Re: [expert] Internal Modem

2000-09-01 Thread Eugene C. Zesch
LINK WORLD wrote: > Internal Modem support in Linux is not presently available. Internal has nothing directly to do with it.Virtually all external serial port modems will work. I believe external USB modems will work if your version of Linux and MB support USB, though I haven't tried any yet. V

Re: [expert] Specific setup for Mandarke 7.1 and cablemodem to mediaone.net

2000-09-01 Thread Greg Stewart
As long as you need them...since I had no idea that you were connecting with a USB DSL Modem (and I have no idea how they work, either), I just thought I'd give you the tip in case you had a bunch of extra protocols hanging around, taking up request time. :-) --Greg - Original Message -

Re: [expert] VNC & 1280x1024

2000-09-01 Thread Sridhar G
Bob, It works, Thanks Sridhar - Original Message - From: "Bob Chin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [expert] VNC & 1280x1024 > Sridhar G wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > My LM system video is configured at 1024x768. I am curren

Re: [expert] VNC & 1280x1024

2000-09-01 Thread Bob Chin
Sridhar G wrote: > Hi, > > My LM system video is configured at 1024x768. I am currently using VNC > client on my Win 2000 monitor using a resolution of 1280x1024. I'd like to > use the VNC client at the same resolution of 1280x1024. Is there any > parameter to start the VNC Server at this res. >

[expert] xterm segfaults, konsole can't load

2000-09-01 Thread Stephen Boulet
Anyone have any idea what's wrong with this? eterm and gnome terminal both work, but not these two. I'm running XFree 4.0.1 with a geforce2 card. [stephen@mozart stephen]$ konsole QFont::load: Internal error Aborted [stephen@mozart stephen]$ xterm Segmentation fault -- Stephen

[expert] VNC & 1280x1024

2000-09-01 Thread Sridhar G
Hi, My LM system video is configured at 1024x768. I am currently using VNC client on my Win 2000 monitor using a resolution of 1280x1024. I'd like to use the VNC client at the same resolution of 1280x1024. Is there any parameter to start the VNC Server at this res. Cheers Sridhar

Re: [expert] help with linksys etherfast 10/100 card

2000-09-01 Thread Sridhar G
Gavin, I have the same card on LM 7.0-2. Installed without a problem, not sure about 7.1. Sridhar - Original Message - From: "Gavin Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 7:40 PM Subject: [expert] help with linksys etherfast 10/100 card > H

Re: [expert] ipchains question

2000-09-01 Thread Stefan Srdic
> I'm not sure, just download the latest revised version of GFCC, Linux Mandrake > 7.1 has this utility out of the box. Try and see if you have this program already > installed, if not, check your distro's website for the latest RPM package or > whatever. > > How stable is GFCC 0.7.4? > > Thanks,

[expert] help with linksys etherfast 10/100 card

2000-09-01 Thread Gavin Clark
Hi, just got a linksys etherfast 10/100 to be my second ethernet card it says to use the tulip.o module to drive it but it doesn't work. the module won't load. I get 'device or resource busy': # modprobe -a tulip /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/net/tulip.o: init_module: Device or resource busy /lib/mo

Re: [expert] ipchains question

2000-09-01 Thread Ron Johnson, Jr.
Stefan Srdic wrote: > > Sorry, I made a typo. I meant GFCC. That stands for GTK Firewall Control > Centre. Its basically a front end GUI to manipulate the rules that you have > set up for IPchains. Once executed this program will detect the current rules > that you have set up for your system and

Re: [expert] Specific setup for Mandarke 7.1 and cablemodem to mediaone.net

2000-09-01 Thread Charles A Edwards
- Original Message - From: "Greg Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 7:54 PM Subject: Re: [expert] Specific setup for Mandarke 7.1 and cablemodem to mediaone.net > Just a note: > > If you are dual booting with windows, and don't connect

Re: [expert] ipchains question

2000-09-01 Thread Stefan Srdic
Sorry, I made a typo. I meant GFCC. That stands for GTK Firewall Control Centre. Its basically a front end GUI to manipulate the rules that you have set up for IPchains. Once executed this program will detect the current rules that you have set up for your system and allow you to edit them and cha

[expert] What's the tool for configuring XFree 4.0?

2000-09-01 Thread Stephen Boulet
Can someone remind me of the tool to configure XFree 4.0? I remember that it's an option you pass to something. Thanks! -- Stephen

Re: [expert] How to see IP address?

2000-09-01 Thread Stew Benedict
Sure you can, you just need to specify the path: /sbin/ifconfig Stew Benedict On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Sarang Lakare wrote: > > > > grep IP /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > > This i thought was the best of all the solutions!.. it gives a bad output > though which i'll have to filter o

Re: [expert] ipchains question

2000-09-01 Thread Ron Johnson, Jr.
Stefan Srdic wrote: > > Log in as super user and type "gfcc" at any command prompt, this frontend > program will allow you to configure your firewall. You can also test your > firewall online at www.grc.com What's cfcc? Is that mdk7 specific, or is it at freshmeat? Also, is it analogous to PMFi

Re: [expert] Specific setup for Mandarke 7.1 and cablemodem to mediaone.net

2000-09-01 Thread Greg Stewart
Regarding the cable modem setup, check yo make sure that either pumpd or dhcpd are installed. In linuxconf, click netowrking, basic host information. Configure eth0 as your external interface: hostname: localhost.localdomain Adapter1: enabled, DHCP netdevice: eth0 Kernel module: (your

Re: [expert] How to see IP address?

2000-09-01 Thread Ron Johnson, Jr.
Eric Peters wrote: > > And id you can not run that command as a simple user there must be a reason > why you were locked out of it! "My boss" As of 5 mins ago stated that. :) snicker... > P.S. Why make something so difficult ping the box that will tell you the ip > address. Misleading, if u ha

Re: [expert] Specific setup for Mandarke 7.1 and cablemodem to mediaone.net

2000-09-01 Thread Greg Stewart
Just a note: If you are dual booting with windows, and don't connect through the "external interface" to another windows machine, or a Novell network, you should disable the IPX/SPX and NetBEUI protocols. They aren't compatible with the internet, and if your protocol list is as you've listed, Win

RE: [expert] How to see IP address?

2000-09-01 Thread Eric Peters
And id you can not run that command as a simple user there must be a reason why you were locked out of it! "My boss" As of 5 mins ago stated that. :) P.S. Why make something so difficult ping the box that will tell you the ip address. Cheers, -

Re: [expert] ipchains question

2000-09-01 Thread Stefan Srdic
Log in as super user and type "gfcc" at any command prompt, this frontend program will allow you to configure your firewall. You can also test your firewall online at www.grc.com Have fun!! Bill Dillon wrote: > Hi List: > > I just installed ipchains and configured it with pmfirewall. All seeme

Re: [expert] How to see IP address?

2000-09-01 Thread Ron Johnson, Jr.
Sarang Lakare wrote: > > > > > grep IP /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > > This i thought was the best of all the solutions!.. it gives a bad output > though which i'll have to filter out somehow.. > > btw, I want to know the IP as a user.. so cant' run ifconfig.. > > This, I think i

[expert] Internal Modem

2000-09-01 Thread Kari Suomela
Friday September 01 2000 12:13, LINK WORLD wrote to All: LW> Internal Modem support in Linux is not presently available. Most LW> of LW> the currrent internal modems are WINDOWS dependant. Support is NOT true! We run several internal modems, and your claim only applies to WINmodems. KS

RE: [expert] /sbin/route: delete problem

2000-09-01 Thread Daniel Woods
Oops, responded to wrong message... sorry Tony :) > > I use PortSentry which works great, and helps to keep out > > the little buggers. Problem is that sometimes that bugger > > is me coming in from a new machine to test with. Once I do, > > that machine is now banned via > > /sbin/route add

Re: [expert] /sbin/route: delete problem

2000-09-01 Thread Daniel Woods
> > I use PortSentry which works great, and helps to keep out > > the little buggers. Problem is that sometimes that bugger > > is me coming in from a new machine to test with. Once I do, > > that machine is now banned via > > /sbin/route add -host 1.2.3.4 reject > > > > How do I un-do the ro

Re: [expert] How to see IP address?

2000-09-01 Thread Sarang Lakare
> > grep IP /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 This i thought was the best of all the solutions!.. it gives a bad output though which i'll have to filter out somehow.. btw, I want to know the IP as a user.. so cant' run ifconfig.. This, I think is the bottleneck of linux and _has_ to

Re: [expert] ipchains question

2000-09-01 Thread Daniel Woods
> I just installed ipchains and configured it with pmfirewall. All seemes > to go well and I started the /etc/rc.d/init.d/pmfirewall start. That > went fine too. > > My question: > > I thought that I'd see ipchains running by doing a ps -ef | grep > ipchains. I don't and was kind of wondering

Re: [expert] How to see IP address?

2000-09-01 Thread Daniel Woods
> Submitted 01-Sep-00 by Sarang Lakare: > > Whats the command to get IP address of u're machine? The only way I know of > > is thru kppp when using modem... I am talking of dynamic IP addresses > > here.. I want something which i can put in a script! > > Assuming that you have only one network co

Re: [expert] ipchains question

2000-09-01 Thread Benjamin Reed
Just out of curiosity, what is mandrax.org? Some people seem to post there instead of linux-mandrake.com, and it's playing hell with my mailfilters. :) -- Ben Reed a.k.a. Ranger Rick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://defiance.dyndns.org/ / http://radio.scenespot.org/ Now playing on Defiance Radio: Open

Re: [expert] ipchains question

2000-09-01 Thread Ron Johnson, Jr.
Bill Dillon wrote: > > Hi List: > > I just installed ipchains and configured it with pmfirewall. All seemes > to go well and I started the /etc/rc.d/init.d/pmfirewall start. That > went fine too. > > My question: > > I thought that I'd see ipchains running by doing a ps -ef | grep > ipchains

[expert] NT permissions on Linux

2000-09-01 Thread Eduardo Arauz
Hi, i have just made a Folders Back up from NT to Linux.. but i want to retain the same user and passwords that i have in my domain controller ( in NT) in order to use them in my linux server and withou having to create 1 by 1 all the users in my linux box... is this possible? is there any way t

Re: [expert] How to see IP address?

2000-09-01 Thread Sarang Lakare
I just installed the ssh rpm and it did everything for me.. then i just start sshd to allow remote users to login via ssh :) -sarang > > -- Ken Thompson 73 de WA7SYR -- > Electrocom Computer Services Payette, Idaho 83661 > 1-888-642-7101 > Sales - Services - Repair > Web: http://www,nwaa.c

[expert] ipchains question

2000-09-01 Thread Bill Dillon
Hi List: I just installed ipchains and configured it with pmfirewall. All seemes to go well and I started the /etc/rc.d/init.d/pmfirewall start. That went fine too. My question: I thought that I'd see ipchains running by doing a ps -ef | grep ipchains. I don't and was kind of wondering if my

RE: [expert] High latency in wu-ftp connection

2000-09-01 Thread Chris Loper
Hi Replace your network card. I've had the problem with several customers. Oddly enough SMC's cheap $20 card seems to work best? --  Regards Chris Loper Select Sales, Inc. -BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK- Version: PGP 6.5.2 mQENAzmhoyMAAAEIAL8YC8fxlKE2trn7vGuuR9EODbPqHzkojvZZpOYmNKGoUL

HTML mail - was [expert] Xfree 4.01 Installation

2000-09-01 Thread Stephen Bosch
Mark Weaver wrote: > By default Outlook Express composts messages in HTML. Because, like, WOW - isn't HTML text cool!? Gotta keep Grandma and Grandpa interested in the Internet! Look, you can have funky fonts and disgusting backgrounds on your e-mails! Neat, huh? *vomit* -Stephen-

[expert] /bin/mail and From: envelope sender

2000-09-01 Thread Stephen Bosch
Hello, all: I want to use /bin/mail to transmit mails generated by an application; but I don't want them to be from the user that executes the script (since that e-mail address is invalid; the machine is behind a firewall and doesn't have a true FQDN). I have already configured sendmail.cf to c

Re: [expert] 3dD Setup Probs - glu.h & gl.h

2000-09-01 Thread Work
thanx On Sat, 2 Sep 2000 01:24:51 +1000, Tony McGee said: > > To compile you'll need to link in the GL and GLU libraries too: > > gcc -I/usr/X11R6/include -L /usr/X11R6/lib -lGL -lGLU someprogram.c -o > someprogram > > > > > different than other distros. Does anyone know where these >

Re: [expert] HardDrake always locks my machine

2000-09-01 Thread Ellick Chan
Keith Kelly wrote: > > I'm having a problem with Mandrake 7.1's HardDrake configurator. > > When I launch the tool, it asks me to either detect or skip ISA device > detection. If I choose "detect", the tool begins the ISA detection and then > locks my machine cold--only way out is a hard

Re: [expert] pppd dying unexpectedly

2000-09-01 Thread D. R. Evans
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 1 Sep 00, at 10:56, Pierre Fortin wrote: > I wrote: > > > > Hi Stephen, > > > > Today, I looked into a similar problem with my brother-in-law's machine... he > > just moved his office out of the house and into a real office. > > > > Looking in

[expert] Error in /var/log/messages

2000-09-01 Thread J. Pedro Sousa do Amaral
Hello, I am running Mandrake 7.0 with all the updates on a dual-Celeron machine. I have had a few problems with my DVD player in the past. Recently I have found the following message repeated inumerous times in /var/log/messages kernel: ATAPI device hdb: kernel: Unknown Error Type: No sense dat

[expert] rpm eating memory

2000-09-01 Thread Matthew Singer
All of a sudden any attempt run install something with rpm causes rpm to eat all the ram and swap until the system dies rpm -i -vv has it handing at: D: opening database mode 0x42 in /var/lib/rpm D: found 0 source and 1 binary packages D: requires: m68k-pic-coff-binutils satisfied by db packa

Re: [expert] How to see IP address?

2000-09-01 Thread Ken Thompson
On Fri, 01 Sep 2000, you wrote: > Whats the command to get IP address of u're machine? The only way I know of > is thru kppp when using modem... I am talking of dynamic IP addresses > here.. I want something which i can put in a script! > > -sarang Sarang, connect to your ISP then type ifconfig,

Re: [expert] 3dD Setup Probs - glu.h & gl.h

2000-09-01 Thread Tony McGee
To compile you'll need to link in the GL and GLU libraries too: gcc -I/usr/X11R6/include -L /usr/X11R6/lib -lGL -lGLU someprogram.c -o someprogram > > > different than other distros. Does anyone know where these files > > usually > > > reside, and any additional setup I may need to do to ge

Re: [expert] pppd dying unexpectedly

2000-09-01 Thread Pierre Fortin
I wrote: > > Hi Stephen, > > Today, I looked into a similar problem with my brother-in-law's machine... he > just moved his office out of the house and into a real office. > > Looking into the problem (before I saw this thread), it appears the problem is > due to a timer popping early. Lookin

Re: [expert] pppd dying unexpectedly

2000-09-01 Thread Stephen Bosch
Hey... this sounds like it could be it -- where are the timer settings, and why wouldn't it be setting the timer? -Stephen- Pierre Fortin wrote: > Looking into the problem (before I saw this thread), it appears the problem is > due to a timer popping early. Looking at the log of a successful

[expert] bug knfsd

2000-09-01 Thread Beljouani, Christophe S
Hi, I'm using mandrake 7.0, there is a bug in this version when you try to use a NFS file system exported by a solaris box. For instance, it's impossible to compile C++ code with linux on a NFS file system. This bug is reported in the mandrake bug database with number 465 and 466, is there a fix

[expert] Copy document fron linux to Dos

2000-09-01 Thread Maximo Monsalvo
How can copy archivies fron linuxbox to a Floppy and then read fron DOS Machine

Re: [expert] Xfree 4.01 Installation

2000-09-01 Thread Work
I'd be interested too hear how installation of 4.0.1 goes, especially on 7.1 system. Changing from 3x to 4 on Mandrake 7 wasn't at all straitforward (I used the glib binaries, instead of RPMs too). Are you doing it from the Cooker RPMs, or is there 7.1 version of them available? Nathan On Fri,

Re: [expert] Internal Modem

2000-09-01 Thread Anton Graham
Submitted 31-Aug-00 by Charles A Edwards: > To make this perm. you will need to edit your rc.local file which is located > in the /etc/rc.d directory. Add the 2 setserial lines to the end of this > file Save the changes and reboot your system. Actually, those lines should go into the file /etc/r

Re: [expert] Internal Modem

2000-09-01 Thread Anton Graham
Submitted 01-Sep-00 by Yosuda: > said Linux and BSD havent support for internal Modem...is that true > ???.. Absolutely not. More than 90% of ISA internal modems and a small but growing percentage of PCI modems are "real" modems and are fully supported under both Linux and *BSD. As far as dete

Re: [expert] 3dD Setup Probs - glu.h & gl.h

2000-09-01 Thread Work
Thanx Nathan On Fri, 1 Sep 2000 08:50:09 -0500 (CDT), James C. Gibbs said: > Should be in: /usr/X11R6/include/GL/ > > On 1 Sep 2000, Work wrote: > > > Mandrake kindly put the RPMs for my 3DFx Voodoo 2 card & SDL & Mesa > on > > the 7.1 CDs. But, even though the Mesa RPM shows it h

Re: [expert] Internal Modem

2000-09-01 Thread Austin L. Denyer
> Internal Modem support in Linux is not presently available. Most of the currrent > internal modems are WINDOWS dependant. Support is promised (I am told) in future > releases. Internal modems ARE supported, as long as they are not WinModems. I was running a Zoom 14k4 internal with SlackWare

Re: [expert] 3dD Setup Probs - glu.h & gl.h

2000-09-01 Thread James C. Gibbs
Should be in: /usr/X11R6/include/GL/ On 1 Sep 2000, Work wrote: > Mandrake kindly put the RPMs for my 3DFx Voodoo 2 card & SDL & Mesa on > the 7.1 CDs. But, even though the Mesa RPM shows it has glu.h & gl.h as > part of the package, where it puts it must be in some unique place > different tha

[expert] 3dD Setup Probs - glu.h & gl.h

2000-09-01 Thread Work
Mandrake kindly put the RPMs for my 3DFx Voodoo 2 card & SDL & Mesa on the 7.1 CDs. But, even though the Mesa RPM shows it has glu.h & gl.h as part of the package, where it puts it must be in some unique place different than other distros. Does anyone know where these files usually reside, and a

Re: [expert] Netscape crashing

2000-09-01 Thread Mark Weaver
Terry Tremaine wrote: > > Hello > > Lately Netscape crashes whenever I try to use the address book. Anyone > else having this problem? > > TT I was experiencing this trouble sometime back. I can't recall the specific reason this happens, but I do remember that it is the pref.js file that i

[expert] MandrakeUpdater RePost

2000-09-01 Thread TriOptimum
I have downloaded the cooker new version of MandrakeUpdate.. the problem with the new version is that when i choose to show the development updates instead of the security updates.. it tells me that an error occured on the ftp site and to try another mirror.. Also if i update the mirror list and c

[expert] Xfree 4.01 Installation RePost

2000-09-01 Thread TriOptimum
I have downloaded all (i hope) the required packages to install Xfree 4.01 over my linux mandrake 7.1 installation.. I have choosen to get the rmps form... now that i have them all how can i proceed.. can i install them form drakerpm... or can i install them with kpackage??? And i must exit form x

Re: [expert] Xfree 4.01 Installation

2000-09-01 Thread Mark Weaver
TriOptimum wrote: > > I'm posting in html.. ??? i really dunno how to disable it in outlook > express 5... i didn't change nothing in outlook defaults but maybe the html > mode is the default.. so do u know how to remove this? > - Original Message - > From: "Hoyt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To

RE: [expert] The lights are on, but no one's home

2000-09-01 Thread Tony Smith
> Tonight, I was watching the lights on the switch I have > connecting my DSL line to > my servers, and saw a prolonged, intensive activity to one of my > machines that is > a web server, amongst other things. During this activity, I > telnetted in, and took > a peek at the logs to see just what

RE: [expert] /sbin/route: delete problem

2000-09-01 Thread Tony Smith
> I use PortSentry which works great, and helps to keep out > the little buggers. Problem is that sometimes that bugger > is me coming in from a new machine to test with. Once I do, > that machine is now banned via > /sbin/route add -host 1.2.3.4 reject > > How do I un-do the route command to

Re: [expert] How to see IP address?

2000-09-01 Thread Anton Graham
Submitted 01-Sep-00 by Sarang Lakare: > Whats the command to get IP address of u're machine? The only way I know of > is thru kppp when using modem... I am talking of dynamic IP addresses > here.. I want something which i can put in a script! Assuming that you have only one network connection, i.

Re: [expert] How to see IP address?

2000-09-01 Thread peter church
Terry Tremaine wrote: > Try 'ifconfig' while logged in as root. > > TT. > > On Fri, 01 Sep 2000, you wrote: > > Whats the command to get IP address of u're machine? The only way I know of > > is thru kppp when using modem... I am talking of dynamic IP addresses > > here.. I want something which i

Re: [expert] How to see IP address?

2000-09-01 Thread Terry Tremaine
Try 'ifconfig' while logged in as root. TT. On Fri, 01 Sep 2000, you wrote: > Whats the command to get IP address of u're machine? The only way I know of > is thru kppp when using modem... I am talking of dynamic IP addresses > here.. I want something which i can put in a script! > > -sarang

Re: [expert] How to see IP address?

2000-09-01 Thread Patrick Erler
hallo Sarang! on Friday, September 01, 2000, 9:30:26 AM, you wrote: SL> Whats the command to get IP address of u're machine? The only way I know of SL> is thru kppp when using modem... I am talking of dynamic IP addresses SL> here.. I want something which i can put in a script! ifconfig - or, if

[expert] How to see IP address?

2000-09-01 Thread Sarang Lakare
Whats the command to get IP address of u're machine? The only way I know of is thru kppp when using modem... I am talking of dynamic IP addresses here.. I want something which i can put in a script! -sarang

Re: [expert] Installing Mandrake 7.0 with Matrox 220... Blank Display...

2000-09-01 Thread Sarang Lakare
press Ctrl-Alt-F1 .. that should take you to a text cosole.. basically that combo will always take you to the first text console assuming you are in X. to kill X do Ctrl-Alt-BackSpace If you are getting blank display and can't do nethign about it, then at LILO prompt say "linux 3".. this will t

Re [expert] pppd dying unexpectedly

2000-09-01 Thread Mallard
Bring up a console window, type man pppd Maybe set 'crtscts' or 'cdtrcts' or check if it is set wrong Check the idle variable, mabe it's just timing out? Not sure how you set up pppd to run, you may not have all the variables set right.

Re: [expert] Cannot Telnet

2000-09-01 Thread Sarang Lakare
Are you tring to telnet and login as root? Linux dosn't let you do that for security reasons.. login as another user and then su to root. Else, check the file /etc/services It has all the services that your machine has open.. If you have set the security level to highest in mandrake, then it'll

[expert] Installing Mandrake 7.0 with Matrox 220... Blank Display...

2000-09-01 Thread Daniel Baker
Hey, I know this has to be something simple I am missing here, but I want to install Mandrake 7.0 on another machine, however only Red Hat 5.1 will install (I haven't tried newer versions of either dist.) Is there a key combination I can hit to get to the "Textmode" ? the manual for mandrake is

Re: [expert] Cannot Telnet

2000-09-01 Thread Daniel Baker
Quick and dirty Fix: Should only be used until you figure out how to properly set hosts allow and hosts deny Etc. Etc. (I mention this only because I haven't yet myself) pico /etc/pam.d/login Then find the line that says "securetty.so" (Usually the second line from the top.) Comment out this