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<H4>"Linux Gazette...<I>making Linux just a little more fun!</I>"</H4>
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<H2><a NAME="mail"><IMG SRC="../gx/mailbox.gif" ALIGN=MIDDLE ALT=" ">
The Mailbag!</a> </H2>
Write the Gazette at <A HREF="mailto:gazette@ssc.com"> gazette@ssc.com</A>
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<H3>Contents:</H3>
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<li><a HREF="#help">Help Wanted -- Article Ideas</a>
<li><a HREF="#gen">General Mail</a>
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<center><H3><font color="maroon">Help Wanted -- Article Ideas</font></H3></center>
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Answers to these questions should be sent directly to the e-mail address of
the inquirer with or without a copy to gazette@ssc.com. Answers that are
copied to <I>LG</I> will be printed in the next issue in the Tips column.
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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 14:21:44 -0700
<BR>From: jason@anemone.tenhand.com
<BR>Subject: You to can be a secret agent
<P> I need help in setting up web kiosks for a free-net I'll be
setting up in rural Nicaragua this September. When I took on
the job, I didn't have a day job at a startup company. Now I
do, and I haven't had any time to actually do the programming.
What I need is help writing 2-3 system and mail admin programs
with a cgi front end. The tools should be in PHP3 &amp; or perl,
and be set up so they can easily be localized. I'm willing to pay for the
work, and the final web kiosk distribution will be released under
a combination GPL/artistic license.
<P> An example of what I need done is to have a cgi for sneakernet delivery of
mail. The CGI should scan a list of
qmail maildirs, figure out which ones have mail &amp; provide a
list to the user. The user can then click on a link, and the maildir will be
re-delivered to a new maildir on floppy disk. The script needs to be able to
handle checking for floppy/ formatting floppy/ spanning the maildir
accross multiple floppies.
<P> I can be reached at myles@tenhand.com, or at +1 (206) 399-9668.<BR>
myles
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Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 11:06:14 -0700
<BR>From: Victor Richardson &lt;darkmoebius@earthlink.net&gt;
<BR>Subject: Linux server, Mac &amp; Win clients
<P> Recently, I acquired the job(pro bono) of consolodating a small(12
clients) non-profit's networks. Currently, they have two seperate
networks, one using Appletalk with 7 Macs sharing a printer and the
other NT 4.0 w/ 4 PC's and 2 Powermacs doing file and printer sharing.
All the CLients have seperate dial-up internet accounts except one PC
which has a cable modem(don't ask me why they don't all use it). I
suspect the former tech pushed them into NT w/o informing them of the
need and cost for Microsoft Outlook and Exchange.
<P> I would like to consolodate them onto a single linux server doing
email/file/printer sharing and connect theough a shared DSL line. I
purchased Red Hat 6.0 for the task. Unfortunately, I have never used
Linux before so when it scomes to altering config files I get lost. I
have read alot of How-to's on setting up Samba and Netatalk seperately,
but never have come accross an article about setting them up together.
Is ther fine tuning invovled to get them to work together? Is there a
simple answer to this with walk through help? Also, they all currently
use Netscape browser, what software should I use to transfer email
internally and externally?
<P>Any help would be greatly appreciated.<BR>
Victor
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Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 19:31:07 -0700
<BR>From: "Todd &amp; Missy" &lt;tmjenn@earthlink.net&gt;
<BR>Subject:
<P> I have used and installed windows for years and decided to try Redhat
because I hear good things about it but i can't get it to install. I
can't get the harddrive right to get it to install I have tried
everything but I just can't get the partition right so it will let me
install it. I am about to give up but I will give it one more shot if I
can please get some help. You can e-mail me at goodtogo45@hotmail.com
I run windows98 have a amd300 and a 3 gig harddrive thanks Todd
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Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 17:44:38 +0800
<BR>From: wei &lt;cyberwei@ms12.url.com.tw&gt;
<BR>Subject: search for some software !
<P> Dear sir :<BR>
Sorry to bother you ! I am a rookie in linux system and now I have
a project to do .
<P> It need a software to plot gray-scale plot of geographic data to present
the 3-D data!
<P> I have tried pgplot 5.2 etc., but I can't compile it correctly ! Could
you introduce me a appropriate software to do this ? Thanks a lot !
Cheers !
<P> Wei
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Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 17:55:42 +0000
<BR>From: Wolfrider &lt;wolfrdr@famvid.com&gt;
<BR>Subject: Request for Ethernet on Linux instructions
<P> Currently I have two computers; one I would like to set up to use as a
squid proxy server connected to Internet via modem.
<P> I have tried using direct-connect twisted pair as well as a cheap 5-port hub
and can't get telnet or ping to work, although both devices now ' ifconfig '
Ok.
<P> I couldn't find anything in LG related to Ethernet / TCP/IP setup; could
someone write a step-by-step on this or point me to something I've missed?
(I've checked some of the HOWTOs.) Thanks in advance
<P>--<BR>
==WolfriderV6, VROC #59(R)
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Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 23:48:12 -0500
<BR>From: vwbuggy@viagrafix.net (Steve Hatheway)
<BR>Subject: Linux
<P> Hi my name is Steve from Tulsa Ok.
<P> Iam sick of windows 95, 98 and Gates, and the way he has control of every
thing makes me sick. If he had a good product I might feel different. At
first I could not under stand how he has control of the market with a piece
of junk, but now I know why. I know, and alot of other people know that
UNIX is a very good system. Not every body knows that Linux is a newer
Versions of UNIX made for PC's. And with more investigation you find out
there is about twenty different brands of Linux all looking like they are
better than each other.
<P> Which one is the best, who is biggest, who has
been around longest, who has the most support, who is the most stable, I
think REDHAT is maybe? Then every brand has several Versions out there ,
with in a small time frame ,to many too choose from, why some many
versions. That tells me that the early Versions must be bad to have to make
a new one so quick. Then you find alot of patches for different brands, and
versions ? (I don't mean to sound bad, but which one do I use.) I think
every body would like a stable and fast system with the least amount of
overhead that has alot of support and programs will run on then bye bye
windows95,98,??. It seems like to me that all the Linux people are after
each other instead of windows95,98,?? Then there is Freebsd that says they
are best because they dont have all the bugs.
<P> I am so confused that maybe I should stay with windows 95,98,?? and install
and time delay relay to cycle the power to it every hour, so it can reboot like
it wants to. Please tell me more about Linux like. Who has the most support,
whos is most stable, bottom line the best one?
<P> Thanks for your time. Steve
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Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 19:17:16 +0100
<BR>From: "Edward Andrews" &lt;EAndrews@aldreth.free-online.co.uk&gt;
<BR>Subject: Setting up mouse
<P> I've just installed Red Hat 6.0 Linux and cannot configure my mouse.
Mouseconfig cannot find my mouse when probing for a mouse and trying to
set it up as a generic or a microsoft compatible mouse does not work
either. The mouse works under Windows as a standard serial mouse using
COM1, but does not work as a Microsoft compatible mouse using dev/ttyS0.
The setserial command reports that the dev/ttyS0 port uses the same IRQ
and addresses as COM1 uses under windows.
<P> Any ideas?
<P> Edward Andrews EAndrews@aldreth.free-online.co.uk
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Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 08:35:11 +0200
<BR>From: jan johnsen &lt;janjohnsen@get2net.dk&gt;
<BR>Subject: gcc will not work !!
<P> With my red hat 6.0 , just installed, I can not get the gcc to work.
When I have downloaded a program, and what to run ./configure the test
goes allrigt just until it gets to gcc - it finds gcc but the it writes
something lig ' gcc not working - can not make exec."...
<P> I have installed both gcc, egcs, egcs++ and egcs......
<P> Anyone know if its a problem with red hat 6.0 or is it the programs
<P> Jan Johnsen<BR>
Denmark
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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 18:01:12 +1000
<BR>From: "Jeremy OHara" &lt;Jeremy.OHara@petos.com.au&gt;
<BR>Subject: Need as much info on how to Setup a dial-in server
<P> Hi all
<P> I was wonder if anyone could have me? I was wonder if anyone could give me
as much info on how to setup a dial-in server? I'm planing to setup a
Dial-in server An ISP.
<P> Thanking you<BR>
Jeremy OHara
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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 12:23:55 +0200
<BR>From: "F. Biondi" &lt;biondif@creso.off-on.it&gt;
<BR>Subject: E-mail receiving question
<P> Hello. When I try to receive an e-mail via POP3 server by Netscape
Communicator, it doesn't show any error message but it doesn't find
anything and tells that there are no messagges on the server.
However, when I try using Windows98 (by OutLook), all the messages are
found.
<P> Obviusly, out going e-mails work fine.
Can you help me?
<P> (I am using Linux Red Hat 6.0, with kernel version 2.2.5)
<P> Filippo Biondi (Italy)<BR>
biondif@creso.off-on.it
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 02:40:45 -0000
<BR>From: "denver" &lt;revned@gis.net&gt;
<BR>Subject: Installing a linux workstation onto a Windows based LAN that uses DCHP
<P> I am having problems adding a linux workstation onto a LAN that is all
windows based and uses a Windows NT server as the DCHP Server. Every
time I boot up the machine, the linux workstation gives me this error
saying that eth0 was unable to find it's address or basicly it cannot
connect to the network. It would be nice if someone can either tell me
step by step on how to setup the linux workstation or give me a link(s)
to documents that can help me solve this problem.
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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 23:24:04 -0700
<BR>From: cc246 &lt;cc246@gateway.net&gt;
<BR>Subject: How to access and download printer software
<P> I need help with my HP 882C, I can not print MSDOS work.
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Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 10:32:51 +1000
<BR>From: Andrew H Edmonds &lt;40009722@snetbr.cpg.com.au&gt;
<BR>Subject: Linux on Notebook.
<P>I hope someone has some advice...<BR>
I am looking to buy a Pent 90 or higher, Notebook that has an internal
CD-Rom drive, so that I can load OpenLinux Caldera 2.2,
which I have just instaled on my desktop.
<P> I am a student in Brisbane Australia, learning Basic Microcomputing.
<P> Can anyone recomend a brand or model of notebook, I have been to the
Linux on Laptop page 'Texas site' but none look any more appealing or
stable than the others.
<P>Thanks,<BR>
Andrew H Edmonds
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Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 05:13:13 -0700 (PDT)
<BR>From: Markus Laumann &lt;basikx@yahoo.com&gt;
<BR>Subject: windows inside linux
<P> Dear Whoeveryouare,
<P> I'm trying to find someone who knows how to run
windows 98 inside linux. I've seen it before, but I
can't seem to find it when I want to. If you could
point me in a direction and kick, I would be very
thankful.
<P> Markus
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Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 12:32:32 -0400
<BR>From: "Michael A. Lurie" &lt;the_one@mindspring.com&gt;
<BR>Subject: ppp connection
<P> I have an internesting problem. I have configured ezppp, kppp, and
gnome-ppp to connect to my mindspring account, and all three seem to be
doing so just fine. However, when I startup netscape or any other
internet application, I can't access the internet. It just sits there
trying to lookup the host. No error message. No nothing. I am
completely stumped. Any help would be appreciated.
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Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 12:32:32 -0400
<BR>From: "Michael A. Lurie" &lt;the_one@mindspring.com&gt;
<BR>Subject: ppp connection
<P>I have an interesting problem. I have configured ezppp, kppp, and gnome-ppp
to connect to my mindspring account, and all three seem to be doing so just
fine. However, when I startup netscape or any other internet application, I
can't access the internet. It just sits there trying to lookup the host. No
error message. No nothing. I am completely stumped. Any help would be
appreciated.
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 07:13:15 -0500
<BR>From: "Brian B." &lt;ixnay@warp9.lagnet.hb&gt;
<BR>Subject: setting up mail for a home network.
<P> Ok either there is an error in this article or Im a complete dolt
<P> I went step for step through tis article but my outgoing mail is not
getting my return address changed from my local domain to my isp email account.
<P> I keep getting a sender domain non-existent error from my isps mailserver.
<P> any help would be appreciated<BR>
Brian B.
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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 12:43:35 -0700
<BR>From: Helen Carley &lt;HelenC@shoretel.com&gt;
<BR>Subject: Archives
<P> How do I get to them? I'm looking for the original article on
multi-threading. Thanks!
<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
[<A HREF=http://www.linuxgazette.com>http://www.linuxgazette.com</A>
contains links to all the back issues. A link to the search engine
is near the middle of the page.
<P> There is also a page containing the table of contents for all
issues at <A HREF=../lg_index.html>
http://www.linuxgazette.com/lg_index.html</A>. Here you can use your
browser's Find dialog to search for titles or authors.
<P> The article "Thoughts on multi-threading" was in issue #15
(March 1997). -Ed.]
</EM></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 15:36:09 +1000
<BR>From: "Danny Ross" &lt;dross@netspace.net.au&gt;
<BR>Subject: Missing Mouse
<P> I've just installed Linux (6.0) and during the installation I specified
a PS2 mouse type.
However, the first time (and every time since) I logged into the system
and received my Login box, the mouse doesn't move. I have a dual boot
system (Win 98) and the mouse works fine in everything but Linux.
I have searched through the FAQs and tried booting with bmouse=3D3 at
the LILO prompt but to no avail. I think I know which file I need to
edit to configure the mouse, but how do I get to the Linux files without
a mouse?
<P> Anybody got any ideas?<BR>
Danny Ross
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Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 22:05:41 +0700
<BR>From: Ruangvith Tantibhaedhyangkul &lt;ruangvith@linuxfan.com&gt;
<BR>Subject: It's all in a Linux's works.
<P> Dear Linuxinans,
<P> I'm having a couple of problems using Linux. My system is now Mandrake
6.0, which is claimed to be 99% compatible with RedHat 6.0.
<OL>
<LI> How should I edit my /etc/fstab so that regular users, including
mysef in a non-root role, can read and 'write' a dos partition? My current
setting is '/dev/hda2 /dos vfat user,suid,rw,exec,dev 0 0' . It apparently
doesn't work.
<LI> I got a 'drive shift' phenomenon. First, I installed Linux in a
Windows 98 system, a single hard drive system. It contains 2 partitions for the
fat c: for the Windows itself, and d: for data files. When I use other 2
partitions for Linux, one for / and the other for swap, it went well. No
matter what distro it was. Then I wanted to try separated partitions for /,
/usr and /home. Of course, it intruded the 'no more than 4 partitions' rule.
So I had to use an extended partition and a number of logical partitions. When
it came to Linux, it worked fine. The system recognized all /dev/hdax well.
But when I boot it into Windows, my drives go crazy. The c: is still in place,
but the d: turn out to be an 'invalid media', with an e: containg the same data
as the old d: instead. The worst thing is that I have to press 'a' to abort
the d: reading every boot time. How can I get rid of this drive shifting?
</OL>
<P> Thanks for your help.
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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 12:00:00 +0100
<BR>From: "Andrew Mott" &lt;andrew.mott@geharris.co.uk&gt;
<BR>Subject: setting up a dial-in box
<P> I'm looking to set up a dial-in box for use at work and I was wondering if
anyone would be able to answer a couple of my questions.
<OL>
<LI> Do either of Red Hat 6.0 or S.u.S.E. supply utilities allowing you
to modify the partitioning of your disk after installation?
<LI> Can you easily integrate a linux system with an existing file
system?
<LI> Do any of the distributions mentioned above have any known
security issues when using PPP.
<LI> And finally, which distribution currently has the largest market
share (just interested for future reference).
</OL>
<P> If anyone can help I'd be very grateful.<BR>
Cheers,<BR>
Andrew Mott
<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
[Yes, all distributions allow you to repartition your disk after
installation. However, you can't delete a partition without losing the
data in it (except maybe with third-party "resize-in-place" utilities).
Linux requires a separate partition except in the case of the
now-obscure UMSDOS filesystem. I have not heard of any problems with
PPP security.
<STRONG>Market share</STRONG> changes quickly, but people's
perceptions of it don't change quite so fast. So whatever anybody
tells you now will change in six months.
<P> Red Hat has for years been consideredthe biggest by far . However,
SuSE now claims to be roughly the same size as RH, both in terms of
sales and employees. Caldera has traditionally been much smaller, but
have been very successful with their current 2.2 release, in part
because RH raised its price and so for the first time, Caldera is
actually <STRONG>cheaper</STRONG> than Red Hat.
<P> After years of there being only three major distributions (RH,
Debian and Slackware), suddenly distros are exploding from the seams.
SuSE made it big in the US last year. Caldera and TurboLinux this year
are now seen by many as "major" distributions. (Especially since
TurboLinux
<A HREF=htttp://www.linuxjournal.com/articles/currents/001.html>
is outselling Win98 and MacOS in Japan</A> right now.) I'm still not
sure what to think about Linux-Mandrake: we'll see whether it gathers
long-term momentum.
<P> Distributions keep moving up and down the latter, and they will
continue to do so.
<P> Delving into more ancient history, Slackware was the biggest distro
before Red Hat, and SLS before Slackware. Each became the biggest
because it was perceived as easier to install, more bug-free, and
better supported than the previous standard.
<P> Disclaimers: I haven't listed non-Intel platforms (MkLinux) because
I don't know enough about them. These opinions are solely my own and
what I remember from news stories. If anybody has hard-and-fast
numbers about the relative market share of several distributions, and
how they've evolved send them in and let us </EM>Gazette<EM> readers
know. -Ed.]
</EM></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:59:37 -0400
<BR>From: "MK" &lt;mkrygier@softhome.net&gt;
<BR>Subject: I have an Interesting Network problem...an NT SERVER!!!
<P> Dear Linux Geniuses!
<P> I was wondering if you could help me and my school solve out linux/Nt
networking headache.
<P> The school is running a NT4.0 server that has four network cards that are
connected to hubs that are located in the school. its IP is 10.15.16.1 and
the other cards IP's are 10.15.64.1, 10.15.48.1, 10.15.32.1, etc. The Nt
server acts as a gateway for traffic from these subnets. We are all using
DHCP assigned addresses but I reserved one for the linux box 10.15.64.7.
What I can ping is 10.15.16.1 the Server and the computers on the subnets
because I passed this route command "route add default gw 10.15.16.1" and
the it goes! The Ntserver is connected to another server running WinProxy
and it has 2 network cards, this computer handles the internet. I cannot
ping It! It's address is 10.15.0.1 the windowz boxes on the subnets can but
I cant! (dont worry my DNSes are set and everything) this Proxybox is a
router to the net it's other Ethernet card is connected to the net (complex
100mbit stuff, not important) it's IP is 10.15.88.1. I need to figure out
how to set my route in linux to be able to ping the ProxyBox and then travel
to the internet. Can you offer any advice? Also the Proxybox is running
WinProxy for web and ftp transfers...do I have to worry about it? any thing
that I am required to set?
<P> I am using RedHat 5.2 with kernel 2.0.36 and an eepro100 network card on a
pentium pro.
<P> Thank-you in advance!<BR>
Michael Krygier<BR>
Jr. Unix network admin wannabe
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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 10:20:10 +0200
<BR>From: Laurent Mulot &lt;Laurent.Mulot@anp.lip6.fr&gt;
<BR>Subject: Could you solve my problem, too?
<P> This is not a suggestion, nor a comment so I don't know if you'll answer
me. Let's try anyway.
<P> I'd like to truncate a 3MB file so that I can put it on floppy disks.
The file is already compressed. Is there a Linux instruction or a
software that can do such a thing ?
<P> I can also present it that way : I suggest you could explain how to
truncate a file (just kidding)
<P> thanks in advance<BR>
Laurent
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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 06:07:21 -0400 (EDT)
<BR>From: sandeep kohli &lt;fuhrer6mill@yahoo.com&gt;
<BR>Subject: VERY BIG PROBLEM with Video Card
<P> Hello there,
<P> i am sandeep from india and i have recently Bought a azza MainBoard with
Built in Sound Card (Avance Logic 120) and Video Card (SiS-530(but chip is
SiS-5595 (AGP with shared Ram ))) there is a very big problem Linux couldnot
recognise the VRAM<41> on the shared Sdram MOdule originally allocated by Award
Bios.
<P> The sound card also was not recognised by the new Linux 6.0 version but by
5.2v ver of Red Hat it was recognised as Sound Blaster not as my original card
as u guys have bveen doing great work i thought that u would be able to
<P> solve my problem or direct me to those who can<BR>
thankiing u guys. u r really doing a great work!<BR>
bye<EFBFBD><BR>
My email address is fuhrer6mill@yahoo.com<BR>
(i am calling from a cafe so please do not reply to any other e mail
address than given above(fuhrer6mill@yahoo.com)
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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 18:17:16 CST
<BR>From: Jim Bradley &lt;jbradley@msc.net&gt;
<BR>Subject: DNS on the fly???
<P> I have my laptop configured to plug into the network of my employer. At
home, I plug my laptop into my home network, and dial out from another machine
setup for dial on demand. Unfortunately, if it takes forever waiting for the
two timeouts when trying to connect to the employer's DNS servers from home,
and if I change the DNS order, it takes just as long for the timeout error when
attempting to connect to my ISP's DNS from my employer's network. Is there an
easy way to change the DNS servers when needed? It's easy enough to change IP
addresses with the ifconfig command, is there a similar means for changing the
DNS? Or, should I just bite the bullet and setup BIND on the laptop?
<P> Jim Bradley -- Maryville, MO USA (jbradley@msc.net)
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Date: 22 Jul 1999 21:40:02 -0700
<BR>From: &lt;murad@123india.com&gt;
<BR>Subject: Re : Problem installing StarOffice
<P> Hi, I am really sorry if this mail has reached the wrong plcae, but I
desparately need help. I have installed Red Hat Linux 6.0 ( Kernel 2.2.5-15 ).
I am unable to install StarOffice 5 Personal Edition. I have followed all the
steps given for StarOffice installation. I have a file named 'libc.so.6' in my
'/lib' directory which is a link to 'libc-2.1.1.so' in the same directory.
When I run the ./setup for the StarOffice installation it gives an error saying
that the installation requires glibc2.0.7 ( which is available on the CD ). So
I copy this lot of library files in to the '/lib' directory. After that when
./setup is run, it accesses the CDROM for around 5 seconds, then the hard disk
for 10 seconds and then it just comes back to the prompt, without ANY error
message. I am really frustrated with this. Be my saviour and answer my query. I
f you are not the right person to answer the query, atleast guide me by
pointing me to the right person.
<P> Thanx &amp; Regards,<BR>
Murad Wagh
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Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 10:15:01 -0500
<BR>From: "Tom Trucco" &lt;ttrucco@orchardpro.com&gt;
<BR>Subject: help
<P> I recently installed RedHat 6.0 on an Intel box so I could inexpensively
test Apple's QuickTime Streaming Server. The installation of RedHat went
smoothly and seems to be working quite well on the box (a consumer Compaq
Presario). I downloaded QTSS, configured it and proceeded to run it. It
worked immediately. I am having a problem that I would like to know if any
others have had. I can directly access a streaming movie using its true
file name but I can't get it if I use the name of the reference movie.
I should be able to access the reference movie and have the server and the
QuickTime plug-in on the client machine negotiate the correct version of the
movie to serve based on the client's QT plug-in's "Connection Speed"
setting. Based on the setting, the server chooses the appropriate movie for
the bandwidth and serves it up.
<P> That is how it is supposed to work.
When I attempt to connect using the reference movie the client connects and
then reports "415 - Unsupported Media Type". Does anyone have a clue what
is happening?
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Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 17:29:34 +0200
<BR>From: "werner duplessis" &lt;wdplessis@yebo.co.za&gt;
<BR>Subject: newbie userMIME-Version: 1.0
<P> i am trying to configure my video card need a driver thats compatible for
a sis 5598 or i need to download it from somewhere? please help
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Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 12:59:40 EDT
<BR>From: TLA9904@aol.com
<BR>Subject: trying to load hp 722c into windows 98..
<P> I had a friend install my new copy of windows 98 after he cleaned off
everything and started with a clean hard drive..... it took everything but
the printer setup... it keeps saying I have problem 10.... I am not even good
at any of this.... what can I do... or dooing wrong....
<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
[Since this is a Linux ezine, we usually don't publish questions about
other operating systems. I'm running this one because the number of
non-Linux questions coming in has not been enough to warrant concern.
But please, find appropriate forums for your questions. -Ed.]
</EM></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 15:54:37 -0500
<BR>From: Randy Copeland &lt;ccu@ipa.net&gt;
<BR>Subject: Websites with free downloads!
<P> I am running Windows 95 on my good computer which is a Pentium 100. But
I have an old 486 DX4 in another bedroom that nobody uses and I ask my
dad if I could run Linux on it. I have searched for a couple of days
and still can not find a website that I can get a free download from.
The computer tech guy at my dads store thinks that I might have to start
with UNIX and then go to Linux if I can't find a site that has a free
download. I would greatly appreciate it if you would e-mail me back
with a couple of websites if you know of any! E-mail it to me at
mhs-trainer@excite.com.
<P> Thanks for the help.<BR>
Richard
<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
[Debian is a totally free version of Linux made by volunteers. It is
available via FTP, and more importantly, the installation program
supports FTP-via-PPP modem installs. See
<A HREF=http://www.debian.org>www.debian.org</A>, "Installation
Instructions" and "Download FTP". Choose the "stable" version;
"unstable" is a pre-release.
<P> HOWEVER, if you've never used Linux or Unix before, $50 spent for
the distribution of your choice with a good reference manual and tech
support is well worth it, especially if you have a newer PC to run it
on, because it will be much easier to install and you'll be able to
take full advantage of Linux's capabilities.
<P> On the other hand, if the 486 is the only computer available and it
has no CD-ROM, FTP'ing a distribution may be your only choice. Install
a small number of packages at first, and then gradually add more. -Ed.]
</EM></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 21:08:47 +0800
<BR>From: kaoc@ever.com.tw
<BR>Subject: Booting problem (can't mount root fs)
<P> There's two situation:
One: If click <enter> when LILO shows up....
My Redhat 6.0 can boot correctly without trouble at all.......
<P> The other: If I clicked nothing when LILO showed up, and let LILO select Linux
to boot automatically by default...
My Redhat always goes dead while it is trying to mount root fs.
The problem message is as following:
VFS: Cannot open root device 00:30
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 00:30
<P> Does anybody have the same trouble as I ? and Pls, help me to solve the
problem.
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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 10:09:30 -0400
<BR>From: Mark Cohen &lt;mcohen@androiddomestix.com&gt;
<BR>Subject: ASCII to Speech?
<P> I am looking for voice recognition software for a LINUX slackware
system. Also software and hardware for a video camera.
<P> Thank You,<BR>
Mark Cohen
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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 17:09:14 +0200
<BR>From: "jac" &lt;jac@speedcom.es&gt;
<BR>Subject: Problems with my compiler
<P> Hello, my question is about the g++ compiler.I want to know if is able
to link files that use templates and then aren't included in the main
program (they are in different files, and only the header files are in
the main program). I have try as:
<PRE>
gcc main.cxx libro.cxx
* main: #incude "libro.h"...
* libro.cxx: #include "libro.h"...=20
</PRE>
but the compiler of Red Hat 6.0 gives me an error. Could you help me?
Thanks.
<P> Juan J.Alejandro (jac@speedcom.es) Girona (Spain)
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Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 15:30:38 -0500 (CDT)
<BR>From: jwang@CS.UH.EDU (John I-Chung Wang)
<BR>Subject: Redhat 6.0 on a Sharp Widenote
<P> I've recently installed Redhat 6.0 on a Sharp Widenote after swapping
the factory 1 GB drive for a more suitable 6.4 GB drive purchased over
the web.
<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
[Part of this letter was a self-answered question regarding video
modes, so I put it in the 2 Cent Tips section. -Ed]
</EM></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P> ... Now if I can just get my ppp to my MCI ISP account (which was sold to
Cable and Wireless and is now being sold to Prodigy) working. They appear
to do some sort of Challenge Response Authentication in addition to
the usual CHAP ie.: there's a prompt of "(IH08011)" (number changes session
to session) which seems to be a combined login identity request and
password challenge which is then followed by the prompt "password"
which presumably requests the password transformed by the number in
the first prompt. If I set the pap-secrets or chap-secrets file then
pppd expects to have established a ppp connection in which to encapsulate
the authentication protocols but I seem to get this challenge in a
prompt before ppp starts up so I suspect it's not just the regular CHAP.
Note a generic MSDUN has no problems with the prompt, but of course M$
doesn't have any useful documentation about what they are doing. Any
ideas? I'll probably solve the problem by switching ISP's but if anyone
has the answer, I'd like to hear it.
<P> Regards,<BR>
John
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Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1999 21:40:11 +1200 (NZST)
<BR>From: Eric Gillespie &lt;viking@flying-brick.caverock.net.nz&gt;
<BR>Subject: Ghostscript 5.10
<P> Hi. I am having problems with my current installation of ghostscript.
<P> I have a 9-pin dot-matrix Epson FX800 which worked fine under ghostscript
3.33 but now refuses to work under 5.10. I also have an Olivetti JP170
monochrome inkjet in the same position. I have checked the versions of files
installed, and everything seems correct, but I cannot understand how the
ghostscript writers have added my printer into the uniprint driver.
<P> All the help files I have come across describe help for a 3.33-based
installation, and I haven't found much specifically for 5.10. Even some of
the files supplied with 5.10 still refer to files that were around in 3.33!
These files aren't around any more (at least I can't find them).
<P> If you have any ghostscript experience, could you please help with a
walk-through on how to print a page on my dot-matrix printer under ghostscript
5.10? I would be very appreciative.
<P> Also, thanks to the AnswerGuy for explaining in issue 42/43 about library
conflicts - it explained some possible conflicts I had in my system, and I
have repaired some (but not all) of my problems as a result.
<P> By the way, to Heather and the team, thanks for continuing to put out a
great e-zine. It's well worth the download 8-).
<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
[Jim and Heather put in countless volunteer hours into The Answer Guy
column and certainly deserve a round of applause. Send them an
email of thanks at <A HREF=mailto:linux-questions-only@ssc.com>
linux-questions-only@ssc.com</A>. -Ed.]
</EM></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 09:23:32 +0900
<BR>From: Info &lt;info@duri.net&gt;
<BR>Subject: Re: Help me!
<P> Hi, Gazette:
<P> I am installing frontpage98 extentions on my Linux Server(Redhat5.2a).
Installing root web was successful, but the problem occurred when I install
virtual web. When I use the previous version of Linux(Redhat5.1), there was no
problem. The list of virtual webs appeared, and I could select one of them. But
now, the list shows infinitely like following.
<PRE>
...
11014) virtwebs11014
11015) virtwebs11015
11016) virtwebs11016
11017) virtwebs11017
11018) virtwebs11018
11019) virtwebs11019
11020) virtwebs11020...
</PRE>
<P> Please help me. Can you tell me what the problem is?<BR>
Thank you.
<a name="gen"></a>
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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 20:38:39 +0000
<BR>From: Benjamin Smith &lt;bens@saber.net&gt;
<BR>Subject: Suggestion for a column
<P> It seems that most of the mail you get seems to be somebody with some
kind of problem. while I guess it's to be expected, it sure makes for
boring reading.
<P> Anyway, I think it might be a good idea to pick an application field,
say, Word Processing, or perhaps communication clients, (ICQ clones,
perhaps) or stuff like that.
<P> Review products with a fairly standard configuration, and rate the
applications on useability, stability, features, easy of installation,
etc. Perhaps even go so far as to have an editors choice?
<P> It would certainly get my rapt attention, and it's something you'll find
in just about every computer magazine worth any salt.
<P>-Benjamin Smith
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<IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/envelope.gif">Fri, 30 Jul 1999 09:59:10 -0400
<BR>From: "Michael Z." &lt;michaelz@alphasoftware.com&gt;
<BR>Subject: Retro Computing: User Friendly BBS
<P> UserFriendly is a nice little site devoted to an online comic strip
documenting some of the nuerotic characteristics of the Unix community.
<P> While they have their own site
<A HREF=http://www.userfriendly.org>www.userfriendly.org</A> with all of the
usual amenities, someone there has decided to do some "retro computing".
<P> Someone found BBS software that runs under Linux, and has setup an old
style BBS that you log onto via telnet. (T1 line, 64 lines max) Text or ansi
interface, game doors (Trade Wars, for example [!]), etc., with lots of new
stuff Coming Real Soon Now (tm).
<P> Apparently this has struck some sort of chord, because they have had
hundreds of new users on the first day, with lots of people mentioning how much
they miss this stuff, etc. People who ran one line or two line BBSs in the old
days two or three or four years ago. Looks like this is going to be very
popular once the word gets out....
<P> [NOTE, they have just sailed past 1000 users signed up after a day and a
half, and still cruising strong]
<P> For a quick link, check out <A HREF=http://bbs.ufies.org/>bbs.ufies.org</A>.
You have to have a telnet client to actually log onto the BBS at
telnet://bbs.ufies.org
<P> compared to the old neighborhood BBSs I knew just a few years back, this is
mind bogling....
<P> There are so many people there who seem to miss the old style BBSs...
<P> i'm amazed....<BR>
Michael Zawistowski<BR>
<FONT SIZE=-1>If builders built buildings the way programmers write
programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would have destroyed
civilization.</FONT>
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<BR>From: webmaster@taclug.org
<P> My name is Berry Sizemore and I am a member of Tacoma Linux Users Group
(TACLUG). Our organization is going to participate in the international Linux
Demo Day Project. <EM>["Tacoma" is Tacoma, Washington, USA. -Ed.]</EM>
<P> "The purpose of the Linux Demo Day project is to provide a concurrent
worldwide demonstration of the Linux Operation System to the "average" consumer
who may only have heard of Linux but has never seen it, and to those that are
not even aware that there is an alternative to running a Microsoft operating
system."
<P> We are reaching out to our community partners and businesses that may have
an interest in sponsoring the event. For general information about the event,
please point your browser to
<A HREF=http://www.linuxdemo.org/>http://www.linuxdemo.org/</A> . We are
currently seeking a location for our event and exposure by the local press. We
are eager to promote Linux friendly businesses and organizations in exchange
for promotion of our organization and events. The likely location for our
demonstration will be in a high profile mall, local community center or school.
<P> We plan a Linux installation workshop, a chess competition, a Quake
competition and a tour of the XWindows interface. We are also going to answer
the community's questions about the operating system and promote our
organization as a resource for budding Linux professionals and hobbyists.
<P> If your company can in some way help us raise the awareness of Linux
Demo Day, find
or offer a location for, or promote the event please contact me at:
webmaster@taclug.org
<P> Thank you!<BR>
Berry Sizemore<BR>
Webmaster of TACLUG<BR>
webmaster@taclug.org
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Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 17:32:46 -0500
<BR>From: "bob hamilton" &lt;mail@bobh.to&gt;
<BR>Subject: Linux
<P> I have tried all three available versions of LINUX and can get none of
them installed.
REDHAT will recognize the mouse but not the video (SIS6326 AGP);
SUSE won't even start; I cannot figure out what it wants in the way of
disk-formatting;
Caldera just will not boot.
I have a Pentium III 450 mH; 128 Meg RAM; and 8.4 gig disk...
LINUX ain't something "Slick Willie" GATES is going to lose any sleep
over...
<P> Bob Hamilton; Mail@bobh.to www.bobh.to
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Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 15:24:44 +0000
<BR>From: Moritz Bunkus &lt;m.bunkus@tu-bs.de&gt;
<BR>Subject: X-Anim etc.
<P> Hello. Quite good article about playing video files. Just one remark.
<P> You said you weren't able to find videos which xanim wasn't able to
play. Unfortunately one rather popular movie, the second Star Wars -
Episode 1 trailer, comes in Quicktime format and uses a Sorensen codec
which is not supported by xanim.
<P>--<BR>
Moritz Bunkus
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Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 17:43:07 +0200
<BR>From: Ian Carr-de Avelon &lt;ian@emit.pl&gt;
<BR>Subject: Bench marks
<P> in lg 43 Jim Dennis writes:
<BLOCKQUOTE>
Interestingly the term benchmark probably stems from physical
"marks" (scratches or grooves), in work benches used by
woodworkers and other craftsmen to provide handy measurements for
their productions.
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P> I don't think so. To me the Bench Mark is the "Broad Arrow" stamp used as
the symbol of the British Courts ("Queen's Bench") and the crown. This is most
familiar in old British films where convicts are shown in clothing with bench
marks on the cloth. The bench mark is also found on many buildings in the
British Isles (and probably the commonwealth?). These bench marks have a line
above them and are miade by Ordenance Survey (now a company, but previousl part
of the Army).
<P> The height of the line above sea level is known to an acuracy of less than
1mm. They are points from which measurements are made during map making and
building works, and would have had a role similar to GPS in the modern
millitery has Britain been invaded after the Ordenance Survey was started at
the begining of the Napoleonic Wars.
<P>Yours<BR>
Ian
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Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 00:43:04 +0200
<BR>From: Thomas H &lt;thomas@snt.nu&gt;
<BR>Subject: Your question in LinuxGazette
<P> Hi Ian!<BR>
These are my personal experiences with Linux - and how easy/hard it is
to learn using it.
<P> If I compare Linux to OS/2 or Windows, it's much more command-based.
This can make it a bit harder to use in the beginning.
<P> Especially to _configure_ different things in Linux can be difficult.
So my conclusion is that you'll have to have some patience when learning
Linux. I have heard that Caldera should be the easiest Linux
distribution to install (I'm using SuSE so I haven't tried it myself.
<P> However, I think that when more and more "normal" (i e non-technical
people) start using Linux we'll see a shift towards a more user-friendly
Linux. And there seems to be a really friendly atmosphere on the
Internet where you can get high-quality Linux help
<P>Yours,<BR>
Thomas H?jemo, Sweden
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Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 07:34:58 -0400
<BR>From: "P. Garrison" &lt;pgarris1@twcny.rr.com&gt;
<BR>Subject: Moving to Linux
<P> Good day.
<P> One thing I know that's been a bit of a barrier to people moving to
Linux are applications that they're using written in a Microsoft
development package and threfore, of course, using all Windows-relevant
functions, calls, etc. If Linux is to move off the server and on to the
desktop, in my opinion, functional development apps that can start with
Microsoft based code, translate it to an XWindows GUI,
and then run the programs under Linux. A tall order, I admit, but
necessary to move the small ISV's and the people who use their programs
over to the Linux camp. Otherwise it's going to be stuck like OS/2 was -
sometimes the same software, but versions that were always feature-poor
compared to their Win 'cousins.'
<P> Something to think about.
<P> Best,<BR>
P. Garrison
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Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 19:14:46 -0600 (MDT)
<BR>From: Michal Jaegermann &lt;michal@ellpspace.math.ualberta.ca&gt;
<BR>Subject: Kickstart Examples
<P>Mark,<BR>
two aside comments to your article "Mark's Kickstart Examples"
from issue 43 of Linux Gazette.
<P> You write:
<BLOCKQUOTE>
It would be nice if someone were to help make it so you can create a
script which would automate the commands for fdisk. Perhaps there is
and I just don't know about it.
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P> There is really no need for that as for years there exists 'sfdisk'
(probably short for "scriptable fdisk" :-). It is a part of util-linux
package although Red Hat apparently only recently started to include
binaries in their rpm archives. Sources were there "for always".
<P> It has somewhat spartan user interface, although in some situations is
very capable and I used it interactively without any problems. It is
also very simple to script, to embed that into "disk cloning" scripts,
and unbeatable in that. Its documentation includes examples of such
usage. I have seen once in Linux Journal somebody bragging that they
fed fdisk commands from stdin (doable but scary :-) to automate mass disk
partitioning and I was always scratching my head why they work so hard.
A reluctance to peek into docs, I guess.
<P> I have no idea how to shoehorn that into kickstart operations
without modifying the installation program itself. The later is
always possible as Red Hat supplies all sources for installation
utilities on their CDs.
<P> I also have an impression that your Perl script at the bottom
of the article tries hard, but not entirely correct, to emulate
the following command:
<PRE>
rpm --queryformat '%{NAME}\n' -qp /home/ftp/RedHat60/RedHat/RPMS/*.rpm
</PRE>
<P> Beside this list which you are after is basically ready in
RedHat/base/comps on CD.
<P> If you wonder what tags you can use in a format try to type
'rpm --querytags'; even 'rpm --help' says so. :-)
<P>Regards,<BR>
Michal
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