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At 01:49 PM 9/28/99 -0400, Joseph Poplawski wrote [in part]:
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>I installed my Redhat Linux 6 on the following system:
>The installation went fine. However, booting the system can take a good
>15-20 minutes. It seems to hang up for quite a while on the following steps
>of the boot process: "Starting system logger:" then a *much* longer hang up
>for "Starting sendmail:" and then another long hangup for "Starting httpd:".
>Then it takes a while for "Starting INND system:"
The sendmail delay is due to a DNS problem (not for sure, but very
probably). I'd guess that the others are too. For sendmail, either you set
it up not to expect DNS (probably an option during install) or you run a
nameserver. I think there's a BIND HowTo that will help you on Domain Name
Service.
>What I would like to do ...
>
> 1. Getting Linux up and running.
>From your description, it sounds like it is running now. Other than the
things you detail below, what remains to be done?
> 2. Getting the Linux box to be recognized on the existing network.
Basically, you have to tell the Ethernet interface its address and set up a
routing table that lets the system know where to send packets. "ifconfig" is
the program that does the first; "route" does the second. The commands you
need are approximately as follows:
ifconfig eth0 10.0.1.4 netmask 255.0.0.0 broadcast 10.255.255.255
route add -net 10.0.0.0 eth0
If you still can't reach the network after you do this, send us another
message that includes the output of "ifconfig" and "route -n", plus a
decsription of how you tested connectivity. I'm a bit surprised that RH
didn't set this up for you as part fo theinstall process -- see if one of
the scripts in (I think) /etc/init.d/ includes lines that runs ifconfig and
route .
You'll also need a default route to get to the Internet, but PPP will set
that up for you when it runs your modem connection (see below).
> 3. Put my modems in the Linux box so that my other computers
>can share the
>internet connection, and still be able to use HTTP, FTP, ICQ, AOL, AOL IM,
>etc.
"modems"? Plural? For one modem, the usual approach is to use pppd to set up
a ppp connection to your ISP. Read the PPP HowTo for the details. Your setup
may be unusual, so if the HowTo doesn't help, you may want to describe it to
us in a bit more detail.
Be cautioned, BTW, that you'll need real modems, not the pseudo-modems that
are commonly called "Winmodems".
To have the Linux host serve as a router for your LAN, you'll need to set it
up to perform Network Address Translation (NAT), done on Linux hosts via IP
Masquerading. There's a Masquerading HowTo you can consult to get started.
> 4. Set up the Linux box so that when one of the other computers tries to
>access the internet that it will automatically cause the Linux box to dial
>the internet to complete the connection.
diald is one program that does this -- dials the ISP on demand. Works great
here, though I don't use Red Hat, so you may find there are different
options that are better for you.
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