Re: connecting to my box

2001-01-26 Thread Mohammed Elzubeir
Okay, I don't know how this has to do with my dns config (which were screwy anyway).. so I went ahead and setup my dns server like it should be (as a slave nameserver) and it works fine. I am able to connect to the 'outside' from it, but not to it. I also had a look at my /etc/hosts.allow and /et

Re: connecting to my box

2001-01-26 Thread Steve
"Mohammed" == Mohammed Elzubeir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Sorry, I should add the actual message (I wasn't on the machine at > the time): > ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host Try connecting with -v set on the command line. That will give you more information. You

Re: connecting to my box

2001-01-26 Thread Mohammed Elzubeir
Okay, I don't know how this has to do with my dns config (which were screwy anyway).. so I went ahead and setup my dns server like it should be (as a slave nameserver) and it works fine. I am able to connect to the 'outside' from it, but not to it. I also had a look at my /etc/hosts.allow and /e

Re: connecting to my box

2001-01-26 Thread John Galt
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ssh localhost ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host SRE it's a problem in his DNS configuration On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Alexander Hvostov wrote: >Mohammed, > >Check /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow. It looks like tcpd is refusing >the connect

Re: connecting to my box

2001-01-26 Thread Alexander Hvostov
Mohammed, Check /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow. It looks like tcpd is refusing the connection. The problem may also be caused by improper DNS entries for the machine you're trying to connect from. Regards, Alex. --- PGP/GPG Fingerprint: EFD1 AC6C 7ED5 E453 C367 AC7A B474 16E0 758D 7ED9

Re: connecting to my box

2001-01-26 Thread Steve
"Mohammed" == Mohammed Elzubeir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Sorry, I should add the actual message (I wasn't on the machine at > the time): > ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host Try connecting with -v set on the command line. That will give you more information. You

Re: Clear screan question

2001-01-26 Thread Tal Danzig
On Fri, Jan 26, 2001 at 05:29:56PM -0800, Cesar Crusius wrote: > In reply to wes schreiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Not that I can see, though I'd love to know of a clean way to clear the > >scroll-back buffer. I agree it's a bit hackish. Can anyone come up > >with something better? > > > > re

Re: connecting to my box

2001-01-26 Thread Mohammed Elzubeir
Sorry, I should add the actual message (I wasn't on the machine at the time): ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host Mohammed Elzubeir General Access Labs (x2825) http://www.cas.unt.edu/gal/ College of Arts & Sciences University of North Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 2

Re: Clear screan question

2001-01-26 Thread Cesar Crusius
In reply to wes schreiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Not that I can see, though I'd love to know of a clean way to clear the >scroll-back buffer. I agree it's a bit hackish. Can anyone come up >with something better? > reset -Q -- Cesar Augusto Rorato Crusius__o __o __o __o

Re: Clear screan question

2001-01-26 Thread wes schreiner
Tim van Erven wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 26, 2001 at 05:03:49PM -0600, wes schreiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Tom Breza wrote: > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > I just use fetch and I been editing filie fetchmail, after I finish > > > editing file I log off from by presing CTRL-D but above log promp

connecting to my box

2001-01-26 Thread Mohammed Elzubeir
I am new to Debian so please excuse my ignorance. I installed Debian after so much struggle, and I turned off a few services and left some like sshd running. When trying to ssh to my box it tells me somethng about the authentication failing. I know I might be writing the wrong list, but I guess s

Re: Clear screan question

2001-01-26 Thread Andy Bastien
Of all the days, it was on Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 01:53:31AM +0100 that Tim van Erven quoth: > On Fri, Jan 26, 2001 at 05:03:49PM -0600, wes schreiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Tom Breza wrote: > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > I just use fetch and I been editing filie fetchmail, after I finish >

Re: Clear screan question

2001-01-26 Thread Tim van Erven
On Fri, Jan 26, 2001 at 05:03:49PM -0600, wes schreiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tom Breza wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > I just use fetch and I been editing filie fetchmail, after I finish > > editing file I log off from by presing CTRL-D but above log prompt I can > > read what was been done be

Re: connecting to my box

2001-01-26 Thread John Galt
galt@locutus:~$ssh localhost ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host SRE it's a problem in his DNS configuration On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Alexander Hvostov wrote: >Mohammed, > >Check /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow. It looks like tcpd is refusing >the connection.

Re: connecting to my box

2001-01-26 Thread Alexander Hvostov
Mohammed, Check /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow. It looks like tcpd is refusing the connection. The problem may also be caused by improper DNS entries for the machine you're trying to connect from. Regards, Alex. --- PGP/GPG Fingerprint: EFD1 AC6C 7ED5 E453 C367 AC7A B474 16E0 758D 7ED

Re: Clear screan question

2001-01-26 Thread Tal Danzig
On Fri, Jan 26, 2001 at 05:29:56PM -0800, Cesar Crusius wrote: > In reply to wes schreiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Not that I can see, though I'd love to know of a clean way to clear the > >scroll-back buffer. I agree it's a bit hackish. Can anyone come up > >with something better? > > > > r

Re: connecting to my box

2001-01-26 Thread Mohammed Elzubeir
Sorry, I should add the actual message (I wasn't on the machine at the time): ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host Mohammed Elzubeir General Access Labs (x2825) http://www.cas.unt.edu/gal/ College of Arts & Sciences University of North Texas [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Fri

Re: Clear screan question

2001-01-26 Thread Cesar Crusius
In reply to wes schreiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Not that I can see, though I'd love to know of a clean way to clear the >scroll-back buffer. I agree it's a bit hackish. Can anyone come up >with something better? > reset -Q -- Cesar Augusto Rorato Crusius__o __o __o __o

Re: Clear screan question

2001-01-26 Thread wes schreiner
Tim van Erven wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 26, 2001 at 05:03:49PM -0600, wes schreiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tom Breza wrote: > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > I just use fetch and I been editing filie fetchmail, after I finish > > > editing file I log off from by presing CTRL-D but above log prompt

Re: Clear screan question

2001-01-26 Thread wes schreiner
Tom Breza wrote: > > Hi > > I just use fetch and I been editing filie fetchmail, after I finish > editing file I log off from by presing CTRL-D but above log prompt I can > read what was been done before, is any chance to clear screan complitly > when I log off? That when I press SHIFT-PgUp nobod

connecting to my box

2001-01-26 Thread Mohammed Elzubeir
I am new to Debian so please excuse my ignorance. I installed Debian after so much struggle, and I turned off a few services and left some like sshd running. When trying to ssh to my box it tells me somethng about the authentication failing. I know I might be writing the wrong list, but I guess

Re: Clear screan question

2001-01-26 Thread Andy Bastien
Of all the days, it was on Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 01:53:31AM +0100 that Tim van Erven quoth: > On Fri, Jan 26, 2001 at 05:03:49PM -0600, wes schreiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tom Breza wrote: > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > I just use fetch and I been editing filie fetchmail, after I finish > >

Re: Clear screan question

2001-01-26 Thread Tim van Erven
On Fri, Jan 26, 2001 at 05:03:49PM -0600, wes schreiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tom Breza wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > I just use fetch and I been editing filie fetchmail, after I finish > > editing file I log off from by presing CTRL-D but above log prompt I can > > read what was been done be

Re: mirroring security.debian.org?

2001-01-26 Thread Richard
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Ron Rademaker wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > I guess you could make a crontab running 'apt-get update' and 'apt-get -d > - -y upgrade', running that in times you have some bandwidth will get all > the update, but won't install them. You can now

Re: Clear screan question

2001-01-26 Thread Jacob Kuntz
from the secret journal of Tom Breza ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Hi > > I just use fetch and I been editing filie fetchmail, after I finish > editing file I log off from by presing CTRL-D but above log prompt I can > read what was been done before, is any chance to clear screan complitly > when I log o

Re: Clear screan question

2001-01-26 Thread wes schreiner
Tom Breza wrote: > > Hi > > I just use fetch and I been editing filie fetchmail, after I finish > editing file I log off from by presing CTRL-D but above log prompt I can > read what was been done before, is any chance to clear screan complitly > when I log off? That when I press SHIFT-PgUp nobo

Clear screan question

2001-01-26 Thread Tom Breza
Hi I just use fetch and I been editing filie fetchmail, after I finish editing file I log off from by presing CTRL-D but above log prompt I can read what was been done before, is any chance to clear screan complitly when I log off? That when I press SHIFT-PgUp nobody can see anything? siaraX

Re: mirroring security.debian.org?

2001-01-26 Thread Berend De Schouwer
[ snip ] | It seems to me that if you're willing to update machines from a local | private mirror due to bandwidth or connectivity constraints, that's | your perogative. Making that mirror publically accessible would | violate the spirit of security.debian.org however ... Fair enough.

Re: mirroring security.debian.org?

2001-01-26 Thread Richard
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Ron Rademaker wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > I guess you could make a crontab running 'apt-get update' and 'apt-get -d > - -y upgrade', running that in times you have some bandwidth will get all > the update, but won't install them. You can now

Re: Clear screan question

2001-01-26 Thread Jacob Kuntz
from the secret journal of Tom Breza ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Hi > > I just use fetch and I been editing filie fetchmail, after I finish > editing file I log off from by presing CTRL-D but above log prompt I can > read what was been done before, is any chance to clear screan complitly > when I log

Clear screan question

2001-01-26 Thread Tom Breza
Hi I just use fetch and I been editing filie fetchmail, after I finish editing file I log off from by presing CTRL-D but above log prompt I can read what was been done before, is any chance to clear screan complitly when I log off? That when I press SHIFT-PgUp nobody can see anything? siaraX -

Re: mirroring security.debian.org?

2001-01-26 Thread Berend De Schouwer
[ snip ] | It seems to me that if you're willing to update machines from a local | private mirror due to bandwidth or connectivity constraints, that's | your perogative. Making that mirror publically accessible would | violate the spirit of security.debian.org however ... Fair enough.

Re: mirroring security.debian.org?

2001-01-26 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Fri, Jan 26, 2001 at 08:04:21AM -0600, Mike Renfro wrote: > On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 08:51:07PM +0100, Martin Schulze wrote: > > > Please don't do that. Security updates should come *only* from > > security.debian.org. This was discussed a while, you should be > > able to find some blurb about

Re: mirroring security.debian.org?

2001-01-26 Thread Ron Rademaker
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I guess you could make a crontab running 'apt-get update' and 'apt-get -d - -y upgrade', running that in times you have some bandwidth will get all the update, but won't install them. You can now use ftp or something to get the packages to the other ma

Re: mirroring security.debian.org?

2001-01-26 Thread Berend De Schouwer
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 17:10:51 Giacomo Mulas wrote: | On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Berend De Schouwer wrote: | | > I am in a similar situation. I would also like to have a local | > mirror, so that the multiple Debian machines do not need to go | > over the internet line. Some do not even have internet ac

Re: mirroring security.debian.org?

2001-01-26 Thread Giacomo Mulas
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Berend De Schouwer wrote: > I am in a similar situation. I would also like to have a local > mirror, so that the multiple Debian machines do not need to go > over the internet line. Some do not even have internet access, > but would be able to access a local mirror. You wou

Re: mirroring security.debian.org?

2001-01-26 Thread Berend De Schouwer
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 16:04:21 Mike Renfro wrote: | On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 08:51:07PM +0100, Martin Schulze wrote: | | > Please don't do that. Security updates should come *only* from | > security.debian.org. This was discussed a while, you should be | > able to find some blurb about it in the de

Re: mirroring security.debian.org?

2001-01-26 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Fri, Jan 26, 2001 at 08:04:21AM -0600, Mike Renfro wrote: > On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 08:51:07PM +0100, Martin Schulze wrote: > > > Please don't do that. Security updates should come *only* from > > security.debian.org. This was discussed a while, you should be > > able to find some blurb abou

Re: mirroring security.debian.org?

2001-01-26 Thread Mike Renfro
On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 08:51:07PM +0100, Martin Schulze wrote: > Please don't do that. Security updates should come *only* from > security.debian.org. This was discussed a while, you should be > able to find some blurb about it in the debian-devel archive, I > guess. Personally, I'd rather not

Re: mirroring security.debian.org?

2001-01-26 Thread Ron Rademaker
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I guess you could make a crontab running 'apt-get update' and 'apt-get -d - -y upgrade', running that in times you have some bandwidth will get all the update, but won't install them. You can now use ftp or something to get the packages to the other m

Re: mirroring security.debian.org?

2001-01-26 Thread Berend De Schouwer
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 17:10:51 Giacomo Mulas wrote: | On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Berend De Schouwer wrote: | | > I am in a similar situation. I would also like to have a local | > mirror, so that the multiple Debian machines do not need to go | > over the internet line. Some do not even have internet a

Re: mirroring security.debian.org?

2001-01-26 Thread Giacomo Mulas
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Berend De Schouwer wrote: > I am in a similar situation. I would also like to have a local > mirror, so that the multiple Debian machines do not need to go > over the internet line. Some do not even have internet access, > but would be able to access a local mirror. You wo

Re: mirroring security.debian.org?

2001-01-26 Thread Berend De Schouwer
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 16:04:21 Mike Renfro wrote: | On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 08:51:07PM +0100, Martin Schulze wrote: | | > Please don't do that. Security updates should come *only* from | > security.debian.org. This was discussed a while, you should be | > able to find some blurb about it in the d

Re: mirroring security.debian.org?

2001-01-26 Thread Mike Renfro
On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 08:51:07PM +0100, Martin Schulze wrote: > Please don't do that. Security updates should come *only* from > security.debian.org. This was discussed a while, you should be > able to find some blurb about it in the debian-devel archive, I > guess. Personally, I'd rather no