re: backport(s) site

2004-05-25 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > M > > Thanks for your help. > I added to sources.list > deb http://www.backports.org/debian stable > deb-src http://www.backports.org/debian stable > > and apt-get update came up with error 404, what else is needed to write > after stable? or what am i doing wrong?. > > Thanks again > Hector >

RE: apache/php/mysql help

2004-05-24 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > > I have been running apache/php/mysql successfully for a very long > > time. Suddenly this morning my php web pages return > > > > Fatal error: Call to undefined function: mysql_connect() > > > > I can process the web page from the command line but not from apache. > > > > OK, I've found the p

RE: firewall considerations

2004-05-24 Thread Jens Simmoleit
Hi James,   Top post as I can't get this nasty thing to answer without the blue lines in front, sry   Take a look at this FW, www.ipcop.org, AFAIK it's also buildable on an existing Debian machines. This baby has everything, I guess it also should be possible to enter your special rules to

problems with smbclient & tar option - file size limitation?

2004-05-21 Thread Jens Simmoleit
Hi List, I'm setting up a small backup script using the smbclient command with the tar option. The machine that needs to be backuped is a W2K-Server. I thought it might be a good idea to test if the backup will work properly, to my surprise it won't. smbclient //192.168.1.150/hhwwwroot "" -N -Tc

RE: Escputil --raw-device and CUPS

2004-05-21 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> I don't think CUPS has that much to do with anything escputil does. At > least I've thought that it communicates directly with the printer, not > through CUPS. > If that's true you might also check if this has something to do with the bios settings. AFAIK all modern printers (from 3-5 years back

RE: MySQL Server Setup Problems

2004-05-19 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > I'm not even certain its a debian problem, its just a brand new install > so I figured I'd start here and ask around. A search of the mailing list > archive turned up nothing usefull so here I am. :) > > Thanks in advance! > > James Hi James, did you make sure the database user has all the r

RE: malicious scans

2004-05-19 Thread Jens Simmoleit
http://ports.tantalo.net/index.php Try it with 445, you'll see the "normal" programs/services for this port and also listed e.g. (in RED) the Sasser worm. is that what you meant? Greets, Simmel P.S.: Combined with the previous urls you should have some material now I guess :-) -- To UNS

RE: Back up a Windows box w/o Samba?

2004-05-19 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > That went very badly. Ended up with her crying, literally, and snuffling > things like "So I can't do what the other 97% of the world can do?" > Well at least you could tell her that the other 97% can get viruses and worms, ending up in having NO system at all, which might be worth overthinki

RE: Harddisk not recognized

2004-05-17 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > Hi, > > the BIOS if my motherboard doesn't recognize my > new 160GB harddisk correctly. I'd like to boot from this > device. > Is there a way to overcome this problem with lilo etc. ? > > Thanx. > > Regards, > > Christian > Hi Chris, go to the page of the vendor for your motherboard and downl

RE: malicious scans

2004-05-17 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > Hi, > > Anybody know where I can get some detailed info on the > characteristics of trojans/viruses that scan for vulnerabilities ? > Specifically, I'm trying to determine if a pattern of scanned ports I have > noticed on my machine is characteristic of any particular > trojan/virus/mali

RE: what is available for reading mail stored in mysql

2004-05-17 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > Jens Simmoleit wrote: > >>Hi Deb-users, > >>I am started to work on a new email solution where I used a text file DB > >>to store my sorting preferences and then inside procmail, it move > >>my mail to the correct MBOX. > >>But I got bored wi

RE: Back up a Windows box w/o Samba?

2004-05-17 Thread Jens Simmoleit
>She's learning how to use a > computer for the very first time, and learning Linux from day one. Kinda > cool. :) > Cool indeed :-) my Mom doesn't even like pc's :-/ > > The trouble is Samba. I started setting that up, and it didn't take long > before I got sick to my stomach. I know it can

RE: [OT] Might this be a symptom of a virus/worm?

2004-05-17 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > > > I wouldn't worry about it. It was likely stripped out of some > > previous message header. > > That's what I thought most likely, just that Googling for "chipster > robert virus" (without the quotes) failed to turn up any references to > a virus using those fake user names, so I was wonde

RE: what is available for reading mail stored in mysql

2004-05-17 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > Hi Deb-users, > I am started to work on a new email solution where I used a text file DB > to store my sorting preferences and then inside procmail, it move > my mail to the correct MBOX. > But I got bored with it. Now I have my > mail being sent to both an MBOX and a mysql DB. The idea is to

RE: postfix not connecting to mysql

2004-05-14 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > I am trying to set up postfix to use mysql, and I seem to be having a few > issues. Here are some of the errors I am getting. > > May 13 10:10:39 debian postfix/trivial-rewrite[942]: warning: connect to > mysql server localhost: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > '/var/run/mys

RE: ppp/diald networking dying under heavy IDE (or CPU?) load

2004-05-11 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> I am getting occasional "kernel: PPP: VJ decompression error" in my > logs. Might that result from dropped characters from a buffer > overrun (e.g., if the CPU is too busy doing PIO disk I/O to service > the serial port frequently enough)? > Hi Daniel, the ppp error message is coming up becaus

RE: ppp/diald networking dying under heavy IDE (or CPU?) load

2004-05-10 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > Could it be by any chance that the NIC and the ide controller > and also the > > serial port controller are hooked up on the same IRQ? > > At least according to /proc/interrupts, the serial port doesn't seem to > be sharing interrupts: > > # more /proc/interrupts > CPU0 CPU1

RE: [OT] Soemone was looking for an ---> UK <--- ENGLISH keyboard

2004-05-10 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > P.S.: It's a rock solid PS/2 HP-UX Server Keyboard, vey nice ^^ > Sorry forgot to say that it is --->UK<--- English with British Pounds, etc Simmel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: AW: Debian Server with IPCop

2004-05-10 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > Yes, you'll need three ports on your firewall for RED/ORANGE/GREEN > respectively. > Yes you can host a website, but you probably should spend some time > learning about apache in more details. It's pretty feature rich. > > > -- Damn right, but for a small setup these tips might give you some

[OT] Soemone was looking for an ENGLISH keyboard

2004-05-10 Thread Jens Simmoleit
and guess what? I've found one in my pile of keyboards I've got @ home If you still would like to have one, you can have this one for free, you'll only need to pay for the shipment. I have no use for it anyway... Drop me some lines with your address and I'll send it straight ahead :-) Sim

AW: Debian Server with IPCop

2004-05-10 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > Does any one know how to deal with that, my debian is plugged on my green > interface with dhcp, but i don't know how to setup apache, and if > i can host > with that setup .. ? Any suggestions .. ? > Hmh, you should consider using an orange interface called DMZ which was especially build to

AW: PHP4-CLI deb Paket?

2004-05-03 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > I have it as a command-line tool on my system. Here's what I found: > > home:/etc/exim4# apt-file search '/usr/bin/php4' > php4-cgi: usr/bin/php4 > > > > Ah, so the CLI is in the CGI package, okay :-) Thanks Monique, Simmel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subj

RE: PHP4 apt package with SSL support?

2004-05-03 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > Create a document containing this: > > phpinfo(); > ?> > yes and to be more precise name it e.g. test.php and call it up like http://myserver.de/test.php You'll find the configure variable there, NEVER leave this on a open server ! Just so that other people know what to do when searchin

AW: Debian security for home user

2004-04-21 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > Debian certainly has lots of help files for security, > so many that I got overwhelmed. > > Can someone point me to a simple document for a home > user using Debian 3.0 testing on one machine with > dialup connection? That is, just a simple intro or > maybe checklist with pointers. > > Iptables

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2004-02-05 Thread Jens Simmoleit
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Re: being hacked? - hatches/hardening

2004-02-04 Thread Jens Simmoleit
The best thing to tighten up your network is a firewall... try this one I use it here for customers. It's free it's (not really :-) fun and it's reliable, never had any trouble with it. Easy to maintain, just great... works with ip tables www.ipcop.org This is a really good wall,

Re: Gnome on Debian-HPPA

2004-02-04 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > Hm? twm is available for hppa, and should be installable on stable. > Where are you seeing this on the debian.org web site, and exactly what > error message do you see? > Twm is dependent on menu (>1.5) and that's the packagae which is not available in HPPA, sorry for the missing info. Have a

Re: SSL capable FTP _client_?

2004-02-04 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > So: anybody know a graphical (preferably) client, that can do FTP over SSL > or tunneled via SSH? > Hi, maybe this can help you. I know one which works with ssh, it's called WinSCP and can be downloaded here (and also the sources for this app) http://winscp.sourceforge.net/eng/ It's ope

Gnome on Debian-HPPA

2004-02-04 Thread Jens Simmoleit
Hi list, I reactivated my old HP Gecko 712/80 and installed debian on it. Everything worked fine so far (started with minimum system). But now here's the noodle scratcher. I ran tasksel, because I decided to install GNOME, KDE, etc. But the installation brings back an error message

Re: Help on compiling new kernel

2004-02-03 Thread Jens Simmoleit
M Subject: Re: Help on compiling new kernel > Jens Simmoleit wrote: > > Hi list, > > > > there is one thing I never did before and that is compiling a kernel. > > > > I've got an old 266er dual board and would like to compile the kernel > > that it will al

Re: problems with connection

2004-02-03 Thread Jens Simmoleit
Hi, are you really sure that you have a connection? Try the following using a console: ping 64.124.140.199 (that is www.sun.com) does it work? Yes, okay your ppp seems to work so far. after that try nslookup www.sun.com (giving you back the IP 64.124.140.199) does it work? Yes, your DNS serv

Help on compiling new kernel

2004-02-03 Thread Jens Simmoleit
Hi list,   there is one thing I never did before and that is compiling a kernel.   I've got an old 266er dual board and would like to compile the kernel that it will also use the second cpu, in addition to that I'd like to use lvm-mod and the LVM10, so that I can build logical volume groups.