Re: Problems with Wireless pcmcia card

2003-08-21 Thread hartr
On 20 Aug, Jason Dixon wrote: > Once you download/build them, simply install the kernel-wlan-ng, > kernel-wlan-ng-pcmcia, and kernel-wlan-ng-modules packages. Reboot, and > you should be good to go. You might want to edit the > /etc/wlan/wlan.conf to suit your needs, although I've found it can >

Re: Problems with Wireless pcmcia card

2003-08-20 Thread hartr
Hi Further to my previous message, this is what I get in /var/spool/messages... Aug 20 16:24:49 bree cardmgr[745]: socket 1: Intersil PRISM2 11 Mbps Wireless Adapter Aug 20 16:24:49 bree cardmgr[745]: executing: 'modprobe orinoco_cs' Aug 20 16:24:49 bree /etc/hotplug/net.agent: invoke ifup eth1

Problems with Wireless pcmcia card

2003-08-19 Thread hartr
Hi I have a Sparklan wireless (802.11b) card that's causing problems on RH 8. This uses Prism II chips. In order to get it running, I needed to updgrade to pcmcia 2.4 - which required downloading and compiling. All went well and the card is recognised and works fine (including encryption) - for a

Re: having to ethernet interfaces

1998-06-26 Thread hartr
On 22 Jun, Kevin Seguin wrote: > Igmar Palsenberg wrote: > >> >i want to be able to use two ip addresses on two different networks. >i >> >tried using the network configuration in the control panel and adding >a >> >second ethernet interface. when i tried to activate the ethernet >> >interface,

Re: WP7 Package missing items

1998-06-26 Thread hartr
On 22 Jun, Cody Hartley wrote: > Hello All, > > Anyone else notice that the WordPerfect 7 rpm that is shipped on the > bonus disk with RH5.1 is missing about 1/3 of the files? I've sent a > message to RH support, but haven't received a response. Anyone else > heard anything? The only response

Re: Xircom PCMCIA

1998-06-26 Thread hartr
On 22 Jun, Mike A. Lewis, CNE wrote: > > I've recently installed RH5.0 on my Toshiba laptop. During the install, > the option for a Xircom PCMCIA NIC was not available, therefore I just > skipped installing networking. Can someone tell me what steps are > necessary to install this Xircom card n

Re: having to ethernet interfaces

1998-06-26 Thread hartr
On 22 Jun, Scott wrote: > I too would like this information. I use my box on 2 completely different > networks and with NT its a simple re-boot (if this is simple). I want to > see if I can get linux to do the same thing. Hmmm Linux is a real OS that allows you to change the IP address of the e

Re: IP_FW_MAX_PORTS

1998-06-03 Thread hartr
On 1 Jun, Slyglif Cain wrote: > Hello. I'm not sure if this is the correct list to ask in, but I didn't see > a group which seemed more appropriate. From reading the man pages, it looks > as though ipfwadm has a limit of 10 ports which can be blocked based on > src/dest addresses. What kind of

Re: RedHat Support????

1998-05-27 Thread hartr
Kit Many thanks - I have only just caught up with this thread and appreciate your comments. Robert Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] Red Hat Software Inc. Phone: +1-919-547-0012 Fax: +1-919-547-0024 4201 Research Commons Suite 100, 79 TW Alexander Dr

Re: IP Forwarding

1998-05-15 Thread hartr
On 15 May, Adam Neat wrote: > Hello > > Curious as to whether Red Hat 4.1 has IP Forwarding turned on by default - > there doesnt seem to be a header in the /etc/sysconfig/network files for it? Just had a rethink about this! Red Hat 4.x used an earlier 2.0.x kernel which did not allow you to t

Re: Dial-up configuration

1998-05-12 Thread hartr
On 11 May, David Pellegrino wrote: > Hello, > I am very new to using Linux. Very. I'm having trouble getting the pppd > working.I believe I've configured everything right, I've configured > ppp-on, options, etc. I've been using Minicom to connect to my ISP. It > connects, they shake

Re: Redhat 5.0-ppp

1998-05-11 Thread hartr
On 10 May, William boulineau wrote: > Can someone recommend a reference on setting up ppp under X for Redhat 5.0 > for a newbie? I have tried all the How-To's and faq's on the CD, but I > still can't get it right. Thanks. Go to http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/ and look at the PPP

Re: Re Linux and Joe Sixpack

1998-05-11 Thread hartr
On 8 May, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 05/08/98 >at 03:16 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > >>There is NO >>WAY I could recommend someone install Red Hat 3.0.3 and then connect the >>machine to the Internet! This does not mean that Red Hat 3.0.3 was buggy >>- it's just

Project Management Software for Unix

1998-05-08 Thread hartr
Hi Well - I have been receiving quite a few messages about this that want to know what I turn up. It also seems that I didn't explain myself too clearly about what I am looking for. 1) I am looking for software like MS Project - a full featured project management tool (and I realise that MS P

Re: The Corel Report

1998-05-08 Thread hartr
On 8 May, Michael Jinks wrote: > Tim Larkins (EUKSHEL1PO) wrote: > >> Does this mean GIMP is finaly gona have a bit of competition? :) > > Doesn't Java provide most of the GIMP's functionality at the language level? > > As I understand it, widespread use of Java would make the GIMP irr

Re: qmail

1998-05-08 Thread hartr
On 8 May, Chris Evans wrote: > > On 7 May 1998, Bryan C. Andregg wrote: > >> On Thu, 7 May 1998 15:46:31 -0500 (CDT), <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > I know the reason that redhat doesn't (or any distro for that matter) >> > include qmail is because it has to be in source, but why doesn't redha

Re: Linux and Joe Sixpack

1998-05-08 Thread hartr
On 7 May, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The impression I get is that things having been moving too fast. We seem > to be edging towards the situation commercial Unix was in, with 4 or 5 > slightly incompatible distributions and users who support their own brand > of Linux to the exclusion of all ot

Project Management Software for Unix

1998-05-08 Thread hartr
Hi Red Hat Software is looking around for project management software that runs on Unix. We would be very interested in recommendations from our users as to their experiences with software. Please note - we are interested in packages that run on Unix (not necessary Linux, any Unix is OK) ONLY!

Re: UPDATE: strange RH5 ip_forwarding problems?

1998-04-24 Thread hartr
On 24 Apr, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello > > Does anyone know of any strange IP_forwarding problems with Red Hat 5.0? > > We are having aweful problems trying to get several boxes to route between > private and public networks over multiple ethernet and ppp interfaces. > > Its almost as if

Which modem for Linux - PnP, Winmodem, internal, external...

1998-04-23 Thread hartr
Hi I just want to clarify a few things about modems. In this instance please note that I am talking as teh author of the PPP-HOWTO and not as any sort of spokesperson for Red Hat. 1) Winmodems: these will at best work at 9,600 baud on Linux - if at all. Avoid at all costs. 2) PnP (internal)

Re: Configuring internet

1998-04-23 Thread hartr
On 23 Apr, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hellow everybody! > > Can I configure internet access via > linux using the control-panel? > How must I proceed? Thanks!!! Go to http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/ and read the PPP tip. -- Robert Hart

Re: More than 128 MB swap?

1998-04-23 Thread hartr
On 23 Apr, Oliver Schade wrote: > Hi > > > I have 256 and 512 MB RAM and would like to use up to 1024 MB swap. But > the swap-partition will be truncated to 128 MB. How can I disable this? Whilst each swap partition can only be < 128MB, you can have 16 swap partitions - which will give you up t

Re: Anyone's guess on 5.1?

1998-04-23 Thread hartr
On 23 Apr, Henrik Edlund wrote: > On Thu, 23 Apr 1998, Donovan R. Palmer wrote: > >> I was thinking about purchasing 5.0, but thought I would ask if >> anyone had heard any rumors about when 5.1 was going to come out? I >> REALLY don't want to make a purchse 5 only to see it superceded by >> 5.1

Re: Anyone's guess on 5.1?

1998-04-23 Thread hartr
On 23 Apr, Henrik Edlund wrote: > On Thu, 23 Apr 1998, Donovan R. Palmer wrote: > >> I was thinking about purchasing 5.0, but thought I would ask if >> anyone had heard any rumors about when 5.1 was going to come out? I >> REALLY don't want to make a purchse 5 only to see it superceded by >> 5.1

Re: Off topic? Firewall passing UDP

1998-04-23 Thread hartr
On 22 Apr, Doug Roberts wrote: > Hi all - > > I apologize for what is a pretty off-topic post. Although it does involve > RH Linux... > > I've just been asked to allow UDP through the (RH Linux) firewall, and > would like opinions on the safety of doing so. A summary of possible > compromises to

Attaching large files to mailing list posts (was Re: Internet via RH 5.0)

1998-04-22 Thread hartr
On 21 Apr, Herisanu Nicolae wrote: > I recently discovered how to configure PPP. > (today) > > Attached you have some files in gif format and a html doc > that says all about PPP. > > I hope you'll manage. > > P.S. I have sent you a *.zip file. This message is written from WinSucks. > I didn't

Re: IP Forwarding

1998-04-16 Thread hartr
On 16 Apr, Maximo B. Salviejo wrote: > can someone tell me how to turn "on" IP forwarding As root, fire up X and run netcfg. Go to routing and check the IP Forwarding box. If you want to avoid using X, simply edit /etc/sysconfig/network and set FORWARD_IPV4=yes as desired. -- Robe

Re: PCMCIA Support at boot

1998-04-16 Thread hartr
On 16 Apr, average@.wantree.com.au wrote: > regarding pcmcia support I have checked the rpm and the pcmcia is installed > I have edited the /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia > but when i type ntsysv there is nothing there re pcmcia at start up > i can type /etc/rc.d/init/d/pcmcia start and i get starting pcmc

Re: PPP Server

1998-04-16 Thread hartr
On 16 Apr, Paul Breedlove wrote: > I am trying to set up a PPP server that will allow windows 3.1 users, > using Trumpet, PPP access. I found a doc on sunsite on configuring a PPP > server and followed the directions. I can call up, logon, and establish > the PPP connection, but the windows 3.1 ma

Re: PCMCIA Support

1998-04-15 Thread hartr
On 15 Apr, William Wise wrote: > Hi! Another Newbie question... > > During my RH5.0 install the system never mentioned anything about installing > or configuring PCMCIA support although the install was done on a laptop that > supports these devices. Do I need to install this manually from an RP

Re: Linux in general

1998-04-15 Thread hartr
On 14 Apr, Norma Thompson wrote: > You guys are so far ahead of me, I only understand about .01 percent of what > I read. I'm 55 and always used DOS/Windows. I have moaned about the loss > of the ability to tweak my computer as I pleased ever since Windows came > out. I've never even used Unix

Re: PCMCIA trouble

1998-04-13 Thread hartr
On 10 Apr, Stefan Miltchev wrote: > Hi fellow redhat users, > I've been using a redhat system for quite a while on my desktop, but I > recently proceeded to install it on my dad's laptop. He's not too > impressed by the fact that when booting up with his LAN card if the modem > card is in the seco

Re: PPP error. "Problem: all had bit 7 set to 0"

1998-04-13 Thread hartr
On 11 Apr, Trenton D. Adams wrote: > This is the last few messages in my /var/log/messages file when trying to > connect to my ISP. I am sure that I have used the exact ppp-on, and > ppp-on-dialer scripts before to connect without a flaw. However, now it > doesn't seem to work. Notice the last

Sample PPP scripts

1998-04-10 Thread hartr
OK I have now received too many requests to post sample scripts to the lists to ignore... Please note that these scripts are for a non-PAP connection. A careful reading of these scripts should be reasonably self explanatory! Remember, you start the ppp connection by giving the command