saurya_s

Hi all gurus How can I connect to broadband in the UK which comes with speedtouch 330 usb modem. I read the big thread but still it is not working for me? Is there not a simple rpm which can do that? I am on mandrake 10 official Thanks for ur much needed help. S

Hi all I am trying to install lufs for founting remote ftp sites. On running ./configure I get errot like this [root@sauryalap lufs-0.9.7]# ./configure checking build system type... i686-redhat-linux-gnu checking host system type... i686-redhat-linux-gnu checking target system type... i686-redhat-linux-gnu checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking OS... Linux checking kernel... 2.4.22-10mdk checking kernel support... supported in kernel/Linux/2.4 checking kernel headers... configure: error: not found in /lib/modules/2.4.22-10mdk/build/include. please install them! Now I have done it in the past but I have forgot what I have to install to make this to work. What package includes kernel header? Thanks

Hi guys Can I make Linux to boot very fast. Well I have an OS X as well and after a fix from here http://www.broadbandreports.com/for...de=flat~start=0 it boots in 50sec as compared to 2min 45sec without it. I assume there must be something similar to this for Linux. Does anybody know how to do it? I move my machine from work to home, so when I boot at home it takes a very long time to enable eth0. Can I disable it so that it boots very fast at home. So I guess if I do that, ti won't got to LAN when I boot there. I guess I can strart it from some command line. How can I do that? Thanks SS

Hi guys I have got linux on my laptop. I connect to LAN at work and when I bring it to home I use dialup. Now, when I come to home, the dial up doesn't wok unless I remove the resolv.conf while which had DNS of my LAN. Actually, it connects to the ISP but webpages etc are not dispalyed unless i remove it. Though it works perfectly at work ,probably because of DHCP. Can I make it to work with dialup without removing resolv.conf of lan. I did try to put the DNS entry of dialup and LAN in resolv.conf but the problem still exists. I would like something as easy as Mac or Win whereby it detects LAN automatically, while it does the dialup when at home without playing with resolv.conf. Thanks SS

Hiya Thanks i will try that as well after sometime. Essentially, I use LAN at work, so when I bring my laptop to work and boot it, it recognizes eth. at home when I boot it it shows eth- down but I am able to connect to modem. So it should be OK. Cheers guys!!people like you are helping a beginner to enjoy linux. Best SS

Hi Roland!! :D It is working mate!! Your guess was right, firewall was the culprit, when I stopped shorewall , I could access web!!! Excellent. Hi there guys!! The eth and modem don't work simultaneously. I have to switch off the eth to make modem work. But the shorewall was the key!! Thanks a lot guys for tremendous help.!! So everything is perfect on my linux then!! Wow I could do everything in 6 weeks!! ofcourse with your help.!!! Keep it up boys!! Best SS

Hi Roland I am using mandrake 9.2. here are some outputs while I was connected thru modem:Please have a look. No ti doesn't wrok as root either, I tried ping with that. by the way what is shorewall- is it some sort of firewall or what? Well, in the Security tab in mandrake- there is a tab which says 'Which service would you like to allow the internet to connect to?.I have checked everything - equivalent to No firewall? is that oK? Please let em know what do you think. Best SS resolv.conf [ss@localhost ss]$ more /etc/resolv.conf domain localdomain #kppp temp entry search imm.ox.ac.uk local nameserver 127.0.0.1 nameserver 163.1.2.1 nameserver 129.67.1.1 nameserver 129.67.1.180 nameserver 129.67.1.1 # ppp temp entry nameserver 163.1.2.1 # ppp temp entry nameserver 129.67.1.1 #kppp temp entry nameserver 163.1.2.1 #kppp temp entry ifconfig -a listing [root@localhost ss]# ifconfig -a eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:90:F5:07:7A:D2 UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:15 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:3030 (2.9 Kb) Interrupt:10 Base address:0x3200 eth0:9 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:90:F5:07:7A:D2 inet addr:127.255.255.255 Bcast:127.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 Interrupt:10 Base address:0x3200 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:254 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:254 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:19101 (18.6 Kb) TX bytes:19101 (18.6 Kb) ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol inet addr:192.76.27.90 P-t-P:192.76.27.250 Mask:255.255.255.255 UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1524 Metric:1 RX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:3 RX bytes:125 (125.0 B) TX bytes:101 (101.0 B) [ss@localhost ss]$ netstat -nr Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface 192.76.27.250 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo 0.0.0.0 192.76.27.250 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ppp0

Hi guys Sorry Roland Here is the instruction for Linux dialling by my ISP. http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/linux/dialin/inde...style=printable Here is the route ouput when I am on modem- connected, eth is off: Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 192.76.27.250 * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0 127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo default 192.76.27.250 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ppp0 I will try ifconfig -a and will post the output, at the moment I am on LAN. Thanks guys, I hope with your help I will be able to correct this, then I am also set for linux. SS

Hi Roalnd I did try PING. Here is the output. It seems it is not connecting. [ss@sauryalap ss]$ ping 216.239.57.99 PING 216.239.57.99 (216.239.57.99) 56(84) bytes of data. From 163.1.221.189 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable From 163.1.221.189 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable From 163.1.221.189 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable From 163.1.221.189 icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable From 163.1.221.189 icmp_seq=5 Destination Host Unreachable From 163.1.221.189 icmp_seq=6 Destination Host Unreachable From 163.1.221.189 icmp_seq=7 Destination Host Unreachable From 163.1.221.189 icmp_seq=8 Destination Host Unreachable From 163.1.221.189 icmp_seq=9 Destination Host Unreachable From 163.1.221.189 icmp_seq=10 Destination Host Unreachable From 163.1.221.189 icmp_seq=11 Destination Host Unreachable From 163.1.221.189 icmp_seq=12 Destination Host Unreachable --- 216.239.57.99 ping statistics --- 13 packets transmitted, 0 received, +12 errors, 100% packet loss, time 12024ms , pipe 3 [ss@sauryalap ss]$ I don't get any error message. KPPP staus bar shows connected, phon line looks to be busy of usal internet connected.Darkconnect though says configuration error. Here is the URL setup for my ISP.Have a look at this please. Thanks SS

Hi Roland Yes there are IP addresses which I assume to be correct.Our ISP didn't give us IPs, We only got the number to dial, my username and passwd.This works on win/macs, so I have used the same settings for Linux as well. Any suggestion? SS

Hi folks How can I configure my computer to do the updates for me. On mandrake, I guess one has to do urpmi kind of thing. I also thought that one can make a crontab file for that. Can anybody tell me how to do that as I have very vague idea about this? as you would have guessed!! SS

Hi Guys I have got a HAMR56 winmodem, for which I installed Linux driver.I use kppp to connect to the dialup service.Now, the modem, is recognized in kppp 'Query Modem' option.It also, connects as I get a message saying that I am connected, my phone gets also busy and I can hear the usual sound of 'Internet connected' however, when I try to go to the webpage or email server, I get an error message- failed to connect to the email server and error on websites. Any suggestions to make it to work. Thanks for your help. SS

No that rpm doesn't do the job. I guess I need the j2re 1.4.2 I have 1.4.1 at the moment

So I guess you go to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins and make the symlink. Can you plz write the command for that? I want to know where are you linking this to? Thanks SS

Does this rpm works with Mozilla. Well, my exisiting j2re works with konqueror but not with mozilla and mozilla firebird.? How is ur experience. SS