Linux-Setup Digest #969, Volume #19 Fri, 3 Nov 00 23:13:11 EST
Contents:
Re: sendmail/postfix conflict please advise (Rod Smith)
3 nic firewall, need help... ("Simon Hung")
Crazy problem when upgrade to RedHat 7,help! ("Opps!")
Re: backspace bug (Ed Hurst)
Re: backspace bug (Lee Zimmerman)
Re: memory problem with Red Hat 7 (Bryce Ready)
Re: installation of KDE2.0 disables Gnome using GDM (Garry Knight)
eOne and Linux - modem question ("Jon")
Re: sound module? (Newbie needs help) (cfish)
Re: Changing ethernet card (Michal Jaegermann)
Re: Virus software ("Gene Heskett")
Re: Sounddaemon + sound module (Newbie) (cfish)
Re: firewall with 3 nic , need help..... ("David K. Means")
Re: Newbie Graphical Installation Question (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Fr=E8re=5FOrph=E9e?=)
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: sendmail/postfix conflict please advise
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.netwroking
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 01:23:33 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Buschman) writes:
>
> Worked like a charm :) The only question I have is about postfix.
> there is no module for it in linuxconf, so how do I configure it?
> Right now the mail delivery is a little slow, i want to verify that
> postfix is delivering the mail as soon as it comes in.
If there's no linuxconf module, you'll need to configure it by editing
its configuration files. Normally, those are in /etc/postfix (I know
they're there on the Mandrake Postfix RPM I'm using on a Caldera
system). The most important file is called main.cf. It's very well
documented, so you shouldn't have trouble following it. I'm not sure
what the problem is if Postfix seems slow, though. Perhaps it's just
built that way. (Note that Postfix was designed to be fast, but in the
sense of messages delivered per unit time. This isn't the same as time
to deliver one message; Postfix could conceivably be fast on the former
but slow on the latter. I've never been bothered by Postfix's
performance on my system, but I don't usually watch how long it takes to
deliver either incoming or outgoing e-mail.)
Oh, actually, I just had a thought: If Postfix is slow on incoming mail,
it might be because of reverse DNS lookups and/or the use of RBL and
similar anti-spam measures. I don't know if there's a way to disable
reverse DNS lookups, but you can certainly enable or disable RBL-ish
stuff by making sure reject_maps_rbl does NOT appear in the
smtpd_client_restrictions line in main.cf.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: "Simon Hung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.security
Subject: 3 nic firewall, need help...
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 09:24:51 +0800
Dear All,
My box have 3 nic installed , I would like to use this box as my firewall
with DMZ,
Those card was loaded up successfully during LILO. And I have assigned the
following IP for each interface as follow :
============================================================================
eth1 : 168.168.1.254 ----- For our Private LAN (Intel EtherExpress Pro100)
netmask: 255.255.0.0
network: 168.168.0.0
broadcast: 168.168.255.255
eth2 : 168.168.2.254 ----- For our DMZ (Intel EtherExpress Pro100)
netmask: 255.255.0.0
network: 168.168.0.0
broadcast: 168.168.255.255
eth2 : x.x.x.x --------------- Which is our public IP (3c905B-TPO)
Also, I have set up 2 PC for test using crossover Cat5.
PC1 (simulate as Private LAN client)
- connect to the "eth1"
- and the IP is 168.168.1.10
netmask: 255.255.0.0
network: 168.168.0.0
broadcast: 168.168.255.255
gateway : 168.168.1.254
PC2 (simulate as DMZ's server)
- connect to the "eth2"
- and the IP is 168.168.1.10
netmask: 255.255.0.0
network: 168.168.0.0
broadcast: 168.168.255.255
gateway : 168.168.2.254
============================================================================
After those setup, I started try to ping those test PC at the Firewall
box.
but just the PC2 have response.. The interrupts of those eth0 and eth1 are
keep
increasing.... so, will this is the routing problem or what other else ??
Does anyone experienced this wired things b4 ??
Thank
Simon.H
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From: "Opps!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Crazy problem when upgrade to RedHat 7,help!
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 09:36:05 +0800
Hi, I tried to upgrade my Redhat 6.2 to Redhat 7, the installation seem
fine,but after the upgrade,then reboot,I found that all of my user
,including root,cannot login!
Then,I go to restart my redhat 7 in linux single mode and edit the
passwd file....and I found that all of my user,including root, their
line become this! root:*:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash ,ok,the shadow file is
still fine.
ee?
It's seem that all accounts had been disable,right?! I was using shadow
password in redhat 6.2 and nothing special...........anyone know why
this happen?and how to work around the problem?
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From: Ed Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: backspace bug
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 19:54:20 -0600
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hey guys, I got a little problem here with xwindows config file ( I
> think), I was using KDE and than I installed enlightenment. Now that it
> changed my config files, backspace button doesn work, probably screwed
> up the keyboard mappings. Switched back to KDE problem persists, any
> ideas? I am going nutes here and cant get an asnwer from anyone.
>
> Thank you
> icon911
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
In any terminal, type the command: xev
This will start a utility which records every input event from mouse and
keyboard. It's a little cryptic at first, but you should be able to
identify what the output code is when you press BKSP. Mine, for example,
is non-standard: keycode 22. Once you know what the keycode is, exit xev
by closing the mouse test window. Then type in your terminal:
xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace"
Of course, be sure to replace my "22" with whatever keycode you get;
should be 2 or three digits. Also, the quotation marks may be unnecessary
on your system. If that helps, then we can talk about making that command
"permanent" with your login.
Ed
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From: Lee Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: backspace bug
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 02:24:08 GMT
Look at your XF86Config file and make sure that there are no uncommented
lines that say "nodeadkeys" in the keyboard section. I accidently told
Xconfigurator that I didn't need support for dead keys last time I set up
a Linux system, it seemed to make sense. However, it turns out that the
backspace key is a "dead" key.
Lee Z.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hey guys, I got a little problem here with xwindows config file ( I
> think), I was using KDE and than I installed enlightenment. Now that it
> changed my config files, backspace button doesn work, probably screwed
> up the keyboard mappings. Switched back to KDE problem persists, any
> ideas? I am going nutes here and cant get an asnwer from anyone.
>
> Thank you
> icon911
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
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From: Bryce Ready <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: memory problem with Red Hat 7
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 18:24:05 -0800
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
George-
When using over 64 MB of memory, linux sometimes needs a little help
recognizing the correct memory size. You could try adding:
append="mem=80M"
to the linux stanza of the /etc/lilo.conf file and re-running lilo. This
will tell the kernel how much memory there is. (See the lilo.conf manpage
for more details)
That 3x rollover of 32M on startup worries me, though. It sounds like the
BIOS is not correctly recognizing the memory, but that might not be the
case. If the above fix doesn't work, your memory may not be properly
installed. I don't know anything about your specific configuration, but I
do know that some boards want to either use SIMM or DIMM slots, not both.
Beyond that, I have no idea.
George M. Butler wrote:
> I am not sure it this is the right place to post this. A few days ago
> I installed Red Hat 7 on my old pentium 120 box I have a P 120 installed
> on a ASUS PX5, socket 7 board. I had two sticks of 8 MB each in the
> two SIMM slots. Today I added one stick of 64 Megs P-66 DIMM. In all
> I have 80 Megs of RAM installed. When I boot up the POST rolls through
> 32 megs of RAM 3 times in succession. The boot of Linux goes normally
> and when I run top in a terminal window it shows just under 31 megs of
> RAM.
> Can someone tell me what is going on and how to get all of my 80 Megs of
> RAM on line. Thanks for your help.
>
> George
>
--
Bryce Ready
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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their presence helps protect me from spam
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From: Garry Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x,comp.windows.x.kde,news.groups.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: installation of KDE2.0 disables Gnome using GDM
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 01:37:41 +0000
On Fri, 03 Nov 2000, Juergen Helmers wrote:
>Sice I installed KDE2.0, Each time I restart the Xserver,
>the option of running Gnome upon login under GDM is not available anymore.
Create the file .xsession in your home directory, containing the following line:
exec gnome-session
--
Garry Knight
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Jon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: eOne and Linux - modem question
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 21:10:05 -0600
Hi,
I am a Linux newbie :-)
I have an eOne running Linux and seek modem info:
I run :
eOne from eMachines
PII 433 mHz
64MB RAM
6 GB hd
RH7
Gnome
Enlightenment wm
XFree86-4.0.01
No OS besides Linux
As far as I can tell from their web site and my "documentation"
this machine has a winmodem (I know, I know) of this flavor:
HSP MicroModem 56K PCI set up on COM 4 IRQ 3
That's all I can find.
Has anyone succeeded in getting this sucker hooked to the web via Linux?
If so, how?
I have a spare 28.8 ISA Motorola modem. ("hardware" modem)
Does anyone know if I crack open this weirdo case on the eOne
whether there is an open ISA slot I could use for this modem?
Suggestions, Urls, sympathy <g> appreciated :-)
--
Jon - I love Jesus Christ
http://www.jonsplace.org/
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From: cfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: sound module? (Newbie needs help)
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 03:20:12 GMT
he means kernel module. they are under /lib/modules/
so you do an insmod to see if the kenel can find the hardware.
if you don't know what i'm talking about, read sound HOWTO and kernel
HOWTO. most distros have all the modules pre-compiled, so you don't
really need to recompile the kernel. you simply need to know which
module to use.
you can use /etc/modules.conf or /etc/conf.modules or something like
that to get the module automatically inserted.
On Fri, 3 Nov 2000 21:23:54 +0200, "MT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michal Jaegermann)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.alpha
Subject: Re: Changing ethernet card
Date: 4 Nov 2000 03:13:14 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Marble Head ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: Although it doesn't cause any damage, my experience is that most cards don't
: work.
Is this a joke? This alpha from which I happen to post that has two
cards - 3c509 in use all the time (if it does not work then you will
not see that :-) and ne2k-pci used from time to time for "special
purposes". Most other Alphas I am dealing with usually have some
tulip version and there is quite a few of these. On various occasions
I had other network cards (via-rhine, old ewrk3, smc, ...). I do not
recall a situation when the card would simply not work. Some hardware/
software combinations were somewhat reluctant initially but this did
not happen too often.
: I tried 4 different kinds of cards (Smc ultra, ne200, davies, and
: intel) in my alphastation 200, and none of them worked.
Cannot comment on alphastation 200, as I never played with this
hardware, but I would be quite surprised to find out that is has
some extra special requirements.
Michal
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Date: 3 Nov 2000 21:47:43 -0500
From: "Gene Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Virus software
Unrot13 this;
Reply to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Gene Heskett sends Greetings to Dog Meat;
DM> I understand that, by virtue of Linux's nature, viruses are
DM> extremely
DM> rare. BTAIM, I d/l-ed a copy of McAfee for Linux, and attempted
DM> to install it according to instructions. I found the directory
DM> listings for the installation, but can't apparently execute it.
DM> I'm very familiar with the Win98 version of McAfee, and expected
DM> to see the shield icon or something, somewhere. I'm using the
DM> KDE desktop, and I installed McAfee using the command line, as
DM> root.
DM> Is the Linux version supposed work like the Win98 version, with
DM> the
DM> on-demand scanner and the TSR, as far as the user interface goes?
I don't know as I'd even consider installing McAfee on a linux box. I
somehow can't trust an outfit whose winders code thinks a lilo install
in LSN0 is a virus. And they're selling a linux version now? Nahhh.
Boggles the mind. :-(
I wouldn't worry about a viri near as much as I'd worry about keeping
ahead of the 3l33t crackers.
Cheers, Gene
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From: cfish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sounddaemon + sound module (Newbie)
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 03:33:29 GMT
see my other post.
ok. let me answer this question to more detail.
the sound is a part of the kernel, so it's not really an application.
So in order to get sound to work, you need a kernel that knows the
sound card you use. However, because the kernel can be compiled into
pieces, which is called kernel modules, and the kernel bring in the
piece when needed, your distribution probably have compiled the kernel
with a generic sound support, (soundcore) and all the sound
modules(specific modules that knows specific hardware).
all the kernel modules are typically under /lib/modules so you can
just peek in there and see what you can find. Also you will have to
check kernel's documentation for your sound card.
If that's the case, (SuSE does that. most distros do that.) All you
need to do is to tell the kernel which hardware related module it
should use with the soundcore, and other sound related, module. You
can do so by editing /etc/modules.conf or /etc/conf.modules (on my
distro they are the same file, symbolically linked together.)
if you open this file, you will find a ton of comments. if you choose
a very well supported sound card, then ALL you need to do is to
uncomment the part that is written for your sound card. but i guess
some distros like redhat have something like soundconf to do that for
you.
On Fri, 3 Nov 2000 21:48:08 +0200, "MT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>gmix says, that i don't have sound complied into the kernel and that sound
>daemon
>is'nt running, can somebody gimme some advice on where can i find such <S>
>stuff
>(in *.deb format, i use debian) or just give me a string to search them
>with...
>
> tammx
>
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From: "David K. Means" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: firewall with 3 nic , need help.....
Date: 4 Nov 2000 03:36:02 GMT
For this situation, you need netmask 255.255.255.0, not 255.255.0.0
And then you need to make sure that you have routes for each
subnet in your routing table:
168.168.1.0 ....... U ... eth1
168.168.2.0 ....... U ... eth2
x.x.x.x ....... U ... eth0
127.0.0.0 ....... U ... lo
0.0.0.0 {gw_add}U ... eth0
"Simon Hung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:8tu1ek$fe6$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Dear All,
>
> My box have 3 nic installed , I would like to use this box as my
firewall
> with DMZ,
> Those card was loaded up successfully during LILO. And I have assigned the
> following IP for each interface as follow :
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> -----------------
> eth1 : 168.168.1.254 ----- For our Private LAN (Intel EtherExpress
Pro100)
> netmask: 255.255.0.0
> network: 168.168.0.0
> broadcast: 168.168.255.255
>
> eth2 : 168.168.2.254 ----- For our DMZ (Intel EtherExpress Pro100)
> netmask: 255.255.0.0
> network: 168.168.0.0
> broadcast: 168.168.255.255
>
> eth2 : x.x.x.x --------------- Which is our public IP (3c905B-TPO)
>
> Also, I have set up 2 PC for test using crossover Cat5.
>
> PC1 (simulate as Private LAN client)
> - connect to the "eth1"
> - and the IP is 168.168.1.10
> netmask: 255.255.0.0
> network: 168.168.0.0
> broadcast: 168.168.255.255
> gateway : 168.168.1.254
>
> PC2 (simulate as DMZ's server)
> - connect to the "eth2"
> - and the IP is 168.168.1.10
> netmask: 255.255.0.0
> network: 168.168.0.0
> broadcast: 168.168.255.255
> gateway : 168.168.2.254
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> -----------------
>
> After those setup, I started try to ping those test PC at the Firewall
> box.
> but just the PC2 have response.. The interrupts of those eth0 and eth1 are
> keep
> increasing.... so, will this is the routing problem or what other else ??
>
> Does anyone experienced this wired things b4 ??
>
> Thank
> Simon.H
> Simon.H
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Fr=E8re=5FOrph=E9e?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie Graphical Installation Question
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 05:03:01 +0100
What sounds very odd and strange to me, Who is a newbie too, is the thing=
about non recognised commands...
related to your driver Idea I would definately say no, this is not the
problem, linux has every file it needs to drive devices... at least in co=
mmon
VGA mode... but you know, I did not reach to configure my own video on Re=
dhat
6.2 and am still in text mode too... I will try Xconfigurator as su too, =
the
perticular thing with my configuration is that there are three graphic ca=
rds
pluged in... one is useless okay, but the two others are used when I boot=
on
the (removable) Drive with W98 on it...
Kevin C Reeves wrote:
> Thanks for your suggestion. I tried the Xconfigurator command in
> superuser mode but it was not recognized. How do I install my video ca=
rd
> manually? I was guessing that when my hard drive was formatted to make=
> room for Linux that some driver or other info that Linux needed to work=
> with my video card and monitor was deleted also. Does anybody know if
> this is a possible cause of my problem? If so, how do I go about
> installing the driver or files that Linux needs? Once again, any
> suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> E J ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> : The problem is with you :)
> : You have to type the following when you log in as root:
> : $ su -
> : passwd: <secret>
> : # Xconfigurator
> : It may probe your video card and install it properly, or you may have=
to
> : install your video card manually.
>
> : Kevin C Reeves wrote:
>
> : > I recently obtained Red Hat Linux 7.0 and have been semi-successful=
> : > in my attempt to install it. The problem is that I am unable to
> : > install in graphical mode. My machine formerly had Windows 95 as i=
ts
> : > OS. When I choose to install in graphical mode the installation
> : > program still runs in text mode. I never get any message about Lin=
ux
> : > not being able to recognize my video card, nor do I get the option
> : > to choose Gnome or KDE. When the install is complete I am running
> : > the text version of Linux and the startx command is not recognized.=
> : > Any ideas on what the problem is?
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