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I have a VisionTek xtasy 9200se video card which comes with two ports for two monitors, in windows I am able to put different windows on each monitor, but in Red Hat it just shows the same display on both monitors and doesn't let me have different windows on each …

I used ssh in Window 2000 pro to connect to RH 9 .( in my Lan) With : Host name : 192.168.0.55 User name : bach "My redhat 9 user" Port : 22 Authentication method : Password And i have a error message : "The host '192.168.0.55' is unreachable the …

I use Windows 2000(comp1) and have a computer with RH 9(comp2).And have a Lan with Server on another computer . I installed SSH client in "comp1" .Can u show me how to connect from comp1 to comp2 using SSH client and samba . Thanks for any idea

I just decided to put a sub domain on my directory, but the .htaccess rules I wrote don't apply for the subdomain. Here are the code snippets, can anybody see what I am doing wrong here? [CODE]RewriteEngine on Options +FollowSymlinks RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^web-directory/category/(.*)/(.*) web-directory/index.php?catid=$1&start=$2 RewriteEngine on Options +FollowSymlinks RewriteBase …

am having problems installing redhat 8. my system cant boot after installing

Hi all, I am final year student of computer science & engineering.I want to konw about how create a fairwall( in ipchain) in my PC.I use Red Hat Linux 9. My another question in how build apachi server. Please help me as soon as possible. thanking you..... with regards Rishi

Hi All, i have setup vnc on my fedora linux box, but after a bit of looking around i can see that to vnc the gnome desktop i need to switch off the gnome desktop on the host machine. problem is when i drop to init 3 to kill the …

hello everybody, I know of some websites were i can download unix. 1.) I was thinking is there a difference between unix and linux. After this post i will see if there are any sites that i can download linux from. 2.) is there a particular version of unix i …

hello folks I've had XP and Mandrake 9.1 dualboot on my machine for a few months, grub is my bootloader. I recently attempted to create a new NTFS logical partition on the hdd. On completion, this needed a reboot, which I started, but now the grub bootloader isn't working. Usually …

Hello, Would anyone please tell me how to write a shell script which receives input argument from command line? Thanks alot

i'm so confuse about the installation for linux Operating system on a normal computer system. regarding on techtv shows.. i overheard that linux os can be installed on it(the normal pc)... but when i ask the technician..he answered me.... "NOPE, there is no way it could"... my question is... can …

Currently I use an .htaccess file for mod_rewrite. However, I heard that it is resource intensive to do it this way, and a better way is via httpd.conf or something? Could someone elaborate for me please? Thanks!

So i downloaded the ISO, used an md5sum checker to see if the file was good, and it was. so i went to install and this is what happens. After it gets 100% done i get a message that all packages returned errors during the install (WTH i thought the …

Can we Change the MAC Address of an Ethernet Card in Linux 9 :?:

I'm using LINUX (redhat Linux advance server 3) & W2K. The installation is completed successfully, but many applications in Linux do not work. i.e: the xmms could not play MP3, many of applications could not found in the program list (i'm sure i checked all when i installed Linux). It …

Does anyone know of a good relayhost for port 25 mail? I just set up a postfix server on my box and have a forum I put up and I'd really like to be able to mail out passwords to my users if they register...however, road runner blocks stuffs so …

i'm new to linux red hat 8 cant get it to find my modem .....the manual is a waste of space ....can anyone help plz ..... pulling me hair out .... tried 3 different ones and it wont find any of them .............plz plz help. :o

Hello everyone. Please advise. I need to install Red Hat Linux on one hd with Windows 2000 Pro, which means I need to partition my hd. From the installation screen of manual or automatically partition, I'm lost. Anyone, please advise. I'm new to this and actually need step by step …

Hey, I just became a member. This is a nice website. So my question is what are the difference between OpenBSD and FreeBSD...They both seem to be about the same. Thanks for the help (if i get any).:)

A lot of people have noticed that Redhat Enterprise had some io issues for Pentium 4 processors, this can usually be fixed by updating to the latest kernel and/or putting the following lines into your /etc/rc.d/rc.local file: echo 100 > /proc/sys/vm/inactive_clean_percent echo 2 10 20 > /proc/sys/vm/pagecache This has been …

Hi I'd appreciate help regarding following issue: I've moved from Windows to Mandrakelinux 10.0 (some 250 re-installations/10 days ago :) ; worst problem I have with drivers is problem with nVidia FX 5200 (with tv-out). After I had downloaded new drivers from their site (nv 5336) and installed them, card …

somebody please help me i am using AMD processor and AUSUS motherboard with 1gb ram ....i have installed feroda ...i have a realtek network card, my question is why am i not able to connect this system through remote i mean through a program called "putty" i have no firewals …

When i boot into my newly installed suse linux, i can never get past all the text messages that say done, yes, etc. It always gets stuck when it probes the PCI cards. I believe this is because i had put in an ati radeon 9200 SE card recently. When …

I am trying to get a Belkin wireless card to work in a RH9 machine. Can anyone give me a simple How-To on doing this? Thanks in advance

So on my pc i have vmware installed so i thought i would try out some linux programs... i loaded mandrake on vmware 4.5 and is working nice, only think is i can't figure out how to get the network to work for mandrake. i have it set for bridged. …

Ok, so i want to set up a linux box but i need to know what i am going to need to set it all up. any help would be greatly appreciated. especially if i could get some help such as links to downloads, and tutorials on setting it up. …

[B]Intro[/B] This guide is for building a Linux audio server using RedHat Linux and Icecast / Ices combination. I write this guide with no expressed warrenty or liability for it's accuracy or completion. You may use at your own risk. This is simply how I was able to get my …

ok...i've been success full in installing linux (alone)on my laptop...currently i have windows 2k on my laptop. my question is: how can i dual bood my laptop to run both linux and win2k... i tried installing linux while having win2k as my OS but for some reason it just froze …

i'm thinkin of switching from xp to linux, i really only use my computer for listening to music ans surfing the web. what is the best linux type os out there

Hello all, I've installed a new 80GB HD in my PC with Mandrake 9.2 Linux. The hardware is detected but unfortunately the Diskdrake cannot see the disk (hdc). So, I'm not know what can I do. I've tryied to write in fstab and mtab, no success. Please could some one …

I'm using a program called wusage which analyzes the server logs. They're publically available at [url]http://www.daniweb.com/wusage/[/url] (note: they're updated nightly, so the day's statistics are never accurate) Take the day of 11/17/2003, for example Overall Accesses: about 70,000 Visits: about 3,000 Visitors came from about 3,000 distinct IPs Does this …

I Need Help. I am a Linux Newbe. I have been tasked to build a build a Beiwolf Cluster. However, my immediate problem is. H :confused: ow can I shut down each Linux box using a telnet command from remote as an emergency procedure such as AC Failure or power …

I've posted this on cpanel's forums as well but I was hoping someone here might have a solution, I have a cpanel machine with horde, and when I try to add to the address book it seems that nothing gets added, the database exsists, there are no errors in horde.log …

i have fedora and i cannot boot it from a cd on my computer it always says that there is no system response. Right now i am running it on a virtual pc but only have a few days left on the trial. Also the virtual pc is not as …

I'm having trouble running RH9 on VMWare. My host is Windows XP pro. I can install RH9, but I can't get it to run X window. VMWare doesn't give much help. I'm a newbie, and I'd appreciate it if someone could give me a fairly detailed, easy walkthrough on how …

Ok, excuse my ignorance, but I thoroughly enjoy the API for programming in windows, is their any such thing in Linux terms. i.e. I would like the do some java programming and C++ programming in Linux, but is it all in a text editor or is their an api/ide for …

Hi All, anyone have a bright idea for me. i have one linux box attached to an UPS system. when the battery is low it tells the linux box to shutdown. is there a way that i can get this box to signal other linux boxes to shutdown as well? …

Hi I managed to get freebsd 5.2-Current up and running which is cool I managed to get project evil up and running, however, I can't assign and ipv4 address assigned to the card: ifconfig ndis0 inet 192.168.1.50 netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid default wepmode on wepkey 0x(key) when I do an ifconfig …

Hi all, Christian, nice logo ;-). I wonder if I could get advice & help? I just had an Exchange 5.5/NT4 mailserver die. It's only pupose was the holder of the MX record. We actually use Lotus Domino internally & Exchange just transferred the mail over to the Lotus server. …

Hello all! I've been here on these forums for quite a while... I was thinking of installing Linux on my box to dual boot with my win2k. I'm just not sure what to use... I never installed/used one before... I'm looking for something that's easy to install, configure, and has …

I have tried to install Mandrake on my system and when everything is done I can not see the GUI screen. I get a console but no GUI, I don't know what to do? I have a P4VMM2 Motherboard 2.4Ghz 533Mhz Samsung 153v 15" Any help?

Hi! I just installed mdk9.0. During installation, while asking for an IP address, I clicked on boot (dhcp). I thought it's supposed to get its address from the DHCP server in my Windows network. On the first run (after installation) it said it cannot join the network (something like that). …

I have been experimenting with the mod_rewrite, and as far as I can tell I have the code right. Whenever I upload it, it wont allow anyone to veiw where I place it, I get the Forbidden error. Would this sergest that the mod_rewrite isn't working or is disabled (I …

hi, I made the boot floppy for mandrake 10 with the options "mkbootdisk -- kernelargs /boot/vmlinuz 2.6.3-4mdk"but after booting there was error message:"could not find kernel image:linux" and a boot prompt"boot:" plz write me the correct parameters for making a bootdisk my root partition is /dev/hda8 and boot partition is …

Greetings from Honduras CA, I have install a VMware 4.0 in my RedHat 8.0 and it runs perfectly, I use a guess WindowsXP and is ok. . . But How can I transfer data or files from a guess OS to my host OS and viseberse. I mean, If I …

Hi All, anyone out there have any experiance with embedded linux? i'm looking into embedding on to a standard main board so i dont need a hard disk. if not any usfull urls would be cool spikes

I've used serial console on Redhat before, and all I did was direct grub to put the output to the serial port, I was wondering if anyone has done this on FreeBSD or by chance knows some sites that would help make this possible.

I had the new distro of Mandrake 9.2 and decided to install it on a spare HDD I have. The HDD is slaved to my Windows HDD it runs WinMe. When I went to install the distro, I tried to do it in windows to the spare drive, but it …

Hi All, has anyone managed install fedora on a scsi drive useing the adaptec aha-2940uw card? i have tryed booting with noprobe an dd but it will just hang on the aic7xxx driver or fail to find any disks. any ideas spikes

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