when/how are linux/modules/*.ver built?

Hi. For 2.2.12: I'm recompiling the tulip.c network card driver, which wants to include modversions.h, which in turn wants to include linux/modules/*.ver. But they're not there. When/how are these .ver files built? Thanks for any info, John N.

dhcpcd on slink

rying to use version 0.70-5 Thanks for any information . . . John N. John G. Norman (http://people.ne.mediaone.net/jgnorman/)

Re: dhcpcd on slink

ent compiled for 2.2 kernels with 2.3 kernels (the current development series) without a single glitch. -- -- Phil Brutsche [EMAIL PROTECTED] "There are two things that are infinite; Human stupidity and the universe. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein John G. Norman (http://people.ne.mediaone.net/jgnorman/)

Re: dhcpcd on slink

Still at it . . . I'm trying to get dhcp going on an old 486 with a 3com 3c515 NIC. With potato, dhclient runs . . . but dhcp still can't get a response. This is MediaOne in Cambridge, Mass. . . . Does anyone in Cambridge know if dhcp service requires a hostname or a registered MAC address?

Re: slink->frozen upgrade problems

eing pre-dependent on debianutils, which is in turn predendent on libc6. The version numbers that are required make this upgrade impossible to do at the moment. John G. Norman (http://people.ne.mediaone.net/jgnorman/)

best place to put ipchains settings?

On debian potato (2.2.12) . . . I've been examining the files in the various /etc/rc* directories on debian, and I'm not sure where I should put my ipchains commands. What's the best place? John N.

address sends invalid ICMP error to a broadcast . . . ?

le on the net with funny configs? Or up to no good? Thanks for any information. John N. John G. Norman (http://people.ne.mediaone.net/jgnorman/)

Re: best place to put ipchains settings?

After a lot of scrutiny, I decided that since my rules are so simple (just masquerading) that I put them in /etc/init.d/networking. Seems to work ok . . . At 12:01 AM 3/7/2000 +0100, Sven Esbjerg wrote: On Mon, Mar 06, 2000 at 04:45:59PM -0500, John G. Norman wrote: > I've been exami

Re: securing ports

Which ports are inadvisable for closing? TIA, John N. At 09:07 PM 3/6/2000 -0600, Andrei Ivanov wrote: ipchains. Read the IPCHAINS-HOWTO. Or just disable all the services through /etc/inetd.conf (not advised for a couple of ports).