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HELP ME
by Michael and Sharon Burns July 31, 2001

July 31, 2001

I have a copy of Mandrake 7.2 . Will some one please help me install it? I can get it installed but cannot get it to go on line. i have dsl, and it recognises my network card but will not configure it . I also am stuck with a winmodem.

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apache server
by jim stith July 28, 2001

July 28, 2001

dan; yes, i can ping client to server and server to client. i looked at ipchains -L -n and the only source other than 0.0.0.0/0 was 192.168.1.1 which is the ip address of the server and the target was accept at ports 53 -> *. the other accept was prot all source 0.0.0.0/0 and ports n/a. everything else had target of reject (tcp udp) et.al. chain forward policy is accept chain output policy is accept now to be honest with you, i haven't much of a clue what the above means. hopefully, you do. any more help muchly appreciated. jim s

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Firewall Script hacking (LONG)
by Paul Gelinas July 27, 2001

July 27, 2001

Hi, I've been meaning to do this for months, so here goes: Many of you (like me) probably use Bob Ziegler's firewall scripts (or some variant/derivative thereof) for maintaining your firewall. These scripts (particularly the IANA listings) need to be updated periodically.

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Fwd: [Don.Reagan@trw.com: Need help on a Linux issue]
by Andy Stewart July 26, 2001

July 26, 2001

HI gang, If anybody feels like writing an answer to this technical question, you have a chance of getting it published in SysAdmin magazine. If you're interested, directly contact Don.Reagan(a)trw.com ASAP. Thanks, Andy ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: [Don.Reagan(a)trw.com: Need help on a Linux issue] Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 16:58:41 -0400 From: <arr(a)oceanwave.com> To: andystewart(a)mediaone.net Howdy, Liz (your sister) said you'd be the man who may know the answer to this. I write a column (Q&A) for SysAdmin magazine, but I'm not a Linux person and know diddly about their printing stuff. If you can answer this guy's question (cc me) and it's a sufficiently complex answer, I'll be happy to print it in the next issue I write up. If you're not interested, thanks for reading this far, and sorry for bothering you. :} ------- start of forwarded message (RFC 934 encapsulation) ------- Importance: Normal From: "Don Reagan" <Don.Reagan(a)trw.com> To: <jrmckins(a)yahoo.com>, <arr(a)oceanwave.com> Subject: Need help on a Linux issue Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 11:47:31 -0700 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C114FF.9640F520 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am a reader of the Sys Admin magazine. I was wondering if you can help me on a Linux issue. I can't print to a networked HP LJ 5Si printer. Notes: I Can ping the printer. I can ping all network resources. Printer is in the same hub as my computer. Tried to setup printer on computer using CUPS, LPR, PDQ, PRINTTOOL, and Mandrake Hardware setup tool. CUPS asks me for a command line. I tried something like "IPP://PrintServer/PrinterName:9100" Also with the word socket in the front. None of the examples I have seen ask for the IP. I tried one command line with the IP but it didn't work. None of the documentation is clear on networked HP printers. It seems like I have tried every combination. Tried a raw IP print to the printer "lpr raw(a)123.123.123.123 test" Printer runs these protocols: Netware, TCP/IP, AppleTalk, and LAT. We print to this printer in Windows using a Windows 2000 print server. I am the maverick I want to dual boot Windows and Linux. Using CUPS (Common Unix Printing Service) with IPP, Socket, and other setup lines. Not sure of the command line for this. I tried editing the /etc/printcap, and /etc/printrc files. I Got the PDD for the HP 5Si printer. I thought maybe my editing of printcap or printrc was stopping the CUPS or other methods of setup from working so I went back to the original copies. Oh ya, before you say something simple like read the print man page--I did, also I went to Mandrake documentation, HP printing for Unix web page, read the documentation at Linuxprinting.org web site, Read the printing documentation at Red Hat web site. Not sure it is a HP Jetdirect network card in the printer. Though I suspect I could use HP Jetdirect software to set it up on a Windows machine. I guess what I really need is someone who has printed from a Linux variant to a networked HP printer. Everything I read says this is traditionally a hard issue because of varies issues. Compatibility has been an issue. System: Mandrake Linux v8 full install, Dell GX110 computer. 3Com905 network card. Thank you, Don Reagan Senior Systems Administrator 310.812.6273, don.reagan(a)trw.com TRW Systems/IIT (S&ITG) One Space Park, R2/1015C, Redondo Beach, CA. 90278 -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

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Fwd: Call for Papers: 2002 USENIX Annual Technical Conference
by Andy Stewart July 26, 2001

July 26, 2001

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Call for Papers: 2002 USENIX Annual Technical Conference Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 15:50:25 -0700 From: Usenix Assocation <mktgadm(a)usenix.org> To: astewart(a)world.std.com Attn: Worcester Linux Users' Group Dear Worcester Linux Users' Group, Below is a conference announcement and Call for Papers for the 2002 USENIX Annual Tehcnical Conference. Please let me know if you have a more appropriate method for submitting this information. Thank you for your assistance! Best Regards, Alexandra Szczepanski USENIX Association/SAGE 2560 Ninth Street, Suite 215 Berkeley, CA. 94710 ph (510) 528-8649 fx (510) 548-5738 www.usenix.org ----------------------------------------------------------- 2002 USENIX Annual Technical Conference June 9-14, 2002 Monterey, CA http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix02/ The 2002 USENIX Technical Conference seeks original and innovative papers about the applications, architecture, implementation, and performance of modern computing systems. As at all USENIX conferences, papers that analyze problem areas and draw important conclusions from practical experience are especially welcome. Some particularly interesting application topics are: *Cluster computing *File systems and storage systems *Complexity management *Distributed caching and replication *Mobile code *Mobile/Wireless computing *Multimedia *Networking and network services *Reliability and QoS *Security and privacy *Ubiquitous computing *usage studies *Web technologies *Energy/Power Management *Interoperability of heterogeneous systems FREENIX is a special track within the USENIX Annual Technical Conference that showcases the latest developments and applications in freely redistributed technology. The FREENIX track covers the full range of software and source code including but not limited to Apache, Darwin, FreeBSD, GNOME, GNU, KDE, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Perl, PHP, Python, Samba, Tcl/Tk and more. FREENIX is looking for papers about projects with a solid emphasis on nurturing the open source/freely available software community and talks which advance the state of the art of freely redistributable software. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: *Cross-platform source portability and binary compatibility *Desktop metaphors *Distributed and parallel systems *Documentation *File system design *Highly-available systems *Graphical user interface tools *Storage Systems *Highly-scalable and clustered systems *Security *System and user management tools *Quality Assurance *Large scale system management *Print Systems *Free Software development/mgmt *Operating system design *Interesting deployments of free software Submission guidelines and conference details are available on our website: http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix02/cfp/ Submissions to the Freenix Track are due on November 12, 2001. Submissions to the General Refereed Sessions Track are due on November 19, 2001. Join us in developing the best technical conference program of 2002! ==================================================================== The 2002 USENIX Annual Technical Conference is sponsored by USENIX, The Advanced Computing Systems Association. www.usenix.org ==================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------- -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

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easter egg in staroffice 5.2 calc...
by Keller, Tim July 26, 2001

July 26, 2001

(got this off the boston linux users group mail) type =GAME("StarWars") into a cell in StarOffice calc and see what happens Note: I don't have staroffice 5.2 so I can't confirm it... Tim.

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Jobs
by Doctor Orbitz July 25, 2001

July 25, 2001

Hello, does anyone know of companies in the Worcester area looking for people with programming/web/*NIX skills, or of a good place to find consulting type jobs? As in making a webpage, seting up servers, etc for somebody. I'm looking for something to put my knowledge to. Thanks, Orbitz

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apache
by stith July 23, 2001

July 23, 2001

i am trying to set up a server using apache. at this point i do not want it to be connected to the internet so i am trying to use a second computer to log on with. here is what i have set up: 1. server ip=192.168.1.1 ( i am using the ip and by-passing name resolution at this point). i can ping 192.168.1.1 from the server as well as localhost. i can also get the default html page up. the only changes i have made to http.conf is: a. Listen *:80 b. ServerName 192.168.1.1 c. i added the following <Directory "/var/www/html"> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> i can ping from server to client and client to server. 2. client when i try to log on to the server, i get 'netscapes network connection was refused by the server 192.168.1.1. the server may not be accepting connections or may be busy.' any help would be appreciated jim stith

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hello
by Jeff Reed July 22, 2001

July 22, 2001

hey everyone. this is jeff from Metro West Boston LUG. just wanted to drop in and say hi. i'll be posting random stuff here and there. happy hacking! -- //- Jeff Reed //- Linux System Asministrator //- Metro West Boston Linux User Group //- jreed(a)linuxbusca.com //- (508)792-6070 //- http://www.linuxbusca.com //- http://www.blu.org //- http://www.wlug.org

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vmware crash
by Michael Long July 21, 2001

July 21, 2001

Hi all, I have had vmware running on my system for a couple of weeks. Tonight when starting vmware my system locked up (no keyboard or mouse response) and I had to press the reset key. After bring the system up when I attempt to 'power on' vmware I get a message that says: Could not open /dev/vmnet0: No such device. How do I make this device available? After the reboot it was necessary to issue 'insmod vmmon'. Thanks, Mike

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