Linux-Setup Digest #72, Volume #19 Tue, 4 Jul 00 14:13:13 EDT
Contents:
dhcp ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: We are selling software ("Charles Sullivan")
Re: How to make a pc to a router ? ("Peter")
Re: How to make a pc to a router ? (dramsden)
Package or Tools in Linux ("Peter")
Re: Screen unreadable after running X ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Help! root directory mounted as readonly. What to do? (Fabian Gebhardt)
Re: Can't make ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: How to make a pc to a router ? (Bob Chiodini)
printer (sylvain hutchison)
Re: apache + php4 (Alex Kelly)
Re: printer ("David ..")
dns setup (Tomas Kral)
Re: ATI Rage 128 (Antoine Martin)
Re: zero byte file left in print queue (Parker Dubberke)
Re: Can't access my /dev/hda1 partition ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: RH 6.2 random rants and raves -- advice wanted (Edward A. Falk)
Re: Need a clean hard disk (lament)
Re: Cannot ping localhost; just hangs (XWinger)
Re: printer (sylvain hutchison)
Re: How to make a pc to a router ? ("Setzer")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: dhcp
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 14:10:11 GMT
I have set up a dhcp server on a redhat box running 2.2.12-20, all
seems to work OK but there is a problem with the dhcpd.leases file. I
created the file in /var/state/dhcp and when I stop/start the dhcpd
daemon the file is updated with the date/time but there are no entries
of the leases in the file after a client has received it's IP address.
TIA
Mark.
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From: "Charles Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: We are selling software
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 14:25:09 GMT
C.J. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:395f8ff3$0$8305$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Richard Vanstory
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >We are selling software
> >for lowest price in the world (40$-140$)
> >
> >Check it out at http://www.cdnow2000.com immediately
>
> Tell me if I'm wrong, but isn't FREE (as in most Linux software) a lower
> price?
Oooh, oooh - They've got RedHat Linux 5.2 for ONLY $40 - such a deal!
Antique collectors - take note!!! :-)
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From: "Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.admin
Subject: Re: How to make a pc to a router ?
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 14:44:07 GMT
Thanks for replaying my questions
I am trying to use one of my computer as a router to be able to manipulate
the data packet I am receiving from the other two computers by adding some
delay or deleting some packet,. I don�t know if it is possible to do so, by
making one of my computers as a router.
I will be glad if you can give me some good tips.
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Subject: Re: How to make a pc to a router ?
From: dramsden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 07:48:21 -0700
If you are wanting to be able to modify the datagrams then you
may just need a firewall which can manipulate the datagrams.
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From: "Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,linux.help,linux.redhat
Subject: Package or Tools in Linux
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 14:58:31 GMT
Hi
I was wandering, if there were any package or tools in Linux for testing
TCP / IP protocols. I am looking for a package for adding some delay or
loss between each IP datgram.
Any help will be appreciated Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Screen unreadable after running X
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 14:53:27 GMT
Tobias,
I had a similar problem recently, and the way I fixed it was to get the
latest X drivers which actually came with a new distribution I
installed. I think I had SUSE 6.2 installed and I installed Mandrake
7.0. If you want to keep the distribution you have you may just want to
upgrade the X drivers. Try looking at www.xfree86.org
Mark.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to install Linux on an old Compaq XE 466.
> Everything works fine except that the text mode is
> unreadable after running X. I.e., there are thin vertical
> lines all over the screen and typing only inserts blanks.
> The computer responds, such that one can restart the XServer
> etc.
>
> Any idea what the problem might be?
>
> Cheers and thank you very much,
>
> Tobias
>
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From: Fabian Gebhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Help! root directory mounted as readonly. What to do?
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 17:16:22 +0200
You should not repair a mounted disk.
Try to boot a rescue Linux and run 'e2fsck /dev/hda5' manually.
After you repaired it you can try to boot from it.
HTH
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Can't make
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 15:23:03 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"JM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When you extracted the kernel source files they should have went to a
> subdirectory of /tmp (probably linux). You have to run "make config"
or
> "make menuconfig" after changing to that subdirectory with "cd
/tmp/linux".
> Hope this helps, John
Thanks for reply.
But in reality I'm so irritate...
So I want to bawl out the Linux more generally Unix comminauty,
particularly those which are responsable for doc production.
A simple question is: How a newbe's can immaginate the location
where some commands must be run??
I the majority of linux books, Howto's, papers, Forums, etc., You find
alway:
make, make install, configure, do this, do that,......................
and no things forther about WHERE THIS MUST BE "DO".
The result several hours losted for both newbe's and the gurus.
However, if we take only some seconds to explain clairely the "HOW and
WHERE" of things, I'm sure forums will be so usuful...
Excuse me that is my opinion after searching in several books and
forums...
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From: Bob Chiodini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,linux.help,comp.unix.admin
Subject: Re: How to make a pc to a router ?
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 15:54:19 GMT
Take a look at:
http://www.netmaster.com
They have a free personal addition. It seems to work pretty well. Not as
configurable as LRP, but much simpler.
LRP:
http://www.linuxrouter.org/
Bob...
Peter wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have three computers, using Linux as operative system. I want to connect
> all of my computer to gather and make one of these computers as a router to
> my little network.
>
> I could send and receive data from each computers. But I dont know how to
> make one of them be a router? Should I use some special software to make it
> to be a router. Or I could configure Linux to be a router ?
>
> I would be very happy if you could give me some tips about router and how to
> make a router the software I should use or ...
>
> Thanks allot Peter
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From: sylvain hutchison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: printer
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 11:56:53 -0700
Hi this is probably a stupid question but anyway,
I've just installed Red Hat 6.1, I'm connected to the server, but I
can't seem to connect to the printer, I don't where to look for the
printer settings, I tried all sorts of things, but can't get anyhing to
work.
Thanks a lot,
Sly.
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From: Alex Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.linux.isp,alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.networking,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: apache + php4
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 12:07:04 -0500
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Jonathan
Salomon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You need to "make" php first...
After you:
cd /temp/php4
./configure --with-mysql --with-apache=/temp/apache --enable-track-vars
run:
make
make install
THEN:
cd /temp/apache
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache
--activate-module=src/modules/php4/libphp4.a
make
make install
The install help thingy is right, that file will not exist at this time. It is
supposed to be
like that.
> Hi there! Question: I'm trying to install php4 with apache 1.13.13 on
> RedHat Linux
> 6.2, but I cannot get it working.
> I am following the exact instructions in the INSTALL manual and what
> everyone in the newsgroups is writing:
>
> I've downloaded the php4 and apache files and unpacked them in a dir
> /temp. Then:
>
> cd /temp/apache
> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache
> cd /temp/php4
> ./configure --with-mysql --with-apache=/temp/apache --enable-track-vars
> cd /temp/apache
> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache
> --activate-module=src/modules/php4/li
> bphp4.a
>
> this goed well. But when I try to make it:
>
> ...
> a lot of output
> ...
> ===> src/modules/php4
> make[4]: *** No rule to make target 'all'. Stop. make[3]: *** [all]
> Error 1 make[2]: *** [subdirs] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory
> '/temp/apache/src' make[1]: *** [build-std] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving
> directory '/temp/apache' make: *** [build] Error 2
>
> The thing is the file /temp/apache/src/modules/php4/libphp4.a doesn't
> exist. But the manual says it shouldn't and it will be created during
> the make process. Somehow I think something's wrong here.
>
> Please help! Thanks!
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>
>
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: printer
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 11:03:29 -0500
sylvain hutchison wrote:
>
> Hi this is probably a stupid question but anyway,
> I've just installed Red Hat 6.1, I'm connected to the server, but I
> can't seem to connect to the printer, I don't where to look for the
> printer settings, I tried all sorts of things, but can't get anyhing to
> work.
Check to see that this line is in /etc/conf.modules
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
Then you can use "printtool" to set your printer if it is listed.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tomas Kral)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: dns setup
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 18:04:51 +0200
Hallo,
Can anybody clarify what the following really means, shall I be really
worried about it, or is it just an informative named message.
...
Jul 4 15:31:13 scisys named[3012]: Lame server on 'bbnrel1.cns.hp.com'
(in 'cns.hp.COM'?): [156.153.255.210].53 'atlrel1.hp.com'
...
Thanks.
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From: Antoine Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: Re: ATI Rage 128
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2000 12:02:26 +0100
Warren Gross wrote:
> re: strange problem's I've been having with RAGE 128
>
> I verified that the same problem happens with XF86 4.0
> and the problem goes away when using 8 bit colour.
I had exactly the same problem, it went away when I started using framebuffer text
modes!...
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Warren
>
> Warren Gross wrote:
>
> > I've had this problem in KDE too....
> >
> > Warren
> >
> > Brandon Nuttall wrote:
> >
> > > James C Randall wrote:
> > >
> > > > Warren Gross wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I'm having a strange problem with my ATI Rage 128 (XPERT 2000)
> > > > >
> > > > > I installed Redhat 6.2 (xfree86 3.3.6) and it found and configured
> > > > > the card properly. I get video that appears ok, but whenever I move
> > > > > a window I see a lot of strange video noise appearing as vertical bands
> > > > > running from the top to the bottom of the screen. They are relatively
> > > > > evenly spaced.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anybody else seen this problem? Is the card ok?
> > > > >
> > > > > Warren
> > > >
> > > > I've seen similar situations on my RH 6.1 using XPERT Rage.......But
> > > > ONLY when I have the mouse in the window. Once I move the mouse....the
> > > > bands go away. (But as I use that system as a server.......I'm not really
> > > > too workied about.)
> > >
> > > I've seen this before, but only when I was running GNOME. In KDE, I don't
> > > have this problem. GNOME only problem?
> > >
> > > Brandon
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From: Parker Dubberke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: zero byte file left in print queue
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 17:09:56 GMT
Thanks, upgrading to version .50-4 fixed the problem.
Parker
Villy Kruse wrote:
>
> On Mon, 03 Jul 2000 23:05:55 GMT,
> Parker Dubberke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >I have set up my Linux machine to print to a Win2k server using TCP/IP
> >printing. The Win2k server is using LPD to accept print jobs. I can
> >print to the printer ONCE. This leaves a zero byte file in the print
> >queue that seems to prevent following jobs from printing. I get this
> >output:
> >
> >[root@io lpd]# lpq
> >
> >io: Warning: no daemon present
> >Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
> >1st user 17 (standard input) 0 bytes
> >
> >
> > Windows 2000 LPD Server
> > Printer \\192.168.0.102\hp4l
> >
> >Owner Status Jobname Job-Id Size Pages
> >Priority
> >----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >[root@io lpd]#
> >
> >If I LPRM this job each time I can continue to print. The Owner, Job
> >and Files output varies depending on who and where the job is printed
> >from. Does anyone know why this file is left in the queue?
> >
>
> There has been versions of the lpd spooler system that have this bug.
> It is unclear where the "official" version of lpd should be located.
>
> I beleive that the latest rehat version fixes this problem, that is
> the lpd package from the RH6.2 distribution.
>
> It might be time, though, to take a hard look at the LPRng
>
> http://www.astart.com/LPRng.html
>
> This package includes some documentation that might answer some question
> you might not even know you had.
>
> Villy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.os.linux,alt.linux
Subject: Re: Can't access my /dev/hda1 partition
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 16:59:04 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > I've been running a intel p3 box with windows and mandrake linux 7.0
> > side by side for a month or two now. It was missing the development
> > tools so I reinserted the CD and did an upgrade. But when that was
done
> > and the computer rebooted, I couldn't find windows in my LILO boot.
So
> > i went into my lilo.conf file and found out that it wasn't listed
there.
> > So i typed in other = /dev/hda1 and all the other junk that goes
along
> > with it. Saved the buffer. Then I typed in lilo and I got this
error:
> > "first sector of /dev/hda1 doesn't have a valid boot signature".
Then
> > if I click on my disk 0 icon on my desktop (an alias to the windows
> > drive) it says: "WARNING - mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad
> > superblock on /dev/hda1 or too many mounted file systems". I did an
> > fdisk and the partution shows up under /dev/hda1. Now, when I do
fdisk
> > is: The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 3328. There is
> > nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024, and could in
> > certain setups cause problems with:
> > 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., LILO)
> > 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
> > (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
> >
> > Next, I tried using my windows 98 boot disk and when I went into C:>
and
> > did a "dir" it said couldn't read media type on drive c (or
something
> > very similar to that). Did a fdisk /MBR, and restarted and now said
> > "Missing Operating System." So I rebuilt the linux master boot
record
> > and I was at least able to once again go into linux which is what I
am
> > using now. I'm not trying to bombard you with all my problems, but
> > hopefully the more info I give the easier it will be for someone to
help
> > me with this problem. I really need access to my windows partition,
and
> > if anyone can help me once again see my windows files....if even
just to
> > be able to back them up on CD's or Jazz disks or whatever, please
please
> > please lend a helping hand. I apprecaite your time with this
lengthy
> > letter and can't wait to hear from someone;)
>
> If you have a linux & windoz bootdisk you can use the windoz bootdisk
> and do a fdisk /MBR that will repair the MBR. Then after you get it to
> boot windoz again you can use the linux boot disk to boot linux and
then
> run lilo again. That should fix it unless you wiped out windoz.
>
> --
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>
I actually did try that. But when I did, and rebooted, it said,
"Operating System Missing". Can't imagine that is a good sign;)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Edward A. Falk)
Subject: Re: RH 6.2 random rants and raves -- advice wanted
Date: 4 Jul 2000 17:14:37 GMT
In article <8jqljh$1h4p$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Edward A. Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Well, I installed RH 6.2 yesterday. I was mostly very impressed --
>a real GUI install this time! Wow. Also, it looks like NFS server
>might be working again (it broke in 6.0).
Nope; still broken. Time to play with kernel options.
> * Vim no longer supports digraphs. WTF is with that?
> Now I have to find the source code and compile it myself.
Ah, problem solved. The upgrade procedure saw fit to downgrade my
vim version to the "minimal" version. I uninstalled the "minimal"
version and installed the full-blown version.
I think the thing that bothers me the most about the RH 6.2 upgrade
procedure is that it chose to arbitrarily change so many defaults.
If I'd *wanted* underlined text to be drawn in yellow instead of
underlined, I'd have changed the defaults myself. If I'd *wanted*
"ls" to have the "--color==tty" option set, I would have set it
myself. If I'd *wanted* the backspace key to generate some key other
than backspace, I would have changed it myself. Etc., etc., etc.
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From: lament <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.comp.hardware,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Subject: Re: Need a clean hard disk
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 17:29:28 GMT
To get rid of old information use eraser, at http://www.tolvanen.com/eraser/
Read the faq there.
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From: XWinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cannot ping localhost; just hangs
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 17:30:04 GMT
I don't know if this will solve your problem but do try this
/sbin/route add -net 127.0.0.0 dev lo
you may have to get rid of the -net parameter.
XWinger
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From: sylvain hutchison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: printer
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 13:37:54 -0700
Thanks David, I've added the alias you told me, and I get an error mesage
saying that I have to install ncpfs before configuring any NetWare printer
entries. Any idea where I can get that from, might it be on the install CD??
Thanks,
Sly.
>
> Check to see that this line is in /etc/conf.modules
>
> alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
>
> Then you can use "printtool" to set your printer if it is listed.
>
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From: "Setzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to make a pc to a router ?
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 13:36:51 -0400
dramsden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
I am sure
> there is a lot of information of this package on the net. Have a
> poke around freshmeat.net
>
>
> Just use the route command that I am sure you have used before
> or see man route.
> You may have the routed package installed on your system
> (locate routed |more) and that maybe what you want. I am sure
> there is a lot of information of this package on the net. Have a
> poke around freshmeat.net
>
> If you need any help doing this please email me
> ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
>
> HTH and good luck,
> David Ramsden
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
I read with interest your reply to the fellow who is trying to set up a
router.
I followed your pointers to freshmeat.net and tried to find the
Multi-Ethernet mini-HOWTO, but could not find it any longer.
I am trying to set up a simple router to connect two network segments using
a RH 5.2 Linux distro.
The make menuconf indicates that IP Forwarding is installed.
I have the routed running.
ifconfig reports the proper IP address on eth0 and eth1
eth0= 10.18.10.4
eth1= 209.87.233.1
The routing table looks like this:
Destination Gateway Genmask Iface
127.0.0.1 255.0.0.0 * lo
10.18.10.0 255.255.255.0 * eth0
209.87.233.0 255.255.255.0 * eth1
10.18.10.4 255.255.255.255 * eth1
Am I correct in thinking that the last entry should pass packets from the
NIC on the 209. network to the NIC on the 10. network?
The whole point of the exercise is to give the Windoze workstations on the
209. network access to the DSL router on the 10. net.
Any help or pointers to documentation would be greatly appreciated.
<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>
BACKUPS? Ah don' **NEED** no stinkn' backups.
Dan Setzer Baltimore Maryland USA
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