From pbrun@sympatico.ca Sat Aug 8 22:02:25 1998 From: pbrun@sympatico.ca To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] access to internet Date: Sat, 08 Aug 1998 18:02:25 -0400 Message-ID: <001b01bdc318$3a6d1260$0100a8c0@pbrun.sympatico.ca> In-Reply-To: <[S.u.S.E. Linux] access to internet> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============5227383857205438965==" --===============5227383857205438965== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Isn't there any natural Network Address Translator which I can use with Linux? I use Sygate when I am in Windows, which doesn't require Proxy settings. Is there something in Linux which doesn't require=20 Proxy settings? Please let me know and thanks for your help. Paul --------------------------------------------------------------- Pavel (Paul) Brun Carleton University, Canada Email: pbrun@sympatico.ca Internet Pager: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/3731432> Internet: http://www.public.asu.edu/~pbrun> --------------------------------------------------------------- - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e --===============5227383857205438965==-- From Leonard_Ong@iname.com Sun Aug 9 12:28:20 1998 From: Leonard_Ong@iname.com To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Questions - Please Answer - Thank you ! Date: Sun, 09 Aug 1998 19:28:20 +0700 Message-ID: <000801bdc391$31493f00$162c9aca@ZhugeLiang.ong.net.id> In-Reply-To: <001b01bdc318$3a6d1260$0100a8c0@pbrun.sympatico.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0637338013116807318==" --===============0637338013116807318== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dear Friends, I would like to ask several questions : 1) Is there much different, if I have an accelerated svga card (S3 Virge/DX), using either Accelerated or non Accelerated Xserver ( e.g. X_SVGA and X_S3V ). Since When I use MpegTV The frame rate not much differ using both x server just differ about 10 0f cpu utilization. 2) Is there a program that let us know the real speed of our connection in real time ? i.e. NetMedic ( http://www.vitalsigns.com> ) for Windows platform= ? 3) Would it be okay if I install live system, then w/o remove it/ disconnect I just umount it ( since I have only 1 CD-ROM, then use the CD-ROM for other purposes ) ? 4) How to make the disconnect feature return system exactly right before I integrate it ? 5) Which one better PPP package 2.3.5 ( older ppp.c but newer compression modules, etc ) or ppp.c in kernel 2.0.35 ( newer ppp.c but old components ) 6) Is oss included in 2.0.35 older than OSSfree 3.8b ? that is available freely in OSF ? 7) One of my friend once said using modules is slower than hard compiling it. Is it true ? 8) In terms of performance and cpu usage which one better Sound Driver included in OSSfree ( kernel ) or the one in OSS Commercial ? 9) Is program that is cpu intensive faster in Linux ? Such as encoding MP3, etc 10) Online in slow modem e.g. 33,6 same speed in Linux / windows ? or one better than another ? 11) I recently saw an old book at sale. " X cookbook and toolkit " published by Prentice Hall, 1995. This book teaches you about programming in X using Motif. Is this book good ? 12) Anyone has seen "Linux man pages" from http://www.lsl.com> ? is it good 13) Lastly, which suite of book the best ? Linux Bible, Linux Complete reference 6th edition, Linux Complete Reference ( different author from previous one ) 2nd edition ? Thank you Regards, Leonard Ong Leonard Ong Advanced Research,Inc Leonard Ong| Confusious said : " The Journey of thousands miles (=C3=8D=C3=B5=C2=B6=C2=B0=C2=BA=C3=80) | begins with a small single step " | Leonard_Ong@iname.com - Share Knowledge together! Linux/Win98| UIN : 1041402 =3D=3D http://www.poboxes.com/= Leonard_Ong> Powered | 68FB C87E 8A0D EC9F EC82 A6FC C547 B4E4 CA46 94DB -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Business Security 5.5 Comment: Personal Password iQA/AwUBNc0pNeOHlqOLSSvhEQKaZwCfSPjyElvZj83cmQgA9UgQzU7q+nMAn0R5 m1Hsj88lSONDSSUba09bjrJT =3D69YD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e --===============0637338013116807318==-- From brauki@cityweb.de Sun Aug 9 14:29:46 1998 From: brauki@cityweb.de To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Questions - Please Answer - Thank you ! Date: Sun, 09 Aug 1998 16:29:46 +0200 Message-ID: <35CDB25A.2A81CD08@cityweb.de> In-Reply-To: <000801bdc391$31493f00$162c9aca@ZhugeLiang.ong.net.id> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============3423203261786415201==" --===============3423203261786415201== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Leonard Ong wrote: > Dear Friends, > > I would like to ask several questions : > > 1) Is there much different, if I have an accelerated svga card (S3 > Virge/DX), using either > Accelerated or non Accelerated Xserver ( e.g. X_SVGA and X_S3V ). > Since When I use MpegTV > The frame rate not much differ using both x server just differ > about 10 0f cpu utilization. > Personally I'd go for the accelerated server. (suppose this is the faster one you mention) > > 3) Would it be okay if I install live system, then w/o remove it/ > disconnect I just umount > it ( since I have only 1 CD-ROM, then use the CD-ROM for other > purposes ) ? your filesystem contains soft links to your life-system. if you start a program that is realy on the life system, you get an error message with the file system unmounted. You should be able to swap disks, as long as there are no aktive processes to the life system. (otherwise you cannot umount) > > 7) One of my friend once said using modules is slower than hard > compiling it. Is it true ? > it depends. yes, the module has to be auto loaded (kerneld) the sense is to save system memory. as long as you dont print, printing code (modul) is not in memory. suppose you won't bother to wait a few microseconds more for a printout. a modul, that has not been used for a while, is removed from the memory. Total kernel size can be another problem, as seen in the list. I think in generel it's not worth to bother. > > 10) Online in slow modem e.g. 33,6 same speed in Linux / windows ? or > one better than another ? in case of doubt 33,6 in linux is much faster that 33,6 in windoze. Sorry, can't give the math. proof for that. (or can someone proof that "SAME != SAME" ? ;-)) HIH Jürgen -- ========================================== __ _ Jürgen Braukmann e-mail: brauki@cww.de | / / (_)__ __ ____ __ Tel: 0201-743648 dk4jb@db0qs.#nrw.deu.eu | / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ========================================== /____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e --===============3423203261786415201==-- From weissel@jupiter.ph-cip.uni-koeln.de Thu Aug 13 15:20:43 1998 From: weissel@jupiter.ph-cip.uni-koeln.de To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: [SuSE Linux] Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Questions - Please Answer - Thank you ! Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 17:20:43 +0200 Message-ID: <19980813172043.H14119@Tiger.uni-koeln.de> In-Reply-To: <000801bdc391$31493f00$162c9aca@ZhugeLiang.ong.net.id> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============8342788024748273113==" --===============8342788024748273113== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi! Trying to kill the keyboard, Leonard_Ong@iname.com produced: [replying to the list, he is, but he should have composed a new message --- not doing so wreaks havok on the threading!] > 2) Is there a program that let us know the real speed of our > connection in real time ? > i.e. NetMedic ( http://www.vitalsigns.com> ) for Windows platfo= rm ? xosview, look into the lower right corner of your X. Look at NET. > 7) One of my friend once said using modules is slower than hard > compiling it. Is it true ? A bit, but since you use a GUI (graphical user interface) you need not worry, the GUI is MUCH MUCH slower. Anyway, you save memory (more memory =3D=3D faster) and can upgrade (some) drivers without rebooting --- important to servers, bugfixing, testing config options, ... > 9) Is program that is cpu intensive faster in Linux ? Such as encoding > MP3, etc Faster in Linux compared with what? DOS? No, Dos is 1-5 0.000000aster, since Linux has a small overhead, where Dos has none - it has no brain. But Linux has a better HD cache. WinXX? Yes. WinXX is a bloat. It also depends on whether you want to work on the machine at the same time (e.g. typing costs no computing power) or do some more CPU intensive stuff or have memory shortages or ...=20 > 10) Online in slow modem e.g. 33,6 same speed in Linux / windows ? or > one better than another ? Linux has the far far better IP stack. And you can tune Linux. And Linux is safer by default and can be made much safer than WinXX ever can hope to (except by pulling the plug). > 12) Anyone has seen "Linux man pages" from <= A HREF=3D"http://www.lsl.comhttp://www.lsl.com> ? is it > good I guess that are the manpages describing the internal works of Linux. -Wolfgang --=20 PGP 2 welcome: Mail me, subject "send PGP-key".=20 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@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e --===============8342788024748273113==-- From mantel@suse.de Fri Aug 14 10:17:15 1998 From: mantel@suse.de To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: [SuSE Linux] Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Questions - Please Answer - Thank you ! Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 12:17:15 +0200 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <19980813172043.H14119@Tiger.uni-koeln.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============7904905718773861524==" --===============7904905718773861524== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, On Thu, 13 Aug 1998, Wolfgang Weisselberg wrote: > > 7) One of my friend once said using modules is slower than hard > > compiling it. Is it true ? > > A bit, but since you use a GUI (graphical user interface) you Loading the module will take some time, but as soon it's loaded it is exactly the same speed as a compiled-in driver. If it's a module you rarely use, the loading time doesn't matter. And if it's a module you often use it will not get unloaded most of the time. So normally there is no performance penalty. There is some small memory penalty however (average a half page per module, ie. 2 KB). > -Wolfgang -o) Hubert /\\ _\_v - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e --===============7904905718773861524==--