Re: [newbie] New system-failed install

2001-01-29 Thread Lanman
Have you tried your RAM in another system? It may be defective. On the other hand, I installed Win Me LM7.2 on one 30Gb (2x15Gb paritions) drive, and within 24 hours everything was toast. Installed a new 30 Gb drive, and everythings perfect. Maybe you should try installing both O/S'es on the

Re: [newbie] Printer recommendations

2001-01-29 Thread Lanman
I had absolutely no problems with the HP930c Deskjet, if that helps. Hooked it up, ran the Printer utility, and Bingo! Done. Dan On Monday 29 January 2001 13:34, you wrote: I had to replace my Lexmark Z11 because it wouldn't work in Mandrake even with the cooker drivers. So I got a Canon

Re: [newbie] Mandrake Corporate Server

2001-02-02 Thread Lanman
Brian; Corp Server runs fine. But do yourself a favor. After installing it, don't run the Wizards. Run PMfirewall to set up your Internet, and do the other tasks manually. You'll be much happier. They've got some bugs to work out in it. Dan LaBine On Fri, 02 Feb 2001, you wrote:

Re: [newbie] Greetings

2001-02-02 Thread Lanman
Smart move all around, I'd say! Welcome to Mandrake. L8R, Dude! On Fri, 02 Feb 2001, you wrote: Hello, I've just switched to Mandrake from Storm (because of their bankruptcy), and am pretty impressed. I bought the 7.2 Complete. Everything works; sound, printing, and all the other

Re: [newbie] VIA KT133A ANd duron support

2001-02-08 Thread Lanman
None that I know of, except for the ATA100 IDE Interface. You have to connect your hard drives to the ATA33/66 Interface first, do the install, then edit some files to support the ATA 100 interface, then shutdown, change connections then restart. That's how it's done with an Asus A7V. Mine

Re: [newbie] cutting off access to specific sites to masq

2001-05-09 Thread Lanman
Franki ; If you happen to be running Mandrake 8.0 on this server, you can edit the Bastille-Firewall.cfg file to deny Realplayer/RealAudio connections. If you're looking for something a little stronger, might I suggest Mandrake Security? You'll need a separate Firewall Server, but once

Re: [newbie] HELP CHOSING A DURON 900 MAINBOARD.

2001-05-11 Thread Lanman
Franki; I just attended the AMD conference here in Montreal on Tuesday. Depending on what your server is intended for now, and what it will be used for in the future, the chipset can be a critical choice. There are many boards that can run both types of RAM (SDRam and DDRam). For now, it seems

Re: [newbie] Which distribution to use as server?

2001-05-13 Thread Lanman
Ted; Firstly, you can install either 7.2 OR 8.0 , and instead of installing as a server, you can install as a workstation and use the server packages/services anyway. The 2 things to watch for is that your machine will not be as secure, because the xserver will leave ports open to the

Re: [newbie] Hmmmm...Might be a silly question

2001-05-15 Thread Lanman
Why not use webmin?? If Rod has a DSL or Cablemodem Internet connection, telnet would leave his system open to attacks (i.e; Hackers!), whereas webmin wouldn't because it's very secure. Either way, it's not a silly question! On Tuesday 15 May 2001 4:38, you wrote: Quite easily done,

Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 128/512

2001-05-18 Thread Lanman
On Friday 18 May 2001 3:11, you wrote: As I mentioned earlier, I'm building a new machine this weekend. I wanted to know if anybody has used or had good dealings with SoundBlaster 128, or SoundBlaster 512 in their Mandrake 7.2, or Mandrake 8.0 machines. I've found a place that has them for

Re: [newbie] Archiver

2001-05-20 Thread Lanman
On Sunday 20 May 2001 6:14, you wrote: Dear All, I have LM 8 and I just tried to use the archiver. It said sorry that it was not in my path. How can I use this again? It worked well in 7.2. Also, how does one unzip a file with the .zip on the end by hand? Thank you. Marcia; Your Archiver

Re: [newbie]printing with Cups in LM8

2001-05-20 Thread Lanman
Marcia; I've read about your problem, and I'd like to offer the following suggestions: 1) Go to the ftp site below, and download ALL the files to a separate folder, then run the software updater in Mandrake control Center. It's a fast site, and usually not busy.

Re: [newbie] Print Server for Linux

2001-05-20 Thread Lanman
On Sunday 20 May 2001 7:10, you wrote: Does anyone know how to setup Print Server for Linux-Mandrake? I have HP 170X Jet Direct Print server, which has fixed IP. I went to HP Website but they don't have JetAdmin version for Linux. If anyone know is there any company sell print server for

Re: [newbie] identd

2001-06-12 Thread Lanman
On June 12, 2001 11:12 am, Dan Gordon wrote: Hi, I know this has been asked before but i just installed Mandrake 8.0 and i would like to allow identd so i can connect to irc but the built in fire wall wont have it. I know this can be changed but am not sure how. Right now its using the tiny

Re: [newbie] No-one uses Linux, says Microsoft

2001-06-15 Thread Lanman
Dear List; In response to this latest garbage from Microsoft, and having a pretty good understanding of their standard FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) policy, I can see why you might think that this latest attack on Linux deserves a response. However, having also attended the LinuxExpo Montreal

Re: [newbie] IPchains is missing....

2001-06-17 Thread Lanman
I totally agree ! He also found some major bugs and spyware in Netscape Navigator, which they denied, then threatened to sue Steve, until he proved it. At this point, the folks from Netscape quietly apologised, and fixed the holes, etc with Netscape 4.76 ! Anyone who criticizes Steve is

Re: [newbie] Mandrake Bankrupt??

2001-06-19 Thread Lanman
To all concerned; I saw the article about Mandrake, and it was totally wrong. Mandrake let some of their U.S. staff go because they had expected to grow much faster than they have been, or something like that. It had nothing to do with anything else. NADA! I spoke to the Mandrake guys at

Re: [newbie] Linux bashing again by Intel??

2001-06-23 Thread Lanman
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah,...Here we go again. I'd like to suggest that we send in Duke Nuke'm to slap these guys around. What they don't seem to realize (Or maybe they do???Hmmm.) is that they're not just reporting the news (?) but they're one of the biggest reasons that popularity of Linux is being

Re: [newbie] Linux bashing again by Intel??

2001-06-23 Thread Lanman
Did you know that we are agreeing with you?? We were quoting news articles on various web-sites and bashing them, O.K.?? Dan

Re: [newbie] Linux bashing again by Intel??

2001-06-23 Thread Lanman
I have to agree with Franki; The PC revolution in the last 10 to 20 years have created a demand for a ton of hardware and apps, but has not created the willingness to RTFM !! If people want to become mnore efficient with their PC's They're just going to have to open a book and (GASP!!) read !

Re: [newbie] Linux bashing again by Intel??

2001-06-23 Thread Lanman
Hey Franki; Thanks for handling this guy. He was replying to me, and I explained a few things to him as well. I hadn't seen his original posts about his problems, but of course, given enough information, and the time required, I'm sure someone would be able to help him. but he doesn't seem

Re: [newbie] Printing the root folder including the corresponding folders

2001-06-23 Thread Lanman
Roman, You're talking about printing a tree of folders? Nice idea. Can't see myself using it a lot, but what the hey. How about the option of customing the right-click menu for just about anything, or for repetitive jobs. Kinda like a wizard that sees the things you do most, and allows you to

Re: [newbie] mouse single click treat as double click

2001-07-10 Thread Lanman
Fear Not! Oh, Stout Fellow! Take comfort in knowing that your MS mouse is not actually manufactured by Microsoft, but by Logitech! You are forgiven ! On July 10, 2001 05:19 pm, Michel Clasquin wrote: On Tuesday 10 July 2001 08:21, you wrote: my mouse act strangely today. i have been using

Re: [newbie] Samba problem!

2001-07-13 Thread Lanman
Hey Mark,...Couldn't he use samba restart also? From a normal prompt ? If he's looking for a Linux browser for samba he could also use xsmbrowser or LinNeighborhood. But if he's trying to browse from Windows, then you're bang on the money about Windows Explorer. He might also want to run

Re: [newbie] microsoft hassling Aussie Charity.

2001-07-18 Thread Lanman
Here's an extra FYI for anyone following this thread. I heard somewhere that Bill Gates and his wife were involved in a charity that gives computers to kids in schools. You'd think that Bill would jump at the chance of getting some good PR for a change, and help these schools. He can certainly

Re: [newbie] Looking for SquidGuard rpm for LM8.0

2001-07-18 Thread Lanman
Roman; I haven't seen one for LM 8.0, only for Mandrake SNF, and that's a version of 7.2. Maybe you can pull it off of SNF ?? Dan LaBine On July 18, 2001 08:20 pm, you wrote: Has any one heard of an available rpm for SquidGuard? So far, I've only been able to find the tar ball version.

Re: [newbie] microsoft hassling Aussie Charity.

2001-07-19 Thread Lanman
Well, if your point was that it would be a good tax wrtie-off, I agree. It just amazes me that Bill et al can't see an opportunity even when it's being stuck in their faces. Were these people born stupid, greedy, and arrogant, or what? I think this whole issue clearly demonstrates how

Re: [newbie] Network help needed!

2001-07-28 Thread Lanman
On July 28, 2001 08:45 am, Steve Maytum wrote: Anyone able to help a dizzy (gone round in circles so often!) PC user set up a small home network with 'net connection? Any help appreciated Regards [EMAIL PROTECTED] What's the problem, what version of Linux, what hardware is involved, and what

Re: [newbie] Really small LAN of 2

2001-07-29 Thread Lanman
Are you using Linux-Mandrake 8.0? If so your firewall is probably preventing the ping from happeneing. Bastille automatically does not trust ANY incoming TCP/IP packets coming in on ANY network card in the Linux box (Localhost), therefore it thinks that AJ is a hacker trying to break in to

[newbie] Port forwarding

2001-08-01 Thread Lanman
Can anyone shed a little light on how to configure port-forwarding or port redirection from a Mandrake 7.2 SNF firewall to a mandrake 8.0 web-server? I realize that SNF has it's own web-server built-in, but this is for a special configuration. Examples would be very helpful. Mostly, I can't

Re: [newbie] everybody

2001-08-06 Thread Lanman
On August 6, 2001 11:15 am, you wrote: On Mon, 6 Aug 2001 22:29:26 +0800 chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] was inspired to comment: Has anyone out there had much luck using everybody? I cannot seem to get it to connect. any tips welcome I thought it was everybuddy?? Nag,

[newbie] Java for Mozila

2001-08-13 Thread Lanman
Has anyone ever figured out how to get java running in Mozilla? I'm running Mandrake8.0, and I prefer Mozilla to Netscape, and for the life of me I can't get the java plugin OR runtime environment working. I'm not interested in developing java-based apps, just interested in learning how to

[newbie] Ximian-Gnome Installation

2001-08-18 Thread Lanman
Has anyone found out how to install Ximian-Gnome on Mandrake 8.0? I've managed to track down the specific installer applet from their ftp server, but during the install startup it fails. I downloaded the entire set of packages, and tried to re-point the installer to the archive containing all

Re: [newbie] Simple eth0 question

2001-08-26 Thread Lanman
to worry about. Lanman On Sunday 26 August 2001 06:29 am, you wrote: The reason this occurs is because there is still data on the cable side of the connection. The light flashes for both incoming and outgoing wether its going to you or not. At 02:15 AM 8/26/2001 -0400, you wrote: Ok, I

Re: [newbie] Simple eth0 question

2001-08-26 Thread Lanman
-- Joan Tur. Ibiza - Spain [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 11407395 Joan.Tur.pagina.de www.ClubIbosim.org Linux: usuari registrat 190.783 Also true! But if he's running more than one PC, that will shut down INTRANET networking as well. Lanman Want

[newbie] Changing permissions on mount umount commands

2001-08-26 Thread Lanman
for this? Lanman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Changing permissions on mount umount commands

2001-08-26 Thread Lanman
a line from mine, hoping you can show me. Once again, good to hear from you. And Thanks for the suggestion. That sucker just might work! /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount fs=iso9660,dev=/dev/cdrom 0 0 Lanman On Sunday 26 August 2001 09:13 am, Michael Scottaline wrote: On Sun, 26 Aug 2001 08:59:43

Re: [newbie] Changing permissions on mount umount commands

2001-08-26 Thread Lanman
the mount/umount commands instead. Lanman On Sunday 26 August 2001 09:16 am, you wrote: Lanman banged on their keyboard and produced the following arrangement of letters: | Is there a simple way to change permissions on mount and umount ? | I would prefer to have the ability to use device

Re: [newbie] File set up

2001-08-27 Thread Lanman
downloads. Lanman On Monday 27 August 2001 12:13 pm, you wrote: Just a simple question, how are most of you setting up your file systems for install? /boot / /swap /usr /var /home or are you doing one big / Coming from BSD we did the first with all the different partitions. -Scott

Re: [newbie] Ximian Gnome

2001-09-03 Thread Lanman
Wwl Mark, Since you mentioned it ! LOL ! ( Nah, no references to the stupid comment!) Just a quik tip, never operate heavy equipment (ie; a mouse or keyboard) without having a substantial amount of your favorite Columbian beverage inside. Besides, you'll run better than a Pentium (

Re: [newbie] Proxy Server

2001-09-08 Thread Lanman
to another page on the amazon web-site would repeat the process. Having never tried it on a stand-alone PC myself, I'm not sure it would provide this function to that one PC, but then again, your browser would perform the same function on it's own. Lanman On Saturday 08 September 2001 09:29 am

[newbie] Mandrake SNF and Port Forwarding

2001-09-07 Thread Lanman
Has onyone had any luck in configuring Port-Forwarding on Mandrake SNF (A.K.A. Mandrake Security) ? If so, I'd really appreciate some instructions on this. I also need to know if I need any additional packages to get the job done. Thanks in Advance Lanman Want to buy your Pack or Services

[newbie] KDE Desktop Modifications

2001-09-09 Thread Lanman
! Lanman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] SNF

2001-09-10 Thread Lanman
if you are using a cablemodem, and you run into problems, get back to me and I'l forward the email to you as well. I've eliminated most of the Tekno-Babble, and inserted Plain English instructions instead. Lanman On Monday 10 September 2001 04:00 pm, Scott Thurmond wrote: Thanks for the input

Re: [newbie] Mandrake SNF 7.2 internet connection trouble

2001-09-10 Thread Lanman
Marc; Secure WEBMIN interface would not be port 84433, but 8443. That oughtta get you in. Lanman On Monday 10 September 2001 03:33 pm, you wrote: snipped Having done all that, my connection still can't get thru. While configuring with the secure connection (https://10.0.0.1:84433) a test

Re: [newbie] Mandrake SNF 7.2 internet connection trouble

2001-09-10 Thread Lanman
Close but no cigar- 65,535 Lanman On Monday 10 September 2001 06:01 pm, you wrote: LURKER here, I think the ports only go to 6, right? At 03:45 PM 9/10/01, you wrote: Marc; Secure WEBMIN interface would not be port 84433, but 8443. That oughtta get you in. Lanman On Monday 10

Re: [newbie] networking with linux

2001-09-11 Thread Lanman
Try www.linuxnewbie.org , and look at the NHF (Newbie Help Files) for networking. Lanman On Tuesday 11 September 2001 04:54 am, you wrote: Hi, I want to network my linux box with my two other machines (win2k and win98), I want the linux box to act as a server on the network

Re: [newbie] Re: [LINUX_Newbies] USA TERROR ATTACK!!!!

2001-09-11 Thread Lanman
psychopathic as to agree with him. And by the way Mr. Clinuxc, we have been victim's of terrorist attacks. Can you say FLQ?? You idiot! Before you start offering an opinion, how's about checking your facts?? With countrymen like you, who needs enemas! I'm done. Lanman On Tuesday 11 September 2001 07

Re: [newbie] Re: [LINUX_Newbies] USA TERROR ATTACK!!!!

2001-09-11 Thread Lanman
Good one Tom. Rip him a new one. This guy's a - place index finger and thumb at right angles to one another against forehead ! Lanman On Tuesday 11 September 2001 08:05 pm, you wrote: On Tuesday 11 September 2001 06:56 pm, Art Rowe escribió: We Canadians have had terrorist attacks ...FLQ

Re: [newbie] Come on!! don't blind your eyes!

2001-09-11 Thread Lanman
Don't disagree with you Nicolas, but easy on the language, ok? There's some very young people on this list. Otherwise, your comments were right on target! Lanman On Tuesday 11 September 2001 08:46 pm, you wrote: Hi ... Come on men Try to think just for a moment in the bifurcations

Re: [newbie] Re: [LINUX_Newbies] USA TERROR ATTACK!!!!

2001-09-11 Thread Lanman
on the rooftops?? Lanman On Tuesday 11 September 2001 09:08 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote: On Tuesday 11 September 2001 07:15 pm, Franki escribió: There were alot of IT companies based in those towers, and some banks, this could effect the world ecomomy... especially if the US goes

Re: [newbie] OT: breaking news in USA

2001-09-11 Thread Lanman
than most of us would use, but you've got the right idea. Lanman On Tuesday 11 September 2001 09:45 pm, you wrote: Firstly I would just like to say that my prayers go out to all the families on this dark day in America. I don't personally know anyone that was injured today. But to show just how

Re: [newbie] OT: breaking news in USA

2001-09-11 Thread Lanman
Yup, Charles, he's got you there! Your responses ARE a tad ON list! Grin! Grin! Lanman On Tuesday 11 September 2001 09:51 pm, you wrote: Charles A. Punch wrote: I'm replying off list, Charles, Your off list replies seem to be appearing on the list. ;-) Randy Kramer

Re: [newbie] Re: [LINUX_Newbies] USA TERROR ATTACK!!!!

2001-09-11 Thread Lanman
Netstacking rights ?? Huh? Never heard that one before. On Wednesday 12 September 2001 12:36 am, you wrote: netstacking rights. i will defend my mother country, and the usa if i could lend a hand. -- nathan From: Lanman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] OT: breaking news in USA

2001-09-12 Thread Lanman
It was intended as a humourous tease regarding your minor oversight in sending your emails to the list when you intended to send them off-list, Charles. Lighten up. No need to get sarcastic. Perhaps a little more sleep, and a lot less caffeine are in order here? Lanman On Wednesday 12

Re: [newbie] LM8.1 B3

2001-09-12 Thread Lanman
I had the same menu problem in Beta 1, but Beta 2 was fine. Hmmm, maybe it's not us, maybe it's that Raklet Cheese the MandrakeSoft guys keep eating?? Nah, couldn't be. But I found that most things ran a tad faster in Beta2. On Wednesday 12 September 2001 08:14 am, you wrote: as a futher

Re: [newbie] OT: breaking news in USA

2001-09-11 Thread Lanman
Doh! On Tuesday 11 September 2001 05:33 pm, Charles A. Punch wrote: My bad! That's weird, I'm using the reply button (rather that reply all) in Mozilla. Good thing I have nothing to hide eh? Sorry, I don't mean to clog up the list, but it seems that I am not alone in that today anyway. I

Re: [newbie] Re: [LINUX_Newbies] USA TERROR ATTACK!!!!

2001-09-11 Thread Lanman
was already thinking about changing his diapers! I think these terrorists should be feeling the same way right about now. I don't think they thought this attack through well enough to ponder the response that will surely follow. Lanman On Wednesday 12 September 2001 11:45 pm, you wrote

[newbie] MX numbers

2001-09-16 Thread Lanman
Can someone provide me a plain-english explanation of mx numbers, who or what provides them to me, and how they fit into mail-servers? I keep hearing about them, but don't know what they are. Lanman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Licq

2001-09-16 Thread Lanman
You Da Man! Thanks! I'll give it a go. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] samba functionality query

2001-09-16 Thread Lanman
absolute control over what they can/can't do on the Clients. Lanman On Sunday 16 September 2001 11:49 am, you wrote: hi, as well as authenticating users, can samba be used to restrict what programs users can run or install on win clients, i'm thinking win98SE clients

Re: [newbie] ip masquerading, help

2001-09-16 Thread Lanman
Angie - No Problem. Me has something called Internet Connection Sharing. What type of connection do you have? Keep in mind that even though Me will enable DHCP, you can leave your Ip on the Linux box as Static - ie; fixed number. Lanman On Sunday 16 September 2001 12:23 pm, you wrote: i'm

Re: [newbie] ip masquerading, help

2001-09-16 Thread Lanman
Once it's set up, your linux box should be good to go. If not, change the network config to allow for DHCP, restart the network (on linux box), and you shold be in business. Make sure you enter the gateway Internal Ip of Me station, and DNS numbers of your ISP. Lanman On Sunday 16 September

Re: [newbie] ip masquerading, help

2001-09-16 Thread Lanman
Control center, and it will restart your network connection to the Windows box on it's own. Have fun! Lanman On Sunday 16 September 2001 01:13 pm, you wrote: i'm setting up the internet connection sharing on ME and it's asking if i'd like to make a setup disk for computers using win95 and98

Re: [newbie] Samba printer Fails

2001-09-16 Thread Lanman
Try moving the printer to the Linux box, and printing from the windows box. Set up printer sharing with Samba, Uninstall the printer software/drivers from the windows box and re-install a freshly-updated set of drivers from HP's web-site- www.hp.com . Lanman On Sunday 16 September 2001 01

Re: [newbie] ip masquerading, help

2001-09-16 Thread Lanman
number of linux-based gateway/routers that can also be used to act as a firewall, thus protecting you from most types of hacks. You can also run a web-site on many of them. Lanman On Sunday 16 September 2001 02:19 pm, you wrote: is it true that i have to have the server comp. (the windows running

Re: [newbie] CD drive

2001-09-16 Thread Lanman
into your /etc folder (make sure you rename and save your existing fstab file first!), then type the command ; mount -a at a root prompt. That will apply your new fstab file, and should enable automount-ing. Lanman On Sunday 16 September 2001 02:27 pm, you wrote: i have a cd that has several

Re: [newbie] TinyFirewall Documentation

2001-09-27 Thread Lanman
. Lanman On Thursday 27 September 2001 02:24, you wrote: Hi I've searched the net and the mandrake site and I can find no information/documentation on TinyFirewall. What I want to do is turn it off so I can load another firewall, and there appears to be no documentation of this. Please help. Thanx

Re: [newbie] Kerblammm!!!!

2001-10-01 Thread Lanman
Mark; Netscape 6.1 ?? Why not Mozilla .94 ? IMHO, it's a lot better than Netscape. No problem setting up Java and Flash, if that's the problem. Sorry, Love to stay and chat, but I gotta go take over the world! Busy! Busy! Lanman On Monday 01 October 2001 04:43 pm, Mark Weaver wrote: rob

Re: [newbie] Kerblammm!!!!

2001-10-02 Thread Lanman
Thanks Mark, but as much as I'm always interested in trying new (?) things, I'm also a power freak! Running Mozilla and/or Opera, or many browsers at once is not a problem. Thanks for the info though. Take care. Gotta go. L8R Dude! Lanman On Tuesday 02 October 2001 07:47 pm, you wrote

Re: [newbie] did anybody test staroffice 6.0 beta?

2001-10-04 Thread Lanman
perhaps that's worth looking at. Same install GUI, same cross-application functionality, smaller footprint. Quite Stable. Lanman On Thursday 04 October 2001 09:40 am, you wrote: On Thu, 4 Oct 2001 08:52:14 +0200, development [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is staroffice 6.0 any good/still a load

Re: [newbie] Does computer with dual PIII 700MHz good enough to run Web mail server?

2001-10-04 Thread Lanman
network cards. I had that exact problem with a dual PIII-866 system, but those upgrades solved the problem, for now. Lanman On Thursday 04 October 2001 09:45 am, you wrote: Dunno about the gentleman to who you fired that question at, I run a dns server at another location and whenever I see

[newbie] Think we're on the right track?

2001-11-03 Thread Lanman
-- Lanman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User #190712 http://www.maximumlans.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Cable Modems, Linux and NICs

2001-11-20 Thread Lanman
Sounds Typical! My ISP couldn't even ping my home network, and that really shocked him. Now I'm going around setting up firewalls for most of his corporate clients! Life is good! Long Live Linux and cablemodems! Lanman On Tuesday 20 November 2001 05:45 pm, you wrote: On Tuesday 20 November

Re: [newbie] y linux sucks (humor)

2001-11-27 Thread Lanman
I can Sympathize! Now that I'm running Linux at the office, my boss expects me to work, not to spend the day rebooting and cursing my PC. That Rat-Bastard! Who does he think I am? Linux Torvalds? Fortunately for me, I have multiple desktops, so I can run all my favorite games on Desktops 2 and

Re: [newbie] How to find Space on HD?

2001-11-28 Thread Lanman
is already on the hard drive. Just my 25 cents ! Lanman On Wednesday 28 November 2001 09:21 am, you wrote: do a 'df -h' which will tell you how large each partition is, how much you've used, how much is available for use, and what percent of the partition is being used. If any % is higher than

Re: [newbie] upgrading 8.0 to 8.1

2001-11-28 Thread Lanman
for the updates. That way you're not downloading them again. I just did the updates exactly as I described, and it's running perfectly (so far). Hope that helps? Lanman On Wednesday 28 November 2001 09:35 am, you wrote: Grant Fraser wrote: I give up trying to upgrade a piece at a time. When

Re: [newbie] Cable modem setup

2001-11-28 Thread Lanman
the quotes. ifconfig ought to give you the Ip assigned by your ISP (ATT@HOME). If there's an IP address associated with your eth0 network card, then your problem is elsewhere. Lanman On Wednesday 28 November 2001 03:50 am, you wrote: i had some trouble getting dhcp to work with att@home also, if you

Re: [newbie] How to find Space on HD?

2001-11-28 Thread Lanman
Hey Michael; Actually, I meant to send the email to the person to whom you were responding as well. Nice to see I'm not the only Common Sense person here! I imagine that most folks on the list are! After all, Linux is based on common sense (amongst other things) . Lanman On Wednesday 28

Re: [newbie] staroffice 6 install

2001-12-05 Thread Lanman
Just a quik question, here. Why use StarOffice when Openoffice runs much better? They're from the same people, sort of, and Openoffice never gives me any problems. Am I missing something? Lanman On Wednesday 05 December 2001 08:40 am, you wrote: Brian Parish wrote: I know many people

Re: [newbie] staroffice 6 install

2001-12-05 Thread Lanman
Absolutley! It's actually StarOffice without the desktop, browser, or Email client. Which means it's a little faster, and a more conventional Office Suite. Even handles M$ Office XP stuff! Current release is 641b (not a beta version). Here's the link,... http://openoffice.org Lanman

Re: [newbie] staroffice 6 install

2001-12-05 Thread Lanman
On Wednesday 05 December 2001 10:34 am, you wrote: On Wed, 2001-12-05 at 09:20, Lanman wrote: Absolutley! It's actually StarOffice without the desktop, browser, or Email client. Which means it's a little faster, and a more conventional Office Suite. Even handles M$ Office XP stuff

Re: [newbie] folder options

2001-12-05 Thread Lanman
and could find it anywhere Thanks In Konqueror, under the View/View Mode , select Detailed List. Then, Under Window, selct Save View Profile - File Management, and save the profile with all boxes checked. That's it. You're done. Lanman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go

Re: [newbie] folder options

2001-12-05 Thread Lanman
On Wednesday 05 December 2001 11:03 am, you wrote: thanks Esta Nada ! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] slightly OT: IBM grafitti's Linux

2001-12-05 Thread Lanman
computing Furniture with your O/S of choice! Of course,...all the M$ firniture would require constant rebuilding and maintenance! And, OH! the service packs ! LOL !!! Lanman It's just that kind of day! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: Regular Expressions. WAS: Re: [newbie] SPAM FILTER

2001-12-05 Thread Lanman
__ Do You Yahoo!? Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping. http://shopping.yahoo.com Of course his explanation was concise and clear! He doesn't work for Microshaft! Nice for a change, eh? Lanman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go

Re: [newbie] Mandrake illegal?

2001-12-11 Thread Lanman
Who says Tom doesn't have a sense of Humour? Lanman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Recommended office suites?

2001-12-24 Thread Lanman
a Java Runtime Environment package running before you install the office suite. You'll want j2re - 1.3.1 for either Windows or Linux. Get that at www.java.sun.com We've been using it at the office for months without a problem on 37 PC's. Lanman P.S. Merry Christmas ! On Monday 24 December 2001

Re: [newbie] Minimizing the cult factor

2002-03-11 Thread Lanman
the trick. By the way, if you still need help with Linux to Windows communication, email me off the list, and I'll be glad to help. Go figure! Lanman - Original Message - From: Heather Reed [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 6:16 AM Subject: Re: [newbie

Re: [newbie] Shame we live in diff countries and all

2002-03-12 Thread Lanman
Bill; You forgot to say Raining and Damp ! Lanman Formerly of Abbotsford and now in Montreal, where it's a chilly -10 degrees Celsius, but it's a dry Chill! - Original Message - From: Bill Winegarden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 2:30 PM Subject

Re: [newbie] 2 Linux Computers

2002-03-19 Thread Lanman
/linux - for us Canucks. You'll find your Linux stuff much faster! Lanman - Original Message - From: Nelson Bartley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LM Newbie Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 6:36 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] 2 Linux Computers Dude... you forgot the link

[newbie] Virtual IP's

2002-07-08 Thread Lanman
Does anyone know how many Virtual IP addresses you can attach to one network card? All the addresses would be Class C addresses. Also, what should I use to do this. Is there a specific package to config or install? I prefer to do this using LM-8.2 and the 2.4 kernel. Lanman Want to buy

Re: [newbie] Min spec

2002-12-02 Thread Lanman
without a single burp. Didn't use the secondary kernel though, just the standard 2.4.xxx one. Thanks for the info, but until it screws up badly, I'll leave it as is. -- Lanman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Min spec

2002-12-02 Thread Lanman
if they can only find a way to make floppy drives faster. Lanman On Mon, 2002-12-02 at 18:51, RichardA wrote: On Monday 02 December 2002 19:57, Tom Brinkman wrote: On Monday December 2 2002 11:12 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Thursday 21 Nov 2002 3:59 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: Agreed. I

Re: [newbie] Samba authentication. It won't let me in :(

2002-12-03 Thread Lanman
would usually do the trick. Hope that helps! -- Lanman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Samba authentication. FIXED!

2002-12-04 Thread Lanman
Ah, Shucks! T'weren't nuthin' ! Lanman On Wed, 2002-12-04 at 11:08, Paul wrote: In reply to Lanman's mail, d.d. 03 Dec 2002 12:23:45 -0500: YES!! Hooray! Thanks, Lanman, this was indeed what made it run. I went into WebMin, edited the password, restarted Sambaservers, and things are up

Re: [newbie] Red Hat rescues me

2002-12-06 Thread Lanman
want, but this isn't opinion, this is fact. Mark? You Da Man! Lanman Question; How many Microsoft Engineers does it take to set up a stable print server? Answer: None! They don't know Linux! On Sat, 2002-12-07 at 00:12, Mark Weaver wrote: Alexander Rayborn wrote: I hate to say

[newbie] Linux meetups anyone?

2002-12-06 Thread Lanman
or obligation, and they can be a lot of fun.Very easy to establish your own circle of Linux Guru's as we call them here in Montreal, and a very good way to start a LUG (Linux Users Group). Just thought I'd toss that into the mix. Lanman -- Lanman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from

Re: [newbie] UserDrake problem

2002-12-10 Thread Lanman
Easiest way to solve this is to delete /etc/gtmp AND /etc/ptmp, then re-open Userdrake. Lanman On Tue, 2002-12-10 at 06:46, John wrote: Whne accessing Users in the Mandrake Control Centr, I get a message: Cannot lock usr lib, file /etc/ptmp or /etc/gtmp exist, and then cannot access any

Re: [newbie] NIC Card set-up details

2002-12-11 Thread Lanman
, hub, etc., will also tell you whether or not they support this standard. So, tests are not required, just a little bit of light reading. Hope this helps(?). Lanman On Wed, 2002-12-11 at 06:19, Ken Walker wrote: Is there any way of finding out if a 3com 508 is in half or full duplex mode without

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