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On Wed, 19 Jan 2000, Linux India Digest wrote:

> Linux India Digest     Wednesday, January 19 2000     Volume 01 : Number 519
> 
> 
> 
> In this issue:
> 
> 	Re: [LI] Need urgent help on implementing Network Address Translation
> 	Re: [LI] more Questions
> 	Re: [LI] How-to produce sound through PC speaker
> 	Re: [LI] j = ++i * ++i * ++i : A long reply..BEWARE
> 	Re: [LI] fsck error during booting
> 	Re: [LI] fsck error during booting
> 	Re: [LI] 3.5" disk format
> 	Re: [LI] Dynamic DNS?
> 	RE: [LI] problem with accessing network.
> 	RE: [LI] problem with accessing network.
> 	Re: [LI] Oracle8i and Redhat 6.1
> 	RE: [LI] problem with accessing network.
> 	Re: [LI] Hiding LKM's -- Beta-test
> 	[LI] [Fwd: domain not FOUND!!!!!]
> 	Re: [LI] root access from old sendmail boxes
> 	Re: [LI] 3.5" disk format
> 	Re: [LI] Hiding LKM's -- Beta-test
> 	Re: [LI] root access from old sendmail boxes
> 	[LI] Mouse Hanging .......
> 	Re: [LI] root access from old sendmail boxes
> 	Re: [LI] Mouse Hanging .......
> 	[LI] query regarding RAID1.
> 	[LI] Re: More Questions.
> 	Re: [LI] networking-advice needed
> 	[LI] Wine and Easy Linux
> 	Re: [LI] 3.5" disk format
> 	RE: [LI] networking-advice needed
> 	Re: [LI] Wine and Easy Linux
> 	Re: [LI] Script Error
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 21:52:31 -0800
> From: Arun Sharma <adsharma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] Need urgent help on implementing Network Address Translation
> 
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2000 at 09:15:38AM +0530, linux@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >     Dear Friends,
> >     I have been trying to implement a NAT  on RH 6.1 on a Dell Optiplex
> > GX1 with 64 MB RAM with two eth cards on different ip networks.
> >     On executing the 'ipnatadm' with correct rules, the OS states
> > protocol not found.
> > My network is fine.
> >     Has any one succeeded in implementing NAT?
> 
> Are you trying to use the netfilter package ? I'm having problems
> using VPN software with my IP masquerading stuff and am looking
> to see if NAT is a better alternative.
> 
> For those of you curious about NAT - here is what I found:
> 
> http://netfilter.kernelnotes.org/netfilter-hacking-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.2
> 
> 	-Arun
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 21:55:11 -0800
> From: Arun Sharma <adsharma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] more Questions
> 
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2000 at 10:03:10AM +0530, VIBHU RISHI wrote:
> > hi ,
> > 	I have a series of more questions:
> > 
> > 1) Can I have elements of the KDE desktop coexisting on the GNOME desktop.
> > What I really want is the thrash-can on my GNOME desktop.
> 
> This was planned - they agreed on a common ".desktop" format. They will
> also have a common drag and drop protocol - so it may just work. But I 
> don't think it is working today.
> 
> > 4) What do I have to do for starting a news-server ?
> 
> Read /usr/doc/inn*
> 
> 	-Arun
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 11:30:06 +0530
> From: Vimal Mathew <vml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] How-to produce sound through PC speaker
> 
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2000 at 09:25:27AM +0530, soumya@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > In good old days of DOS it was easy to produce sound of variable
> > frequency and duration in Basic/Pascal/C. I have not come across any
> > routine to do the same thing in gcc.
> 
> The good things are forever. In Linux, you can create sound from PC-speaker 
> using ioctl() calls on your terminal.
> 
> ioctl (fd, KDMKTONE,(long) argument);
> 	and
> ioctl(fd,KIOCSOUND,(int) tone);
> 
> 	The documents are available in the Linux Programmers Guide present
> in /usr/doc/LDP/lpg/lpg.html (on my RH 5.2 box here).
> 	The "fd" can be "0" or "1" (if you have not modified your stdin or
>  stdout) or can be obtained by doing an open() on "/dev/tty".
> 
> - --vml,
> Model Engg. College,
> Cochin
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 00:43:14 -0500
> From: "Chakrabarti, Suvendra (CTS)" <CSUVENDRA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] j = ++i * ++i * ++i : A long reply..BEWARE
> 
> Hi Shourya,
> 
> You are right about the gcc stuff on Solaris and Linux. They should not
> give different results, unless there has been a major version change -
> a change in the parse algorithm for the programs, maybe ?? I can
> only lay my hands on Solaris cc, so dunno much about gcc counterpart.
> 
> I checked the case 2, you have mentioned. It seems the brackets are
> ignored while parsing that statement. Sorry for the mistake. The main 
> idea was to show how the parser may interpret the statements in the
> various cases. I am always bad at explaining things :-( - The said
> statement would give 6*6*6 on Solaris cc again.
> 
> The classical example of cryptic programming was the morse-code.
> 
> var = --o-o---o---o---o--;( And it can go on. BTW, o is an integer ;-) )
> 
> Suvendra
> 
> 
> Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 22:59:13 -0500
> From: Shourya Sarcar <sarcar@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [LI] j = ++i * ++i * ++i : A long reply..BEWARE
> 
> 	f) Suvendra , you snatched the words from my mouth about the
> interviewers. Thanks, you couldn't have been more correct. You have done 
> agreat job in explaining as far as possible the hows, do's and dont-s behind
> 
> the problem. But your explanation of case 2 :
> 	
> 	 	Case 2: (++i)*(++i)*(++i) 4*5*6
> 
> 	will not compile to give 120 under Linux/gcc (I used version 2.91).
> It
> will give you 150.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 11:30:15 +0530
> From: "Arun K Desai" <arun_desai@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] fsck error during booting
> 
> Hi Narayana Yaddanapudi, 
> I think ur switched off M/C without giving shutdown command.am i right????
> 
>   When you are dropped to the shell, run fsck on 
> your partitions. Generally
> saying yes to all fsck questions is a good thing but you may do
> Run fsck with theses options:
> 
> # fsck -A -V ; echo == $? ==
> 
> 
>                         I hope this will help u.
>            With Best regards, 
>                      Arun.K.Desai.
> 
> 
> >
> >> I am running RHL 6.1 off the PCQ CD. Intermittently I get the following
> >> error during booting.
> >> 
> >> -Quote-
> >> Warning ... fsck.ext2 for device /dev/hda5 exited with signal 10
> >> *** An error occurred during the file system check
> >> *** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot
> >> *** when you leave the shell
> >> Give root password for maintenance
> >> (or type Control-D for normal startup)
> >> -Quote-
> >> 
> >> After this I get dropped to my / partition without access to any other
> >> partition, or if I type Ctrl-D, the machine reboots, normally this time.
> >> 
> >> What is the problem and what the solution
> >> 
> >> -- 
> >> Narayana
> >
> >--------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >to avoid repetition and save bandwidth.
> >
> 
> 
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> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 11:30:15 +0530
> From: "Arun K Desai" <arun_desai@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] fsck error during booting
> 
> Hi Narayana Yaddanapudi, 
> I think ur switched off M/C without giving shutdown command.am i right????
> 
>   When you are dropped to the shell, run fsck on 
> your partitions. Generally
> saying yes to all fsck questions is a good thing but you may do
> Run fsck with theses options:
> 
> # fsck -A -V ; echo == $? ==
> 
> 
>                         I hope this will help u.
>            With Best regards, 
>                      Arun.K.Desai.
> 
> 
> >
> >> I am running RHL 6.1 off the PCQ CD. Intermittently I get the following
> >> error during booting.
> >> 
> >> -Quote-
> >> Warning ... fsck.ext2 for device /dev/hda5 exited with signal 10
> >> *** An error occurred during the file system check
> >> *** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot
> >> *** when you leave the shell
> >> Give root password for maintenance
> >> (or type Control-D for normal startup)
> >> -Quote-
> >> 
> >> After this I get dropped to my / partition without access to any other
> >> partition, or if I type Ctrl-D, the machine reboots, normally this time.
> >> 
> >> What is the problem and what the solution
> >> 
> >> -- 
> >> Narayana
> >
> >--------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >the archive at http://lists.linux-india.org/ before posting your question
> >to avoid repetition and save bandwidth.
> >
> 
> 
> LYCOShop. Thousands of products!  One location!
> http://shop.lycos.com/
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 10:46:02 +0530
> From: "Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri." <spavri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] 3.5" disk format
> 
> > How do I format a 3.5":HD disk to hold 1722 kb?
> >
> > --
> > Narayana
> 
> You mean 3.5" FDD. You have to pass the parameters with the fdformat
> command. I think what you need is man mtools, though I may be wrong, I had
> checked this a long time ago.
> Besides, what do you need to format a floppy with a higher capacity for? I
> only needed it to make the discs for mulinux single floppy distro and the
> install program does this by itself.
> 
> Sharukh.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 11:22:37 +0530
> From: "Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri." <spavri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] Dynamic DNS?
> 
> > "Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri." wrote:
> > >
> > > But ETH does not allow relaying. I have a VSNL and an ETH account. I
> can't
> > > send mail with the vsnl address in the From: field using my eth account,
> it
> > > says relaying denied. I think you'll have to use vsnl DNS.
> 
> > My From field has abiligiri@xxxxxxxxxxx whereas my actual email address
> > is anands@xxxxxxxxxx this proves that what u are saying is wrong.U must
> > be logged in to the ISP whose SMTP server u are using.Otherwise u will
> > get the above error.U can also login to the SMTP server using
> > Netscape.Can anyone tell me how it can be done without using Netscape?
> > --
> > Anand Biligiri S
> 
> What I mean to say is that eth allows me to send and recieve mail for my
> yahoo/hotpop accounts but will not let me send mail thru my vsnl account
> though I can recieve my vsnl mail thru eth. There are different settings for
> SMTP for all the accounts. Anyway this is not directly related to Linux so
> I'll leave this thread here.
> 
> Sharukh.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:14:22 +0530
> From: "Arun K Desai" <arun_desai@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [LI] problem with accessing network.
> 
> Hi VIBHU RISHI,
>   I think when use telnet first it searches the host name /etc/hosts & if it is available there then it sees in hosts.allow.
> So i think all hosts name should be added in these files.
> If i am wrong correct me....
>                    Regards,
>                        Arun.K.Desai.
> 
> >	What I want is that any machine in my office ( say that there are 150
> >machines ) should be able to telnet to the server, whatever be their IP
> >addresses. are you saying that I will have to add all 150 these IPs ?
> >	please clarify.
> >	As of now , any machine with *.*.29.* can telnet to the machine , without
> >my having to edit any of the files. However, any other machine (*.*.28.*
> >etc. ) is not able to telnet.
> >	ciao
> >		Vibhu..
> >
> >
> >$      There are certain files in the /etc directory
> >$
> >$  host.conf
> >$  hosts
> >$  hosts.allow
> >$  hosts.deny
> >$  hosts.equiv
> >$  hosts.lpd
> >$
> >$  The problem could be solved by listing the IP Address in hosts.allow file
> >$  even though this is required for inetd services.
> >$      This is because telnetd is itself invoked by inetd.
> >$       If you want to log in as a root by telnetting then you can
> >$  give the tty
> >$  number in /etc/securetty but there is a possible security hazard here.
> >$
> >$      Also an entry for remote telnet must be in your /etc/services file.
> >$  HTH
> >$
> >$  regards
> >$  Aditya
> >$
> >
> >--------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >the archive at http://lists.linux-india.org/ before posting your question
> >to avoid repetition and save bandwidth.
> >
> 
> 
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> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:14:22 +0530
> From: "Arun K Desai" <arun_desai@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [LI] problem with accessing network.
> 
> Hi VIBHU RISHI,
>   I think when use telnet first it searches the host name /etc/hosts & if it is available there then it sees in hosts.allow.
> So i think all hosts name should be added in these files.
> If i am wrong correct me....
>                    Regards,
>                        Arun.K.Desai.
> 
> >	What I want is that any machine in my office ( say that there are 150
> >machines ) should be able to telnet to the server, whatever be their IP
> >addresses. are you saying that I will have to add all 150 these IPs ?
> >	please clarify.
> >	As of now , any machine with *.*.29.* can telnet to the machine , without
> >my having to edit any of the files. However, any other machine (*.*.28.*
> >etc. ) is not able to telnet.
> >	ciao
> >		Vibhu..
> >
> >
> >$      There are certain files in the /etc directory
> >$
> >$  host.conf
> >$  hosts
> >$  hosts.allow
> >$  hosts.deny
> >$  hosts.equiv
> >$  hosts.lpd
> >$
> >$  The problem could be solved by listing the IP Address in hosts.allow file
> >$  even though this is required for inetd services.
> >$      This is because telnetd is itself invoked by inetd.
> >$       If you want to log in as a root by telnetting then you can
> >$  give the tty
> >$  number in /etc/securetty but there is a possible security hazard here.
> >$
> >$      Also an entry for remote telnet must be in your /etc/services file.
> >$  HTH
> >$
> >$  regards
> >$  Aditya
> >$
> >
> >--------------------------------------------------------------------
> >The Linux India Mailing List Archives are now available.  Please search
> >the archive at http://lists.linux-india.org/ before posting your question
> >to avoid repetition and save bandwidth.
> >
> 
> 
> LYCOShop. Thousands of products!  One location!
> http://shop.lycos.com/
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 14:48:31 +0530 (IST)
> From: linuxfan@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [LI] Oracle8i and Redhat 6.1
> 
> yes i had intalled the oracle 8i with rh6.1 but with jre1.1.7
> and tyhe oem agent i havent configured yet
> 
> On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Rajesh Fowkar wrote:
> 
> > Hi friends,
> > 
> > Has anybody installed Oracle 8i on a Redhat 6.1 Machine ? with JDK
> > 1.2 installed.
> > 
> > Are there any precautions to be taken ?
> > What steps I should take to install it on my Redhat 6.1 machine ?
> > 
> > What minimum configuration is recommended ? HDD space, RAM etc.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance.
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Rajesh(ALIAS Shriram)
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > How I Configured my SiS6215 Card ?Visit:http://rajesh.computers.webjump.com/linux.html
> > 
> > Web Site : http://geocities.com/rfowkar/      Email : rfowkar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 
> > 
> > "If you can't make it good, at least make it look good."
> > Bill Gates
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > The Linux India Mailing List Archives are now available.  Please search
> > the archive at http://lists.linux-india.org/ before posting your question
> > to avoid repetition and save bandwidth.
> > 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:36:26 +0530 (IST)
> From: Atul Chitnis <achitnis@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [LI] problem with accessing network.
> 
> On Wed, 19 Jan 2000, VIBHU RISHI wrote:
> 
> > 	As of now , any machine with *.*.29.* can telnet to the machine , without
> > my having to edit any of the files. However, any other machine (*.*.28.*
> > etc. ) is not able to telnet.
> 
> To fix this, you need to understand the problem first:
> 
> The two machines are on different subnets altogether, and unless there is
> a gateway between the two subnets, you cannot directly reach one from the
> other. 
> 
> A machine on 192.168.28.x with a netmask of 255.255.255.0 can directly
> reach only machines in that subnet. A machine in 192.168.29.x cannot reach
> a machine on 192.168.28.x.
> 
> You have three choices: 
> 
> - - put all the machines on the same subnet
> 
> - - change the netmask for *all* machines to 255.255.0.0 from 255.255.255.0
> 
> - - set up routes on a gateway machine that has IP addresses for both
> subnets so that it can route packets from one subnet to the other.
> 
> The last is the simplest, the first will create the most traffic and will
> kill you LAN's performance, and the second one is a kludge.
> 
> Pick up a copy of "TCP/IP for Dummies" - that will clearly explain to you
> how the TCP/IP concepts work.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Atul
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 23:09:48 -0800
> From: Arun Sharma <adsharma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] Hiding LKM's -- Beta-test
> 
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2000 at 10:50:28AM +0530, Vimal Mathew wrote:
> > 
> > Isnt the mod->init() call being done in kernel space, and would glibc be
> > involved here?
> > 
> 
> You're right. My assumption was that a user level program would make a
> system call - sys_init_module and pass "mod" as the parameter in %ebx.
> And I was assuming that init_module was looking for "mod" in %ebx.
> 
> I looked at that code a little more carefully. The hack is more non-portable
> than I orignially thought. It won't even work with a compiler other than
> gcc.
> 
> To: linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: 
> Bcc: 
> Subject: Re: [LI] Hiding LKM's -- Beta-test
> Reply-To: 
> In-Reply-To: <20000119105028.A1016@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; from Vimal Mathew on Wed, Jan 19, 2000 at 10:50:28AM +0530
> 
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2000 at 10:50:28AM +0530, Vimal Mathew wrote:
> > 
> > Isnt the mod->init() call being done in kernel space, and would glibc be
> > involved here?
> > 
> 
> You're right. glibc is not involved. My assumption was that a user level
> program would make a system call - sys_init_module and pass "mod" as the
> parameter in %ebx.  And I was assuming that init_module was looking for
> "mod" in %ebx.
> 
> I looked at that code a little more carefully. The hack is more non-portable
> than I originally thought. It won't even work with a compiler other than
> gcc. Here is the code in question:
> 
> /* would need to make a clean search of the right register
>  * in the function prologue, since gcc may not always put 
>  * struct module *mp in %ebx 
>  * 
>  * Try %ebx, %edi, %ebp, well, every register actually :)
>  */
>     register struct module *mp asm("%ebx");
> 
> To understand why this is happening, look at the following test program
> I wrote:
> 
> $ cat foo.c
> 
> typedef void (*funcp)();
> 
> struct s {
> 	int i;
> 	funcp func;
> };
> 
> f()
> {
> 	register long p asm("%ebx");
> 
> 	printf("ebx: %x\n", p);
> }
> 
> main()
> {
> 	struct s s1 = { 10, &f };
> 	
> 	printf("s1.func: %x\n", s1.func);	
> 	s1.func();
> }
> 
> $ cc foo.c -o foo
> $ ./foo
> s1.func: 80483c8
> ebx: 80483c8
> $ cc -S foo.c -o foo.s
> $ cat foo.s
> <snip>
> call printf
> addl $8,%esp
> movl -4(%ebp),%ebx
> call *%ebx 
> 
> The last instruction is the code for s1.func(). Your code relies on this
> particular sequence of instructions generated by gcc for indirect calls.
> 
> If due to register pressure in a large routine with a lot of variables,
> the compiler chooses a different register to do the indirect call, the
> code won't work.
> 
> So I take it back. There is no portable way of doing this, unless the Linux
> kernel changed the module interface to pass "mod" to init_module. It's
> after all a hack and portable hacks are probably too much to ask for :)
> 
> 	-Arun
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:43:12 +0530
> From: Archan Paul <archanp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [LI] [Fwd: domain not FOUND!!!!!]
> 
> ramamurthy prabhala wrote:
> > 
> > Boss,
> > I am doing some charity in AndhraPradesh...
> > I ahve found the following problems:
> > 
> > 1) Domain not bound... In NIS [whenever i am trying to
> > contact with the ser from client this msg is comming].
> > 2) Send Mail - the Hosts in the server r receiving the
> > mail during testing... how do HOSTS in the same
> > domain.. but on other (client)system recieve the
> > MAILs... where to configure for that??? give me the
> > actual pointer.....
> > 
> > bye
> > Murthy
> > 
> > __________________________________________________
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger.
> > http://im.yahoo.com
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:52:42 +0530
> From: Archan Paul <archanp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] root access from old sendmail boxes
> 
> hi hi!! really cooool. I have already tested it on some ........
> 
> Archan Paul
> archanp@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Lateral Software Technology (Linux Lab), Chennai, India
> 
> Sathya Rangaswamy wrote:
> > 
> > Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > >
> > > Make hard link of /etc/passwd to /var/tmp/dead.letter
> > 
> > Now why would I want  to do that ?.  I do understand the  sendmail bug.
> > But if a hacker can get in and create the link  why even bother  linking,
> > might as well edit it
> > or am I missing somthing ?
> > 
> > >
> > 
> > --
> > #####################
> > contact@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Life is free and so is Linux
> > www.intellinux.com
> > #####################
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 02:20:25 EST
> From: "Siddharth Kashyap" <sid_kashyap@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] 3.5" disk format
> 
> Hi there,
> 
>   The command is :
> 
>   mkfs.msdos /dev/fd0
> 
> 
> >From: "Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri." <spavri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: [LI] 3.5" disk format
> >Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 10:46:02 +0530
> >
> >
> > > How do I format a 3.5":HD disk to hold 1722 kb?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Narayana
> >
> >You mean 3.5" FDD. You have to pass the parameters with the fdformat
> >command. I think what you need is man mtools, though I may be wrong, I had
> >checked this a long time ago.
> >Besides, what do you need to format a floppy with a higher capacity for? I
> >only needed it to make the discs for mulinux single floppy distro and the
> >install program does this by itself.
> >
> >Sharukh.
> >
> >--------------------------------------------------------------------
> >The Linux India Mailing List Archives are now available.  Please search
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> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:05:44 +0530
> From: Archan Paul <archanp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] Hiding LKM's -- Beta-test
> 
> Hi Vimal,
> I had compiled it from THC. Now the methods are depricated. Soon I will
> post some of my latest hacks which will work with 2.2.12 and rh6.1
> 
> be patient.
> 
> BTW. send me the link where u posted the ur hacks.
> 
> Archan Paul
> archanp@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Lateral Software Technology (Linux Lab), Chennai, India
> 
> ps. infact i have divised a init process hack which is making any sys
> vulnarable provided i have "sys+normal user acct". more on this later.
> 
> Vimal Mathew wrote:
> > 
> > I visited your linux site. The document contained there is originally
> >  from THC who in turn copied large parts from the Phrack magazine
> > (www.phrack.com). The method specified in either document does not
> > work (I tried it out - if you will read my original post), and caused
> > me to devise my own method. It was this method that I wanted others
> > to test out, offer improvements on, etc.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:04:33 +0530 (IST)
> From: Atul Chitnis <achitnis@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] root access from old sendmail boxes
> 
> On Wed, 19 Jan 2000, Archan Paul wrote:
> 
> > hi hi!! really cooool. I have already tested it on some ........
> 
> Cracks like this aren't "cool" - they are a disgrace to our chosen OS,
> even if the application in question (sendmail) isn't necessarily
> Linux-specific.
> 
> It will take one major publicised breakin using a crack like this to make
> Linux-detractors go hog-wild with "*this* is why you should not use
> Linux".
> 
> Think of it this way - if someone finds a way to break Godrej locks in a
> known fashion, Godrej's reputation in the locks market would be damaged
> beyond repair, and no one would use a Godrej Lock again.
> 
> Suresh - in future, don't publish the details of a crack, just the
> warnings.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Atul
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:09:41 +0530
> From: "Arun K Desai" <arun_desai@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [LI] Mouse Hanging .......
> 
> Hi All,
> I am using Redhat Linux 6.0.
> 
> When say startx i will get the window menu.But after clicking on some application suddenly mouse hangs.It won't work.Again i used to use ALt+Ctrl+BackSpace.
> 
> What might be the reason??????
> 
> 
> Thax in advance
>                   With Best Regards,
>                               Arun.K.Desai.
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> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:29:02 +0530
> From: Archan Paul <archanp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] root access from old sendmail boxes
> 
> Hi Atul,
> ya u are right!! I am sorry for the post I made. I have just tested it
> to check!! but it needed some more!! Again I am sorry for posting mail
> in appreciating some hack.
> 
> long live Linux....
> 
> Archan
> 
> Atul Chitnis wrote:
> > 
> > On Wed, 19 Jan 2000, Archan Paul wrote:
> > 
> > > hi hi!! really cooool. I have already tested it on some ........
> > 
> > Cracks like this aren't "cool" - they are a disgrace to our chosen OS,
> > even if the application in question (sendmail) isn't necessarily
> > Linux-specific.
> > 
> > It will take one major publicised breakin using a crack like this to make
> > Linux-detractors go hog-wild with "*this* is why you should not use
> > Linux".
> > 
> > Think of it this way - if someone finds a way to break Godrej locks in a
> > known fashion, Godrej's reputation in the locks market would be damaged
> > beyond repair, and no one would use a Godrej Lock again.
> > 
> > Suresh - in future, don't publish the details of a crack, just the
> > warnings.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Atul
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:30:51 +0530
> From: Archan Paul <archanp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] Mouse Hanging .......
> 
> Will u please tell us the make of ur vga card? 
> 
> Archan
> archanp@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Arun K Desai wrote:
> > 
> > Hi All,
> > I am using Redhat Linux 6.0.
> > 
> > When say startx i will get the window menu.But after clicking on some application suddenly mouse hangs.It won't work.Again i used to use ALt+Ctrl+BackSpace.
> > 
> > What might be the reason??????
> > 
> > Thax in advance
> >                   With Best Regards,
> >                               Arun.K.Desai.
> > ------------------------------------------------
> > Arun.K.Desai
> >        Software Engg.
> >        Bells Softech Ltd.
> >        Bangalore-41.
> >        India.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:53:10 +0530 (IST)
> From: anil kumar <anilk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [LI] query regarding RAID1.
> 
> hello,
>  I am new on linux mailing list. Write now i have one hard disk in my
> system.But for redundancy purpose i want to attach another disk to my
> system.My purpose is that if one disk crashes i should be able to fetch
> data from second disk.I mfound that RAID1 is suitable for me.
>  Please  write me how i should configure my system to support RAID1.
> bye anil
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 14:17:54 +0530
> From: vsashok@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [LI] Re: More Questions.
> 
> > 
> > 1) Can I have elements of the KDE desktop coexisting on the GNOME desktop.
> > What I really want is the thrash-can on my GNOME desktop.
> 	
> 	As long as KDE is `installed', you can run K-applictaions even if you
> are running GNOME. Look out for the file which runs trashcan (could be
> in K's config. files) and launch it. Or type `kfm' and you will get
> `quite  messy but everything there stuff!' on ur screen
> Ashok
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 14:24:04 +0530 (IST)
> From: chasmurty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [LI] networking-advice needed
> 
> hai every body,
> 
>  i am planning to set up a linux network.basically i want to have linux
>  machines and winnt in my network.how can i make my linux machine a
> logon server for all the machines.i also want to have centralised authentication for all the users
>  so that their user name and passwords get verified in one single
>  computer.(as a pdc in an nt domain). is nfs better than browsing thru network neighbourhood in winnt.?
>  i gather that this gives all the directories the user needs in their
>  respective computer itself.how can i automount such shares at boottime
>  itself.is it some setting in /etc/fstab.could somebody please gimme the
>  correct syntax for this.
>  is an nis domain more secure than an nt domain.if so how.
>  thanks
> 
> suppose i am using linux as a mail server and connecting this machine from
> my nt workstation by telnet. how should i can configure this mail from MS
> Outlook
> 
>  Ch A S Murty
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 14:46:08 +0530
> From: skhader@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [LI] Wine and Easy Linux
> 
> Hi Folks,
> Another problem with Easy Linux !! I wonder after this problem whether Easy
> Linux is
> glibc2.0 based,  or glibc2.1 based. Coming down to the problem,
> I get and error like libc.so.6 not found ( GLIBC_2_0 needed and GLIBC_2_1
> needed and all that )
> when actually libc.so.6 is present and it is even present in the path
> specified by ldconfig.
> I don't get the usual error about mesa not being installed but !!
> I have libs.rpm and glib.rpm installed. What else do I need ??
> And which Libc library is Easy Linux Based on ??
> I also found out that it has added it's own libraries ( something like
> libeITmodule.so )
> and all that.
> TIA
> Regards
>      Khader
> 
> - ----------------------------------   @}--------
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> skhader@xxxxxxxxxx             Kernel 2.3.39
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> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 15:17:50 +0530
> From: Rohit <rohits@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] 3.5" disk format
> 
> Narayana Yaddanapudi wrote:
> > How do I format a 3.5":HD disk to hold 1722 kb?
> 
> No you don't!
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 15:27:53 +0530
> From: "Urmil Parikh" <urmil@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [LI] networking-advice needed
> 
> Hi
> 
> Have a look at PC Quest site (http://www.pcquest.com/linux) which explains
> everything you need. See May 1998 issue.
> 
> Regards
> Urmil Parikh
> 
> | -----Original Message-----
> |
> | hai every body,
> |
> |  i am planning to set up a linux network.basically i want to have linux
> |  machines and winnt in my network.how can i make my linux machine a
> | logon server for all the machines.i also want to have centralised
> | authentication for all the users
> |  so that their user name and passwords get verified in one single
> |  computer.(as a pdc in an nt domain). is nfs better than browsing
> | thru network neighbourhood in winnt.?
> |  i gather that this gives all the directories the user needs in their
> |  respective computer itself.how can i automount such shares at boottime
> |  itself.is it some setting in /etc/fstab.could somebody please gimme the
> |  correct syntax for this.
> |  is an nis domain more secure than an nt domain.if so how.
> |  thanks
> |
> | suppose i am using linux as a mail server and connecting this machine from
> | my nt workstation by telnet. how should i can configure this mail from MS
> | Outlook
> |
> |  Ch A S Murty
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 15:39:53 +0530
> From: Archan Paul <archanp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] Wine and Easy Linux
> 
> Hi kahader,
> 
> > Another problem with Easy Linux !! I wonder after this problem whether Easy
> > Linux is
> > glibc2.0 based,  or glibc2.1 based. 
> 
> easy linux 1.2 is based on glibc2.1
> 
> > Coming down to the problem,
> > I get and error like libc.so.6 not found ( GLIBC_2_0 needed and GLIBC_2_1
> > needed and all that )
> > when actually libc.so.6 is present and it is even present in the path
> > specified by ldconfig.
> > I don't get the usual error about mesa not being installed but !!
> > I have libs.rpm and glib.rpm installed. What else do I need ??
> > And which Libc library is Easy Linux Based on ??
> > I also found out that it has added it's own libraries ( something like
> > libeITmodule.so )
> > and all that.
> 
> I amn't able to give to the exact soln of the problem as it is not my
> domain, but pl wait for EasyLinux-2. It is comming up.
> 
> BTW I want to be a Debian user!! please suggest me khader!! ;-)
> 
> Archan Paul
> archanp@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Lateral Software Technology (Linux Lab), Chennai, India.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 02:08:13 -0800
> From: "Naresh sharma" <naresh_k_sharma@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LI] Script Error
> 
>  
> Hi Arun,
> 
> Thanks for the Help. It Worked :)
> 
> Thank you Very much.
> 
> Best
> Naresh
> 
> On Tue, 18 Jan 2000 17:54:02   Arun K Desai wrote:
> >Hi Naresh sharma,
> >U give full path to run & It should have execute permission.
> >If it is present in current directory then 
> >run : $./file_name.
> >      I hope this helps u.
> >               Cheers,
> >                    Arun.K.Desai
> >    
> >    
> >
> >
> >>Hello everybody,
> >>
> >>I have download netscape 4.6 fro Red Hat 5.0, now i am installing it, this tar file have a ns-install script file when i run it by issuing the command from the directory in which this file is "./ns-install", then it gives me the error
> >>
> >>bash : ns-install : could not find file or directory
> >>
> >>but i am able to get the file contents by cat command
> >>
> >>any clue ?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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