Re: V.90 modem recomendation

1998-05-14 Thread Ed Cogburn
Bob McGowan wrote: > > I too have some questions re. Linux and modems. Presumably, the concern > about "winmodems" has to do with modem cards and not external modems? No, the problem with winmodems is that the manufacturers have moved some of the intelligence of the modem from the modem to t

Re: V.90 modem recomendation

1998-05-14 Thread Shaleh
a true "winmodem" can not work in Linux. The hardware control chips havew been moved to windows software drivers. They are cheaper to make because there is very little hardware involved. External modems should work in Linux with out a problem (to my knowledge it is not possible to make an extern

Re: Netscape problems....

1998-05-14 Thread Will Lowe
> dselect reported that the install went fine and the script exited with now > errors. But when I click on the netscape button in xwindows nothing > happens, and also when I type netscape in a term window it says netscape is > not installed. see if you can find the netscape binary. As root, run

Re: tty1 is frozen!

1998-05-14 Thread Paul Miller
Tried it, no effect. I can't even change the num/caps/scroll lock LEDs. -Paul On Wed, 13 May 1998, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > On Tue, May 12, 1998 at 04:57:47PM -0400, Paul Miller wrote: > > > > I accidently ran 'bl -S -d tty' (it should be: bl -S -d 125000 tty) on > > tty1, and it frozen the co

JDK1.1.5v7

1998-05-14 Thread timothy
Has anyone got jdk1.1.5v7 from blackdown to work on their debian box? Anything I do results in a SIGSEGV 11* segmentation violation and core dump. I even uninstalled the jdk1.1.5v5 deb to ensure no libary version conflicts. And it still gives the same error. The documentation re

Can't boot up from resc1440tecra.bin

1998-05-14 Thread Masamichi Goudge
Hello. Now I'm trying to install hamm into IBM Thinkpad 380ED with using *1440tecra.bin, but resc1440tecra.bin freezes at "Loading linux.." Does anyone know the reason? P.S. When I tried to install bo into this machine with using bo's tecra install disks, then I saw color/mono select image. Why?

Re: Debian named and blank files

1998-05-14 Thread Norbert Veber
On Tue, May 12, 1998 at 03:26:30PM -0500, Henry Hollenberg wrote: > > Hello, > > I've set up a DNS server (primary and secondary) using > Debian and noticed alot of extra empty files in /var/named. > > They look like: > > db.rcwm.000320 > db.rcwm.000328 > db.rcwm.000330 > db.rcwm.000332 > > db

Re: A few questions

1998-05-14 Thread Norbert Veber
> 2.) I don't think that this one is possible, but here goes: We are using a > "real" IP > address from the company that we work for, and are wondering if there is a way > to create a "virtual network" using IP Masquerade or some such. For example, > a > browser would hit the DNS at out "public

Re: Afterstep command not found

1998-05-14 Thread Art Lemasters
> I have just installed and configured AfterStep to the letter, but now > when I try startx I get the following message. > > /root/.xinitrc: afterstep: command not found: > > Why can't it find afterstep. Should there be something in my PATH > statement pointing where AfterStep is installed. After

French-Canadian console keymap?

1998-05-14 Thread David Huggins-Daines
Hi! Does anyone know where to find a console keymap for a 102-key Canadian multilingual keyboard? There doesn't seem to be an option for it in the menu kbdconfig gives, even though X has a "Canadian" layout that matches my keyboard exactly... Thanks! -- David Huggins-Daines [EMAIL PROTECTED] ht

login + nis problems in hamm

1998-05-14 Thread Kevin Squire
Hi all - We're setting up a new machine as a gateway for our lab, and decided to install hamm on it, mainly so we have access to the latest versions of sendmail, bind, etc., when security fixes come out. Unfortunately, when I upgraded the system to hamm, I forgot about the existence of the u

Re: If it is already fixed, don't fix it again (was RE: XDM doesn't work [SOLVED])

1998-05-14 Thread C.J.LAWSON
Seconded --Jonathan > If we are not friendly (or at least civil) to the newbie type > questions, free software is doomed to become a second class > techno-centric skeleton in the software closet. > > Sorry if I seem a bit harsh, but I am tired of people > responding to lists with "it's your fau

Re: Can anyone help me

1998-05-14 Thread Joost Kooij
On Tue, 12 May 1998, Crispixbull wrote: > Just for more fun and confusion I have a little more info. First of all I > should tell you that I am a cadet at the United States Air Force Academy and > consequently I was issued (I bought it, but it was deducted from my pay and > given to me like every

Re: Can't boot up from resc1440tecra.bin

1998-05-14 Thread Joost Kooij
On Thu, 14 May 1998, Masamichi Goudge wrote: > Hello. > Now I'm trying to install hamm into IBM Thinkpad 380ED with using > *1440tecra.bin, but resc1440tecra.bin freezes at "Loading linux.." > Does anyone know the reason? Have you tried entering the following parameter at the boot promt: linu

NORMAL_ATTACK and HAVY_ATTACK messages

1998-05-14 Thread Dan Pomohaci
Wich program send e-mail with this warnings in Subject field: NORMAL_ATTACK from sandwich.math.unibuc.ro - target gw1.usab.ro or HEAVY_ATTACK from sandwich.math.unibuc.ro - target gw1.usab.ro and how can I get more information about this attack? On my server is a standard bo Debian distribution

Re: Can't boot up from resc1440tecra.bin

1998-05-14 Thread Masamichi Goudge
Thank you for your reply. On Thu, May 14, 1998 at 12:27:09PM +0200, Joost Kooij wrote: > > Hello. > > Now I'm trying to install hamm into IBM Thinkpad 380ED with using > > *1440tecra.bin, but resc1440tecra.bin freezes at "Loading linux.." > > Does anyone know the reason? > > Have you tried ente

Re: [SECURITY] New versions of gzip available

1998-05-14 Thread servis
On 14 May, Martin Schulze wrote: > We were told by Michal Zalewski that gzexe as shipped with gzip uses > an unsecure method decompressing executables on the fly opening a way > of calling arbitrary programs. Newer versions for bo and hamm are > fixing this. We recommend you upgrade your gzip pac

Re: Debian named and blank files

1998-05-14 Thread Henry Hollenberg
Henry Hollenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, 13 May 1998, Norbert Veber wrote: > On Tue, May 12, 1998 at 03:26:30PM -0500, Henry Hollenberg wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I've set up a DNS server (primary and secondary) using > > Debian and noticed alot of extra empty files in /var/

apache mailing list for users?

1998-05-14 Thread Ulisses Alonso
Hi all That's the question, if there is please emailme and tell me how I can subscribe to it Thanks in advance, Ulisses - "Computers are useless. They can only give answers."Pablo Picasso -- To UNS

Re: NORMAL_ATTACK and HAVY_ATTACK messages

1998-05-14 Thread Martin Bialasinski
> "DP" == Dan Pomohaci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: DP> Wich program send e-mail with this warnings in Subject field: DP> NORMAL_ATTACK from sandwich.math.unibuc.ro - target gw1.usab.ro DP> or DP> HEAVY_ATTACK from sandwich.math.unibuc.ro - target gw1.usab.ro DP> and how can I get more inform

Re: NORMAL_ATTACK and HAVY_ATTACK messages

1998-05-14 Thread Ulisses Alonso
Hi all On Thu, 14 May 1998, Dan Pomohaci wrote: > Wich program send e-mail with this warnings in Subject field: > NORMAL_ATTACK from sandwich.math.unibuc.ro - target gw1.usab.ro > or > HEAVY_ATTACK from sandwich.math.unibuc.ro - target gw1.usab.ro > and how can I get more information about this

Looking for info about secure login methods

1998-05-14 Thread Ulisses Alonso
Hello, I would like to get info about ssltelnet, ssh, radius?... I'm looking for good starting points like links, white papers or articles Thanks in advance, Ulisses - "Computers are useless. The

RE: V.90 modem recomendation

1998-05-14 Thread Breathnach, Proinnsias \(Dublin\)
OK, a few things about Winmodems - experience in an ISP tech support call center in the UK speaking here ! : a) As has been stated WinModems have their intelligence moved from the Hardware to the Drivers which emualte the hardware b) While it is not impossible to make an external

RE: A few questions

1998-05-14 Thread Breathnach, Proinnsias \(Dublin\)
Just in relation to 2), Could you use an authenticated / secure mount on the virtual machine (NFS or SMB for example) to act as the FTP root dir ?? Just a thought ! :o) Proinnsias > -Original Message- > From: Norbert Veber [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 1998 3

ATAPI Tape Drives

1998-05-14 Thread servis
Can anybody give me any con's of the Seagate Tapestor 8G IDE tape drive? I found a great deal on one and want to look out for any gotcha's. I checked the Hardware compatibility list and it is on there but I thought I would just check. The ide-tape.c driver says it is still alpha. How stable/unst

RE: V.90 modem recomendation

1998-05-14 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Thu, 14 May 1998, Breathnach, Proinnsias (Dublin) wrote: > c) If you have a 386SX and an external 56K Modem you will NOT get a > better connect than 9600bps due to the fact that the computer will only have > an old INS 8250 UART. - even if the modem had a UART (which would be a > redundan

Re: ATAPI Tape Drives

1998-05-14 Thread Stephen Carpenter
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Can anybody give me any con's of the Seagate Tapestor 8G IDE tape drive? > I found a great deal on one and want to look out for any gotcha's. I > checked the Hardware compatibility list and it is on there but I > thought I would just check. The ide-tape.c driver says i

RE: V.90 modem recomendation

1998-05-14 Thread Proinnsias Breathnach Developer
- Begin Included Message - >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu May 14 15:16:21 1998 Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 07:16:27 -0700 (MST) From: Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Breathnach, Proinnsias (Dublin)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "'debian-user@lists.debian.org'" Subject

Re: NORMAL_ATTACK and HAVY_ATTACK messages

1998-05-14 Thread m*
On Thu, May 14, 1998 at 01:42:14PM +0300, Dan Pomohaci wrote: >Wich program send e-mail with this warnings in Subject field: >NORMAL_ATTACK from sandwich.math.unibuc.ro - target gw1.usab.ro >or >HEAVY_ATTACK from sandwich.math.unibuc.ro - target gw1.usab.ro >and how can I get more information abou

XCDroast - Audio

1998-05-14 Thread Florian Attenberger
Hi, I copied one pure data-cd. This worked fine. Then I tried Audio Tracks. In this case the files of the correct size are created _without_ the CD-Drive running. I tried my second CD-Drive - same shit. My System: Kernel 2.1.101 CD-Writer: Mitsume-2600TE (ATAPI) 2nd CD : Toshiba xxx 12-16 (ATAP

new xbase shuts down consistently

1998-05-14 Thread Kiyan Azarbar
Hi. Just installed the new xbase package, and every few minutes X just quits by itself, no prompting. Sometimes I'm not even in X when it happens. Here's what I get in /var/log/xdm-errors: XFree86 Version 3.3.2 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300) Release Date

share files

1998-05-14 Thread Timothy C. Phan
Hi, I'd like to know how can I share linux directories to other PC connected to the same network. I have a 2 linux boxes, 1 NT/WS, 1 NT/server and 1 95/notebook. Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan Intelligence Quest Research, INC. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject

printing 2.0.33 > 2.1.101

1998-05-14 Thread Mike Nachlinger
I'm running Debian 1.3.1r6 on a P5/120 96meg, libc.so.5.4.38 Printer Hewlett Packard LaserJet 6mp 19meg postscript Printing under kernel 2.0.33 no problems. Printing under any 2.1.xx[x] kernel doesn't happen. This is using the parallel port. Kernel is configured to use the parallel port, support

Re: Leafnode question

1998-05-14 Thread Trevor Barrie
On Mon, 11 May 1998, Jack Kern wrote: > On Mon, May 11, 1998 at 06:20:03PM -0300, Trevor Barrie wrote: > > I was running fetch this afternoon, and noticed it was downloading messages > > for a couple of groups I don't read (my system is single-user)... checking > > the "interesting groups" directo

Unidentified subject!

1998-05-14 Thread Liran Zvibel
Hi! I'm trying to download the hamm tree (I have almost all binary-all, binary-i386, and non free all, i386). The connection to ftp.debian.org and to nonus.debian.org became VERY slow (about 0.9 KB insteade of the 6-10 I'm used to (I download from work...)) I tried sunsite, and the archive at my ni

ftape errorcode: 27

1998-05-14 Thread co
Hi, I'm still having trouble getting my Colorado 1400 tape drive to work. Can anyone tell me what this errorcode means. I found it in /var/log/messages after running this command: ftmt -f /dev/qft0 reset ftape-io.c (ftape_report_error) - errorcode: 27 Here are all the me

Re: Unidentified subject!

1998-05-14 Thread Ulisses Alonso Camaro
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hello Liran! On Thu, 14 May 1998, Liran Zvibel wrote: > Hi! > I'm trying to download the hamm tree (I have almost all binary-all, > binary-i386, and non free all, i386). The connection to ftp.debian.org and > to nonus.debian.org became VERY slow (about 0.9 KB i

Re: ATAPI Tape Drives

1998-05-14 Thread Bonard B. Timmons III
I've been using that exact model with no problems at all. Bake -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: printing 2.0.33 > 2.1.101

1998-05-14 Thread David Z. Maze
Mike Nachlinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: MN> Printing under any 2.1.xx[x] kernel doesn't happen. MN> This is using the parallel port. Kernel is configured to use MN> the parallel port, support IEEE1284 status readback - set, unset. MN> in lilo.conf append="lp=0x378,0" or append="lp=0x3bc does n

Re: share files

1998-05-14 Thread Stephen Carpenter
Timothy C. Phan wrote: > Hi, hi > I'd like to know how can I share linux directories to other PC > connected to the same network. I have a 2 linux boxes, 1 NT/WS, > 1 NT/server and 1 95/notebook. ok so you have 2 NT workstations and 1 95 Workstation I would suggest SAMBA Samba allows you

Re: Unidentified subject!

1998-05-14 Thread Will Lowe
> I tried sunsite, and the archive at my niversity, and both have bo and > slink but no hamm! look for "frozen", because hamm has been frozen for testing. > BTW: What is the contrib directory? It is software that is itself free, but can't run unless you also install stuff from the non-free direc

Re: printing 2.0.33 > 2.1.101

1998-05-14 Thread Florian Attenberger
On Thu, 14 May 1998, Mike Nachlinger wrote: > > I'm running Debian 1.3.1r6 on a P5/120 96meg, libc.so.5.4.38 > Printer Hewlett Packard LaserJet 6mp 19meg postscript > > Printing under kernel 2.0.33 no problems. > > Printing under any 2.1.xx[x] kernel doesn't happen. > This is using the parall

Netscape - can't locate libXt.so.6....

1998-05-14 Thread Kevin Traas
I installed Netscape 4.05 by downloading the tarball off the 'Net and then manually installing it. No problems there I've done this many times before without any problems. Only differences are: 1. This is a fresh "frozen" install. (Yesterday's updates) 2. This is my first install of

Re: Can't boot up from resc1440tecra.bin

1998-05-14 Thread Kevin Traas
Last night, I too verified that the Hamm Tecra disks are *not* working as advertised This includes both the April 11 and April 26 (just made available on Monday) versions I've got a Tecra 740. Bo disks worked fine. I finally got an install going by downloading base_20.tgz and other requi

Re: share files

1998-05-14 Thread Carlos E. P. Guidugli
I have a question about samba. Does it authenticate NT machines only via LanManager or samba can do this via NT hash too? thanks, -- Carlos E. P. Guidugli Stephen Carpenter wrote: > Timothy C. Phan wrote: > > > Hi, > > hi > > > I'd like to know how can I share linux directories to other PC >

Re: Microsoft Mouse

1998-05-14 Thread Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra
Does anyone know if it is possible to get a micrsoft mouse (the on with the wheel) to act as a 3 button mouse? As under windows 95/nt the wheel can also be used as a third button. Yes, it is possible. Just choose the MS protocol and then ask to have the middle button enabled, with *no* midd

Re: Packaging Software

1998-05-14 Thread Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra
> Can one of the Debian developers (or anyone willing to help) Please use the debian-developers list. This is a users list, and its traffic is too high already... Leandro Guimaraens Faria Corcete Dutra http://www.lge.com.br./[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.terravista.pt./Enseada/1989/ BRA

Re: Netscape - can't locate libXt.so.6....

1998-05-14 Thread Noah L. Meyerhans
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Thu, 14 May 1998, Kevin Traas wrote: > Anyway, install went okay, but when trying to start Netscape, I get the > error mentioned in the subject line and Netscape dies You could do: export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/X11R6/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" Or, what you re

Re: A few questions

1998-05-14 Thread Norbert Veber
On Thu, May 14, 1998 at 02:00:45PM +0100, Breathnach, Proinnsias Dublin" wrote: > Just in relation to 2), > Could you use an authenticated / secure mount on the virtual > machine (NFS or SMB for example) to act as the FTP root dir ?? > > Just a thought ! :o) Is this a suggestion or a quest

faking the hardware address?

1998-05-14 Thread Alan Su
My linux box is connected to a campus network, and i'd like to provide access to that network to a machine connected over a serial/modem line via PPP. i *think* the normal way to do this would be: - get an IP assigned for the PPP box - compile the linux kernel with IP forwarding and have it rout

Re: Packaging Software

1998-05-14 Thread Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra
> Can one of the Debian developers (or anyone willing to help) Please use the debian-developers list. This is a users list, and its traffic is too high already... Leandro Guimaraens Faria Corcete Dutra http://www.lge.com.br./[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.terravista.pt./Enseada/1989/ BRA

Re: Netscape - can't locate libXt.so.6....

1998-05-14 Thread aqy6633
> > Anyway, install went okay, but when trying to start Netscape, I get the > > error mentioned in the subject line and Netscape dies > > You could do: > export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/X11R6/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" > > Or, what you really should do is configure you dynamic linker properly. > Inse

modprobe log entries

1998-05-14 Thread Daniel Martin at cush
Does anyone know how to have the modprobe in hamm display more descriptive log messages when it can't load a module? I've been getting messages in my log like: May 14 13:27:41 cush modprobe: can't locate module and I've been trying to track them down, (they appear whenever netscape is started) b

Re: Netscape - can't locate libXt.so.6....

1998-05-14 Thread Kevin Traas
>> > Anyway, install went okay, but when trying to start Netscape, I get the >> > error mentioned in the subject line and Netscape dies >> >> You could do: >> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/X11R6/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" >> >> Or, what you really should do is configure you dynamic linker properly. >

Re: modprobe log entries

1998-05-14 Thread John Maheu
Yes /var/log/daemon.log records unfound modules on my bo system (2.0.30), May 8 14:10:00 raemac modprobe: can't locate module binfmt-0 May 8 14:10:00 raemac modprobe: can't locate module binfmt-0 I only see this after a reboot. Does anyone know the purpose of binfmt-0? John On Thu, 14 M

Re: login + nis problems in hamm

1998-05-14 Thread Adrian Bridgett
On Thu, May 14, 1998 at 03:55:23PM +0900, Kevin Squire wrote: [snip - problems with nis] Try looking at /etc/nsswitch.conf, to get info on it do "info libc" ->name service switch -> nss configuration file, also "man nsswitch". Cheers Adrian email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.poboxes.com/adr

Re: printing 2.0.33 > 2.1.101

1998-05-14 Thread Adrian Bridgett
On Thu, May 14, 1998 at 08:25:04AM -0700, Mike Nachlinger wrote: > > I'm running Debian 1.3.1r6 on a P5/120 96meg, libc.so.5.4.38 > Printer Hewlett Packard LaserJet 6mp 19meg postscript > > Printing under kernel 2.0.33 no problems. > > Printing under any 2.1.xx[x] kernel doesn't happen. > This i

Re: printing 2.0.33 > 2.1.101

1998-05-14 Thread Mike Nachlinger
> On Thu, 14 May 1998, Mike Nachlinger wrote: > > > > > I'm running Debian 1.3.1r6 on a P5/120 96meg, libc.so.5.4.38 > > Printer Hewlett Packard LaserJet 6mp 19meg postscript > > > > Printing under kernel 2.0.33 no problems. > > > > Printing under any 2.1.xx[x] kernel doesn't happen. > > This i

eject

1998-05-14 Thread Timothy C. Phan
Hi, I'd like to know if there is a command similar to the CDROM 'eject' command for zip drive or specifically for SyQUEST zip drive to eject the catridge. Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan Intelligence Quest Research, INC. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "uns

RE: faking the hardware address?

1998-05-14 Thread Patrick Ouellette
If I understand the situation, IP masquerading is what you want. The addresses assigned to the machine connected to the modem should be from the block of addresses reserved for "private" networks (networks that will not connect to the internet). The IP Masq process will forward the traffic from

Re: modprobe log entries

1998-05-14 Thread Daniel Martin at cush
Daniel Martin at cush <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Does anyone know how to have the modprobe in hamm display more > descriptive log messages when it can't load a module? I've been > getting messages in my log like: > > May 14 13:27:41 cush modprobe: can't locate module > > and I've been trying

Re: Netscape - can't locate libXt.so.6....

1998-05-14 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Thu, 14 May 1998, Kevin Traas wrote: > >> > Anyway, install went okay, but when trying to start Netscape, I get the > >> > error mentioned in the subject line and Netscape dies > >> > >> You could do: > >> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/X11R6/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" > >> > >> Or, what you reall

bo box needed for X security build

1998-05-14 Thread Branden Robinson
Hi folks, it's your friendly neighborhood X maintainer. I do not have access to a bo machine on which to compile a security release of XFree86 (3.3 plus the recent security patches for xterm and libXaw). It is rather important that I find one. If you have such a machine and are willing to help,

Installing Debian from WindowsNT Pt. 2

1998-05-14 Thread John_Gay
After searching and searching the FAQ's and HOW-TO's I found that I could enable the COM port on the Linux box in the /etc/inittab file. I can now log onto my Linux box from hyper terminal on the Windows machine but I still can't access or send files from the Windows machine to the Linux box. I hav

Re: apache mailing list for users?

1998-05-14 Thread TRSchultz
At 06:01 AM 5/14/98 , Ulisses Alonso wrote: >That's the question, if there is please emailme and tell me how I can >subscribe to it The URL below can be used to find almost any e-mail list. http://www.liszt.com/ -- Theron Ray Schultz "Some peo

Life behind a firewall?

1998-05-14 Thread Darren Renaud
I need quick advice on this problem (quick means by 12:00pm EST Fri 15th.). My employer has finally decided to impliment security measures. They are installing some big firewall system, there by rendering my humble Debian and Sun boxes silent. They are masq. IPs and allowing basicly only http tr

major Netscape problems

1998-05-14 Thread Ian Keith Setford
Yo- I have been having on and off problems with Netscape. Now it seems I can't get the problem to go away. Netscape will load but it will not go anywhere or do anything except it takes up 100% of my processor time and won't close unless I kill -9 the process. I have tried every version of Nets

Re: !!! URGENT !!! Lost access to my system

1998-05-14 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Wed, May 13, 1998 at 01:25:44PM +, Ionut Borcoman wrote: > Stephen Carpenter wrote: > > Don't be stupid ;)what exactly that means well...ya got me > > I have messed up my own system more than once > OK, you've got me wrong. How do I avoid this thing with loosing the > access. And without

RE: Installing Debian from WindowsNT Pt. 2

1998-05-14 Thread Bob McGowan
John, this is a "generic" answer to your question on how to transfer files from your NT box to a Linux (or other UNIX type) system. I am not familiar with everything that is part of the Linux Base, so I am going to assume that there are no utilities there for serial file transfer. If they are, yo

checking package integrity

1998-05-14 Thread Otavio Exel
hi all, is there a way to check package intgrity in a given .deb file? I'm using debian 1.3 (bo); beers & TIA! -- Otavio Exel /<\oo/>\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Tech Support for Linux site <-- FREE

1998-05-14 Thread Shaleh
There is a volunteer tech support for linux site just opening. Take a look at http://support.marko.net. Should be useful for non-Debian specific questions. If it is a Linux question, an answer will be attempted. -- --- How can you see, when your mind

Re: faking the hardware address?

1998-05-14 Thread Nils Rennebarth
On Thu, May 14, 1998 at 10:30:33AM -0700, Alan Su wrote: > My linux box is connected to a campus network, and i'd like to provide > access to that network to a machine connected over a serial/modem line > via PPP. i *think* the normal way to do this would be: > - get an IP assigned for the PPP b

Re: DOSEmu 97.7

1998-05-14 Thread timothy
I would like to try a 2.1 kernel. Which do you recommend/Which one is the most stable? Thanks, Timothy > AFAIK you need a 2.1 kernel to use later DOSemu versions. > > Adrian > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.poboxes.com/adrian.bridgett > Windows NT - Unix in beta-testing. PGP key avai

Re: Life behind a firewall?

1998-05-14 Thread Art Lemasters
> I need quick advice on this problem (quick means by 12:00pm EST Fri > 15th.). > > My employer has finally decided to impliment security measures. They > are installing some big firewall system, there by rendering my humble > Debian and Sun boxes silent. They are masq. IPs and allowing basicly

Re: DOSEmu 97.7

1998-05-14 Thread Rev. Joseph Carter
On Thu, May 14, 1998 at 04:49:07PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would like to try a 2.1 kernel. Which do you recommend/Which one is the most > stable? At this point, the latest is probably stable. I use 2.1.101 and it's more stable than 2.0.33---which on some systems isn't saying much. p

Re: checking package integrity

1998-05-14 Thread D. W. Wieboldt
On Thu, May 14, 1998 at 05:28:42PM -0300, Otavio Exel wrote: > hi all, > > is there a way to check package intgrity in a given .deb file? > > I'm using debian 1.3 (bo); > > beers & TIA! > > -- > Otavio Exel /<\oo/>\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Perhaps this is not elegant, but it will give you a basic s

[Modem] No BUSY tone detect in SPAIN

1998-05-14 Thread Pancho Horrillo
Hi! I have a little problem w/ my modems. They don't return the BUSY error code, when it should be triggered by the BEEP-BEEP-BEEP-... ;-) Mine is an E-Tech 56K-RPV, but the same problem has been observed in other modems (like Supra 33600, and in other rockwell-based modems).

Re: A few questions

1998-05-14 Thread Alexander Kushnirenko
> Dear Greg, > > >1.) For the storage on this site, we have acquired an old Proliant RAID > >cabinet > >and populated it with 7 4.1 gb drives (28 gb total) and we are dedicating 3 > >of > >these drives to our ftp site. I am looking for a way (if it is possible) to > >mount all > >three of thes

Linux the hard way

1998-05-14 Thread John_Gay
Bob, I downloaded minicom and lrzrz via floppy and used dselect to install them. I then logged in from hyperterminal and sent a file using zmodem protocol after issuing the rz command from the Linux box. SUCCESS!!! The highest baud rate my terminal will allow is 19200. As you cam imagine, this

New User Needs Help

1998-05-14 Thread Robert Harrington
I am a very new user to Debian/Linux and I just want to know how to access my floppy drive, fd0?   Rob

RE: Linux the hard way

1998-05-14 Thread Bob McGowan
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 1998 4:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Linux the hard way > > > Bob, > I downloaded minicom and lrzrz via floppy and used > dselect to insta