Linux-Setup Digest #699, Volume #19 Tue, 26 Sep 00 01:13:08 EDT
Contents:
Re: RH6.2 PCMCIA Network card (MC)
Mount System RO? ("Michael Legac")
Re: VPN client software ("A. J. (Tony) Schiavone")
Slackware CD#2 sets hardware clock back 7 hours? (ljb)
Re: I NEED A JOB!! (E J)
sftp throws error: stderr not a tty??? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: I NEED A JOB!! ("Jan Schaumann")
Re: Configuring Reaplayer Plugin (E J)
Re: RH6.2 PCMCIA Network card (MC)
Re: RH6.2 PCMCIA Network card (MC)
how to unzip the file *.tar.bz2 ("qiuyang")
Re: how to unzip the file *.tar.bz2 (Scott Nolde)
newbie ("Screwface")
Re: how to unzip the file *.tar.bz2 (Peter Bishop)
honeypot + syslogd ("jhuman")
Re: RH6.2 PCMCIA Network card (MC)
Re: honeypot + syslogd (Damian Menscher)
Re: RH6.2 PCMCIA Network card (MC)
Linux 6.2 ("Screwface")
Re: Need help with Xfree86 on ThinkPad A20m (Roger Williams)
Re: Linux 6.2 (Carlos Moreno)
Re: newbie ("David ..")
Re: framebuffer problems (Brando)
Re: rh62 and openssh (John)
Re: monitor frequency out of range (John)
Re: How to know whether JDK is installed? (John)
Re: honeypot + syslogd (Amit Muthu)
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From: MC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: RH6.2 PCMCIA Network card
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 01:15:01 GMT
I also have the same problem. PCMCIA is working properly, eth0 is being
loaded with the correct network information (which I input through
Linuxconf & netcfg), but the laptop still can't see anything out there on
the network... :-(
Any clues?
MC
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From: "Michael Legac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mount System RO?
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 17:39:38 -0700
Hi,
I'm working on a custom MP3 setup with linux but have a few issues...
I mainly need a quick booting kernel, but also I don't want any open
files since cutting the power to the system will be its only "proper
shutdown." :)
How can I boot linux and keep my partitions RO? I guess the kernel
would be similar to the kind the boot/rootdisks use? Would I need to
use a ramdrive etc?
Ideally, I'd like the entire drive to be FAT16/FAT32 partitions, boot
to dos, select my kernel and run loadlin to get the kernel going.
Any suggestions or links? I primarily use Slackware, but any flavor
will do.
TIA,
Michael
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From: "A. J. (Tony) Schiavone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: VPN client software
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 01:31:00 GMT
I'm using C. Scott Ananian's Linux PPTP (VPN) software to connect to the
AT&T fixed wireless broadband service
(http://a.j.schiavone.home.att.net).
I was wondering
if anyone knew of any tweaks to either the PPP daemon or
the PPTP software to allow me to increase the speed.
The AT&T service is advertised as being capable of 64
KBps downstream speed. The maximum speed I have seen
with the Linux PPTP software is 28 KBps. I just recently
patched my kernel to allow me to masquerade Windows
PPTP traffic through the Linux box. With that setup I
can get 56 KBps. So, there's definitely room for improvement
on the Linux PPTP side.
Any thoughts on how to increase the Linux PPP/PPTP
speed or links you can point me to would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks,
- Tony -
SCHeckler wrote in message ...
>
>Define 'VPN' Are you talking about PPTP? SSH tunnels? ISAKMP?
>
>
>
>In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Scott Twitchell - EWB Support
wrote:
>>Does anyone know of any VPN client software for linux (I'm running Red Hat
>>6.1). I access my work network through VPN in windows but want to try it
>>through linux.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Scott
>>
>>
>
>
>--
>Gregory Spath
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>SCHeckler in #mtbike on EFNet, fr33f411 on AIM
>http://freefall.homeip.net/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (ljb)
Subject: Slackware CD#2 sets hardware clock back 7 hours?
Date: 26 Sep 2000 01:29:47 GMT
The "official" Slackware 7.1 CD set includes a complete bootable system
on CD#2. It is really nice, as a recovery CD, to demo Linux on somebody
else's box, or to test new hardware.
But, every time I use this CD, my system's hardware clock gets set back 7
hours (when I shut down). What really bothers me about this is I cannot
figure out why it happens! Yes, the CD is set to US/Pacific time zone (7
hours before UTC in summer). On boot, it seems to do "hwclock --hctosys",
and on shutdown, "hwclock --systohc". There is no /etc/hardwareclock file,
and /etc/adjtime is set for LOCAL, so it should assume the hardware clock
is set to local time (not UTC) both when reading and writing the hardware
clock. So what am I not seeing here?
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: I NEED A JOB!!
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 18:38:45 -0700
Why stop at linux, you can do Solaris, HP-UX, DEC-UNIX and AIX.
"Hey, they put the directories in the wrong place :) )
www.monster.com, www.dice.com, www.hotjobs.com, www.microsoft.com (yes, they
hire linux people)
Dee Smith wrote:
> "MThompson (the-werd.com)" wrote:
> >
> > yes, apply for a linux job...
> WHERE AND WITH WHOM?
>
> > i did ;P~
> >
> > --
> > Message:set:end
> > mail from:!;Mathew Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > "Dee Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > Can anyone give me leads on how I can use my knowledge of linux to get a
> > > job?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: sftp throws error: stderr not a tty???
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 01:31:49 GMT
trying to sftp from machine A to machine B I get the following error:
sftp> stderr is not a tty - where are you?
Warning:
ssh_packet_wrapper_input: invalid packet received: len 537534500 closing
the offending input channel.
Machine A runs ssh version 2.2.0 under RedHat 6.2
Machine B runs ssh version 2.3.0 under Slackware 7.1
Does anyone have a fix for that?
Thanks,
Andi ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: "Jan Schaumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I NEED A JOB!!
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 21:44:58 -0400
On <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "E J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[jobs]
>www.microsoft.com (yes,
> they hire linux people)
But you don't want to work for them.
-Jan
fup2 aol (look at that, what a ng)
--
Jan Schaumann <http://www.netmeister.org>
Good day to deal with people in high places; particularly lonely stewardesses.
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From: E J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Configuring Reaplayer Plugin
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 18:49:40 -0700
Les Labbauf wrote:
> I downloaded and sucessfully installed the Realplayer plugin, I still can't get the
> player to work when I click on an Real Audio link. What else do I need to configure
>to
> get this to work?
>
> Les
$ # Take me home james :)
$ cd $HOME
$ # use your favorite editor to edit .mailcap (vi is NOT my favorite :) )
$ vi .mailcap
# add this line to your .mailcap:
audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin;/usr/bin/X11/realplay %u; \
x-mozilla-flags=plugin:RealPlayer(tm) 7.0 Plug-In
audio/x-pn-realaudio;/usr/bin/X11/realplay %u
audio/vnd.rn--realaudio;/usr/bin/X11/realplay %u
/audio/vnd.rn-realaudio;/usr/bin/X11/realplay %u
/audio/x-pn-realaudio;/usr/bin/X11/realplay %u
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From: MC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: RH6.2 PCMCIA Network card
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 01:53:08 GMT
>From the PCMCIA-HowTo
>>If you get ``network unreachable'' messages when you try to access the
network, then the routing information specified in /etc/pcmcia/network.opts
is incorrect. This message is an absolutely foolproof indication of a routing
error. On the other hand, mis-configured cards will usually fail silently.<<
I went to /etc/pcmcia and discovered that the "/etc/pcmcia/network.opts" file
was missing. I don't even know what entries should be in that file, and the
PCMCIA-HowTo doesn't seem to provide any examples...
MC
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From: MC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: RH6.2 PCMCIA Network card
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 01:54:46 GMT
I take that back. I found the parameters. I'm going to try it and see how it
goes... - MC
---
MC wrote:
> From the PCMCIA-HowTo
>
> >>If you get ``network unreachable'' messages when you try to access the
> network, then the routing information specified in /etc/pcmcia/network.opts
> is incorrect. This message is an absolutely foolproof indication of a routing
> error. On the other hand, mis-configured cards will usually fail silently.<<
>
> I went to /etc/pcmcia and discovered that the "/etc/pcmcia/network.opts" file
> was missing. I don't even know what entries should be in that file, and the
> PCMCIA-HowTo doesn't seem to provide any examples...
>
> MC
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From: "qiuyang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: how to unzip the file *.tar.bz2
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 09:54:56 +0800
hi,everyone
I don't know how to unzip the file with tar.bz2 ?
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From: Scott Nolde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to unzip the file *.tar.bz2
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 02:05:28 GMT
qiuyang wrote:
>
> hi,everyone
> I don't know how to unzip the file with tar.bz2 ?
bzip2 -d filename.tar.bz2
which will leave filename.tar
Then,
tar xvf filename.tar
will untar the file into its original files.
- Scott
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Linux! No streaks, haze or | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
glaze! |
10:01pm up 5:34, 5 users, load average: 1.00, 1.00, 1.00
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From: "Screwface" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: newbie
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 22:14:34 -0400
Im A newbie to Linus i have red hat 6.2 i want to insall it and test it out
to see what its all about
can some1 point me in the right direction as to how to insall it an should i
do a full install and or a workstation
plus what a gnone :)
Newbie so be gentle
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From: Peter Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to unzip the file *.tar.bz2
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 02:08:52 GMT
you need the bzip2 utility. goto
http://sourceware.cygnus.com/bzip2/index.html
-Pete
qiuyang wrote:
>
> hi,everyone
> I don't know how to unzip the file with tar.bz2 ?
--
"In a world without walls and fences...
Who needs Windows and Gates?"
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From: "jhuman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.computer.security,alt.linux,alt.os.security,comp.os.linux.x,comp.security.firewalls,comp.security.misc,comp.security.unix,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: honeypot + syslogd
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 22:28:11 -0400
I was reading the article by lance spitzner on builing a honeypot and he
mentioned something about "recompiling syslogd" to read from a different
configuration file other than syslog.conf like /var/tmp/conf. I was
wondering how that is done? Any help would be great.
thx...jhuman
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From: MC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: RH6.2 PCMCIA Network card
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 02:33:01 GMT
Still no success. I'm using RH6.2... - MC
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From: Damian Menscher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: honeypot + syslogd
Crossposted-To:
alt.computer.security,alt.linux,alt.os.security,comp.os.linux.x,comp.security.firewalls,comp.security.misc,comp.security.unix,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 02:41:07 GMT
In comp.security.misc jhuman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was reading the article by lance spitzner on builing a honeypot and he
> mentioned something about "recompiling syslogd" to read from a different
> configuration file other than syslog.conf like /var/tmp/conf. I was
> wondering how that is done? Any help would be great.
First off, you _could_ just run it as syslogd -f /var/tmp/conf. If
you want to be a bit more sneaky, you could leave it running as usual,
but have /etc/syslog.conf point to a different file when it is
starting than what it is during normal operation. That way, the bad
guys reading your config file will think they have the correct one.
(This method avoids them noticing in a `ps` that the -f option was
given.) Going beyond this is probably more effort that it's worth.
Damian Menscher
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From: MC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: RH6.2 PCMCIA Network card
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 02:57:17 GMT
I discovered that both cards wouldn't work together, but if I took one
(the modem card on slot0) and placed the network card there instead
(that is, from slot1 to slot0) the network card works fine. The problem
appears to be diagnosed below. I hope this helps to everyone out there
going through the same pains as I am.
MC
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>From the PCMCIA-HowTo
3.8 Resource conflict only with two cards inserted
Symptoms:
Two cards each work fine when used separately.
When both cards are inserted, only one works.
This usually indicates a resource conflict with a system device that
Linux does not know about.
PCMCIA devices are dynamically configured, so, for example, interrupts
are allocated as needed,
rather than specifically assigned to particular cards or sockets. Given
a list of resources that appear
to be available, cards are assigned resources in the order they are
configured. In this case, the card
configured last is being assigned a resource that in fact is not free.
Check the system log to see what resources are used by the non-working
card. Exclude these in
/etc/pcmcia/config.opts, and restart the cardmgr daemon to reload the
resource database.
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From: "Screwface" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux 6.2
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 23:09:30 -0400
Ok i installed and logged in now what what are the command somebody help
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
From: Roger Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Need help with Xfree86 on ThinkPad A20m
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 03:32:05 GMT
>>>>> kzembower <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm trying to get my first installation of linux running on an IBM
> ThinkPad A20m, type 2628-4SU. I'm using Debian 2.2 and XFree86
> version 4.0.1...
Doesn't the A20m use the same S3 Savage chip that the T20s have? I
had some trouble with generic VGA on my T20 too, but the accelerated
driver from ftp.s3.com worked fine with 3.3.6. (I don't think that
there's a XFree86 v4 driver for this chip yet.)
--
Roger Williams finger me for my PGP public key
Coelacanth Engineering Inc consulting & turnkey product development
Middleborough, Massachusetts wireless * datacomm * DSP * ATE
tel +1 508 947-5585 * fax +1 508 861-0278 * http://www.coelacanth.com/
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From: Carlos Moreno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux 6.2
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 23:56:34 -0400
Screwface wrote:
>
> Ok i installed and logged in now what what are the command somebody help
Sounds like you didn't successfully install X-Window... (do you have a
graphical login? Or is it just text?)
If it is just text, try running startx and see if you get the graphical
interface up and running... If not, give us a shout again and someone
will probably give you a hand solving the problem with the X
configuration.
HTH,
Carlos
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: newbie
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 23:28:56 -0500
Screwface wrote:
>
> Im A newbie to Linus i have red hat 6.2 i want to insall it and test it out
> to see what its all about
> can some1 point me in the right direction as to how to insall it an should i
> do a full install and or a workstation
>
> plus what a gnone :)
There is a "doc/install-guide" directory on the CD that should help. As
for what to install? It depends on what you are going to use the system
for. I would say a custom install so that you can choose what you want
to install.
--
Confucius say: He who play in root, eventually kill tree.
Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
ID # 123538
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From: Brando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: framebuffer problems
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 04:52:03 GMT
On Thu, 21 Sep 2000 19:36:43 GMT, "Todd Goyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Running slackware 7.1
>and x 4.0.1
>when i startx it dumps out that it can't open /dev/fb0
>the framebuffer device
>have the same problem with x3.3.6 and fbtv (console prog for tv card)
>any ideas?
>thanks
>Todd Goyen
I get the same error. It says it can't open /dev/fb0 (no such device)
I need a solution to this too!
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From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: rh62 and openssh
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Date: 26 Sep 2000 12:06:42 +0800
In comp.os.linux.setup Timo Metzemakers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Darren Welson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> I am trying to install openssh for Linux and cannot complete the RPM
>> install. When I install the RPMs, I get an
>>
>> 'rpmlib (version discrepency) <= 3.0.3 - ...' or something like
>> this. I am not sure what rpmlib means, is it the rpmbuild, or
>> somthing else?
> Being terribly lazy, I just used rpm --nodeps, and it worked.
Upgrading rpm would probably have fixed it too, and maybe a few other problems.
--
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From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: monitor frequency out of range
Date: 26 Sep 2000 12:00:41 +0800
Clive DaSilva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hmmn eddie
> if i was in your shoes, i would boot from a bootfloppy (that way the
> Xwindows does not come up), and run xf86config to re-do your
> Xsettings.
> btw wonder why its a bad idea to start X at bootup ? *grin*
It is definitely a good idea to start X at boot.
It's also a good thing to know
1) How to boot without it. "linux 3" at the lilo prompt probably works for RHL users.
2) How to get to a text console to fix things. Ctrl-Alt-Fn where 0<n<7 usually works.
3) How to test changes. "startx -- :2" often works for me.
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From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to know whether JDK is installed?
Date: 26 Sep 2000 12:17:36 +0800
Dragan Colak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> type "javac" or "java"
> it is installed if you get a help screen
> with the possible options
> if you get something like "command not found"
> then it is not installed
It's not so simple;-)
Java might be installed, but not set up for your use. Two ideas:
1 Ask the owner;-)
2 locate bin/java
The second's not guranteed to work either; I have it installed here, but it's
on an nfs-mounded drive and locate doesn't find it.
--
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From: Amit Muthu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.computer.security,alt.linux,alt.os.security,comp.os.linux.x,comp.security.firewalls,comp.security.misc,comp.security.unix,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: honeypot + syslogd
Date: 26 Sep 2000 05:02:29 GMT
In comp.security.unix jhuman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was reading the article by lance spitzner on builing a honeypot and he
> mentioned something about "recompiling syslogd" to read from a different
> configuration file other than syslog.conf like /var/tmp/conf. I was
> wondering how that is done? Any help would be great.
Changing this line in the syslog sources (syslog.c)
#define _PATH_LOGCONF "/etc/syslog.conf"
and then compiling ought to do the trick.
HTH
--
Amit Muthu
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