Re: IPFilter Firewall Tutorial

2004-11-18 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Darryl Hoar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone have a pointer to or know of a good > tutorial for setting up a freebsd box as a firewall > using > IPFilter ? > > In the past, I have used the tutorial at: > http://www.schlacter.net/ > > But it is for Freebsd 4.6-stable. I would ne

Re: 5.3 RELEASE downloaded

2004-11-06 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Jay O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just downloaded 5.3-RELEASE-i386-miniinst.iso from > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/5.3/ > . > File attributes are: 274400 KB11/5/2004 5:46:00 > AM. > > Jay O'Brien > > ___ >

Re: FreeBSD firewall for lazy people

2004-09-18 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Björn Lindström <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm finding that configuring firewall/NAT rules on > the gateway to my PPP > connection is too much of a headache. > > Are there any FreeBSD based firewall distributions, > something like > http://thewall.sourceforge.net/, but with some sort > of

Re: Sysadmin magazine benchmarkings

2004-09-14 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Stefan Cars <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > I read the article on sys admin magazine > (http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1148/sam0107a/0107a.htm) > where they > benchmarked Linux, Windows, Solaris and FreeBSD > regarding High-Performance > Network Applications. This article is from 2001

Re: cam/passthrough device question

2004-07-21 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Wojciech Puchar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i'm now running generic 5.2.1 kernel (to narrow list > of possible sources). > > i have: > atapci0: port > 0xf000-0xf00f at device 7.1 > on pci0 > ata0: at 0x1f0 irq 14 on atapci0 > ata0: [MPSAFE] > ata1: at 0x170 irq 15 on atapci0 > ata1: [MPSAFE]

Re: Openoffice

2004-07-19 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Osmany Guirola Cruz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi people.. > simple question > Where can i find a binary distribution of openoffice > for FreeBSD > > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-quest

Re: Need a network file system with Windows client and freeBSD server

2004-07-15 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Artem Koutchine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > I need sime kind of network file system which has a > FreeBSD server and > Windows clients (particulary Windows XP) and that > FreeBSD file share > must be mounted on Windows XP under a drive letter. > Windows client > is FAR FAR away and is

Re: help with pkg_update

2004-07-14 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Brent Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello ..ive recently upgraded all our Freebsd > systems to the lastest src > using cvsup and the whole make buildworld > procedure...all is good. Now i > need to update the individual pkgs on the > machine...iv read here and there > about the use of pk

Re: Hard drive problem... S-ATA/ATA and DMA error messages

2004-07-05 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Warren Block <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 6 Jul 2004, Rickard [ISO-8859-1] Borgmäster > wrote: > > > atapci1: port > 0xfc00-0xfc0f at device 15.1 on > > pci0 > > ata0: at 0x1f0 irq 14 on atapci1 > > ata1: at 0x170 irq 15 on atapci1 > > [...] > > ad0: 156334MB [317632/16/63] at > ata0

Re: Telnet - can't telnet is as root

2004-07-05 Thread peter lageotakes
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would like to telnet into my 4.9 RELEASE box using > root. Currently when I > try to telnet in as root I get the reply > "LOGIN root REGUSED (NOROOT)". Does anyone know how > I can configure my > system to allow root to directly telnet in. I know > that I can tel

Re: Utility to guess a remote hosts operating system?

2004-06-23 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Jan Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Edd wrote: > > > My question is: > > > > Does such a utility exist? I know nmap can guess > os, but it takes a few > > seconds and a port scan is needed first. Is there > just a simply util > > that can tell me without the port scan?

Re: FreeBSD weakness.

2004-06-19 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Lloyd Hayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I finally decided that I needed to get more > information on FreeBSD. I > got it up and running, then I did something else and > I start getting > errors again > > So I just ordered 3 books on FreeBSD from Amazon. In > most of the reviews > poste

Re: switching multiple Linux boxes to freebsd

2004-06-03 Thread peter lageotakes
--- "Jorge Mario G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I have to switch several Linux boxes to FreeBSD > I dont have local access to the boxes and the colo > company is charging a lot for the set up. > I long time ago I saw @ bsdnews a program to switch > Linux to FreeBSD in "real time" but now

Re: Maya

2004-05-11 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Daniela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 11 May 2004 03:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > I am thinking of downloading a learning adition of > MAYA and atempting to > > run it on my BSD box I am running X with a GNOME > desktop I think this is an > > attempt at porting can anyone give

Re: Viewing *.chm files

2004-04-24 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Kyryll A Mirnenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can anybody point me to an application capable to > view such files (or > extract them into HTMLs)? For those asking what I'm > talking about: *.chm is a > MSWindows format to keep a set of HTMLs & related > info (content tree, index) > in on

Re: How do I eliminate resolver delay??

2004-04-16 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Jonathon McKitrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 16, 2004 at 11:06:48AM -0700, peter > lageotakes wrote: > : FYI: If I remember correctly, running dhcpd > : overwrites the resolve.conf. > > That's what caused my problem. I need a way to > r

Re: How do I eliminate resolver delay??

2004-04-16 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Jonathon McKitrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 16, 2004 at 07:26:00PM +0200, Olaf Hoyer > wrote: > : > So maybe I need to replace these when I connect > to my wireless network? > : > > : Yes, because in that case your notebook tries to > reach your DNS server > : at your workplace

Re: How do I eliminate resolver delay??

2004-04-16 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Jonathon McKitrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Since I started my wireless network, I am getting > odd delays when starting > apps that I am told is the resolver. With the wired > network, this does not > happen. > > I've had ssh take longer than normal, I've had X > take 3 minutes, and

Re: How can a user mount a CDROM?

2004-04-08 Thread peter lageotakes
--- "Mazen S. Alzogbi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > How can I grant myself (as a user and not root) the > permission to > mount/umount a cdrom? > > Thanks, > > -- > Mazen S. Alzogbi > http://alzogbi.com/mazen > > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mai

Re: how to check users weak password

2004-04-05 Thread peter lageotakes
--- RJ45 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > I would like to implement a mechanism in which VERY > poor and weak > passwords are checked when the user try to change it > with passwd command. > Is there any application allowing this in the ports > collection ? > I am not talking about using Cr

For Myron or Byron

2004-04-03 Thread peter lageotakes
Sorry to distrub the list. I was having an off topic discussion with Myron/Byron @ Juno. I misplaced your email address. Can you resend. Pete = ESCape with VI. Cheese A La mode. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promot

Re: 4.9-RELEASE doesn't recognize NIC

2004-03-31 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Daniela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all! > > I'm installing FreeBSD 4.9 on a brand-new machine. > The problem is that it > doesn't recognize my network card, no matter what I > do. > The vendor ID is 10DE and the device ID is 0066 (the > BIOS tells me these > numbers). > I have 4.9-STAB

Re: pkg_add ?

2004-03-11 Thread peter lageotakes
--- stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've moslty ever used the ports mechanisim to add > things to my FreeBSD > machines. > > However, I have a couple that have fairly small hard > drives ( ~2G) and I > was hoping to use pkg_add -r to add a few things > without building from > source. > > Howev

Re: openoffice and java on 5.2

2004-03-10 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Gary Kline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Folks, > > I'm trying to install the latest OO on my 5.2 > server, but for > some reason, it can't see the java installation > there. > Originally, I had java/jdk14. No luck. Same with > java/jdk13. > > Shoul

Re: Firewall setup tutorial

2004-03-09 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Darryl Hoar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings, > I have used in the past http://www.schlacter.net/ as > a guide > to setting up my firewall. Does anyone have a > better, > more update one, as the acticle referenced is for > freebsd > 4.6, not the 5.x version. > > thanks, > Darryl >

Re: Where is Bill Paul's NDIS miniport driver wrapper?

2004-03-02 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Alistair Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, all > > I have installed the FreeBSD 5.2.1, which I assumed > to be the latest > available. However, it does not appear to have the > NDIS miniport driver > in the kernel source and there is no > /sys/modules/ndis . I need this > for my C

Volari and potential FreeBSD driver

2004-02-24 Thread peter lageotakes
Good morning FreeBSD, I just received an email from XGI, with respect to new Linux Drivers for their graphics cards. I am currently trying to find out if they will support FreeBSD in Linux Binary Compatibility mode or do a native port. At present, I am awaiting to hear back from XGI. FYI: www.x

Re: Andy Magana

2004-02-13 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Jud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 04:12:10 -0800 (PST), "Andreas > Magana" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > I have recently installed BSD. My card is a > Visiontek Xtasy Radeon 128MB > > AGP card. Can you reply with some recommendations > because it is installed > > but I

Re: Options for a New Kernel

2004-02-10 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Gerard Seibert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am still trying to learn how FreeBSD works. Can I > create a new kernel file with the following entries > or are they just for use in the loader.conf file? > > hint.acpi.0.disabled=0 # enable ACPI (i386 > only) > hw.ata.ata_dma=1

Re: quick java question.

2004-02-09 Thread peter lageotakes
--- "r.w.h" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello its me again. > now that i have freebsd 90% working the way i want. > i have one final ok 2 final questions for now. > > some of the websites i use require java and flash. > i know were the flash-plugin is but as far as java > is. > i have yet to fin

Re: Dell 8600 a bad choice

2004-02-08 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Rob2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > peter lageotakes wrote: > > --- Rob2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>It has a USB floppy and I haven't been able to get > X > >>to work. I'm using

Re: Dell 8600 a bad choice

2004-02-08 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Rob2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It has a USB floppy and I haven't been able to get X > to work. I'm using > 5.2.1. Any hints are appreciated. > > > Rob. > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/fr

Re: Desktop FreeBSD - is it up to it?

2004-02-07 Thread peter lageotakes
--- vext01 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > I have been using freebsd for my web/database/music > server for a while and it > has performed flawlessly. good good! However > recently I installed freebsd on > my desktop too. I can do the things I want to, it > just seems that i need to > be

Re: X Windows

2004-01-30 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Matt Juszczak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > About 6 months ago, I was having trouble generating > my X config file (so > that it would run in 800x600, etc. etc.). The > command line config would > work but I would never know my video card, etc. > Then someone told me a > utility

Re: about logo

2004-01-30 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Bubble Gum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just want to ask (i'm sorry if it's a silly > question),why freebsd logo use "devil" character? > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. > Try it! > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/

RE: Installing OpenOffice from Ports Collection

2004-01-28 Thread peter lageotakes
--- "Colin J. Raven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > +> On Tuesday 27 January 2004 07:27 am, Colin J. > Raven wrote: > +> > Hi all! > +> > I'm trying to install OpenOffice-1.1 on > FreeBSD4.9 RELEASE. > +> > The installation halts - which is in itself > highly unusual. > +> > +> Forget building

Re: open office install fails after two days of installing

2004-01-25 Thread peter lageotakes
--- chip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to install OpenOffice on a PII-350 and > it has been running > make install clean for two days now. It just failed > with this messages - > > > In file included from > /usr/ports/editors/openoffice-1.1/work/oo_1.1_src/sch/source/ui/docshell/doc

Re: BSD Website

2004-01-15 Thread peter lageotakes
http://mirbsd.bsdadvocacy.org/ http://www.ekkobsd.org/ http://www.dragonflybsd.org/Main/ --- zam4ever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Currently I try to collect all BSD website and will > put it online for future > references. So far, these are in my list. Any other > site that I missed? >

Re: How do I add a third ATA controller to 4.8?

2004-01-12 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Paul Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 9:20 AM + 1/12/04, Martyn Hill wrote: > >Paul > > > >I notice that the kernel config file you present is > using the "old" device > >ata lines - is the ATA controller a particularly > old model? > > > >If not, then the LINT kernel config file sh

Re: AMD Processors

2004-01-02 Thread peter lageotakes
Here are the 4.9 hardware specs: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.9R/hardware-i386.html Here are the 5.1 specs: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.1R/hardware-i386.html --- Sal Aldana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was wondering which AMD Processors are compatible > with FreeBSD. I have a > At

Re: OpenOffice

2004-01-01 Thread peter lageotakes
--- Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there just a binary install of OpenOffice? > > -- > Best regards, > Chris > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail

Re: TTF fonts in XFree86

2003-12-23 Thread peter lageotakes
--- peter lageotakes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I believe its the xset command. You have to have x > search its database for the new fonts. > > http://www.icewalkers.com/Linux/Howto/Font-HOWTO/xfonts.html > > xset fp rehash > > The above should do the trick fo

Re: TTF fonts in XFree86

2003-12-23 Thread peter lageotakes
I believe its the xset command. You have to have x search its database for the new fonts. http://www.icewalkers.com/Linux/Howto/Font-HOWTO/xfonts.html xset fp rehash The above should do the trick for you. Pete --- flux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I want to use TrueType font

Re: a road to nowhere

2003-11-12 Thread peter lageotakes
Vittori, Perhaps this link might help. http://www.gnustep.org/resources/sources.html or in /usr/ports/devel/gnustep Hope you find your perfect window manager. Pete --- ".VWV." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I still can't believe what people of GNOME and KDE > have done. With GTK 1.x > and

Re: Freebsd on Macs

2003-10-29 Thread peter lageotakes
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I am wondering if it is currently possible to run > freebsd on a Mac. > please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > THANKS! > > > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno > SpeedBand! > Surf the w

Learning to Walk: A Linux User Migrates to FreeBSD

2003-10-23 Thread peter lageotakes
This is the follow up (part 2) to Babe in the Woods: A Linux User Migrates to FreeBSD. Interesting article. However I disagree with the views about handbook being written at the admin. level (and more). The article could be more positive. http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=

Re: Problems with ordinary user permissions

2003-10-19 Thread peter lageotakes
Please check out the FreeBSD FAQ: 9.22. How do I let ordinary users mount floppies, CDROMs and other removable media? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html#USER-FLOPPYMOUNT Pete --- Anthony Carmody <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have been having a trouble get

Re: whereis fails

2003-09-12 Thread peter lageotakes
I am not 100 percent sure but if memory serves; the man pages are a port by themselves (for xfree), at which point they get installed separately. Those ports should be on disc 1. You can use /stand/sysintall to get back into those ports. My second thought is building/rebuilding the locate databa

Re: Replacing an exchange 2000 server?

2003-09-04 Thread peter lageotakes
Some reference info for you. Hope they help. Link 1 is an Exchange Server replacement. Link 2 is a good article on Exchange Server Replacments. www.opengroupware.org http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid39_cid531597_tax293414,00.html Pete --- Fernando

Re: screen size is too large after freebsd install

2003-08-22 Thread peter lageotakes
Sorry about the top level reply. I missed the original posting. With respect to the plus and minus keys; are you using the ones on the keypad? I believe only the ones on key pad work. Sorry I am stuck on another machine (not fbsd), otherwise I would have tried it out. Pete --- Lee Harr <[EMAIL

Re: books

2003-07-28 Thread peter lageotakes
Its hard to buy only one book. But if I must: FreeBSD: An Open-Source Operating System for Your Personal Computer, Second Edition (with CD-ROM) By: Annelise Anderson (Bit Tree Press) # Paperback: 443 pages # ISBN: 0971204519 # List Price: $24.00 --- Karl Agee <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Mozilla and long time in resolving Hostnames

2003-07-22 Thread peter lageotakes
Rebuild you kernel without IPV6. There is somewhere between 3 and 4 references to IPV6 in the configuration file. Just make sure they are commented out and you will be good to go. Happy surfing, Pete --- Mica Telodico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all , I've just installed FreeBSD 4.8 . >

Re: spell checker for mozilla 1.4

2003-07-20 Thread peter lageotakes
Have you check out spellchecker.mozdev.org? Under downloads there is a version for FreeBSD 5.0/Mozilla 1.2.x Pete --- sweetleaf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a spell checker xpi or port for mozilla > 1.4? The only ones i > have found were for linux and solaris. I tried > patching the m

Re: md5 files

2003-07-15 Thread peter lageotakes
Please check out: http://www.linuxiso.org/viewdoc.php/verifyiso.html They also have links to windows utilities for md5 check sum. FYI: I have had better luck with the DOS based utility (GUI version appears to lock up). Pete --- dark matrix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > im runnig windows xp pro

Re: how to view and open file.db & file.mdb?

2003-06-23 Thread peter lageotakes
Sorry if this question has been answered. You can use the file command to figure out what type of file it is. " file filename " or you can use the ls command. If its a text file, use your fav text editor like VI. Pete --- Matt Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marlon Corleone wrote: > > >hi,

Re: Minimum base and X footprint

2003-06-15 Thread peter lageotakes
Hello, I ran into this link a few days ago, its about building a minBSD. Its geared toward FreeBSD. Hope that helps. FYI: I havent tried it. http://neon1.net/misc/minibsd.html#t1 Pete --- iLLfated <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lo all, > > I recently obtained a 486/75 toshiba satellite > lapt

Re: X doesn't work

2003-06-14 Thread peter lageotakes
Hello Scott, Are you using the FreeBSD/Linux driver for X? Below is the link for the drivers: http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=freebsd_1.0-3203 What version of FreeBSD are you running? --- Scott Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi List, > > Where should I start on troubleshooting this? I >

RELENG_4_8 vs. RELENG_4_8_0_RELEASE

2003-06-13 Thread peter lageotakes
Hello all, I was just doing some double checking through some of the CVS doc's and I noticed that there are 2 tags for FreeBSD 4.8: IE RELENG_4_8 vs. RELENG_4_8_0_RELEASE. Is there any difference between those two tags? FYI: I do not wish to ride on the edge of tag=. Any insight would be greatly

s3 warning

2003-06-06 Thread peter lageotakes
Hi all, I have a small problem with X11. When I log out, I get: s3v: warning: VerticalRetraceWait timed out(1:3). s3v: warning: VerticalRetraceWait timed out(3:3). s3v: warning: VerticalRetraceWait timed out(1:3). s3v: warning: VerticalRetraceWait timed out(3:3). Any thoughts or suggestions wo