RE: pptp kernel freeze v2

2002-10-19 Thread Tzahi Fadida
I must disagree with the degree of certainty of your conclusion. Alcatel security has little to do with the security of the machine running behind it, since when alcatel don't get an ip, the machine gets the ip. i.e. the machine, which is where the data is, is vulnerable to internet hazards. settin

Re: [long] asking for help properly [Was: pptp kernel freeze]

2002-10-19 Thread Omer Zak
On 19 Oct 2002, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: > http://www.iglu.org.il/mailing-lists/linux-il.html > > If none exist, I am willing to write (and maintain) one in my copious > spare time [NB: the usual meaning of this is "never", cf. the Jargon > File; here I really mean I am willing to do it if it is n

Re: pptp kernel freeze v2

2002-10-19 Thread Ira Abramov
Quoting Robert Wallner, from the post of Sat, 19 Oct: > I don't know if you ppl don't already know this, but the so called > alcatel "modems" are in fact routers with some features disabled. I no news, we had the "howto" published on the list a few months back. the one thing you forgot to mention

Re: CD image copy

2002-10-19 Thread Ira Abramov
Quoting Oleg Kobets, from the post of Sat, 19 Oct: > Ira, do you try to copy the same image or is it a completely different cd > images ? any CD whatsoever, especially CDs I made the ISO for and burnt myself. very odd. I'll try to strace dd tomorrow. now it's time to bed :) -- Subject to change

Re: pptp kernel freeze v2

2002-10-19 Thread Robert Wallner
Yo list, I don't know if you ppl don't already know this, but the so called alcatel "modems" are in fact routers with some features disabled. I was fiddling with pptp since bezeq started the adsl service, and ate a lot of crap from it, till I found this thing. Since imho the majority of modems

Re: [long] asking for help properly [Was: pptp kernel freeze]

2002-10-19 Thread Amir Tal
On Saturday 30 March 2002 23:13, you wrote: > What the heck are you blubing about again? You want to be part of > the "team", the flaming team? well, you are. Good for you. > What a dream team. > > now jump out the window please. after you. > > And btw, I wasn't talking to "poeple". I was talking

Re: An RPM question

2002-10-19 Thread Oded Arbel
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 áùáú, 19 áàå÷èåáø 2002, 12:26, Oleg Kobets ëúá òì 'Re: An RPM question': > OK, I am little confused at that point and think that maybe you right. > Sometimes I write before I think it through, sorry :-) > > Why not make 2 RPM's ? One for CVS and one fo

Re: [long] asking for help properly [Was: pptp kernel freeze]

2002-10-19 Thread Guy Cohen
What the heck are you blubing about again? You want to be part of the "team", the flaming team? well, you are. Good for you. What a dream team. now jump out the window please. And btw, I wasn't talking to "poeple". I was talking to one person. On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 05:22:51PM +0200, Amir Tal

Re: [long] asking for help properly [Was: pptp kernel freeze]

2002-10-19 Thread Amir Tal
On Saturday 19 October 2002 11:52, Guy Cohen wrote: > On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 09:21:31AM +0200, Ira Abramov wrote: > > and I can't figure out why would anyone try to be so unhelpful on > > purpose) > > I'm not. I'm simply resent him being so arrogant. > > Anyhow to the matter if you really want to

Re: pptp kernel freeze v2

2002-10-19 Thread Gilad Ben-Yossef
On Sat, 2002-10-19 at 13:31, Oleg Kobets wrote: > Kernel compiled with gcc 2.95 (not 3.2), everything is NOT modules but > compiled in the kernel. >From the pptp web site for the latest version: "Ensure that the configuration builds PPP support as modules. We've found that static compilation re

pptp kernel freeze v2

2002-10-19 Thread Oleg Kobets
I already supplied the relevant details per Nadav request. Kernel 2.4.18 vanilla (ie unpatched) Debian 3.0 testing pptp 1.1.0 pppd 2.4.1 Kernel compiled with gcc 2.95 (not 3.2), everything is NOT modules but compiled in the kernel. It is worth mentioning that it is Debian Kernel, that means that

Re: An RPM question

2002-10-19 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Oleg Kobets wrote: > Alternatively, you can use some kind of perl/shell script that executes in > the post-install stage and changes the SPEC file. Should be easy enough. I'm not sure I understand what you suggest: the postinstall script is executed after the package is *ins

Re: dd CD

2002-10-19 Thread Gilad Ben-Yossef
On Sat, 2002-10-19 at 11:58, Ira Abramov wrote: > > now can we move on to more interesting subjects? please? :) OK. > > for instance, how come whenever I dump a CD to my machine (with dd into > an iso file) it always dies 1-2 kilobytes befor the end of the image > saying read error? > happens

Re: CD image copy

2002-10-19 Thread Oleg Kobets
Ira, do you try to copy the same image or is it a completely different cd images ? In case it's the same image, I think that maybe there some kind of copy protection that prevents you from copying and fails at the 1-2 last Kb. What kind of cd are you trying to copy ? In case it's a different imag

Re: An RPM question

2002-10-19 Thread Oleg Kobets
OK, I am little confused at that point and think that maybe you right. Sometimes I write before I think it through, sorry :-) Why not make 2 RPM's ? One for CVS and one for Snapshot ? For someone who has not CVS access you can always use wget or snarf or any other d/l program. - Original Mess

Re: [long] asking for help properly [Was: pptp kernel freeze]

2002-10-19 Thread Oleg Kobets
> I've seen Oleg do this kind of job at least once and the question of > whether or not he would have done it this time is directly related to > your attitude and the respect you show for his effort and precious time. > Right now I don't think he will bother giving you the time of day and so > shal

Re: [long] asking for help properly [Was: pptp kernel freeze]

2002-10-19 Thread Ira Abramov
Quoting Gilad Ben-Yossef, from the post of Sat, 19 Oct: > Right now I don't think he will bother giving you the time of day and > so shall I. much ado about a dead issue. I think I summed it up 3 messages ago. I now regret forwarding Guy's CV to our recruiter, since he's obviously a lone wolf and

Re: [long] asking for help properly [Was: pptp kernel freeze]

2002-10-19 Thread Guy Cohen
so then again Gilad, spear me the time for your long flame. Will you? Not likely, but i have to try. On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 11:30:50AM +0200, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote: > On Sat, 2002-10-19 at 06:13, Guy Cohen wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 02:32:13AM +0200, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: > > > > Latest

Re: [long] asking for help properly [Was: pptp kernel freeze]

2002-10-19 Thread Guy Cohen
On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 09:21:31AM +0200, Ira Abramov wrote: > and I can't figure out why would anyone try to be so unhelpful on > purpose) I'm not. I'm simply resent him being so arrogant. Anyhow to the matter if you really want to know. It's an old p-133 running with kernel 2.4.19. pppd version

Re: [long] asking for help properly [Was: pptp kernel freeze]

2002-10-19 Thread Gilad Ben-Yossef
On Sat, 2002-10-19 at 06:13, Guy Cohen wrote: > On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 02:32:13AM +0200, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: > > > Latest kernel/pptp/pppd. > > > no error messages, but pppd terminated before freeze. it happens to me > > > on a regular besis. > > > > Flames notwithstanding this list is more of

Re: [long] asking for help properly [Was: pptp kernel freeze]

2002-10-19 Thread Nadav Har'El
On Sat, Oct 19, 2002, Guy Cohen wrote about "Re: [long] asking for help properly [Was: pptp kernel freeze]": > [blah blah blah so much crap i can cry] Do you really think that with such an attitude anyone would want to help you now? > And if i tell you what kernel version im using would you know

Re: [long] asking for help properly [Was: pptp kernel freeze]

2002-10-19 Thread Ira Abramov
Quoting Guy Cohen, from the post of Sat, 19 Oct: > [blah blah blah so much crap i can cry] > > And if i tell you what kernel version im using would you know > how to solve this problem? let me think about it Nope you wouldn't. I have one too, but I'll save you the long read of the annoying ex