Linux-Setup Digest #118, Volume #19 Sun, 9 Jul 00 12:13:13 EDT
Contents:
What library is needed for having libXm.so.1 ? ("C�dric Chausson")
Re: 3 primary partitions, 1 ext w/ swap and ext2 with linux, system commander, how
to lilo? ("JM")
Re: Ghostscript interpreter (Alex Fitterling)
Re: Cable Modem and IP Masquerade Setup ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Home network setup (Robie Basak)
DVD software ("H.A.J. van Niekerk")
Proxy Setup ("Don Stafford")
Re: DVD software ("B. Joshua Rosen")
Re: 3 primary partitions, 1 ext w/ swap and ext2 with linux, system commander, how
to lilo? ("mnip")
Re: 3 primary partitions, 1 ext w/ swap and ext2 with linux, system commander, how
to lilo? ("mnip")
Re: Home network setup (Gandalf)
Re: NIC Blowout???NEWBIE (Rod Smith)
bootmagic ("Ryan Keefer")
Re: Home network setup (Rod Smith)
Re: CHAP auth + Linux don't work (Bill Unruh)
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From: "C�dric Chausson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: What library is needed for having libXm.so.1 ?
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 12:17:49 +0100
Hellon
When I want to install an RPm, it tells me a library is missing
libXm.so.1 is needed by nedit-5.02-2
What package do I need to install to get that paxkage ?
Thanks in advance,
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From: "JM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3 primary partitions, 1 ext w/ swap and ext2 with linux, system
commander, how to lilo?
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 07:12:37 -0400
You could do away with the swap partition and make the ext2fs partition
primary. My Redhat 6.2 runs just fine using a swap file instead of
partition.
> I have a 30GB HD with 3 primary FAT32 partitions (win9x,win2k,storage) and
> an extended partition with a swap and ext2fs. System commander is
installed
> in the first fat32 partition, and I'd like to keep it.
>
> I have RH62 with the newest lilo on that ext2fs in the extended partition,
> and if I use the boot disk, it runs fine.With the new lilo, I was hopeful
> that I'd be able to point system commander at the lilo installed on the
> partition and go. The problem seems to be that I was forced into the
> extended partition by the existence of my other three primaries. System
> Commander won't mark that active/bootable, which makes sense.
>
> Any ideas? Could I make four primaries *and* an extended just for the swap
> file?
>
> - Is there any performance issue when using a boot disk? Once the kernel's
> in memory, there shouldn't be any adverse affects, right? I haven't seen
the
> boot disk accessed once.
>
>
>
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From: Alex Fitterling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Ghostscript interpreter
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 13:56:15 +0200
Gene Heskett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Unrot13 this;
> Reply to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Gene Heskett sends Greetings to Alex Fitterling;
> Ghostscript cannot be a viewer on a unix/linux like system unless X is
> running. It can render to any other device thats in its 'gs --help'
> output without X though. Its default is to render to the first device
> in that list unless you tell it otherwise on the cli. Re-read use.txt.
Yes, finally I did get the problem fixed... I found on my system two different
kinds of 'gs' ... 'gs' and 'gs_x11'... so I embarked LyX to use the last one.
Now, it's rendering all the nice pictures...
Alex Fitterling
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Cable Modem and IP Masquerade Setup
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 12:53:51 GMT
On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Raymond wrote:
>Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 14:05:51 +0800
>From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.setup, comp.os.linux.networking
>Subject: Re: Cable Modem and IP Masquerade Setup
>
>No matter what IP you assigned to your network, the ethernet card to
>internet should be 0.0.0.0 netmask 0.0.0.0. It will get an IP from
>the ISP's server.
>The DNS must point to your ISP's DNS servers then your local DNS
>server.
I don't believe your correct here. The order in which DNS servers are listed
is up to each person, or machine. If you are in fact running a cache only
local named then use that first and as your only one. You can then configure
your named to forward queries on to your ISPs DNS servers. If you use DHCP
inside, then you can assign all this to your workstations via DHCP.
If you used the ISPs first, then how would your local named, in cache only
mode, help?
>
>Hope this helpful.
>
>
>On Wed, 19 Jan 2000 18:04:41 -0500, "Evan Lavidor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>
>>I've been reading through the newsgroups and have read the ipmasq howto.
>>Here's my situation. Any help is greatly appreciated.
>>
>>I am using RedHat 6.0 (Hedwig), Kernel 2.2.5-22 on an i386. I've got two
>>3com 3c509 NICs in the machine and would like to hook up my cable modem to
>>one nic and the other to my private network and run ipmasq so that all
>>machines (2 other windows machines) can get out onto the net.
Your first problem is with pump on the rhl 6.0 cdrom. It is badly broken, get
an updated version from redhats site. Once you've installed pump then just do
pump -i eth0, and then an ifconfig eth0 and you should see that you now have
an IP address.
Now you'll have to run your fwscript again.
>>
>>I've assigned all my machines to 10.0.0.x with subnet 255.255.255.0. I've
>>configured eth0 to DHCP and eth1 to 10.0.0.1. Following the guidelines in
>>the ipmasq howto, I've created /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall appropriately (I
>>think).
>>
>>I can ping internal addresses but not external (from either my linux box or
>>a windows box).
>>
>>I've tried assigning the IP to eth0 manually, and I've added the gateway in
>>linuxconf under Config|Networking|Routing and Gateways|Defaults, but I still
>>can't get out to the net.
Make sure you undo this, as your default route will be assigned via DHCP from
your ISP.
>>
>>So, I realize that my problem is more with DHCP or with TCP/IP in general
>>and not with ipmasq. Once I get my linux box to recognize outside
>>addresses, I assume I'll be okay with ipmasq.
You mention ipmasq, do you mean ipmasqadm. If so, this has nothing to do with
your issues. Instead look at ipchains.
>>
>>So, if anyone has any advice, I'd love to hear it. Thanks for your
>>assistance.
>>
>>Evan
>>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robie Basak)
Subject: Re: Home network setup
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 9 Jul 2000 12:58:36 GMT
On 9 Jul 2000 05:14:24 GMT, Fred Nastos said:
>Hi, I was just looking for some advice. I currently own a notebook
>that runs RH6.1 (only) wonderfully, and is network capable (school
>network). Soon, I will be buying a new computer for home and my key
>priority is that I want to be able to setup a tiny network so I can
>easily transfer files, and get my notebook online at home. The problem
>is that I have to share the comp with my brother who insists that
>Windows98, or NT, or Win2000 is also installed. I'd like to have linux
>on it also though. I'm assuming that we will end up buying a comp
>with the MS operating system allready installed. Are any of the MS
>operating systems real linux unfriendly. By that I mean will I have
I would say that 2000 is the worst, NT is better, and 98 isn't too bad
- so 98 and Linux is probably the easiest.
>to wipe the disk clean to install linux first and then MS? Will I be
Well, you'll want multiple partitions for best results, and if the
machine comes preinstalled with Windows there will only be one
partition which will need to be split. You can defrag and use FIPS,
but I always found it easier just to wipe the disk, partition as I
want and install Windows and Linux separately using the disks that
came with the system.
>able to setup a network connection between my notebook and the PC if
>it's running the MS operating system? Do I have to learn SAMBA (or
>something like that)? And no, moving out isn't an option :)
You can have a TCP/IP network without problems (ie. for the net). If
you want to do file/printer sharing, then yes, you will need Samba.
>If it matters, I have a netgear hub, that I've never used before (won
>at an event). I assume it will be compatible with the linksys card on
>my notebook eventhough the netgear box only mentions MS platforms.
Between two computers you only need a crossover cable, there's no need
for a hub.
>I also have an old 486 DX33, 4MB RAM running Win3.1, is it possible
>to get that on the network too, maybe if I run some light version of
>linux?
Yes - easily. Then you will need the hub - it should work as ethernet
connections are all standard (thankfully).
Robie.
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From: "H.A.J. van Niekerk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.config,redhat.general,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: DVD software
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 15:23:42 +0200
Hi,
does anyone know a program to play DVD in RedHat 6.1 (region 2)?
Huub
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From: "Don Stafford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Proxy Setup
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 13:30:18 GMT
I want to setup RH Linux (6.x) as a proxy server at work.
I need to be able monitor and limit access to web-sites (domains) to keep
employees from wasting time at sites like ESPN, etc.
Can someone tell me 1), if it can be done, and 2) how do i do it
Thanks
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From: "B. Joshua Rosen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: redhat.config,redhat.general,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: DVD software
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 09:37:43 -0400
"H.A.J. van Niekerk" wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> does anyone know a program to play DVD in RedHat 6.1 (region 2)?
>
> Huub
I don't think you can. The encription scheme for DVDs isn't open
sourced.
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From: "mnip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3 primary partitions, 1 ext w/ swap and ext2 with linux, system
commander, how to lilo?
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 13:42:04 GMT
That sounds great, does RH62 automatically create a swap file if no swap
partition is available, or do I have to config it in a file somewhere?
Is there any performance hit to a swap file vs. partition? After a month of
linux on a P90/48Mb, this P3-500/256Mb is my first taste of Linux speed, and
I'm greedy to keep all of id, er it. :)
"JM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> You could do away with the swap partition and make the ext2fs partition
> primary. My Redhat 6.2 runs just fine using a swap file instead of
> partition.
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From: "mnip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3 primary partitions, 1 ext w/ swap and ext2 with linux, system
commander, how to lilo?
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 13:44:12 GMT
I also just found Simple Boot Manager, it seems like it has overrides for
extended partions and such. I love that it works without a partition of its
own, unlike System commander, which needs a FAT partition (which was a huge
pain in the W2K/NT4 days, when I wanted just one NTFS partiton per server.
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From: Gandalf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Home network setup
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 16:44:48 +0100
Robie Basak skrev:
> On 9 Jul 2000 05:14:24 GMT, Fred Nastos said:
> >Hi, I was just looking for some advice. I currently own a notebook
> >that runs RH6.1 (only) wonderfully, and is network capable (school
> >network). Soon, I will be buying a new computer for home and my key
> >priority is that I want to be able to setup a tiny network so I can
> >easily transfer files, and get my notebook online at home. The problem
> >is that I have to share the comp with my brother who insists that
> >Windows98, or NT, or Win2000 is also installed. I'd like to have linux
> >on it also though. I'm assuming that we will end up buying a comp
> >with the MS operating system allready installed. Are any of the MS
> >operating systems real linux unfriendly. By that I mean will I have
>
> I would say that 2000 is the worst, NT is better, and 98 isn't too bad
> - so 98 and Linux is probably the easiest.
>
> >to wipe the disk clean to install linux first and then MS? Will I be
>
> Well, you'll want multiple partitions for best results, and if the
> machine comes preinstalled with Windows there will only be one
> partition which will need to be split. You can defrag and use FIPS,
> but I always found it easier just to wipe the disk, partition as I
> want and install Windows and Linux separately using the disks that
> came with the system.
>
> >able to setup a network connection between my notebook and the PC if
> >it's running the MS operating system? Do I have to learn SAMBA (or
> >something like that)? And no, moving out isn't an option :)
>
> You can have a TCP/IP network without problems (ie. for the net). If
> you want to do file/printer sharing, then yes, you will need Samba.
>
> >If it matters, I have a netgear hub, that I've never used before (won
> >at an event). I assume it will be compatible with the linksys card on
> >my notebook eventhough the netgear box only mentions MS platforms.
>
> Between two computers you only need a crossover cable, there's no need
> for a hub.
>
> >I also have an old 486 DX33, 4MB RAM running Win3.1, is it possible
> >to get that on the network too, maybe if I run some light version of
> >linux?
>
> Yes - easily. Then you will need the hub - it should work as ethernet
> connections are all standard (thankfully).
>
> Robie.
> --
Take a look at http://home4.swipnet.se/~w-46021
/Tobbe
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: NIC Blowout???NEWBIE
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 15:18:17 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <hjS95.702$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Trent Cook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> I have a linux system running. Had a VERY basic ipchains script running
> fine, with a machine inside of the linux box. I was surfing through it fine
> last night at 12:00, then at 6:30 this morning I notice something died. Odd
> seeing as how it had only been a few hours, the machine wasnt even rebooted,
> let alone changed in any way at all.
>
> What I noticed is this error:
> eth0: transmit timed out, status 0073, resetting
>
> I can ping the 127.0.0.1 address, (from local machine of course) but cant
> even ping either of the ip addys from the installed nics, let alone any
> address on the internet.
127.0.0.1 is entirely independent of your Ethernet hardware. That
address will work on any functioning Linux system, even if that system
has no networking hardware whatsoever.
> I have tried rebooting, restarting network, disabling ipchains altogether,
> altering ip addys and configs, etc.
>
> Please let me know if you have seen this happen, or if I should just
> reinstall. Hopefully not as it is an odd error, and I would hate for it to
> happen again.
I don't recall the exact error messages, but I had two Kingston
KNE-100TX NICs go bad on me. A third was dead on arrival. (Kingston
replaced the first two for free [except I paid to ship the dead ones
back to them]. Given a 3 for 3 failure rate, I haven't bothered
replacing the third.)
Another possibility is that you've got a bum cable.
> I have two different nics installed and both were working fine, now
> everything seems to be blasted? (pcnet32 and 8390 {ne2k-pci})
> When I lsmod both modules for the NICs are still loading up fine as well.
The fact that the modules are there doesn't mean anything; some part of
the NIC that doesn't directly affect communications with the driver
could be fried.
A lot of NE2000 clones are pretty cheesy, I'm told. I have no personal
experiences with NE2K-PCI devices, but I've seen a lot of derogatory
comments about them. You may be better off replacing the board with
something like a Tulip clone, 3Com, or Intel board.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux networking & multi-OS configuration
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Reply-To: "Ryan Keefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Ryan Keefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: bootmagic
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 15:21:17 GMT
I am trying to install Linux Mandrake 7.0 as a dual boot on my system. I
have already created a linux and linux swap partition but when I try to
install bootmagic it says, "There are no visible FAT16 or FAT32 primary
partitions that are completely below cylinder 1024 on the first hard disk or
BootMagic is already installed to a hidden partition." Any ideas on how I
can fix this?
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Home network setup
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 15:27:48 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <8k91ng$67f$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Fred Nastos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi, I was just looking for some advice. I currently own a notebook
> that runs RH6.1 (only) wonderfully, and is network capable (school
> network). Soon, I will be buying a new computer for home and my key
> priority is that I want to be able to setup a tiny network so I can
> easily transfer files, and get my notebook online at home. The problem
> is that I have to share the comp with my brother who insists that
> Windows98, or NT, or Win2000 is also installed. I'd like to have linux
> on it also though. I'm assuming that we will end up buying a comp
> with the MS operating system allready installed. Are any of the MS
> operating systems real linux unfriendly. By that I mean will I have
> to wipe the disk clean to install linux first and then MS?
For a serious Linux installation, you'll have to shrink the Windows
partition(s). All Linuxes come with tools to do that for FAT partitions,
but not (AFAIK) for NTFS. Tools like Partition Magic can do it for NTFS,
though. If you can't afford NTFS and can't specify the layout of
partitions you get, then this gives Win98 an advantage over the others.
You could also buy from some custom-build shop and insist that they give
X megabytes of free space for Linux. Another option is to plan on
re-installing Windows as soon as you get the system. A few outfits will
even make custom dual-boot systems for you.
> Will I be
> able to setup a network connection between my notebook and the PC if
> it's running the MS operating system? Do I have to learn SAMBA (or
> something like that)? And no, moving out isn't an option :)
It depends on what you want to do with the network. Certainly basic
connectivity between Linux and Windows OSs is NOT a problem. You can get
most specific protocols working in at least one direction, too, and
usually both ways if you really need it. Samba is used for file and
printer sharing between Linux and Windows boxes.
> If it matters, I have a netgear hub, that I've never used before (won
> at an event). I assume it will be compatible with the linksys card on
> my notebook eventhough the netgear box only mentions MS platforms.
Yes, your Netgear hub should work with your Linksys NIC. It's
conceivable that the hub will degrade performance, though, if it's
10Mbps and the NICs are 10/100Mbps.
> I also have an old 486 DX33, 4MB RAM running Win3.1, is it possible
> to get that on the network too, maybe if I run some light version of
> linux?
It can run with Windows 3.1 if you like. Alternatively, you could
upgrade the RAM and install Linux, or install a very old version of
Linux that can cope with just 4MB. (Most modern Linuxes require more RAM
than this.)
You'd probably do well to check out the Linux HOWTO documents. There are
quite a few that relate to both dual-boot configurations and networking.
Alternatively, you could buy a book or two. I've written one on
multi-boot configurations and there are quite a few on basic Linux
networking issues (including one by me). Check
http://www.rodsbooks.com/books/ for information on my books and some
recommendations for others.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux networking & multi-OS configuration
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Crossposted-To: comp.protocols.ppp
Subject: Re: CHAP auth + Linux don't work
Date: 9 Jul 2000 16:01:11 GMT
In <kOl95.16050$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "linman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Hello!
>I have a problem with PPP 2.3.11 and REDHAT 6.2. My ISP use
>CHAP authentication.
No he does not. He continually tells you he uses pap authentication. You
keep insisting on chap.
>rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x9 <auth pap> <magic 0xba2f0f8e> <asyncmap 0x0>]
He asks for pap
>sent [LCP ConfNak id=0x9 <auth chap MD5>]
You say no, and suggest chap.
>rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0xa <auth pap> <magic 0xba2f0f8e> <asyncmap 0x0>]
He asks for pap
>sent [LCP ConfNak id=0xa <auth chap MD5>]
You say no and suggest chap.
etc.
>Anyone know what to do ?
Use pap.
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