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new member
by toby cockburn 20 Jan '03

20 Jan '03

Hello, I had been meaning to join alug for a while, but only just got round to it. Am interested in learning more about the O/S, although I first installed RH4.2 back in 98, I have been quite intermittant about developing my knowleadge, I would also like to pass on any of the small amount of knowledge I have to anyone who might need any assistance. I work in IT although unfortunatly not looking after any unices, but the bit mapped dungeon itself! Anyway thats it really. Toby

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Configuring ethernet IP information for eth0... fails
by Robert Stelmack 20 Jan '03

20 Jan '03

Configuration: RedHat 7.2, DELL Latitude Laptop CPi-A Problem: Configuring ethernet IP information for eth0... fails Ultimate goal: Local Area Network to share Linux files with Window/98 system PHASE I: Prepare ethernet communication Steps taken: Logged on as root: [root@localhost root]# ifconfig -a eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:DA:2F:33:E7 BROADCAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:4 collisions:0 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:2360 (2.3 b) lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:128 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:128 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 RX bytes:8324 (8.1 Kb) TX bytes:8324 (8.1 Kb) [root@localhost root]# ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 up [root@localhost root]# ifconfig -a eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:DA:2F:33:E7 inet addr:192.168.1.100 Bcast 192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 BROADCAST RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:4 collisions:0 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:2360 (2.3 b) lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:128 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:128 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 RX bytes:8324 (8.1 Kb) TX bytes:8324 (8.1 Kb) [root@localhost root]# ping 198.168.1.100 PING 192.168.1.100 (192.168.1.100) from 192.168.1.100 : 56(84) bytes of data 64 bytes from 192.168.1.100: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=487 usec Warning: time of day goes back, taking countermeasures. 64 bytes from 192.168.1.100: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=487 usec <ctrl>c --- 192.168.1.100 ping statistics --- 2 packets transmitted. 2 packets received. 0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max/mdev = 0.487/0.626/0.766/0.141 ms [root@localhost root]# ifdown eth0 [root@localhost root]# ifup eth0 Determining IP information for eth0... failed Cheers, Robert (Roger) Stelmack

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Weekly IRC reminder
by Neill Newman 20 Jan '03

20 Jan '03

This is the automated ALUG IRC meeting reminder sent to remind you that there is an IRC meeting tonight (Monday) at 8.00pm. The meeting takes place on the irc server irc.alug.org.uk in the #alug channel. Most IRC clients should allow you to get there with the commands "/server irc.alug.org.uk" and "/join #alug". Popular IRC clients include tkirc, bitchx, xchat and EPIC on Unix, and Mirc under windows. Here are some links to help you get started with irc. Unix http://www.xchat.org/ http://freshmeat.net/ http://www.epicsol.org/ Windows http://www.mirc.com (loads of help with irc for newbies!)

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exim
by BenEBoy 19 Jan '03

19 Jan '03

I'm about two steps from abandoning my SuSE linux install to my whizzy linuxfromscratch setup but I've hit a dead end. Exim just won't deliver mail properly... Everytime it gets mail it moans about not being able to get a lock on /var/mail/<whatever> (where I *plan* to store my messages), because of the 'permissions' and defers them. When installing exim I set up an 'exim' user and group and chown/chgrp 'ed /var/mail to that user (and the subdirectories) and in a fit of desparation did a chmod 666 without any success (that is the chmod worked but exim still didn't ::grin::) So....arrrggghhh! I've tried disabling locking altogether with no luck and I'm desperate. Can anyone help me pretty please? Cheers, BenE (also pine moans about /var/mail/<whatever> not being a 'selectable folder'. Maybe it's related??) ::sob:: -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.norwich-anarchists.org.uk Officially the best norwich based anarchist web site that has overly large jpegs

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Re: [Alug] exim
by BenEBoy 19 Jan '03

19 Jan '03

Subject: Re: [Alug] exim Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 21:46:37 +0000 From: BenEBoy <ben(a)psychoferret.freeserve.co.uk> To: main(a)lists.alug.org.uk On Thursday 16 January 2003 11:41, Richard Kettlewell wrote: > MJ Ray <markj(a)cloaked.freeserve.co.uk> writes: > > (it's late and I'm fuzzy on the exact meaning of the x bit for > > directories). <snippety snip> Yep, it was the permissions. Exim now works perfectly. Also, the pine problem I thought may have been related (the INBOX folder 'not being selectable') was down to the fact that pine wants it's 'folders' to have a header at the top (oh, and the fact it needs to be a file, rather than a folder...d'oh). Quickly sorted by copying one of the folders it's creates into /var/mail and renaming it. Just thought I'd mention that for future reference :-) cheers all, BenE (now on to fetchmail, I suppose) -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.norwich-anarchists.org.uk Officially the best norwich based anarchist web site that has overly large jpegs

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kppp gateway problem
by Ian Douglas 19 Jan '03

19 Jan '03

Hi, I normally access the internet via a gateway on my network via my ethernet card, however, I have recently had a few occasions when I needed to temporarily access an alternative ISP using a modem. To keep things simple I thought I would use kppp to setup the dial-up connection. The modem connects to the dial-up ISP ok, establishes a ppp link, and correctly modifies /etc/resolv.conf to point at the dial-up ISP nameservers, however I cannot ping, or reach anything over the link. If I run tcpdump I instead see that the data is still being routed through my ethernet card rather than now going through the modem. i.e: [ian@swan ian]$ ping 80.225.253.50 PING 80.225.253.50 (80.225.253.50) from 192.168.1.232 : 56(84) bytes of data. --- 80.225.253.50 ping statistics --- 90 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss If I run netstat I see: [ian@swan ian]$ netstat -rn Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface 80.225.252.38 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 40 0 0 ppp0 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 40 0 0 eth0 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 40 0 0 lo 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 40 0 0 eth0 192.168.1.1 is my ethernet network's internet gateway machine. If I manually delete this gateway entry in the routing table and add my ptp partner I get: [ian@swan ian]$ netstat -rn Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface 80.225.252.38 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 40 0 0 ppp0 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 40 0 0 eth0 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 40 0 0 lo 0.0.0.0 80.225.252.38 0.0.0.0 UG 40 0 0 ppp0 and can happily access the internet: [ian@swan ian]$ ping www.bbc.co.uk PING www.bbc.net.uk (212.58.224.56) from 80.40.6.31 : 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from www10.thdo.bbc.co.uk (212.58.224.56): icmp_seq=0 ttl=250 time=178.495 msec I noticed that the kppp dial-up configuration screens have a "gateway" tab. I have set this to "Default Gateway" rather than "Static Gateway" and have also selected "Assign the default route to this gateway". Question: What silly thing am I doing wrong (or have misconfigured) to prevent kppp changing the default gateway route from the ethernet card to the modem? Thanks, Ian. PS: In case it is relevant the PC involved is running Mandrake 8.2 and kppp version 2.0.9.

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Linux Standards Base
by Ricardo Campos 17 Jan '03

17 Jan '03

In compiling my report about Linux for uni, I have merely skirted around the topic of LSB. I notice, for example, that there are only a few distros that have LSB compliance. I guess that the LSB is a good idea (in theory), since Linux has gone the way UNIX did by diversifying (perhaps too much)... Does anyone have any thoughts on this? It seems, also, that compliance means that RPM needs to be used? (That's insane IMHO, but I haven't tried APT-RPM). Any thoughts oh wise ones? ;)

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Problem No. 347 - Remote printing - any more offers? (Update)
by bsamuels＠beenthere-donethat.org.uk 14 Jan '03

14 Jan '03

Some extra information which, I think, may answer one of my own questions. I have just connected my laptop to the network and tried to print to the same remote printer. This works perfectly well. I also see in lpr.log: machine1 lpd[28252]: machine3.mynetwork requests recvjob timicrol machine1 lpd[28252]: reading df file for timicrol machine1 lpd[28252]: finished reading df file for timicrol machine1 lpd[28252]: reading cf file for timicrol machine1 lpd[28252]: finished reading cf file for timicrol I don't see this when trying to print from the Mandrake machine (Machine2) so I suspect there is nothing going to the remote host (Machine1). Anything I could try on the Mandrake machine to try and sort this? (Anyone have a steam roller ?) Barry Samuels

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Re: [Alug] locations
by Matt Parker 13 Jan '03

13 Jan '03

On Sunday 12 Jan 2003 1:06 pm, Chris Walker wrote: > Can somebody give me a pointer to where kscd stores the freedb data for CDs > please? I have around 200 audio CDs which I have already fetched details on > another OS and I'd like to have the same details available in Linux but > would prefer not to have to download them all again. > > Oh. It's Mandrake 9 in case it's important. > > TIA. locate kscd gives:- /usr/share/apps/kscd/cddb /usr/share/apps/kscd/cddb/blues /usr/share/apps/kscd/cddb/classical /usr/share/apps/kscd/cddb/country /usr/share/apps/kscd/cddb/data /usr/share/apps/kscd/cddb/folk /usr/share/apps/kscd/cddb/jazz /usr/share/apps/kscd/cddb/misc /usr/share/apps/kscd/cddb/newage /usr/share/apps/kscd/cddb/reggae /usr/share/apps/kscd/cddb/rock /usr/share/apps/kscd/cddb/soundtrack The format is this (with the filename being the same as the disc ID):- # xmcd CD database file # Generated: Mon Jan 13 21:01:53 2003 by KSCD # Copyright (C) 1997-1999 Bernd Johannes Wuebben. # Copyright (C) 1999-2001 Dirk Foersterling. # # Track frame offsets: # 200 # 27797 # 50962 # 72812 # 97517 # 118302 # 145365 # 188035 # 211805 # 233550 # 253700 # # Disc length: 3382 seconds # # Revision: 8 # Submitted via: Kscd 1.3.3 # DISCID=990d330a DTITLE=Loop / A Gilded Eternity TTITLE0=Vapour TTITLE1=Afterglow TTITLE2=The Nail Will Burn TTITLE3=Blood TTITLE4=Breathe into Me TTITLE5=From Centre to Wave TTITLE6=Be Here Now TTITLE7=Shot with a Diamond TTITLE8=The Nail Will Burn (Burn Out) TTITLE9=Arc-Lite (Sonar) EXTD=BMG/Beggars Banquet/RCA 2061-2-H\n(c) 1990 Beggars Banquet\n\n EXTT0= EXTT1= EXTT2= EXTT3= EXTT4= EXTT5= EXTT6= EXTT7= EXTT8= EXTT9= PLAYORDER=

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Problem No. 347 - Remote printing - any more offers?
by bsamuels＠beenthere-donethat.org.uk 13 Jan '03

13 Jan '03

My problem is still there. Everything I have tried hasn't worked. The machine from which I am trying to print (Mandrake 9.0) says that the remote host refused to accept the control file but the remote host (Debian Testing) doesn't show any signs of access or attempted access in the logs. Stopping the firewall on the remote host makes no difference. Is there any way that I can find out on which machine the problem lies? All other network functions perform properly. I think that the Mandrake machine is lying to me but I can't prove it. Barry Samuels

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