Linux-Setup Digest #354, Volume #21 Sat, 2 Jun 01 13:13:07 EDT
Contents:
linux stalls during setup? ("Shoot them Later")
monitor turns off after shutdown X ("Song")
Re: slooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!! (Johan Kullstam)
Linux Video conferencing (Subba Rao)
why can't I login through the console? (Dowson Tong)
Compile problem (Alan Claunch)
fips ("Carl Deschepper")
route (Felix Miata)
Re: sshd - slow initializing connection (Grant Edwards)
Re: Compile problem ("SilentNight")
Dual Booting ("" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
Re: sshd - slow initializing connection (Harry Putnam)
HELP: Boot failure after IDE drive reconfiguration ("sdrumm3")
Re: help with color and $PS1 ("Gilles J. Seguin")
Re: Compile problem (Kwan Lowe)
Re: fips (Chiefy)
Re: PhpGroupware 0.9.10: Login -> www.domain.com? (Frederic Faure)
Re: small install for a small system ??? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: route ("Peter T. Breuer")
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From: "Shoot them Later" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: linux stalls during setup?
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 14:01:56 -0000
Hi all
first of all, I am very new to linux.
can anyone help me overcome a problem I'm having with linux Mandrake 8
setup.
The whole procedure goes smoothly until it reaches the final task of
configuring X.
the text then disappears from the screen leaving only the background
colours, the mouse freezes and the PC generally locks up and requires a
reset.
I've tried a few times with no luck
I can boot into bash only afterwards cause it says the graphic config is not
done.
is there any way I can do this manually without knowing how to use the
console properly?
help would be greatly appreciated.
MJI
--
The most enjoyable way to follow a vegetable diet is to
let the cow eat it, and then eat the cow.
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From: "Song" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: monitor turns off after shutdown X
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 23:43:45 +1000
Hi,
I am running Mandrake 7.2, I have a monitor problem and I think it's got to
do with software configuration. If I shutdown X, my monitor turns off and
refuses to turn back on again. And I have to reboot the computer.
Also, it is not so much of a problem, if I shutdown/restart the pc by doing
"reboot" or "shutdown -r now", my monitor turns off first and I can't see
any shutdown messages.
Does anyone know how to fix this problem?
thanx.
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Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: slooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!
From: Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 14:17:05 GMT
"Liverpool_fc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> thank you for responding.
> which of these two names is a good example of a domain name.
> Linux
> or Linux.localdomain
the latter -- i think you have to have a dot somewhere. i use
.axel.nom (i wanted to set up my own nomenclature) for all my boxen.
call your machine x.liverpool.fc if you like.
i don't know if .fc is a country code, but this list omits it
<URL:http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld-whois.htm>.
> I have 128mb of memory. 250 mb swap. Pentium 3 - 700mh cpu.
> correction even telnet is extremely slow getting in.
> how do I check if the box sees all memory and swap.
> thank you again.
>
> > How much memory do you have ? check that linux sees all your memory and
> check
> > that your swap space is enabled.
> >
> > Sendmail expects a fully qualified domain name entry for the host
> computer,
> > otherwise it tries to resolve and evetually gives up.
> > --
> >
> > Bob Martin
>
>
--
J o h a n K u l l s t a m
[[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Don't Fear the Penguin!
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From: Subba Rao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Linux Video conferencing
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 14:37:53 GMT
I am looking for some information for setting up Video conferencing using my
Linux system. What devices are required for such setup? I do have USB ports
available. I am confused about WebCams and NetCams. Is there a difference
between these devices? Will this be streaming video? What software is
available to do the conferencing?
Any pointers and information is appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Subba Rao
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dowson Tong)
Subject: why can't I login through the console?
Date: 2 Jun 2001 07:57:46 -0700
Environment:
RedHat 7.0 (just upgraded from RedHat 6.0)
For some reasons, I can't login as any user through the
console or telnet after the upgrade. (I am not sure if
the problem exists before upgrade though.) Fortunately,
I have sshd started during reboot, I can ssh in as any
user successfully. Does anyone have some suggestions
as to how to fix this problem?
I don't think it is related to hosts.deny or hosts.allow.
But for completeness, here is the info about these files.
My hosts.deny is empty.
My hosts.allow has the following:
ALL: LOCAL <my hosted domains> <internal subnet> <static IP from broadband>
in.ftpd: ALL
Any suggestions are appreciated.
thanks,
Dowson
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From: Alan Claunch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Compile problem
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 11:06:26 -0400
I'm trying to compile kernel 2.4.4 and am having problems; the kernel
compiles fine but there are problems with "make modules". The compile stops
about half way through with multiple error messages. The kernel will boot
but several modules are missing due to the compile. I have the latest
versions of gcc, modutils, etc.
Error messages:
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes
-O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe
-mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -DMODULE -c -o buz.o buz.c
buz.c: In function `v4l_fbuffer_alloc':
buz.c:188: `KMALLOC_MAXSIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
buz.c:188: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
buz.c:188: for each function it appears in.)
buz.c: In function `jpg_fbuffer_alloc':
buz.c:262: `KMALLOC_MAXSIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
buz.c:256: warning: `alloc_contig' might be used uninitialized in this
function
buz.c: In function `jpg_fbuffer_free':
buz.c:322: `KMALLOC_MAXSIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
buz.c:316: warning: `alloc_contig' might be used uninitialized in this
function
buz.c: In function `zoran_ioctl':
buz.c:2837: `KMALLOC_MAXSIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
make[3]: *** [buz.o] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/drivers/media/video'
make[2]: *** [_modsubdir_video] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/drivers/media'
make[1]: *** [_modsubdir_media] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/drivers'
make: *** [_mod_drivers] Error 2
bash-2.04#
Any thoughts?
Alan Claunch
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From: "Carl Deschepper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: fips
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 17:24:35 +0200
Hi,
I am preparing to install Linux (cool don't you think?), and I have read
that Linux has to have his own partitions. I have 2 partitions: C: and D:
C: is 1.99 gigs and D: 16.99 gigs
I have read that if you want to minimize a piece of a DOS partition, you can
use a program called FIPS. In the fips.doc file I have read that it was
necessary too do a scandisk and then a defrag. So...
I open scandisk and I select D: to be scanned. I get an error saying that I
don't have enough memory and that I have to close some programs. I close all
system tray programs and try again. Nothing...
It works fine for my C: partition. I have 128 MB RAM at 100 MHz
Can someone help?
Thomas Deschepper ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] )
sorry for my bad english
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From: Felix Miata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: route
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 11:25:44 -0400
I am trying to get Linux to peer with OS/2 and windoze. I have a Linux
book guiding me through.
When I execute the route command, the result is as follows:
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
st21s.atlantic. * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 eth0
localhost.local * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 lo
192.168.0.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
default 192.168.0.254 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
default 192.168.0.254 0.0.0.0 UG 1 0 0 eth0
The book example looks rather different, and when I execute the command,
it takes a very long time to complete, unlike the OS/2 counterpart,
which completes instantly. Is this long time normal for Linux, over a
minute?
Anyone see a problem in any of my Linux configuration files:
/etc/hosts:
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.0.54 st21s.atlantic.net ST21S
192.168.0.51 ka13a.atlantic.net KA13A
192.168.0.52 ax5t3.atlantic.net AX5T3
192.168.0.53 td91w.atlantic.net TD91W
/etc/resolve.conf
domain atlantic.net
nameserver 209.208.25.18
nameserver 209.208.42.132
search atlantic.net
/etc/rc.d/rc.local
#!/bin/sh
#
# This script will be executed *after* all the other init scripts.
# You can put your own initialization stuff in here if you don't
# want to do the full Sys V style init stuff.
if [ -f /etc/redhat-release ]; then
R=$(cat /etc/redhat-release)
arch=$(uname -m)
a="a"
case "_$arch" in
_a*) a="an";;
_i*) a="an";;
esac
NUMPROC=`egrep -c "^cpu[0-9]+" /proc/stat`
if [ "$NUMPROC" -gt "1" ]; then
SMP="$NUMPROC-processor "
if [ "$NUMPROC" = "8" -o "$NUMPROC" = "11" ]; then
a="an"
else
a="a"
fi
fi
# This will overwrite /etc/issue at every boot. So, make any
changes you
# want to make to /etc/issue here or you will lose them when you
reboot.
echo "" > /etc/issue
echo "$R" >> /etc/issue
echo "Kernel $(uname -r) on $a $SMP$(uname -m)" >> /etc/issue
cp -f /etc/issue /etc/issue.net
echo >> /etc/issue
fi
/sbin/ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.54 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
/sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 up
/sbin/route add -host 127.0.0.1 lo
--
A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under
control. Proverbs 29:11 NKJV
Team OS/2
Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.members.atlantic.net/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Grant Edwards)
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.questions,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: sshd - slow initializing connection
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 15:58:00 GMT
On Sat, 02 Jun 2001 00:19:52 -0400, inetquestion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I'm running redhat 7.1 and was reading an article about different
>methods of starting sshd. One problem I noticed is that the
>connection to the server is very slow.
Two things you might want to check:
1) Try starting the client with a -4 to force it to use IPv4
only. Depending on how the client SW was built, it may be
trying to look up an IPv6 address for the hostname.
2) Make sure that reverse DNS lookups on the server are
working correctly.
--
Grant Edwards grante Yow! The entire CHINESE
at WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM all
visi.com share ONE personality --
and have since BIRTH!!
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From: "SilentNight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Compile problem
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 01:07:49 +0900
go for kernel 2.4.5, which seems less trouble.
SN
--
"Alan Claunch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:3b190081$0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I'm trying to compile kernel 2.4.4 and am having problems; the kernel
> compiles fine but there are problems with "make modules". The compile
stops
> about half way through with multiple error messages. The kernel will boot
> but several modules are missing due to the compile. I have the latest
> versions of gcc, modutils, etc.
>
> Error messages:
> gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes
> -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe
> -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -DMODULE -c -o buz.o buz.c
> buz.c: In function `v4l_fbuffer_alloc':
> buz.c:188: `KMALLOC_MAXSIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
> buz.c:188: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> buz.c:188: for each function it appears in.)
> buz.c: In function `jpg_fbuffer_alloc':
> buz.c:262: `KMALLOC_MAXSIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
> buz.c:256: warning: `alloc_contig' might be used uninitialized in this
> function
> buz.c: In function `jpg_fbuffer_free':
> buz.c:322: `KMALLOC_MAXSIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
> buz.c:316: warning: `alloc_contig' might be used uninitialized in this
> function
> buz.c: In function `zoran_ioctl':
> buz.c:2837: `KMALLOC_MAXSIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
> make[3]: *** [buz.o] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/drivers/media/video'
> make[2]: *** [_modsubdir_video] Error 2
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/drivers/media'
> make[1]: *** [_modsubdir_media] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/drivers'
> make: *** [_mod_drivers] Error 2
> bash-2.04#
>
> Any thoughts?
> Alan Claunch
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From: "<toor>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Dual Booting
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 12:16:36 -0400
I have a clean 20 MB HD. And currently I made a 2.0g for Win98 using FDISK.
If I want to install Suse Linux 6.3. How would I do that?
Is it a good idea to install WIN98 first and then Linux, or Install Linux
first and then Win98?
Thanks in Advance
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From: Harry Putnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.questions,linux.redhat,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: sshd - slow initializing connection
Date: 02 Jun 2001 08:20:19 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bit Twister) writes:
> >Can anyone one offer an performance tuning to sshd or maybe
> >some other areas I should look into.
>
> what might be happing is it is taking a while to resolve node names.
> Between my two boxes I have each other's box names and ip addresses in
> each box's /etc/hosts file and I have DNS search local host first by
> having localhost before my isp's domain in /etc/resolv.conf. Example:
I've noticed something similar too, but only on the first connection
with a specific host. Trying Bit Twisters solution here, but will
need to wait for a reboot to see if it makes any difference since I've
already ssh'd to all local machines during this uptime.
I did't try this yet, either but you could try `ssh -v' on first
connection (verbose output) and then compare it to subsequent
connections. Or are you seeing sloth regardless if its first connect
or not?
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From: "sdrumm3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: HELP: Boot failure after IDE drive reconfiguration
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 16:27:42 GMT
This should be an interesting one....The short version is that I went from 3
hard disks and a DVD-ROM drive to 2 hard disks, a DVD, and a CD-Burner and
now LILO fails to load RedHat Linux v7.0
Original Configuration:
hda : 12.9GB w/ System Commander 2000 v5.01 and Windows-98 (FAT-32)
hdb : 2.4GB (FAT-32)
hdc : 19.5GB RedHat Linux v7.0 (ext2) w/ LILO loaded on the root superblock
(not the MBR)
hdd : DVD-ROM drive
Synopsis:
I pulled the 2.4GB drive (hdb) and installed a Phillips PCRW800 CD-Burner in
it's place. System Commander, after some tinkering, recognized the 12.9GB
as Drive 0 and the 19.5GB as Drive 1; however, all attempts to boot Linux
fail w/o any error messages. It looks like System Commander is performing
the handoff correctly (I re-installed it and checked the partition table
configuration) but LILO isn't working.
Where I am Now:
Running Win-98 (ugh!) and w/o access to any of the partitions on the 19.5GB
ext2 drive (did I mention I don't have Linux rescue disks - sigh). I'm
considering the following options:
1. Restore the original drive configuration, get Linux back up, and make
some rescue disks so I can go back in later.
2. Re-Install LILO from the RedHat installation CD.
Suggestions? Would the hda, hdc, and hdd designations under Linux be
altered as a result of the CD-Burner installation? I didn't think so,
but....
Thanks in advance.
Scott Drumm
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Gilles J. Seguin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.linux
Subject: Re: help with color and $PS1
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 12:31:17 -0400
David wrote:
>
> Guillaume wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 1 Jun 2001, David. E. Goble wrote:
> > > I tried;
> > >
> > > PS1="\n\[\033[1;35m\]IBM 686/pr120+ Linux RedHat 6.2
> > > \[\033[0;36m\]\$(date)\n\[\u@\h \W]\\$ \[\033[0;37m\]"
> >
> > Did you tried :
> >
> > PS1="\n\[\033[1;35m\]IBM 686/pr120+ Linux RedHat 6.2
> > \[\033[0;36m\]\$(date)\n\[\u@\h \W]\\$ \[\033[0m\]"
> >
> > G.
>
> I don't mean to interupt but I do it like this.
>
> if [ `id -un` = root ]; then
> PS1='\[\033[1;31m\]\h:\w\$\[\033[0m\] '
alternative coding
PS1="\[\e[1;31m\]\h:\w\$\[\e[0;0m\] "
> else
> PS1='\[\033[1;33m\]\h:\w\$\[\033[0m\] '
> fi
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From: Kwan Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Compile problem
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 16:34:48 GMT
Alan Claunch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm trying to compile kernel 2.4.4 and am having problems; the kernel
> compiles fine but there are problems with "make modules". The compile stops
> about half way through with multiple error messages. The kernel will boot
> but several modules are missing due to the compile. I have the latest
> versions of gcc, modutils, etc.
Try:
Copy /usr/src/linux/.config to a temp file..
Run make mrproper.
Copy the .config back to /usr/src/linux then rerun make dep and make clean.
Finally, rerun make bzImage and make modules.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chiefy)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: fips
Date: 2 Jun 2001 16:44:45 GMT
02 Jun 2001 15:24 UTC, Carl Deschepper did say to the dudes:
> I am preparing to install Linux (cool don't you think?)
Very cool indeed :-)
[snip]
> I open scandisk and I select D: to be scanned. I get an error saying that I
> don't have enough memory and that I have to close some programs. I close all
> system tray programs and try again. Nothing...
I think you have to reboot into 'safe mode' or the equivalent of single
user mode, and run defrag from there, having closed down all but the
minimum system programs. Can't help with detailed instructions. I'm not
a windoze user.
Remember to do a full defrag, including hidden files.
Don't forget to make a backup of your current settings, MBR, partition
table etc, *before* you start.
--
Chiefy. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Intolerance is the last defence of the insecure.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frederic Faure)
Subject: Re: PhpGroupware 0.9.10: Login -> www.domain.com?
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 16:39:56 GMT
On Fri, 01 Jun 2001 20:58:38 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Frederic Faure) wrote:
>login.php mentions "webserver_url", which is nowhere to be found in
>the setup procedure.
For those struggling with the same install issue: It's not said in the
doc, but you need to log on through the Setup/Configuration Admin
Login, and click on Edit Current Configuratation in the Step 2
section.
FF.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: small install for a small system ???
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 16:45:26 GMT
On Sat, 26 May 2001 18:21:58 +0100, "David Dorward"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>You could try Debian. Download five floppy disk images and put them to
>disk. Boot from one, and use the others to load drivers. Then select what
>you want to install and let it fetch them by ftp.
Could you point this out on their website? I can't find the disks.
Thanks
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: route
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 16:59:48 GMT
Felix Miata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When I execute the route command, the result is as follows:
What "route command"?
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
> st21s.atlantic. * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 eth0
> localhost.local * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 lo
> 192.168.0.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
> 127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
> default 192.168.0.254 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
> default 192.168.0.254 0.0.0.0 UG 1 0 0 eth0
use route -n. You have an incomplete hosts or networks table, or a bad DNS,
as not all addresses are being translated. In particular you do not
have a hosts or dns entry for your gateway!
And remove one of those default routes. And please mend your localhost
entry in hosts! It's
127.0.0.1 localhost loghost
Nothing else. No FQDN.
Aside from that, it's not too bad. The static route to st21s is not
being used, as far as I can see, but then I don't know if it's in
the 192.168 net or not.
> The book example looks rather different, and when I execute the command,
What command?
> it takes a very long time to complete, unlike the OS/2 counterpart,
Sounds like your dns is bad. Use IP addresses instead of hostnames.
> which completes instantly. Is this long time normal for Linux, over a
> minute?
Yes. All commands in linux take a minute to complete. That's why the
minimum hardware requirement is a cray supercomputer. What do _you_
think?
> Anyone see a problem in any of my Linux configuration files:
> /etc/hosts:
> 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
dong! 127.0.0.1 localhost loghost
> 192.168.0.54 st21s.atlantic.net ST21S
> 192.168.0.51 ka13a.atlantic.net KA13A
> 192.168.0.52 ax5t3.atlantic.net AX5T3
> 192.168.0.53 td91w.atlantic.net TD91W
Missing entry for 192.168.9.254. And don't use caps. Which is your machine?
Your /etc/networks file was also missing a few entries.
> /etc/resolve.conf
> domain atlantic.net
> nameserver 209.208.25.18
> nameserver 209.208.42.132
Apparently they don't know about your intranet. Where's the DNS for the
192.168 domain? Well, you could do it on this machine.
> search atlantic.net
Peter
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