[expert] VPN problems to access university
Having looked into getting VPN to work from my NT at home thru my LM7.1 firewall/IPmasq, I am annoyed ! I have read the VPN howto and linux VPN masquerade. The former is if you want to create your own local VPN. The latter one indicates that you must patch the source and recompile the kernel. I am using the Nortel Network Extranet as the VPN client on NT, which worked before adding in my linux firewall. This extranet supports IPsec and ISAKMP. IP masq is working. I went to http://www.wolfenet.com/~jhardin/ip_masq_vpn.html to get the patch, which is only 2.2.15 and saved as ip_masq_vpn-2.2.15.patch.gz except that it appears to not bein gzip format. Yes, I tried winzip and gunzip/zcat while trying to do zcat patchfile.gz | patch -l -p0 vpn.log I've contacted the author John Hardin on this, but has anyone else got this working ? Will the 2.2.15 patch be ok within my 2.2.16 kernel ? So now I had to look into (learn) how to rebuild the linux-2.2.16-secure.mdk kernel already installed. How does the "secure" kernel get built ? Where is the option or source I need to make sure it's compiled as secure ? I got the source and RPM (and installed) after running MandrakeUpdate. Thanks... Dan.
Re: [expert] Installing rpm binaries of kde2?
Hoyt wrote: http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~molnarc/index.html Everything you need is there Except openssl from the Mandrake crypto directory. True, also ssh. and has been tested by me with Mandrake 7.1 (except kdevelop has a missing library). Is this critical? Yes. Result: no kdevelop. Observe the proper order for adding the RPMs. Please re-state the order for the erudition of the readers. Sigh... http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~molnarc/index.html Note: A great deal in this KDE2 pre-release does not yet work (no Properties, desktop icons do not reliably find their icons or launch, no themes, ...). -- Regards, Ron. [AU] - sent by Mandrake Linux.
Re: [expert] Kernel upgrade went badly--Linux is dead
"Bruce E. Harris" wrote: I used the Mandrake 2.2.16 upgrade for my system. There was a hicup with the install and I had to fix lilo.conf to reflect the kernel...old and new. Well, I thought I was running 2.2.14secure in the past and 2.2.16secure now. Wrong! My system is not setup for the secure kernel (??) and when I added both 2.2.14secure and 2.2.16secure in lilo, I got a kernel panic during reboot, saying there was a system/kernel mismatch. So, now I can not start Linux at all. I have been able to boot using an old Caldera install/boot disk (dummy me didnot make a proper boot disk). I can access and mount my HDD, however I can not edit lilo and solve this problem since I can not access any editors; ed or vi. Any idead? [root@i686-it-2 gullevek]# whereis vi vi: /bin/vi /usr/bin/vi /usr/man/man1/vi.1.bz2 if you can access your HD you can use vi ... that's a fact. or do you mean, you can only access one part of the HD ? mount in the others ... that should be no problem. or perhaps you don't have the paths set correct, then just type in /bin/vi /etc/lilo.conf and now you should be able to edit the lilo.conf -- mfg, Clemens Schwaighofer PIXELWINGS Medien AG Kandlgasse 15/5, A-1070 Wien, T: [+43 1] 524 58 50 - 52 http://www.pixelwings.com/
[expert] Helium Setup hangs..
Hi! I tried to install Helium with UDMA 66 and it hangs on ide-scsi detection in setup.. Thought that the HPT366 on BP6 is a tested setup from Mandrake-Developers as i have seen here before.. Has anyone successfully made a setup with HPT366 on Helium? My Harddisk is a Quantum Fireball, so not one of those WD which have problems that I've read here.. Bye, Torben
[expert] best way to firewall FTP?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- I recently installed my first firewall at a customer's site running Mandrake 7.1.. It was a classic setup, and I wish I had more examples than the HOWTO manuals. The Linux PC has two ethernet cards, one hooked up to the internet, the other, to their local network. Local network wants to use FTP, naturally.. Both via browsers, via "cute things" like GetRight, or just via their web browsers. I was forced to leave open a large hole, like ports 1024 - 5999 and 6010: .. Is there a better way, short of installing Squid (the machine doesnt have the horsepower for squid).. Thanks, -turgut - -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Put "Send PGP" in Subject to obtain my PGP signature. Find-It! Web Search Engine: http://find.egenet.com.tr http://bbsturk.bbs.tr -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: 2.6.3a-sha1 Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBOWMk8zJjYwErN0xZAQGUWwP+LDKIvGQbPqg3Wr7sSAc47+xRDvnqD0kG oY6OGIHHi5e32jaHwghql85+W3csBrebsG/iYre9FyFM9p+ZCbU8bUgFQQL+cXy9 x1D/K1eSn8fT8e8v/iGBDLzxCcgWLFuQvxR8gqmmI8GkgKOv/k8yzyrH0W16N3L7 0wXTxi6vq0k= =k4RT -END PGP SIGNATURE- Windows Error 01C: Uncertainty error. Uncertainty may be inadequate.
Re: [expert] adding packages
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Sat, 24 Jun 2000 02:32:10 +0200, Patrick Erler wrote: hallo Expert! maybe i'm stupid, but i can't find a way to add packages after the Look thru the two CD's and find kpackage...rpm in there.. run rpm -i kpackage...whatever...rpm then you can use kpackage to install the other stuff.. - -turgut - -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Put "Send PGP" in Subject to obtain my PGP signature. Find-It! Web Search Engine: http://find.egenet.com.tr http://bbsturk.bbs.tr -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: 2.6.3a-sha1 Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBOWMnUzJjYwErN0xZAQHDHQP/XWle+guXQjee4eiNkr56CtzP2/6mrg4h AJIwTHSz0hQnx0BekF1sAhark9686xfndlALGF/E7ubyUJZPTh7ZS/NAofhCxagY WJ30gq80ux7UQcsiY7Lp4w4TSzeoyKxl1KZYdHeh8btOz+kZ0JBpqGo7pqIrDp4t YN7Z8M5q8kE= =H5PQ -END PGP SIGNATURE- Windows Error 036: Expected Error Did Not Occur; Attempting to Restart Error Sequence
Re: [expert] ANNOUNCE: voting for a forums name
Denis, Most of the time I can't access the forum site so I'll tell you what I think.. which is Gael has the right idea. I'd also like to request a link to the forum be added to the mandrakesoft index page so that forgetful people like myself will see a reminder every time we access the Mandrake page. Pj [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 02:24 AM 7/5/00 +0200, you wrote: Hi Gael thinks that forum.mandrakesoft.com name should be replaced by a shorter one - easier to remember. You can vote for the one which you find best/easiest to remember/nicest on the "forum": http://forum.mandrakesoft.com thx Denis -- - Dr. Denis Havlikhttp://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik Mandrakesoft||| e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quality Assurance (@ @)(private: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---oOO--(_)--OOo- visit our new discusion forum: http://forum.mandrakesoft.com
[expert] Mandrake 7.1 and compiling
Hi all, I try to compile GtkWave in Mandrake 7.1 I has compiled fine in the past in Mandrake 7.0 and 6.1 I get the following error: echo "Compiling VER..." Compiling VER... cd src/ver;make clean;make all make[1]: Entering directory `/home/niebel/tmp/ver-1.2.90/src/ver' rm -rf ver lex.yy.c y.tab.c y.tab.h *.o *.ivf examples/*.ivf *.core core ../../bin/ver make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/niebel/tmp/ver-1.2.90/src/ver' make[1]: Entering directory `/home/niebel/tmp/ver-1.2.90/src/ver' byacc -d ver.y byacc: 10 shift/reduce conflicts. gcc -O2 -c y.tab.c ver.y: In function `yyparse': ver.y:1609: parse error before `}' make[1]: *** [y.tab.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/niebel/tmp/ver-1.2.90/src/ver' make: *** [bin/ver] Error 2 - Any ideas what could be wrong... I know it requires Gtk ... Is this a problem with the compiler or something else? Help!! Thanks in advance, Werner
RE: [expert] Metro-X
I will try this as soon as I get a chance. I also am looking at Xi's X server. I downloaded the demo and tried to install it but could not find a combination of video board and monitor that was satisfying to me. I plan to contact Xi and talk to them today. Jon H. -Original Message- From: maiplace [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 11:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Metro-X - Original Message - From: "Himebaugh, Jon, CON, OASD(HA)/TMA" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 9:04 AM Subject: RE: [expert] Metro-X I checked this out this morning and the object in the Morph 3D (GL) screensaver did NOT move smoothly at any setting or speed. It seemed to jump. I have a Diamond Viper 550 with 16 Meg of memory. Jon H. hmm, does not seem to improve on speed. however, there's a more quantitative,simple and quick measurement of performance...run the xpilot game which will show at start how many frames/sec. i tested on a400mhtz, 8m ati pci, xf 3.3.5 and got 15frames/sec. dm _NetZero Free Internet Access and Email__ http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html _NetZero Free Internet Access and Email__ http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
[expert] Remote Access of Root
I have Mandrake 7.1 up and running and for maintenance purposes I want to log on remotely as root for telnet and ftp from another system. Right now this seems to be defeated by the system. Can I change this?
[expert] Remote Linuxconf
I cannot get remote access to Linuxconf using port 98. I have activated it on the misc menu, rebooted but netstat does not show anything listening on that port. Can someone help.
RE: [expert] /dev/radio ... no such device
Nope, wont work even if root -Original Message- From: Mavrelos, Antonios [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 1:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [expert] /dev/radio ... no such device I bet, if U R root its OK. dev/radio ... no such device I am trying to get my radio card to work in 7.0. It worked fine in 6.1. I keep getting /dev/radiono such device Although /dev shows the following: lrwxrwxrwx 1 brianbrian 6 Apr 27 22:24 radio - radio1 crw--- 1 brianroot 81, 64 Sep 21 1999 radio0 crw--- 1 brianroot 81, 65 Sep 21 1999 radio1 crw--- 1 brianroot 81, 66 Sep 21 1999 radio2 I have the Hauppague Win Tv/Radio card. I use the same config lines in 7.0 as I did in 6.1. /dev/video shows: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root6 Apr 27 22:24 video - video0 crw--- 1 brianroot 81, 0 Sep 21 1999 video0 crw--- 1 brianroot 81, 1 Sep 21 1999 video1 crw--- 1 brianroot 81, 2 Sep 21 1999 video2
RE: [expert] Remote Access of Root
Log in as a regular user to the remote machine and then do an 'su' to root once you're logged in. -Original Message- From: Richard Fiedler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: July 5, 2000 5:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] Remote Access of Root I have Mandrake 7.1 up and running and for maintenance purposes I want to log on remotely as root for telnet and ftp from another system. Right now this seems to be defeated by the system. Can I change this?
Re: [expert] Help in log analyzing
I suspec that you just need to remove the floppy line from your fstab file; this is probably caused by supermount trying to check the floppy and constantly discovering that you don't have one. James Sparenberg wrote: Hello, The following is an intresting error in my kernel log file.. Seems it doesn't like my floppy drive. Understandable in a way. I don't have one. What should I be turning off to get this to disappear. You see since I don't have one I surely can't be changing the disk ever few seconds. Or can I? Jul 1 02:05:23 dreams kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 Jul 1 02:06:03 dreams kernel: VFS: Disk change detected on device fd(2,0) Jul 1 02:06:03 dreams kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 Jul 1 02:10:47 dreams kernel: VFS: Disk change detected on device fd(2,0) Jul 1 02:10:47 dreams kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 Jul 1 02:15:11 dreams kernel: VFS: Disk change detected on device fd(2,0) Jul 1 02:15:11 dreams kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 Jul 1 02:15:52 dreams kernel: VFS: Disk change detected on device fd(2,0) Jul 1 02:15:52 dreams kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 Jul 1 02:15:58 dreams kernel: VFS: Disk change detected on device fd(2,0) Jul 1 02:15:58 dreams kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 Jul 1 02:17:13 dreams kernel: VFS: Disk change detected on device fd(2,0) Jul 1 02:17:13 dreams kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 Jul 1 02:17:54 dreams kernel: VFS: Disk change detected on device fd(2,0) Jul 1 02:17:55 dreams kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 Jul 1 02:18:22 dreams kernel: VFS: Disk change detected on device fd(2,0) Jul 1 02:18:22 dreams kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 The second is from my syslog and it seems to be asking for a file that I can't find an example from on any of my boxes I have access to. In. inetd . Jul 1 02:12:56 dreams inetd[913]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory Jul 1 02:13:01 dreams inetd[914]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory Jul 1 02:13:06 dreams inetd[915]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory Jul 1 02:13:20 dreams inetd[916]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory Jul 1 15:26:15 dreams inetd[2020]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory Jul 1 15:27:53 dreams inetd[2021]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory Jul 1 15:28:42 dreams inetd[2022]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory Jul 1 15:28:44 dreams inetd[2023]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory Jul 1 15:30:57 dreams inetd[2029]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory Jul 1 15:31:03 dreams inetd[2030]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory Jul 1 15:35:26 dreams inetd[2034]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory Jul 1 15:35:29 dreams inetd[2035]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory Jul 1 15:35:30 dreams inetd[2036]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory Jul 1 15:35:48 dreams inetd[2037]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory Jul 1 15:36:22 dreams inetd[2039]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory Jul 1 15:36:28 dreams inetd[2041]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory Jul 1 15:36:30 dreams inetd[2043]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such file or directory I'm running Mandrake 7.0 on a Pentium 233mmx Soltek motherboard with intel chipset (older chipset I don't remember model) Seagate 6.1 gig udma33 Ide hdd Soundblaster 16 , Cirrus Logic 5480 VGA and 3c905ctx ethernet.The cdrom is an LG 24x model unknowable (it's all in Korean I don't know which is the model number) Kernel is 2.2.16-8mdksecure. Hope this is enough info. Again, no floppy... yet hope to install a 120mb soon. Nightwriter -- "Brian, the man from babble-on" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brian T. Schellenberger http://www.babbleon.org Support http://www.eff.org. Support decss defendents. Support http://www.programming-freedom.org. Boycott amazon.com.
Re: [expert] Remote Access of Root
Richard I think that the defaults for telnet and FTP can be changed to allow root access. However I do not recommend this. You should create another account with limited privileges that you ftp/telnet into, and then su to root. This is a lot safer, and does not require you to modify any files. Also if you want an even more secure connection you can install SSH. That will encrypt your sessions and will not pass plain text passwords as FTP and telnet do. Thanks Dany Allard Richard Fiedler wrote: I have Mandrake 7.1 up and running and for maintenance purposes I want to log on remotely as root for telnet and ftp from another system. Right now this seems to be defeated by the system. Can I change this? begin:vcard n:Allard;Dany tel;fax:+1.403.253.5580 tel;work:+1.403.253.5531 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:www.alterna.com org:Alterna Technolies Group Inc.;Shared Service Center version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Technology Analyst adr;quoted-printable:;;Alterna Technologies Group Inc.=0D=0ASuite 200, 5970 Centre Street SE;Calgary;Alberta;T2H 0C1;Canada x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:Dany Allard end:vcard
Re: [expert] Pseudo-graphical boot screen in kernel 2.2.17
On Wed, 5 Jul 2000 11:18:05 -0500 (CDT), you wrote: Recompile the kernel without framebuffer support. -Matt Stegman [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 4 Jul 2000, Steve Browne wrote: I've installed the 2.2.17mdk kernel from the Mandrake cooker, and the only complaint I have (so far) is that the boot-up screen switches at mid-point to an SVGA mode to display the Mandrake logo at the top. I can do without the logo as I know what I'm installing, and, in fact, it doesn't work properly on my system anyway, displaying only a "ghost" image. How do I disable this in favor of the standard boot-up screen so I can concrentrate on what I'm reading? Thank you. Steve Stephen B. Browne [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the precompiled SMP kernel from the Mandrake cooker. It's not SUPPOSED to have framebuffer support. Steve Stephen B. Browne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] Remote Access of Root
I have Mandrake 7.1 up and running and for maintenance purposes I want to log on remotely as root for telnet and ftp from another system. Right now this seems to be defeated by the system. Can I change this? I'm not sure in which of two places the problem lies. First, if you cannot login at all via ftp or telnet, check /etc/inetd.conf and (I think) /etc/services to make sure these apps are available. If they are enabled and you cannot login as root (which is highly likely), you can telnet in as a normal user and "su" to root. I'm not sure how to solve this issue for ftp access. You may want to consider installing ssh (OpenSSH for a business environment - I believe that one is free for commercial use) and using it instead of telnet since data will be encrypted as it passes over the network. With telnet all data - passwords and all - are sent in clear text. Again, I don't know much about ftp. However, a quick search on freshmeat may turn up some secure ftp client/server. One last tip if you are using Windows clients to telnet or ssh into your *nix servers, check out CRT as a replacement for telnet or SecureCRT for a ssh client for Windows. It's an excellent terminal app - much better than Windows telnet! - This message was sent using MI-Webmail. No matter where you are, never lose touch. Get your Email using MI-Webmail. http://www.monmouth.com/
Re: [expert] Remote Access of Root
- Original Message - From: "Richard Fiedler" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 8:24 AM Subject: [expert] Remote Access of Root I have Mandrake 7.1 up and running and for maintenance purposes I want to log on remotely as root for telnet and ftp from another system. Right now this seems to be defeated by the system. Can I change this? The traditional approach is to log on as a regular user, then su to root once there. Easier tham changing the program. Hoyt
Re: [expert] DISPLAY variable Java?
What was said about what user is running jserv got me to thinking, was it getting the enviroment variable at all? So I started looking through different jserv files and set the following variable in jserv.properties wrapper.env.copyall=true TA DA!!! it works! Thanks to all who posted suggestions! -David Talbot On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, you wrote: I'd look at permissions for the 'user' that the servlet engine is running under. If you SU to that user, can you open an xterm? Normally I would expect the display variable to be :0.0. What happens if you write a wrapper to invoke the GIF creation function in the servlet and run it outside the servlet engine? Jere David Talbot [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/29/2000 07:39 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Jere McDevitt/SSC/THD) Subject: Re: [expert] DISPLAY variable Java? Actually The X Server is indeed running with a Gnome session Any ideas? -David Talbot On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, you wrote: I ran into a similar problem once. The problem you are running into is that the Image classes in the Java package make use of the java.awt.Toolkit. For that class to work correctly, it has to connect to a graphics system (i.e. X ). Since Windows 'always' has a graphics engine running, it would work fine under Win/WinNT. If your server isn't running X, then you may not be able to use the Java graphics code to generate the dynamic image. You may want to look at some other utility that will do the same. If your server is running X, then you need to check the .Xauthority for the user the webserver is running under. It could be a permissions problem. Jere David Talbot [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/28/2000 03:08 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Jere McDevitt/SSC/THD) Subject: [expert] DISPLAY variable Java? I have a webserver (LM7.0, Apache 1.3.12, JServ 1.1.1, GNUJSP 1.0, Sun JDK 1.2.2) that gets the following error on ant attempt to generate a dynamic image... works on Windoz 9x(Apache 1.3.12, Jserv1.1.1 GNUJSP1.0 and Sun JDK1.2.2) and SCO Unix (Netscape Enterprise, Skunkware JDK1.2.2). I know it has to have something to do with the display variable, but I've tried setting it to: IPADDRESS: DISPLAY=192.ect.ect.ect:0 DNS Name: DISPLAY=spock:0 Simple: DISPLAY=:0 What should I set the display variable to so that a Java servlet can get to it? -David Talbot [28/06/2000 15:11:40:266 CDT] java.lang.InternalError: Can't connect to X11 wind ow server using 'spock:0' as the value of the DISPLAY variable. at org.apache.jserv.JServConnection.processRequest(JServConnection.java, Compiled Code) at org.apache.jserv.JServConnection.run(JServConnection.java, Compiled C ode) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java, Compiled Code) [28/06/2000 15:11:55:687 CDT] java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: sun/awt/X11Graphic sEnvironment at org.apache.jserv.JServConnection.processRequest(JServConnection.java, Compiled Code) at org.apache.jserv.JServConnection.run(JServConnection.java, Compiled C ode) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java, Compiled Code) . -- -David Talbot Those who would choose security over freedom deserve neither. -B. Franklin -- -David Talbot Those who would trade freedom for security deserve neither. -B. Franklin
Re: [expert] Kernel upgrade went badly--Linux is dead
On Tue, 04 Jul 2000, you wrote: I used the Mandrake 2.2.16 upgrade for my system. There was a hicup with the install and I had to fix lilo.conf to reflect the kernel...old and new. Well, I thought I was running 2.2.14secure in the past and 2.2.16secure now. Wrong! My system is not setup for the secure kernel (??) and when I added both 2.2.14secure and 2.2.16secure in lilo, I got a kernel panic during reboot, saying there was a system/kernel mismatch. So, now I can not start Linux at all. I have been able to boot using an old Caldera install/boot disk (dummy me didnot make a proper boot disk). I can access and mount my HDD, however I can not edit lilo and solve this problem since I can not access any editors; ed or vi. First, mount your old file system and then chroot to the place you mounted it. That *should* allow you to edit stuff. John
Re: [expert] Deleted /tmp now X won't start
On Tue, 04 Jul 2000, you wrote: Has there ever been a satisfactory explanation of WHY they put PERMANENT stuff in a temporary directory? It seems rather loco to me to put ANYTHING you want to keep in a TEMP directory... :-) John Is it something that is overwritten at each boot? Just a thought. I dunno. I wish someone from Mandrakesoft would speak up and explain their thinking on this I'm sure they had a logical reason for doing so, which, upon thinking about it we'd all slap our head and say "Doh! How obvious!" :-) John
Re: [expert] Remote Linuxconf
Is it configured in inetd (/etc/inetd.conf)? You should see a line like this... #linuxconf stream tcp wait root /bin/linuxconf linuxconf --http If you'll going to connect to you computer from a static IP, I'd suggest configuring linuxconf to only accept connections from that IP. You can also use Webmin which can be compiled for SSL (http://plainmail.com/linux/secure.html). - Original Message - I cannot get remote access to Linuxconf using port 98. I have activated it on the misc menu, rebooted but netstat does not show anything listening on that port. Can someone help.
[expert] Pseudo-graphical boot screen in kernel 2.2.17
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pseudo-graphical boot screen in kernel 2.2.17 From: Steve Browne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 15:58:14 -0600 I've installed the 2.2.17mdk kernel from the Mandrake cooker, and the only complaint I have (so far) is that the boot-up screen switches at mid-point to an SVGA mode to display the Mandrake logo at the top. I can do without the logo as I know what I'm installing, and, in fact, it doesn't work properly on my system anyway, displaying only a "ghost" image. How do I disable this in favor of the standard boot-up screen so I can concrentrate on what I'm reading? Thank you. Steve Stephen B. Browne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] Remote Access of Root
You cannot telnet in as root. Telnet in as a regular user the su to root. Even better USE SSH. SSH encrypts the connection and allows root log in! - Original Message - I have Mandrake 7.1 up and running and for maintenance purposes I want to log on remotely as root for telnet and ftp from another system. Right now this seems to be defeated by the system. Can I change this?
[expert] modprobe
I posted this question about two weeks ago. I did not see a response (damn Pacbell). If it was answer, please indulge me and answer it again. What is causing this ? modprobe: can't locate module binfmt-0001 I have the system sending my the log and am getting the above. Thanks in advance, Cecil
Re: [expert] Deleted /tmp now X won't start
Oh, wait! When you `ls -ld /tmp` do the permissions read: drwxrwxrwt If not, `chmod 1777 /tmp`, which should fix your permissions. Try starting X again. -Matt Stegman [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 3 Jul 2000, John Aldrich wrote: On Mon, 03 Jul 2000, you wrote: On Tue, Jun 27, 2000 at 08:20:54AM -0400, Thiessen David G DLVA wrote: Like an idiot, I accidentally deleted my /tmp directory. I recreated the directory, but after rebooting, X fails to start. It seems to be stuck in an infinite loop trying to start X or KDM. I can boot into text mode fine. What can I do to get X back up and running... What are the permissions on the directory? Known problem -- Mandrake has put some X stuff in /tmp. The only solution is to uninstall and reinstall X. John
RE: [expert] Remote Linuxconf
Vea en el siguiente documento el procedimiento. Edita tu /etc/inetd.conf, (des)comentando la última línea correspondiente al linuxconf: linuxconf stream tcp wait root /bin/linuxconf linuxconf --http Después activar ese cambio: [root@localhost]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/inet restart A continuación, en el próprio linuxconf: Ambiente de Red Acceso al Configurador Linux vía red marca la opción: [X] activa acceso via red Listo. Ahora basta con apuntar tu navegador para http://tu_máquina:98 Atte: Maximo Monsalvo Exed Informatica COMPAQ ACE / ACT [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.exed.com.ar - Mensaje original - De: Richard Fiedler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviado: miércoles 5 de julio de 2000 10:01 Asunto: [expert] Remote Linuxconf I cannot get remote access to Linuxconf using port 98. I have activated it on the misc menu, rebooted but netstat does not show anything listening on that port. Can someone help.
Re: [expert] Remote Access of Root
On Wed, Jul 05, 2000 at 03:24:46PM +0300, Richard Fiedler wrote: Right now this seems to be defeated by the system. Can I change this? I suppose you could, but the "normal" way is to login as user and then to "su" to the root account only when needed. Alexander Skwar -- Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com Sichere Mail? Mail an [EMAIL PROTECTED] fuer GnuPG Keys ICQ:7328191 PGP signature
Re: [expert] Remote Access of Root
On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Richard Fiedler wrote: Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 15:24:46 +0300 From: Richard Fiedler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] Remote Access of Root I have Mandrake 7.1 up and running and for maintenance purposes I want to log on remotely as root for telnet and ftp from another system. edit /etc/securetty or better yet, switch to openssh, www.openssh.org and use sftp, on ftp://sunsite.uio.no/pub/linux/Mandrake-crypto Right now this seems to be defeated by the system. Can I change this? -- Regards, Ellick Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jul 5
Re: [expert] Remote Access of Root
Log on as regular user and then switch over to SU. Seve -Original Message- From: Richard Fiedler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 6:21 AM Subject: [expert] Remote Access of Root I have Mandrake 7.1 up and running and for maintenance purposes I want to log on remotely as root for telnet and ftp from another system. Right now this seems to be defeated by the system. Can I change this?
Re: [expert] best way to firewall FTP?
There has been some work down with established connections, as mentioned in the howto, which would allow passive connections out to work. Mostly it is best to use scp if at all possible, and if not a DMZ is also a great idea. --jc -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- I recently installed my first firewall at a customer's site running Mandrake 7.1.. It was a classic setup, and I wish I had more examples than the HOWTO manuals. The Linux PC has two ethernet cards, one hooked up to the internet, the other, to their local network. Local network wants to use FTP, naturally.. Both via browsers, via "cute things" like GetRight, or just via their web browsers. I was forced to leave open a large hole, like ports 1024 - 5999 and 6010: .. Is there a better way, short of installing Squid (the machine doesnt have the horsepower for squid).. Thanks, -turgut - -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Put "Send PGP" in Subject to obtain my PGP signature. Find-It! Web Search Engine: http://find.egenet.com.tr http://bbsturk.bbs.tr -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: 2.6.3a-sha1 Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBOWMk8zJjYwErN0xZAQGUWwP+LDKIvGQbPqg3Wr7sSAc47+xRDvnqD0kG oY6OGIHHi5e32jaHwghql85+W3csBrebsG/iYre9FyFM9p+ZCbU8bUgFQQL+cXy9 x1D/K1eSn8fT8e8v/iGBDLzxCcgWLFuQvxR8gqmmI8GkgKOv/k8yzyrH0W16N3L7 0wXTxi6vq0k= =k4RT -END PGP SIGNATURE- Windows Error 01C: Uncertainty error. Uncertainty may be inadequate.
RE: [expert] Remote Access of Root
Or better yet, install SSH, so your sessions are encrypted, and you're not sending your root password in plaintext all over the Internet. -Matt Stegman [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Ken Wilson wrote: Log in as a regular user to the remote machine and then do an 'su' to root once you're logged in. -Original Message- From: Richard Fiedler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: July 5, 2000 5:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] Remote Access of Root I have Mandrake 7.1 up and running and for maintenance purposes I want to log on remotely as root for telnet and ftp from another system. Right now this seems to be defeated by the system. Can I change this?
[expert] Mandrake 7.1 hangs up with screen saver program
Hi, folks After running smoothly about five days, my linux box finally hangs up with screen saver program. I remember it happens several times before. Software Environment: Mandrake7.1 with Helix GNOME lastest version, Xscreensaver Any ideas to fix this problem? Thanks a lot Xuejun Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
RE: [expert] Remote Access of Root
On Wed, 05 Jul 2000, you wrote: Log in as a regular user to the remote machine and then do an 'su' to root once you're logged in. -Original Message- From: Richard Fiedler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: July 5, 2000 5:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] Remote Access of Root I have Mandrake 7.1 up and running and for maintenance purposes I want to log on remotely as root for telnet and ftp from another system. Right now this seems to be defeated by the system. Can I change this? OR, use SSH and SFTP to accomplish the same thing with one step instead of two. :-) John
RE: [expert] Remote Access of Root
On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Richard Fiedler wrote:
I have Mandrake 7.1 up and running and for maintenance purposes I want to
log on remotely as root for telnet and ftp from another system.
Right now this seems to be defeated by the system. Can I change this?
1.) Never ever login as root!
2.) If you still want it:
- check out /etc/securetty (delete it to set all ttys as "secure")
("best" securetty has only one line: tty1)
- maybe check /etc/shells (checked by ftpd for valid user shell)
- check /etc/inetd.conf
- check /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow
3.) on telnet and ftp your password is sent readable and unencrypted over
the net, so please (please!) use openssh:
- ssh instead of telnet
- scp instead of ftp
regards,
Frank
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Re: [expert] USB Printer
Jim Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi all, Well, in light of having to replace the hard drive in my laptop over the weekend, I thought I would go ahead and install Mandrake 7.1 - I was using Mandrake 7.0. One of the new features touted by Mandrake 7.1 is USB printer support. Sure enough, it appears that Mandrake is seeing my USB interface, and it even notices a printer out there, and loads the printer.o module for it. However, no matter what I can do, printing does not work. I've configured my printcap to talk to /dev/usb/usblp0. I'm connected to an Epson Stylus Photo 750, which can run both USB and parallel. No matter how I configure the printcap entry, I cannot get even a page of text to come out of the printer. The print queue eats the print jobs, and ACTS as if it were printing. I.e. checking the print queue status with lpq shows no jobs in the queue for the printer. I've configured Mandrake's print filter for an Epson Stylus Color 800 ESC2/P printer - that should work, as under Windoze, I can print with a stock ESC/2P print driver. Can you use with "Epson Stylus Color (UP)" driver and choose one of the stc740* mode for the option available. François.
[expert] Linux still wont boot
I am at a loss. The kernel upgrade problem still exists. created a new lilo.conf on another computer (had to make the floppy ext2 since my desktop under linux will not read dos partitions). I can not get vi to work, even /bin/vi (file not found). I got the new lilo.conf installed, but can not run lilo to install it. I did find lilo, even cd into the directory where it lives and tried lilo and ./lilo, (file not found). Help please Bruce
Re: [expert] Deleted /tmp now X won't start
John Aldrich wrote: On Tue, 04 Jul 2000, you wrote: Has there ever been a satisfactory explanation of WHY they put PERMANENT stuff in a temporary directory? It seems rather loco to me to put ANYTHING you want to keep in a TEMP directory... :-) John Is it something that is overwritten at each boot? Just a thought. I dunno. I wish someone from Mandrakesoft would speak up and explain their thinking on this I'm sure they had a logical reason for doing so, which, upon thinking about it we'd all slap our head and say "Doh! How obvious!" :-) John Maybe a question for the cooker list? I don't really know how else to direct a question to the Mandrake team. Mike -- Mike Tracy Holt Kirkland, WA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] Deleted /tmp now X won't start
Civileme wrote: Michael Holt wrote: Socket programming protocols basically form sockets for ONE task and then destroy it. In this case, it appears to be needed at boot time as the target of a symlink. Civileme Ok, that makes sense; which brings my next question, what would be a simpler term for 'socket programming protocols'? What is a socket? Thanks, Mike -- Mike Tracy Holt Kirkland, WA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hmmm, well the absolute best simple explanation I have seen for socket programming comes with the html on-line and downloadable documentation for Python at http://www.python.org It may be part of what made me a python convert. I think it has its own chapter. But basically a socket is a transport for a message--it either sends one or receives one and is then destroyed (and possibly a new socket created). Naturally they are closely associated with servers and clients, including X servers and font servers. And, like everything else in a unix universe, they are files as well. Civileme I've done some looking around and found that that's quite a big question! Time to hit the books. Thanks, Mike -- Mike Tracy Holt Kirkland, WA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] Mandrake Forum News Poll...
On Wed, 05 Jul 2000, you wrote: Hello everybody, several weeks ago we set up an experimental Mandrake web forum that was intended to get as many ideas as possible about what the future Linux-Mandrake systems should be. This forum was intended to have a very short life (one week). As those discussions were a frank success, this lead us to the idea that the users need to tell MandrakeSoft their feelings about Mandrake. That's the reason why we have: GEEZ!!! Enough already! This is the FIFTH time I've gotten this particular message! Please kill the dupe loop John
[expert] Vi editor package
I have Redhat installed on my box, but there is no vi. What package contains it? Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
RE: [expert] Strange problem with the users with Samba
Leo, The smbusers files is used when the Windows logon and linux logon do not match. If my Windows logon is xyz123 and my linux logon is bill then: bill = xyz123 would map requests from windows user xyz123 to the linux user bill and would get user bill's access rights. Hope this helps, Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Leopold Palomo Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 6:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Bill Shirley Subject: Re: [expert] Strange problem with the users with Samba Dear Bill, I wouldn't want to disturb you with my poor knowleenge of samba, but I sent the last week the files that you asked me, and ... well, I only have a question. in the smbusers, have to be all the users, because I was surprised that I have been working with samba about 1 years and in the smbusers file there aren't any of the users that I use!! So, is this normal? , have I to change this file? Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ... root = administrator admin nobody = guest pcguest smbguest Docutech??? produ Best regards, and thank's a lot for all. Leo
Re: [expert] Helium Setup hangs..
Torben Tretau wrote: Hi! I tried to install Helium with UDMA 66 and it hangs on ide-scsi detection in setup.. Thought that the HPT366 on BP6 is a tested setup from Mandrake-Developers as i have seen here before.. Has anyone successfully made a setup with HPT366 on Helium? My Harddisk is a Quantum Fireball, so not one of those WD which have problems that I've read here.. Bye, Torben Yes, skip the ide-scsi detection (install in expert mode). If it loads ide-scsi because you have a burner somewhere, try this crazy trick. Install burner as slave, then switch it to master for running. CIvileme
Re: [expert] Remote Access of Root
Richard Fiedler wrote: I have Mandrake 7.1 up and running and for maintenance purposes I want to log on remotely as root for telnet and ftp from another system. Right now this seems to be defeated by the system. Can I change this? Ummm, ssh is better than telnet for your purposes, I would say. Webmin installation will allow you to use telnet nicely as well as control a host of other things remotely (including server settings such as ftp) and can be very dangerous if you do not set it up properly (as a potential security hole). But login via telnet remotely as an ordinary user and then su to root to do the things you need--it works. Civileme
Re: [expert] Mandrake 7.1 hangs up with screen saver program
On Wed, 05 Jul 2000, you wrote: Hi, folks After running smoothly about five days, my linux box finally hangs up with screen saver program. I remember it happens several times before. Software Environment: Mandrake7.1 with Helix GNOME lastest version, Xscreensaver Any ideas to fix this problem? Any idea what the temp inside your box is? I think that was a factor in my system hanging awhile back. Then I got a bigger case with more air-flow room and it hasn't locked up since (knock on wood! G) John
Re: [expert] Deleted /tmp now X won't start
On Wed, 05 Jul 2000, you wrote: Maybe a question for the cooker list? I don't really know how else to direct a question to the Mandrake team. Maybe, but I've had the distinct impression that some of the Mandrake team hang out in this list apparently the ones who hang out either don't know the answer or choose to remain silent on that one No idea which. :-) John
Re: [expert] Vi editor package
On Wed, 05 Jul 2000, you wrote: I have Redhat installed on my box, but there is no vi. What package contains it? From MY RedHat 6.2 box: [john@slave1 /storage]$ rpm -qa | grep vi [snip obviously unrelated packages] vim-X11-5.6-11 vim-common-5.6-11 vim-enhanced-5.6-11 vim-minimal-5.6-11 That help? John
[expert] NEC PowerMate 2000
From the NEW-TOYS Dept. It arrived and was placed in the arms of this system administrator. i810 Chipset, LCD Screen 64Mb of SO-DIMM memory, a tiny foortprint and WinNT. First item was to find a witness to erasing the NT partitions (they were FOUR 15-bit FATs, no less) on the 6.4G HDD. WinNT was never booted so we will be applying to NEC under EULA for a refund as we return the unopened CDs and still sealed manual with its certificate of authenticity. Now on to Mandrake 7.1 The install went smoothly, normal use, expert mode (why expert? I'll get to that) Everything is in--network is set up and doesn't work (no security downloads) and then we have the X server. No configuration works--Cancel and do not run X at Startup Startup--login as root and run Xconfigurator. Now it works on the test, but sets up in 800x600 in 15-bit color Well when the graphical login comes it is 640x480--I need three monitors tro accommodate all the info. Luckily Alt-click grabs windows anywhere to move them around. Networking showed the NIC recognized but "Enabled" wasn't ticked. I ticked and quit quit/activatechanges and lo we had networking light and networking too. Change X resolution was next--would not accept any sane combo. So click on the house-up one level, /etc/X11/XF86Config change VideoRAM to 8192, and uncomment the line. By now, most people would have turned the air blue because the screen blanks for redisplays if you look at it crossways Very annoying! quit DrakConf, ctrl-slt-backspace login as root run DrakConf-Change X Resolution-Show all NOW we can select 1024x768 in 16 million colors (actually 16777216) or 4 billion colors 800x600 For some weird reason agpgart.o for the i810 will not accept 800x600 so we go 1024x768 in 16 bit depth so netscape doesn't look too crappy. The 24 bit depth works but netscape doesn't like it. THis results in a steady screen after quitting and another ctrl-alt-backspace to restart X. BY golly, count the Powermate 2000 as linux-neutral. It is a bit of a pain in the posterior to set up but it does work. Civileme
Re: [expert] Vi editor package
Anton Graham wrote: Submitted 05-Jul-00 by ATL Oledog: I have Redhat installed on my box, but there is no vi. What package contains it? I believe there is only vim. Vi on steroids, basically. Very nice. Try that instead. Sean Middleditch [anton@bladehawke anton]$ which vi /bin/vi [anton@bladehawke anton]$ rpm -qf $(which vi) vim-minimal-5.6-18mdk [anton@bladehawke anton]$ -- _ _|_|_ ( ) *Anton Graham /v\ / [EMAIL PROTECTED] /( )X (m_m) GPG ID: 18F78541 Penguin Powered!
Re: [expert] Deleted /tmp now X won't start
John Aldrich wrote: On Wed, 05 Jul 2000, you wrote: Maybe a question for the cooker list? I don't really know how else to direct a question to the Mandrake team. Maybe, but I've had the distinct impression that some of the Mandrake team hang out in this list apparently the ones who hang out either don't know the answer or choose to remain silent on that one No idea which. :-) John Try it at http://forum.mandrakesoft.com Our own version of slashdotg Civileme
Re: [expert] PPP Dial on demand, HD, and multiple IPs
I'd check log files for activity, and do a top. Maybe try different run levels to see which run-level adds the problematic daemon (most likely) to the mix . . . "Bob Puff@NLE" wrote: Hello, #1. I recently got pppd set up to dial on demand (without the aide of diald). Seems to be working ok. However, today, I was just walking into my room, and I heard the modem dial out. There was -no- client of any sort running on either the linux box, or the one computer that is attached to it. Nothing at all! Is there a way to fix this? #2. I posted some stuff before, but no one has replied to this. My hard drive is accessed at least once every 3-5 seconds. Nothing is connected to the web, no clients are accessing anything, and nothing is being logged. Why is this? How can this be fixed? #3. I will be getting a high speed internet connection soon with a handful of IPs. How do I make my machine answer to more than one IP address? I have one machine set up as a router, and another as a http server. Both will need to be configured for this. Thanks Bob P.S. Please CC your reply to me directly, as it seems to take 3 days before I can see the reply. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- "Brian, the man from babble-on" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brian T. Schellenberger http://www.babbleon.org Support http://www.eff.org. Support decss defendents. Support http://www.programming-freedom.org. Boycott amazon.com.
Re: [expert] Linux still wont boot
"Bruce E. Harris" wrote: I am at a loss. The kernel upgrade problem still exists. created a new lilo.conf on another computer (had to make the floppy ext2 since my desktop under linux will not read dos partitions). I can not get vi to work, even /bin/vi (file not found). I got the new lilo.conf installed, but can not run lilo to install it. I did find lilo, even cd into the directory where it lives and tried lilo and ./lilo, (file not found). Help please Bruce You need soemthing like /mnt/mydisk/sbin/lilo -C /mnt/mydisk/etc/lilo.conf -- "Brian, the man from babble-on" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brian T. Schellenberger http://www.babbleon.org Support http://www.eff.org. Support decss defendents. Support http://www.programming-freedom.org. Boycott amazon.com.
Re: [expert] Vi editor package
On Thu, 06 Jul 2000 22:20:12 -0400, you wrote: Anton Graham wrote: Submitted 05-Jul-00 by ATL Oledog: I have Redhat installed on my box, but there is no vi. What package contains it? I believe there is only vim. Vi on steroids, basically. Very nice. Try that instead. Sean Middleditch If you are using RedHat per se, why are you in this list? Mandrake has vi and vim. Steve Stephen B. Browne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] Install problems with version 7.1
On Tue, 04 Jul 2000, you wrote: rm -f /dev/cdrom2 ln -s /dev/scd1 /dev/cdrom2 Civileme Thanks! everything seems A-ok now.
Re: [expert] Linux still wont boot
A lot of really good advice has been rendered on this particular issue but, in ageement with Steve B., this sounds like a Red Hat system, and I think our bandwidth is for Mandrake issues. "Brian T. Schellenberger" wrote: "Bruce E. Harris" wrote: I am at a loss. The kernel upgrade problem still exists. created a new lilo.conf on another computer (had to make the floppy ext2 since my desktop under linux will not read dos partitions). I can not get vi to work, even /bin/vi (file not found). I got the new lilo.conf installed, but can not run lilo to install it. I did find lilo, even cd into the directory where it lives and tried lilo and ./lilo, (file not found). Help please Bruce You need soemthing like /mnt/mydisk/sbin/lilo -C /mnt/mydisk/etc/lilo.conf -- "Brian, the man from babble-on" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brian T. Schellenberger http://www.babbleon.org Support http://www.eff.org. Support decss defendents. Support http://www.programming-freedom.org. Boycott amazon.com.
Re: [expert] DSL Help Needed
"Ralph F. De Witt" wrote: Hi to all: I have finally bit the bullet and ordered DSL service. This will be provieded by GTE, of course Linux is not supported as a OS, and to make matters worst the last time I read the networking man and how to's I ended up haveing to reinstall both my Winbloz machine and LInux. I am using Linux Mandrake 7.1 and have all the security updates installed. I am hoping some one can give me the info I need to get it installed and set up. I thank you in advance for your help and advice in this matter. -- Ralph F. De Witt Proud user of Mandrake 7.1 Linux Register Linux User ICQ #49993234 No Windoze were broken in the making of this Message. Well, to make matters *_BAD_* there are networking/DSL combo cards that fit your PCI slot and are software driven with Windows drivers. Make sure you have an Ethernet and a crossover cable to an external DSL modem. If it is IPairGain, you do NOT need a crossover--it works strictly as a bridge to the remote gateway--and you use the same IP on your ethernet that the gateway uses and the crossover is handled on that end. If, as is more likely, it is in bridging mode, you need a crossover cable and to configure for either static IP or dhcp as spec'd by GTE. Finally, if it is in routing mode, you will have an IP and a need to configure the DSL modem to export routes to the LAN(ethernet side) and to the WAN(twisted-pair phone cable) side. Whatever you do, do NOT take the "card-based DSL modem". Make sure it is an external so you don't get something driven only by proprietary software. Remember, if there is a binary-only linux driver, you then have unaudited and inauditable software INSIDE the core of your operating system. Very few of us migrated to linux for that. Civileme
Re: [expert] DSL Help Needed
"Ralph F. De Witt" wrote: Hi to all: I have finally bit the bullet and ordered DSL service. This will be provieded by GTE, of course Linux is not supported as a OS, and to make matters worst the last time I read the networking man and how to's I ended up haveing to reinstall both my Winbloz machine and LInux. I am using Linux Mandrake 7.1 and have all the security updates installed. I am hoping some one can give me the info I need to get it installed and set up. I thank you in advance for your help and advice in this matter. -- Ralph F. De Witt Proud user of Mandrake 7.1 Linux Register Linux User ICQ #49993234 No Windoze were broken in the making of this Message. You have to see whether your DSL modem spits out straight Ethernet or PPP-over-Ethernet (PPPoE). If regular ethernet, then just run the dhcp client and act as if you are on any other Ethernet LAN. Maybe someone else can help if GTE makes u use PPPoE. Ron -- +--+ | Ron Johnson, Jr.Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA WWW : [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | | Most overused words: feel, cool/kewl, fun, myBlah.com| | Most underused word: think | +--+
Re: [expert] DSL Help Needed
On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Ralph F. De Witt wrote: - Hi to all: - - I have finally bit the bullet and ordered DSL service. This will be provieded - by GTE, of course Linux is not supported as a OS, and to make matters worst the - last time I read the networking man and how to's I ended up haveing to - reinstall both my Winbloz machine and LInux. I am using Linux Mandrake 7.1 and - have all the security updates installed. I am hoping some one can give me the - info I need to get it installed and set up. I thank you in advance for your - help and advice in this matter. GTE's DSL is just bridged ethernet. Once the DSL is inststalled and tested. Set up your networking just like you were going to be plugged into an ethernet switch. If you go with GTE as your ISP (I didn't) you will have to set up for DHCP. It is fairly simple to make this work with linuxconf if your pump DHCP client is up to date. Make sure it supports the -h option. -- Stephen Carville He prayeth best that loveth best All things both great and small. The streptococcus is the test, I love him best of all.
Re: [expert] DSL Help Needed
Not a problem! I'm using GTE adsl service myself (768k / 128k). I'm using a Netgear RT311 dsl router as my firewall and since I got the cheapest package, it comes with the dynamic address. When I set up 7.1, it recognized my connection without a hitch (make sure to tell it to look for the DHCP server if you're using the dynamic ip) and all you need to do is tell Netscape what your email settings are and off you go. Mike Hi to all: I have finally bit the bullet and ordered DSL service. This will be provieded by GTE, of course Linux is not supported as a OS, and to make matters worst the last time I read the networking man and how to's I ended up haveing to reinstall both my Winbloz machine and LInux. I am using Linux Mandrake 7.1 and have all the security updates installed. I am hoping some one can give me the info I need to get it installed and set up. I thank you in advance for your help and advice in this matter. -- Ralph F. De Witt
[expert] RH and other distro users
It is a clear and distinct message to me when other distro users show up on this mailing list for help... A very hopeful message for the future of amicability. By george, I'll help them with no distinction. Of course my advice may not be as well researched, because I haven't seen the other distros in a while and I don't know immediately where to look for the tech support doc, but then they should know free advice is well worth what they pay for it. So why are those folks here? 1) Their distro has a "cathedral-style mailing list", with _bona-fide_ "experts" instead of users struggling to help each other out. We all have seen what happens to people who become too impressed with themselves and their own knowledge. 2) The mailing lists for their distro are flame magnets. 3) Their own distro has NO mailing list As long as they don't advocate their distros here, I don't think I have a problem. If other distro users are showing up here and they are well-received, they'll be with us soon enough. Now is not the time to deviate from a winning strategy, or from being our friendly selves. I really don't think helping out people in need is raising the entropy of the universe, nor do I believe it constitutes tortious conduct. Best regards, Civileme
Re: [expert] RH and other distro users
Civileme wrote: It is a clear and distinct message to me when other distro users show up on this mailing list for help... A very hopeful message for the future of amicability. By george, I'll help them with no distinction. Of course my advice may not be as well researched, because I haven't seen the other distros in a while and I don't know immediately where to look for the tech support doc, but then they should know free advice is well worth what they pay for it. So why are those folks here? 1) Their distro has a "cathedral-style mailing list", with _bona-fide_ "experts" instead of users struggling to help each other out. We all have seen what happens to people who become too impressed with themselves and their own knowledge. 2) The mailing lists for their distro are flame magnets. 3) Their own distro has NO mailing list As long as they don't advocate their distros here, I don't think I have a problem. If other distro users are showing up here and they are well-received, they'll be with us soon enough. Now is not the time to deviate from a winning strategy, or from being our friendly selves. I really don't think helping out people in need is raising the entropy of the universe, nor do I believe it constitutes tortious conduct. Best regards, Civileme I'm running RH 6.2 at the moment. I susbscribe to this list since there are lotta good people here and I've learned a tremendous amount. 2 reasons I'm running RH.. When 7.0 came out there were just too many problem's being reported. I'm not good enough in Linux to fix some of these on my own. Also, as of tonite I own a CD burner. I didn't before, and I burnt a RH CD at work beacuse I needed to make a few work projects that I wanted to run Linux on. Now that I have a burner, I will probably upgrade ( new install ) of Linux when KDE 2.0 comes out and appears on Mdk.. I will probably go back to MDK since I think they are really making it easier for some of us less knowledgable.. Alan -- - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Running RedHat Linux 6.2 and/or BeOS 5.0. No Windows involved -
Re: [expert] Upgrade/Install Options -- DANGER AHEAD!!!
I haven't done this upgrade, but I have to say, this is beautifully put. If you want to get new users you need to always put their needs and thoughts foremost in your minds. Just don't forget (like M$) that experienced people are still around. Make the defaults fool-proof, but make the raw text configuration files editable for those of us that still use vi. I hope the creators and programmers at Mandrakesoft are still listening and take this into consideration. Thanks, Adam Reifer
[expert] Security warnings
Hi Gang, I keep getting this in my mail and also in my logs. Is this normal? *** Diff Check, Wed Jul 5 04:01:57 EDT 2000 *** Security Warning: There is modifications for port listening on your machine : - Opened ports : tcp0 0 *:www *:* LISTEN 747/httpd - Opened ports : tcp0 0 *:1 *:* LISTEN 784/perl - Opened ports : tcp0 0 *:smtp *:* LISTEN 718/master - Opened ports : tcp0 0 *:cfengine *:* LISTEN 600/cfd - Opened ports : tcp0 0 *:nntp *:* LISTEN 587/inetd - Opened ports : tcp0 0 *:pop3 *:* LISTEN 587/inetd - Opened ports : tcp0 0 *:telnet*:* LISTEN 587/inetd - Opened ports : tcp0 0 *:ftp *:* LISTEN 587/inetd - Opened ports : tcp0 0 *:sunrpc*:* LISTEN 490/portmap - Opened ports : udp0 0 *:1 *:* 784/perl - Opened ports : udp0 0 *:sunrpc*:* 490/portmap - Closed ports : tcp0 0 *:www *:* LISTEN 30057/httpd - Closed ports : tcp0 0 *:1 *:* LISTEN 825/perl - Closed ports : tcp0 0 *:smtp *:* LISTEN 748/master - Closed ports : tcp0 0 *:cfengine *:* LISTEN 630/cfd - Closed ports : tcp0 0 *:nntp *:* LISTEN 617/inetd - Closed ports : tcp0 0 *:pop3 *:* LISTEN 617/inetd - Closed ports : tcp0 0 *:telnet*:* LISTEN 617/inetd - Closed ports : tcp0 0 *:ftp *:* LISTEN 617/inetd - Closed ports : tcp0 0 *:sunrpc*:* LISTEN 520/portmap - Closed ports : udp0 0 *:1 *:* 825/perl - Closed ports : udp0 0 *:sunrpc*:* 520/portmap *** Security Check, Wed Jul 5 04:02:06 EDT 2000 *** Security Warning: World Writeable files found : - /home/bob/http - /tmp - /tmp/.X11-unix - /tmp/.X11-unix/X9 - /tmp/.font-unix - /tmp/.font-unix/fs-1 - /var/lib/svgalib - /var/lib/texmf - /var/lib/texmf/ls-R - /var/spool/fax/outgoing - /var/spool/fax/outgoing/locks - /var/spool/postfix/maildrop - /var/spool/postfix/private/bounce - /var/spool/postfix/private/bsmtp - /var/spool/postfix/private/cleanup - /var/spool/postfix/private/cyrus - /var/spool/postfix/private/defer - /var/spool/postfix/private/error - /var/spool/postfix/private/ifmail - /var/spool/postfix/private/local - /var/spool/postfix/private/rewrite - /var/spool/postfix/private/smtp - /var/spool/postfix/private/uucp - /var/spool/postfix/public/pickup - /var/spool/postfix/public/qmgr - /var/spool/postfix/public/showq - /var/spool/samba - /var/tmp These are the ports listening on your machine : Active Internet connections (only servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name tcp0 0 *:www *:* LISTEN 747/httpd tcp0 0 *:1 *:* LISTEN 784/perl tcp0 0 *:smtp *:* LISTEN 718/master tcp0 0 *:cfengine *:* LISTEN 600/cfd tcp0 0 *:nntp *:* LISTEN 587/inetd tcp
Re: [expert] RH and other distro users
Sorry to engage in such frivolity but I must say, Civileme, your sagacity is only matched by your depth of Linux-Mandrake knowledge. And I might hasten to add, what a wonderful word "tortious". Maybe every now and then, a little levity is good thing for the soul Thanks, Craig Civileme wrote: It is a clear and distinct message to me when other distro users show up on this mailing list for help... A very hopeful message for the future of amicability. By george, I'll help them with no distinction. Of course my advice may not be as well researched, because I haven't seen the other distros in a while and I don't know immediately where to look for the tech support doc, but then they should know free advice is well worth what they pay for it. So why are those folks here? 1) Their distro has a "cathedral-style mailing list", with _bona-fide_ "experts" instead of users struggling to help each other out. We all have seen what happens to people who become too impressed with themselves and their own knowledge. 2) The mailing lists for their distro are flame magnets. 3) Their own distro has NO mailing list As long as they don't advocate their distros here, I don't think I have a problem. If other distro users are showing up here and they are well-received, they'll be with us soon enough. Now is not the time to deviate from a winning strategy, or from being our friendly selves. I really don't think helping out people in need is raising the entropy of the universe, nor do I believe it constitutes tortious conduct. Best regards, Civileme
Re: [expert] Installing rpm binaries of kde2?
Ron Stodden wrote: Hoyt wrote: http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~molnarc/index.html Everything you need is there Except openssl from the Mandrake crypto directory. Ron, I am trying to install kde2, but with kdevelop it keeps asking for a dependency libg++.so.2.7.2, would you have any idea where I could get this. I think I definatly need this library as I am at the stage where I unchecked dependencies and everytime I now enter kde2 at login it brings up the bug window and wants me to send an E-mail, which I attempt but nothing happens. Thankyou if you can help, Simon. True, also ssh. and has been tested by me with Mandrake 7.1 (except kdevelop has a missing library). Is this critical? Yes. Result: no kdevelop. Observe the proper order for adding the RPMs. Please re-state the order for the erudition of the readers. Sigh... http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~molnarc/index.html Note: A great deal in this KDE2 pre-release does not yet work (no Properties, desktop icons do not reliably find their icons or launch, no themes, ...). -- Regards, Ron. [AU] - sent by Mandrake Linux.
[expert] Mandrake Forum News Poll...
Hello everybody, several weeks ago we set up an experimental Mandrake web forum that was intended to get as many ideas as possible about what the future Linux-Mandrake systems should be. This forum was intended to have a very short life (one week). As those discussions were a frank success, this lead us to the idea that the users need to tell MandrakeSoft their feelings about Mandrake. That's the reason why we have: - reinstalled this system with a dedicated name [http://forum.mandrakesoft.com] - converted it into a general Mandrake news site where people can post stories like in Slashdot, and post comments I'm inviting you to take a look at it again, and especially to choose a new name for it. Several names are already available, such as: mandrakeforum.com or mymandrake.org. Which one do *you* prefer? Vote now on: http://forum.mandrakesoft.com Greets, Gael. PS Due to the recent new KDE2 beta packages that are available on the same server, the forum can be slow sometimes. -- Gael DUVAL http://www.mandrake.com
