quake/RTCW firewall rules

2002-09-30 Thread John F Davis
Hello I was trying to run a RTCW(quake 3) server behind my firewall last night. I setup the firewall iptable rules to forware udp packets of 27690(from memory) to my server. My friend and I were able to play but he said his connection was very poor. I have a 768/128K dsl line and I realize my u

resize partitions using parted

2002-09-30 Thread John F Davis
Hello Anybody ever try to resize partitions using parted? Did it work ok? I have a box which was setup with one large root partition and no /boot partition. It was just supposed to be a test install, but it has grown into a working box and I would rather "fix" it to use multiple partitions than

jserv package

2000-06-15 Thread John F. Davis
Hello Is there a debian package for jserv? I have apache installed and I want to install jserv without downloading the tar file as described on servletcentral.com. John

is the potato apache built using dso?

2000-06-19 Thread John F. Davis
Hello I am interested in testing jserv. The installation instructions say you do not need to rebuild apache if it was built with DSO support. Is the potato apache deb built using DSO? How can I tell if it supports DSO? John

what is apxs in jserv documentation?

2000-06-20 Thread John F. Davis
Hello The installation instructions for Jserv mention something called apxs. What is apxs? John

applets and apache

2000-06-21 Thread John F. Davis
System Info: Debian Potato Apache 1.3.9 Hello I am having trouble with applets and html. I want to put all my java applet class files in a directory. Here is some html which is supposed to display an applet: However, I can not get the applet to display if I put the class file in the /va

Re: applets and apache

2000-06-21 Thread John F. Davis
cess the java-classes > > On Wed, Jun 21, 2000 at 09:37:16AM -0500, John F. Davis wrote: > > System Info: > > > > Debian Potato > > Apache 1.3.9 > > > > Hello > > > > I am having trouble with applets and html. I want to put all my > > j

Re: Java JSP Tomcat

2000-10-19 Thread John F. Davis
Hello For what its worth, I got Tomcat to run with Debian Sparc using blackdown 1.2.2. If you are interested, I can give you some more info. I did it awhile back (with lots of help from the debian-sparc mailing list), so, it can be done. John On Tue, Oct 17, 2000 at 11:19:41PM -0500, Gregory

Re: Installing kernel sources

2000-10-19 Thread John F. Davis
On Thu, Oct 19, 2000 at 06:15:24PM -0600, Ray Percival wrote: > Does anyone out there have a step by step to install kernel sources on 2.2. > Thanks very much > o uname -a, to determine which kernel version you are currently running. o apt-get install kernel-source-2.x.x, where x.x is determi

Re: SCSI

2000-12-04 Thread John F. Davis
What is the minimum connector distance for scsi II? Here is why I ask. I have a internal scsi ribbon cable for connecting two units. I really want to connect three scsi units to it. Instead of buying a expensive scsi cable, I bought a cheap plastic ribbon cable connector which I would like to u

pseudo-image

2000-04-10 Thread John F. Davis
Hello I want to use pseudo image to make a cd image of debian i386. I tried using the binary-i386-1.lst file from one url, but it didn't seem to be correct and pseudo-image didn't get pulled correctly. There were way to many missing files. Now, I'm trying again. However, I'm looking at: ftp://

Re: slrn+NNTP help

2000-04-11 Thread John F. Davis
> I'm having the darn hardest time to get the 'slrn' to use NNTP to access a > news server: it always insists for some reason on reading news from a > non-existent local spool! It does this despite me giving --nntp flag, -h > SERVER, setting NNTPSERVER in the environment, etc. I've done pretty mu

majordomo

2000-04-12 Thread John F. Davis
Hello Which debian list is the best group for talking about majordomo? John

Re: placing /etc under RCS control

2000-04-12 Thread John F. Davis
On Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 01:42:59PM -0400, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hey all. > In order to better manage configuration changes, I have decided to place > /etc/ under control of RCS. Naturally, doing this means that write access > is removed from most files

how to remove portma and rpc statd?

2000-05-08 Thread John F. Davis
Hello When I do top, two programs show up which I want to remove. These programs are: portmap and rpc_statd. I don't run NIS or NFS, so I think it would be in my best interest to remove these Items. How do I do so? I think I have my kernel configured so they aren't being used. John

scsi disk question: u2w vs. uw

2000-05-22 Thread John F. Davis
Hello This is not a Debian linux question per se, but I know someone on this list will know for sure. Can you mix scsi disks on a Adaptec 2930u2 adapter and not have the slower disk slow down the faster one? I.e, I have a computer which currently has a u2w disk with a u2w card and I want to know

/var/log/wmtmp

2000-05-31 Thread John F. Davis
Hello I have a huge /var/log/wmtmp file and I need to delete it in order to get some free disk space. Can I just delete the file? Is there a way to clear it correctly? John

i'm trying to install and build the apache source using apt-get

2000-02-27 Thread John F. Davis
Hello I can not install the apache source using the command: apt-get -b source apache I get the following error: In file included from mod_rewrite.c:92: mod_rewrite.h:129: ndbm.h: No such file or directory make[5]: *** [mod_rewrite.so] Error 1 make[4]: *** [all] Error 1 make[3]: *** [subdirs] E

empty .ssh directory

2000-03-17 Thread John F. Davis
Hello Is it normal to have your .ssh direcotry in your home directory to be empty? I have been using ssh for some time now and all of a sudden all my .ssh directories are empty. I'm wondering if I have been hacked. To continue my tale of woe, My /var/syslog file was emptied of all old entries

Re: Limiting user access in ftp, ssh, samba, etc... 'passwords'

2000-03-27 Thread John F. Davis
On Mon, Mar 27, 2000 at 12:42:24PM -0600, Matthew W. Roberts wrote: > > > as far as i have been able to find, > > > there is no suitable, secure, replacement for ftp (why!?!?!) Are you familiar with scp? I use putty's pscp for scp transfers between windows and linux. You ought to try it. It roc

can't ssh into box anymore

2001-01-18 Thread John F. Davis
Hello I did a apt-get upgrade which restarted ssh and now I can't ssh into my box anymore. I keep getting a invalid password response. I can however login to the box via the console with the same password. What gives? -- We host web sites: http://www.skink.net buy my stuff: http://cgi6.ebay.co

Re: can't ssh into box anymore

2001-01-18 Thread John F. Davis
probably generated a new host key, right? > > my guess is that you need to delete the old host key in your > ~/.ssh/known_hosts file...perhaps...just a guess. > > robt > > > "John F. Davis" wrote: > > > > Hello > > > > I did a apt-get upgr

Re: can't ssh into box anymore

2001-01-19 Thread John F. Davis
l user. > > Check your /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny files if there is any > restriction for the client you want to log in from. I looked there. Nothing was there. John > > "John F. Davis" schrieb: > > > > Hello > > > > I tried to connec

Re: can't ssh into box anymore

2001-01-19 Thread John F. Davis
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 03:34:27PM -0500, David B. Harris wrote: > To quote "John F. Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > # Hello > # > # I tried to connect to the box from a machine which I have never > # used as a client before. It failed also. > > Please be

how to configure a socks client?

2001-01-25 Thread John F. Davis
Hello I am behind a socks firewall and I need to be able to get past it. I put the following line in my /etc/socks.conf file: sockd @socks.domain.com 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 direct 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Where domain.com is "changed to protect the innocent." I tested the configuration by trying to do a ssh and

X window app config questions

2001-08-14 Thread John F. Davis
Hello I have recently upgraded to Debian unstable/2.4.7/XFree 4.1. As a result, I have some simple questions. 1. In Xemacs my alt-key doesn't work as the Meta-key (M). I only have a 101 key keyboard and I don't have a windows key on it. 2. In xterms, and konsole, my home and end keys do not

Voodoo5, unstable, X11 v.4, and gl apps

2001-09-03 Thread John F. Davis
Hello I am trying to get quake3 arena working with debian. So far, I have all the GL related stuff installed but I can't get quake3 to work and all my rendering seems to be in software. In my XF86Config-4 file, I have the glx and dri modules loaded. I have the tdfx and glide drivers installed.

Voodoo5, unstable, X11 v.4, etc with more info

2001-09-04 Thread John F. Davis
Hello I am trying to run Quake3 on my debian Sid x86 computer. When I try to run quake, it starts then says : ...loading libGL.so: Initializing OpenGL display ...setting mode 3: 640 480 Using XFree86-VidModeExtension Version 2.1 XF86DGA Mouse (Version 2.0) initialized XFree86-VidModeExtension Act

quake3, i810 sound, and debian unstable

2001-09-10 Thread John F. Davis
Hello I am trying to get quake3 working with my sound card. As it is now, my soundcard kinda works. I can play mp3's if they are recorded at 44KHz and I can also play some games with sound (eg. heroes3). When I play games or mp3's which are not recorded at 44KHz, the sound will play real fast

Introduction to Debian Packaging Paper

2002-03-18 Thread John F Davis
correctness and general readability. If at all possible, I would also like to release the document to the debian document database and IBM's developer works web page. Any help would be appreciated. See attached document. John F. Davis (See attached file: debian-package-talk.html)Title: D

vim help file "Error detected while processing BufRead Auto Commands for "*.gz""

2002-03-22 Thread John F Davis
Hello Debian Unstable intel I have the latest vim. When I try to issue the :help command I get the following error: Error detected while processing BufRead Auto commands for "*.gz": E21: Cannot make changes, 'modifiable' is off E434: Can't find tag pattern Hit ENTER or type command to continue

Re: vim help file "Error detected while processing BufRead Auto Commands for"*.gz"" solved

2002-03-25 Thread John F Davis
Hello Yes that helped. Thanks. I deleted all au comands for gzip's in my /etc/vim/vimrc file. JD "Seneca Cunningham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 03/22/2002 03:34:14 PM To: cc: Subject:Re: vim help file "Error detected while processing BufRead Auto Com

Re: xemacs on debian = horked

2002-04-09 Thread John F Davis
Hello Does the new emacs support tabbed windows? I really like that about xemacs. I got used to it on ultraedit in windows. If you don't know about tabbed windows, its where the windows have their file name displayed on a little tab at the top of the window. You can easily switch files by clic

shared memory and dynamic pointers

2002-05-15 Thread John F Davis
Hello Does anybody know if there is a open source library which provides dynmic memory in conjunction with shared memory allocated using shmget/shmat? I want to allocate some shared memory and then later dynamically create some buffers also in shared memory. It seems that I will have to have an