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4,459
Posted By fguy
okay rights to /home/fred were 755 rwxr-xto r-x,...
okay rights to /home/fred were 755 rwxr-xto r-x, I changed them to 777 (overkill) so ls -ald /home/fred gives

drwxrwxrwx 2 fred fred 4096 2009-08-30 10:55 fred

anyways, I added path =...
4,459
Posted By fguy
this is the output of ls -ald /shared ...
this is the output of ls -ald /shared

drwxrw-rw- 2 root root 4096 2009-08-29 00:52 /shared

now, I was thinking that /shared which is used by [fxshare] is independant of /home/fred which is the...
4,459
Posted By fguy
OK, here it is, all 12 K of it. Hope that's not...
OK, here it is, all 12 K of it. Hope that's not excessive for the forum, but I figured it was better not to edit...


#
# Sample configuration file for the Samba suite for Debian GNU/Linux.
#
#...
4,459
Posted By fguy
yeah the NIC issue is resolved. I haven't proven...
yeah the NIC issue is resolved. I haven't proven the cause beyond all shadow of a doubt, but it seems to be an issue of not automatically connecting to the wireless network the first time around, you...
Forum: Debian 08-29-2009
11,192
Posted By fguy
When you say some protocols are you referring to...
When you say some protocols are you referring to the fact that DHCP didn't work but fixed IP did? hmm, I could see that, but I can tell you that I have been through a couple of installs, and at one...
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Posted By fguy
Well that solves that one. The tutorial I was...
Well that solves that one. The tutorial I was reading made no mention of -m. I looked at man, but stopped when I "thought" I had the answer.

I guess the moral of the story is, it pays to look over...
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Posted By fguy
home directories not being created by useradd
greetings. I'm using debian lenny, bash shell environment.

It is my understanding that by default, the useradd command should create subdirectories under the /home directory, with the same name as...
Forum: IP Networking 08-29-2009
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Posted By fguy
Thanks, that's what I figured. everything is...
Thanks, that's what I figured. everything is working great. I can do apt installs and also ssh and file shares using samba locally. duly noted on the tracert suggestion.
4,459
Posted By fguy
Thanks it's working fine. as suggested installed...
Thanks it's working fine. as suggested installed the three packages. a couple of observations

some of the steps mentioned on the page you linked were not presented, in particular there were no...
4,459
Posted By fguy
Samba pre-install questions.
Greetings, I hope this is the right forum. I am looking to install Samba on my Linux box on my home network. I'm pretty sure I can deal with the how, I'm just not certain of the what.

ok I'm using...
Forum: IP Networking 08-28-2009
16,876
Posted By fguy
ok, there are some tcp/ip - domain name issues...
ok, there are some tcp/ip - domain name issues here. I cannot resolve either us.debian.org or non-us.debian.org. I can resolve debian.org and security.debian.org no problem

This all applies...
Forum: What is on Your Mind? 08-28-2009
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Posted By fguy
I like everything except avocados. I suppose if I...
I like everything except avocados. I suppose if I had to pick something from the list, it would be Indian, I love a good curry.

It's funny the only time I really crave a certain type of food, it's...
Forum: IP Networking 08-28-2009
16,876
Posted By fguy
Thanks I'll be able to deal with that this...
Thanks I'll be able to deal with that this evening, and I'll post back with the results. I'm curious, does the fact that sources.list was missing information suggest something went wrong with my...
Forum: IP Networking 08-28-2009
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Posted By fguy
Here is my sources.list... # deb...
Here is my sources.list...

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.2a _Lenny_ -Official i386 NETINST Binary-1 2$

#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.2a _Lenny_ -Official i386 NETINST Binary-1 20$

deb...
Forum: IP Networking 08-28-2009
16,876
Posted By fguy
Thanks, ok I did that and the following output as...
Thanks, ok I did that and the following output as returned, which doesn't look too encouraging. If this is normal, then I can probably figure it out.

auth2db-filters - Auth2db defaults filters...
Forum: IP Networking 08-28-2009
16,876
Posted By fguy
I'm using debian lenny on a wireless network...
I'm using debian lenny on a wireless network behind a linksys ADSL router. just using a text interface (bash). I am using a manual tcp/ip configuration with fixed ip.

I tried apt-get install...
Forum: IP Networking 08-27-2009
3,063
Posted By fguy
A test to ensure TCP/IP configuration is complete
Greetings. I have Debian lenny, and at the moment only the bare bones install, no GUI. I'm connecting via wireless to a Linksys router on a home network, and I manually configured a fixed ip etc...
Forum: What is on Your Mind? 08-27-2009
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Posted By fguy
LOL I'll use it.
LOL I'll use it.
Forum: What is on Your Mind? 08-27-2009
29,896
Posted By fguy
ok this is a description of a cartoon, but it...
ok this is a description of a cartoon, but it still makes me laugh.

Dude is sitting in a wireless equipped Starbucks sipping his cappa and typing away on his laptop. There's a woman a couple of...
Forum: Debian 08-26-2009
11,192
Posted By fguy
Thanks, duly noted for the future. I ended up...
Thanks, duly noted for the future. I ended up re-installing anyways, not so much that I didn't want to deal with the video driver, but I wanted to revisit the install, and try to see if the install...
Forum: What is on Your Mind? 08-25-2009
11,619
Posted By fguy
I put down less religion and beliefs. Not so much...
I put down less religion and beliefs. Not so much cause I am against religion, just that so many of our problems derive from inability to accept the beliefs of others, or else the conviction that...
Forum: Debian 08-25-2009
11,192
Posted By fguy
OK bud, no clue how to recompile a driver, but...
OK bud, no clue how to recompile a driver, but I'll do the research, it can't be that hard. One thing I have noticed is that there is usually excellent documentation available for this sort of...
Forum: Debian 08-25-2009
11,192
Posted By fguy
Off the top of my head, It's an older NVidia TNT...
Off the top of my head, It's an older NVidia TNT something or other. 32 MB. I can't remember the exact model. It came with my Dell Dimension PIII.

p.s. when I unplugged the video cable before...
Forum: Debian 08-25-2009
11,192
Posted By fguy
That's useful to know. That kind of stuff is not...
That's useful to know. That kind of stuff is not a requirement, but at some point I might want to experiment with stuff like that for learning purposes, so I'll keep MadWiFi on my list of...
Forum: Debian 08-24-2009
11,192
Posted By fguy
No bud, haven't had time to check it out, I'm...
No bud, haven't had time to check it out, I'm just getting my feet wet with the bare bones installation. but my initial research has certainly made me aware of its prominence. I'll be sure to look...
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