Linux-Networking Digest #146, Volume #12 Sat, 7 Aug 99 22:13:42 EDT
Contents:
Re: NC like program (Norton Commander) (Stefan Ehlen)
Re: NC like program (Norton Commander) ("Donald E. Stidwell")
Re: Linux - Win Networking Help ("Cliff")
mail (Brian Leung)
Re: Help 1 modem 2 PC's (Vilmos Soti)
Re: setting up local bnc home network.. ? ("Allan Wingenbach")
NC like program (Norton Commander) ("c64")
Re: @Home Setup ("Allan Wingenbach")
Re: Setting up service behind a (From: Question Exchange, Inc.)
Re: samba (Jan-Albert van Ree)
Re: Network Security: I.P. Address With Corresponding Mac Address (B.T.)
Re: SoundBlaster Live! & Mandrake 6.0 (Robin Schillewaert)
Re: Cable modem dynamic IP (L Stewart)
Re: Howto check if Port # is block by ISP? ("Cliff")
Re: Linux box using Wingate inte (From: Question Exchange, Inc.)
Networking Basics Info (Matt Perry)
rrlogin In Hawaii (Chris Dale)
Root-NFS - unable to find init (Raymond J Huber)
Root-NFS - unable to find init (Raymond J Huber)
Root-NFS - unable to find init (Raymond J Huber)
ppp upload problem solved (Paul Hayter)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stefan Ehlen)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: NC like program (Norton Commander)
Date: 8 Aug 1999 00:20:33 GMT
In article <7oih49$7t8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"c64" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Are there any Nc like program in linux. I find NC a very good tool to use.
> tks
There are quite many - the best (mightiest) one I know is mc.
For an overview see http://www.linuxberg.com/conhtml/fil_managers.html
If X11 applications are OK, too, you should also have a look at
http://www.linuxberg.com/x11html/fil_managers.html
It's not complete (e.g. git and TKDesk are missing), but a good start.
CU
Stefan
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From: "Donald E. Stidwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: NC like program (Norton Commander)
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 00:13:10 GMT
c64 wrote:
> Are there any Nc like program in linux. I find NC a very good tool to use.
> tks
Use MC (Midnight Commander). It comes with every distribution I've used
except for COL 2.2. If you're an old NC addict like me, you'll have no
problem using it.
Don
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From: "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux - Win Networking Help
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 00:19:32 GMT
May I offer a few suggestions? First, try using a more descriptive
subject line.
Something like "Linux doesn't show in Network Neighbor" helps everyone
figure out what your message is about without downloading the whole message.
Next, make sure that each of your Windoze boxes has the name and IP
address of your Linux machine in the hosts and lmhosts file (not needed if
you are running a WIN server, but I suspect you aren't). Go into the widows
directory (win95/98 only, winnt uses windows/system32/drivers/etc) and look
for two files; hosts and lmhosts. There are sample files that have the same
name and the ".sam" extension where you will find instructions on how to add
the Linux box name and IP address. This should let the Linux box show up in
the NetHood.
--
-Cliff
Views expressed are my own and not necessarily those of my employer
Concordia Net, Inc. When replying via email please use; cwheat at concordia
dot net not
root@localhost
Jordan Lee wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hello,
>
>
>Ok new to linux and I'm REALLY LIKIN WHAT I SEE!! Now I feel dirty using
>Windows...
>
>I've got KDE going
>I've mounted our Novell server
>now, windows... and I know SAMBA
>
>OK here we go, I've got the /etc/smb.conf file all set up and running. Now
>on my Win98 machine(for example 150.150.150.3) can ping the Linux
>box(150.150.150.2) and when I check ifconfig I can see that eth0 has
>received and transmitted data. And PING on the Win98 reported fine, so now
>the problem and remember I'm new to Linux here..
>
>Why can't I see the linux box in Network Neighborhood or Explorer?
>
[snip]
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From: Brian Leung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: mail
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 07:53:25 +0800
Hi,
How to configure a linux or unix to be a mail server? Just configure the
sendmail.cf file in /etc or add aany third party software on both?
Thanks
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From: Vilmos Soti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help 1 modem 2 PC's
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 00:44:38 GMT
Matt wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have 2 PC's both networked using TCP/IP and samba.
> PC 1 is running WinNT the other running Linux
> I have 1 modem.
>
> I would like to use the modem on the Linux box
> to handel the internet connections ppp etc, from
> both PC's.
>
> How can I get the network to handel the connections
> without manaualy transfering the modem from one
> PC to the other.
>
> Please could someone inform me step by step how-to-do
> this.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Matt
Check out the IP-Masquerading mini HOWTO.
--
Have you recompiled your kernel today?
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From: "Allan Wingenbach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc
Subject: Re: setting up local bnc home network.. ?
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 00:11:11 GMT
If your talking, 10Base2, it's easy. Use T-connectors on each PC and daisy
chain them together using the thin coax. At the last maching on each end,
make sure you have the terminating resistor. You don't need the repeater;
it's for longer networks (over 200 meters). Remember, if you break the
chain anywhere - all the machines loose thier connection!
System User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi everyone.. here's the scoop:
>
> At home I have about 3 computers.. one a linux/win95(variable), the other
> win3.1, the other win95.. I have a whole lot of BNC ethernet cards, and an
> old(but working) 8-port BNC repeater.. I am wanting to network them
> together, so I can share resources..(access files/printers on each other,
> etc.. share internet line as well).. how exactly would I set that up?
> Plug each BNC to the repeater on it's own port? should I run a crappy
> linux computer as a router? I'm familiar with 10/100BaseT setups, but not
> the old BNC style :)
>
> Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks :)
>
> Jeff
>
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From: "c64" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: NC like program (Norton Commander)
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 08:06:46 +0800
Are there any Nc like program in linux. I find NC a very good tool to use.
tks
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From: "Allan Wingenbach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: @Home Setup
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 00:02:05 GMT
If the NIC is a 3Com Etherlink III (3c5x9), the dos utility for disabling
PnP is on Disk 2, 3c5x9cfg.exe. From the configuration menu, you disable
PnP and set let the program pick new resources for the card to use.
Win9x will redetect the card and install new drivers, and reboot - of
course!
Colin Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> With an @Home cable internet service under Caldera Linux, I believe I
> have to disable PnP mode on my 3Com network card. I have the two 3Com
> setup disks but can't find any files that allow me to turn off PnP mode
> in Windows95. Anybody know how this is done?
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From: From: Question Exchange, Inc. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Setting up service behind a
Date: 8 Aug 1999 0:53:24 GMT
Upgrade the kernel on the gateway box
to version 2.2.10, and compile in
the IP Masquerading stuff. Be sure
to check 'Prompt for developement
and/or incomplete code/drivers' and
compile in the optional portforwarding
stuff.
Then, get a version of ipmasqadm for
your distribution. You didn't mention
which one it is, so I can't help you
too much there.
Once you've done that, use something
like
'ipmasqadm portfw -a -P tcp -L 192.168.1.1 80 -R 192.168.1.2 80' to
add an entry to forward all requests
on port 80 (HTTP) from 192.168.1.1 to
192.168.1.2. You can do the same thing
with FTP (port 21) and any other server.
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From: Jan-Albert van Ree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: samba
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 02:50:09 +0200
Charles Blackburn schreef:
>
> hi all
>
> I am running the samba that is supplied under Suse linux 61
>
> when I try to log in from my win98 box it keeps asking me for a password.
> the problem is that I have tried all the passwods assigned on the system
> (linux & win98) but none of them work.
You need to add a samba user, using "smbadduser XXXX" where xxx is the
username and then change the password for user xxx using "smbpasswd xxx" It
will update the smbpasswd file in /etc for you automatically
--
Jan-Albert "Sliver" van Ree | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
3D Sims Archive maintainer | http://www.3dgamers.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (B.T.)
Subject: Re: Network Security: I.P. Address With Corresponding Mac Address
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 00:14:23 GMT
Thanks. That was what I was looking for.
B.T.
On Sat, 07 Aug 1999 17:40:09 -0400, Juergen Pabel
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>in case i wasn't clear enough:
>
>use dhcpd.conf to set up two ranges: one with machines that are granted
>access to the internet and one range with the non-internet machines.
>set up your subnet as 192.168.0.0/16
>then use 192.168.1.x for internet machines and 192.168.2.x for non
>internet machines
>
>then specify in ipchains: -s 192.168.1.0/24
>
>jp
>
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From: Robin Schillewaert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: SoundBlaster Live! & Mandrake 6.0
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 03:09:25 +0200
Terrance wrote:
> I downloaded and installed the latest Live! drivers. I've tried the
> latest SBLive!/E-mu APS and SBLive! Linux drivers. In each case, I
> can only play audio CDs. No .wav or .mid files. The drivers bombs
> when attempting to play these files. Has anyone had success with
> these drivers? If so, how?
Hello,
I installed the EMU10k1 driver in Redhat 6.0 with kernel 2.2.5-15 and It works
perfectly.
I installed the driver in KDE, but it works in all windowmanagers.
Before installing the driver, move the driver 'soundcore.o' which is in
/lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/ to the
trash can. Then install the driver and copy 'soundcore.o' back to its original place.
Then reboot, and start KDE. you can then play wav files and edit your sound events.
Good luck
Robin
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From: L Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cable modem dynamic IP
Date: 8 Aug 1999 00:56:29 GMT
<bunch of stuff clipped>
Hi Michael,
Check with the company if they allow you to change your hostname. Here in
Edmonton with Videon, normal users get dynamically assigned IP addresses
and some weird hostname like c7890-001.powersurfr.com. However, we're
allowed to change the c<number-number> bit to pretty much whatever we
want. This makes things much easier when you attempt to connect to your
home box from a remote host. Instead of connecting to
c7890-001.powersurfr.com you could connect to hobbes.powersurfr.com if
you changed your hostname to hobbes. There's no more need to check and
remember the IP address. Hope this helps,
Liam
--
Liam Stewart
E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is: what are
we busy about?"
-Henry David Thoreau
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From: "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Howto check if Port # is block by ISP?
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 00:29:49 GMT
It looks like it might be blocked. Try pinging the host first. If you
can ping it but not telnet to the smtp port and you know that host has a
mail service then chances are your ISP (or someone else along the line) is
blocking that port. To bypass the blockage you need to use a proxy but the
only ones that I know of are used for anonymous web surfing. You might want
to run a web search on proxy services.
--
-Cliff
Views expressed are my own and not necessarily those of my employer
Concordia Net, Inc. When replying via email please use; cwheat at concordia
dot net not
root@localhost
Young4ert wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi,
>
>I am connected to the Internet through a local ISP: NetZero.net. I can
>surf the Internet with NetScape 4.6.1. I can even send e-mail to anyone
>through the ISP's stmp server. However, when I tried to setup my other
>e-mail account from a third party e-mail provider, i.e. mailandnews.com,
>
[snip]
>
>So, it looks me that the ISP has blocked the smtp port. Can anyone
>please confirm that what I have done above is correct? Also, is there a
>way to by pass the blockage?
>
>I certainly appreciate if you could kindly respond through e-mail.
>Thanks.
>
>--
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>PS> Remove the "4" from e-mail address to respond.
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From: From: Question Exchange, Inc. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux box using Wingate inte
Date: 8 Aug 1999 0:53:8 GMT
Yup, just do
'ifconfig eth0 IPADDRESS gw GATEWAY'
as root, where IPADDRESS is the ip of
your box, and GATEWAY is the ip of
your WinGate box. To make this change
permanent, hunt down which init script
sets your IP address and change it.
(cd /etc; grep -rl 'ifconfig' *) should
be a good start.
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From: Matt Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Networking Basics Info
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 19:52:15 -0500
Folks:
I am trying to do something that is probably pretty basic.
I am trying to set up a FreeBSD box as a gateway to ISDN (work) and DSL
(play) modems so that when I am on my RH6.0 box and I want to access
work-based machines the gateway will redirect traffic to the ISDN line
and when I just want to surf it will send/receive using the DSL modem. I
have three NIC cards in the FreeBSD box. I have inserted a diagram. I
made up the IP addresses to illustrate the problem. The ISDN modem has
an IP address that I cannot change. The RH Linux box has an IP that was
part of the same subnet address that the ISDN modem was on and I would
like to keep it the same.
What I am looking for is a FAQ/HOWTO/Web page that can educate me enough
to so that I can figure out how to do the ifconfig stuff so that this
will work (or help me understand why it will not).
WORK PLAY
| |
+------+--------+ +-------+--------+
| | | |
| ISDN MODEM | | DSL MODEM |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|209.149.169.214| | |
+------+--------+ +-------+--------+
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
+------+--------------------------+----------+
| ENT NIC ENET NIC |
|209.149.169.213 XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX* |
| |
| FreeBSD |
| |
| ENET NIC |
| 209.149.169.210 |
+--------------------+-----------------------+
|
|
+-------------------+-----------------------+
| ENET HUB |
+---+---------------------------------+-----+
| |
| |
+--------+--------+-+ +--------+----------+
| ENET NIC | | ENET NIC |
| 209.149.169.211 | | 209.149.169.212 |
| | | |
| | | |
| RH6.0 | | WinNT |
| | | |
| | | |
+-------------------+ +-------------------+
*Assigned dynamically by ISP on the other end of the DSL
line.
mattp
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Subject: rrlogin In Hawaii
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Dale)
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 00:54:35 GMT
I get successful logins with rrlogin, but without access beyond being able
to ping sites. I'm using Debian and Ed Orcutt's client from:
http://www.hoku.net/projects/rr/login/
cd
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From: Raymond J Huber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Root-NFS - unable to find init
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 21:40:41 -0400
Hello,
I am attempting to remote boot a Linux client off a Linux server using
NFS as the root directory for the client. The client initializes the
network card correctly, mounts the NFS root directory, then complains
that it can not find the init program. The exact error is:
Kernel panic : no init found. Try passing init= option to kernel
/sbin/init does exist under the exported client root directory, as does
/bin/sh, which should be started if /sbin/init can not be found.
The NFS server is functioning as I can mount the client root directory
on another machine and access the above programs. The client root
directory is exported as (rw,no_root_squash).
The server is running Red Hat 6.0. I compiled a kernel (2.2.5-31 ? -
what comes with Red Hat 6.0) with NFS root support for the client.
The kernel is being loaded via bpbatch with the following options:
"root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=192.168.0.1:/export/stbRoot
nfsaddr=${BOOTP-Your-IP}:192.168.0.1::255.255.255.0::none"
According to rpc.mountd, the machine requests the mount, and
authorization is granted.
Any help would greatly be appreciated.
Thank You,
Raymond Huber
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From: Raymond J Huber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Root-NFS - unable to find init
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 21:48:48 -0400
Hello,
I am attempting to remote boot a Linux client off a Linux server using
NFS as the root directory for the client. The client initializes the
network card correctly, mounts the NFS root directory, then complains
that it can not find the init program. The exact error is:
Kernel panic : no init found. Try passing init= option to kernel
/sbin/init does exist under the exported client root directory, as does
/bin/sh, which should be started if /sbin/init can not be found.
The NFS server is functioning as I can mount the client root directory
on another machine and access the above programs. The client root
directory is exported as (rw,no_root_squash).
The server is running Red Hat 6.0. I compiled a kernel (2.2.5-31 ? -
what comes with Red Hat 6.0) with NFS root support for the client.
The kernel is being loaded via bpbatch with the following options:
"root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=192.168.0.1:/export/stbRoot
nfsaddr=${BOOTP-Your-IP}:192.168.0.1::255.255.255.0::none"
According to rpc.mountd, the machine requests the mount, and
authorization is granted.
Any help would greatly be appreciated.
Thank You,
Raymond Huber
------------------------------
From: Raymond J Huber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Root-NFS - unable to find init
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 21:41:33 -0400
Hello,
I am attempting to remote boot a Linux client off a Linux server using
NFS as the root directory for the client. The client initializes the
network card correctly, mounts the NFS root directory, then complains
that it can not find the init program. The exact error is:
Kernel panic : no init found. Try passing init= option to kernel
/sbin/init does exist under the exported client root directory, as does
/bin/sh, which should be started if /sbin/init can not be found.
The NFS server is functioning as I can mount the client root directory
on another machine and access the above programs. The client root
directory is exported as (rw,no_root_squash).
The server is running Red Hat 6.0. I compiled a kernel (2.2.5-31 ? -
what comes with Red Hat 6.0) with NFS root support for the client.
The kernel is being loaded via bpbatch with the following options:
"root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=192.168.0.1:/export/stbRoot
nfsaddr=${BOOTP-Your-IP}:192.168.0.1::255.255.255.0::none"
According to rpc.mountd, the machine requests the mount, and
authorization is granted.
Any help would greatly be appreciated.
Thank You,
Raymond Huber
------------------------------
From: Paul Hayter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ppp upload problem solved
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 21:47:42 -0400
Hi,
I've had a stupid ppp problem for the last couple of weeks, and I've finally
resolved it (somewhat) and I thought I might share this.
Firstly, the box in question is a Thinkpad 560 (P1 133, 24MB ram) with a
33.6K
TDK pcmcia modem. I originally noticed the problem after installing
Slackware
4.0 (2.2.6 kernel)
My problem was that I could connect to my ISP fine and download stuff at
what
seemed like OK speeds, but I couldn't upload anything reliably. By upload I
mean an ftp put or say a sendmail send. http get's or pop receives were
fine.
Obviously small packets were being sent out OK and packets were definately
being received OK. As soon as I tried to send say a 100K file via sendmail,
it
would start to send but would eventually timeout. ftp put's of typical jpg
files (~50K) would start but just hang there.
I scoured the newsgroups for info about this and I found some information. I
tried different things with tcp timestamps. I tried all the different mtu
and
mru values I could think of. No change. I tried downgrading Slackware 4 to
Slackware 3.9 with a 2.0.37 kernel. No change. I installed Redhat 5.2. No
change. Very frustrating.
I then for some reason looked at the man page for the setserial command. It
says something regarding the type of uart being used. it says;
Some internal modems are billed as having a "16550A
UART with a 1k buffer". This is a lie. They do
not have really have a 16550A compatible UART;
instead what they have is a 16450 compatible UART
with a 1k receive buffer to prevent receiver over-
runs. This is important, because they do not have
a transmit FIFO. Hence, they are not compatible
with a 16550A UART ....
Well, my TDK modem's uart is configured as a 16550A on startup, so I thought
that maybe the uart was actually one of these dodgy ones. I ran:
setserial /dev/ttyS1 uart 16450
and connected back to my ISP (I still had RH 5.2 on at this stage). I tried
an
ftp put to my ISP's homepage server and instead of it hanging, I now sent a
large text file at 9K/sec (obviously hardware compression helped out a bit
there). Hmmm Success me thinks!!
Of course, I never really liked Redhat (no offence), so I reinstalled
Slackware 4.0. Now, for whatever reason I couldn't get pppd to properly
connect. It got to the login and password prompts but wouldn't do the final
part of the ppp connection and actually print the local and remote IP
addresses. I wasn't sure what I'd done wrong as I thought I did the same
things to setup ppp as I did a few weeks before (copying some example files
out of the /usr/doc/ppp-.... examples and hacking it a bit). In the midst of
this I discovered a utility called pppsetup and ran it. At the
PAP/CHAP/SCRIPT
prompt I said SCRIPT and then tried a ppp-go again to connect. Same deal as
before. Did the login and password OK, but wouldn't go the extra last bit. I
then tried pppsetup again and tried PAP this time. Miraculosuly it connected
fine.
I now tried a ftp upload to my ISP's homepage area. It sped along at a
couple
of K per second. The strange thing was that at this stage I hadn't actually
set the uart to a 16450 on my modem ... so it was working OK as a 16550A.
Bizarre.
If anyone can shed light on this problem, please tell me.
Cheers,
Paul
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