jboy

Nothing special needed once you have the network and NIC configured on each machine. I'm not on a linux machine right now, so I'm doing this from memory, but basically your steps are: Start the vnc server on one machine. By default, it uses tcp port 5900. So you have to configure your firewall to open port 5900. You can configure the firewall to restrict this access by IP address if desired. You can verify what port the vnc server is using by executing this command in a terminal: netstat -pant | grep -i LISTEN Start your vnc client (you said you're using TightVNC) on the other machine and connect to the IP address or hostname (if /etc/hosts was configured for this) of the machine running the vnc server. I believe the vnc server package is called rfbserver. It may not be installed by default, so you may need to download it using rpmdrake or urpmi. There are lots of posts here about all this so you can search for additional details; e.g., rfbserver, vncserver, etc. Also the man pages will be informative. I don't think you need anything in /etc/hosts.allow (man hosts.allow) on the server machine for allowing the vnc client to connect (I could be wrong on this). The situation with ssh is different. First you need to configure the firewall to open tcp port 22 on the machine where sshd is running. Then you'll need to have a line in it's /etc/hosts.allow like this: sshd:<ip address of client machine>:ALLOW If you need to, you can also use: ALL:<ip address of client machine>:ALLOW Your /etc/hosts.deny file may have a line like: ALL:ALL except 127.0.0.1:DENY That's ok. Leave as it. You're controlling what you want to allow through /etc/hosts.allow and you're denying everything else. This is a bit rambling. Post more questions if this, the searches, and the man pages don't cover your questions.

Hello again, John. In the next couple weeks, I'm thinking of installing 2006 now that beta 2 is out. Once it's installed, what do you use for updates - the cooker repositories or the 2006.0 ones? Thanks.

Probably you just need a line in /etc/hosts.allow that allows sshd to accept a connection request coming from the IP address of your Win machine. See this post and the rest of the thread: https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtop...dpost&p=199708e

One of the members here has suggested this as a workaround with CD1 not booting on version 10.0. https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtop...ndpost&p=132708 Can't vouch for it working - never had to try it. Check out the whole thread also, because others possiblities exist, like a bad CD burn, etc., that are talked about in the whole thread.

I'll try a couple: 1. Definitely. Worth it? - try it and let us know. You've got to be willing to do a little tinkering and problem-solving. If you're easily frustrated and don't want to be bothered with this, then maybe not. Try it, though, you might be blown away by the experience and find that it's fun. Many do. Easiest way to try - download a LiveCD which you can boot without having to install on your harddrive. Get the feel without the fuss. See http://distrowatch.com/ and this thread for ideas -> real newbie friendly distro wanted 2. Many, many. Popular ones with lots of messages here: RealPlayer, kaffeine, mplayer, xine, xmms, amarok, KsCD, Totem, Timidity, etc etc. To get all types of multi-media players set up can take some tinkering and problem-solving. 6. A Barebones Guide to Firewalls 7. You won't be completely insulated from having to use the command line. 8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router 9. Many people just like you have done this and love it.

You bet. /sbin/chkconfig --list shows you which services are are on/off at boot by run level. To start a service not started automatically at boot, e.g., bluetooth: As root, service bluetooth start alternately, /etc/init.d/bluetooth start Other parameters would typically include stop, restart, status, etc. The parameters and the actions they take are specified in the script that's in /etc/init.d for that service. You could also check parameters with the --help parameter: # /etc/init.d/bluetooth --help Usage: /etc/init.d/bluetooth {start|stop|status|restart|reload|condrestart} or alternately, # service bluetooth --help Usage: /etc/init.d/bluetooth {start|stop|status|restart|reload|condrestart}

Bad CDs? Did you check the md5sum after download and also verify write when creating the CD. Some folks recommend burning at a slower speed to help eliminate errors (if that is indeed the problem).

You must be running version 10.1 or earlier. The options you want are available in LE2005 (aka 10.2).

When you installed, there was a security level setting option, ranging from Poor to Paranoid. The default for LE2005 is High, I believe. Different distros may have different defaults, so that's may explain why you didn't have to mess with this on other distros. You can see all these security configurable options by invoking the draksec wizard: /usr/sbin/draksec Note the several tabs and their options. It's not very well documented but you can read a little bit about it with /usr/share/doc/mandrake/en/Starter/Starter.html/draksec.html. It you don't have that file, download the mandrake-doc-Starter-en-10.2-2mdk package. Now, I'm not a network specialist so I'm going to bow out at this point. I think you're on the right track but perhaps someone here with actual experience in setting up a DMZ may wish to provide some further comments on best security and configuration practices for this situation. EDIT: also note the Help button on the draksec wizard tabs.

New article titled "Mandriva 2006 Beta 2 is Looking Goood" at tuxmachine.org: http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/2174 Beta 2 screenshots: http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slidesho...se=408&slide=28

Leave the /etc/hosts.deny file as is, that line is very important. The rules are that (1) access is granted to anything that's matched in /etc/hosts.allow, (2) then anything's that matched in /etc/hosts/deny is denied, (3) otherwise access is granted. In konqueror, type: man:/hosts.deny for more details. So typically you want to explicitly specify what you want allowed in /etc/hosts.allow, but deny everything else (except localhost) in /etc/hosts.deny. In both /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny, you can use wildcards and netmasks (e.g., 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0). This is explained in the hosts.allow man page. The use of wildcards, such as 192.168.1.* or 102.168.1.15?, is supported in LE2005, not sure about earlier versions. I seem to remember that the wildcards didn't work on my 10.1 install (but it might have been a different distro, memory fails).

Just a stab in the dark, but what is in your /etc/hosts.allow? You might want to put something like this in there: ALL:<ip of your Win machine>:ALLOW or sshd:<ip of your Win machine>:ALLOW

Greetings daniewicz. BTW, were you ever able to get streaming video to work at the usatoday site? I've tried, but no go. No problems at the other major news sites.

I use rsync, but not to sync the entire /home, just selected files and directories, using the -u option to update only if newer and -t to preserve timestamps. I think it works quite nicely. No experience with unison. My favorite links for rsync: Backups with rsync: http://rimuhosting.com/howto/rsync.jsp automated backups with rsync: http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/#Rsync Use rsync to mirror data between 2 machines: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/answers/80 Using rsync: https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=26540 Rsync over ssh: http://www.aerospacesoftware.com/rsync-ssh-howto.html

Here is a real good thread on this: https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=27115 Also, search for recent threads by AussieJohn, one of our pre-eminent members here. He's just gone through this conversion to KDE 3.4 and has posted several messages about his experience. But here's some advice - advice is free so that's what it may be worth. But you said you are fairly new to linux. In my opinion, you shouldn't be trying this unless you have some pretty solid experience under your belt. You could get in trouble real quick, and find that you've messed up your install and have to start over with a re-install. But if you're adventurous and want to give it a go, and just chalk it up to an accelerated learning experience, then go for it. But be forewarned!

You probably just need the right codecs. Here are some helpful messages and threads on getting mplayer video to work: https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtop...ndpost&p=198167 https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtop...ndpost&p=199316 Some people recommend getting the necessary codecs from the PLF site and others suggest getting them directly from the mplayer site (which is listed in the above links). I got mine from the mplayer site. The codecs will go in /usr/lib/win32. It can take a lot of tinkering to get everything working right (not just wmv's, but quicktime, realvideo, various audio formats, etc). Most any problem you run into though will already have been covered here, so a little bit of searching will definitely pay dividends.

Congratulations! That $50 for the 1 gb RAM is indeed a bargain! I've got an Athlon 2500+ with 1 gb RAM myself (DFI KT600-AL mb). You're gonna love 'em!

Here's a nice thread on this: https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=26836&

I don't know. Anybody else? I do know this. I have a broadband connection but occasionally I dialup to a different provider. When I do that, I need to clear my default gateway with the 'route del default' command so that a new default route can be established automatically once I connect via dialup. I also take down eth0 with ifdown. After connecting, if I pass the mouse cursor over the network monitor, it says ppp0, not eth0. But I don't get any graph for ppp0. So I don't know if network monitor is supposed to work with kppp. From what I see, it doesn't. However, kppp does have it own throughput graph so why not use that? And let's be sure of this regarding your setup - when you use kppp, are you dialing the same ISP as you do when you connect using network monitor? If not, that could be your kppp problem - maybe you've got an existing default route that needs to be cleared first. You can check with the /sbin/route command. EDIT: I corrected 'route -del default' to 'route del default' (no minus sign)

Great! As you get more and more into linux, let us know how you're doing and what you think. Regards, jboy.

Well, it sounds like you have properly configured your network interface and internet settings through the Mandrake Control Center, but somehow your kppp is misconfigured. Have you gone back into MCC and checked your configuration against how kppp is configured? You have a successful configuation through MCC so that's the model. After reconfiguring kppp, and just before you dialup with kppp, open a terminal, become the root user (su root), and issue this command: tail -f /var/log/messages Then connect with kppp. That terminal screen will then show you various messages regarding the connection - it should show messages like the ppp0 interface, the tty device, an authentication message (PAP, CHAP, etc), the IP address your ISP has assigned you, and also show the DNS server IP addresses. If you're not seeing these messages, or if you are seeing error messages, that's a clear sign that your kppp configuration is bad. To stop watching the terminal messages, press CTRL-C (the CTRL key first, then the C key) and this will take you back to the command line.

Can you surf to any web site?

I'm not sure I understand your question, but this is what it sounds like to me based on your description. If you're connected, but you can't surf, that sounds like it could be a DNS problem. In kppp, do you have auto or manual DNS configured? Check with your ISP to make sure you know what their nameserver IP addresses are, then from a terminal (console), enter: cat /etc/resolv.conf If you don't see those addresses, then: 1. If you have DNS auto-configured in kppp, change to manual and enter the DNS IP addresses. 2. If you have DNS manually configured, check if you have input the right IP addresses. If this does not address what you were asking, please elaborate further.

Yeah, bvc, I remember when I was participating in the einstein@home and seti@home projects, there were many posts about this. Many people reported that on identical equipment, the only difference being the OS, the work units processed on Windows were completed significantly faster than those processed on linux. Many people running linux reported that they got improved completion times by doing the processing using wine and the windows versions of the software rather than the linux version. Lots of discussions about differences in compilers and optimizations, was linux giving a more accurate result and thus taking longer, etc etc.

Adam, if you haven't already found this gem, I'd also recommend that you check out streamtuner (and streamripper). They're both in the LE2005 urpmi sources. Here's a couple reviews: http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=9823...7j/ur0507j.html http://www.linux-magazine.com/issue/43/Streamtuner.pdf and the streamtuner site: http://www.nongnu.org/streamtuner/