how to "remove" Xfree?

I know I could probably find this info in HOWTOs or whatnots, but I am pretty it's quite simple and one of you nice fellows won't mind spending a few lines of text to explain:) I basicly want to boot up in the DOS like "interface", no fancy stuff (just running firewall). Thx

email server?

Hi, Let me explain my situation...I have a small LAN at home: 1 linux firewall/gateway and 3 workstations (me, brother and dad). With my cable modem access we are provided with 3 email addresses. We'd like to split the adresses, one for me, one for my brother and the last one for my dad. The p

RE: email server?

> The problem is that they are all accessed using the same >"email box"; meaning you can't check them individually. Well, I have one account at my isp. That account has 3 email addresses. When I want to dl my emails, I can only dl the emails for my entire account. Meaning I cannot only dl the

Creating a bootable CD from online files!!

Files I have gotten from the FTP site:    -base2_2.tgz  -loadlin.exe  -entire compact directory (drivers.tgz, install.bat, kernel-config and linux)  -entire doc directory     I am pretty sure I have all the files needed to create a bootable CD-ROM which will allow me to install the compact

Firewalls and IP Maskerade

Hi,    New to linux, really don't know squat :) I just installed debian on my 3rd comp at home. I want to use this comp has a gateway/firewall to the internet. Basicly I want my 2 others comp (running win98SE) to access the internet through this comp (games, emails, internet, etc...).  I hav

Networking questions

   I have a few questions, here goes:    1. My inetd.conf files contains entries such as these ones:    #:STANDARD: These are standard services.    #:BSD: Shell, login, exec and talk are BSD protocls       These are of the form #:LABEL: (what the file states). Are these enable

Re: Networking questions

ight now, but this file is not specific for ipchains.        A new question:     -What is the port number for smtp, pop3, www and DNS on my firewall, not on the remote server? And do these port numbers change depending on the local hosts which is accessing the "net"?   - Original

re:networking questions

Forgot to mention why I want to log ip traffic. I mostly want to determine which ports are used by my games. Is this possible?

miscellianeous questions

1. How do I delete a user?   2. Running netstat -ta, I found out I have the following services running:    TCP    0    0    *:6000        *:*  TCP    0    0    *:1024        *:*  TCP    0    0    *:sunrpc *:*     What are these services and how do I shut them down (I have commented out

Cannot get iptables to work in 2.4.1 and compiling question.

Hi,    I get the error "command not found" when I type "iptables". I know I compiled every "net" option in the kernel (choosed y).  What am I doing wrong? Not much to go on, I know    Also what does "make modules" do, does it create an image like "make bzImage"? I have 2 comps running lin

how to install iptables-1.2?

Hi,    I am having trouble installing iptables. I fisrt compiled the 2.4.1 and "installed".  Once I booted  with 2.4.1, I unzipped the iptables-1.2.tar.bz2 file and followed the instructions in the INSTALL file. In the first step (make), the "installation" gets stuck in loop and I have to ct

Need help with Telnet

Hi, I am trying to tell net into my Linux gateway/firewall from a winXP box. I added the follwowing to inetd.conf: telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/telnet in.telnet Went I try to telnet in, I just get a black box, can't do anything from it. What is the correct line I need to add

Can't login as root from telnet

Title says it all. How can I login as root from telnet?

need help compiling kernel: problems with make menuconfig

Just reinstalled a Debian/GNU system. I didn't install X, has it wouldn't load up correctly and didn't it. Without X, to compile a new kernel I am forced to use make menuconfig. Which supposedly requires the package ncurses-dev. Using Debian's apt-get utility I tried to install ncurses-dev. It retu

can't get realtek NICs to work.

Just installed a debian system. Used a CD to boot and downloaded the files from the net afterwards. Installation went well, NIC where working fine. Since I want to use iptables, I need a 2.4.x kernel. Compiled a new one, with support for 8139 realteks, the NICs I have. Everything seems to work fi

Re: can't get realtek NICs to work.

"i only use 2.2 kernels..rt8139 works good :)" I know :( With 2.2.20 kernel everything works fine, but no go with 2.4.17. I don't remember with which 2.4 kernel, but I got them to work, needed to reinstall system. Wish iptables would work 2.2.x kernels - Original Message - From: "

Trouble with X window system

I am running Debian 3.0 (using testing).  Using apt-get I installed x-window-system, gnone-bin and enligthenment. When I try to start the xserver, startx, I get the following error:    windows found, but not configure properly   FATAL ERROR no windows found   Thx in advance for the help.

Re: Trouble with X window system

I ran the xf86config, I still get the same error? What could cause such an error? - Original Message - From: "Tuukka Toivonen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "seg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "debian" Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 9:32 AM Subject: Re: T

Re: can't get realtek NICs to work.

Really don't how or why, the problem resolved on its own. Load it up the 2.2.20 kernel, for a day, needed access to net. Following day, I loaded up 2.4.17 and everything was fine. - Original Message - From: "John Foster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "seg" <[EM

Getting Telnet to work

Hi,    I have small LAN: 3 win2k workstations and 1 Debian linux gateway/firewall. I want to telnet into my gateway/firewall from one of my win2k stations. Tired of always going downstairs to change the firewall rules or whatnot J  So how do I set this up? I set up the proper firewall rul