Re: [techtalk] Gumpish Routing Question

2001-05-08 Thread Eric R. Turner
# for interface information (i.e. IP addresses, # netmasks, gateways, etc...) run this /sbin/ifconfig # for routing information run this /bin/netstat -route # to list the DNS servers run this cat /etc/resolv.conf Hope that helps, Eric R. Turner On Wed, 9 May 2001, Neale Green wrote

Re: [techtalk] Re: techtalk digest, Vol 1 #437 - 9 msgs

2001-05-04 Thread Eric R. Turner
You can buy Mandrake 8.0 at http://www.cheapbytes.com for $3.49 plus shipping (total comes out under $9.00). On Fri, 4 May 2001, A Kozic wrote: > On Fri, 4 May 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Um.. correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the distros actually > > free-for-download? And does your co

Re: [techtalk] how do I add an unlisted network card to mandrake7.2?

2001-05-02 Thread Eric R. Turner
My Netgear FA310TX cards use the tulip driver. BTW, I LOVE these cards! The three that I have work flawlessly. Eric R. Turner On Wed, 2 May 2001, Kath wrote: > I think most NETGEAR cards use the DEC tulip driver. Mine does at least. > > - Kath > > - Original Message ---

Re: [techtalk] Re: Write down while you are modifying the system...(was: [techtalk] New here)

2001-04-29 Thread Eric R. Turner
On Sun, 29 Apr 2001, Julie wrote: > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Telsa Gwynne wrote: > > > > > > >> Has anyone here actually tried using something like CVS to track /etc?? > > > > > > I'm sure I was talking to someone who kept a lot of their configuration > > > files in CVS. I shall track them d

Re: [techtalk] Registering DNS servers

2001-04-09 Thread Eric R. Turner
using your ISP's DNS servers), then you need to alter your domain registration information so that they have the new DNS server addresses. Check out http://www.networksolutions.com Regards, Eric R. Turner On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Michelle Murrain wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I'm setting

Re: [techtalk] tracking multiple admin logins?

2001-04-04 Thread Eric R. Turner
hat way not only can you track changes to the config files, but you can also revert to any prior version if something gets messed up. It also makes a nice centralized repository of your config files if you have multiple servers that you want to have the same configuration. $.02 Eric R. Turner

Re: [techtalk] netware vs. linux..?

2001-03-21 Thread Eric R. Turner
experience Netware performs well as a file and print server, if it is administered by someone who knows the product well. Linux, FreeBSD, etc... can't be beat for the price ;-) Eric R. Turner On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Walt wrote: > No! I actually am interested in mentioning > to them th

Re: [techtalk] Help with hardware woes?

2001-03-08 Thread Eric R. Turner
I had a similar problem. One of my IDE hard drives started making some clicking noises. The OS (Linux) was still working OK, but I shut down just in case. I decided to pull the offending drive out of the computer, but first I needed to get some important files off of it. Tried to boot the computer

Re: [techtalk] killing processes on dead pts/n 's

2001-02-28 Thread Eric R. Turner
kill -9 or kill -SIGKILL My understanding is that this MUST work because programs cannot block the SIGKILL signal. Eric BTW, some processes automatically spawn child processes, so if you don't kill the parent process then a child process will be created each time you kill another one. T

Re: [techtalk] Linux - Windows System

2001-02-27 Thread Eric R. Turner
On Tue, 27 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > So my question is what's the best tactic ? > > - with dual boot (on a second HD) but i don't like rebooting a lot Dual boot is definitely the cheapest and most reliable method! Rebooting a workstation isn't that big of a deal... mine takes 70 t

Re: [techtalk] tcl/tk problem in Slackware 7.1

2001-02-24 Thread Eric R. Turner
nstallpkg and removepkg commands every > once-in-a-while to temporarily install the c/c++ compilers and libraries > on my firewall in order to compiler and install new software, then remove > the compiler and libraries so they are not available if the firewall is > compromised. > &g

Re: [techtalk] tcl/tk problem in Slackware 7.1

2001-02-24 Thread Eric R. Turner
libraries on my firewall in order to compiler and install new software, then remove the compiler and libraries so they are not available if the firewall is compromised. Hope that helps, Eric R. Turner BTW, make sure you are using the same version slackware CD to install packages as you did to install

Re: [techtalk] Tightening Security

2001-02-19 Thread Eric R. Turner
On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Christian MacAuley wrote: > Recently i've gotten a few complaints about probes/scans from one of my > computers (a Cobalt Linux server.) I've looked at my logs and i can see no > one was logged into it at the time that the scans were reported. Does that > mean someone is sp

Re: [techtalk] Re: TeX Resources?

2001-02-17 Thread Eric R. Turner
On Sun, 18 Feb 2001, Bek Oberin wrote: > Eric R. Turner wrote: > > > I use Leslie Lampourt's book, "LaTeX: A Document Preparation System". He > > Bingo. That's the one I was thinking of. > > Although I mostly learned LaTeX from looking at other p

Re: [techtalk] Re: TeX Resources?

2001-02-17 Thread Eric R. Turner
On Sun, 18 Feb 2001, Bek Oberin wrote: > Rick Scott wrote: > > Hoping to be able to complete reports and the like using vi instead > > of some $DIETY-forsaken word processing software, I've just taken the > > dive into learning TeX. (Debugging your philosophy paper is a novel > > experience...!