Re: Hosname lookup failure

2000-12-19 Thread Orville R. Weyrich.Jr
Do you have to set a default route to a gateway server? Ask your network administrator (or check the configuration of a buddy's machine). On Tue, 19 Dec 2000, Harkitrat Singh wrote: > > Hi! > > I have a tiny laptop, Libretto100CT, I downloaded freeBsd (4.2)on it and > from my home it was work

Re: streaming video

2001-01-23 Thread Orville R. Weyrich.Jr
I also am seeking a way to serve streamed video. I can use FreeBSD or Linux, or in a pinch Solaris or SCO. I am wiling to spend SOME money, but I don't have a lot. Are there any inexpensive options out there? On Fri, 12 Jan 2001, Joe Schwartz wrote: > > Folks, > > I see that Entera does not

Re: Adding IP aliases

2001-02-14 Thread Orville R. Weyrich.Jr
As I recall, with FreeBSD you just use ifconfig. How do you do it with Linux? orville. On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Drew J. Weaver wrote: > Does anyone know of a FAQ or HOWTO for adding IP aliases to a > FreeBSD box? I can do it under linux and Im just wondering if there are any > differences o

3c597-TX EISA 10/100

2001-04-09 Thread Orville R. Weyrich.Jr
Hi -- I have a 133 MHz EISA system running FreeBSD 4.2 that I recently found a 10/100 card for (3c597-TX). However, under FreeBSD I can only get it to work in 10 mbps mode, not 100 mbps (as per the indicator lights). It does seem to work in 100 mbps mode under the latest Linux. Is there some

Restricting traffic on one interface

2001-05-19 Thread Orville R. Weyrich.Jr
Hi -- I have a dual homed FreeBSD-4.3 machine and want to restrict traffic on one interface but not the other (one interface is to a trusted network and the other is not). What I want is the untrusted interface to only present SMTP and HTTP ports, while the trusted interface presents telnet, ftp

Re: Restricting traffic on one interface

2001-05-20 Thread Orville R. Weyrich.Jr
Yes, a firewall. This machine IS the inner side of a firewall -- I want to stop any unwanted traffic that gets through the outer firewall. orville. On Sun, 20 May 2001, Nick Rogness wrote: > On Sat, 19 May 2001, Orville R. Weyrich.Jr wrote: > > > I have a dual homed FreeBSD-4.3

Re: Restricting traffic on one interface

2001-05-21 Thread Orville R. Weyrich.Jr
> Use ipf > (it's not ipfw) > - Original Message ----- > From: "Orville R. Weyrich.Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Freebsd Net (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 8:07 AM > Subject: Restricting traffic on one inter

Sendmail service.switch problem

2001-06-11 Thread Orville R. Weyrich.Jr
Hi -- I am using BSD_4.3-RELEASE and have a problem with service.switch. I want sendmail to deliver to hosts on the local network without consulting DNS -- i.e. to check /etc/hosts for IP addresses. If I place the following line in /etc/mail/service.switch hosts files everything works as expe

Re: Actual firewall

2001-06-14 Thread Orville R. Weyrich.Jr
If the previously open-licensed source code has developed a more restrictive license, that does not prevent free use of the old source code, does it? Rather than throwing the whole thing out, would not the proper response be to throw out only the more restrictive source code and find a new progra

Re: Securing the root account

2001-06-19 Thread Orville R. Weyrich.Jr
Speaking of SSH, are there any recommended SSH clients for Windows 95? orville. On Tue, 19 Jun 2001, Bill Vermillion wrote: > Get rid of all telnet account and put in SSH so that no clear text > passwords ever cross the net. That's just a small step on the > way, to locking down a system, but