Linux-Networking Digest #795, Volume #11 Tue, 6 Jul 99 02:13:48 EDT
Contents:
Linux as the server software ("Matt")
Diald 0.99 + RedHat 6.0 (Martin Ewing)
Re: Why does pptp say Call Manager is already running (Charles Galpin)
Re: Remote Boot... ("Eugene")
Re: running "off-line" cgi ? (David Crooke)
PPP demand-dialing mode (Anthony DeNardo)
Re: 3270 cluster server (Claude Houle)
Re: RH 6.0 SPARC PPP problem (Anthony DeNardo)
Cable Modem Probs on a new Mandrake 6 install ("Jace")
telling linux to use a gateway (Doug Bryant)
Problem with Masq, Win95's MPREXE.EXE, & Dial on demand. (Ray Thomas)
Intel/Linux peer to peer with Mac OS (Chris)
Cable Modem and DHCP ("Erwin Abinion")
break-in attempt? (Derek Shaw)
Strange Routing Problem (Drew)
Re: Web server / Apache /Linux / WinNT (David Crooke)
Re: Anyone know how to post to linux.samba? (Monte Phillips)
Re: How to control a linuxbox from a windows-pc with telnet?
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux get files from Win95 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
telnet nt > linux : Connection Failed! (SoftGen Australia)
Re: Linux as the server software (Monte Phillips)
D-Link DFE-530TX NIC driver ("criff")
Re: Let's do the SAMBA ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: "Matt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux as the server software
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 22:46:22 -0700
I am looking to setup a network as my needs are expanding and a file
server would be better for me. With all I've read linux is the way to go.
My question to everyone is, I do my work in MS Office 97. Can I setup linux
as a file server for and acces my files off of the linux server so that
others can access the files also? Any other info is appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
Matt
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From: Martin Ewing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Diald 0.99 + RedHat 6.0
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 22:27:46 -0400
I have been looking at Diald 0.99 to set up demand dialing on RH 6.0,
but it is not obvious how to fit it together with 'ifup ppp0' management
that I am using now. Are there other ways to do this without rewriting
all the ppp scripts?
Is there a place to go to get configurations (even RPMs :) appropriate
for RH 6.0?
After that, the next step is masquerading for my local network, but one
step at a time.
Would that Red Hat would see this as something to support.
Thanks for any help. Please email ideas to me. I am not a newbie, but I
didn't want to devote my life to this project!
Martin Ewing
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Charles Galpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why does pptp say Call Manager is already running
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 02:30:50 GMT
Scott
you need to delete the lock file in /var/run/pptp/. I can't remeber it's
name but it'll be obvious once you see it.
If you get this working, please let me know - I'm on to other
authentication probs :)
charles
Scott Ellsworth wrote:
>
> Howdy, all
>
> I am trying to set up pptp from my linux box (directly on the net) to a
> pptp server. It is giving me grief.
>
> The names, passwords, and numbers below have been changed, but they are
> consistent
>
> The pptp server is internally known as PPS, but has no external dns name
> The domain is INTDOM
> The ip of the server is 123.456.789.123
> My user name over there is scottremote
> My password is scottpass
>
> I am running ppp 2.3.7-2, and pptp-linux-1.02. I will also want to do
> the masq thing, but not until I have it working from this side.
>
> When I say
>
> ./pptp 123.456.789.123 debug name INTDOM\\scottremote remotename PPS
> kdebug 7 noauth
>
> I get the response
> warn[open_unixsock:pptp_callmgr.c:308]: Call manager for
> 123.456.789.123 is already running.
> fatal[callmgr_main:pptp_callmgr.c:124]: Could not open unix socket for
> 123.456.789.123
> Call manager exited with error 256
>
> Now, this machine is on the net via a cable modem, and so already has a
> route to the outside. My understanding is that after pptp connects
> with ppp, I add a new route. Before I can do that, though, I need it
> to connect and the ppp interface to come up. The machine does not use
> ppp in any other way.
>
> I do not want this to kill my other routes, since this machine does
> firewall for other machines.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
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From: "Eugene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Remote Boot...
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 02:34:34 GMT
there's diskless howto at www.linux.org/help
that's a good place to start
ChenthilWhelan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7ls0t3$i72$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> I run a Red Hat Linux 6.0 with a NE2K PCI NIC. (Addtron Make, RTL8029
> Chipset.)
> The same NIC is in the client also with boot PROM. I need help in remote
> booting this machine. I need a bit detailed instruction for the same.
> Thanx a lot...
>
>
> --
>
> BYE. Will Keep In Touch.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Y's
> SenthilVelan PI
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://senthil.webjump.com
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>
>
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From: David Crooke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.admin
Subject: Re: running "off-line" cgi ?
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 02:40:50 GMT
Pararmeters go in url-encoded format, e.g. for name "Joe Bloggs" and
password "123/456" you'd need:
name=Joe+Bloggs&password=123%2F456
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From: Anthony DeNardo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PPP demand-dialing mode
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 21:36:54 -0600
I have ppp-2.3.7-2 and RH6.0. I had ppp all set up and working fine,
until I ran into the 'only root can establish connections' issue. read
several threads, and ended up installing diald 0.16 and it worked great
(for root and non-root). upgraded to diald 0.99 and everything stopped
working. as I researched the problem, someone mentioned that
ppp-2.3.7-2 supports demand-dialing and that diald is no longer
necessary. great. I've reinstalled ppp-2.3.7 and I'm back to the point
where only root can initiate a connection.
the pppd man page says:
OPTIONS
active-filter filter-expression
Specifies a packet filter to be applied to data packets to
determine which packets are to be regarded as link activity, and
therefore reset the idle timer, or cause the link to be brought up in
demand-dialling [sic] mode. This option is useful in conjunction with
the idle option if there are packets being sent or received regularly
over the link which would otherwise prevent the link from ever appearing
to be idle. The filter-expression syntax is as described for
tcpdump(1), except that qualifiers which are inappropriate for a PPP
link, such as ether and arp, are not permitted.....
now, I understand most of this, but what I can't figure is in the netcfg
tool in RedHat, I can give ppd options. I'd like to give it:
active-filter ???? I don't know what tcpdump(1) is. any help
appreciated.
again, my goal is to enable demand-dialing which will establish a PPP
link when a client is started by a user, aleiviating the need to open up
pppd to all users, and avoiding diald.
thanks,
ad3
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From: Claude Houle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3270 cluster server
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 03:05:31 GMT
"J. Otto Tennant" wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (steve payton) writes:
>
> >Hi
>
> >I need to connect terminals running vt emulation via a linux box to an
> >ibm mainframe.
>
> >Does anybody know of a product that does the 3270 to vt translation
> >bit?
>
> I'm not certain I understand the question. tn3270 will work with
> any terminal that has a valid terminfo entry. It connects to
> an IP address and port number. We've kind of hacked around with it,
> so I don't know how this would actually connect to a system/390.
> --
> J.Otto Tennant [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit.
> Charter Member of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
I've used it to connect to a System/390 at work from home. I just wish
it would work with IPX/SPX. My work has recently dropped the TCP/IP
connections.
C Houle
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From: Anthony DeNardo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH 6.0 SPARC PPP problem
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 21:14:55 -0600
I have found that
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/PPP-Tips/PPP-Tips.html is very
helpful in setting up ppp with redhat. also try
http://home.qx.net/linux.html
ad3
Jonathan Swaby wrote:
> I have RedHat 6.0 SPARC installed on a SPARCStation 2. I am using a
> Zoom 33.6K modem attached to /dev/ttyS0. For some reason, I am unable
> to get the modem to dial at all. I can get the modem to dial using
> mincom. I have tried using that same startup string with chat, but to
> no avail. I am also able to get the modem to dial using DIP. In the
> log I see some message about loopback. I have read through the various
> doc, and can't figure out what is causing the problem. Does anyone
> have any ideas.
>
> Thanks
> Jonathan Swaby
> Computer Services Specialist IV
> Student Affairs
>
> Georgia Institute
> Of Technology
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From: "Jace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Cable Modem Probs on a new Mandrake 6 install
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 00:05:42 -0400
Installed Mandrake 6.0 last night, works beautifully. The installation
proggie detected the NIC fine and all seemed to work well...
Today I had a cable modem installed and I noticed the strangest thing
happening when I went to setup linux to use DHCP on the adapter: about 5
secs after Lilo starts the linux boot, I loose link on said cable modem (the
link LED on the modem and the NIC flash and then go out). I was playing with
some of the networking settings in linuxconf, and now I get a "FAILED"
message when trying to initialize eth0 during linux boot, and still no link.
Any suggestions? BTW, not new to comps or networking, but a mere 3 days babe
with linux.
Any help is appreciated.
Jace
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From: Doug Bryant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: telling linux to use a gateway
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 03:35:24 GMT
I just set up a RedHat 5.2 linux box as a fileserver and gateway to the
internet.
I have been using Debian 2.1 as a workstation have been connecting to
the internet with a modem on that machine. How do I tell the Debian box
to start using this other linux box for internet access?
Thanks for any help. Doug Bryant
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From: Ray Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem with Masq, Win95's MPREXE.EXE, & Dial on demand.
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 23:47:44 -0400
I have several Win95 boxes masqueraded behind a linux box which is set
up to use the pppd demand option (i.e. dial on demand). Win95's
Multiple Protocol Router service (MPREXE.EXE), wakes up about every 10
or 15 minutes and makes a DNS request. Since the Win95 boxes are
configured with my ISP's DNS addresses, this is an "out of LAN" request
and therefore causes the linux box to dial out. I don't want to stay
connected when I'm not really doing anything with the internet, so I
need to somehow identify and discard these packets BEFORE they wake up
pppd and cause it to dial out.
I'm guessing it would be possible to do this with an IPCHAINS rule or
the like. Does anyone know how to fix this?
Thanks!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris)
Subject: Intel/Linux peer to peer with Mac OS
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 04:53:45 GMT
Anybody got a peer to peer going with a Mac and an Intel Linux box ? I've got
Appletalk working fine on the Intel/Linux Box but can't get the Mac to talk to
it. It doesn't make a connection.
I would appreciate any help in this area. I'd like to use the Intel box as a
file server to the Mac and if possible allow the mac to copy files to the
Linux box.
Thanks,
Chris De Chiara
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Erwin Abinion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Cable Modem and DHCP
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 23:29:51 -0500
I recently had a cable modem installed in my house and wanted to connect my
linux box running RH 6.0 to the modem. My server runs on a Compaq 9232
running at 90 MHz with 40 MB of RAM
The modem uses DHCP to get all the network info to the machine. I currently
have one NetGear FA310TX ethernet card in the machine. I have configured
this card (eth0) as DHCP. The problem is that it does not get any IP
address that I can see through netcfg. I have configured the machine with
the proper DNS servers as well as the gateway used by the cable modem
(Obtained by connecting an NT server to the modem and running ipconfig). Is
there anyone who has experienced the same problem or know what the solution
to my problem is? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
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From: Derek Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: break-in attempt?
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 05:33:58 GMT
I am bringing a mail server up, and I have installed tcp_wrappers_7.6.
While just beginning to whack at this machine, I received this message from it,
and I want to assure myself that I generated it. I haven't run any of the
security testing packages against it yet.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5:09 PM
>
> Subject: SECURITY ALERT! in.comsat-127.0.0.1
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> [127.0.0.1]
so, what is the comsat service? I didn't do anything from the local host (that
I'm aware of ;-> ) to trigger the "booby trap" (to use Weitse's description of
the message). All my tests of the warning system were conducted from another
host.
Any help appreciated, feel free to reply by e-mail, too, in case I don't find
time to get back before the thread scrolls off.
Cheers!
d.
--
Derek Shaw
Business Information Systems
Victoria, BC.
voice: 250-885-2021 fax: 250-386-4060
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From: Drew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Strange Routing Problem
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 13:59:08 +1000
Hi,
I have a kinda strang erouting problem that only started when I upgraded
my kernel to 2.2.10, I'm using route 1.96 from net-tools 1.52.
Basically all my network routes are doubled. ie:
[root@Nebuchadnezza]:~# route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use
Iface
MacNetwork * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0
eth1
MacNetwork * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0
eth1
localnet * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0
eth0
localnet * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0
eth0
loopback * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
[root@Nebuchadnezza]:~#
I haven't altered any of my startup scripts since it used to work before
upgrading the kernel etc..., it's not a major problem as all the routes do
work, but I can't remove any of the net routes thats all.
Any ideas/suggestions/fixes would be appreciated.
Drew.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: David Crooke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Web server / Apache /Linux / WinNT
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 05:01:40 GMT
If it's stuff which downloads and installs on their Win PC's (the usual
scenario with Windows stuff) then you can make it available to web
clients using Apache or ftpd.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Monte Phillips)
Subject: Re: Anyone know how to post to linux.samba?
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 05:07:13 GMT
Is that newsgroup by any chance moderated? If so your postings will
not appear immediately, and perhaps not at all. Its up to the
moderator to choose what makes it 'on-line'.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dale Walker) wrote:
>
>I suppose I ought to start a thread of my own on comp.protocols.smb
>but I've spotted a couple of threads on linux.samba that seem to fit
>the specific problem I have.
>
>There's also a few other linux. sites that interest me that don't seem
>to have an equivalent anywhere else on usenet. For instance there's a
>linux.postgres newsgroup where I have a similar problem with posting.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: How to control a linuxbox from a windows-pc with telnet?
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 05:31:59 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I wil control my linuxbox from a windows-pc completely so i can detach
> the monitor from the linuxbox.
> I made a user via userconf and granted all the privileges to him.
> But certain thing i was not authorised to, like adding users or run
> some ipchains-rules.
> What permissions should i activate so this user can run everything?
>
another possibility,
look for vnc, its a remote tool, freeware, lets you export your gui (
like kde, fvwm2, whatever) to the screen of your win-box.
having just one console ( telnet, xterm, whatever) seems so limiting
sometimes.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Linux get files from Win95
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 05:39:28 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (JFreaklive) wrote:
> I have a Linux comp, with a banshee, I dloaded the RPMs for the X
server, but
> they are on a Win95 machine, the only one that has access to the
internet, my
> network has worked before when it was peer to peer Win95, but for the
life of
> me I can't figure out how to transfer the files over to the linux box.
I have
> tried to ftp the linux bot but it just stays at "Connected to " then
the
> correct IP adress. I really need to find a way to get them to see each
other,
> telnet doesn't help me, ftp doesn't help, I can't figure out how to
smbmount
> the shared drive, it's a royal mess! please help me out!
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
i don't know whats wrong with your smbmount,
but i see 3 possibilities:
1.: set up sambaserver on your linux-box, create a public share there,
make it rw for guests, and access it from the win-box
2.: set up ftp-server on your linux-box, and ftp from win
3.: create a nfs-share on your lin-box, but you would need a nfs-client
on your win to access it ( i don't know any freeware here)
the main idea seems to be to put the files from the win side instead of
pulling from linux
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From: SoftGen Australia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: telnet nt > linux : Connection Failed!
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 15:38:27 +1000
Greetings,
I am trying to telnet into a Linux RedHat 5.2 machine on our LAN from an
NT 4 Server on the same LAN, but it is immediately refused before even
getting to the point of asking for a login name and password.
The error returned is "Connection Failed!".
The strange thing is that all other machines can telnet into linux no
problem, and even the NT Server can ping and ftp the linux machine, just
not telnet.
We have checked the hosts file on each machine and the opposing number
is listed in each.
Any pointers please!!?
Thanks for your help.
Matt.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Monte Phillips)
Subject: Re: Linux as the server software
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 05:08:37 GMT
This site has a step by step howto for complete setup of samba. steps
for both linux and the win machine. (and they really work <G>)
http://www.sfu.ca/~yzhang/linux/samba/index.html
and this one as well
http://home.talkcity.com/MigrationPath/maguai/samba.html
These sites singly or in combination are nearly guaranteed to get you
networked.
"Matt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am looking to setup a network as my needs are expanding and a file
>server would be better for me. With all I've read linux is the way to go.
>My question to everyone is, I do my work in MS Office 97. Can I setup linux
>as a file server for and acces my files off of the linux server so that
>others can access the files also? Any other info is appreciated.
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From: "criff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: D-Link DFE-530TX NIC driver
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 05:14:51 GMT
I am looking for any info on getting a driver or whatever is necessary to
make my D-Link DFE-530TX adapter work on my linux box.
Any info would be appreciated.
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Let's do the SAMBA
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 05:52:14 GMT
In article <7lr685$t58$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Noisebrother" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, i configured all the hard and software as it says in the man
pages but
> it still doesn't do nothing.
once again,be more specific!
what does not do what?
is your nic recognized at boot-time?
can you ping your linuxbox, from itself ( ping localhost)?
can you ping to and from your linuxbox , adress and name?
( this means the basics are there )
you want to do THE samba,
there is a pretty good troubleshooting-process somewhere in
/docs/textdocs ( called diagnosis.txt)
you go through it and any step don't work, come back and post it.
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