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[SLE] Routing question
by Koenraad Lelong 28 Jul '06

28 Jul '06

Hi, I have two external networks, say 192.168.0.x, on PC-A, and 192.168.1.x on PC-B. My DHCP-server gives a standard router pointing to PC-A. I need to access 192.168.1.x, so, on my own PC I (manually) do 'route add 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 gw PCB'. This works. How do I set a similar route for all PC's on my internal network ? I first thought of adding a DHCP entry, but this seems not preferred. I read (on a ISC DCHP mailing list) that setting the route needs to be done elsewere, I concluded that this has to be done at the standard gateway. On my gateway there is a route identical to what I did on my own PC, there I can reach both external networks without problems although his standard gateway points to the external network (without that route added it didn't work). I hope this makes some sense, any help ? Please refer me to some sites where I can read about this. -- Met vriendelijke groeten, Koenraad Lelong R&D Manager ACE electronics n.v. -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] SUSE10.1 broken graphics
by Razor Peak 28 Jul '06

28 Jul '06

Hi, I am pretty new to linux. So please treat me as pretty novice, please forgive me about that. I have installed SuSE 10.1 on Intel D915GUX mother board with Pentuim4 EM64T processor. My monitor is Samtron 15inch model 56V. The X11 graphics is broken whenever I try to have a resolution higher than 800x600. I tried with different configuration but none did help. I have the xorg.conf.install file as follows: -------------- start paste -------------------------- # generic XFree86 4.x configuration file Section "Files" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib64/modules" RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" InputDevices "/dev/ttyS0" InputDevices "/dev/ttyS1" InputDevices "/dev/ttyS2" InputDevices "/dev/ttyS3" InputDevices "/dev/ttyS4" InputDevices "/dev/ttyS5" InputDevices "/dev/ttyS6" InputDevices "/dev/ttyS7" InputDevices "/dev/ttyS8" InputDevices "/dev/psaux" InputDevices "/dev/logibm" InputDevices "/dev/sunmouse" InputDevices "/dev/atibm" InputDevices "/dev/amigamouse" InputDevices "/dev/atarimouse" InputDevices "/dev/inportbm" InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata" InputDevices "/dev/usbmouse" InputDevices "/dev/adbmouse" InputDevices "/dev/input/mice" InputDevices "/dev/input/event0" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" Option "BlankTime" "0" EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" Load "extmod" Load "glx" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "kbd" Identifier "Keyboard[0]" Option "Protocol" "Standard" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" Option "XkbKeycodes" "xfree86" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "mouse" Identifier "Mouse[1]" Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" EndSection Section "Monitor" HorizSync 25-40 Identifier "Monitor[0]" ModelName "Initial" VendorName "Initial" VertRefresh 47-75 UseModes "Modes[0]" EndSection Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[0]" Modeline "800x600" 29.38 800 816 896 992 600 601 604 617 # 1. Try Modeline "640x480" 31.5 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 # 6. Try Modeline "640x480" 31.5 640 680 720 864 480 488 491 521 # 5. Try Modeline "640x480" 28 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525 # 4. Try Modeline "640x480" 28.32 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525 # 3. Try Modeline "640x480" 25.18 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525 # 2. Try Modeline "640x480" 25.175 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525 # 1. Try EndSection Section "Monitor" HorizSync 28-33 Identifier "Monitor[vmware]" ModelName "Initial" VendorName "Initial" VertRefresh 43-72 UseModes "Modes[vmware]" EndSection Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[vmware]" Modeline "800x600" 29.38 800 816 896 992 600 601 604 617 EndSection Section "Monitor" HorizSync 31-48 Identifier "Monitor[vesa]" ModelName "VESA" VendorName "VESA" VertRefresh 50-60 EndSection # Screen Section for module X support # ------------------------------------- Section "Screen" SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 32 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection Device "Device[0]" Identifier "Screen[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" EndSection # Screen Section for fbdev support # ---------------------------------- Section "Screen" SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "default" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "default" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "default" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "default" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 32 Modes "default" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "default" EndSubSection Device "Device[fbdev]" Identifier "Screen[fbdev]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" EndSection # Screen Section for vesa support # ---------------------------------- Section "Screen" SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "default" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "default" EndSubSection Device "Device[vesa]" Identifier "Screen[vesa]" Monitor "Monitor[vesa]" EndSection # Screen Section for vmware support # ---------------------------------- Section "Screen" SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection Device "Device[vmware]" Identifier "Screen[vmware]" Monitor "Monitor[vmware]" EndSection # Device Sections... # ------------------- Section "Device" #BusID "1:0:0" Driver "ChangeMe" Identifier "Device[0]" # device_options Option "sw_cursor" "on" EndSection Section "Device" Driver "fbdev" Identifier "Device[fbdev]" # fbdev_options Option "ShadowFB" "off" EndSection Section "Device" Driver "vesa" #Option "DefaultRefresh" Option "ModeSetClearScreen" "no" Identifier "Device[vesa]" EndSection Section "Device" Driver "vmware" Identifier "Device[vmware]" EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout[all]" InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer" Option "Xinerama" "off" Screen "Screen[fbdev]" EndSection -------------- end paste -------------------------- also the old xorg.conf file looked like (which is now identical with xorg.conf.install, old xorg.conf was breaking the graphics) -------------- start paste -------------------------- # /.../ # SaX generated X11 config file # Created on: 2006-07-28T08:47:46+0530. # # Version: 7.1 # Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax(a)suse.de>, 2005 # Contact: SaX-User list <https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users> # # Automatically generated by [ISaX] (7.1) # PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE! # Section "Files" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/Type1" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/japanese:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/Type1" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/xtest" FontPath "/opt/kde3/share/fonts" InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata" InputDevices "/dev/input/mice" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on" EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "extmod" Load "glx" Load "v4l" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "kbd" Identifier "Keyboard[0]" Option "Protocol" "Standard" Option "XkbLayout" "us" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "mouse" Identifier "Mouse[1]" Option "Buttons" "5" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Name" "ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse" Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2" Option "Vendor" "Sysp" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Monitor" Option "CalcAlgorithm" "XServerPool" HorizSync 31-34 Identifier "Monitor[0]" ModelName "800X600@60HZ" Option "DPMS" VendorName "--> VESA" VertRefresh 50-60 UseModes "Modes[0]" EndSection Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[0]" Modeline "800x600" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync EndSection Section "Screen" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection Device "Device[0]" Identifier "Screen[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" EndSection Section "Device" BoardName "915 G" BusID "0:2:0" Driver "i810" Identifier "Device[0]" Option "NoDDC" VendorName "Intel" EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout[all]" InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer" Option "Clone" "off" Option "Xinerama" "off" Screen "Screen[0]" EndSection Section "DRI" Group "video" Mode 0660 EndSection Section "Extensions" EndSection -------------- end paste -------------------------- I tried to find SAMTRON 56V driver from net but could not find one. SaX2 is showing "--> VESA" as monitor (selecting SAMTRON 56V) is breaking. My monitor spec is as follows: -------------- start paste -------------------------- *15"(13.8" Viewable) *0.24mm(H) Dot Pitch *1024x768@68 Maximum Resolution *Plug & Play *Mac & PC Compatibility The SAMTRON 56V is the ideal monitor for office and home users. Its large screen offers full clear visibility. The perfect flicker-free display eliminates eye strain. It has a horizontal frequency of 30~55kHz and 1024 X 768 maximum resolution. In addition, the perfected Plug & Play supports DDC and new USB (optional). The compact design of SAMTRON 56V offers you the freedom to fully utilize your space without compromising clarity, safety and performance. The SAMTRON 56V is perfectly compatible with Windows 2000 and Windows ME and can be connected directly to Macintosh. It satisfies the standard of energy 2000 by adopting an epochal power technology that makes 3W power consumption in minimum in standing by state. -------------- end paste -------------------------- I laid my cards before you guys, please somebody help me out. Thanks in advance, Bikram Chatterjee Alumnus Software Limited West Bengal, India Phone : +91 33 2357 5626 to 28 -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] possible new user
by richard 28 Jul '06

28 Jul '06

Hi all thinking of changing from MDV 2007 to Suse. as bugs are not getting fixed and again lack of backward compatability. questions:- MDV uses urpmi to load packages using rpm, but gets all the dependant packages as well, Whats the suse equivilant ? Penguin liberation front supplies some of the packages that cant be bundled with the MDV distro due to copyright etc reasons. Suse equivalent ??? is YAST still as horrible and obstructive as it was last time I looked at Suse (6.3) ? TIA Richard -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] REPOST: " DBUS Daemon is not running"
by Basil Chupin 28 Jul '06

28 Jul '06

Some days ago the default kernel on 10.1 was updated to 2.6.16.21-0.13 and then, over the following couple of days, other bits got updated. Now, on every boot I get an error on the screen, when the Desktop displays, stating that, "DBUS Daemon is not running. Starting it will provide full funcitionality. /etc/init.d/dbus start ". Looking in Control Centre/System/System Services shows that this daemon *is* running (and it does not have an asterisk against the 'Yes'), and typing '/etc/init.d/dbus start' on a command line gives the message that dbus is already running. Which to believe: the error message or the Control Centre? And if the Control Centre, why the error message on boot and how to get rid of it? Anyone, please? Cheers. -- This computer is environment-friendly and is running on OpenSuSE 10.1 -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] Using local update mirror during install of 10.1
by Mark Gray 28 Jul '06

28 Jul '06

While a brief bout of googling revealed how to add a local update mirror after install using rug, I could find no mention of how to specify a local mirror for updates during the initial install of the boxed set of SUSE-10.1. With a lot of computers to install on, this would be most useful, especially since doing an update during the install seems to be the cleanest way to fix 10.1's update bug. (My apologies if this is a FAQ as I have been too busy to read mailing lists lately.) -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] ksmarttray doesn't reflect true status unless run as root
by Stephen Boddy 28 Jul '06

28 Jul '06

Hi all, I'm using smart to keep my system up-to-date. Has anyone else found a solution to the apparent need to run the tray app as root? If I click the ignore button, it runs as my user, from then on without bugging me for the root password every login. Unfortunately it doesn't detect new packages. I have to either login to a console as root and run the update from the CLI, or start the smart gui. In the end it makes the ksmarttray app useless or alternatively irritating by requiring root password every login. The only workaround I can think off at the moment is to run it suid, but is this really necessary? Have I missed something? -- Steve Boddy -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] xgl and compiz
by Jeremy Baker 28 Jul '06

28 Jul '06

Has anyone out there had success with the ati x1400 chipset using the proprietary ati driver and xgl/compiz? -- Jeremy Baker <jab(a)muskokatech.ca> GnuPGP fingerprint = EE66 AC49 E008 E09A 7A2A 0195 50EF 580B EDBB 95B6 -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] Postfix RCPT from unknown - Why?
by David Rankin 28 Jul '06

28 Jul '06

Listmates, Sandy in particular After adding: smtpd_client_restrictions = check_client_access cidr:/etc/postfix/client_check.cidr, reject_rbl_client relays.ordb.org, reject_rbl_client sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org, reject_rbl_client list.dsbl.org, reject_unknown_client I can't send mail from Postfix at home to postfix at work. The problem is the "reject_unknown_client" restriction which causes the server at work to reject the message. If I remove the restriction it works fine. The error is: Jul 26 23:14:10 bonza postfix/smtpd[22176]: connect from unknown[66.76.63.120] Jul 26 23:14:10 bonza postfix/smtpd[22176]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[66.76.63.120]: 550 Client host rejected: cannot find your hostname, [66.76.63.120]; from=<david(a)####skyline.com> to=<david(a)######lawfirm.com> proto=ESMTP helo=<nemesis.3111skyline.com> Jul 26 23:14:11 bonza postfix/smtpd[22176]: disconnect from unknown[66.76.63.120] (Note -- I inserted the #### stuff in this message to prevent the address from being skimmed from list archives) What I don't understand is why I get the log entry of "RCPT from unknown[66.76.63.120]"? 66.76.63.120 is certainly known. It's 3111skyline.com. Why is the "unknown" happening. Any ideas??? Is it a problem with my home mail setup not sending a hostname?? (not likely, helo got it) is it a domain mx record problem? Is it a timeout problem on the reverse lookup? Any help will be appreciated... -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/399 - Release Date: 7/25/06 -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] Security, ssh/vpn into a network
by Cody Nelson 28 Jul '06

28 Jul '06

I ssh through a port I have forwarded from my firewall to my internal server. That server is my server with over a terabyte of space on it. Is there a better way to do this with out having a 3rd computer that needs to be on all the time? Thinking of some sort of chroot or vmware for ssh to run in on my server, or even my IPCop firewall. Or using some kidn of Web/SSL VPN . Anyone know of any good open source Web/SSL VPN? I usually only use ssh, web, and VNC remotely. Thanks -Cody -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] suggest me for upgrade options?
by 张韡武 28 Jul '06

28 Jul '06

Hello. Sorry if OT, I think this perhaps should go to suse-admin list if there is one. The X terminal server has 8 users, load average is #uptime 3:08pm up 5:56, 14 users, load average: 3.65, 3.34, 2.73 (14 users because gnome-terminal users are counted too) CPU: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.40GHz => OS is SuSE 10.1 Harddisk is 40GB 7200RPM with 2MB cache, 1GB DDR memory is installed, averagely 758MB swap space is used. Current biggest problem is the "stun" effect, that is if one user use Firefox to load a big web page (example: a purely text web page of 500KB), all users consoles are frozen, that is, click have no effect, keyboard do not respond, everything looks as if the machine is dead, the X terminals come back alive again when the 500KB webpage is loaded. The purpose of upgrade is to remove stun effect (that's my way of calling it) and to speed up application launch to around 250% faster, because the two are where complaints from. Users complain their X terminal sometimes stun for 10 seconds, totally unexpected. Further launching jedit takes 20 to 40 seconds, they want it loaded in 10 seconds. What upgrade option may solve the two problems? Available options include: 1. add more memory, add memory to 2GB; 2. replace 7200RPM/2MB cache IDE harddisk to 10000RPM SATA harddisk with more cache; Replacement to SCSI is not possible because PCI slots are very limited and happen to have used up. The motherboard don't have native SCSI support. 3. replace the CPU to better one; 4. replace motherboard and CPU, possibly dual-cpu SMP mother board or dual-core CPU. This may evolve replacing memory bank too, as new motherboard uses DDR2 memory. 5. Buy a new machine. The key point is to remove 'stun' effect and launch application faster with minimum budget. Option 5 can be taken only if all 1-4 cannot solve the two problems. The users mostly do the following: 1. browse the web 2. word processing and prepare presentations 3. edit some files 4. chat What do you think is the most feasible approach? BTW, the reason for 'stun' effect I cannot understand. Why the machine 'stun'? When a user load a 500KB webpage, she is expecting to way a bit longer, she should wait for other users, she should get no more then 60% CPU resource and keep other people's console still usable but only slower. I am afraid the system resource is not assigned in a fair way. I remember a long time ago I was sharing a Sparc desktop (using gnome) with several other people and we never had 'stun' problem, is sparc platform better on sharing? -- 锐业软服（国内业务） http://www.realss.cn Real SoftService http://www.realss.com 销售咨询(Sales Department): 0086 592 20 99987 (Chinese, German, English) 国际业务(International Sales): 0086 10 8460 6011 (German and English) 联系：厦门大学科技园，嘉庚二号楼6楼邮政：厦门大学2312号信箱（邮编361005）

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