hot back-ups on linux
hello gang, yah, hot back-ups on linux. 2 web servers, wherein if the other one goes down, the ramaining one will take over. any suggestions ? TIA, Chad
Re: POP + Maildir not at HOME
Look at the vpopmail homepage, there is a document regarding the usage of vpopmail with postfix. Of course you still need the qmail package to provide the qmail-pop3d mechanism. The vpopmail package (for qmail) is packaged for debian by Ondrej Sury and it can be found at www.sury.cz/Debian with a couple of useful other packages. It supports a quota system itself as well, so you need not put it on another filesystem, and it needs only one uid/gid and no system users for providing pop3 access. Regards, Robert Varga On Mon, 12 Jun 100, Ivan Vilata i Balaguer wrote: > > Hi all, > > We are trying to set up a Debian mail server running potato. We > are planning to use Postfix as an MTA and Maildir as the mail storing > format. The server should be able to handle POP requests for the users > to read their mail (we are an ISP that provides PPP connections). > > However, we would like to separate home directories from mail > directories so we can stablish different quotas and/or filesystems, > such as ReiserFS. > > So I have a pair of questions: > > - Can Postfix be configured to store mails in maildir format in a > dirtectory other than the user's home? > - What POP server could I use that supported Maildir? I've heard > of the POP server provided with Qmail. And, if the maildir affair > would not be possible, which POP server would you recommend > anyway? > > Well, thanks a lot in advance, and keep on dpkging! > > > Ivan Vilata i Balaguer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
SMB over public network
I have a client who want so co-lo a server and has asked me to set it up. The problem is that they want to use samba to share directories to remote users at various locations NOT on the local network. I know this is possible, but as of yet have been unsuccessfull in getting it to work. Set up is stock potato. Clients are Win9x via RoadRunner or other cable systems. TIA - Jaysen O'Dell Oatka Data Solutions Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AcornWorld Internet Services System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
PowerBook
I"m shopping for an Apple PowerBook 500MHz 128MB 12GB hard drive. 1- can anyone suggest where to buy it at lowest cost? 2- any suggestions on installing and running debian? thank you for your help. from tucson-:)) harold
Re: SMB over public network
There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to enter your info so that you can attach to a remote network. However, I have had customers who have tried that and would loose their network connection. I believe its a weakness in the MS client. Same connection with Novell client fixed the problem. There may be 'retry' options under MS that I never found. You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but never looked. If you do get this to work reliably, I'd like to hear from you. Greg Wood *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 6/14/00 at 9:34 AM Technical Support wrote: >I have a client who want so co-lo a server and has asked me to set it up. >The problem is that they want to use samba to share directories to remote >users at various locations NOT on the local network. > >I know this is possible, but as of yet have been unsuccessfull in getting >it to work. Set up is stock potato. Clients are Win9x via RoadRunner or other >cable systems. > >TIA > >- >Jaysen O'Dell > > Oatka Data Solutions >Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > AcornWorld Internet Services >System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: SMB over public network
Hi, Are you saying they want to use SAMBA across the Internet? Samba is not designed for that. Use the pptp client/server to connect MS clients to your Linux server. It is more reliable, more secure and does not broadcast all the time using excess bandwidth. Larry At 08:58 AM 6/14/00 -0500, Gregory Wood wrote: >There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to enter your info so that you can attach to a remote network. > >However, I have had customers who have tried that and would loose their network connection. I believe its a weakness in the MS client. Same connection with Novell client fixed the problem. There may be 'retry' options under MS that I never found. > >You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but never looked. > >If you do get this to work reliably, I'd like to hear from you. > >Greg Wood > >*** REPLY SEPARATOR *** > >On 6/14/00 at 9:34 AM Technical Support wrote: > >>I have a client who want so co-lo a server and has asked me to set it up. >>The problem is that they want to use samba to share directories to remote >>users at various locations NOT on the local network. >> >>I know this is possible, but as of yet have been unsuccessfull in getting >>it to work. Set up is stock potato. Clients are Win9x via RoadRunner or other >>cable systems. >> >>TIA >> >>- >>Jaysen O'Dell >> >> Oatka Data Solutions >>Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> AcornWorld Internet Services >>System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >>-- >>To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
Re: SMB over public network
Forgive the ignorence, but last essentially create a IP/IP tunnel to the linux box from the 98 client? Any configuration suggestions? On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 10:27:58AM -0400, Larry Morrow wrote: > Hi, > > Are you saying they want to use SAMBA across the Internet? > Samba is not designed for that. Use the pptp client/server to > connect MS clients to your Linux server. It is more reliable, > more secure and does not broadcast all the time using excess > bandwidth. > > Larry > > At 08:58 AM 6/14/00 -0500, Gregory Wood wrote: > >There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to > enter your info so that you can attach to a remote network. > > > >However, I have had customers who have tried that and would loose their > network connection. I believe its a weakness in the MS client. Same > connection with Novell client fixed the problem. There may be 'retry' > options under MS that I never found. > > > >You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but > never looked. > > > >If you do get this to work reliably, I'd like to hear from you. > > > >Greg Wood > > > >*** REPLY SEPARATOR *** > > > >On 6/14/00 at 9:34 AM Technical Support wrote: > > > >>I have a client who want so co-lo a server and has asked me to set it up. > >>The problem is that they want to use samba to share directories to remote > >>users at various locations NOT on the local network. > >> > >>I know this is possible, but as of yet have been unsuccessfull in getting > >>it to work. Set up is stock potato. Clients are Win9x via RoadRunner or > other > >>cable systems. > >> > >>TIA > >> > >>- > >>Jaysen O'Dell > >> > >> Oatka Data Solutions > >>Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> AcornWorld Internet Services > >>System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > >-- > >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- - Jaysen O'Dell Oatka Data Solutions Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AcornWorld Internet Services System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: SMB over public network
Yes, Let me put together a configuration checklist. We do this routinely. But we do it on a customized version of Linux. Let me look at it on a stock Debian installation. I will drop a note tomorrow as today will be quite full. Larry At 10:35 AM 6/14/00 -0400, Technical Support wrote: >Forgive the ignorence, but last essentially create a IP/IP tunnel to the >linux box from the 98 client? Any configuration suggestions? > >On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 10:27:58AM -0400, Larry Morrow wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Are you saying they want to use SAMBA across the Internet? >> Samba is not designed for that. Use the pptp client/server to >> connect MS clients to your Linux server. It is more reliable, >> more secure and does not broadcast all the time using excess >> bandwidth. >> >> Larry >> >> At 08:58 AM 6/14/00 -0500, Gregory Wood wrote: >> >There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to >> enter your info so that you can attach to a remote network. >> > >> >However, I have had customers who have tried that and would loose their >> network connection. I believe its a weakness in the MS client. Same >> connection with Novell client fixed the problem. There may be 'retry' >> options under MS that I never found. >> > >> >You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but >> never looked. >> > >> >If you do get this to work reliably, I'd like to hear from you. >> > >> >Greg Wood >> > >> >*** REPLY SEPARATOR *** >> > >> >On 6/14/00 at 9:34 AM Technical Support wrote: >> > >> >>I have a client who want so co-lo a server and has asked me to set it up. >> >>The problem is that they want to use samba to share directories to remote >> >>users at various locations NOT on the local network. >> >> >> >>I know this is possible, but as of yet have been unsuccessfull in getting >> >>it to work. Set up is stock potato. Clients are Win9x via RoadRunner or >> other >> >>cable systems. >> >> >> >>TIA >> >> >> >>- >> >>Jaysen O'Dell >> >> >> >> Oatka Data Solutions >> >>Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> >> AcornWorld Internet Services >> >>System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >> >>To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >-- >> >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >-- >- >Jaysen O'Dell > > Oatka Data Solutions >Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > AcornWorld Internet Services >System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >
DPT Problem?
I have a 2u rack mount intel server with the following ... Linux version 2.4.0-test1 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 2.7.2.3) #2 Sun Jun 11 19:39:20 EST 2000 Kernel command line: auto BOOT_IMAGE=linux ro root=801 BOOT_FILE=/vmlinuz Initializing CPU#0 Detected 448059802 Hz processor. Console: colour VGA+ 80x25 Calibrating delay loop... 894.57 BogoMIPS Memory: 255188k/262080k available (1425k kernel code, 6504k reserved, 97k data, 160k init, 0k highmem) CPU: Intel Pentium II (Deschutes) stepping 02 EATA/DMA 2.0x: Copyright (C) 1994-1999 Dario Ballabio. EATA config options -> tc:y, lc:y, mq:16, eh:y, rs:y, et:n. EATA0: 2.0C, PCI 0x1050, IRQ 10, BMST, SG 122, MB 64. EATA0: wide SCSI support enabled, max_id 16, max_lun 8. EATA0: SCSI channel 0 enabled, host target ID 7. EATA0: SCSI channel 1 enabled, host target ID 7. scsi0 : EATA/DMA 2.0x rev. 5.11.00 scsi : 1 host. Vendor: DPT Model: RAID-1Rev: 07L0 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 EATA0: scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0, cmds/lun 16, sorted, tagged. scsi : detected 1 SCSI disk total. SCSI device sda: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 17782728 [8682 MB] [8.7 GB] Partition check: sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 < sda5 sda6 sda7 > The Problem: The systems seems unstable and is crashing all the time. This is the error i am getting. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/chatserver]$ Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereferenceat virtual address 000 printing eip: c021f46c *pde = 000 0ops: 0002 CPU:0 EIP:0010:[
hardware recommendations
This is probably off topic, if so please ignore me I won't repost. I'm looking where to buy the reset switches that come on new computers. I need to get several, and haven't found out where to purchase them. Radio shack has strange looking ones not normal. Thanks. y
Re: SMB over public network
On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Gregory Wood wrote: > There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to > enter your info so that you can attach to a remote network. > > However, I have had customers who have tried that and would loose their > network connection. I believe its a weakness in the MS client. Same > connection with Novell client fixed the problem. There may be 'retry' options > under MS that I never found. > > You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but > never looked. > > If you do get this to work reliably, I'd like to hear from you. > > Greg Wood > How can you get Samba to work over the Internet? I mean, after all it runs on NetBIOS while the Internet runs on TCP/IP... Can anyone please shed some light here? If it is possible at all, I'd certainly love to know, and I'd also love to know how it works. -- Nitebirdz http://www.linuxnovice.org Tips, articles, news, links...
Re: SMB over public network
On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 04:38:59PM -0500, Nitebirdz wrote: > On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Gregory Wood wrote: [Samba over Internet] > > How can you get Samba to work over the Internet? I mean, after all it > runs on NetBIOS while the Internet runs on TCP/IP... Can anyone please It uses NetBIOS (rfc1001 and 1002) as an encapsulated protocol. You can encap it in IPX, NetBEUI *and* TCP/IP. There's no real problem using Samba/Windows shares over the net, except that browsing is harder to implement or more-or-less impossible. You may want to install a WINS server. > shed some light here? If it is possible at all, I'd certainly love to > know, and I'd also love to know how it works. It's the same configuration as one would have if you have several subnets. Reading all docs and having some tests will show you that it simply works... MfG, JBG -- Fehler eingestehen, Größe zeigen: Nehmt die Rechtschreibreform zurück!!! /* Jan-Benedict Glaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- +49-177-5601720 */ keyID=0x8399E1BB fingerprint=250D 3BCF 7127 0D8C A444 A961 1DBD 5E75 8399 E1BB "insmod vi.o and there we go..." (Alexander Viro on linux-kernel) pgpVhZOjdQT3C.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: SMB over public network
On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 08:58:33AM -0500, Gregory Wood wrote: > There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to > enter your info so that you can attach to a remote network. You don't necessarily need this, but it is a good option. I have scrooed with Samba over internetworks and multiple subnets for some time... here's what I've found: Win9x is a real pain in the arse. You must be "logged in" to the microsoft client using the username you wish to connect as at the remote end. Your password and must be set as all lowercase. Add the DNS domain to your suffix search order. You can then map drives by using \\hostname\share (where hostname is the host portion, not the fqdn; and share is the username, if mapping a home dir under Samba for *nix). WinNT is much easier to deal with, you can specify who to "connect as", and may work with mixed-case passwords. You should also include the DNS domain suffix in you search order. NT should also map by IP address outside the local subnet. I have yet to get 9x to do that. I can't explain it. You could also setup a WINS server, that each of the clients can use to resolve the address of the host to which they wish to connect. Be sure your gateway routers aren't blocking port 139, and 137 if you wish to use WINS. > You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but > never looked. There are many 3rd party NFS clients/servers. Try a few, most are on a shareware trial period. However, they do funky UID/GID mappings, and some require a PCNFSD or NIS server. -- Kevin Blackham 801-539-0852 Senior Tech, XMission Internet 877-XMISSION [EMAIL PROTECTED]877-964-7746 http://www.xmission.com/help
Re: SMB over public network
NetBIOS is an application-layer protocol, you can run it over TCP/IP, or IPX, or NetBEUI, or whatever transport you want. -Kevin On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 04:38:59PM -0500, Nitebirdz wrote: > On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Gregory Wood wrote: > > > There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to > > enter your info so that you can attach to a remote network. > > > > However, I have had customers who have tried that and would loose their > > network connection. I believe its a weakness in the MS client. Same > > connection with Novell client fixed the problem. There may be 'retry' > > options under MS that I never found. > > > > You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but > > never looked. > > > > If you do get this to work reliably, I'd like to hear from you. > > > > Greg Wood > > > > How can you get Samba to work over the Internet? I mean, after all it > runs on NetBIOS while the Internet runs on TCP/IP... Can anyone please > shed some light here? If it is possible at all, I'd certainly love to > know, and I'd also love to know how it works. > > > -- > Nitebirdz > http://www.linuxnovice.org > Tips, articles, news, links... > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Re: SMB over public network
Hi All, Here's the take of a windows-junkie turned linux lover: APPLICATION SAMBA NETBIOS | -| IPX/SPX TCP/IP | NETBEUI | PPP, 802.X, etc. Ethernet, Token Ring, Serial, etc. This is pretty much how I see it and from there will proceed... > runs on NetBIOS while the Internet runs on TCP/IP... ...Samba runs above NetBIOS which you can run over TCP/IP but a cost of bandwidth given how NetBIOS is such a "chatty" protocol and is really meant to be used by small peer networks. So if the issue is can you do the usual windows sharing over the internet, well it is possible, but is it worth it? You might want to read up on CIFS (Common Internet File System) which Microsoft is developing in vain, hoping to simplify and standardize SMB over the Internet (yeah, keep dreaming Gates :-P ) but from what I've read, they have a lng waayyy to go. I hope to have been helpful. Cheers, Erik Abella
Re: SMB over public network
Alternatively, establish a WINS server at each remote location. This will make items appear, I believe, in Network Neighbourhood. HTH On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Gregory Wood wrote: > There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to > enter your info so that you can attach to a remote network. > > However, I have had customers who have tried that and would loose their > network connection. I believe its a weakness in the MS client. Same > connection with Novell client fixed the problem. There may be 'retry' options > under MS that I never found. > > You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but > never looked. > > If you do get this to work reliably, I'd like to hear from you. > > Greg Wood > > *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** > > On 6/14/00 at 9:34 AM Technical Support wrote: > > >I have a client who want so co-lo a server and has asked me to set it up. > >The problem is that they want to use samba to share directories to remote > >users at various locations NOT on the local network. > > > >I know this is possible, but as of yet have been unsuccessfull in getting > >it to work. Set up is stock potato. Clients are Win9x via RoadRunner or other > >cable systems. > > > >TIA > > > >- > >Jaysen O'Dell > > > > Oatka Data Solutions > >Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > AcornWorld Internet Services > >System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >-- > >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
hot back-ups on linux
hello gang, yah, hot back-ups on linux. 2 web servers, wherein if the other one goes down, the ramaining one will take over. any suggestions ? TIA, Chad -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: POP + Maildir not at HOME
Look at the vpopmail homepage, there is a document regarding the usage of vpopmail with postfix. Of course you still need the qmail package to provide the qmail-pop3d mechanism. The vpopmail package (for qmail) is packaged for debian by Ondrej Sury and it can be found at www.sury.cz/Debian with a couple of useful other packages. It supports a quota system itself as well, so you need not put it on another filesystem, and it needs only one uid/gid and no system users for providing pop3 access. Regards, Robert Varga On Mon, 12 Jun 100, Ivan Vilata i Balaguer wrote: > > Hi all, > > We are trying to set up a Debian mail server running potato. We > are planning to use Postfix as an MTA and Maildir as the mail storing > format. The server should be able to handle POP requests for the users > to read their mail (we are an ISP that provides PPP connections). > > However, we would like to separate home directories from mail > directories so we can stablish different quotas and/or filesystems, > such as ReiserFS. > > So I have a pair of questions: > > - Can Postfix be configured to store mails in maildir format in a > dirtectory other than the user's home? > - What POP server could I use that supported Maildir? I've heard > of the POP server provided with Qmail. And, if the maildir affair > would not be possible, which POP server would you recommend > anyway? > > Well, thanks a lot in advance, and keep on dpkging! > > > Ivan Vilata i Balaguer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
SMB over public network
I have a client who want so co-lo a server and has asked me to set it up. The problem is that they want to use samba to share directories to remote users at various locations NOT on the local network. I know this is possible, but as of yet have been unsuccessfull in getting it to work. Set up is stock potato. Clients are Win9x via RoadRunner or other cable systems. TIA - Jaysen O'Dell Oatka Data Solutions Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AcornWorld Internet Services System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PowerBook
I"m shopping for an Apple PowerBook 500MHz 128MB 12GB hard drive. 1- can anyone suggest where to buy it at lowest cost? 2- any suggestions on installing and running debian? thank you for your help. from tucson-:)) harold -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: SMB over public network
There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to enter your info so that you can attach to a remote network. However, I have had customers who have tried that and would loose their network connection. I believe its a weakness in the MS client. Same connection with Novell client fixed the problem. There may be 'retry' options under MS that I never found. You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but never looked. If you do get this to work reliably, I'd like to hear from you. Greg Wood *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 6/14/00 at 9:34 AM Technical Support wrote: >I have a client who want so co-lo a server and has asked me to set it up. >The problem is that they want to use samba to share directories to remote >users at various locations NOT on the local network. > >I know this is possible, but as of yet have been unsuccessfull in getting >it to work. Set up is stock potato. Clients are Win9x via RoadRunner or other >cable systems. > >TIA > >- >Jaysen O'Dell > > Oatka Data Solutions >Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > AcornWorld Internet Services >System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: SMB over public network
Hi, Are you saying they want to use SAMBA across the Internet? Samba is not designed for that. Use the pptp client/server to connect MS clients to your Linux server. It is more reliable, more secure and does not broadcast all the time using excess bandwidth. Larry At 08:58 AM 6/14/00 -0500, Gregory Wood wrote: >There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to enter your info so that you can attach to a remote network. > >However, I have had customers who have tried that and would loose their network connection. I believe its a weakness in the MS client. Same connection with Novell client fixed the problem. There may be 'retry' options under MS that I never found. > >You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but never looked. > >If you do get this to work reliably, I'd like to hear from you. > >Greg Wood > >*** REPLY SEPARATOR *** > >On 6/14/00 at 9:34 AM Technical Support wrote: > >>I have a client who want so co-lo a server and has asked me to set it up. >>The problem is that they want to use samba to share directories to remote >>users at various locations NOT on the local network. >> >>I know this is possible, but as of yet have been unsuccessfull in getting >>it to work. Set up is stock potato. Clients are Win9x via RoadRunner or other >>cable systems. >> >>TIA >> >>- >>Jaysen O'Dell >> >> Oatka Data Solutions >>Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> AcornWorld Internet Services >>System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >>-- >>To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: SMB over public network
Forgive the ignorence, but last essentially create a IP/IP tunnel to the linux box from the 98 client? Any configuration suggestions? On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 10:27:58AM -0400, Larry Morrow wrote: > Hi, > > Are you saying they want to use SAMBA across the Internet? > Samba is not designed for that. Use the pptp client/server to > connect MS clients to your Linux server. It is more reliable, > more secure and does not broadcast all the time using excess > bandwidth. > > Larry > > At 08:58 AM 6/14/00 -0500, Gregory Wood wrote: > >There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to > enter your info so that you can attach to a remote network. > > > >However, I have had customers who have tried that and would loose their > network connection. I believe its a weakness in the MS client. Same > connection with Novell client fixed the problem. There may be 'retry' > options under MS that I never found. > > > >You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but > never looked. > > > >If you do get this to work reliably, I'd like to hear from you. > > > >Greg Wood > > > >*** REPLY SEPARATOR *** > > > >On 6/14/00 at 9:34 AM Technical Support wrote: > > > >>I have a client who want so co-lo a server and has asked me to set it up. > >>The problem is that they want to use samba to share directories to remote > >>users at various locations NOT on the local network. > >> > >>I know this is possible, but as of yet have been unsuccessfull in getting > >>it to work. Set up is stock potato. Clients are Win9x via RoadRunner or > other > >>cable systems. > >> > >>TIA > >> > >>- > >>Jaysen O'Dell > >> > >> Oatka Data Solutions > >>Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> AcornWorld Internet Services > >>System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > >-- > >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- - Jaysen O'Dell Oatka Data Solutions Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AcornWorld Internet Services System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: SMB over public network
Yes, Let me put together a configuration checklist. We do this routinely. But we do it on a customized version of Linux. Let me look at it on a stock Debian installation. I will drop a note tomorrow as today will be quite full. Larry At 10:35 AM 6/14/00 -0400, Technical Support wrote: >Forgive the ignorence, but last essentially create a IP/IP tunnel to the >linux box from the 98 client? Any configuration suggestions? > >On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 10:27:58AM -0400, Larry Morrow wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Are you saying they want to use SAMBA across the Internet? >> Samba is not designed for that. Use the pptp client/server to >> connect MS clients to your Linux server. It is more reliable, >> more secure and does not broadcast all the time using excess >> bandwidth. >> >> Larry >> >> At 08:58 AM 6/14/00 -0500, Gregory Wood wrote: >> >There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to >> enter your info so that you can attach to a remote network. >> > >> >However, I have had customers who have tried that and would loose their >> network connection. I believe its a weakness in the MS client. Same >> connection with Novell client fixed the problem. There may be 'retry' >> options under MS that I never found. >> > >> >You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but >> never looked. >> > >> >If you do get this to work reliably, I'd like to hear from you. >> > >> >Greg Wood >> > >> >*** REPLY SEPARATOR *** >> > >> >On 6/14/00 at 9:34 AM Technical Support wrote: >> > >> >>I have a client who want so co-lo a server and has asked me to set it up. >> >>The problem is that they want to use samba to share directories to remote >> >>users at various locations NOT on the local network. >> >> >> >>I know this is possible, but as of yet have been unsuccessfull in getting >> >>it to work. Set up is stock potato. Clients are Win9x via RoadRunner or >> other >> >>cable systems. >> >> >> >>TIA >> >> >> >>- >> >>Jaysen O'Dell >> >> >> >> Oatka Data Solutions >> >>Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> >> AcornWorld Internet Services >> >>System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >> >>To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >-- >> >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >-- >- >Jaysen O'Dell > > Oatka Data Solutions >Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > AcornWorld Internet Services >System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
DPT Problem?
I have a 2u rack mount intel server with the following ... Linux version 2.4.0-test1 (root@nimbus) (gcc version 2.7.2.3) #2 Sun Jun 11 19:39:20 EST 2000 Kernel command line: auto BOOT_IMAGE=linux ro root=801 BOOT_FILE=/vmlinuz Initializing CPU#0 Detected 448059802 Hz processor. Console: colour VGA+ 80x25 Calibrating delay loop... 894.57 BogoMIPS Memory: 255188k/262080k available (1425k kernel code, 6504k reserved, 97k data, 160k init, 0k highmem) CPU: Intel Pentium II (Deschutes) stepping 02 EATA/DMA 2.0x: Copyright (C) 1994-1999 Dario Ballabio. EATA config options -> tc:y, lc:y, mq:16, eh:y, rs:y, et:n. EATA0: 2.0C, PCI 0x1050, IRQ 10, BMST, SG 122, MB 64. EATA0: wide SCSI support enabled, max_id 16, max_lun 8. EATA0: SCSI channel 0 enabled, host target ID 7. EATA0: SCSI channel 1 enabled, host target ID 7. scsi0 : EATA/DMA 2.0x rev. 5.11.00 scsi : 1 host. Vendor: DPT Model: RAID-1Rev: 07L0 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 EATA0: scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0, cmds/lun 16, sorted, tagged. scsi : detected 1 SCSI disk total. SCSI device sda: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 17782728 [8682 MB] [8.7 GB] Partition check: sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 < sda5 sda6 sda7 > The Problem: The systems seems unstable and is crashing all the time. This is the error i am getting. [spinchat@nimbus:~/chatserver]$ Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereferenceat virtual address 000 printing eip: c021f46c *pde = 000 0ops: 0002 CPU:0 EIP:0010:[
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This is probably off topic, if so please ignore me I won't repost. I'm looking where to buy the reset switches that come on new computers. I need to get several, and haven't found out where to purchase them. Radio shack has strange looking ones not normal. Thanks. y -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: SMB over public network
On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Gregory Wood wrote: > There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to enter your >info so that you can attach to a remote network. > > However, I have had customers who have tried that and would loose their network >connection. I believe its a weakness in the MS client. Same connection with Novell >client fixed the problem. There may be 'retry' options under MS that I never found. > > You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but never >looked. > > If you do get this to work reliably, I'd like to hear from you. > > Greg Wood > How can you get Samba to work over the Internet? I mean, after all it runs on NetBIOS while the Internet runs on TCP/IP... Can anyone please shed some light here? If it is possible at all, I'd certainly love to know, and I'd also love to know how it works. -- Nitebirdz http://www.linuxnovice.org Tips, articles, news, links... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: SMB over public network
On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 04:38:59PM -0500, Nitebirdz wrote: > On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Gregory Wood wrote: [Samba over Internet] > > How can you get Samba to work over the Internet? I mean, after all it > runs on NetBIOS while the Internet runs on TCP/IP... Can anyone please It uses NetBIOS (rfc1001 and 1002) as an encapsulated protocol. You can encap it in IPX, NetBEUI *and* TCP/IP. There's no real problem using Samba/Windows shares over the net, except that browsing is harder to implement or more-or-less impossible. You may want to install a WINS server. > shed some light here? If it is possible at all, I'd certainly love to > know, and I'd also love to know how it works. It's the same configuration as one would have if you have several subnets. Reading all docs and having some tests will show you that it simply works... MfG, JBG -- Fehler eingestehen, Größe zeigen: Nehmt die Rechtschreibreform zurück!!! /* Jan-Benedict Glaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- +49-177-5601720 */ keyID=0x8399E1BB fingerprint=250D 3BCF 7127 0D8C A444 A961 1DBD 5E75 8399 E1BB "insmod vi.o and there we go..." (Alexander Viro on linux-kernel) PGP signature
Re: SMB over public network
On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 08:58:33AM -0500, Gregory Wood wrote: > There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to enter your >info so that you can attach to a remote network. You don't necessarily need this, but it is a good option. I have scrooed with Samba over internetworks and multiple subnets for some time... here's what I've found: Win9x is a real pain in the arse. You must be "logged in" to the microsoft client using the username you wish to connect as at the remote end. Your password and must be set as all lowercase. Add the DNS domain to your suffix search order. You can then map drives by using \\hostname\share (where hostname is the host portion, not the fqdn; and share is the username, if mapping a home dir under Samba for *nix). WinNT is much easier to deal with, you can specify who to "connect as", and may work with mixed-case passwords. You should also include the DNS domain suffix in you search order. NT should also map by IP address outside the local subnet. I have yet to get 9x to do that. I can't explain it. You could also setup a WINS server, that each of the clients can use to resolve the address of the host to which they wish to connect. Be sure your gateway routers aren't blocking port 139, and 137 if you wish to use WINS. > You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but never >looked. There are many 3rd party NFS clients/servers. Try a few, most are on a shareware trial period. However, they do funky UID/GID mappings, and some require a PCNFSD or NIS server. -- Kevin Blackham 801-539-0852 Senior Tech, XMission Internet 877-XMISSION [EMAIL PROTECTED]877-964-7746 http://www.xmission.com/help -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: SMB over public network
NetBIOS is an application-layer protocol, you can run it over TCP/IP, or IPX, or NetBEUI, or whatever transport you want. -Kevin On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 04:38:59PM -0500, Nitebirdz wrote: > On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Gregory Wood wrote: > > > There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to enter >your info so that you can attach to a remote network. > > > > However, I have had customers who have tried that and would loose their network >connection. I believe its a weakness in the MS client. Same connection with Novell >client fixed the problem. There may be 'retry' options under MS that I never found. > > > > You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but never >looked. > > > > If you do get this to work reliably, I'd like to hear from you. > > > > Greg Wood > > > > How can you get Samba to work over the Internet? I mean, after all it > runs on NetBIOS while the Internet runs on TCP/IP... Can anyone please > shed some light here? If it is possible at all, I'd certainly love to > know, and I'd also love to know how it works. > > > -- > Nitebirdz > http://www.linuxnovice.org > Tips, articles, news, links... > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: SMB over public network
Hi All, Here's the take of a windows-junkie turned linux lover: APPLICATION SAMBA NETBIOS | -| IPX/SPX TCP/IP | NETBEUI | PPP, 802.X, etc. Ethernet, Token Ring, Serial, etc. This is pretty much how I see it and from there will proceed... > runs on NetBIOS while the Internet runs on TCP/IP... ...Samba runs above NetBIOS which you can run over TCP/IP but a cost of bandwidth given how NetBIOS is such a "chatty" protocol and is really meant to be used by small peer networks. So if the issue is can you do the usual windows sharing over the internet, well it is possible, but is it worth it? You might want to read up on CIFS (Common Internet File System) which Microsoft is developing in vain, hoping to simplify and standardize SMB over the Internet (yeah, keep dreaming Gates :-P ) but from what I've read, they have a lng waayyy to go. I hope to have been helpful. Cheers, Erik Abella -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: SMB over public network
Alternatively, establish a WINS server at each remote location. This will make items appear, I believe, in Network Neighbourhood. HTH On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Gregory Wood wrote: > There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to enter your >info so that you can attach to a remote network. > > However, I have had customers who have tried that and would loose their network >connection. I believe its a weakness in the MS client. Same connection with Novell >client fixed the problem. There may be 'retry' options under MS that I never found. > > You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but never >looked. > > If you do get this to work reliably, I'd like to hear from you. > > Greg Wood > > *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** > > On 6/14/00 at 9:34 AM Technical Support wrote: > > >I have a client who want so co-lo a server and has asked me to set it up. > >The problem is that they want to use samba to share directories to remote > >users at various locations NOT on the local network. > > > >I know this is possible, but as of yet have been unsuccessfull in getting > >it to work. Set up is stock potato. Clients are Win9x via RoadRunner or other > >cable systems. > > > >TIA > > > >- > >Jaysen O'Dell > > > > Oatka Data Solutions > >Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > AcornWorld Internet Services > >System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >-- > >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
