June 1998 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] ppp / pap setup
by djb＠redhat.com 02 Jun '98

02 Jun '98

> I have a little time in Linux (6 months) and just completed > my nite class of Intro to Unix, with that I would like to ask > some questions. I have two different boxes here, one Linux RH > 5.0(b) and just installed BSD 2.2.6 for the experience on my > other machine. RH 5.0 provided a GUI from X, in root, called > _netcfg_ that enabled me to log into my Netcom ISP which does > not provide a static IP for me. It allowed entries for user > name, password, primary and secondary DNS numbers, all of > which Netcom asks you to use. Seeing that I log in fine, I am > dying to find the location of the script it wrote to study for > my learning. I also want to see if I can use the script on my > other versions of Linux / Unix that I intend on trying. Any > ideas. Those scripts are in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts. You care about everything with "ppp" in the name and 'ifup' and 'ifdown'. --Donnie -- Donnie Barnes <A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/~djb"><A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/~djb</A">http://www.redhat.com/~djb</A</A>> djb(a)redhat.com "Bah." Challenge Diversity. Ignore People. Live Life. Use Linux. 879. My Dad used to say I have deceptive quickness. I'm slower than I look. -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] ppp-up generic (error)
by lsayre＠integrityonline13.com 01 Jun '98

01 Jun '98

W.D.McKinney wrote: > > Lawrence Sayre <lsayre(a)integrityonline13.com> wrote: > > > > When I try to invoke 'ppp-up generic' I get the error "Bad local IP > > address 127.0.0.1", and then nothing. > > > > Is there a cure for this? > > > > Lawrence Sayre <lsayre(a)integrityonline13.com> > > > > Is /etc/resolve.conf and /etc/hosts defined for your system ? > > I use X-ISP and it works fine as long as I have the info correct. > > -Dee > > W.D.McKinney (Dee) -=- deem(a)wdm.com > No claim to fame, just saved by Grace. > -- My /etc/hosts file says: 127.0.0.1 localhost My /etc/resolv.conf says: domain www.integrityonline13.com nameserver YAST_ASK nameserver 192.52.71.5 #kppp temp entry nameserver 199.94.215.244 #kppp temp entry How do I access X-ISP? ----------------------------------------------- Man's mind is his basic tool of survival! Lawrence Sayre <lsayre(a)integrityonline13.com> ----------------------------------------------- -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] WindowMaker
by hekate＠intergate.bc.ca 01 Jun '98

01 Jun '98

I like the last version of WM so much I wasn't sure if I should even change to the upgrade. How do you like it?? -----Original Message----- From: Michael Lankton <satan(a)nfinity.com> To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com> Date: Friday, May 29, 1998 11:05 AM Subject: [S.u.S.E. Linux] WindowMaker > >For you WindowMaker users out there in SuSE land, WindowMaker 0.15.0 was >released this morning and looks to be the last release for awhile as Dan >Pascu (the current lead maintainer while Alfredo is on vacation) is >leaving the project. Find it at ><A HREF="ftp://ftp.windowmaker.org/pub/beta/srcs"><A HREF="ftp://ftp.windowmaker.org/pub/beta/srcs</A">ftp://ftp.windowmaker.org/pub/beta/srcs</A</A>>. >-- > _____ > .-'WWWWW'L. WindowMaker.... > .'WWWWWWWWWWWW.__ > /WWWWWWW| \W| The choice of > ;WWWWWWWW| ;| a GNU generation. > |WWWWWWWW| || > ;WWW| ;| ===================================== > \WW| /W| |Michael Lankton, satan(a)nfinity.com | > __'W| .'WW| | University of Nebraska-Omaha CIST | > |WWWWW-._____._WWWWW| ===================================== >-- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Clueless Newbie
by arunkhan＠xnet.com 01 Jun '98

01 Jun '98

At 09:45 PM 98-05-30 -0500, you wrote: > > >Well, I finally am up with Linux .. I put in a 2nd 4.3 gig IDE drive in my >Pentium 100. SuSE found the CD-ROM and booted. Thanks for the advice. > >Linux can't find my mouse .. a Logitech M-M35 .. this is a new type serial >mouse .. a small OEM mouse. When I use YaST and goto Configure SFree86 the >system stays on "applying ......." forever. Fortunately Linux uncleaned the >drives after I "reset" my PC. Does the mouse connect to one of the serial ports (COM1/2)? If so, have you tried building a new kernel with serial mouse support? [ OR is it possible that you have a USB mouse? I am not sure about USB support in Linux ] >Also I can't find a way to address my CD-ROM drive once I'm in Linux. What >commands do I use? SCSI cdrom devices are adressed as /dev/scd0, ATAPI/IDE cdroms e.g. master on 2nd IDE controller would be /dev/hdc. Proprietary drives have their own devices e.g. Mitsumi (non-atapi) /dev/mcd. >Just one other thing .. I wish IBM's AIX was this nice to work with. The >history command with Linux is nice. compile the source for bash or pdksh in AIX, you will then have command history capability in AIX as well. HTH Arun Khan -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] (Fwd) Re: Chat & pppd in 5.2
by hlarons＠ComCAT.COM 01 Jun '98

01 Jun '98

At Wolfgang Weisselberg's suggestion, I am forwarding this to the list. I have added some new information re the solution of my problem that can be shared. This info is inserted into the text between >>>>>> <<<<<< marks. ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 22:59:31 +0200 From: Wolfgang Weisselberg <weissel(a)jupiter.ph-cip.uni-koeln.de> To: hlarons(a)ComCAT.COM Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Chat & pppd in 5.2 >> Wolfgang, >> >>Sincere thanks for your kind reply. You are >>exactly right--that's what I wanted. I forgot about ip-up, >>although it was in my old installation. >>>>>>>>>>>>> I am referring to my desire to see the chat script play out, or to see some evidence on the console that a PPP connection has been established. <<<<<<<<<<<<<< >> Now, a new problem. My /etc/ppp/ip-up script won't run :-( >> >> OK, I'm a Linux newbie, but I created the script as >> /etc/ppp/ip-up. I assigned the same ownership and permissions >>as pppd. >The script is readable and executable? It must be readable ... >My pppd: -rwsr-xr-- 1 root dialout 83952 Mar 4 20:33 /usr/sbin/pppd* > ^ Did you set the s as well? That won't work for a script, that >is a security problem you could drive a truck through ... so >Linux ignores it. >Also, it is enough if ip-up is >-r-x------ 1 root root . . . . . . . . . . . ip-up >because the s (set-UID)-bit of pppd will make pppd run as root, >no matter who called it. So ip-up must be executable by root. It >is OK if it is writable by root ... >>>>>>>>>> I checked the permissions, and they are just what they should be. <<<<<<<<<<<<< >And there may be another problem: >As it was told me on the list, pppd Version 2.3.3 does no longer >start ip-up properly if dial-on-demand. This is a bug, maybe >it's fixed by Version 2.3.5 ... >To find out which version it is, use rpm -q ppp. >>>>>>>>> I am running pppd 2.2.0, so there should be no problem. Also, I'm not using diald (dial-on-demand). <<<<<<<<<<<<< >> I used the script to exec another script to run ifconfig, >> because the pppd man page says that the ip-up script has all >> output directed to /dev/null. >Why? You want the IP-address? >This is given to the script, and you can still use >echo "MY IP is $IP" >> /var/log/ppp >or echo "MY IP is $IP" | mail -s "IP" username >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, I'm embarrassed to say that on further checking, I found that ip-up WAS running, it just wasn't sending any info to the terminal. So, my "quick fix" was to put these two lines into ip-up: TTYVAR=`tty` exec /usr/sbin/ifconfig ppp0 > $TTYVAR Problem solved! Now when I invoke the dialer and a connection is established, the ppp0 status from ifconfig appears immediately on my console. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >> I send this as a private e-mail because I don't think it adds >> anything to the SuSE list. >Well, you'd have gotten more answers and maybe even more ideas. >It belongs on the list, IMHO. >You may forward this mail to the list, as well. >-Wolfgang Howard Arons Howard A Please reply to hlarons(a)rice.edu -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] Please-The Needed Fix to Compile PGP ?
by deem＠wdm.com 01 Jun '98

01 Jun '98

Due to a system failure I need the fix to compile pgp 262 under Linux. Would someone be so kind to send the needed info ? Thanks & Regards -Dee -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Clueless Newbie
by weissel＠jupiter.ph-cip.uni-koeln.de 01 Jun '98

01 Jun '98

Hi! Trying to kill the keyboard, mappleby(a)mwci.net produced: > Linux can't find my mouse .. a Logitech M-M35 .. this is a new type serial > mouse .. a small OEM mouse. When I use YaST and goto Configure SFree86 the > system stays on "applying ......." forever. Fortunately Linux uncleaned the > drives after I "reset" my PC. man XF86Config says: The Logitech protocol is for old serial mouse models from Logitech. Many newer Logitech serial mice use either the Microsoft or MouseMan protocol. ... like the Logitech M/N:M-M30 that's next to me, it runs on the Microsoft protocoll. Also do try the baud rates, but 1200 should work A-OK. Oh, you can try xf86config, which is text-only based (and certainly not as good-looking) but it won't give trouble with hanging mice. > Just one other thing .. I wish IBM's AIX was this nice to work with. The > history command with Linux is nice. That is not linux, that is the bash (one of the command line interpreters, standard on SuSE). It should work on AIX as well. -Wolfgang -- PGP 2 welcome: Mail me, subject "send PGP-key". If you've nothing at all to hide, you must be boring. Unsolicited Bulk E-Mails: *You* pay for ads you never wanted. Is our economy _so_ weak we have to tolerate SPAMMERS? I guess not. -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] New Product Gossip of the Day [WINDOWS GOES
by weissel＠jupiter.ph-cip.uni-koeln.de 01 Jun '98

01 Jun '98

Hi! Trying to kill the keyboard, jonathan(a)aracnet.net produced: > On 29-May-98 Wolfgang Weisselberg wrote: > >> bundle? *Then* they can boast about integration. They can add on to the > >> open > >> source kernel, keep their addons proprietary (as long as that will last) and > >> people will love Linux because, "Hey, it's Microsoft" > Ah perhaps I was unclear/partially wrong. I meant _keep_ the open source > kernel as-is and build tools and apps around it. They have to keep the open source kernel, yes, but tools and apps I'd hardly call 'addons'. Proprietary tools and apps are possible, even wanted. If MS wanted to compete, by all means, they should go ahead. But there would be a stiff wind blowing in their faces --- they could not pull tricks like using undocumented API calls to make their code seem better compared to concurence and there are already lots and lots of good stuff around --- open sourced. > Yet exc{HANG}e is selling. Better, faster, more stable doesn't necessarily > sell. Sexchange is selling, but only due to management ... and even they can get fed up some day with it. I mean, there were the days of 'You can't get fired buying IBM', now the days of '... buying MS' seem to wane slowly but surely. > I look at something like Netscape, they sold it (for a while) and it was > completely proprietary. And [at least on the WingDings platform] it wasn't > half as stable as M$IE. Well, Netscape is not what I'd call stable. I've seen lots of crashes (ok, with lots of users), and on WinXX platforms IE had the plus of undocumented API tricks. I do know why I prefer lynx. > I think Microsoft is going to do all of this without being a distributor > anyways. NetShow is just the start... Let them, they'll either produce quality software or else. They can't take over Linux, and thinks like XFree86tm and lesstif show what often happens. -Wolfgang -- PGP 2 welcome: Mail me, subject "send PGP-key". If you've nothing at all to hide, you must be boring. Unsolicited Bulk E-Mails: *You* pay for ads you never wanted. Is our economy _so_ weak we have to tolerate SPAMMERS? I guess not. -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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by lgras＠pie.xtec.es 01 Jun '98

01 Jun '98

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] linux_logo-2.02
by hekate＠intergate.bc.ca 01 Jun '98

01 Jun '98

sorry about that ....of course it shoud say in your boot.local 'usr/local/bin/linux-logo > /etc/issue' -----Original Message----- From: MJohnson <hekate(a)intergate.bc.ca> To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com> Date: Sunday, May 31, 1998 11:26 PM Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] linux_logo-2.02 > >go to sbin/init.d (??) ....boot.local....edit that file so that >you have this line ....'usr/local/bin > /etc/issue... and it will display >the logo at the prompt... SuSE doesn't use the same rc.local that RH does or >the same ones as Slak....but if you do this it'll work >-----Original Message----- >From: Dana J. Laude <dana(a)ntd.net> >To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com> >Date: Sunday, May 31, 1998 8:09 PM >Subject: [S.u.S.E. Linux] linux_logo-2.02 > > >> >>Anyone get this working with S.u.S.E. 5.1? Maybe I'm just blind >>tonight, but I can't find the rc.local file. >> >>Dana >> >>-- >>To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >>this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e >> > >-- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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