December 2001 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

word perfect
by donald vitkus 07 Nov '19

07 Nov '19

can not install word perfect 8.0 on united linux any ideas

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sound module?
by Bill Mills-Curran 16 Dec '01

16 Dec '01

I got a new (old) machine, and I'm having problems getting the sound card working. The machine is a DELL Optiplex GX1, and the sound card is built into the mother board. I can't see anything on the motherboard that tells me what kind of sound card is there. I can't even find anything about the motherboard other than it's Dell. There are messages in my system log: Dec 15 22:21:31 newguy modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module sound-slot-0 Dec 15 22:21:31 newguy modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module sound-service-0-0 I get these messages at boot and whenever I put a music CD in the drive. Any ideas? TIA, Bill

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help: printing to MS98 server
by Bill Mills-Curran 15 Dec '01

15 Dec '01

I thought I had success (well, I had some) setting up printing to my W98 printer. What I find is that I can print a postscript file to the printer just fine -- at least the first page. But, I can't get more than the first page to go. Here's my commands. The first is for a postscript file, and the second uses nenscript so that I can print a text file. cat mail.ps | gs -dNOPAUSE -q -sDEVICE=bjc600 -sOutputFile=- - | smbclient //bertha/CANON -c 'print -' nenscript -B -p - < mail.txt | gs -dNOPAUSE -q -sDEVICE=bjc600 -sOutputFile=- - | smbclient //bertha/CANON -c 'print -' I think I'm doing something wrong with the gs command, but I don't see what. TIA, Bill

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Ok ...
by Theo Van Dinter 15 Dec '01

15 Dec '01

Ok, which one of you NetOps guys did this? ;) (It's Chuck, I knew it... He's even on the page!) http://christmastree.wpi.edu/ I think this is the first time I've seen WPI mentioned on the front-page of /. ... ;) -- Randomly Generated Tagline: "Presenting.... MIP- Men in Pain Starring... Mr. T... Our new security advisor... pocket protectors with an attitude! "I pity the fool who tries to break into MY firewall!"" -Don Roeber

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Re: Configuring Linux laptop for cable modem access???
by Andy Stewart 13 Dec '01

13 Dec '01

Hi Gerrald, I don't know the answer directly, as I don't run RedHat on my systems at home. I'm forwarding this to the WLUG mailing list, as somebody there probably knows the answer. WLUG: Any thoughts on how to configure a laptop running RedHat 7.1 for access to the Charter Pipeline cable modem? Is there anything special with Charter Pipeline vs. any other cable modem? Please don't forget to cc: gsmith(a)caldera.com on this one. Thanks, Andy On Wednesday 12 December 2001 02:47 pm, you wrote: > Andy Stewart, > > Can you tell me how I can configure my Red Hat 7.1 laptop, which has a > Ethernet card, for a cable modem-Charter Pipeline? > > Best regards, > > Gerrald Smith > Business Developer Manager > Caldera Business Services > > > Caldera International > 73 Princeton St. > North Chelmsford, MA 01863 > > gsmith(a)caldera.com > www.caldera.com > > Ph. 978-251-1987 x234 > FAX 978-251-1987 -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

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Re: [Wlug] Re: Configuring Linux laptop for cable modem access???
by Theo Van Dinter 13 Dec '01

13 Dec '01

On Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 10:27:01AM -0500, Gerrald Smith wrote: > I am a novice with Linux. How do you and where do you configure the > interface? I looked in my directory for internet config files and I could > not find anything. the easiest way would be to run linuxconf or netcfg and go through the GUI. the short version would be to go into /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts and edit ifcfg-eth0. Change the "bootproto" line to be "dhcp" instead of "none" (assuming it's configured statically at the moment.) The RedHat documentation has information on this. If you don't have the manual (I forget if there's an electronic version on the RH CDs), you can look at them from the RedHat site. Specifically: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.2-Manual/custom-guide/config… You may also be interested in the Cable Modem How-to: http://www.linux.com/howto/Cable-Modem/index.html -- Randomly Generated Tagline: "My spleen is twice the size of a normal human spleen. This isn't such a big deal right now, but after I'm dead ... There's going to be a bidding war." - Dave Foley, Kids in the Hall

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Re: [Wlug] Re: Configuring Linux laptop for cable modem access???
by Stephen Daukas 13 Dec '01

13 Dec '01

Hi Gerrald! There is nothing special you need do. I have a laptop running RH7.1 and am using a "cable modem" (Surf Board) in Shrewsbury. I also have a home network, but that doean't make any difference - you either configure the router or the PC to talk to the cable modem. Assuming you have DHCP (i.e., you do not have a static IP assigned), you should be able to simply configure your ethernet interface and plug it into the cable modem. There is a good chance eth0 is already setup if you installed RH onto the laptop with the nic card already installed. You can use Linuxconf to set up eth0 for dhcp and that is about it (use the masks given to you by the cable company, as well as DNS settings, etc.). Of course, you might want to consider putting a firewall between you and the rest of the world because when you plug your PC directly into a cable modem, the anyone on that system can now see you computer... Steve ---- Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)mediaone.net> wrote: > > Hi Gerrald, > > I don't know the answer directly, as I don't run RedHat on my systems at > home. I'm forwarding this to the WLUG mailing list, as somebody there > probably knows the answer. > > WLUG: Any thoughts on how to configure a laptop running RedHat 7.1 for > access to the Charter Pipeline cable modem? Is there anything special > with Charter Pipeline vs. any other cable modem? > > Please don't forget to cc: gsmith(a)caldera.com on this one. > > Thanks, > > Andy > > On Wednesday 12 December 2001 02:47 pm, you wrote: > > Andy Stewart, > > > > Can you tell me how I can configure my Red Hat 7.1 laptop, which has a > > Ethernet card, for a cable modem-Charter Pipeline? > > > > Best regards, > > > > Gerrald Smith > > Business Developer Manager > > Caldera Business Services > > > > > > Caldera International > > 73 Princeton St. > > North Chelmsford, MA 01863 > > > > gsmith(a)caldera.com > > www.caldera.com > > > > Ph. 978-251-1987 x234 > > FAX 978-251-1987 > > -- > Andy Stewart > Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group > Worcester, MA, USA > http://www.wlug.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailma

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linux craker talk
by Mark Claypool 13 Dec '01

13 Dec '01

I thought the attached talk announcement might be of interest to some on this list. Basically, some dude broke into my Linux box. At the next CS colloq, I'm going to talk about it and about system security in general. You are welcome to attend! Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Claypool CS Assistant Professor claypool(a)cs.wpi.edu Worcester Polytechnic Institute http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~claypool

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RE: [Wlug] linux craker talk
by Keller, Tim 12 Dec '01

12 Dec '01

Mark, Have you thought about talking to Andy (our founder) about possibly giving us the same talk at our meeting this Thursday? I'd be very interested in hearing your talk, but Fridays are a busy day for me. Plus you'd have a good captive audience. Tim. -----Original Message----- From: Mark Claypool [mailto:claypool@cs.wpi.edu] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 11:55 AM To: wlug(a)wlug.org Subject: [Wlug] linux craker talk I thought the attached talk announcement might be of interest to some on this list. Basically, some dude broke into my Linux box. At the next CS colloq, I'm going to talk about it and about system security in general. You are welcome to attend! Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Claypool CS Assistant Professor claypool(a)cs.wpi.edu Worcester Polytechnic Institute http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~claypool

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Equipment up for grabs...
by William Smith 10 Dec '01

10 Dec '01

WLUG, I have some stuff that is looking for a new home. If you're interested in it, I can bring it to the January WLUG meeting or arrange shipping... :) Here's what I've got: o For whoever is interested: Cabletron MRX-2 10Base-T hub This beast has 12 10Mb ports, but port 6 is bad. Gravis Ultrasound Max sound card This is a 16-bit card. I cannot find the CD for it. VESA Local Bus motherboard Includes a P90 CPU Has 2 VLB slots, 4 16-bit slots, 2 8-bit slots. RAM (I forget if this has 32MB or 64MB) Diamond Viper VLB video card VLB I/O card This should go with the motherboard, since the motherboard dates back to just before the I/O stuff was built-in. o For sale or trade: DSL Modem WESTELL ADSL modem, model # 36R515. Has power cable, Ethernet cable, and instructions. o What I am looking for: one PCMCIA ethernet network interface. 10Mb minimum, but I certainly wouldn't turn down a 10/100... :) The stuff I have is available as-is. The motherboard, video, sound card and I/O card are known-working as of March 2001. The DSL modem is something my mother bought, decided she didn't want, so she passed it to me. I can't get DSL where I live, so I thought maybe someone else could use it. I have no way of knowing if it works. If anyone is interested in this stuff, I could bring it to a WLUG meeting. Best regards, -- William Smith wsmith(a)chezsmith.com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com

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