Re: [CentOS] How fast?

2009-10-05 Thread Keith Keller
On Mon, Oct 05, 2009 at 05:19:17PM -0700, John R Pierce wrote: > > I'd consider RELIABILITY far more important than speed.key to DNS > reliablity is to have an offsite backup for any authoritative DNS.my > homebrew DNS network involves my home box on my DSL, my friend's home > box who i

Re: [CentOS] How fast?

2009-10-05 Thread Lanny Marcus
On 10/5/09, Robert Heller wrote: > At Mon, 5 Oct 2009 15:34:38 -0700 (PDT) CentOS mailing list > wrote: >> >> How fast does a a small DNS Server need to be? I will have about 10 >> >> servers and a few workstations. I have a few older Compaq PIII >> >> boxes with 1gb RAM each or I have faster P4

Re: [CentOS] How fast?

2009-10-05 Thread John R Pierce
ML wrote: > HI All, > > How fast does a a small DNS Server need to be? I will have about 10 > servers and a few workstations. I have a few older Compaq PIII boxes > with 1gb RAM each or I have faster P4 boxes. > > Same question as above, just a Vyatta type device, Firewalling? > I ran

Re: [CentOS] How fast?

2009-10-05 Thread ML
>> I replaced a modern retail firewall/router with a 500 Mhz Celeron >> with >> 512K RAM (Intel 810e motherboard) and a PCI dual port ethernet card >> of >> because the 'modern' POS turnkey couldn't handle 100 mbits/second >> through the WAN interface. The 500Mhz celeron with CentOS5 handled >>

Re: [CentOS] How fast?

2009-10-05 Thread Giovanni P. Tirloni
On Oct 5, 2009, at 8:34 PM, Benjamin Franz wrote: > Robert Heller wrote: >> >> Right. You'll *have* to get at least a socket-7 motherboard with a >> K6 >> processor and DIMM RAM sockets and PCI bus, if only because getting >> old-school SIMMs is hard these days. And getting a distro with >>

Re: [CentOS] bsd mkfile command in centos - a wish

2009-10-05 Thread aurfalien
well, i actually found this; http://ca-linux.org/?p=58 hope its helpful to others. its a bash script doing dd, but in a more friendly way. On Oct 5, 2009, at 4:35 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: > aurfal...@gmail.com wrote: >> Hi Chris, >> >> I'm actually just needing to create files of various sizes,

Re: [CentOS] bsd mkfile command in centos - a wish

2009-10-05 Thread Les Mikesell
aurfal...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi Chris, > > I'm actually just needing to create files of various sizes, not to be > used in Xen tho. > > More for testing I/O chars of various thing. Just recall your last dd command back to the command line (ctl-r dd) and edit the number you put at the end for

Re: [CentOS] How fast?

2009-10-05 Thread Benjamin Franz
Robert Heller wrote: > > Right. You'll *have* to get at least a socket-7 motherboard with a K6 > processor and DIMM RAM sockets and PCI bus, if only because getting > old-school SIMMs is hard these days. And getting a distro with install > kernels (much less stock kernels) for less than a 586 is

Re: [CentOS] how can i configure linux as ppp

2009-10-05 Thread Robert Heller
At Mon, 5 Oct 2009 16:21:59 -0700 (PDT) CentOS mailing list wrote: > > > > Hi > > My DSL modem has problem. I would like to use linux as ppp. > How can I configure it? Well, you need ppp and wvdial installed (should be on your install disk(s)). With these installed, you can configure it wi

Re: [CentOS] bsd mkfile command in centos - a wish

2009-10-05 Thread aurfalien
Hi Chris, I'm actually just needing to create files of various sizes, not to be used in Xen tho. More for testing I/O chars of various thing. On Oct 5, 2009, at 4:11 PM, Christoph Maser wrote: > Am Montag, den 05.10.2009, 20:22 +0200 schrieb Michel van Deventer: >> Hi, >> >> On Mon, 2009-10-0

[CentOS] how can i configure linux as ppp

2009-10-05 Thread chloe K
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Re: [CentOS] bsd mkfile command in centos - a wish

2009-10-05 Thread Christoph Maser
Am Montag, den 05.10.2009, 20:22 +0200 schrieb Michel van Deventer: > Hi, > > On Mon, 2009-10-05 at 11:14 -0700, aurfal...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi Les, > > > > Yes, I do run dd to create Xen image files but was hoping to use a > > more elegant solution. > > > > Looks like I'll continue with dd but

Re: [CentOS] How fast?

2009-10-05 Thread Robert Heller
At Mon, 5 Oct 2009 15:34:38 -0700 (PDT) CentOS mailing list wrote: > > On Mon, 5 Oct 2009, nate wrote: > > > ML wrote: > >> HI All, > >> > >> How fast does a a small DNS Server need to be? I will have about 10 > >> servers and a few workstations. I have a few older Compaq PIII > >> boxes wit

Re: [CentOS] bsd mkfile command in centos - a wish - SOLVED

2009-10-05 Thread aurfalien
Hi all, As I sat down to write it and started to struggle a bit (of course), I found this, tested and it works. http://ca-linux.org/?p=58 Its a bash script for mkfile. I'm always testing fs/net perf and like the flex of having a simple command like mkfile. On Oct 5, 2009, at 11:22 AM, Mic

Re: [CentOS] How fast?

2009-10-05 Thread Paul Heinlein
On Mon, 5 Oct 2009, nate wrote: > ML wrote: >> HI All, >> >> How fast does a a small DNS Server need to be? I will have about 10 >> servers and a few workstations. I have a few older Compaq PIII >> boxes with 1gb RAM each or I have faster P4 boxes. > > Your watch is probably sufficient. Or your

Re: [CentOS] More about firewalling

2009-10-05 Thread nate
ML wrote: > I have a Comcast business circuit with 13 IP's. The gateway device > they provide is a 'pass through' device. They sent traffic for all 13 > IP's my way. It just allows traffic through. So if I put in a device > to firewall (like Ipcop or Vyatta or something) in front, say it has 3 > N

Re: [CentOS] How fast?

2009-10-05 Thread nate
ML wrote: > HI All, > > How fast does a a small DNS Server need to be? I will have about 10 > servers and a few workstations. I have a few older Compaq PIII boxes > with 1gb RAM each or I have faster P4 boxes. Your watch is probably sufficient. nate _

Re: [CentOS] How fast?

2009-10-05 Thread Robert Heller
At Mon, 5 Oct 2009 14:42:17 -0700 CentOS mailing list wrote: > > HI All, > > How fast does a a small DNS Server need to be? I will have about 10 > servers and a few workstations. I have a few older Compaq PIII boxes > with 1gb RAM each or I have faster P4 boxes. The PIII's should be more t

Re: [CentOS] How fast?

2009-10-05 Thread Bill Campbell
On Mon, Oct 05, 2009, ML wrote: >HI All, > >How fast does a a small DNS Server need to be? I will have about 10 >servers and a few workstations. I have a few older Compaq PIII boxes >with 1gb RAM each or I have faster P4 boxes. Not fast at all. We have run them on Pentium 75s and 486 boxes wi

[CentOS] More about firewalling

2009-10-05 Thread ML
Hi All, So before when I used PIX's for my employer, our traffic was statically routed to one IP and then the firewall decided if allowed/ denied and passed it on or dropped it. I have a Comcast business circuit with 13 IP's. The gateway device they provide is a 'pass through' device. They s

[CentOS] How fast?

2009-10-05 Thread ML
HI All, How fast does a a small DNS Server need to be? I will have about 10 servers and a few workstations. I have a few older Compaq PIII boxes with 1gb RAM each or I have faster P4 boxes. Same question as above, just a Vyatta type device, Firewalling? -ML

Re: [CentOS] bsd mkfile command in centos - a wish

2009-10-05 Thread aurfalien
Hi Michel, Indeed, excellent idea! Thanks! On Oct 5, 2009, at 11:22 AM, Michel van Deventer wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, 2009-10-05 at 11:14 -0700, aurfal...@gmail.com wrote: >> Hi Les, >> >> Yes, I do run dd to create Xen image files but was hoping to use a >> more elegant solution. >> >> Looks li

[CentOS] Quick question regarding qoutas

2009-10-05 Thread Joseph L. Casale
If I export a mount with a quota via Samba, do the downstream win clients realize the drive size equal to the quota, or actual mount size? Working remotely while installing, I could test but it would save me time to know beforehand:) Thanks guys! jlc __

Re: [CentOS] DNS Serving - Why my own?

2009-10-05 Thread Drew
> Can anyone explain why I might want to run my own DNS Server in-house? > I have a comcast business circuit and use their DNS servers and when I > need entries, I use GoDaddy where I buy my domains. Depends on the size of your organization. My at home setup has a few PCs & CentOS boxes so it's ea

Re: [CentOS] bsd mkfile command in centos - a wish

2009-10-05 Thread aurfalien
Hi Tim, You know, I didn't even think of that one. Thanks for the idea. On Oct 5, 2009, at 11:18 AM, Tim Nelson wrote: > - aurfal...@gmail.com wrote: >> Hi Les, >> >> Yes, I do run dd to create Xen image files but was hoping to use a >> more elegant solution. >> >> Looks like I'll continue

Re: [CentOS] bsd mkfile command in centos - a wish

2009-10-05 Thread Michel van Deventer
Hi, On Mon, 2009-10-05 at 11:14 -0700, aurfal...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi Les, > > Yes, I do run dd to create Xen image files but was hoping to use a > more elegant solution. > > Looks like I'll continue with dd but if any one else has some secrets, > please share. qemu-img create -f [size] i

Re: [CentOS] bsd mkfile command in centos - a wish

2009-10-05 Thread Tim Nelson
- aurfal...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi Les, > > Yes, I do run dd to create Xen image files but was hoping to use a > more elegant solution. > > Looks like I'll continue with dd but if any one else has some secrets, > > please share. > > Why not write a shell script called 'mkfile' that hand

Re: [CentOS] bsd mkfile command in centos - a wish

2009-10-05 Thread aurfalien
Hi Les, Yes, I do run dd to create Xen image files but was hoping to use a more elegant solution. Looks like I'll continue with dd but if any one else has some secrets, please share. On Oct 5, 2009, at 11:10 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: > aurfal...@gmail.com wrote: >> I enjoy the convenience of

Re: [CentOS] bsd mkfile command in centos - a wish

2009-10-05 Thread Les Mikesell
aurfal...@gmail.com wrote: > I enjoy the convenience of mkfile command found in Irix and BSD based > distros. > > This command allows me to make files of any size; > > usage: mkfile [-nv] size[b|k|m|g] filename ... > > I've looked here and there and can't seem to find it for Centos. > > Any o

Re: [CentOS] DNS Serving - Why my own?

2009-10-05 Thread Kemp, Larry
"Another reason would be to avoid your ISP's redirection when a host doesn't resolve. Comcast, for example, will send your request to their search page. This can confuse some people, or can potentially end up leading you to a malicious page (I don't trust their search results). It's also anno

[CentOS] bsd mkfile command in centos - a wish

2009-10-05 Thread aurfalien
I enjoy the convenience of mkfile command found in Irix and BSD based distros. This command allows me to make files of any size; usage: mkfile [-nv] size[b|k|m|g] filename ... I've looked here and there and can't seem to find it for Centos. Any one have ideas on were I can get at least the so

Re: [CentOS] DNS Serving - Why my own?

2009-10-05 Thread Ryan Pugatch
Kemp, Larry wrote: > All great responses. > > Why would a small business want to run their own DNS? Independence and > control. > > If you want or require the ability to route people to internal (on your > LAN/WAN) web-based applications to URL's like http://intranet or > https://yourcompanyq

Re: [CentOS] DNS Serving - Why my own?

2009-10-05 Thread Kemp, Larry
All great responses. Why would a small business want to run their own DNS? Independence and control. If you want or require the ability to route people to internal (on your LAN/WAN) web-based applications to URL's like http://intranet or https://yourcompanyquickenbooks this is one way rather t

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.3 LDAP problem.

2009-10-05 Thread Benjamin Donnachie
Problem solved... This time I didn't use the CentOS Extras repo. However, still some problems with v5.3 until I just upgraded kernel, smb and nscd and now working and rebooting perfectly! :) Ben ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.ce

Re: [CentOS] DNS Serving - Why my own?

2009-10-05 Thread Les Mikesell
ML wrote: > HI All, > > Can anyone explain why I might want to run my own DNS Server in-house? > I have a comcast business circuit and use their DNS servers and when I > need entries, I use GoDaddy where I buy my domains. It's generally a good idea to have a caching server locally for speed

Re: [CentOS] Build a Firewall (Can I learn to do this...)

2009-10-05 Thread Alan McKay
Go with a dedicated firewall distro like pfSense CentOS can certainly do it, but why bother? -- “Don't eat anything you've ever seen advertised on TV” - Michael Pollan, author of "In Defense of Food" ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

Re: [CentOS] DNS Serving - Why my own?

2009-10-05 Thread John R Pierce
ML wrote: > HI All, > > Can anyone explain why I might want to run my own DNS Server in-house? > I have a comcast business circuit and use their DNS servers and when I > need entries, I use GoDaddy where I buy my domains. > A) run a caching server to speed up lookups B) you want to have D

Re: [CentOS] DNS Serving - Why my own?

2009-10-05 Thread Rob Kampen
ML wrote: HI All, Can anyone explain why I might want to run my own DNS Server in-house? I have a comcast business circuit and use their DNS servers and when I need entries, I use GoDaddy where I buy my domains. Best, -ML ___ CentOS mailing list

Re: [CentOS] DNS Serving - Why my own?

2009-10-05 Thread Brian Mathis
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 12:17 PM, ML wrote: > HI All, > > Can anyone explain why I might want to run my own DNS Server in-house? > I have a comcast business circuit and use their DNS servers and when I > need entries, I use GoDaddy where I buy my domains. > > Best, > -ML If you want to do more com

[CentOS] DNS Serving - Why my own?

2009-10-05 Thread ML
HI All, Can anyone explain why I might want to run my own DNS Server in-house? I have a comcast business circuit and use their DNS servers and when I need entries, I use GoDaddy where I buy my domains. Best, -ML ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos

Re: [CentOS] Slightly OT: Vim command (or macro) to replace space under cursor by "  " (without deleting the following word)

2009-10-05 Thread John R Pierce
Niki Kovacs wrote: > :map cw  > > ... except this also deletes the word after the cursor, which is annoying. > c1l  thats digit 1, lower case letter L, lower L being the move left command. the 1 is uneeded, but c3l would change 3 characters, etc. btw, my favorite way of doing what you

Re: [CentOS] Slightly OT: Vim command (or macro) to replace space under cursor by "  " (without deleting the following word)

2009-10-05 Thread Niki Kovacs
Alfred von Campe a écrit : > > Have you tried the "s" command (substitute) instead of "cw"? > > Alfred > Alfred, you're a star ! Thanks very much ! Niki ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] problem installing centos 5.3 on IBM x3200 m2

2009-10-05 Thread Janez Kosmrlj
Hi, I am trying to install centos 5.3 on ibm x3200 m2 server. The problem appears when the installer is about to finish the installation. It detects the RAID correctly, but it doesn't finish formatting the root partition. I tried the default partition layout and also a custom one, but it always end

Re: [CentOS] GnuPG for CentOS 5.3?

2009-10-05 Thread Lanny Marcus
On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > It seems that dns-sd is part of gnome-vfs2.  I do not have that error. > Do you have gnome-vfs2 installed. Yes. After reading your post I tried to install it and got this: Package gnome-vfs2-2.16.2-4.el5.i386 already installed and latest ver

Re: [CentOS] test

2009-10-05 Thread Chan Chung Hang Christopher
Janez Kosmrlj wrote: > testing mail delivery > > deliver failure: 550 Administrative Prohibition ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Slightly OT: Vim command (or macro) to replace space under cursor by "  " (without deleting the following word)

2009-10-05 Thread Alfred von Campe
On Oct 5, 2009, at 5:34, Niki Kovacs wrote: > Here's what the according macro would look like. Pressing F2 would > replace the space under the cursor by " " : > > :map cw  > > ... except this also deletes the word after the cursor, which is > annoying. > > Any suggestions ? Have you tried the

[CentOS] test

2009-10-05 Thread Janez Kosmrlj
testing mail delivery ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] Slightly OT: Vim command (or macro) to replace space under cursor by "  " (without deleting the following word)

2009-10-05 Thread Niki Kovacs
Hi, I'm using Vim to edit some static XHTML pages. I have to (manually) check for non-breakable spaces in my text, and eventually replace simple spaces by the following character sequence:   Usually, when I perform the same operation over and over in a text, I do it once, and then repeat

Re: [CentOS] [Slightly OT] Data Preservation

2009-10-05 Thread Sorin Srbu
>-Original Message- >From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf >Of ML >Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 9:46 PM >To: CentOS mailing list >Subject: [CentOS] [Slightly OT] Data Preservation > >HI All, > >So I have 5 1U servers (running Windows) that have Ultra