DNS pointers
Hello, I am preparing a DNS server to host two domains. Currently I have a caching only server and I am going to make the plung to a full primary DNS server. My problem is that the how-to is not specifically for Debian. If anyone out there has a good Debian primary DNS set up, I would reaaly appreciate it if I could see the /etc/named.boot and /var/named/* files. I have a good idea on how to do it, but seeing some already working files would help me out 100%. Thanks! Gregory Green -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailx problem
I reconfigured my smail, now when I run mailx from the command line I have a problem. Example: mailx -s test [EMAIL PROTECTED] blah blah blah Cc: Null message body; hope that's ok When ever I press return to start a new line, I get the Null message body; hope that's ok message. Then when I recieve the mail, I have no message body. Is this something that can be switched in the /etc/smail/config file? I have restarted smail several times, but to no avail. Any ideas? -- Gregory Green -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: mailx problem
Loic, One thing I did recently was upgrade to Hamm using apt-get. Mailx is the only problem I have noticed since then. But now I think in the future I may get other problems since it looks like it is only half-done. When I do a dpkg -l on mialx I get : Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ NameVersionDescription +++-===-==- ii mailx 8.1.1-3A simple mail user agent. for libc: Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ NameVersionDescription +++-===-==- un libcnone (no description available) for lib6c: Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ NameVersionDescription +++-===-==- ii libc6 2.0.7r-2 The GNU C library version 2 (run-time files) for libc5: Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ NameVersionDescription +++-===-==- ii libc5 5.4.38-1.1 The Linux C library version 5 (run-time lib Loic Prylli wrote: I reconfigured my smail, now when I run mailx from the command line I have a problem. Example: mailx -s test [EMAIL PROTECTED] blah blah blah Cc: Null message body; hope that's ok This symptom has appeared at some point in some hamm releases. Could you tell precisely which version of mailx you are using? (and your libc version eventually) When ever I press return to start a new line, I get the Null message body; hope that's ok message. Then when I recieve the mail, I have no message body. Is this something that can be switched in the /etc/smail/config file? I have restarted smail several times, but to no avail. This would definitely be a bug in mailx, not in smail. Regards, Loic What can be done about this? Thanks, Gregory Green -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: DNS configuration
There is a good HOW-TO at http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/DNS-HOWTO.html I would also suggest using Hamm and the latest version of BIND if that is not a problem for you. The HOW-TO is based on BIND version 8 and it makes it easier to follow the examples given. Also, I found help from a Debian user who was kind enough to let me see his /var/named files. Let me know if you would like to see the ones I set up. Greg Green umc wrote: Yeah, me again. Now I am looking for how to setup DNS addresses for a PPP connection. I have tried making a resolv.conf file and that did not work. Any help would be appreciated. Scott -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: name resolution
Ying Sun: I do not know why you need to remove the /etc/resolv.con file, but I think HP has a file called nsswitch.conf that you may need to modify a line in. In the /etc/nsswitch.conf file, make sure the line that says hosts looks like this: hosts:filesdns This will make it look to the /etc/hosts file before looking in the /etc/resolv.conf file. You need to keep the /etc/resolv.conf file so that your machine knows where to resolve names that are not specified in your host file, such as netscape.com. I hope this helps, let me know if you need more info... Ying Sun wrote: I like the answer you gave to the question posted lately in the newsgroup. I have one more question on name resolution if you'd like to help me. My hpux9.0-vue machine has a non-registered ip address. In the /etc/hosts file, I put down all the hosts I use on the company's intranet. In the /etc/resolv.conf file, there are entries for the name servers. Every time if I remove /etc/resolv.conf file, the machine boots up fine. Otherwise, in the vue there is error message saying that the hp machine's name cannot be resolved. The problem is if I don't keep /etc/resolv.conf file, attempts to go to any URL address say in netscape browser just fail with an erro message saying that, e.g., Netscape is unable to locate the server home.netscape.com. What's the order of name resolving: hosts checked first or resolv.conf? How can I get around it? Appreciate your help. Ying Sun -- Gregory Green -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
who ?
I am running hamm and kernel 2.0.32 on my Debian box. Can any one tell me why the who command does not return anything? I do believe it worked before I upgraded from bo. I can sucessfully run the last command but who does nothing. What can be done? Thanks, Gregory Green -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: who ?
Thanks! The w command does what I need! Gregory Green George Bonser wrote: On Sat, 25 Jul 1998, Art Lemasters wrote: to wipe and reinstall shellutils. It _is_ a base package, and reinstalling anything for shells makes me nervous, so far. ...just a tiny bit of info. above (shellutils). who works just fine, here. My problem with who is that it seems to remember people who logged out long ago. w seems to be a lot more accurate in showing me who is really on the system. To give an example: 16:16:47 ~ # w 6:49pm up 28 days, 8:52, 9 users, load average: 0.27, 0.48, 0.33 USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT root tty1 27Jun98 28days 0.45s 0.45s bash root tty2 27Jun98 16days 0.59s 0.59s bash grep ttyp0madrone.shorelin 1:46pm 4.00s 16:22 9.90s pine grep ttyp2madrone.shorelin 4:15pm 0.00s 0.86s 0.06s w 18:49:41 ~ # who root tty1 Jun 27 10:01 root tty2 Jun 27 10:24 grep ttyp0Jul 25 13:46 (madrone.shorelink.com) grep ttyp1Jul 13 22:23 (madrone.shorelink.com) grep ttyp2Jul 25 16:15 (madrone.shorelink.com) grep ttyp3Jul 16 21:46 (madrone.shorelink.com) grep ttyp4Jul 25 17:12 (madrone:0.0) grep ttyp5Jul 22 01:09 (madrone:0.0) grep ttyp6Jul 18 17:50 (madrone:0.0) 18:49:44 ~ # w in this case reports accurately. George Bonser Microsoft! Which end of the stick do you want today? -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Connectivity in Germany
Hi all, I am a debian user and I'm going to be traveling to Germany in a couple of weeks. I was wondering if any one knows if my American spec'd laptop will work if I purchase a transformer, and could I use my current Megahertz modem to dial the internet? Also, does anyone one know of a cheap ISP that I could get a temporary account from? I will be there (Augsburg) for two weeks and need (addiction...) to be connected so I can check up on my Debian server and email. Another thought I had was to just find the nearest Internet Cafe, but then I do not know how effective that would be because I have never been to one. Plus, I only speak English. Any tips would be appreciated =) Thanks, Gregory Green
Re: Connectivity in Germany
George, Thanks for the info. Sounds like it could get expensive, so I'll opt for the Internet cafe and hope it works for me. I just hope they allow more than http, and I hope they have one in Augsburg. Anyway, thanks for the heads-up, that was what I was looking for. Gregory Green George Bonser wrote: On Mon, 10 Aug 1998, Gregory Green wrote: of weeks. I was wondering if any one knows if my American spec'd laptop will work if I purchase a transformer, and could I use my current Megahertz modem to dial the internet? Also, does anyone one know of a cheap ISP that I could get a temporary account from? I will be there (Augsburg) for two weeks and need (addiction...) to be connected so I can check up on my Debian server and email. Another thought I had was to just find the nearest Internet Cafe, but then I do not know how effective that would be because I have never been to one. Plus, I only speak English. Any tips would be appreciated =) The modem will be a problem. See if there is a setting to recognize international tones. European dial, ring-back, busy, and re-order tones are different than the US tones. It will probably never see dialtone or ring. George Bonser The Linux We're never going out of business sale at an FTP site near you!
RE: A few questions
M.C., You can mount all three drives at a single mount point if you use software raid. For instance, you would just put sda sdb sdc all under md0, md0 then is seen as one drive. The only problem is that you will lose about 1/3 of disk space under RAID5. The good thing is that your data is redundant. I do not know anything about the hardware your using but you should go check out the RAID how-to's. I believe that there is also a RAID users group for Debian. Gregory Green http://www.advantagecom.com -Original Message- From: M.C. Vernon [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 1998 5:48 PM To: Gregory Dickinson Cc: Debian User Subject:Re: A few questions Dear Greg, 1.) For the storage on this site, we have acquired an old Proliant RAID cabinet and populated it with 7 4.1 gb drives (28 gb total) and we are dedicating 3 of these drives to our ftp site. I am looking for a way (if it is possible) to mount all three of these drives at a single mount point to cut down on silly long directory structures. Any ideas? You can't use a single mount point - that's like trying to make 3 different files occupy the same filename. Probably best to install them as /mnt1 /mnt2 and /mnt3. Shouldn't make the filenames any longer :) I can't help with the other two problems :( HTH, Matthew -- Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Steward-elect of the Cambridge Tolkien Society Selwyn College Computer Support http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Chamber/8841/ http://www.cam.ac.uk/CambUniv/Societies/tolkien/ http://pick.sel.cam.ac.uk/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
XDMCP fatal error
Hi, I have an Netgear ISDN router on a private subnet and everything works fine except when I try and connect to the X server (from Win95 Xtra!X). I keep getting a fatal XDMCP error complaining that it cannot export to DISPLAY 192.168.0.2:0.0. The ISP issues dynamic IP addresses so I have to route to a bogus network. Can XDM or the X Server be tweaked to handle this? I have looked throught the Xtra!X documentation but cannot find anything related. Has anyone run into this? Gregory Green
Re: ISDN Adapter or Eth Router or Serial
I have had great luck with the Netgear RT328. It is cheap ($280) and it is a fully functional router. This one has one ethernet interface and the next model up has a four port hub built in. No messing around with kernel tweaking, or installing an internal card, you just configure it over your LAN via telnet or serial port. It has all the dial on demand and multilink ppp options, and two analog ports like the other more expensive ones. I shopped around a bit before I decided to go with this one and I am very happy with it. Steven Udell wrote: Hello, I need advice on what ISDN adapter to get. I have looked at the: 3comImpact IQ (serial) modem external device.. But am concerned about the limit of 115K speed on the serial port. And people say its just a toy..not a solid ISDN choice..(250.00 cost too) I have also looked at the: Cisco 766 or 776 ISDN router external. (quite expensive) One has just one eth port and the other has an intergrated 4 port 10baseT hub. On this one how well it would work with Linux. Connected to my Eth card in my Linux box, would it use diald ? .. Would I compile the linux kernel with ISDN support for this? Or should I go with a lower cost(most likely) ISDN adapter card.. I don't know which way I should go.. I will need it networked I need a analog phone port for a fax voice phone. I wouldn't mind useing the Linux kernels ISDN function either.. ;) But what should I look at..in terms of Adapter cards..suggestions? Steve Udell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10 more days till the ISDN wireing is in -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null -- Gregory Green AdvantageCom, Inc. http://www.advantagecom.com
Telnet and Xprograms
I have tried usining vt100, vt102, vt220 and I cannot figure out how to export X programs, such as xterm, to my telnet session. I export my and I still cannot connect. I get the following error: _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 /usr/X11R6/bin/xhost: unable to open display xxx.xxx.xxx.xx:0.0 What do I have to set? Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Greg Green
Re: Telnet and Xprograms
I have been doing just what you suggested but I get the errors anyway. I get the same error when I run xhost. I am telneting in to my Debian box running X, from a PC running Windblows using the procomm 32 telnet program. Is this a server problem or do not have the telnet session set up properly? Thanks, Greg Remco van de Meent wrote: Gregory Green wrote: I have tried usining vt100, vt102, vt220 and I cannot figure out how to export X programs, such as xterm, to my telnet session. I export my and I still cannot connect. I get the following error: _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 /usr/X11R6/bin/xhost: unable to open display xxx.xxx.xxx.xx:0.0 What do I have to set? You need to run an X-server on the computer you're telnet'ing from. And you need to set the DISPLAY environment variable to the correct X-server, which usually is xxx.xxx.xxx.xx:0. On the machine you run the X-server, you need to give access to the host you're telnet'ing into, with the command xhost +yyy.yyy.yyy.yy. HTH, -Remco -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
