuming you have the terminal plugged into Windows Com2 add the
> following too /etc/inittab:
>
> s2:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 19200 ttyS1 vt100
>
> There might already be a line similar too this commented out, just
> uncomment it and change too above. If you plug it into Com1, just change
> the ttyS1 to ttyS0. Hope this helps.
>
> Hardave
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > I have a small LAN at home witht he primary file server running Windows
> > NT, 4 client W98 machines and 2 linux servers, one running RH 5.1 the
> > other i've just installed RH 6.0. I have a WYSE 150 terminal laying
> > around that i'd like to get hooked up. My question is, do I need to be
> > running some type of terminal server software on one of the linux
> > machines?? and if so if i could get a location, or at least a name to
> > get me headed in the right direction. Also another question. Right now
> > my NT box is running Proxy 2.0. I'd like to use Linux as my proxy
> > server. I've heard alot of talk about IP Masquerade, but haven't been
> > able to actually locate the source. Can anyone point me in the right
> > direction. I"ve heard 6.0 comes with it, but i can't seem to find it.
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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