Re: (solved)Re: why network install so slow?

2017-07-23 Thread Cindy-Sue Causey
On 7/23/17, Long Wind wrote: > china upgrade firewall > > i change to ftp.cn.debian.org, it's very quick > > it's china's government > it's president xi That's good you were able to fix it. A country's government interfering actually did cross my mind. We're an international list here. We never

(solved)Re: why network install so slow?

2017-07-23 Thread Long Wind
china upgrade firewall i change to ftp.cn.debian.org, it's very quick it's china's government it's president xi

Re: why network install so slow?

2017-07-23 Thread Long Wind
i try ftp.jp.debian.org,it is close to me the same thing happen it is slow i am afraid china's firewall cause it it can filter Packages easily but with binary data, it is not so easy government's firewall is very advanced

Re: why network install so slow?

2017-07-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 22 July 2017 23:13:24 Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: > On 7/22/17, Long Wind wrote: > > I have tried many mirrors > > some from US, and ftp.au.debian.org and ftp.ca.debian.org and ... > > > > all are slow > > is that because i use device name eth1?? > > > > the strange thing is during "apt-g

Re: why network install so slow?

2017-07-22 Thread Cindy-Sue Causey
On 7/22/17, Long Wind wrote: > I have tried many mirrors > some from US, and ftp.au.debian.org and ftp.ca.debian.org and ... > > all are slow > is that because i use device name eth1?? > > the strange thing is during "apt-get update" all mirrors are quick > when I use "apt-get install" all mirror

Re: why network install so slow?

2017-07-22 Thread Felix Miata
Long Wind composed on 2017-07-23 09:21 (UTC+0800): > i use default fs, ext4, > it is fresh install There was a thread here, yesterday I think, explaining that a fresh EXT4 partition isn't completely formatted initially, and depends on the CPU finishing the task in the background after mounting. I

Re: why network install so slow?

2017-07-22 Thread Doug
On 07/22/2017 08:21 PM, Long Wind wrote: i use default fs, ext4, it is fresh install i am in china, asia but this should not be problem i used to use http.us.debian.org it is quick during some part of day to install new distro, i have to find disk space back up file

Re: why network install so slow?

2017-07-22 Thread Long Wind
i use default fs, ext4, it is fresh install i am in china, asia but this should not be problem i used to use http.us.debian.org it is quick during some part of day to install new distro, i have to find disk space back up files, it isnot easy to create a new partition i am afraid during "apt-get

Re: why network install so slow?

2017-07-22 Thread Felix Miata
Long Wind composed on 2017-07-23 07:18 (UTC+0800): > I have tried many mirrors > some from US, and ftp.au.debian.org and ftp.ca.debian.org and ... Which continent are you on? > all are slow > is that because i use device name eth1?? No. > the strange thing is during "apt-get update" all mirror

why network install so slow?

2017-07-22 Thread Long Wind
I have tried many mirrors some from US, and ftp.au.debian.org and ftp.ca.debian.org and ... all are slow is that because i use device name eth1?? the strange thing is during "apt-get update" all mirrors are quick when I use "apt-get install" all mirrors becomes slow i regret i install stretch (

[solved] Re: Can't add usb stick as installation media (was: Network install)

2015-02-01 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Brian writes: > On Sun 01 Feb 2015 at 12:01:53 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > >> Brian writes: >> >> > 1. Boot into your Wheezy install and login as root. >> > >> > 2. Insert the USB stick. There should be a message on the screen giving >> >you a device name. I get sdg. >> > >> > 3. The net

Re: Can't add usb stick as installation media (was: Network install)

2015-02-01 Thread Brian
On Sun 01 Feb 2015 at 12:01:53 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Brian writes: > > > 1. Boot into your Wheezy install and login as root. > > > > 2. Insert the USB stick. There should be a message on the screen giving > >you a device name. I get sdg. > > > > 3. The netinst is on the first partit

Re: Can't add usb stick as installation media (was: Network install)

2015-02-01 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Brian writes: > 1. Boot into your Wheezy install and login as root. > > 2. Insert the USB stick. There should be a message on the screen giving >you a device name. I get sdg. > > 3. The netinst is on the first partition, sdg1. Use dmesg to check. I >have 'sdg: sdg1'. > > 4. I'll mount my

Re: Can't add pendrive stick as installation media (was: Network install)

2015-01-31 Thread Brian
On Sat 31 Jan 2015 at 16:50:52 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Nothing, and nothing. I also tried with Jessie, testing, but it seems there's > no way to make Debian add pendrive sticks as installation media. > sources.lists > is not at all modified, and the pendrive stick is not accepted as inst

Re: Can't add pendrive stick as installation media (was: Network install)

2015-01-31 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Saturday 31 January 2015 16:49:46 Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Brian writes: > > On Fri 30 Jan 2015 at 19:36:03 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > >> Brian writes: > >> > By "install Debian" do you mean you go all the way through the > >> > installer menu and then finish the install by booting into the

Can't add pendrive stick as installation media (was: Network install)

2015-01-31 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Quoting Rodolfo Medina (rodolfo.med...@gmail.com): > http://www.us.debian.org/CD/netinst/ > > I download the file debian-7.8.0-i386-netinst.iso and put it onto pendrive > stick, then start the installation trough the Debian Installer. Everything > goes fine all the way through the installer me

Can't add pendrive stick as installation media (was: Network install)

2015-01-31 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Brian writes: > On Fri 30 Jan 2015 at 19:36:03 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > >> Brian writes: >> >> > By "install Debian" do you mean you go all the way through the installer >> > menu and then finish the install by booting into the new system? >> >> >> I'll try to explain better (strange, i

Re: Network install

2015-01-31 Thread John Hasler
Brian writes: > Even if they were he would have to have some way of configuring a PPP > connection within d-i to be able to use them. He can configure PPP with a text editor (copy the files from another machine where it has been configured with some tool such as pppconfig) and start it with a comm

Re: Network install

2015-01-31 Thread Brian
On Sat 31 Jan 2015 at 10:24:15 +, Curt wrote: > On 2015-01-30, Brian wrote: > >> > >> apt-cdrom -d=/mnt add > > > > About a year ago I spent an afternoon investigating why this didn't work > > for me. Locating the notes I made would take time. > > > > I can't find the bug today, although I

Re: Network install

2015-01-31 Thread John Hasler
> As has already been mentioned, it looks as though the 'pon' command is > no longer in the ppp package, or is that now understood and I'm > missing something? I was wrong: it's there. It's evidently missing from the udeb. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: Network install

2015-01-31 Thread Brian
On Sun 01 Feb 2015 at 00:40:59 +1300, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 10:23:25PM +, Brian wrote: > > 3. Your attention should focus on the pool directory. > > > > 4. 'ls -l /mnt/pool' and 'ls -l /mnt/pool/main' gets you exploring. > > > > 5. After checking, install the ppp p

Re: Network install

2015-01-31 Thread Chris Bannister
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 10:23:25PM +, Brian wrote: > 3. Your attention should focus on the pool directory. > > 4. 'ls -l /mnt/pool' and 'ls -l /mnt/pool/main' gets you exploring. > > 5. After checking, install the ppp package with > > dpkg -i /mnt/pool/main/p/ppp/ppp_2.4.5-5.1+b1_i386.

Re: Network install

2015-01-31 Thread Curt
On 2015-01-31, Curt wrote: > >>From what I read last night this is not the case in jessie. > You didn't say that, B., sorry, I did. -- “There’s no money in poetry, but then there’s no poetry in money, either.” —Robert Graves -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org w

Re: Network install

2015-01-31 Thread Curt
On 2015-01-30, Brian wrote: >> >> apt-cdrom -d=/mnt add > > About a year ago I spent an afternoon investigating why this didn't work > for me. Locating the notes I made would take time. > I can't find the bug today, although I did last night, but there is indeed one in wheezy in the sense that y

Re: Network install

2015-01-30 Thread David Wright
Quoting Brian (a...@cityscape.co.uk): > On Fri 30 Jan 2015 at 15:00:17 -0600, David Wright wrote: > > > Quoting Rodolfo Medina (rodolfo.med...@gmail.com): > > > > > > So I can't install ppp and so I won't be able to connect to internet. > > > > Insert the pendrive, and see where it's mounted (fr

Re: Network install

2015-01-30 Thread Brian
On Fri 30 Jan 2015 at 15:00:17 -0600, David Wright wrote: > Quoting Rodolfo Medina (rodolfo.med...@gmail.com): > > > > So I can't install ppp and so I won't be able to connect to internet. > > Insert the pendrive, and see where it's mounted (from the logs, console etc.) > > mount -t auto /dev/s

Re: Network install

2015-01-30 Thread Brian
On Fri 30 Jan 2015 at 19:36:03 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Brian writes: > > > By "install Debian" do you mean you go all the way through the installer > > menu and then finish the install by booting into the new system? > > > I'll try to explain better (strange, it seems so clear to me).

Re: Network install

2015-01-30 Thread David Wright
Quoting Rodolfo Medina (rodolfo.med...@gmail.com): > http://www.us.debian.org/CD/netinst/ > > I download the file debian-7.8.0-i386-netinst.iso and put it onto pendrive > stick, then start the installation trough the Debian Installer. Everything > goes fine all the way through the installer men

Re: Network install

2015-01-30 Thread Dan Purgert
On 30/01/2015 14:36, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Brian writes: > >> By "install Debian" do you mean you go all the way through the installer >> menu and then finish the install by booting into the new system? > > > I'll try to explain better (strange, it seems so clear to me). > > T[...] > > At t

Re: Network install

2015-01-30 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Brian writes: > By "install Debian" do you mean you go all the way through the installer > menu and then finish the install by booting into the new system? I'll try to explain better (strange, it seems so clear to me). The problem only occurs with pendrive stick, not with CD-ROM. I.e.: From:

Re: Network install

2015-01-30 Thread Brian
On Fri 30 Jan 2015 at 15:38:56 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > I did more tests to the problem. The situation is the following. > > From: > > http://www.us.debian.org/CD/netinst/ > > I downloaded the file debian-7.8.0-i386-netinst.iso. Now I have two > possibilities: > > 1) I burn that file

Re: Network install

2015-01-30 Thread Brad Rogers
On Fri, 30 Jan 2015 15:38:56 + Rodolfo Medina wrote: Hello Rodolfo, > connect to internet and download the remaining packages, the system > requires inserting a CD-ROM and won't see the pendrive. Somewhere, in your settings, you've still got the CD selected as a valid source. Remove it.

Re: Network install

2015-01-30 Thread Rodolfo Medina
I did more tests to the problem. The situation is the following. From: http://www.us.debian.org/CD/netinst/ I downloaded the file debian-7.8.0-i386-netinst.iso. Now I have two possibilities: 1) I burn that file onto CD-ROM and install Debian on PC using that CD-ROM. After the base install

Re: Network install

2015-01-30 Thread John Hasler
Rodolfo Medina writes: > My problem now is that after netinstall, even installing ppp in > expert mode, that command turns to be `not found' It seems to have been removed from ppp. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists

Re: Network install

2015-01-30 Thread Brian
On Fri 30 Jan 2015 at 07:55:11 -0500, Dan Purgert wrote: > On 30/01/2015 03:18, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > > [...] > >>> To connect to Internet, I use ppp and a pendrive as modem. > >> > >> I doubt so. A "pendrive" is not a modem, it is a storage device. > > > > Sorry, it's something similar to a pe

Re: Network install

2015-01-30 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Dan Purgert writes: > On 30/01/2015 03:18, Rodolfo Medina wrote: >> [...] To connect to Internet, I use ppp and a pendrive as modem. >>> >>> I doubt so. A "pendrive" is not a modem, it is a storage device. >> >> Sorry, it's something similar to a pendrive. >> > > What is it exactly? Is it

Re: Network install

2015-01-30 Thread Dan Purgert
On 30/01/2015 03:18, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > [...] >>> To connect to Internet, I use ppp and a pendrive as modem. >> >> I doubt so. A "pendrive" is not a modem, it is a storage device. > > Sorry, it's something similar to a pendrive. > What is it exactly? Is it a 3/4g cell card (such as provided

Re: Network install

2015-01-30 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Rodolfo Medina writes: > Darac Marjal writes: > >> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 04:09:46PM -0500, Dan Purgert wrote: >>> On 29/01/2015 15:39, Pascal Hambourg wrote: >>> > Hello, >>> > >>> > Rodolfo Medina a écrit : >>> >> >>> >> To connect to Internet, I use ppp and a pendrive as modem. >>> > >>>

Re: Network install

2015-01-30 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Darac Marjal writes: > On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 04:09:46PM -0500, Dan Purgert wrote: >> On 29/01/2015 15:39, Pascal Hambourg wrote: >> > Hello, >> > >> > Rodolfo Medina a écrit : >> >> >> >> To connect to Internet, I use ppp and a pendrive as modem. >> > >> > I doubt so. A "pendrive" is not a m

Re: Network install

2015-01-30 Thread Darac Marjal
On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 04:09:46PM -0500, Dan Purgert wrote: > On 29/01/2015 15:39, Pascal Hambourg wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Rodolfo Medina a écrit : > >> > >> To connect to Internet, I use ppp and a pendrive as modem. > > > > I doubt so. A "pendrive" is not a modem, it is a storage device. >

Re: Network install

2015-01-30 Thread Rodolfo Medina
uld conclude > that the network install is not for me? Pascal Hambourg writes: > Rodolfo Medina a écrit : >> >> To connect to Internet, I use ppp and a pendrive as modem. > > I doubt so. A "pendrive" is not a modem, it is a storage device. Sorry, it's somet

Re: Network install

2015-01-29 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Thursday 29 January 2015 21:09:46 Dan Purgert wrote: > On 29/01/2015 15:39, Pascal Hambourg wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Rodolfo Medina a écrit : > >> To connect to Internet, I use ppp and a pendrive as modem. > > > > I doubt so. A "pendrive" is not a modem, it is a storage device. > > Bet he's ref

Re: Network install

2015-01-29 Thread Dan Purgert
On 29/01/2015 15:39, Pascal Hambourg wrote: > Hello, > > Rodolfo Medina a écrit : >> >> To connect to Internet, I use ppp and a pendrive as modem. > > I doubt so. A "pendrive" is not a modem, it is a storage device. Bet he's referring to 3g/4g cell card as a "pendrive modem" or perhaps is using

Re: Network install

2015-01-29 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Hello, Rodolfo Medina a écrit : > > To connect to Internet, I use ppp and a pendrive as modem. I doubt so. A "pendrive" is not a modem, it is a storage device. > It seems that the minimal netinst doesn't install ppp It does. You may need to choose expert install in order to be able to select p

Re: Network install

2015-01-29 Thread Floris
Op Thu, 29 Jan 2015 14:30:17 +0100 schreef Rodolfo Medina : From the official Debian Internet site I read: A "network install" or "netinst" CD is a single CD which enables you to install the entire operating system. This single CD contains just the minimal amount

Network install

2015-01-29 Thread Rodolfo Medina
>From the official Debian Internet site I read: A "network install" or "netinst" CD is a single CD which enables you to install the entire operating system. This single CD contains just the minimal amount of software to start the installation and fetch the remaining pack

Re: How to network-install Jessie?

2014-10-09 Thread Don Armstrong
On Thu, 09 Oct 2014, Steve Litt wrote: > How does one network-install Jessie? I always network-install Wheezy, > and love it that way, but I've never found a way to network-install > Jessie/Testing. Is there any way that doesn't involve installing > Wheezy and then upgr

How to network-install Jessie?

2014-10-09 Thread Steve Litt
Hi all, How does one network-install Jessie? I always network-install Wheezy, and love it that way, but I've never found a way to network-install Jessie/Testing. Is there any way that doesn't involve installing Wheezy and then upgrading? Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt

Re: Does Network install from a minimal CD really not support PPPoE?

2013-07-14 Thread Brian
http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/#netinst-stable > > > > Now you are talking about the netinst ISO. > > "Network install from a minimal CD" is a quote from > http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/#netinst-stable it's the headline! So it is! I'd forgotten about that. I

Re: Does Network install from a minimal CD really not support PPPoE?

2013-07-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 2013-07-14 at 13:54 +0100, Brian wrote: > On Sun 14 Jul 2013 at 12:32:13 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > In your subject line you have 'a minimal CD'. > > > > http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/#netinst-stable > > Now you are talking about the netinst

Re: Does Network install from a minimal CD really not support PPPoE?

2013-07-14 Thread Brian
o be able to download the installer components? > Is there no way to use the network install CD with PPPoE? > > http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/#netinst-stable Now you are talking about the netinst ISO. The answer to this question is 'of course there is!'. But how about

Does Network install from a minimal CD really not support PPPoE?

2013-07-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Is there no way to use the network install CD with PPPoE? http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/#netinst-stable en: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_install_via_PPPoE.3F de: http://www.tutorials.de/linux-unix/181428-debian-netinst-ueber-pppoe.html Regards, Ralf -- To

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-24 Thread luizlmarins
On Nov 20, 3:20 pm, Sthu Deus wrote: > Good time of the day. > > I'm concerned on safety of install over network (the netinst) - what > techniques are used to protect the installed system during the very > process of installation? > a single machine connected to the internet: moving to cd /usr/lo

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-23 Thread Bob Proulx
Brian wrote: > Sthu Deus wrote: > > My pondering/suggestions here: > > > > 1. You agree that it is a good thing to be firewalled for the being > > installed system - so in case there is no firewall already for it, then > > it would be still good to have one in the install environment. Not the way

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-23 Thread Lisi
On Wednesday 23 November 2011 15:14:40 Curt wrote: > > For static you do something like this: > > > >   iface eth0 inet static > >   address 192.168.1.5 > >   netmask 255.255.255.0 > >   gateway 192.168.1.254 > > And then dhclient is no longer "called," the daemon won't run anymore, > or do I have

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-23 Thread Brian
On Wed 23 Nov 2011 at 15:14:40 +, Curt wrote: > On 2011-11-23, Kelly Clowers wrote: > >> > > For static you do something like this: > > > > iface eth0 inet static > > address 192.168.1.5 > > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > gateway 192.168.1.254 > > And then dhclient is no longer "called,"

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-23 Thread Brian
On Wed 23 Nov 2011 at 14:30:31 +, Curt wrote: > Thank you. Is that the default when you install cups, just out of > curiosity? It seems like there was a time when you had to do something > to insure that the daemon wouldn't allow network printing. It's the default. > What about this: > > h

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-23 Thread Curt
On 2011-11-23, Kelly Clowers wrote: >> >> I trust the server, I guess; it's my ISP, so I really have to trust >> them way above and beyond whatever dhclient can or cannot do.  I could >> set up a static address for the interface (if I knew how--I do have a >> static address).  Where does that go?

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-23 Thread Kelly Clowers
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 06:30, Curt wrote: > > I trust the server, I guess; it's my ISP, so I really have to trust > them way above and beyond whatever dhclient can or cannot do.  I could > set up a static address for the interface (if I knew how--I do have a > static address).  Where does that go

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-23 Thread Curt
On 2011-11-22, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > Anyway, read good source. > http://www.debian.org/doc/user-manuals#securing > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/index.en.html Thank you for the links. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-23 Thread Curt
On 2011-11-23, Brian wrote: > > You don't want to run a firewall because it will be of no benefit to > you. The CUPS daemon will only accept print jobs from the machine the > printer is connected to. dhclient is what its name says - a client. It Thank you. Is that the default when you install cu

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-23 Thread Brian
On Wed 23 Nov 2011 at 11:57:57 +, Curt wrote: > einstein:/home/curty# lsof -i > COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME > cupsd1778 root5u IPv6 43230 0t0 TCP localhost:ipp (LISTEN) > cupsd1778 root7u IPv4 43231 0t0 TCP localhost:ipp (LISTEN)

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-23 Thread Curt
On 2011-11-22, Sthu Deus wrote: > > My opinion is this: to disable any queries to Your host by iptables > and/or xinit from outside world and then purge the packages You do not > need. > This is a stand alone machine that's not supposed to be offering any services whatsoever to the outside world.

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-23 Thread Brian
On Wed 23 Nov 2011 at 13:50:53 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: > My pondering/suggestions here: > > 1. You agree that it is a good thing to be firewalled for the being > installed system - so in case there is no firewall already for it, then > it would be still good to have one in the install environment

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-22 Thread Sthu Deus
Big thanks, Bob, for Your extended answer: >The only external remotely accessible service available in the >installer kernel are ICMP services such as ping. AFAIK. You can ping >the system. Ping is a very useful diagnostic tool and is not >disabled. The network code responding to ping is in th

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-22 Thread Bob Proulx
Sthu Deus wrote: > Thank You for Your time and answer, Bob. Beside other things You wrote: > > > Plus most people install on a private network behind a firewall from > > the Internet. This protects them from network attacks from the > > Internet. As long as your local private network is not comp

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-22 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 04:34:26PM +, Curt wrote: > On 2011-11-21, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > > > But seriously, Debian is configured as a quite secure system at any time > > unless you make stupid configuration yourself. So it is quite safe. > > > > Would you be so kind as to explain to me what

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-22 Thread Sthu Deus
Curt wrote: >Would you be so kind as to explain to me what ports/services are >open and listening on a default install of Debian Squeeze (if any) and >if there are any security implications for the novice user or >"hardening" to be performed on a default install (in relation to >listening daemons)

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-22 Thread Sthu Deus
Thank You for Your time and answer, Bob. Beside other things You wrote: >Plus most people install on a private network behind a firewall from >the Internet. This protects them from network attacks from the >Internet. As long as your local private network is not compromised Can You explain, What

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-21 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:14:54 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Du, 20 nov 11, 18:10:34, Camaleón wrote: >> >> I've never faced a security problem when installing over the network > > How can you tell? ;) gOOd catCh. (Mmm... what happens with my keyboard? Seems like someone is typing on behalf

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-21 Thread Curt
On 2011-11-21, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > But seriously, Debian is configured as a quite secure system at any time > unless you make stupid configuration yourself. So it is quite safe. > Would you be so kind as to explain to me what ports/services are open and listening on a default install of Debian

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-21 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hi, On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 12:13:41AM +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: > Good time of the day. > > > I'm concerned on safety of install over network (the netinst) - what > techniques are used to protect the installed system during the very > process of installation? instalation data is transmitted via

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-21 Thread Bob Proulx
Sthu Deus wrote: > Things I consider are these (during the installation): > . I have working connection Yes. But the simple presence of a network is not a security vulnerability. > . I have at least working kernel and later diver services that are > configured and started during the install Tho

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-20 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Du, 20 nov 11, 18:10:34, Camaleón wrote: > > I've never faced a security problem when installing over the network How can you tell? ;) > (Internet) and take no additional countermeasures but ensuring the net > ISO checksum for the image I have downloaded is okay. > > A compromised mirror c

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-20 Thread Sthu Deus
Thank You for Your time and answer, Camaleón: >> I'm concerned on safety of install over network (the netinst) - what >> techniques are used to protect the installed system during the very >> process of installation? > >System is still not installed so what are you afraid of? :-? > >> Or it includ

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-20 Thread Lorenzo Bandieri
2011/11/20 Sthu Deus : > Good time of the day. > > > I'm concerned on safety of install over network (the netinst) - what > techniques are used to protect the installed system during the very > process of installation? > > Or it includes some risk for the install and therefore media (kind of > disk

Re: Safety while network install.

2011-11-20 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:13:41 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: > I'm concerned on safety of install over network (the netinst) - what > techniques are used to protect the installed system during the very > process of installation? System is still not installed so what are you afraid of? :-? > Or it includ

Safety while network install.

2011-11-20 Thread Sthu Deus
Good time of the day. I'm concerned on safety of install over network (the netinst) - what techniques are used to protect the installed system during the very process of installation? Or it includes some risk for the install and therefore media (kind of disk) is a preferred installation method?

Re: Debian Network install disk doesn't find NIC

2010-07-10 Thread Charles Kroeger
>https://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/>Ext4_Howto#Converting_an_ext3_filesystem_to_ext4 Ok, thanks for this link, I think I can work something out. -- CK -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debi

RE: Debian Network install disk doesn't find NIC

2010-07-09 Thread Mike Viau
> On Fri, 9 Jul 2010 20:14:07 -0400 wrote: > > Try the kmuto[1] installers. They have up-to-date kernels that are more > likely to support new hardware. If that is the case, just install the > lenny-backports kernel after installation is complete. > > > [1] http://kmuto.jp/debian/d-i/ > I w

Re: Debian Network install disk doesn't find NIC

2010-07-09 Thread Richard Hector
On Fri, 2010-07-09 at 16:42 -0700, Gary L. Roach wrote: > "No eaternet card" To get that working, it needs to be plugged in to the omnomnomnibus. Sorry. Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@li

Re: Debian Network install disk doesn't find NIC

2010-07-09 Thread Jordan Metzmeier
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 07/09/2010 07:42 PM, Gary L. Roach wrote: > Hello everone; > I just got my new i5 based DP55kg system up and running. I inserted a > newly minted installation disk and selected the gui installation. > Everything worked fine till the program declar

Debian Network install disk doesn't find NIC

2010-07-09 Thread Gary L. Roach
Hello everone; I just got my new i5 based DP55kg system up and running. I inserted a newly minted installation disk and selected the gui installation. Everything worked fine till the program declared: No ethernet card detected but a firewire interface is present. Do you want to used the fire

*** More info *** Debian 4.0r3 for s/390, network install problem

2008-06-28 Thread Ventura
The instalation log: Jun 28 23:37:58 main-menu[689]: INFO: Modifying debconf priority limit from 'high' to 'medium' Jun 28 23:37:58 debconf: Setting debconf/priority to medium Jun 28 23:37:58 main-menu[689]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6): package doesn't exist (ignored) Jun 28 23:38:02 main-menu[689]: IN

Debian 4.0r3 for s/390, network install problem

2008-06-28 Thread Ventura
I am trying to do a network install of Debian 4.0r3 and unfortunately I am receiving a message about modules unavailable. This the part of installation dialog with the messages. // No kernel modules were found. This probably is due

Debian 4.0r3 for s/390, network install problem

2008-06-28 Thread Ventura
I am trying to do a network install of Debian 4.0r3 and unfortunately I am receiving a message about modules unavailable. This the part of installation dialog with the messages. // No kernel modules were found. This probably is due

Re: how to do upgrade with the Network Install disc...

2007-08-16 Thread John Hasler
Payne writes: > Is there a way to upgrade a box with the network install disc, seem to be > only able to do an install. You don't need a CD to upgrade at all. Just edit /etc/apt/sources.list appropriately and do 'sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude dist-upgrade'.

Re: how to do upgrade with the Network Install disc...

2007-08-16 Thread Russell L. Harris
* Chuck Payne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070816 01:14]: > Hi, > > Is there a way to upgrade a box with the network install disc, seem to be > only able to do an install. When upgrading, there is no need for a CD; simply change the repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list . Howeve

how to do upgrade with the Network Install disc...

2007-08-15 Thread Chuck Payne
Hi, Is there a way to upgrade a box with the network install disc, seem to be only able to do an install. Payne -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Debian4 network install woes [WAS: problems installing with 'writemaster' CDROM]

2007-07-30 Thread Wackojacko
michael wrote: On Sat, 2007-07-28 at 18:01 +0100, michael wrote: On Sat, 2007-07-28 at 14:47 +0100, Wackojacko wrote: michael wrote: Folks, I've a new machine Its likely that the machine has more bearing on this problem than the CDROM itself. We need more information regarding the Motherboar

Re: Debian4 network install woes [WAS: problems installing with 'writemaster' CDROM]

2007-07-30 Thread michael
On Sat, 2007-07-28 at 18:01 +0100, michael wrote: > On Sat, 2007-07-28 at 14:47 +0100, Wackojacko wrote: > > michael wrote: > > > Folks, I've a new machine > > > > Its likely that the machine has more bearing on this problem than the > > CDROM itself. We need more information regarding the Moth

Debian4 network install woes [WAS: problems installing with 'writemaster' CDROM]

2007-07-28 Thread michael
On Sat, 2007-07-28 at 14:47 +0100, Wackojacko wrote: > michael wrote: > > Folks, I've a new machine > > Its likely that the machine has more bearing on this problem than the > CDROM itself. We need more information regarding the Motherboard and in > particular the IDE or SATA chip the drive is

Re: [Debian-User] Re: More on Network Install

2007-03-11 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
I'll start fresh and not snip. I've been away so haven't seen the start of this thread. However, I am in Canada and I am on dialup. I would suggest that you get one (any) box, get the netinst.iso for Etch and do an install but don't choose any tasks. What you get is a minimally functional base

Re: [Debian-User] re: Network Install

2007-02-18 Thread David E. Fox
On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:55:44 -0700 Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I download a 128MB network installer iso so that I could use it to > download binariy and source files one at a time from over the internet. Usually you only need binary packages, you don't need the sources unless you want

Re: [Debian-User] re: Network Install

2007-02-17 Thread Chris Bannister
On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 08:32:42AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > apt-cache --names-only search tcl | grep doc | wc -l > > 6 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ apt-cache -n search tcl doc | wc -l > 6 > > heh. multiple words in the search string saves a pipe and grep ;-P Too true! Weird behav

..mirror size, was: More on Network Install

2007-02-16 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:54:56 +0200, Andrei wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:28:25 -0700 > Archive <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [huge snip] > > The entire Debian archive is ~205 GB. You do *not* want to download > that over a slow connection. ..fwiw, I have 2 mir

Re: [Debian-User] Re: More on Network Install

2007-02-16 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Fri, Feb 16, 2007 at 01:42:18PM -0700, Admin wrote: > Andrei Popescu > > Thanks for your reply. Hope you don't have to snip too much. My yet > outstanding question is the POOL directory. I think the POOL directory > contains 'sarge' which would be the latest official release. But I am > not

Re: [Debian-User] Re: More on Network Install

2007-02-16 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:42:18 -0700 Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But everyone seems to get distracted about me wanting a local LAN > mirror of source and binanry. Granted that a dial up connection and Because this is the most impractical way to get Debian. And even if you do download al

Re: [Debian-User] Re: More on Network Install

2007-02-16 Thread Admin
Andrei Popescu Thanks for your reply. Hope you don't have to snip too much. My yet outstanding question is the POOL directory. I think the POOL directory contains 'sarge' which would be the latest official release. But I am not sure. But everyone seems to get distracted about me wanting a l

Re: [Debian-User] Re: More on Network Install

2007-02-16 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:28:25 -0700 Archive <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [huge snip] The entire Debian archive is ~205 GB. You do *not* want to download that over a slow connection. Options: 1. Unless you have special needs it is enough to download the first two CDs. That's about 1.5 GB. If you ne

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