Linux-Setup Digest #999, Volume #18 Mon, 26 Jun 00 11:13:11 EDT
Contents:
Re: Problem with LinkSys 10/100 Etherfast Lan Card ("Barry P. Evans")
Re: Hostname (Gary Jones)
Re: setting up loopback problem (Denis Sevee)
Re: PPP and Winmodem (JoeB)
unwanted win98 drive letter ("N.E.Parris")
clustering/raid (Michal Kolesar)
cdrom not a valid block device??? ("Tim Bartek")
Kickstart Installation, help (Sylvain Hubert)
new to linux (sylvain hutchison)
Re: 486/75 Laptop, Linux the answer? ("Alver")
Re: Remote X login to linux server ??? ("Ferdinand V. Mendoza")
Re: new to linux (Martin Herrman)
Gateway/Proxy server ("Sciamachy")
Re: does linux work with windows 98 ("Sciamachy")
Re: new to linux (sylvain hutchison)
Re: new to linux ("Sam Hays")
Cable TV Montgomery Expressnet problems ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: unwanted win98 drive letter (Eric)
Re: I'm trying to set up IP masquerading and ipchains, but I'm having trouble (Jeff)
Re: What is this message???????? (Francois Labreque)
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From: "Barry P. Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions,sg.linux
Subject: Re: Problem with LinkSys 10/100 Etherfast Lan Card
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 08:10:47 -0400
Did you try a:
ifup eth0
and then a ifconfig to see if it worked?
That is sometimes required to bring up an interface, I use two linksys pci
ethernet cards and they both have worked great with just the default tulip
drivers in Redhat 6.2 & Mandrake 7
-BP
Jeremy Low wrote:
> Hie there, got a big problem here....very sad.
>
> Recently bought a Linksys network card for my pc. In its retail box, I was
> instructed to download the source for the driver from
>
> FTP://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/linux/drivers/tulip.c
> FTP://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/linux/drivers/kern-2.3/kern_compat.h
>
> 1. I downloaded them and did what was instructed (compile tulip.c with
> the required parameters and copied the binary to
> /lib/modules/2.0.XX/net/tulip.o where the XX is the version number of the
> latest kernel.
>
> 2. Update kernel's module dependencies:
> /sbin/depmod -a
>
> 3. Next I edited /etc/conf.modules and added the following entries
>
> alias eth0 tulip
> options tulip options=0 debug=1
> 4. Restarted the system and then ran ifconfig. Sadly, I was only shown
> the loopback devices.
>
> 5. I did "cat /proc/pci" and got the particular line which I thinks
> refers to my ethernet card
>
> Bus 0, device 18, function 0:
> Ethernet controller: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 17).
> Vendor id=1317. Device id=985.
> Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 9. Master Capable.
> Latency=32. Min Gnt=255.Max Lat=255.
> I/O at 0x6000 [0x6001].
> Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe4000000 [0xe4000000].
>
> 6. A "dmesg | grep eth0 -" refuse to turn up any eth0 entry
>
> 7. I also did "modprobe tulip.o" and I got this lines at the end of my
> /var/log/messages file
>
> "Jun 26 17:34:30 localhost kernel: elf_core_dump: file->f_pos (1148458) !=
> offset (1146880) " which I have no idea if it has anything to do with my
> running of "modprobe...."
>
> Any idea :-( If you have any idea, do tell me, okie :-)
>
> a million thanx there :-)
>
> ^jj^ ^jj^ "May Angels watch over you"
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Subject: Re: Hostname
From: Gary Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 05:27:46 -0700
Patricia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, David M. Carney wrote:
>>How can I change the hostname without messing things
>>up?
>edit /etc/sysconfig/network
>change localhost into a name you like (eq mymachine)
>edit/etc/hosts
>be sure it contains at least
>127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
>127.0.0.1 mymachine.linuxfan mymachine
>where linuxfan is a name you choose.
>be sure /etc/host.conf contains at least:
>order hosts,bind
One thing I've always wondered is how far the hostname.domainname
are propogated. Is it safe to use, for example,
ermintrude.magicroundabout on a machine which will connect to
the 'Net? I'm thinking specifically of things like Message-IDs
which usually incorporate the host & domain (and cannot be
guaranteed to be unique if you just pluck strings for the
host and domain names from the air), but also generally whether
any other problems might occur.
--
Gary
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From: Denis Sevee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: setting up loopback problem
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 07:46:52 -0400
On 25 Jun 2000, Craig Kelley wrote:
> Denis Sevee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I'm trying to set up loopback on my Linux system by following the
> > steps outlined in a couple of books.
> > At this point I get an error saying: unknown device SIOADDRT
> > Can anybody help me.
>
> Do you have loopback support included in your kernel?
> Can you `insmod lo` as the root user?
>
Hi,
Thanks for the reply. When I enter "insmod lo" I get the message
"no module found by that name". Does this mean I have to recompile
my kernel (I'm using Mandrake 6.1).
Thanks again,
denis sevee
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From: JoeB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,al.os.linux,comp.os.misc
Subject: Re: PPP and Winmodem
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 14:09:49 +0100
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello,
Many thanks for the tip. I do have a winmodem as I mentioned.
The site you recommended did say that if you have a WINMODEM it will not work.
So I guess I am back to where I started. Can anyone help?
Bill Unruh wrote:
> In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JoeB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> ]Hello,
>
> ]I have got a winmodem on my laptop. I have downloaded the driver
> ]"ltmodem"
> ]and I can get it to dial out with the tool that comes with it. However,
> ]I do not know
> ]how to configure PPP or get it to connect to the internet. Since this is
> ]a WINMODEM,
> ]how do I create a /dev/modem device for this and how do I configure PPP.
>
> Don't bother. /dev/modem is just a pain and helps nothing. Use
> /dev/ttyS14 I believe it is
>
> For help in setting up ppp, see
> http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html
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From: "N.E.Parris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: unwanted win98 drive letter
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 14:07:27 +0100
hi all,
i've recently insatlled Suse linux on a space my hard drive but when i
boot windows i get an unwanted drive that windows can't read, has 0MB
size and has its own drive letter which messes up my other drive
letters. i've read many how-tos and FAQs and news groups but haven't
found anything...
here are the details:
drive 1: primary partition- c: drive for windows, fat32/win98
other partitions - suse automatically set up
a root, boot and swap partition
- one of these is the unwanted
partition recognised by windows
and given the letter e:
drive 2: primary partition- d: fat32/win98
logical partition- f: fat32/win98 - this should be e:!!
how can i make windows ignore all my linux partitions and hence get rid
of this unwanted e: drive?
thanks for any help or info anyone can give...
neil parris.
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From: Michal Kolesar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: cz.comp.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: clustering/raid
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 15:18:57 +0200
Hi all,
where can I get informations about clustering/raid on linux?
Thank You!
--
Preji prijemny zbytek dne.
Michal Kolesar
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ICQ: 27403872 home : +420-2-7860326
http://egarden.cz work : +420-2-61710034,6
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From: "Tim Bartek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: cdrom not a valid block device???
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 13:28:01 GMT
My cdrom worked perfectly with lm6 but after installing lm7 when I try to
mount the cdrom I get the error message cdrom is not a valid block device.
Can anyone help me? I tried supermount on the install but it didn't work so
I reinstalled without it.
Please keep in mind that I am a newbie!
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From: Sylvain Hubert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux
Subject: Kickstart Installation, help
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 09:45:37 -0400
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello,
I am having some problem with the Kickstart installation (the
Post-installation section). I am running redhat 6.2 with the most recent
boot disk image. The installation is working fine, but I can't get the
post-installation to work. Here is a copy of my ks.cfg file:
=========================
device ethernet smc-ultra --opts "io=0x300, irq=10"
network --bootproto dhcp
keyboard us
lang en_US
cdrom
zerombr yes
clearpart --all
part swap --size 127
part / --size 1000 --grow
install
mouse generic3 --device ttyS0
timezone --utc US/Eastern
rootpw xxxxxxxx
auth --useshadow --enablemd5
lilo --location mbr
%packages
%post
echo "hello"
rm /etc/rc.d/rc*.d/*sendmail
cat <<EOF >/etc/motd
Kickstart-installed Red Hat Linux `/bin/date`
EOF
cat <<EOF >>/etc/conf.modules
insmod 8390
insmod smc-ultra
EOF
cat <<EOF >/etc/resolv.conf
nameserver xxx.xxx.x.xx
EOF
==================================
The results of the post-installation is:
1) sendmail still resides in the rc?.d directories (remove command did
not work)
2) and all of the rest is copied into a file called "motd?" instead of
being in motd, conf.modules and resolv.conf (only the last EOF
works???).
Thank you,
Sylvain Hubert
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From: sylvain hutchison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: new to linux
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 09:59:33 -0400
Hi all, my question can I install Linux 6.1 on my PC and still be able
to use windows?? THe reason is I need to do some testing on both OS's,
I'm stilll waiting for my second PC and time is running out. I don't
have X-windows, so I was wondering if that was possible or did I have to
buy something else.
Thanks a lot,
Sly.
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From: "Alver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: 486/75 Laptop, Linux the answer?
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 14:06:01 GMT
Hi!
Well personaly I run slackware on a portable 486 cx25 with 12 mb RAM, and it
runs X fine. I use gnome with ICEWM instead of enlightenment, and run only
the needed daemons to save memory...
Best of luck ! Win95 was to slow on my machine to do anything...
J.Alver
James Jahr skrev i meldingen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>If you need a GUI really your only viable choice is Windows 95 running with
MS
>disk compression utility... I have a desktop 486 SX/33 w/ 16 mb and a 120
meg
>drive sitting next to me running 95 OSR 2 so I can use Office, its slow but
it
>works... If you don't need a GUI then there is no question in my
mind --Linux
>all the way... An installation of X would really be pushing the limits of
your
>harddisk, you could do it mind you, just not much space left over. Making X
work
>with older laptop displays I've found to be quite a chore as well... If you
want
>plug your 2.5" laptop drive into a desktop for installation purposes it is
>possible to solder up an adapter. My buddy has done so --he found a
schematic
>somewhere on the web... My best advise to you is to get a slightly larger
>harddisk from one of the online auction houses. For maybe a $50 investment
you
>could prevent your laptop from becoming a paperweight for a while...
>
>--
>J. Jahr
>
>adgdghr wrote:
>
>> It's actually a AMD DX4/100 chip in tehre running at 75 MHz, probably 75
MHz
>> for cooling rasons since no fan. Turns out it's got 20 megs of RAM. The
hard
>> drove is connected to teh motherboard by a thin strip with conducting
wires
>> in it, it is a 44 pin cable (counted thrice), so there goes my idea of
using
>> a standard IDE drive to install software and OS. It has 2 PCMCIA slots.
Well
>> thanks for the info, I'll look into it some more, at least now a have a
>> general idea of where to start.
>>
>> "Chris Carbaugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> > Win95 will install in about 80MB of space. Debian is a faily lean
>> > install for Linux, I believe slack is too, but have no experience.
>> >
>> > You didn't say how fast the 486 is, but if your lucky and it's 66Mhz,
>> > you can take your pick of the 3 OS's above. As much as I hate to say
>> > it, Win95 is probably your best bet. The older the software from MS
is,
>> > the smaller it will be (can you say bloatware :).
>> >
>> > The only office app I know of for Linux that has full Office2K
>> > compatibility is StarOffice, and that's not going to fit in 250MB.
>> >
>> > Check pricewatch.com out for a new drive. $60-$100 == 1GB+ for a 2.5"
>> > drive. Make short you get one that will fit (check the height).
>> >
>> > Chris
>> >
>> > Thomas Veach wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Unless I'm missing something, - the doublespaced drive won't mean
squat
>> to
>> > > Linux. DS is a dos program. All Linux will see is the real hard drive
>> (about
>> > > 250meg). Not much for any Linux GUI. Linux itself will run fine, but
a
>> GUI
>> > > will be real slow and cumbersome (if it runs at all).
>> > > Keep the DOS 6.22 ( Or go get FreeDos) and check out
www.newdealinc.com
>> > > (formerly GeoWorks), you'll find a pretty capable GUI for dos that
runs
>> real
>> > > well in dos 6.22 and even older.
>> > > The other alternative is to get a bigger HD.
>> > > adgdghr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>> > > news:ahBZ4.227869$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> > > > My grandpa just got a old 486 Laptop for free from a friend, it has
48
>> > > megs
>> > > > of RAM and a 250 meg hard drive double-spaced to 500 megs. Only a
>> floppy
>> > > > drive, not sure about PCMCIA slots or anything, haven't seen the
thing
>> > > yet.
>> > > > He wanted to put his old floppy version Win 95 A on there to give
him
>> > > > something other than DOS 6.22 and Win 1.11 to play with. I told him
>> Win 95
>> > > > would be a bit heavyweight for a small drive like that and with a
slow
>> CPU
>> > > > with that limited RAM. I told him his best bet would probably be
using
>> > > some
>> > > > variation of Linux since it was fairly lightweight and shouldn't
take
>> too
>> > > > much hard drive space. What is a nice small Linux that will run a
GUI
>> > > (also
>> > > > what GUI should I use) what are some office programs to run, he
uses
>> Word
>> > > > Perfect at his office, but they want to migrate to MS Word. What
>> programs
>> > > > will be fully compatible with WP 4/5 and Word or either that aren't
>> too
>> > > big?
>> > > > How do I get Linux on there through the floppy drive? I've heard
some
>> > > Linux
>> > > > are small enough to run off the floppy so I think it would be
possible
>> to
>> > > > get a 50-100 meg Linux on there for just the OS leaving 400 megs
for
>> other
>> > > > things. I'm kind of a newbie to Linux, any resources and advice
would
>> be
>> > > > greatly appreciated as I'm pretty much diving in blind at this
point.
>> I
>> > > hear
>> > > > many Linux distributions are free or have free lighter versions for
>> > > > download, I have a cable modem so I can get these downloaded fairly
>> > > quickly
>> > > > so a site to get some distributions from would help too. I have a
486
>> just
>> > > > waiting for a hard drive (getting in a month when I get a 75GXP IBM
>> for my
>> > > > main system) to install Linux and be a Linux box to play with and
>> possibly
>> > > > be a routing/NAT system for my small LAN. This could be a learning
>> > > > experience for me. Thanks for any information you guys can give me.
>> > > >
>> > > > Cory
>> > > >
>> > > > P.S: Sorry about the cross-posting if this isn't acceptable in
these
>> > > groups.
>> > > > I'm new here so just let me know if it's not accepted and I won't
do
>> it
>> > > > again.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > > Opinions expressed herein are my own and may not represent those of
my
>> employer.
>
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From: "Ferdinand V. Mendoza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.x,sg.linux
Subject: Re: Remote X login to linux server ???
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 18:11:22 +0400
Jeremy Low wrote:
> Anyone has any idea how I may do a remote X login to a linux server from a
> windoz box. I wish to see the same X login display like I am in front of a
> linux terminal presenting to me an X login.
>
> thanx there :-)
I have done this on an NT workstation with Xvision installed and logged in
to an HP9000 Vizualize J2240. You have to configure the PC's X server
to make sure the ff. is carried out if you are interested
to use Xvision.
Properties:
Display --- Single Window
Server ---- Default setting will do
Transport -- Use Xvision on the network / Blocked timeout =5
Fonts --- default will do
Security --- XDMCP should be checked.
Mode: direct
Host : the hostname of your Unix host you want
to log into.
Advanced: One session should be enabled.
Time out : 5 sec.
Host access control: should be checked
Special Host: you can also use the same as
the
hostname of the Unix host you want
to log into.
Devices --- default setting will do.
Graphics --- Let Xvision determine the optimal settings.
Note: If you change your display resolutions, I would suggest you
start clicking on the "Optimize now" button setting. I
found out
that this one helps a lot when you have color problems
when using
bigger displays (1600x1200) usually 21 in.
The remaining other tabs could left in their default setting.
Restart Xvision and you will get the XDM login screen (VUE login in HP).
You might need to optionally put the Unix IP address and hostname in the
Xhosts file C:\Program Files\Vision\User if somehow some of the apps in
the host machine won't start.
Ignore the above message if won't try Xvision.
Ferdinand
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Herrman)
Subject: Re: new to linux
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 26 Jun 2000 14:15:14 GMT
On Mon, 26 Jun 2000 09:59:33 -0400, sylvain hutchison
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all, my question can I install Linux 6.1 on my PC and still be able
> to use windows??
yes.
> THe reason is I need to do some testing on both OS's,
maybe you can run linux for your normal work and run windows
in a virtual machine. VMWare is the program that will make
a virtual machine for you. Just take a look at www.freshmeat.net
and search for vmware.
> I'm stilll waiting for my second PC and time is running out. I don't
> have X-windows, so I was wondering if that was possible or did I have to
> buy something else.
no, as I said: you can use windows and linux. Just make three partitions,
one for windows, one for linux and one for linux swap (it needs a special
partition for swap). Then use the linux boot loader (lilo) to make
a dual boot system. At bootup you have to choose between starting windows
or starting linux.
More information: www.linux.org. Linux needs about 150 mb for minimum
install (redhat and equivalents) or 30 mb (slackware and equivalents).
But with the X system you need about 500 mb. Swap+RAM should be about
65 mb, depending on your needs. For X you need 16 mb ram or more,
using a light window manager (icewm for example).
HTH
Martin
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Sly.
>
--
Linux Gebruikers Handleiding v1.2 : http://2mypage.cjb.net
Linux RedHat 6.1 Kernel 2.2.14 Toshiba P233 MHz, 32 Mb RAM
4:00pm up 14 days, 58 min, 3 users, load average: 0.08, 0.23, 0.11
Western Civilization, that would be a good idea!
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From: "Sciamachy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Gateway/Proxy server
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 15:15:03 +0100
Hi!
I just installed Mandrake 7.0 from a cover DVD-ROM that was
in PC-Plus a while back, and it seems to be working pretty
well - better than previous attempts with other distros, at
any rate.
I've managed to get kppp working just fine, have configured
email and news on Netscape (possibly the worst news client
I've ever used TBH - someone get forteinc to do a *nix
version of Agent, quickly!) and even managed to get
networking up to the level where I can telnet in from my
wife's Win95 computer and log in from there, and I can ping
my wife's computer by host name as well as by IP address.
Now, for the next step, what I want to do is this: Say my
wife is sat at her machine, doing her thing, and she wants
to get on the internet. At the moment, all she can do (she
doesn't have her own modem) is, assuming I'm already dialled
in from my Linux box, telnet into her account on my machine,
and fire up lynx, pine, BitchX or whatever. What I want is
for her to be able to click on Internet Explorer in Win95,
and it fire up in such a way that it'll try to route all its
requests for web pages, ftp, etc, through my Linux box. When
it does that, I need it to check to see if it has ppp up,
and if so use it, and if not, dial my ISP - all without her
having to telnet in or anything. Also, I want to be able to
share files between the two computers and OSs.
Now, I realise that's a fairly tall order, but I'm patient,
and have been at this internet thing a few years so I know
at least the basic theory. What programs/daemons etc would
be involved in the above, on my Linux box? What HOWTOs
should I read? Are there any really good books that cover
what I want to do?
regards,
Matt
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From: "Sciamachy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: does linux work with windows 98
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 15:18:49 +0100
greg smart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> i would like to no how i can make windows 98 work with
linux, linux is the
> server and and windows 98 are the workstations.
I think what you need to look at is Samba, if it's file and
print services you're wanting to share. I'm doing something
similar with my peer-to-peer network. Win98 needs a registry
hack though to work properly with Samba - something to do
with SMB encryption or suchlike?
Matt
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From: sylvain hutchison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: new to linux
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 10:22:57 -0400
Thanks a lot, really cool of you,
I'll check out those sites,
Sly.
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From: "Sam Hays" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: new to linux
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 14:21:27 GMT
I'm assuming your talking about Redhat Linux 6.1. anyway, you can do a dual
boot setup to boot between
windows and Linux, you'll have to have a partition setup for linux... or
rather non partitioned space on your hDD - you can use something like
partition magic to free up some space, I'd recommend no less than a gig...
then just install it
to the partition that is freed up... there are docs on how to do this, I'd
recommend looking into it cause
it'll give you much more detail than I have time to -=]
anyway, hope that helps..
-Sam
"sylvain hutchison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi all, my question can I install Linux 6.1 on my PC and still be able
> to use windows?? THe reason is I need to do some testing on both OS's,
> I'm stilll waiting for my second PC and time is running out. I don't
> have X-windows, so I was wondering if that was possible or did I have to
> buy something else.
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Sly.
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Cable TV Montgomery Expressnet problems
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 14:22:06 GMT
I live in Montgomery County and have been unsuccessful in getting it to
work. I got one hint from the LDP
(http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/Cable-Modem/index.html) but,
that didn�t work. I followed all the instructions about PAP, adding
routes (except when I execute route add �net 10.0.0.0 I get a SICOATTR
error), etc. I have logged all I can and the most I can figure is that
after my username and password is entered (and pppd reports and serial
connection established) Ex-pressnet comes with �Backup Authentication�
at which point pppd reports �alarm� and sends two �^M� and a modem hang
up occurs. I know this has to do with PAP however, I don�t know how Ex-
pressnet expects the PAP stuff or if a second Authentication is
occurring because after �Backup authentication� Ex-pressnet gives that
gibberish (~&^$%&) that you get just before making a proper PPP
connection, except it just hangs up. Please, is there any help you can
offer me?
I am running RedHat 6.1 on a Pentium 100mhz with a Tulip based Ethernet
card, and a ZOOM ISA PNP modem (fully functional on non cable modem PPP
connections). Hey I just want my cable modem up so I can use my linux
box as a firewall like I did when I used Earthlink. Having a win98
machine be my front gate just makes me uncomfortable.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: unwanted win98 drive letter
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 13:37:34 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
N.E.Parris wrote:
>
> hi all,
>
> i've recently insatlled Suse linux on a space my hard drive but when i
> boot windows i get an unwanted drive that windows can't read, has 0MB
> size and has its own drive letter which messes up my other drive
> letters. i've read many how-tos and FAQs and news groups but haven't
> found anything...
>
> here are the details:
>
> drive 1: primary partition- c: drive for windows, fat32/win98
> other partitions - suse automatically set up
> a root, boot and swap partition
> - one of these is the unwanted
> partition recognised by windows
> and given the letter e:
>
> drive 2: primary partition- d: fat32/win98
> logical partition- f: fat32/win98 - this should be e:!!
>
> how can i make windows ignore all my linux partitions and hence get rid
> of this unwanted e: drive?
>
> thanks for any help or info anyone can give...
>
> neil parris.
boot linux, and start fdisk
now take a look at the partition-table ('p'). On drive 1 (I suppose this
to be /dev/hda) you'll have hda1 which has the partition-type FAT32 (at
least it should be!) then you'll have the linux partitions, and probably
they are inside an extended partition. This extended partition is
probably of type 5 (extended) but when there are no windows/dos
partitions inside this extended partition you should change it to type
85 (linux extended) Then windows will no longer detect this extended
partition and will not assign a drive letter to it.
Eric
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From: Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I'm trying to set up IP masquerading and ipchains, but I'm having trouble
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 14:30:03 GMT
George,
I had a similar problem with my setup. My problem was the result of not
receiving my IP address via DHCP. If you are using DHCP, you could try
using pump (pump -i eth0 -h (hostname) to get an address or editing your
ifup file to include a DHCP_HOSTNAME=hostname.
Jeff
George wrote:
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm trying to set up IP masquerading and ipchains, but I'm having trouble
> with one of my NICS. They both used to automicatically activate on boot
up,
> but now, eth0 does not "come up" during boot up. It tries to, but after
> about a minute of waiting it gives up, and the boot process continues
with
> eth1 (which activates immediately), then the boot process continues.
>
> Eth0 used to come automatically and I had no problems with it before.
I've
> tried different NICs, and I get the same probem. How do I solve this?
>
> George
>
>
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Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 10:44:29 -0400
From: Francois Labreque <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: What is this message????????
andrewkennedy wrote:
>
> Hi People,
>
> I am running RH 6.1 as a gateway machine from a 56k
> connection & ,,am getting there SLOWLY. The logging below doesnt seem to be
> causing any serious problems,at least that i can see.
> Its just that it shows up all the time & would love to know what it means &
> secondly how to fix it.
>
> I have looked on friends machines & they dont have these entries..
>
> Jun 18 06:58:13 Echelon inetd[487]: auth/tcp: bind: Address already in use
> Jun 18 07:08:13 Echelon inetd[487]: auth/tcp: bind: Address already in use
> Jun 18 07:18:13 Echelon inetd[487]: auth/tcp: bind: Address already in use
> Jun 18 07:28:13 Echelon inetd[487]: auth/tcp: bind: Address already in use
> Jun 18 07:38:13 Echelon inetd[487]: auth/tcp: bind: Address already in use
It means you are using an IP address that someone else is already
using. Go in Linuxconf and change it to an available one (ask your
network administrator) and bounce your network interface.
--
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