Re: [techtalk] many home networking questions

2000-04-25 Thread Beverly Guillermo
On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, JLG wrote: > 1. Do i need to set up samba just to get internet connectivity for the > other machines? Some stuff I read gave me the impression I could just > specify the machine will be a gateway in rc.conf, add entries to > /etc/hosts and use 'route add' to get this working

Re: [techtalk] Perl help sources

2000-04-25 Thread Lynn Kuhlman
Webgrrls also sometimes has Perl groups or people who know it - http://www.webgrrls.com. Also, local UNIX groups know Perl. We get a paper called Computer User which lists some of the technical groups in the area. I like a book called Interactive Perl. I don't remember the author since I have it

Re: [techtalk] Wine & CD-Roms ...

2000-04-25 Thread jenn
Chris J/#6 wrote: > In a similar vien someone on another linux list is having similar problems > with the Encyclopedia Brittanica CD... :-/ > > Has anyone had success running something under wine that also requires the CD > to run ? My husband periodically continues his efforts to get Pharaoh t

[techtalk] Wine & CD-Roms ...

2000-04-25 Thread Chris J/#6
Okay - I've got to "head meets wall" stage with this - I have a copy of Microsoft Autoroute '98 ... I don't know if its known much outside the UK - it's essentially a route planning program when your driving. Microsoft bought the rights for Autoroute from the company that originally made it...

[techtalk] many home networking questions

2000-04-25 Thread JLG
I recently got a cable modem installed in my apartment, and now I have to make this sharable amongst my computers and my boyfriends. The modem is connected to a machine running FreeBSD 4. I'm using '@home' and I am able to connect just lovely using dhcp. I have an additional NIC that is detected

Re: [techtalk] Ether-Address and IP-Address

2000-04-25 Thread bobtfish
At 22:23 13/04/00 +0500, Bilal Muddassir wrote: >You mean the MS Word's GUID contains the MAC address? >If yes, does it get replaced by some other stuff if you are on a modem? > > (Unless you can get the user to send you an MSWord document as they have > > the hardware address embedded in the d

RE: [techtalk] Ether-Address and IP-Address

2000-04-25 Thread bobtfish
At 14:08 13/04/00 -0700, Michelle Pariset wrote: >Would you happen to know where it is embedded? > > However if the machine is through a router then you are stuffed.. > > (Unless you can get the user to send you an MSWord document as they > > have the hardware address embedded in the doc.. > > Sc

RE: [techtalk] Users, groups, admins, roots...

2000-04-25 Thread Bent Mathiesen
I would say: GOD do not give the password away or allow access to server HEAVEN. Depending on your setup - root can have access to all - or very limited access. Linux Advocate since 1993 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I believe in recycling - but do Microsoft OS'es go into 1) "invalid programming