On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, zipworld mail wrote:
Not sure if this is the forum but both sites do use linux!
I can't send email to a particular host I know well. They can't send me
email.
I can't ping or traceroute to them and visa versa, yet we're both able to
see and access the rest of the
On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Kerry Seibold wrote:
Hi all,
I've got a Perl Net::FTP problem.
My script to get a file from my telstra adsl homepage doesn't work.
ncftpget -u myuserid -p mypassword ftp.users.bigpond.net.au /tmp index.html
works fine but my script (see below) hangs at
On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Howard Lowndes wrote:
On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Francois Haasbroek wrote:
Every LUG that I visit has some stuff on using an old 486 as firewall.
Some claim that you can do it without a hard drive even. So I thought
a 350 MB disk with 32 MB Ram should do the job. I
On Sat, 23 Feb 2002, Jeff Waugh wrote:
quote who=paul
This i feel is shocking service, we as a group spen more then $800 there
and they give us this shocking service. I think that SLUG should re-asses
its dinner arrangments if this is the kind of service that we recive.
Hi,
We've
Hi everyone
Could anybody help with some constructive comments on which OS would be the better for running ISP related services ( web, dns radius etc ) ? Which one is better for stability, available software, scalability ?
Currently we use RH 7.2 for some tasks within our network, but those
On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 22:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi everyone
Could anybody help with some constructive comments on which OS would
be the better for running ISP related services ( web, dns radius etc
) ? Which one is better for stability, available software,
scalability ?
We've just
On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 01:27, Henry T Wijaya wrote:
Ken Foskey wrote:
On Mon, 2002-02-25 at 12:36, Colin Humphreys wrote:
On Sat, Feb 23, 2002 at 10:49:52AM +1100, Ken Foskey wrote:
snip
I still have not figured out the little thumb mouse pointer on the
toshiba. Does anyone have this set
On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 10:30, Michael Lake wrote:
Jon Biddell wrote:
They can charge, I think, a MAXIMUM of $0.20 for a glass of water -
I remember seeing it somewhere in the Fair Trading Act when I was
studying Law - I'll try to find the reference for curiosity
value...:-)
Good luck :-)
quote who=[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Could anybody help with some constructive comments on which OS would be
the better for running ISP related services ( web, dns radius etc ) ?
Which one is better for stability, available software, scalability ?
It depends on what you're familiar with, to a large
* On Tue Feb 26, 2002 at 10:30:27PM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
Hi everyone
Could anybody help with some constructive comments on which OS would be
the better for running ISP related services ( web, dns radius etc ) ?
Which one is better for stability, available
On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 22:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi everyone
Could anybody help with some constructive comments on which OS would
be the better for running ISP related services ( web, dns radius etc
) ? Which one is better for stability, available software,
scalability ?
Hello,
On Tue, 2002-02-26 at 22:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Currently we use RH 7.2 for some tasks within our network, but those
within the company with decision making ability are investigating the
possibility of replacing it with Solaris 8. The general consensus is that
with Open Source
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On 26 Feb, Tony Green wrote:
The security issue you are talking about, in my opinion, is not a real issue
but a 'management issue'. They don't understand that the security through
obscurity which MS is pushing is not the way to go.
But there *are* security issues with Solaris (recently a
Hi All,
I was wondering if someone could advise me on the best firewall produce to
use on a Linux OS.
Looking for something that may resemble say Firewall1 or similar??
Andrew
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Hi Ladies and Gentlemen
Everytime I shutdown my computer(Kondara 2.0, based on Redhat 7.1) the shutdown
sequence always hangs, the last messaage
on the screen is
starting killall: su(pam_unix)[2689] session opened for user tomcat by(uid=0)
The shutdown sequence just stays on this script and
On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Andrew Burrows wrote:
I was wondering if someone could advise me on the best firewall produce to
use on a Linux OS.
Oh dear.
We shall all don our asbestos underwear before getting into this one again.
Linux doesn't have 'firewall products', per se. You use one of
I think he's talking about a program for linux that helps you setup
firewalling...like CheckPoint...thats what we use here..Last I checked
CheckPoint wasn't free...i don't know how much money your planning to spend
Andrew
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On Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 11:59:39PM +1100, Crossfire wrote:
If your desire to learn how to program using Xlib, you should refer to
souce code from simple X11 programs, the X11 programming manuals, and
to any XLib tutorial material you can find. (There is a book about
XLib and Motif
Greetings People's,
After a long absense due to a lack of a suitable venue, I am happy to
announce that Wslug has a new venue for holding meetings, will hold
our 1st meeting on the 10th May 2002.
Our New address is:
The Richmond Neighbourhood Centre - Hall No.3
20 West
quote who=Matthew Palmer
Linux doesn't have 'firewall products', per se. You use one of ipfwadm,
ipchains, or iptables (depending on kernel version) to set up rules in the
kernel which are then used to block/allow/filter/redirect/whatever traffic
between interfaces.
All of which are
On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Could anybody help with some constructive comments on which OS would be
the better for running ISP related services ( web, dns radius etc ) ?
Which one is better for stability, available software, scalability ?
That's a pretty loaded question.
If its based on redhat 7.1 then have a look at /etc/rc.d/rc0.d/
These are the scripts that are run when your system going into run level 0
(power-off). Check them, you might find a fault that$B!G(Js causing it to
hang...
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From: Antony Stace [mailto:[EMAIL
On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 10:26:12AM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote:
quote who=Matthew Palmer
Linux doesn't have 'firewall products', per se. You use one of ipfwadm,
ipchains, or iptables (depending on kernel version) to set up rules in the
kernel which are then used to
If you are going to use the X86 platform, do not use Solaris.
It is far too slow on that platform and you will be disappointed.
OTOH if you want to use the SPARC platform, you have a choice of Linux or
Solaris.
I'd go for Solaris if it was SPARC platform, but then I'm biased.
If I was asked to
I agree but I don't mind getting my teeth into something if it is going to
do the job but I don't wish to spend hour going down a road and find the
solution is not suitable.
Andrew
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From: Jeff Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:26:12 +1100
To: Matthew Palmer [EMAIL
That sounds like a good place to start, thanks and I will keep you posted.
I will also find out how much checkpoints firewall1 is and let you know.
Andrew
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From: Catie Flick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:35:15 +1100
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Firewalls
Perhaps sluggers could suggest basic iptables config files or scripts that
they have found useful in a given scenario?
eg. Home desktop, linux domino server, proxy server
I'll start with mine if people are interested.
BTW: if you need something for Windows, checkout Tint Personal
Peter Hardy kindly suggested:
configure caches the results of its checks in config.cache. Here it
looks like it's just referring to that file instead of doing the
actual
check. Try removing config.cache and running configure again.
Thanks, Peter. I removed config.cache and now I have a new
On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Andrew Burrows wrote:
I agree but I don't mind getting my teeth into something if it is going to
do the job but I don't wish to spend hour going down a road and find the
solution is not suitable.
Andrew - just a tip - don't 'top-post' (google if you don't know what this
quote who=Andrew Burrows
I agree but I don't mind getting my teeth into something if it is going to
do the job but I don't wish to spend hour going down a road and find the
solution is not suitable.
As it happens, this was just mentioned elsewhere:
http://fwbuilder.sourceforge.net/
Thanks Kerry I will have a look at Lokkit.
I have only ever used Firewall1 + I have the hardening rules for Solaris but
not linux. It has been a white since I worked in this area so I don't know
how easy it would be to transfer the hardening rules form Solaris to Linux
maybe someone out there
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From: Graeme Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 11:25:14 +1100 (EST)
To: Andrew Burrows [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Jeff Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED], Slug [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Firewalls
On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Andrew Burrows wrote:
I agree but I don't mind
At 11:35 27/02/2002 +1100, Andrew Burrows wrote:
Thanks for the tip on top-posting I agree, this is my first time on this
group and the responses are fantastic.
I have a machine that will do the job, Could you confirm the name of the
firewall produce please.
SME 5.1.2 (formerly e-smith)
Just do
On Wed, 2002-02-27 at 10:35, Catie Flick wrote:
Personally I've only ever used Bastille Linux to 'harden' a box, and have
sat down with the 'Linux Firewalls' book by Ziegler (excellent excellent
reference) and taught myself ip[chains|tables] because I didn't really trust
the script generators
Reposted with debug detail now included.
List directory hangs also.
Any ideas?
Cheers,
Kerry.
ftpget1.cgi (debug=1 for Net::FTP) output is:
Net::FTP: Net::FTP(2.56)
Net::FTP: Exporter(5.562)
Net::FTP: Net::Cmd(2.18)
Net::FTP: IO::Socket::INET(1.25)
Net::FTP: IO::Socket(1.26)
Net::FTP:
Linux doesn't have 'firewall products', per se. You use one of ipfwadm,
ipchains, or iptables (depending on kernel version) to set up rules in the
kernel which are then used to block/allow/filter/redirect/whatever traffic
between interfaces.
A question on iptables if I may?
On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 11:51:21AM +1100, Kerry Seibold wrote:
Reposted with debug detail now included.
List directory hangs also.
Any ideas?
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x8282e70) PASV
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x8282e70) 530 Not logged in.
I assume this means you're still in active mode
and later when you try to
quote who=Simon Wong
Is it right (secure) that any user initiated connections e.g. icq are
allowed through as they are connecting in response to an internal
request?
That's a basic stateful setup, so yes, it's okay. Other networks may require
more stringent rules, however. :)
However, if I
Sluggers,
I've set up a samba server for a small office. The client computers are
windoze95/8. Each person logs into
windoze with their own user account and I've used user level security on
the samba server and created
the same users under linux. I've placed all the users in the same group
so
Thanks to all who replied. Even though it is a linux list, It was good to
see objective comments on both OS.
regards
Grant
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Thanks Deefer,
Problem now solved.
I wasn't setting passive mode correctly.
It is not enough to use:
$ftp-pasv()
You need to pass the constructor option Passive:
$ftp = Net::FTP-new($hostname, Passive=1);
Cheers,
Kerry
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From: getadog [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: SLUG
quote who=Peter Rundle
How can I configure samba so that the group has write permission.
[public]
comment = Public
path = /home/PUBLIC
public = yes
writable = yes
force user = staff
force group = staff
force create mode = 770
create mode = 770
force
i saw your mail regarding MS outlook to netscape.
i need a favor.
can you tell me how can receive my netscape.net mail in outlook express.
770 gives rwx permission to owner and group, --- to other.
660 gives rw- permission to owner and group, --- to other.
Kerry.
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From: Jeff Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] umask file
Hi Graeme,
I had a look at www.e-smith.org looks ok I will install and let you know how
I go. Thanks
Andrew
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From: Graeme Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 11:54:25 +1100
To: Andrew Burrows [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Slug [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Firewalls
quote who=Kerry Seibold
770 gives rwx permission to owner and group, --- to other.
660 gives rw- permission to owner and group, --- to other.
Yeah, generally the file ones are set to 660, and having stuff readable to
other is not good if you want to restrict it to a group.
- Jeff
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On Wed, 2002-02-27 at 12:13, Jeff Waugh wrote:
iptables -A INPUT -j DROP -d $ipaddress/$netmask --dport 22
would stop you from ssh'ing in to your machine... Probably not a good idea,
but it's a good example. ;)
Is there something to drop all connections to ports so you could set
that
quote who=Simon Wong
Is there something to drop all connections to ports so you could set
that after you had explicitly allowed certain ports?
e.g. iptables -A INPUT -j DROP -d $ipaddress/$netmask --dport ALL ;-)
If you don't define a destination port, you're just dropping all packages to
Hi Guys,
Saw press release re above today. Only mentions Intel based PCs, not
specific OS. Should we all write asking re Linux
see http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=IO_20020222_7836
Bill
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More Info:
iptables -A INPUT -j DROP
or set the INPUT policy to DROP.
Phil
Simon Wong [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
27/02/2002 13:14
To: Slug [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cc:
Subject:Re: [SLUG] Firewalls
On Wed, 2002-02-27 at 12:13, Jeff Waugh wrote:
Or course, it mentions...
NVDVD supports all of the industry standard DVD APIs, including
DirectShowTM, DirectDrawTM, DirectSoundTM, and DirectX® Video Acceleration.
The NVDVD architecture is uniquely scalable and tightly tailored to the DVD
specification and the intricacies of the PC system
On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 12:41:52PM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote:
quote who=Kerry Seibold
770 gives rwx permission to owner and group, --- to other.
660 gives rw- permission to owner and group, --- to other.
Yeah, generally the file ones are set to 660, and having stuff readable to
other is
What did I do?
Short answer: Not really sure.
I wanted to make another FAT16 partition for WINME. I had an experimental
hurd partition (2G) that I didn't need, so I know from .bash_history that
I did this:
mkdosfs /dev/hda2 # to make the partition
fdisk # not the tool I wanted
Looking through the scripts isn't going to give you much of an idea of
weather your firewall is going to do what you want unless you're an absolute
guru when it comes to networking and network security and ipchains/
iptables/ ipfwadm you really need to bash your box with nessus and nmap to
find
FYI: Another big win for GNU/Linux.
For those of your out there promoting Linux, the German Government just
decided to go Linux on their 150 internal servers.
Bad luck Microsoft!
Wonder if our government is conducting similiar evaluations?
Next time maybe they'll move the desktop too.
Go
Hi,
'apt-get install cups' gives me the answer
'can't stat http://mirror.pacific.net.au ..'
which I can't understand because it has worked before.
I have attached my /etc/apt/sources/list in case there
is an error I cannot see.
Apologies if mutt is a bit rough - I have not yet set
On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 03:03:42PM -0500, Adam Bogacki wrote:
Hi,
'apt-get install cups' gives me the answer
'can't stat http://mirror.pacific.net.au ..'
which I can't understand because it has worked before.
I have attached my /etc/apt/sources/list in case there
is an error I
They appear to have a sample sources.list at
http://mirror.pacific.net.au/sample/sources.list
Could you modify that to suit?
And I got a bounce on your address - no user adam at slug.org.au
On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 03:03:42PM -0500, Adam Bogacki wrote:
Hi,
'apt-get install cups' gives
Hi guys,
Is there another way of getting remote address information in an SSL
environment without using X-Forwarded-For header (since this header is
unavailable during SSL)?
Thanks.
SH
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I'm getting a huge number of NOQUEUE: no connection messages on my
sendmail log.
Corresponding to those there are lots of processes that look like this:
[root@mail log]# ps ax | grep sendmail
486 ?S 0:21 sendmail: accepting connections on port 25
32559 ?S 0:00
quote who=Simon Wong
I just installed the kernel-patch-freeswan deb package and reading the
README it says set PATCH_THE_KERNEL=yes and then:
Use PATCH_THE_KERNEL=YES
- Jeff
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restaurant with express
I'm trying to compile a source package from Debian testing on my Potato
box. Here is the error:
as root
/home/loop# apt-get source apcupsd -b --no-download --ignore-missing
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Need to get 1525kB of source archives.
Get:1
Dear Henry :
I
used Net::Telnet(perl-module) from www.cpan.org use strict ;
I executed perl-script as
follows:
use Net::Telnet
();
my $t = Net::Telnet-new(Timeout =
10,
Prompt = '/bash\$
$/'); #'/bash\$ $/'--
regular-expression
$t-open("myhost");
$t-login("henry",
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