mirroring ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/potato

2001-05-11 Thread Daniel Barclay
Given all the symbolic links to pool directories on the FTP servers, is there any way to mirror just the section under /debian/dists/potato? Using mirror, if I don't flatten/suppress/whatever the symbolic links, it seems I'd have to mirror the whole pool in order to have all the files to which

Re: Request for assistance

2001-05-11 Thread Forrest Cameranesi
At 2:44 PM -0700 05/11/2001, Karsten M. Self wrote: on Wed, May 09, 2001 at 06:29:50PM -0700, Forrest Cameranesi I don't see a reference to your SCSI controller. This is going to make a difference in configuring things, and may be the biggest single issue here. For the rest of your hardwar

Unable to connect to X Server

2001-05-11 Thread Arlequín
Hello, buddies!! after installing and configuring the X packages, I tried to start a session typing: $ startx the cross into the grey screen freezes, but I can't move it using my mouse or anything... then I typed $ ps -a and I can see that into the list of processes is x server... but... How c

Yet Another X question

2001-05-11 Thread Rob Zietlow
I just installed Debian on my system. Because I wanted a new version of Window maker, I didn't install an X-window manager. I compiled Window maker and all that good jazz. I ran all the setups, Now when I login to xdm (remotely) I get nothing. when I login locally I get the desktop (whoopie) s

Re: Setting up X server

2001-05-11 Thread John Hasler
I wrote: > Install task-x-window-system-core. Arlequín writes: > install task? No, install the package task-x-window-system-core, as in 'apt-get install task-x-window-system-core'. > what's that? A package which causes everything you need for X to be installed. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED

ATI All in Wonder 128 - TV?

2001-05-11 Thread Dana J . Laude
I'm currently running Potato stable, with a custom kernel from kernel.org. (2.4.4) X is NOT the 4.x series, but from the the latest stable. (3.3.6?) Anyway, I'm looking to view TV via cable to watch some TV. The chipset on the card is RAGE with the BrookTree BT829 chipset. Appreciate any links,

Can anyone help me with a modem problem ?

2001-05-11 Thread Ricardo Mauricio
Hello, I have a Us Robotics 33.6 Internal modem, it has jumpers to set the com port and irq, and if i remove all jumpers i turns to PnP. When i connect to my isp i spend a secs online and then suddenly disconnects.. sometimes i can dial back, but most of the times when i use "pon " pppd just

Re: FW: debian newbie questions -- security

2001-05-11 Thread Hall Stevenson
> On Fri, 11 May 2001, Ethan Benson wrote: > > > i have yet to meet a redhat box that was not already rooted, or in a > > very rootable state. (as in no security updates installed). > > > > to be fair many security holes affect all distributions that include > > the package (assuming its install

Re: Setting up X server

2001-05-11 Thread chris
does it work ? On Friday, 11 May 2001, Arlequ?n wrote: Hi Arlequ?n, > > - Original Message - > From: "chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Arlequ?n" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 10:51 PM > Subject: Re: Setting up X server > > > > > > hi, > > > > if you are using de

Re: Setting up X server

2001-05-11 Thread chris
try 'tasksel' On Friday, 11 May 2001, Arlequ?n wrote: Hi Arlequ?n, > Hello! > > I've installed X using > > $ apt-get install x > > > and what's now? > How can I configure the X server? > because if I type > $ startx > I receive the message : > X: exec of /usr/bin/X11/XF86_NONE faile

Re: Setting up X server

2001-05-11 Thread Arlequín
- Original Message - From: "chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Arlequ?n" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 10:51 PM Subject: Re: Setting up X server > > hi, > > if you are using debian 2.2 potato or debian 2.3 woody, try the command 'tasksel'. Select "X-Window-system" and "x-wi

Re: Setting up X server

2001-05-11 Thread Arlequín
- Original Message - From: "John Hasler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 10:43 PM Subject: Re: Setting up X server > Cameron Matheson writes: > > you should probably install something more like xfree86-common. > > Install task-x-window-system-core. install task? wha

Re: Problem with adaptec aha1542 + Linux

2001-05-11 Thread David Fisher
Only just saw your email and haven'y any other replies so I'll bite. The IRQ setting for your card does not match the allocated one. Check your boot up messages to see what IRQ is allocated then use the Adaptec config tool to change the card to it. Hope this helps, David

Re: Mount is halfway broken

2001-05-11 Thread A. Wrasman
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 06:00:39PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Fri, May 11, 2001 at 07:14:46PM -0500, A. Wrasman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > > On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 03:13:05PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > on Thu, May 10, 2001 at 10:54:18PM -0500, Astrogeek > > > ([EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: Setting up X server

2001-05-11 Thread John Hasler
Cameron Matheson writes: > you should probably install something more like xfree86-common. Install task-x-window-system-core. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, Wisconsin

Re: Program to convert binary stream to ASCII

2001-05-11 Thread Alan Shutko
Cameron Matheson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Ie 1010100010111010101011101010? > > Exactly. I don't know of any offhand, but you can go to http://www.snippets.org/snippets/index.php3, download snippets, and use bitstrng.c to write your own. -- Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - In a variet

Re: Setting up X server

2001-05-11 Thread Cameron Matheson
Hey, you should probably install something more like xfree86-common. But i think right now you'll have to install the x server's seperately. Maybe: # apt-get install xserver-common xserver-xfree86 Cameron Matheson On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 10:24:45PM -0300, Arlequ?n wrote: > Hello! > > I've in

Setting up X server

2001-05-11 Thread Arlequín
Hello! I've installed X using $ apt-get install x and what's now? How can I configure the X server? because if I type $ startx I receive the message : X: exec of /usr/bin/X11/XF86_NONE failed Can't Connect Thanks

Re: setup

2001-05-11 Thread Cameron Matheson
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 08:38:06PM -0400, splashdown wrote: > How do i set it up after I install it? the screen size. Whoah dude, you're going to need to be *way* more specific. Sorry, Cameron Matheson _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo

Re: Program to convert binary stream to ASCII

2001-05-11 Thread Eric G. Miller
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 06:30:58PM -0600, Cameron Matheson wrote: > Hm. > > I don't *think* this will work. What this thing needs to do is take > raw binary and convert it to ascii numbers (what my dad is doing, is > hooking a credit-card reader up to a Linux, so he needs the binary > str

Re: FW: debian newbie questions -- security

2001-05-11 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya ethan yeah... think redhat boxes are usually sitting ducks for wanna be hackers and script kiddies... i concur, not that it matters, that all distro is basically the same and hackable...including debian... debian does provide a nice automated way to update itself should someone wanna do i

setup

2001-05-11 Thread splashdown
How do i set it up after I install it? the screen size.

Re: Mount is halfway broken

2001-05-11 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, May 11, 2001 at 07:14:46PM -0500, A. Wrasman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 03:13:05PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > on Thu, May 10, 2001 at 10:54:18PM -0500, Astrogeek > > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > On my unstable box, "mount -a" segfaults. It gives the fol

Re: Program to convert binary stream to ASCII

2001-05-11 Thread Cameron Matheson
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 08:37:30PM -0400, Alan Shutko wrote: > Cameron Matheson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I don't *think* this will work. What this thing needs to do is take > > raw binary and convert it to ascii numbers > > Ie 1010100010111010101011101010? Exactly. Thanks, Cameron Mat

Re: Program to convert binary stream to ASCII

2001-05-11 Thread Alan Shutko
Cameron Matheson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I don't *think* this will work. What this thing needs to do is take > raw binary and convert it to ascii numbers Ie 1010100010111010101011101010? -- Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - In a variety of flavors! This life is yours. Some of it was giv

Re: Program to convert binary stream to ASCII

2001-05-11 Thread Kevin Ross
> (what my dad is doing, is hooking a credit-card > reader up to a Linux, so he needs the binary stream of #'s from the reader to > be converted to a more usable, ascii form) The credit card readers I've seen hook into the keyboard port, and just send keystrokes to the computer. No conversion ne

Re: FW: debian newbie questions -- security

2001-05-11 Thread Ethan Benson
On Sat, May 12, 2001 at 10:19:49AM +1000, Matt Chipman wrote: > > frankly i dont know how anyone applies alll those Red Hat updates, they must > have more time than me ... they don't. i have yet to meet a redhat box that was not already rooted, or in a very rootable state. (as in no security

RE: Aliasing an IP address? [semi-OT]

2001-05-11 Thread Matt Chipman
The answer is simple Use windows hardware profiles. They are there for exactly this reason. He will get a menu at boot asking if he is at work or home. -Matt -Original Message- From: Carlos Laviola [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 12 May 2001 2:31 AM To: debian-user@lists.d

Re: Program to convert binary stream to ASCII

2001-05-11 Thread Christoph Simon
On Fri, 11 May 2001 18:12:57 -0600 Cameron Matheson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey, > > My dad started a new project at work, which they will be using Linux for. He > came to me and asked me if Linux had a program to convert a binary stream to > ASCII characters. A co-worker of his told him t

Re: Program to convert binary stream to ASCII

2001-05-11 Thread Cameron Matheson
Hm. I don't *think* this will work. What this thing needs to do is take raw binary and convert it to ascii numbers (what my dad is doing, is hooking a credit-card reader up to a Linux, so he needs the binary stream of #'s from the reader to be converted to a more usable, ascii form) Than

FW: debian newbie questions -- security

2001-05-11 Thread Matt Chipman
When people ask me this question, i usually direct them to monitor the amount of security updates and patches released for Redhat on the website and then have a look at the same thing on the Debian website. The proof is there frankly i dont know how anyone applies alll those Red Hat updat

Re: Startx error with XFree86 4.3 & i810

2001-05-11 Thread francisco m . neto
» Victor disse isso e eu digo aquilo: > I was compelled to download the unstable XFree86 4.3 in order to use the new > Gimp 1.2. > Now when I issue the command startx the following error pops up and the > hraphic display doesn't start: > ..

FW: Routing problem.

2001-05-11 Thread Matt Chipman
Friedrich at least one problem is your eth1 card does not appear in the routing table therfore any traffic that may be able to reach it cannot find its way back out. The second problem is the IP addresses you mention for the Box 3 ETH1 and ETH0 do not exist in the routing table at all! Try a f

Re: Program to convert binary stream to ASCII

2001-05-11 Thread Ethan Benson
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 06:12:57PM -0600, Cameron Matheson wrote: > Hey, > > My dad started a new project at work, which they will be using Linux for. He > came to me and asked me if Linux had a program to convert a binary stream to > ASCII characters. A co-worker of his told him that UNIX had a

Program to convert binary stream to ASCII

2001-05-11 Thread Cameron Matheson
Hey, My dad started a new project at work, which they will be using Linux for. He came to me and asked me if Linux had a program to convert a binary stream to ASCII characters. A co-worker of his told him that UNIX had a native utility to do this (but he couldn't recall the name). What might th

Re: Multi-platform software development

2001-05-11 Thread Bruce Sass
On Wed, 30 May 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Well, I think qt is the better choice. I didn't realize there was an > windows version. > I'm intending to develop mostly base and client-server software. So, Java > won't fit. It didn't get mentioned, but there are Python bindings for Qt -- PyQt. -

Re: Trying to install Base system

2001-05-11 Thread Carl Fink
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 02:02:09PM -0700, Don H. wrote: > Right now im trying to install the base system and it wont extract says > there was a problem extracting it. You need to give more information. Extract from what? CD-ROM? Floppies? You downloaded an image? What's the exact message? >

Re: debian-user-digest Digest V101 #611

2001-05-11 Thread Jim McCloskey
Mike Fedyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: |> I'm trying to connect to a serial terminal on PPC/Linux. |> |> I remember doing it with minicom a while ago, but trying to do it again is |> proving dificult. |> |> Is minicom the right tool for this? I've configured it for the right serial |> settings, b

Re: where is in.proftpd

2001-05-11 Thread Sean Morgan
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 02:25:08PM +0200, Petr Danek wrote: > Hi , > i am trying to setup proftpd to be run from inetd. I set sever type inetd in > proftpd.conf and uncomented ftp line in inetd.conf. > > But i can`t find file in.proftpd in /usr/sbin . Is it part of > proftpd packege

Re: Samba 2.2.0 and Debian 2.2r3

2001-05-11 Thread Phil Brutsche
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > Hi all.. > > Unstable has Samba 2.2.0 but it requires a newer version of libc than is > supplied with 2.2r3. I'm a bit anxious about upgrading lib6 so I got the > sources and compiled Samba

Startx error with XFree86 4.3 & i810

2001-05-11 Thread Victor
I was compelled to download the unstable XFree86 4.3 in order to use the new Gimp 1.2. Now when I issue the command startx the following error pops up and the hraphic display doesn't start: ...

Re: Mount is halfway broken

2001-05-11 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Thu, May 10, 2001 at 10:54:18PM -0500, Astrogeek ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On my unstable box, "mount -a" segfaults. It gives the following error (lots > of stuff snipped): An interesting mystery. > <1>Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address[...] > [...] > pmd e

Re: I don't get it.

2001-05-11 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Thu, May 10, 2001 at 03:55:41PM -0500, Michael Janssen (CS/MATH stud.) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > In Karsten M. Self's email, 10-05-2001: > > on Thu, May 10, 2001 at 11:19:32AM -0500, Nathan E Norman ([EMAIL > > PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 11:04:23PM -0500, ktb wrote: >

Re: Request for assistance

2001-05-11 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Wed, May 09, 2001 at 06:29:50PM -0700, Forrest Cameranesi ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I am sending this message for a friend who is without internet > access. Please reply to his email address at the bottom and not to > this address. Thank you, > > > > Dear group, > > I would like specif

Re: Alternatives to xcdroast?

2001-05-11 Thread Sean Quinlan
* Chris Majewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (2001-05-11 00:18): > I'm looking for a GUI cd-burning tool that I can let loose on users > without expecting them to patch the source or jump through any other > hoops to get it going. In other words, something that works. There is > xcdroast but it has prob

Re: Alternatives to xcdroast?

2001-05-11 Thread Scott_Patterson
>I'm looking for a GUI cd-burning tool that I can let loose on users >without expecting them to patch the source or jump through any other >hoops to get it going. In other words, something that works. There is >xcdroast but it has problems. Any suggestions? >-chris The developers of cdrdao j

Premail with mutt and gpg ?

2001-05-11 Thread Balbir Thomas
Hi, If any one has been using premail with mutt and gpg , could you kindly post a overview of how you did it or any pointer to simple instructions would be great too ? sincerely b thomas

Trying to install Base system

2001-05-11 Thread Don H.
Right now im trying to install the base system and it wont extract says there was a problem extracting it. Also Im wondering how do i Make duel boot, I had win me on the machine but accidently put linux over it. Thanks Don Henderson

Samba 2.2.0 and Debian 2.2r3

2001-05-11 Thread Mike Barton
Hi all.. Unstable has Samba 2.2.0 but it requires a newer version of libc than is supplied with 2.2r3. I'm a bit anxious about upgrading lib6 so I got the sources and compiled Samba under 2.2r3. It compiled fine. Anyone know of any issues to be aware of? I really need the new Samba in an attempt

Re: Potato Install, Modconf, and a SMC (Western Digital 8013 ISA) NIC

2001-05-11 Thread Mike Fedyk
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 01:17:22PM -0700, Scott Fraser wrote: > Afternoon folks, > > I am in the process of configuring a new Debian server, and have been > informed that I have to use a SMC (Western Digital 8013 ISA) NIC. We do > have these NICs running under Red-Hat Linux in-house, but I have >

Re: How the average guy gets mail...

2001-05-11 Thread Viktor Rosenfeld
Andre Berger wrote: > My point was not to bother about users's mail as root at all. Users's > mail is fetched on dial-up if... > > > > if [ -f /home/$i/.fetchmailrc ] && \ > > >[ -f /home/$i/email-addresses ]; then > > > > > > > su -c "fetchmail -d 900" $

Re: [users] Re: Aliasing an IP address? [semi-OT]

2001-05-11 Thread MaD dUCK
also sprach Oliver Elphick (on Fri, 11 May 2001 06:16:34PM +0100): > If the notebook is using a PCMCIA card to connect to the local network, > package pcmcia-cs contains a program, cardctl, which you can use to tell > the notebook which system you are attached to. but he's using windoze, isn't he?

Re: [users] Aliasing an IP address? [semi-OT]

2001-05-11 Thread MaD dUCK
also sprach Carlos Laviola (on Fri, 11 May 2001 01:31:22PM -0300): > Here's the thing: I have a small network at work (4 computers, each one > using a 10.0.0.x address). The Debian server is 10.0.0.1. There's a > notebook at 10.0.0.4. what's his home IP? is it in the same subnet? i.e. also a 10.0.

Re: Potato Install, Modconf, and a SMC (Western Digital 8013 ISA) NIC

2001-05-11 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 01:17:22PM -0700, Scott Fraser wrote: > Afternoon folks, > > I am in the process of configuring a new Debian server, and have been > informed that I have to use a SMC (Western Digital 8013 ISA) NIC. We do > have these NICs running under Red-Hat Linux in-house, but I have >

Changing bug origin

2001-05-11 Thread peter karlsson
Hi! Is it possible to change the submitter address on bug reports? I have several open reports submitted under obsolete addresses that I would like to update my address for. Please Cc me, I do not subscribe to this list. -- \\// peter - http://www.softwolves.pp.se/ Statement concerning unsol

Re: serial terminals

2001-05-11 Thread Mike Fedyk
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 11:11:30AM -0700, Mike Fedyk wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to connect to a serial terminal on PPC/Linux. > > I remember doing it with minicom a while ago, but trying to do it again is > proving dificult. > > Is minicom the right tool for this? I've configured it for the ri

Potato Install, Modconf, and a SMC (Western Digital 8013 ISA) NIC

2001-05-11 Thread Scott Fraser
Afternoon folks, I am in the process of configuring a new Debian server, and have been informed that I have to use a SMC (Western Digital 8013 ISA) NIC. We do have these NICs running under Red-Hat Linux in-house, but I have convinced the powers that be, to let me migrate from RedHat to Debian. He

Re: serial terminals

2001-05-11 Thread Mike Fedyk
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 09:46:00PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 1. Edit /etc/inittab > > There is probably some commented lines not unlike this one: > > # Example how to put a getty on a serial line (for a terminal) > # > T0:3:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 38400 vt320 > > 3 is the initlevel

XMMS and unstable?

2001-05-11 Thread Robert L. Harris
I just tried to run xmms on a new "unstable" box... I get this though: ** CRITICAL **: Couldn't open playlist font Gdk-WARNING **: Missing charsets in FontSet creation Gdk-WARNING **: ISO8859-1 ** CRITICAL **: Couldn't open playlist font Gdk-WARNING **: Missing charsets in FontSet crea

Re: debian newbie questions -- security

2001-05-11 Thread Willi Dyck
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 12:02:28PM -0400, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote: > I believe there is a "Securing Debian HOWTO" somewhere, but I haven't > seen it. It might give you some info. http://joker.rhwd.de/doc/Securing-Debian-HOWTO a really nicely written HOWTO MfG/Regards, Willi -- ...is a register

Re: serial terminals

2001-05-11 Thread haek
1. Edit /etc/inittab There is probably some commented lines not unlike this one: # Example how to put a getty on a serial line (for a terminal) # T0:3:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 38400 vt320 3 is the initlevel (it will only be activated in initlevel 3) -L is for local (no carrier detect) serial

Re: wwwoffle

2001-05-11 Thread Tomasz Olszewski
Hello Debian Users! On pią 11 maj 2001 00:07:26 GMT Brian Potkin wrote: > An alternative would be to build a wwwoffle package using the potato > libc6. Thanks! Now it rocks :) -- Tomasz Olszewski | [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Hollywood wydaje mi się teraz jak polukrowany dom wariatów." -- Jane Fonda

Re: configuring Xircom Realport CardBus Multi-Function Card: RBEM56G-100 under Linux

2001-05-11 Thread Waldemar Brodkorb
Hello Wilson, * Wilson Yau wrote: > Hi, I am trying to get a Xircom RealPort CardBus multi-function card > (10/100 + 56k modem) [model: RBEM56G-100] working under a Dell Latitude > CPi R400GT runnning Debian Linux Potato w/ 2.4.4 kernel, but not yet > successful. :-( > > When I compiled the kern

Re: Multi-platform software development

2001-05-11 Thread romeu
Well, I think qt is the better choice. I didn't realize there was an windows version. I'm intending to develop mostly base and client-server software. So, Java won't fit. Thanks, all. Eric

Re: Multi-platform software development

2001-05-11 Thread Martin Bertolino
- Portable C++ GUI toolkits * wxWindows (wxwindows.org) * QT (trolltech.com) - Python * wxPython (wxpython.org) * Tk (python.org, activestate.com) * jython (Python implemented in Java with access to all of Java classes) (jython.org) - Tcl * Tcl/Tk (scriptics.com?) - Java * JDK (jav

serial terminals

2001-05-11 Thread Mike Fedyk
Hi, I'm trying to connect to a serial terminal on PPC/Linux. I remember doing it with minicom a while ago, but trying to do it again is proving dificult. Is minicom the right tool for this? I've configured it for the right serial settings, but I can't figure out how to open the serial port and

Re: IPMasqing NFS

2001-05-11 Thread Mike Fedyk
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 10:24:52AM -0500, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote: > I would do this by setting up a Web Server (Apache), perhaps with SSL > support. This is what I did on my machine to listen to MP3's. This way only > certain > directories are accessible and you can password protect these direct

Re: Aliasing an IP address? [semi-OT]

2001-05-11 Thread Alan Shutko
"Robert L. Yelvington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > From what little I think I understand of what you're asking...why > wouldn't you consider DHCP? Agreed. Set up DHCP at work and tell him to set up DHCP at home. At which point, it's his problem. (Well, it's his problem already, but DHCP make

Re: Multi-platform software development

2001-05-11 Thread Eric Richardson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello, debian users. > I have a question not so specific to debian, but I'm sure you can help me. > > I'm in the need of developing a multi-platform system. > Can anyone give me a hint of which tool's (libraries) to use? I'd like to > develop applications for linux(es

Re: Aliasing an IP address? [semi-OT]

2001-05-11 Thread Oliver Elphick
Carlos Laviola wrote: >Hello people, > >Here's the thing: I have a small network at work (4 computers, each one >using a 10.0.0.x address). The Debian server is 10.0.0.1. There's a >notebook at 10.0.0.4. > >However, the guy with the notebook already has a small network at home, >whi

Re: Multi-platform software development

2001-05-11 Thread Mario Olimpio de Menezes
On Wed, 30 May 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello, debian users. > I have a question not so specific to debian, but I'm sure you can help me. > > I'm in the need of developing a multi-platform system. > Can anyone give me a hint of which tool's (libraries) to use? I'd like to > develop applic

Re: Aliasing an IP address? [semi-OT]

2001-05-11 Thread ktb
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 01:31:22PM -0300, Carlos Laviola wrote: > Hello people, > > Here's the thing: I have a small network at work (4 computers, each one > using a 10.0.0.x address). The Debian server is 10.0.0.1. There's a > notebook at 10.0.0.4. > > However, the guy with the notebook already

Re: testing: apache b0rked again

2001-05-11 Thread Dimitri Maziuk
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 11:00:44AM +0200, Petr Cech wrote: > On Thu, May 10, 2001 at 02:56:51PM -0500 , Dimitri Maziuk wrote: ... > > (and single config file, while we're at it) > > he? it is single config on new installs, but why touch the existing ones? > like autogenerated srm.conf and such? F

Re: Multi-platform software development

2001-05-11 Thread Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira
Hi Romeu, there are a plenty of options. Search for FLTK, gtk, Qt homepages in google. There are other gui out there. Have a nice day,Paulo Henrique Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Hello, debian users. > I have a question n

Re: Aliasing an IP address? [semi-OT]

2001-05-11 Thread Robert L. Yelvington
I don't understand fully what you're asking...please clarify how each network is configured. >From what little I think I understand of what you're asking...why wouldn't you consider DHCP? robt Carlos Laviola wrote: > > Hello people, > > Here's the thing: I have a small network at work (4 comp

Multi-platform software development

2001-05-11 Thread romeu
Hello, debian users. I have a question not so specific to debian, but I'm sure you can help me. I'm in the need of developing a multi-platform system. Can anyone give me a hint of which tool's (libraries) to use? I'd like to develop applications for linux(es), unix(es) and windows. I'm even about

Aliasing an IP address? [semi-OT]

2001-05-11 Thread Carlos Laviola
Hello people, Here's the thing: I have a small network at work (4 computers, each one using a 10.0.0.x address). The Debian server is 10.0.0.1. There's a notebook at 10.0.0.4. However, the guy with the notebook already has a small network at home, which he wouldn't like to change to suit the IP a

Re: debian newbie questions -- security

2001-05-11 Thread Noah L. Meyerhans
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 10:11:45AM -0500, Young, C Bryan wrote: > informed and preferably unbiased position (hard to come by in forums where > GNU/Linux or BSD are discussed), I'd MUCH appreciate it. I use FreeBSD and Debian at work, and am often forced to deal with security issues on Redhat. IMH

Re: Where are the rules for IPChains ?

2001-05-11 Thread Martin Würtele
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 11:26:28AM -0700, Ricardo Mauricio wrote: > In Debian Potato 2.2r2, where are the rules for ipchains? > When i connect to my isp it just denies a whole lot of packets, > in and out. check out, what /etc/init.d/firewall does yours martin -- GnuPG 1024D/3E8DCCC0 30DC 1D28

Re: openldap slapd.conf trouble (or: a nitwit deleted my conf)

2001-05-11 Thread Tommi Komulainen
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 10:56:22AM -0500, jereme wrote: > >Thanks for the help, it is truly appreciated. Umm, what help? I didn't do much good, I see :) Please, let others see this progress (err, what?) as well, I'm CC'ing this back to debian-user. > I am unsure how to add these entrys.

Re: Etherenet card problem.

2001-05-11 Thread John Willey
--- Anthony Lau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 3:55 PM -0400 5/10/2001, Aaron Traas wrote: > > >I have two cards laying around, a Linksis LNE100TX > and a Kingston > >KNE110TX. Both are tulip variants. Both worked > under Mandrake 7.2. > >Niether is working under Debian. > > I had the same Links

Where are the rules for IPChains ?

2001-05-11 Thread Ricardo Mauricio
Hello, In Debian Potato 2.2r2, where are the rules for ipchains? When i connect to my isp it just denies a whole lot of packets, in and out.

Re: IPMasqing NFS

2001-05-11 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
I would do this by setting up a Web Server (Apache), perhaps with SSL support. This is what I did on my machine to listen to MP3's. This way only certain directories are accessible and you can password protect these directories. Lance > I'm at work, I would like to mount home_machine:/var/m

Re: Cannot login with kdm

2001-05-11 Thread Jan Ulrich Hasecke
Frank Zimmermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > Today I tried kdm, but i cannot login at the kdm prompt. I've heard > > about this problem, but I cannot find the message in my archive. > > > > Debian 2.2 > > Kernel 2.4.3 > > KDE2 > > > > Ciao! > > juh > > What happens when you try?? Can you s

debian newbie questions -- security

2001-05-11 Thread Young, C Bryan
All--- And I thought the RedHat list I subscribe to was active! I'm considering a switch from RH 6.2 to Debian stable for a dual-processor workstation I use for crunching numbers and making graphs/plots with GMT. I'm thinking about the move because I just can't keep up with manual updates on RH,

Re: Cannot login with kdm

2001-05-11 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Jan Ulrich Hasecke wrote: > > Today I tried kdm, but i cannot login at the kdm prompt. I've heard > about this problem, but I cannot find the message in my archive. > > Debian 2.2 > Kernel 2.4.3 > KDE2 > > Ciao! > juh What happens when you try?? Can you start X from the console? Frank

Cannot login with kdm

2001-05-11 Thread Jan Ulrich Hasecke
Today I tried kdm, but i cannot login at the kdm prompt. I've heard about this problem, but I cannot find the message in my archive. Debian 2.2 Kernel 2.4.3 KDE2 Ciao! juh -- "Das Wort "Verben" schreibt man nicht mit W sondern mit Vogel-F." Tristan Hasecke.

Re: openldap slapd.conf trouble (or: a nitwit deleted my conf)

2001-05-11 Thread Tommi Komulainen
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 08:18:46AM -0500, jereme wrote: >When i try to add this entry i get: > >merlin:/tmp# ldapadd -h localhost -f /tmp/test_ldap_entry >adding new entry cn=jereme, ou=People, dc=restorative-management, dc=com >ldap_add: No such object Do you have 'ou=People, dc=

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Re: configuring Xircom Realport CardBus Multi-Function Card: RBEM56G-100 under Linux

2001-05-11 Thread Wenzhuo Zhang
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 01:50:20PM +0100, Wilson Yau wrote: > 2./ Network device support --> PCMCIA network device support --> Xircom > 16-bit PCMCIA support & Xircom Tulip-like CardBus support. > You don't need "Xircom 16-bit PCMCIA support" for this card. > When doing #/etc/init.d/pcmcia rest

Postfix + IMAP Courier

2001-05-11 Thread daniel sand
Hi, I´ve decided to install Postfix as my new MTA. Mostly because it´s using the Maildir Delivery. In case of that i can access with no problems the mails over IMAP & POP i´ve installed Imap Courier. So. I´ve installed all the first time with debian packages. then I checked 4 Hours the confi

Re: can't connect to portmapper from remote host

2001-05-11 Thread haek
> > if you can't reach the host, then there is either a routing problem or > > a firewall blocking you from connecting to that host. > > traceroute -n 130.241.119.140 from 194.236.111.14 appears to be successful: > > -snip-- > traceroute to jobbet (130.241.119.140), 30 hops ma

configuring Xircom Realport CardBus Multi-Function Card: RBEM56G-100 under Linux

2001-05-11 Thread Wilson Yau
Hi, I am trying to get a Xircom RealPort CardBus multi-function card (10/100 + 56k modem) [model: RBEM56G-100] working under a Dell Latitude CPi R400GT runnning Debian Linux Potato w/ 2.4.4 kernel, but not yet successful. :-( When I compiled the kernel, I did check the following options/modules:

Re: joe and -backpath

2001-05-11 Thread ktb
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 02:36:30PM +0200, Manuel Reiter wrote: > Hi Kent, > > Try 'chmod u+x'-ing it. Works for me. > I went all the way with it - scab:~$ ll -d .joe_bak/ drwxrwxrwx2 kent kent 4.0k May 11 07:10 .joe_bak/ Still get - Could not make backup file. Sa

Re: joe and -backpath

2001-05-11 Thread Manuel Reiter
Hi Kent, Try 'chmod u+x'-ing it. Works for me. HTH, Manuel

openldap slapd.conf trouble (or: a nitwit deleted my conf)

2001-05-11 Thread jereme
Hi List, I am hoping some expert can provide a quick solution, i know nothing of ldap. Our organistaions address book is distributed to windows outlook express clients via ldap. The slapd.conf file was deleted, (not by me) and i am having trouble recreating it. I have the o

where is in.proftpd

2001-05-11 Thread Petr Danek
Hi , i am trying to setup proftpd to be run from inetd. I set sever type inetd in proftpd.conf and uncomented ftp line in inetd.conf. But i can`t find file in.proftpd in /usr/sbin . Is it part of proftpd packege or other one ? thanks Petr

Re: joe and -backpath

2001-05-11 Thread ktb
On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 01:20:04PM +0200, Manuel Reiter wrote: > Hi Kent, > > > I set - > > -backpath /home/kent/.joe_bak > > in /etc/joe/joerc > > but each time I try to edit a file and save I get - > > Could not make backup file. Save anyway (y,n,^C)? > > Just to make sure: /home/kent/.joe_bak

Re: [users] Re: Accesing internet thru MS Proxy server

2001-05-11 Thread Hall Stevenson
> also sprach Hall Stevenson (on Thu, 10 May 2001 10:02:42PM -0500): > > Just curious, can you access the internet using Netscape on > > a Windows box ?? If not, it's likely that MS Proxy is also doing > > (NTLM) authentication. If it is, you may be out of luck. > > you can pretty much forget it. m

gdm/.Xclients on 2.2?

2001-05-11 Thread Norman Walsh
I'm trying to figure out what's going on behind the gdm login process. It doesn't appear to execute .xsession, .xinitrc, or .Xclients, but I've heard tell that it should. Looking in /etc/gdm/Sessions, I see several possibilities (Debian, Default, Gnome, and Xsession). My first question is, how doe

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