Linux-Networking Digest #245, Volume #12 Mon, 16 Aug 99 13:13:22 EDT
Contents:
Re: Newbee IP MASQing problem - HELP! (Gustin Kiffney)
Re: Share an Internet connection? (Monte Phillips)
PLIP does not work with 2.2.xx kernels (Xiaoguang Zhang)
Re: Need help with Ethernet on Sharp A250 notebook (Edwin TAM)
Re: Seeing my linux in windows ("Mikkel Kruse Johnsen")
IBM Etherjet ISA ("Acay news")
sync smbpasswd file with passwd file (Eric)
DHCP to other WAN sites from one server. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: all networking stops working for no reason (Scott Shoemaker)
HELP: ncftpd- users ("Neel L.")
Re: Samba newbie "where to start?" (Nicholas E Couchman)
wysiwyg HTML editor for Linux ("Saevar Gardarsson")
closing 'listening' sockets (Frank Binder)
Re: DHCP to other WAN sites from one server. (Johan Welsch)
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From: Gustin Kiffney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbee IP MASQing problem - HELP!
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:15:22 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
I'm no SUSE expert, and if advice in this newsgroup doesn't
help you might want to contact SUSE or their own message
list. But it looks to me as if you've set up masquerading
over the wrong device. Look in the MASQ section and you
have the masqueraded device as eth0. I don't know what
SUSEconfig does with this information but you might try
changing that to ippp0 or whatever the name of the device
that connects to the Internet is. THere is also a section
in that config file (which I've deleted from this message) that
mentions applying Dynamic_IP - I think you want that for diald
to work properly. Also from windows 95 on
your net you should try pinging some known devices on the
Internet using IP numbers instead of names, such as 154.19.254.81
to narrow down the problems to name server or routing. If a windows95
ping to an IP address works, your routing is working, and
if a ping to metalab.unc.edu doesn't work, then you don't have the
windows95 machine set up with a correct DNS nameserver.
At some point you might try
cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
and make sure that it says 1. If not adding
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
would make sure that ip-forwarding (routing) is turned on in
the kernel.
Posting the output of 'ifconfig' and 'route -n ' might help
if you still don't succeed.
Charles van Trappen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
>
> I have recently installed Suse 5.3 version of Linux on an old 386/8 MB
> machine to serve as a router for my internet traffic for my local area
> network at home.
>
> I have networking including samba working. IP Masquerading is a
> problem.
>
> I use a Teles 16.3 BRI ISDN card with ipppd which seems to work if I
> force it (using "isdnctrl dial ippp0") or by pinging an outside IP
> address.
>
> However, when trying to access the Internet from my WIndows 95
machine I
> get nothing. The network is working though (Samba works!).
>
> WHich files need to contain pertinent data for IP MASQ to work? Have
> gone through all of the mini-HOWTO's but can't see the wood for the
> trees anymore.
>
> I also do not understand how the dynamic IP address is used for the
> default gateway, although that seems to work.
>
> My network is 192.168.0.1 through 192.168.0.4 (the last one is my
Linux
> machine for now). In the Linux machine I have given the ippp0 device
> address 192.168.1.1 and the point-to-point remote 192.168.1.99. My
home
> LAN is called homenet as the domain name as well as the workgroup
name.
>
> I have attached the rc.config and diald.conf files.
>
> Any clues welcome!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Monte Phillips)
Subject: Re: Share an Internet connection?
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 13:33:42 GMT
"Doug Robbins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have two machines networked -- connected directly with NICs and cable.
>One is running Linux Redhat 6, the other NT4 wkstn. I use the Linux
>machine primarily as a webserver, and generally for learning Linux. Both
>are configured with dial-up Internet access. Samba is installed and
>working.
>Can I configure things so that if I connect to the Internet via the NT
>machine I can also access this connection (while its up) from the Linux
>machine? Right now the Linux machine communicates fine with the NT
>machine but doesn't "see" an Internet connection when the NT machine is
>dialed-in. I have to disconnect the NT machine and dial-in from the
>Linux box.
If you insist on (but its a lot more work and not to stable) using the
NT as the www interface you will need to install one of the proxies,
Sygage, Wingate etc. More $$$ and lots of aspirin.
Best way and simplest at your stage, since you already have them
networked, is to make the linuxbox you gateway. Install ipchains
(probably already is). Read the ipchainsHOWTO, in it you will find a
simple 3 line setup to do the masqing/firewall (you can tweek it
later). Also in order to utilize ftp, CuSeeMe, RealAudio, you will
have to do something like the following::
insmod ip_masq_ftp
That will get both boxes on line, nothing to do but have the linuxbox
dialup and then on you NT box set IE or Netscape to connect on local
LAN (this will not affect the NT's continued use of its own dialup.
The browsers FTP progs etc simply will look at both locations, local
modem & LAN for a connect.)
Firewall, Masquerade, ipchain HOWTO's are the keys here.
g'Luk
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Xiaoguang Zhang)
Crossposted-To: linux.dev.kernel
Subject: PLIP does not work with 2.2.xx kernels
Date: 16 Aug 1999 13:43:39 GMT
I have read several posts regarding problems with plip using
2.2.xx kernels. I am having the same problems. Let me summarize
the common symptoms.
1. 2.0.xx kernels work fine;
2. 2.2.5-22 (stock RedHat 6.0 kernel) cannot load the plip.o
module, complaining about some unresolved symbols;
3. Later 2.2.xx kernels (specifically 2.2.11), when compiled
with plip and parport modules, but WITHOUT lp support, complains
about "device or resource busy." "cat /proc/devices" shows something
like,
Character devices:
1 mem
2 pty
3 ttyp
4 tty0
5 ptmx
7 vcs
10 misc
14 sound
128 ptm
136 pts
Block devices:
2 fd
3 ide0
ie, there is no lp device (thus shouldn't be any conflict). Also
note that the io and irq settings are all standard, as evident by
the fact that 2.0.xx kernels work fine.
I think there is something wrong with the 2.2.xx kernels for the plip
support. Can anyone help?
Xiaoguang Zhang
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From: Edwin TAM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Need help with Ethernet on Sharp A250 notebook
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 22:17:36 +0800
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
No, I am not using the driver from the kernel, that one did not work, I
use the "newest" driver as referred by Readtek's web site, compiled and
replaced the module that come with RH6.0, still no luck.
Strange is, the module loaded fine and [OK] is told when booting,
however, the interface is not working as reported.
Tracing the errors involving "SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource temporarily
unavailable" looks like it's is some kind of PCI related driver errors, though.
Thanks anyway,
Edwin
Andy Johnstone wrote:
>
> It sounds like you're using the driver which came with the kernel. Which should
> be right. To activate the net card, add this line (or make sure its there) to
> your /etc/conf.modules.
>
> alias eth0 rtl8139.o
>
> And make sure this line is in /lib/modules/2.2.5/modules.dep
>
> /lib/modules/2.2.5/net/rtl8139.o:
>
> Reboot, and that should bring up eth0. I've never used ifconfig before, but
> what i told you should get you working. If not, then a reltek 8139a is not the
> same as a realtek8139. You'll have to look for the driver. Check out the
> ethernet howto at http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP for possible locations of your
> driver, the disk taht came with your netcard (you do have the disks right), or
> call realtek adn see if they can point you in the right direction.
>
> hope that helps
> andy
>
> Edwin TAM wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a Sharp Actius A250 notebook and have installed RedHat 6.0 on it.
> > So far, none of the built-in peripherials works except the video, which
> > I managed to get 800x600 true color.
> >
> > However, I can't get neither the modem, sound nor Network to work. It
> > has a Realtek RTL8139A PCI Fast Ethernet NIC built-in and I have tried
> > the version 1.80a driver (written by Donald Becker) rtl8139.c without luck.
> >
> > Whenever I try to 'ifconfig eth0 up', it gives me the following message:
> >
> > SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource temporarily unavailable
> >
> > I can ping localhost and ping the self IP address and has no problem,
> > but the eth0 interface is never up and running.
> >
> > I can live without its sound nor modem, but the LAN is a must.
> >
> > Thanks a lot,
> >
> > Edwin
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Mikkel Kruse Johnsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Seeing my linux in windows
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 16:23:22 +0200
You should change the string in the smb.conf file where it says ??? = USER
(I can't remember the string name) to SHARED. Then you will not be asked for
password.
Remember to uncomment the swat line in the inetd.conf file and send HUP to
it. The you can configure SAMBA from a browser on your windows machine.
http://your samba machines IP:901
--
Mikkel K Johnsen
jake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello:
> I am trying to use samba to connect to my linux machine thru windows.
> I can use smbclient fine to connect to from my linux machine to a
> windows machine, but i am having trouble going from the windows machine
> to my linux box. My linux box doesn't even show up in the network
> neighborhood and when i try and type in \\linux\share it always asks
> for a password. I have no idea what this password would be, i've tried
> roots, made a user with the same name as my windows one... Any help is
> appreciated.
>
> Jake Richards
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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From: "Acay news" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: IBM Etherjet ISA
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:19:44 +1000
I would be truly grateful to anyone that can give me a clue on how to get
this ethernet card to work.
I've read all the how-to's and as far as I can figure out I think it is a
ne2000 compatible card. I've tried loading the 'ne' kernel module at every
io address from 100 to 390 and it doesn't find the card. (Being an ISA card
autoprobe is not an option)
I've heard of a program called scanport but can't find it. IBM offer a SCO
UNIX driver for this card but that's about all I've been able to find out
from them.
If anyone knows anything about this card or possible solutions to my problem
I'd be more than pleased to hear from you, in fact I'll buy you a beer !
Some of the numbers on the NIC are: 25H6106, CX8920-XQ1 EP, 04H6550.
--
Regards,
Fletch
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.config,redhat.networking.general
Subject: sync smbpasswd file with passwd file
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 15:30:48 GMT
Is there a way to have the smbpasswd file in sync with the passwd file. I
would like to be able to add a user and have the smbpasswd file be
updated. If this is not possible, how do I simply add a new user to the
smbpasswd file without recopying the passwd file over the smbpasswd file I
already have.
Thanks in advance,
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: DHCP to other WAN sites from one server.
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:52:32 GMT
Hello.
I have successfully enabled DHCP at one site and would like to use DHCP
from the same server to our other sites. Our other sites are connected
via routers / Frame-Relay and they are using a private ip number.
Currently our subnet is
192.168.1.1 (our router) - 192.168.1.254
Our other sites are
192.168.2.1 (our router) - 192.168.1.254
192.168.3.1 (our router) - 192.168.1.254
Please help!
If possible please e-mail me.
Thank you.
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From: Scott Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: all networking stops working for no reason
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 13:51:42 GMT
Guys-
Thanks for the feedback. I am glad that I am not the only one out there
that is having this problem. I have no power saving stuff running. I
am running on a Compaq 3000 (dual P3/500) server. since the last post,
I have reloaded the module for the NIC. It stayed up for about 5 hours,
and then dropped off of the network again. I am also starting to think
that it is something in RH6. This is driving me nuts! I am considering
starting from scratch. The server did not have any problems for the
first week of running it. The only change that I made to it was the
monitor information using Xconfigurator, but I wouldn't think that that
would be causing these problems.
Scott
In article <qdTt3.39$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Steve Cowles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just a thought here,
>
> Have you disabled all the Power Saving stuff in your BIOS? I have had
> similar problems with Linux in the past and found it does not work
well with
> this stuff enabled. Especially with the Wake on LAN type of NIC cards.
>
> Again, just a thought!!
> Steve Cowles
> SWCowles at gte dot net
>
> William B. Cattell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:934730398.1933939791@news...
> > I have an Acer Aspire/P120 running RH6 that does the same thing
(stops
> > communicating). I run a telnet session into it and leave top runing
just
> to
> > keep it going. As you did - I first thought bad hardware so I
replaced
> the NIC
> > - it still happened. Since seeing your post I'm starting to think
it's
> RH6
> > except the same thing happens when the Acer is an intraNetWare
server.
> >
> > The search continues...
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Scott Shoemaker wrote:
> > >Please Help!!! I am running RH 6.0 on a new Intel box that I have
not
> > >put into production use yet, because I have a problem where I am
unable
> > >to keep the server on the network for an extended period of time.
From
> > >the point that the server starts it will stay on the network from a
few
> > >minutes to a few hours, and then mysteriously drops ALL network
access.
> > > I have tried replacing all of the cabling and the NIC in the
server and
> > >I still have the same result. I even went as far to swap out the
> > >network switch that I was using. I can reboot the server and it
will
> > >stay up for awhile. After doing some testing, I have found that as
long
> > >as the server seems to be doing something on the network, that it
tends
> > >to stay up longer. I.E. -- I set up a continuous ping to the
gateway
> > >router and found that the server stayed up much longer (all night)
than
> > >if it were sitting doing nothing.
> > >
> > >Here is some additional information.
> > >
> > >1. I am running samba and netatalk which both seem to be working
fine
> > >when the server has not dropped access.
> > >
> > >2. When the server slips off of the network, it disappears from
the
> > >Apple network, and I am unable to ping the server from a client or
vice
> > >versa via TCP/IP. I am able to ping the server from the server
itself,
> > >and the Network Configurator says that the interface is active.
The
> > >activity lights on the both ethernet cards that I have tried to use
on
> > >this server do not flash after the network access hangs up.
> > >
> > >3. When I do a netstat -r from the server, I see the same
information
> > >before and after it hangs, but after it hangs, the last line in the
> > >table (the default gateway) takes a little longer to show up
sometimes
> > >(but it eventually does). It looks like the following:
> > >
> > >destination gateway genmask flags mss window irtt
iface
> > >198.213.30.9 * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 eth0
> > >198.213.30.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
> > >127.0.0.1 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 l0
> > >default 198.213.30.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
> > >
> > >4. I am having no other trouble with any of the other devices
(about 75
> > >devices) on the same network.
> > >
> > >I am really confused as to why this is happening and what to try
next.
> > >I was unable to find any documentation on this particular issue and
I
> > >would appreciate any input.
> > >
> > >Thanks in advance for your help!
> > >
> > >Scott
> > >
> > >
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>
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From: "Neel L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HELP: ncftpd- users
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 08:39:16 -0500
Hey all, I'm trying to setup an FTP server using NCFTPD. I got everything
going, but I'm having trouble setting up users. I Use NCFTPD_PASSWD to
create users but how do I set it up where user "Joe" can access one
directory and user "Bob" can't?
Like in my /home/ftp main directory, I have a directory named "test". I
want to set it up where Joe can access it but Bob can't. I have been
searching all over the net and I can't find any specific info on how to do
this, plus what are the UID and GID numbers you have to put in for each
user??
Any kind of help to shed some light on this would be MUCH appreciated!
Thanks, Neel
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From: Nicholas E Couchman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Samba newbie "where to start?"
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 09:43:30 -0600
If you have RH6, and you have the space on your hard drive (ie 700+mb, not
couting swap), I would do a full install, if you haven't already done so.
But now, onto your samba question.
To get started, you will need to do one of two things: 1)Manually edit
the smb.conf file, or 2) run linuxconf. If you do option #2 (highly
recomended), go to the networking->server tasks->samba file server. Under
this tab you will be able to set your domain, password options, home dirs,
printer, and sharing for your Linux machine. Hope this is a good starter!
--Nick
Clemens Nijhof wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I ordered a book about samba from H W Sams but, while this book is in
> the mail I was wondering where to start? From our local usegroup I got
> an e-mail to install sendmail,Bind, fetchmail, Samba and dhcpd.
>
> Now what to do next? running RH v 6.0
>
> -Clem
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From: "Saevar Gardarsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: wysiwyg HTML editor for Linux
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 15:46:30 -0000
Is there any GOOD wysiwyg HTML editor for Linux (Gnome)??
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From: Frank Binder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: closing 'listening' sockets
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 15:35:55 GMT
Hi,
how should I close a socket that is listening for a connection with the
listen system call ? If I use shutdown (sd,2), the socket is still in
the listen status indicated by netstat. If I use close(sd), the socket
is freed, but sometimes it is in a CLOSE status (_not_ CLOSED!). The
manpage doesn't mention the CLOSE status. What does this status mean
and is the descriptor freed or will I run out of descriptors after some
time? The state doesn't seem to have a timeout, and there is no one
connected to it on the other side. After 1 hour, it still was in the
close state. I use the 2.2 Kernel and there has been a question about
the CLOSE state earlier in this newsgroup, but no answer.
TIA
Frank
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From: Johan Welsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DHCP to other WAN sites from one server.
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 19:00:22 +0200
try to install dhcp on each router and precise at launch time the
interface to which DHCPD must listen
yoyo
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