Linux-Setup Digest #103, Volume #20 Sat, 25 Nov 00 01:13:07 EST
Contents:
I keep getting kicked offline (cable modem) ("Diesel")
Re: Samba - Browsing windows systems from Linux ? (Rod Smith)
Uninstalling Corel Linux (VGiese)
LILO ("Willie Chan")
Re: Faster Linux on 486 (JMJ)
remove lilo ("Willie Chan")
swap ("Willie Chan")
Re: swap ( Black Dragon)
Re: remove lilo ( Black Dragon)
adduser ("RHLinx")
Could a few people here recommend... ("John D. Marinuzzi")
Re: I keep getting kicked offline (cable modem) ( Black Dragon)
Re: remove lilo ("Willie Chan")
Re: swap ("Willie Chan")
Re: Newly set up RH7.0 - Firewall? ("Tim Watkins")
Re: LILO ("Willie Chan")
RPM help needed ("Tim Watkins")
Re: playing video shuts down ppp (J Sloan)
Re: 4 IDE interfaces ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
ran out of input data ("Willie Chan")
Re: Not worth the hassle..... ("Dan Jacobson")
Re: Newly set up RH7.0 - Firewall? ( Black Dragon)
Re: Making A Boot Disk ( Black Dragon)
Re: RH6.2 login is now broken - how to fix? ( Black Dragon)
Re: Mandrake boot problem ("Barry")
Re: remove lilo ( Black Dragon)
Re: Mandrake boot problem ("Barry")
Re: swap ( Black Dragon)
Re: [Q] How to get the Ethernet address ? ("Paul Pluzhnikov")
Re: adduser (Bill Unruh)
Re: Help Screen i wrong in Red Hat 6.0 ( Black Dragon)
Re: Best NIC for Red Hat 6.1 internet connection? ( Black Dragon)
Re: Install Linux without erasing NT4 boot ( Black Dragon)
Re: Uninstalling Corel Linux (Mark W. Stroberg)
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From: "Diesel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: I keep getting kicked offline (cable modem)
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 02:29:16 GMT
I have a cable modem through mediaone and about every 12 to 24 hours I get
kicked offline, and basicly loose my ip address. (if I run ifconfig, shows
no ip on eth0) If I run #ifup eth0 I will get my ip address back, and I
will get the same one I had before I lost it. I have been trouble shooting
this for days with no luck... Please let me know if you have any other
ideas....
Here is what I have done
Reinstalled redhat 7 three times = didn't work
Tried it on windows = Worked
Tried a different nic = didn't work
It did all work about 2 weeks ago, then one day it just quit. I have tried
it on windows and I have no problmes. My isp doesn't support linux so they
won't help me. I am lost here... Any help would be GREAT
Thanks
Diesel
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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Smith)
Subject: Re: Samba - Browsing windows systems from Linux ?
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:17:42 GMT
[Posted and mailed]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
John Beardmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've set up Samba on Linux and can browse a share from various windows
> boxes.
>
> Is there a way to browse shared disks on the windows systems from
> Linux ?
>
> I'd assumed that Linux Samba could act as a client to windows boxes ?
> Is this not the case ?
Linux and Samba can do it. It's usually easiest to mount a filesystem
using the smbmount command, but that's not a browser -- you must know
the name of the server and the share you want to mount. There are
several GUI browsers for SMB/CIFS networks, though. Here are pointers to
three:
LinNeighborhood: http://www.bnro.de/~schmidjo/
Kruiser: http://devel-home.kde.org/~kruiser/
xSMBrowser: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~chadspen/
This isn't a complete list; there are others, but I don't happen to have
any URLs at hand.
--
Rod Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux & multi-OS configuration
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (VGiese)
Date: 25 Nov 2000 03:21:00 GMT
Subject: Uninstalling Corel Linux
I tried to uninstall Linux by reformating my drive with DOS 6 but part of it
comes back each time I try to boot up from C:.
I can boot up DOS with a floppy but not from my hard drive.
How do I completely uninstall Corel Linux.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Willie Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: LILO
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:25:55 GMT
hi,
I have installed my redhat on my system. The installation works fine.
After it reboot, it seems to hang on LILO. I have only "LI" display on the
screen only. Anybody knows why?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (JMJ)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Faster Linux on 486
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:26:25 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
x-no-archive: yes
On Mon, 23 Oct 2000 16:30:44 -0700, "David N. Haney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I was wondering if there is a streamlined version
>of Linux that runs better on the older 486s.
I don't know how "streamlined" it is (even though I just installed it
on my old 486), but there's a version of Mandrake 7.0 for the i486.
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3#486
I think there's also a version of Debian for i386, but don't have a
URL for it.
JMJ
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Willie Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: remove lilo
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:36:35 GMT
hi,
how to remove lilo from mbr?
tried using fdisk /mbr and nothing happen!
I mean no such extension in my fdisk...
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From: "Willie Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: swap
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:36:57 GMT
how much swap should I need?
any web link to such info...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( Black Dragon )
Subject: Re: swap
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:40:04 GMT
On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:36:57 GMT in comp.os.linux.setup,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `Willie Chan' said:
: how much swap should I need?
Depends on what you are planning on doing with the machine and your hardware
specifications. Need more information to be able to offer a valid opinion.
--
Black Dragon
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( Black Dragon )
Subject: Re: remove lilo
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:42:20 GMT
On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:36:35 GMT in comp.os.linux.setup,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `Willie Chan' said:
: how to remove lilo from mbr?
: tried using fdisk /mbr and nothing happen!
: I mean no such extension in my fdisk...
Msdos fdisk? "/mbr" is an undocumented option.
--
Black Dragon
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From: "RHLinx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: adduser
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 22:52:17 -0500
Hi,
I just installed RH6.2, and the user guild says that I can add new users
using commond useradd or adduser, but neither works. Does anyone know
what's wrong? Or maybe I missed some package to install?
Thanks a lot.
RHLinx
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From: "John D. Marinuzzi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Could a few people here recommend...
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 22:58:48 -0500
what kind of 17 inch monitor I should purchase to get this f***ing thing
working? I would like to get a reasonably priced good monitor that i can
use with SuSE 7.0, being it doesn't work with mine and nobody knows why.
Thank You,
NUZZI
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( Black Dragon )
Subject: Re: I keep getting kicked offline (cable modem)
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:56:56 GMT
On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 02:29:16 GMT in comp.os.linux.setup,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `Diesel' said:
: I have a cable modem through mediaone and about every 12 to 24 hours I get
: kicked offline, and basicly loose my ip address.
You need to use either dhcpcd or pump, which will automatically renew the
lease (basically, lease for ip address) that you get from your ISP's dhcp
server and expires after a time specified by the server. I recommend using
dhcpcd because pump sometimes chokes when the ip address changes on non
static connections.
You didn't mention what distribution of Linux you are using and the
configuration varies from distro' to distro', so you'll have to provide
the group with more info. to be able to help out with configuration.
--
Black Dragon
Sign The Linux Driver Petition:
http://www.libralinux.com/petition.english.html
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From: "Willie Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: remove lilo
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 04:11:25 GMT
but really..nothing happen...after I type...
" Black Dragon " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:36:35 GMT in comp.os.linux.setup,
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `Willie Chan' said:
>
>
> : how to remove lilo from mbr?
> : tried using fdisk /mbr and nothing happen!
> : I mean no such extension in my fdisk...
>
>
> Msdos fdisk? "/mbr" is an undocumented option.
>
>
> --
> Black Dragon
>
> Sign The Linux Driver Petition:
> http://www.libralinux.com/petition.english.html
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From: "Willie Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: swap
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 04:12:28 GMT
my system is
256 mb ram
currently 4Gig HD for Linux
" Black Dragon " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:36:57 GMT in comp.os.linux.setup,
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `Willie Chan' said:
>
>
> : how much swap should I need?
>
>
> Depends on what you are planning on doing with the machine and your
hardware
> specifications. Need more information to be able to offer a valid opinion.
>
>
> --
> Black Dragon
>
> Sign The Linux Driver Petition:
> http://www.libralinux.com/petition.english.html
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From: "Tim Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newly set up RH7.0 - Firewall?
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 04:21:38 GMT
Check out this web page... Very good stuff here.
http://www.linux-firewall-tools.com
you can also check your box for security issues here:
https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
Tim
"Stan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7yET5.37794$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I have just set up RH7.0 on my computer. I have a Static DSL line
> connection connected to an Ethernet card (which has been detected, and I
can
> connect to the internet).
>
> My concern is Security. I am concerned that anyone can come into my
> computer until I set some sort of security up.
>
> Is there a firewall program to use? FYI: I bought the server installation
> box of RH7.0, so is there a program on there? The books don't say so.
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
> Steve
>
>
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From: "Willie Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: LILO
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 04:24:02 GMT
solved it...thanks!
"Willie Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7jGT5.566$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> hi,
>
> I have installed my redhat on my system. The installation works fine.
> After it reboot, it seems to hang on LILO. I have only "LI" display on
the
> screen only. Anybody knows why?
>
>
>
>
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From: "Tim Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RPM help needed
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 04:25:57 GMT
Hey all,
I've got what should be a simple question, but I can't figure it out. I'm
running RH6.1, kernel 2.2.17. I want to update my printtool rpm to the
latest. I downloaded the latest from RedHat, but when I try to install it,
I get a message (something to this effect): only packages with major number
<=3 can be handled by this version of RPM.
Now, I also download the latest RPM rpm (funny), and I get the same message
when trying to install that. Did they actually make the updated RPM in a
form that the previous version couldn't update? What am I missing here.
Thanks,
Tim
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From: J Sloan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: playing video shuts down ppp
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 04:27:33 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> hi
>
> i regularly watch .mpg and .rm movies on linux while surfing the net.
> i've noticed that when watching movies, i receive almost no data from my
> ppp interface. i stop playing the movies, and i start receiving data as
> normal. i have a dial up account, using ppp-2.3.11 and interface
> /dev/ppp0.
There is a program I used to use in my ppp days, which
gives the modem serial interrupt the highest priority.
It's called irqtune -
http://www.best.com/~cae/irqtune/
That would probably help in cases like yours.
Also, what kernel are you running? If not sure,
what distribution of Linux are you using?
jjs
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 4 IDE interfaces
Date: 25 Nov 2000 02:22:04 GMT
Xiaoqin Qiu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> We have a PC using Atari 8-bit mother board with 4 IDE interfaces and 2
> CPUs on the board. Then we installed linux 2.2.14-5.0smp on this machine.
You have an odd sense of humor.
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From: "Willie Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ran out of input data
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 04:33:26 GMT
I got "ran out of input data" during the first boot after installation....
the screen looks like this...
Loading Linux............
Uncompressing linux................
ran out of input data
-- System halted
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From: "Dan Jacobson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Not worth the hassle.....
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 07:42:19 +0800
> Same here. Linux is definitely for hackers at this point, but it's
> rapidly moving towards a viable end-user platform. My main motivation
> for jumping the gun is that I want to A) become a better hacker and
> learn my way around UNIX/Linux so that I can B) help contribute to the
> ongoing effort to make all software -- including OSes -- free. I am very
> much a supporter of the end-user (being one myself) and hope to
> eventually contribute significantly in the area of useability and
> open-standards advocacy. To this end I need to get in the trenches and
> start hacking. HOWEVER for the end-user (and I hope this isn't taken as
> a derogatory term) with no interest in hacking and some interest in
> being productive, I would say Linux is not quite there yet. Come back in
> 2002.
no shit. I've got all the qualifications for Missionary of Free Software. In my
default mode I nag people more about Free Software than a couple of Mormons on
bicycles [that we see often here in Taiwan] hunting for converts.
However, I just feel a little uneasy when I start my arguments knowing that back
at home I still haven't managed to um, actually get it working, well, I did,
momentarily actually.[Mandrake 7.2]
--
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Tel:+886-4-5854780; starting in year 2001: +886-4-25854780
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( Black Dragon )
Subject: Re: Newly set up RH7.0 - Firewall?
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 04:45:48 GMT
On Fri, 24 Nov 2000 19:25:18 -0600 in comp.os.linux.setup,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `Stan' said:
: My concern is Security. I am concerned that anyone can come into my
: computer until I set some sort of security up.
http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~dranch/LINUX/TrinityOS/cHTML/TrinityOS-c.html
See: "What Is A Packet Firewall" -- Section 10.1.
That whole site has an abundance of security and performance tuning information
on it. Enjoy. :-)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( Black Dragon )
Subject: Re: Making A Boot Disk
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 04:46:54 GMT
On Fri, 24 Nov 2000 20:30:05 GMT in comp.os.linux.setup,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `Morebyte' said:
: I did modifications to lilo on my second server, and now i can't boot
: into it using my current OR original kernel
:
: I have two identical servers. i want to make a boot disk to boot my
: second sever, but i don't know how to do this.
"mkbootdisk"
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( Black Dragon )
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: RH6.2 login is now broken - how to fix?
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 04:50:52 GMT
On Fri, 24 Nov 2000 19:29:01 GMT in comp.os.linux.setup,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `jtnews' said:
: How does one get hacked in redhat 6.2 when you have ipchains up and
: running blocking ports 0-1023, 5432, 6000, and 8080?
Computer security is essentially a living, breathing thing, you must keep
up with the constant change. Good url in another post in this thread.
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Subject: Re: Mandrake boot problem
From: "Barry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 21:38:36 -0700
And I hate being replied to by assholes with nothing to offer.
"Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > IF I use the uninstall option in the Lnx4win directory, it certainly
erases
> > the files and directories - AND THEN LEAVES ME UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING BUT
> > BOOT DIRECTLY TO GRUB!!!
>
> You can do anything you like. The fact that you choose not to is your
> choice.
>
> > No way to boot to Windows if I do that. I now have a minimal, unworking
>
> Sure, there's every way in the world to boot to windows from grub.
> That's what it's for. It's a boot loader.
>
> > Mandrake install clogging my system, since that seems to be the only way
I
> > can get to Windows. Is there a way to retrieve my original boot sector
so
> > that I can BYPASS THIS PIECE OF CRAP??
>
> Sure. Just copy it back again from where you (or grub) saved it. Or
> just put it back again from your windows cd or floppy.
>
> > I DO NOT want to have to reinstall Windows - I'd lose a LOT of working
> > files. My wife uses this system for her job, and both of us for school.
As
> > it stands, reinstalling Windows would screw us both over right nicely.
I'm
>
> Then I think I'll leave you to just that. I hate being shouted at by
> people who can't read the instructions.
>
> Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( Black Dragon )
Subject: Re: remove lilo
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 05:26:14 GMT
On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 04:11:25 GMT in comp.os.linux.setup,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `Willie Chan' said:
: " Black Dragon " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
: news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
: >
: > On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:36:35 GMT in comp.os.linux.setup,
: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `Willie Chan' said:
: >
: >
: > : how to remove lilo from mbr?
: > : tried using fdisk /mbr and nothing happen!
: > : I mean no such extension in my fdisk...
: >
: >
: > Msdos fdisk? "/mbr" is an undocumented option.
: but really..nothing happen...after I type...
Nothing happened? As in you got the "Lilo" prompt when re-booting after
running fdisk /mbr? fdisk /mbr does not output anything to the screen if
I recall correctly, it just re-writes the boot record. Is it possible that
you have more than one bootable partition? I'm not sure how to handle those
situations with dos fdisk, if it's even possible.
--
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Subject: Re: Mandrake boot problem
From: "Barry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 22:01:11 -0700
No thanks to your snide, arrogant, and unbelievably rude reply, I managed to
find a solution. It wasn't that I "can't read the instructions", as you so
smugly implied - it's that the answer to my problem wasn't in the
instructions to begin with.
If you cannot give constructive comments to someone who was as obviously
frustrated as I was, you should keep your fat mouth shut. There are those of
us who, amazingly enough, are not acquainted with GRUB, nor Linux, nor the
commands used by them. Rather than responding with helpful advice, you chose
to look down your nose. So be it. I've seen your "superiority" displayed
here. I'm not impressed.
It's people like you, with your attendant attitudes, that make so many of us
steer clear of Linux. I have been willing to experiment, but now it will be
a cold day in Hell before I allow this trash back on my system. Chalk up
another victory for the elite.
To those of you who did offer me help when previously asked, thank you. To
you, Peter - go to Hell.
"Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > IF I use the uninstall option in the Lnx4win directory, it certainly
erases
> > the files and directories - AND THEN LEAVES ME UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING BUT
> > BOOT DIRECTLY TO GRUB!!!
>
> You can do anything you like. The fact that you choose not to is your
> choice.
>
> > No way to boot to Windows if I do that. I now have a minimal, unworking
>
> Sure, there's every way in the world to boot to windows from grub.
> That's what it's for. It's a boot loader.
>
> > Mandrake install clogging my system, since that seems to be the only way
I
> > can get to Windows. Is there a way to retrieve my original boot sector
so
> > that I can BYPASS THIS PIECE OF CRAP??
>
> Sure. Just copy it back again from where you (or grub) saved it. Or
> just put it back again from your windows cd or floppy.
>
> > I DO NOT want to have to reinstall Windows - I'd lose a LOT of working
> > files. My wife uses this system for her job, and both of us for school.
As
> > it stands, reinstalling Windows would screw us both over right nicely.
I'm
>
> Then I think I'll leave you to just that. I hate being shouted at by
> people who can't read the instructions.
>
> Peter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( Black Dragon )
Subject: Re: swap
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 05:31:55 GMT
On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 04:12:28 GMT in comp.os.linux.setup,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `Willie Chan' said:
: " Black Dragon " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
: news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
: >
: > On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:36:57 GMT in comp.os.linux.setup,
: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `Willie Chan' said:
: >
: >
: > : how much swap should I need?
: >
: >
: > Depends on what you are planning on doing with the machine and your
: hardware
: > specifications. Need more information to be able to offer a valid opinion.
: my system is
:
: 256 mb ram
: currently 4Gig HD for Linux
With 256Mb physical ram, I don't see any good reason to use more than 8-16Mb
of swap unless you are going to be doing something extreme, like intense
graphics editing for example.
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From: "Paul Pluzhnikov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.sun.misc,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: [Q] How to get the Ethernet address ?
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 05:42:34 GMT
"Pillonel C�dric, NWS-PD-71" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> How can I get the Ethernet address from my C++ application ?
>
Presumably you want IP address of the host your application is executing on.
man uname
man gethostbyname
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: adduser
Date: 25 Nov 2000 05:44:32 GMT
In <3a1f3766$0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "RHLinx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
]I just installed RH6.2, and the user guild says that I can add new users
]using commond useradd or adduser, but neither works. Does anyone know
]what's wrong? Or maybe I missed some package to install?
shadow-utils.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( Black Dragon )
Subject: Re: Help Screen i wrong in Red Hat 6.0
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 05:45:59 GMT
On Fri, 24 Nov 2000 20:51:05 +0100 in comp.os.linux.setup,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `NoWay' said:
: "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
: news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
: > NoWay wrote:
: > >
: > > Ok thx I'll try to do the setup again
: >
: > > > Do the setup (not the installation) again. Run whatever RH's setup
: > > > thing is currently called .. and read the manual to find out what.
: > > > I imagine it's kudzu or XF86Setup or linuxconf ...
: >
: > It's called Xconfigurator
: Ok. How do I access Xconfigurator? I can't find it in any menu but then
: again I Can't see all of it since the letters on my screen are the size of
: the keys to my car...
The easiest way. Restart the machine. (spare the flamez pleaze, d00dz!) At the
Lilo prompt enter "linux 3". That will boot Linux into console mode. You can't
configure X while it is running. Login and enter either one these two commands:
"XF86Setup" "Xconfigurator"
The commands are CaSe SeNsItIvE. Once configured, enter "startx" to verify it.
If per-chance it gets totally hosed, Ctrl-Alt-Backspace will kill the X server,
and drop you to the command prompt to try again.
By the way, proper Usenet netiquette is to post your replies "underneath"
what you are replying to. Thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( Black Dragon )
Subject: Re: Best NIC for Red Hat 6.1 internet connection?
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 05:48:08 GMT
On Thu, 23 Nov 2000 20:34:43 -0500 in comp.os.linux.setup,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `Andy Kinsey' said:
: "moonie;)" wrote:
:
: > On Sun, 05 Nov 2000, Roy Troxel wrote:
: > >I'm looking for a good NIC for my firewall, which runs on Red Hat 6.1.
: > >
: > >I've tried several 3c509Bs. They work OK with the intranet connection, but
: > >behave erratically with the cable modem connection to the internet. I've
: > >reconfigured the cards, swapped them out, changed ports and IRQs with 3Com
: > >software, etc, etc, but the result is always the same. The internet NIC
: > >will work OK for a few weeks and then go out.
: > >
: > >I've corresponded with several people who have had the same problem with the
: > >3c509B. I need a NIC that I can configure, install, and then forget about.
: > >Any suggestions?
: > >
: > >Thanks in advance,
: > >
: > >Roy
: >
: > I have 1 D-Link 530TX and one D-Link 530TX+ in my router. Never had a problem,
: > its been up for months and I haven't even had to think about it (except to keep
: > from stubbing my toes on it, its under my desk)
: > --
: > moonie ;)
: >
: > Registered Linux User #175104
: > http://counter.li.org
: >
: > KDE2
: > Kernel 2.4.0-test5
: > XFree86 4.0 Nvidia .94 drivers
: > RAID 0 Striped
: > Test-Pilots-R-Us ;)
:
: This may be a stupid question, but did you disable Plug and Play on the NIC?
Not stupid -- And in the system BIOS?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( Black Dragon )
Subject: Re: Install Linux without erasing NT4 boot
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 05:55:14 GMT
On Thu, 23 Nov 2000 08:11:55 +0100 in comp.os.linux.setup,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `cib' said:
: Each time i install a partition of Linux, i get the message 'unable to find
: NTDLR, make sure it is installed' when i go back to windows NT.
: Can someone tell me how to save this boot of NT, instead of re-installing
: again the Whole NT.
: Thanks
During installation, configure Linux to boot from a floppy, instead of the
hard drive.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark W. Stroberg)
Subject: Re: Uninstalling Corel Linux
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 06:02:30 GMT
On 25 Nov 2000 03:21:00 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (VGiese) wrote:
>I tried to uninstall Linux by reformating my drive with DOS 6 but part of it
>comes back each time I try to boot up from C:.
>I can boot up DOS with a floppy but not from my hard drive.
>How do I completely uninstall Corel Linux.
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Try "fdisk/mbr" from DOS prompt of DOS boot diskette. You have to
purge LILO from the Master Boot Record. Also, use fdisk to make sure
"C:" primary partition is Active primary partition.
Mark W. Stroberg
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