Linux-Networking Digest #503, Volume #12 Tue, 7 Sep 99 22:13:33 EDT
Contents:
"netcfg" doesn't work/static route assignement -> how? (Mark Burger)
Re: KPPP Causes X display to Lock (Jak)
Re: is having 2 default routes ever supported? (Clifford Kite)
Re: Alias user in Linux or Samba? ("Andrew Smith")
Re: What is the right solution for a small company ("Andrew Smith")
ppp connect feedback ("Doug Robbins")
Re: dns configuration problem ("Cowles, Steve")
Re: Wierd charaters ("Romiko")
Two boxes connected to same hub (with cable modem), different subnet (Lorin
Hochstein)
Re: Netgear FA310TX (John Soltow)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Burger)
Subject: "netcfg" doesn't work/static route assignement -> how?
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 22:49:22 +0200
=> Red Hat 6.0, Kernel 2.25-15
Well, as mentioned before, I installed the system with the same
rpms/install options onto 2 PCs. On the one PC I could use the tool
"netcfg" (not "netconf") to configure my Ethernet settings.
Now when I try it on the second one even though I have the same libraries
installed I got this weird message which obviously means that I'm missing
some files to run this config tool:
root# netcfg
Traceback (innermost last):
File "/usr/lib/rhs/netcfg/netcfg.py", line 23, in ?
from Tkinter import *
File "/usr/lib/python1.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 5, in ?
import _tkinter # If this fails your Python is not configured for Tk
ImportError: libtix4.1.8.0.so: cannot open shared object file: file or
directory not found
I even tried to copy those two subdirectories from one Linux installation
to the other but it didn't work. What can I do to make this tool run?
And what config files do I have to edit manually to set *static* routes
like the default gateway and such? I'm not talking of the "route" command
but those files that setup what is seen in the routing table.
Someone please shed some light. TIA!
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From: Jak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: KPPP Causes X display to Lock
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 22:52:57 +0100
Jon Sundquist wrote:
> Linux Hacker wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have just upgraded my AMD K6-2 400Mhz to a SuSE-6.2. I have an ATi
> > Xpert '98 Video card. The video setup is set to a 1280x1024 32bpp.
> > When I launched the KPPP, I could still launch any X-apps before the
> > KPPP makes a connection. Once the KPPP established a connection, no
> > more X-apps can be launched. However, if I set the display with "xhost
> > +" before I launched the KPPP, any X-apps can be launched even after the
> > KPPP has established the connection.
> >
> > So, what causes the KPPP to lock the X display?
>
> It's probably changing the name of your computer. When you connect via
> PPP, your computer goes onto the internet, and it is assigned an IP
> address (OK, so you knew that). DNS will resolve your dynamic IP
> address to some computer name picked by your ISP (something like
> ppp32.isp.com) But you may call your computer something else. I don't
> know how SuSe sets up ppp, but maybe it is renaming your computer to
> what the rest of the work thinks it is (which is good for somethings,
> like sendmail). Meanwhile, your X display is only allowing connections
> from the old computer name, so any new program, being run from the new
> name, won't get access to the screen. Xhost + will fixc this, but opens
> a security hole. Play around with /etc/ppp/ip-up (or where ever it is on
> SuSe) and try just "xhost-plussing" just the new name of the computer,
> which you can get from the new dynamic IP address that is passed to
> ip-up by pppd.
>
> Jon Sundquist
This sounds right : there is a bug report on this problem at www.kde.org.
The suggested fix is to uncheck the "Auto-configure hostname from this IP"
option on the IP tab of setup for each kPPP account. It worked for me.
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From: kite@NoSpam.%inetport.com (Clifford Kite)
Subject: Re: is having 2 default routes ever supported?
Date: 7 Sep 1999 16:02:30 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Can there ever meaninfully be 2 default routes?
> 1) Most of the man page language refers to the default route in the
> singular.
> 2) I have seen routing tables that contain 2 default route entries
The routing table can have more than one default route but only one
is the active default route, the most recently created one. If the
active default route is deleted then another one becomes the active
route.
> I have assumed in those cases that one entry was a non-functioning,
> garbage residue from some irregular manipulation of the routing table.
> Am I wrong? A client switched to DSL from analog modem but has both
> interfaces up at the moment. Has in mind keeping it that way in hopes
> that if the DSL interface returns some error when a packet is routed
> to is "as the first default route," the routing software would direct
> it to the analog modem outlet to the other ISP as the "second default
> route."
I don't believe it will work that way. Error or no I think that the
active default route will remain the active one until it's deleted or a
new default route is created. But I'll have to admit that I don't know
what a routing daemon running on the client's machine might be able do
about a default route that goes bad.
> Idea never occurred to me. Surely it doesn't work that way, or... ??
--
Clifford Kite <kite@inet%port.com> Not a guru. (tm)
/* Speak softly and carry a +6 two-handed sword. */
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From: "Andrew Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.security,comp.protocols.smb
Subject: Re: Alias user in Linux or Samba?
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 22:06:02 +0100
hi
1. not as far as i know. and if you could, it would probally cause big
problems
2. if i'm understanding you right, then this is easy. do you want to give
each user access to their home directory via windows. if so, make your linux
box into a NT domain server, and add the [homes] section - it should already
be included as an example.
3. i've finally managed to get samba working properly at my dad'a office. i
though that for each user, i'd need to add a samba password, but as it is,
samba seems to be using the normal linux one automatically. samba uses users
defined in linux, so if no password is set via smbpasswd, it uses the linux
password. again, set up your linux box as an NT domain server to do this.
let me know if you want me to expand on any of this,
hope it helps,
Andrew
mms67 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7r3cfa$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hello there. I have three quick questions:
>
> 1. Is it possible in Linux (or Unix in general) to have two different user
> names that map to the same user ID? For example, to have user1 be
equivalent
> to root, so they have distinct user names but the same user ID (number)?
>
> 2. Is it possible in Samba to map a network user to a Linux user? In other
> words, when the W98 user user1 logs into Samba, it is mapped to Linux root
> (for example, besides whether this is a good idea or not). I thought
> /etc/smbusers is designed for this (it has entries like "root =
> Administrator operator"), and smbadduser modifies that file when a new
user
> is added with unixid:ntid, but it does not seem to work. I'm using Samba
> with encrypted passwords, I'm not sure if this has any bearing on the
> matter.
>
> 3. Is it possible to tell Samba to use Linux passwords for the network
> passwords. It is quite inconvenient to keep two sets of passwords for each
> user (in /etc/passwd and /etc/smbpasswd). Again, I'm using Samba with
> encrypted passwords, I'm not sure if this has any bearing on the matter.
> Linuxconf has a setting "Synchronize Linux and Samba passwords", but I'm
not
> sure what this does, it does not seem to be doing anything. I'm using
RedHat
> 6.0, by the way.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>
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From: "Andrew Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What is the right solution for a small company
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 22:15:51 +0100
hi
check out www.pcquest.com/may98. it gives a step-by-step guide to setting up
linux as a full office server - fileserver, email, web, dns, dchp -
everything. it also has a corprate FAQ which would be of great help to you -
i've included it below. i've used this website (and a few other sources) to
set up a linux server at my dad's office. it isn't quite finished, but it
still beats NT in my opinion.
good luck with the boss!
Andrew
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Linux Corporate FAQ
Answers to some frequently asked questions about Linux
Although Linux has been around for a while now and many corporates have
switched to Linux as their e-mail or Internet servers, some still hesitate.
There are several questions and myths that seem to hang around Linux and
unless these are answered, people will not consider it seriously. This FAQ
is an attempt to dispel some of the myths, and answer some of the more
commonly asked questions.
Q. What is Linux?
A. Everyone seems to be talking about it all of a sudden, though it has been
there for several years. It's a lot like what has been happening to the
Internet. For years the Internet has been around but few knew or bothered
about it. And then came a great interface, the World Wide Web, and suddenly
things changed. The boom has been so great that it has not been possible to
keep up with it. Well a very similar thing seems to be happening with Linux.
So, what is Linux? Basically, it is a Unix clone that started off as an
experiment and now has turned into a very reliable Network Operating system.
Linux was considered very difficult to install and set up. But things have
changed drastically. Over the past few years, Linux has reached a point
where installation with more services that you can imagine is possible in
less that 20 minutes.
There are many versions of Linux available. Some of them are packaged as
good as any commercial product and yet available free of cost. The
distribution with this issue is a very popular one called Red Hat Linux
which is free for download.
Q. How does it compare with commercial stuff?
A. When one buys a software package commercially, the main issues one looks
at are price and support. On both counts Linux scores really well. Most
versions are available for free and the support is great. During the setup
and testing at PCQ Labs we ran into some hardware related problems and
decided to check how well this support works. A single question posted in
the wee hours of the morning got five responses in almost no time at all and
a solution as well. What else can one ask for?
Q. Will I get sacked for setting it up?
A. This will probably be the most difficult part of setting up Linux in your
organization. After all, the viewpoint that if it's free it can't be all
that good is difficult to change. The most critical factor here being that
Linux is not really the product of any one company and that you can't call
back someone and say it doesn't work anymore. Well that too has changed, the
commercial versions actually build in a certain amount of free support, and
apart from that the Net and the new groups provide tremendous support. In
fact, it actually has better support than most commercial products I have
come across. With almost five millions users now using Linux, I don't think
you are making a wrong choice.
Q. Can it handle mission-critical tasks?
A. In fact, the surprising thing seems to be that almost every single Linux
server installed on low-end PCs lands up being the most mission-critical
system in the entire organisation. Most organizations that we work with have
actually decided to invest in better hardware just to make sure that things
continue to run smoothly.
Q. What all does it offer?
When installed out-of-the-box, Red Hat Linux can do almost everything you
would want a network server to do. At PCQ Labs, the server we installed had
so many services running that even we were amazed. It acted as a file and
print server with support for all Windows clients. It even pretended to be
an NT domain for them. An Internet gateway and server complete with
firewall, dial-on-demand, proxy server and more. An Intranet server with an
excellent Web server product, Apache. A comprehensive e-mail server since
POP3, SMTP, and IMAP4 are all part of the standard installation, with lots
of additional tools for various kinds of e-mail related tasks including
listservs, majordomo, and mail management programs. With few minor additions
it could be turned into a complete nameserver, a DHCP server, a SQL server,
and so on.
Q. What is the Total Cost of Ownership?
A. One of the major concerns of management is the much-bandied Total Cost of
Ownership (TCO). In this area Linux turns out to be a great choice. From
some of the figures about the TCO of a Win NT system, estimates are that it
actually costs about US $4000 for an enterprise edition (more than 25
users). Once you add all the components, such as
e-mail, Web server, and so on, it can be even higher. In comparison Red Hat
Linux will cost as less as
US $50.
Q. Who all use it?
A. There seems to be this major misconception that Linux is used only by the
geeks and hackers and not for mission-critical stuff and definitely not by
large corporations. Well, hold your breath, Linux has gained so much
popularity in the
past two years that there are actually few corporations left that are not
using it. For starters, companies like Mercedes Benz AG, Sony Worldwide
Networks, Cisco Systems Inc, Byte Magazine (McGraw Hill), several ISPs, and
many more use Linux. For a quick check on who all are using Linux try the
website.
Q. What does it cost to buy and maintain?
A. Whenever one buys a network operating system there are two major costs to
consider: first the cost of the package itself and then the cost of
maintaining it. Most of the time people tend to forget the second part. But
in both the cases, Linux turns out to be a very cost-effective solution. In
fact, in many cases it's so cheap that people don't take it seriously
enough. Since Linux is inherently a multi-user Unix-based system, it does
not have the concept of number of users. You can have as many users as you
want. This brings the cost down compared to a lot of other operating systems
where a per seat/user charge is levied.
Q. What support is available?
A. With over four million users, Linux has a great support structure. If you
buy commercial versions of Linux, you are entitled to the vendor's support.
If that's not enough, then the support you get from the various websites and
news groups is tremendous. We found that the support was actually better
than most other commercial software. Apart from all the support groups the
documentation for Linux is really vast. Every Linux distribution comes with
huge amount of documentation on CD-ROM, normally available in two or three
different formats: HTML for quick and easy viewing, and PostScript for easy
printing.
Q. Is installing and configuring Linux really a nightmare?
A. Most Linux distributions have really neat installation programs. In fact,
at PCQ Labs when we were installing Linux (which we did several times), we
managed to get a basic installation up and running in 20 minutes. The
process was completely menu driven, and all one had to do was answer a few
questions and the rest of the process was taken care of. When it comes to
configuring the system, the biggest difference is that most other non-Unix
operating systems do not even allow themselves to be reconfigured. You only
have some user-controlled options. In Linux one can reconfigure and
recompile the kernel to do precisely what you want it to do.
A very good example recently came up with the US Postal Service: they
deployed over 900 systems throughout the US to automatically recognize the
destination addresses on each mail item. In order to do this some
customisation was required. The basic kernel was recompiled with only the
essentials, and then a special device driver for the scanner was compiled
into it as well. According to John Taves, the person who conceived and
executed this project for USPS:
"Linux was an excellent solution for this. To make the OS and OCR software
run in 32M with no swap, the kernel was recompiled to only the essentials,
which wouldn't be possible with brand M. Because Linux is free, I didn't
have to worry about the brand M licence fees either. The device driver for
the custom card was relatively painless to develop, and I must say Linux
product support was far superior to anything else. When I had trouble
allocating large amounts of real memory in the kernel, I just e-mailed a
question and got a response quickly."
Q. Do I get enough everyday-software after installing Linux?
A. Well, after installing most operating systems you don't get enough
software to do all your everyday tasks. But to assume that you get less with
Linux is quite wrong. Linux has a lot of functional software. If you intend
to use it as a server, then in most cases nothing extra needs to be added,
but if you intend to use it as a desktop, then an office suite is what you
would require. And believe me, there are some great ones available for
Linux-Applixware and Star Office being prime examples.
Q. Is Linux multitasking capability as good as Windows/Mac?
A. Definitely, yes. The reason being that only Win NT does preemptive
multitasking. Win 3.1, Win 95 and Mac OS do only cooperative multitasking.
So when you compare that with Linux which also does preemptive multitasking
then Linux turns out to be far better. In fact, better than Win NT.
Cooperative multitasking is more like task switching rather than full
multitasking. A good test of this is to format a floppy while doing
something else. Most operating systems give a lot of trouble with something
as easy as that. Linux will handle that really well.
Q. How often does Linux crash?
A. Well, given proper hardware, the system will almost never crash. Often,
Linux is installed and tucked away in a corner, even without a keyboard and
monitor, and the system just keeps running. No reboots, no general
protection faults. A very stable and reliable system.
Q. Is it easy to integrate Linux into an existing network setup?
A. That's something Linux can handle really well. It has support for all the
popular protocols. And can even emulate an NT, Netware, and Appletalk
server. TCP/IP is native to Linux, so setting it up to access the Internet
is a really simple and quick task. In many cases, the only way to integrate
a mixed environment would be to use the Linux box as a common server.
===== Original Message =====
From: jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking
Sent: 06 September 1999 11:21
Subject: What is the right solution for a small company
> Hi all,
>
> I am looking at the pro&cons of using a linux gateway for internet
> services on a
> small company PC network.
>
> There are a profusion of "off the shelf" boxes to provide a network
> connection to an ISP. Some may indeed be based on linux pcs.
>
> questions:
>
> 1) Am i better off buying a cheap off the shelf box ?
>
> 2) Can linux support ISDN ? what cards /drivers are available ?
>
> 3) Can linux support FAX ? Is there an email to fax server available ?
>
> 4) Does linux provide better firewall facilities ?
>
> 5) Is there a windows based client/ html server to facilitiate linux
> network config. (not the html config utility) ?
>
> 6) Can i convince my boss that linux is the best solution ? in terms of
> security, simplicity and cost ?
>
>
> cheers.
>
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Reply-To: "Doug Robbins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Doug Robbins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ppp connect feedback
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:28:25 GMT
When I use IP forwarding on my RH6 machine I have a telnet window open
from NT wrkstn and use ipup/down ppp0 to toggle the dialup connection.
How can I get some feedback when the connection is made? It would be
nice if, for instance, the word "connected" was echoed to the screen.
The server and modem are in another room, so I can't watch the modem
lights without getting up for a walk. Right now I use ifconfig to see
when the ppp0 interface is there, but it's kind of a nuisance.
Surely I can modify a script somewhere to do this.
--
Doug Robbins
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From: "Cowles, Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: dns configuration problem
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 20:11:12 -0500
Jonathon,
In your NS record declaration you forgot to put the "@" sign at the
beginning of the line. The @ sign is replaced with the "zone" definition
from your named.conf file. EX:
@ IN NS natal.stamp-coin.com.
@ IN NS ns1.savvis.net.
would be interpreted at startup as:
stamp-coin.com IN NS natal.stamp-coin.com.
stamp-coin.com IN NS ns1.savvis.net.
You will need to fix this in all of your zone files.
BTW: In your zone file for "31.102.209.in-addr.arpa" you do not need to
list the full PTR record...
166.31.102.209.IN-ADDR.ARPA. IN PTR vrystaat.stamp-coin.com.
all that is needed is
166 IN PTR vrystaat.stamp-coin.com.
the 31.102.209.IN-ADDR.ARPA. is "implied" because it was specified in your
named.conf zone definition. What you have will work though.
Steve Cowles
SWCowles at gte dot net
Jonathon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7r433b$5ij$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
>
> I've been trying to correctly configure DNS for the last
> week, to no avail.
>
> The problem: using nslookup, when typing in the
> domain name, I get an error message of "natal-stamp-coin.com
> can't find stamp-coin.com: Non-existent host or domain."
>
> I used h2n.pl to create the /var/named files.
> I used dlint, dnswalk and a few other dns checkers to
> validate the dns configuration files. [ The only thing
> they complained about, was that the nameservers have
> different serial numbers. ]
> /var/log/messages did not have any error messages in it.
>
> Going through _DNS and Bind_ didn't help me any. :-(
>
> Operating system is Linux : Distribution is RedHat 5.2
> I'm using BIND 8.2.1
>
> Can somebody point out to me where the mis-configuration
> is, so I can correct it.
>
> Here the files are:
>
> #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#
>
> named.conf
>
> // generated by named-bootconf.pl
>
> options {
> directory "/var/named";
> /*
> * If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want
> * to talk to, you might need to uncomment the query-source
> * directive below. Previous versions of BIND always asked
> * questions using port 53, but BIND 8.1 uses an unprivileged
> * port by default.
> */
> # query-source address * port 53;
> };
>
> //
> // a caching only nameserver config
> //
> zone "." in {
> type hint;
> file "db.cache";
> };
>
> zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" in {
> type master;
> file "db.127.0.0";
> };
>
> zone "stamp-coin.com" in {
> type master;
> notify yes;
> file "db.stamp-coin";
> };
>
>
> zone "31.102.209.in-addr.arpa" in {
> type master;
> notify yes;
> file "db.209.102.31";
> };
>
>
> #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#
>
> db.stamp-coin
>
> @ IN SOA natal.stamp-coin.com. jblake.natal.stamp-coin.com. (
> 1999090704 10800 3600 604800 86400 )
> IN NS natal.stamp-coin.com.
> IN NS ns1.savvis.net.
> IN TXT "Contact Jonathon Blake"
> IN TXT "Voice: +1-206-818-0820"
> IN TXT "E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "
> IN RP jblake.natal.stamp-coin.com. stamp-coin.com.
>
>
> localhost IN A 127.0.0.1
> natal IN A 209.102.31.164
> www IN CNAME natal.stamp-coin.com.
> natal IN MX 10 natal.stamp-coin.com.
> vierkleur IN A 209.102.31.162
> vierkleur IN MX 10 vierkleur.stamp-coin.com.
> capeofstorms IN A 209.102.31.163
> capeofstorms IN MX 10 capeofstorms.stamp-coin.com.
> vrystaat IN A 209.102.31.166
> vrystaat IN A 209.102.31.165
> vrystaat IN MX 10 vrystaat.stamp-coin.com.
>
> #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#
>
> db.209.102.31
>
>
> @ IN SOA natal.stamp-coin.com. jblake.natal.stamp-coin.com.
> 1999090704 10800 3600 604800 86400 )
> IN NS natal.stamp-coin.com.
> IN NS ns1.savvis.net.
> IN TXT "Contact Jonathon Blake"
> IN TXT "Voice: +1-206-818-0820"
> IN TXT "E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "
> IN RP jblake.natal.stamp-coin.com. stamp-coin.com.
>
> 166.31.102.209.IN-ADDR.ARPA. IN PTR vrystaat.stamp-coin.com.
> 165.31.102.209.IN-ADDR.ARPA. IN PTR vrystaat.stamp-coin.com.
> 164.31.102.209.IN-ADDR.ARPA. IN PTR natal.stamp-coin.com.
> 163.31.102.209.IN-ADDR.ARPA. IN PTR capeofstorms.stamp-coin.com.
> 162.31.102.209.IN-ADDR.ARPA. IN PTR vierkleur.stamp-coin.com.
>
> #*#*#*#*#*#*#
>
> Thanks.
>
> xan
>
> jonathon
> jblake@ eskimo.com
> jblake@ stamp-coin.com
>
>
> --
> I'm still looking for a good book on
> 3: The Recent Unpleasantness
> 1: The War Of Northern Aggression.
> 2: The War of Southern Rebellion.
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From: "Romiko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Wierd charaters
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 00:17:50 +0200
Thanks for the tipo guys
David Efflandt wrote in message ...
>On Mon, 6 Sep 1999 22:38:50 +0200, Romiko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>I get wierd characters in my text files when I use samba to copy files
>>between NT and Linux, they look like this in the text file after copying
>>them to linux from NT ^M
>>
>>I use ftp to avoid this , how can I configure samba.conf to stop this
>>character insertion over netbios.
>>Romiko
>
>^M is a carriage return. DOS/Win machines end lines of text with carriage
>return/linefeed and Unix just uses linefeeds. When you upload or download
>via ftp in ASCII mode, it automatically converts files for the destination
>system. But I don't see anything similar for smbmount or smbclient.
>
>--
>David Efflandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.xnet.com/~efflandt/
>http://www.de-srv.com/ http://cgi-help.virtualave.net/
>http://thunder.prohosting.com/~cv-elgin/
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From: Lorin Hochstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Two boxes connected to same hub (with cable modem), different subnet
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 20:41:47 -0400
Here's the problem:
I've got two boxes and a cable modem attached to a hub (I'm paying my
local cable company for two IP's). IP's are assigned dynamically by
DHCP. The IP's that are assigned by the cable company are NOT on the
same subnet! For example, one might be 24.200.87.126, while the other
might be 24.200.88.211. Each has a netmask set as 255.255.255.0.
This means that every packet I send from one to the other goes through
the cable modem, to the router, back through the cable modem, to the
other box, which just wastes cable modem bandwidth.
What can I do so that the two boxes realize that they are on the same
LAN? Keep in mind that one of the machines is dual-boot Win95/Linux
(actually, both are, but one pretty much lives in Windows-land all of
the time). I noticed the problem when I tried to use samba to see the
Windows drive, and the Linux box couldn't see the Windows box, and vice
versa. Specifically, doing "smbclient -L bob" doesn't work, I have to
actually do "smbclient -L bob -I 24.200.88.211" and when I try to play
MP3 files, it's choppy. Windows uses NetBEUI, I guess, so it figures out
that the two are on the same LAN; doing the network neighbourhood thing
is no problem when they're both in Windows. Also, no problems playing
MP3's with remote files in Windows, so I'm sure I'm being hurt by silly
routing.
If I do have to mess with the netmasks, can somebody tell me a clean way
to do it? (Do I have to type "ifconfig netmask" each time on bootup?).
Also, will I have to change netmasks in Windows95? How do you do
that? Will it screw other stuff up? My IP seems to always assgin
24.200.8x.xxx IP's. Does that mean I should choose a netmask of
255.255.240.0?
I'm kinda new to this networking stuff, so let me know if I'm saying
some really dumb things...
Lorin Hochstein
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From: John Soltow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Netgear FA310TX
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 21:27:28 -0400
"Charles E. Taylor IV" wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> David Cooley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Hmm
> > I have the FA-310TX in my PC and slackware 3.0 loaded up and ran
> > perfectly with it... that was old kernel 2.0.34... I have since
> > downloaded slakware 4.0 and added the new kernel 2.2.12 and it still
> > runs fine.
>
> ISTR that different versions of that card may/may not work with the
> stock tulip drivers. At any rate, the drivers that come on the floppy
> with the card had better work - and it's a good place to start if the
> other poster's having trouble setting up the cards.
>
> --
> Charles E. "Rick" Taylor, IV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> http://orangesherbert.ces.clemson.edu
> "We got the MRxL, and you got none!"
I've also been using the FA-310TX in RedHat 6.0 (kernel 2.2.5-15).
While the driver supplied with Redhat did work with my card, I found when
i tried the driver from the floppy it didn't work. I have yet to go back
and try to find out why it didn't work. I was working with a fresh
installation of RH6 and had plenty of other things to get working at the
same time.
On a follow-up though, my system won't keep the card in full duplex
operation. I get the message "kernel: eth0: Changing PNIC configuration
to half-duplex, CSR6 812e0000." Has anyone else noticed this?
My FA-310TX is connecting through a Netgear FE104 Fast Ethernet Hub
to other FA-310TX cards in NT-4.0 and Win98 machines. I ran across
something somewhere (not very descriptive, is it) that alluded to only a
Fast Ethernet Switch supporting full-duplex ops. Can someone either
clarify or point me to a document that clarifies?
Thanks,
John Soltow
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