Linux-Setup Digest #325, Volume #21 Tue, 29 May 01 03:13:12 EDT
Contents:
Re: Connecting Redhat to MS Small Biz Server (Mark A. Odell)
Re: Why won't my RH 7.1 box reboot? ("David White")
Lilo Problems (Rand Simberg)
Re: getting linux to recognize NTFS (Kenny McCormack)
Re: Lilo Problems ("Rob")
Re: Permissions on smbfs mount? (Ace Jones)
Re: Lilo Problems ("T.Paul Althauser")
print postscript file through samba ("Eric Chow")
Re: Installing RH 7.1 on Compaq Proliant 1500 with Disk Array Controller (RAID 5)
(Niels Kristian Jensen)
Re: /lib/modules/2.4.2 removed ("Bobby D. Bryant")
Re: Can't Telnet, FTP or Send Email to Linux Box ("MBA")
telnet/sendmail problem on RH7.1, why is everybody so quiet? (Sasan Iman)
Re: What to install for a laptop? ("colche")
Issues Installing 3csoho100-TX (Aaron)
NFS trouble (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: Connecting Redhat to MS Small Biz Server (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: pci modem and integrated sound card (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Screen Saver & Lock RH 7.0 (root)
Re: telnet/sendmail problem on RH7.1, why is everybody so quiet?
(=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?=)
Re: Screen Saver & Lock RH 7.0 (daemonX)
Re: telnet/sendmail problem on RH7.1, why is everybody so quiet? (Sasan Iman)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark A. Odell)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Connecting Redhat to MS Small Biz Server
Date: 29 May 2001 04:18:31 GMT
"Danny Bielik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> Hi there,
>
> I have just installed RedHat V7 to a new PC (PIII-1000) and would like to
> hook it up to our server which is running Microsoft Backoffice Small
> Business Server 4.5 (SBS). This is basically Windows NT Server V4.0 with
> Proxy Server 2.0, Exchange 5.5 and a few other things.
>
> Here is the setup: Server name - ntserver1, domain name - acnet2, Server
> IP 10.0.0.2, DHCP enabled (scope 10.0.0.x).
>
> Is it possible for the Linux computer to log into that server (for
> file/print sharing)? If so, how?
Yes, SAMBA. Go to www.samba.org. You can share Linux directories out to NT
boxes or vice versa.
> Also, can the Linux machine be set up to go through the Proxy Server for
> internet access? Again, how is this achieved??? I believe that you have
> to be authenticated as a user on the domain to have access to the Proxy
> server.
SAMBA may help you here too, don't know though.
--
- Mark ->
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From: "David White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Why won't my RH 7.1 box reboot?
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 00:26:28 -0400
> Anyway, you have to recompile the kernel, and under Advanced Power
> Management, there is an option to "use real mode BIOS to shutdown" or
> something like that (first 4 words there for sure); enable it.
Thanks for the idea, Marco - unfortunately, that didn't solve the problem
for me. Even after disabling APM altogether (and USB too), the PC still
hangs once it gets to "Restarting System."
I'm willing to accept that there might be any number of processes or kernel
features that could cause this problem - can you (or anyone) give me an idea
of how I might start narrowing down what the problem is? (Like, for
example, is there a way to have the shutdown process write everything it's
doing out to a debug file, so I can look at the file later to see what the
last thing it said was before it crashed?)
> Try it with 2.4.4, but try the newly released 2.4.5
Hmm - well, I might give that a shot too.
> Cross posted ... can't wait for the porn mail to come in. :-)
That's why this account is my spam-only/USENET-posting account. ;-)
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From: Rand Simberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Lilo Problems
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 04:37:01 +0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I wanted to quit dual booting, since I now have a dedicated Linux server
on my LAN, and I needed the HD for a test installation of W2K. So I
blew off my linux partition on the machine.
After I started the W2K install, when it rebooted from the hard disk,
LILO started like this:
LI
Now what do I do? I can't boot into my 98 installation, and I can't
continue with the W2K installation, because deleting my Linux drive has
apparently munged my LILO situation. Is there some way to fix it
without a complete reinstallation of Linux, and if not, how do I fix it
after I reinstall Linux?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenny McCormack)
Subject: Re: getting linux to recognize NTFS
Date: 28 May 2001 23:42:43 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <55Ax6.26294$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Eric en Jolanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> How do I get Linux to recognize an NTFS partition? I have tried to do
>>
>> mount /dev/sda1 /win2000 -t ntfs
>>
>> but I get the message that 'ntfs' is an invalid type.
>>
>
>load the ntfs.o module?
>But don't even think about writing to that partition
Why do you keep saying that? The fact is that it does work, most of the
time, under NT4/NTFS4, so as long as your backups are kept current (as
they, of course, should be), what's the big deal?
Anyway, isn't the real issue here that, as of about NT4/SP4, the NTFS is
encrypted (and thus probably not accessible at all from non-Microsoft OS's) ?
(For the nit-pickers, note that the encryption is an option, probably
not on by default - so I assume the point is that you can only read
unencrypted partitions)
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From: "Rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Lilo Problems
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 06:51:46 +0200
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Rand Simberg"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I wanted to quit dual booting, since I now have a dedicated Linux server
> on my LAN, and I needed the HD for a test installation of W2K. So I
> blew off my linux partition on the machine.
>
> After I started the W2K install, when it rebooted from the hard disk,
> LILO started like this:
>
> LI
>
> Now what do I do? I can't boot into my 98 installation, and I can't
> continue with the W2K installation, because deleting my Linux drive has
> apparently munged my LILO situation. Is there some way to fix it
> without a complete reinstallation of Linux, and if not, how do I fix it
> after I reinstall Linux?
>
Boot from floppy, and do fdisk /mbr
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From: Ace Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Permissions on smbfs mount?
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 04:50:13 GMT
Rod Smith wrote:
> For smbfs, chmod is effective for adding or removing write permissions,
> and whatever you do has its effect on the owner, the group, and the
> world permissions, within the constraints of the mask values. AFAIK
> that's it; you certainly can't modify permissions as freely as you can
> with, say, an NFS mount.
Wow, very interesting, thank you. So you're saying can chmod on a
*per-file* basis, within the constraints you describe?
</Ace>
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From: "T.Paul Althauser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Lilo Problems
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 22:00:34 -0700
Boot with your 98 boot or rescue disk, and run "fdisk /mbr". Lilo takes
over the Master Boot Record, and even when you remove the system, you
still need to fix the MBR.
Good Luck.
T. Paul
Rand Simberg wrote:
>
> I wanted to quit dual booting, since I now have a dedicated Linux server
> on my LAN, and I needed the HD for a test installation of W2K. So I
> blew off my linux partition on the machine.
>
> After I started the W2K install, when it rebooted from the hard disk,
> LILO started like this:
>
> LI
>
> Now what do I do? I can't boot into my 98 installation, and I can't
> continue with the W2K installation, because deleting my Linux drive has
> apparently munged my LILO situation. Is there some way to fix it
> without a complete reinstallation of Linux, and if not, how do I fix it
> after I reinstall Linux?
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From: "Eric Chow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: print postscript file through samba
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 13:03:07 +0800
Hello,
I use smbclient to connect to a Windows Printer in Linux. I can print any
text file through Samba Client, but I I can print a PostScript file ?
The following is how I print Text File through SmabaClient :
% smbclient \\\\192.168.0.22\\HPLJ6L mypassword -U eric -P
smb: \> print test.txt
smb: \>
As the above commands, I can print a text file to a Windows Shared Printer
in Linux through Samba CLient.
But how I can print a PostScript(.ps) file in the Samba Prompr "smb: \>" ?
Would you please to teach me ?
Best regards,
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Niels Kristian Jensen)
Subject: Re: Installing RH 7.1 on Compaq Proliant 1500 with Disk Array Controller
(RAID 5)
Date: 29 May 2001 05:14:35 GMT
"Sigmund" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
<SkDQ6.16742$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>I was having a simliar problem with a Compaq proliant 5000 with one
>logical disk under raid 5. what worked for me was at the boot ptompt
>typing this:
>
>linux dd mem=128M@16
>
>for you I gues it would be
>
>linux dd mem=48M@16M
>
>you will also need to create the driver disk image just like the boot
>disk image.
>
>Hope this helps
Well, sort of...
I did try "linux mem=238M@16", and this gets me all the way trough
installation - almost!
Very late in the process, after many packages have been copied, the
installation program crashes after a "Signal 11" (or perhaps this is only a
secondary error)
I've tried to make the described driver disk (by adding the "dd"
parameter). The NCR 53c8xx driver did load and the same thing (late crash)
happened again.
The PC *is* a strange box: It has an embedded 53c835 on the mainboard and
it has a Compaq Smart-2/P PCI Raid controller in slot 6.
I've been told that RH 6.1 with a kernel patch from Compaq may be the right
way to get the thing up and running. This page has more info:
http://www.compaq.com/support/files/server/us/locate/40_1127.html
Best regards,
Niels Kr. Jensen
P.S: To those of you out there asking "Why??" : I'm doing this for free,
helping the scouts here in Denmark. They've been donated 9 of these
boxes...
>"Niels Kristian Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:9eomkf$i5n$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm this far in the process:
>>
>> 1) Disk array configured as one logical disk under RAID 5 (with the
>> Compaq sw).
>>
>> 2) RH 7.1 boot disk in the A-drive
>>
>> 3) The mem=48M@16M command makes the Anaconda program run in text mode
>> and not crash due to "insufficient memory" (as is the case Anaconda it
>> does
>not
>> get this extra parameter)
>>
>> 4) I'm then selecting language, packages etc. and everything seems to
>> be running until suddenly:
>>
>> unmounting filesystems...
>> /mnt/sysimage/boot
>> /mnt/sysimage/home failed ()
>>
>> The screen colors are messed up at this point and the power cycle
>> switch
>is
>> the only way to proceed.
>>
>>
>>
>> I've checked this page:
>>
>> http://www.geocities.com/rlcomp_1999/
>>
>> but I've not found the missing piece for the puzzle yet.
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From: "Bobby D. Bryant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: /lib/modules/2.4.2 removed
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 23:14:03 +0600
In article <1kuQ6.21909$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Mimmus"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I removed directory /lib/modules/2.4.2-2 by mistake. This was the
> original Redhat module dir. I tried to recompile kernel but, when I
> run 'mkinitrd ...' (I have a SCSI disk), system tries to load 'loop'
> module and obviously doesn't find it.
If you still have your Red Hat CD, you should be able to restore the
modules from the RPMs.
Bobby Bryant
Austin, Texas
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From: "MBA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.redhat,nl.comp.os.linux.installatie
Subject: Re: Can't Telnet, FTP or Send Email to Linux Box
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 07:39:26 +0200
Log in as root
Go to /etc/xinetd.d and change the no on the last line from both "wu-ftpd"
and "telnet" to yes
If you do not know how to restart those things just reboot your machine.
"Frank D'Ariano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:2hzQ6.11672$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Greetings,
>
> I just installed the "boxed" version 7.1 of Red Hat Linux using a custom
> install. I made sure the firewall was disabled, yet I cannot Telnet, FTP
or
> send email to my Linux box. I have network connectivity including a
working
> DNS server - I can ping to/from the box via hostname.
>
> I've scoured all the Red Hat documentation and can't find any reason for
> this except for a small change I needed to make to the sendmail.cf file
> (which I made). Since I'm new to Linux, I'm guessing I'm just missing
> something stupid!!
>
> Frank
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From: Sasan Iman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: telnet/sendmail problem on RH7.1, why is everybody so quiet?
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 05:52:50 GMT
In release 7.x, Redhat moved to a default secure networking mode. This
changed how telnet/sendmail, etc. operate. More specifically,
telnet/sendmail no longer work out of the box and more handling is
required.
I am sure for expert users this change was just fine as they immediately
added the few lines of code that will get everything back in working
order. However for us novice users, this change proved to be a major
headache. I am in no way down-playing the significance of having a
secure workstation. My problem is that no matter where I search, I can't
find a decent document (preferably released by RedHat for the benefit of
novice users in the community) that explains how to make this transition
happen.
Right now, I have a Redhat 7.1 with broken sendmail/telnet. I keep
searching the net and I read about xinetd/telnet (none on my machine),
ssh, etc. etc. But no clear step by step instruction on how to get this
to work.
In summary, I would like to bring this problem to the attention of any
RedHat people, and beg for any of you experts to post a step by step
instruction on how to get passed this issue.
Any replies is appreciated in advance.
Regards,
SI
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From: "colche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: What to install for a laptop?
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 06:05:34 GMT
hehe
try blackbox as ur desktop then!
"LRW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:nQtQ6.9325$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Need some advice from experienced people.
> I have an icky 486DX-66 with 16MB RAM and 2GB HD 640x480 laptop.
> I have RedHat 5.0, RH 6.2, and RH 7.1 and Mandrake 6.0.
> What would be a better package for this thing? Latest and greatest, like
> with Windows, is not always a good idea. So I'm leaning toward RH 6.2. But
> if I can't get Xwindows to run anyway, the is there any problem with using
> RH 7.1?
> Speaking of Xwindows, think any desktop will work? I know Gnome and KDE
are
> right out (darn it), but what about one of the lesser memory intensive
> desktops?
>
> Thanks for any advice!!
> =)
> Liam
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aaron)
Subject: Issues Installing 3csoho100-TX
Date: 28 May 2001 23:21:58 -0700
I am having issues installing a 3Com 3csoho100-TX OfficeConnect in my
RedHat 7 machine. I have read other posts regarding locating drivers
for this card and determined that the 3c90x would be my best bet. This
came precompiled with my distro and is located in
/lib/modules/2.2.16-22/net . I have added a line 'alias eth0 3c90x' to
my /etc/modules.conf file and tried 'insmod 3c90x.o' from the net dir
prompt. No errors reported by either attempt but no adapters are
listed when I run ifconfig other than loopback. Im not sure if I am
going about this all wrong, missing major steps, or its just a
compatibility issue. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Aaron
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: NFS trouble
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 08:26:35 +0200
Hi
I have an OpenBSD 2.9 server which has /home shared over NFS. Also I
have a RedHat 7.1 linux with kernel 2.4.5, which mounts /home from the
OpenBSD box.
This is fine most of the time. Everything seems to work until I start my
mail program (pine). It tries to do file locking on my mailboxes, but
that does not work. It takes around 100 seconds to open a mailbox...
I have tried forcing NFS version 2 and 3, specifying tcp or udp, posix
or not, nothing seems to help.
Disabling file locking (nolock), do seem to work, but then my mailboxes
cannot be locked - and I would like them to be, so procmail does not
mess with an open unlocked mailbox...
I have tried to mess with the OpenBSD NFS server, but there does not
seem to be anything related to mess with (and I know this part is
off-topic)...
Anybody know, what I do wrong - or what I miss?
TIA
Rasmus
--
-- [ Rasmus 'M�ffe' B�g Hansen ] --------------------------------------
I haven't lost my mind;
I have backed it up on tape somewhere........
================================= [ moffe at amagerkollegiet dot dk ] =0
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: Connecting Redhat to MS Small Biz Server
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 08:37:55 +0200
On Tue, 29 May 2001, Danny Bielik wrote:
> Also, can the Linux machine be set up to go through the Proxy Server for
> internet access? Again, how is this achieved??? I believe that you have to
> be authenticated as a user on the domain to have access to the Proxy server.
This can be set in your browser. Works at least in netscape, konqueror,
mozilla and opera.
Rasmus
--
-- [ Rasmus 'M�ffe' B�g Hansen ] --------------------------------------
"Memory is like gasoline. You use it up when you are running. Of
course you get it all back when you reboot.
-- Microsoft help desk
================================= [ moffe at amagerkollegiet dot dk ] =0
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: pci modem and integrated sound card
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 08:34:41 +0200
On Tue, 29 May 2001, saw wrote:
> modem: rockwell PCI 56K
Check on www.linmodems.org if it is supported. It is probably a
winmodem, which cannot be used in linux, due to bad modem design.
Rasmus
--
-- [ Rasmus 'M�ffe' B�g Hansen ] --------------------------------------
Because I don't want to force you to follow my philosophy, even though
it happens to be the only possible correct philosophy.
-- Ted Lemon
================================= [ moffe at amagerkollegiet dot dk ] =0
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From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Screen Saver & Lock RH 7.0
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 14:41:11 +0800
I don't seem to get screen saver and lockscreen in my RH7 X Windows
GNOME. Can anyone shed a light on this please. The screen saver never
wants to come on and when i choose lockscreen - nothing happens.
Thanks.
Regards,
Bert.
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rasmus_B=F8g_Hansen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: telnet/sendmail problem on RH7.1, why is everybody so quiet?
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 08:43:07 +0200
On Tue, 29 May 2001, Sasan Iman wrote:
> In release 7.x, Redhat moved to a default secure networking mode. This
> changed how telnet/sendmail, etc. operate. More specifically,
> telnet/sendmail no longer work out of the box and more handling is
> required.
Edit /etc/xinetd.d/telnet and change 'disabled = yes' to 'disabled =
no'. Run 'killall -HUP xinetd'.
Edit /etc/mail/sendmail.mc and change
'DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA')' to
'dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA')'. Run
'm4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/sendmail.cf' and
'service sendmail restart'.
Now telnet and sendmail should work. But why not use ssh instead of
telnet?
Rasmus
--
-- [ Rasmus 'M�ffe' B�g Hansen ] --------------------------------------
If you only have a hammer
everything looks like a nail
================================= [ moffe at amagerkollegiet dot dk ] =0
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From: daemonX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Screen Saver & Lock RH 7.0
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 14:53:36 +0800
O.k. i know the problem....now. i'm using GNOME but the screen saver
setting is at KDE. How can i use GNOME now instead of KDE ?
Thanks.
Regards,
Bert.
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From: Sasan Iman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: telnet/sendmail problem on RH7.1, why is everybody so quiet?
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 07:05:40 GMT
Hi Rasmus,
There is no /etc/xinetd.d/telnet on my machine. Do I create this
manually?
Also, I don't use senamil.mc. I manually modify sendmail.cf. I know
using mc file is the right way to go. Is there a way to do this without
using mc file? there is a sendmail.cf in /etc with default installation.
Where is the mc file that was used to create this cf file?
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Si
p.s. Your hammer quote is great
.
Rasmus B�g Hansen wrote:
>
> On Tue, 29 May 2001, Sasan Iman wrote:
>
> > In release 7.x, Redhat moved to a default secure networking mode. This
> > changed how telnet/sendmail, etc. operate. More specifically,
> > telnet/sendmail no longer work out of the box and more handling is
> > required.
>
> Edit /etc/xinetd.d/telnet and change 'disabled = yes' to 'disabled =
> no'. Run 'killall -HUP xinetd'.
>
> Edit /etc/mail/sendmail.mc and change
> 'DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA')' to
> 'dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA')'. Run
> 'm4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/sendmail.cf' and
> 'service sendmail restart'.
>
> Now telnet and sendmail should work. But why not use ssh instead of
> telnet?
>
> Rasmus
>
> --
> -- [ Rasmus 'M�ffe' B�g Hansen ] --------------------------------------
> If you only have a hammer
> everything looks like a nail
> --------------------------------- [ moffe at amagerkollegiet dot dk ] -0
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