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The Answer Guy

By James T. Dennis, tag@lists.linuxgazette.net
Starshine Technical Services, http://www.starshine.org/

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Contents:

Greetings From Jim Dennis

Routing and Subnetting 101

No STREAMS Error while Installing Netware for Linux

More than 8 loopfs Mounts?

eql dual line ppp --or--

EQL Serial Line "Load Balancing"

who to report gcc bug to? --or--

Where to Report Bugs and Send Patches

RedHat Linux (5.1) and Brand X --or--

How to "get into" an Linux system from a Microsoft client

Linux File System recommendations --or--

Where to Put New and Supplemental Packages

Your book --or--

Book: Linux Systems Administration

FTP Site... --or--

'ls' Doesn't work for FTP Site

very general process question --or--

An Anthropologist Asks About the Linux "Process"

Locating AV Research --or--

Looking for a Hardware Vendor: In all the Wrong Places

question for answerguy --or--

Letting Those Transfers Run Unattended

where can i find information about LOFS, TFS --or--

Translucent, Overlay, Loop, and Union Filesystems

Modem dial out

PAM & chroot (fwd) --or--

'chroot()' Jails or Cardboard Boxes

The Linux Swap File --or--

Swap file on a RAM Disk

RedHat Linux (5.1) and Brand X --or--

How to "get into" an Linux system from a Microsoft client

Dynamic IP Address Publishing Hack

Why 40-second delay in sending mail to SMTP server?

how to install two ethernet cards for proxy server for red hat linux --or--

Linux as Router and Proxy Server: HOWTO?

ey answer guy! answer this! --or--

PostScript to GIF

troubleshooting

More on: "Remote Login as root"

Thank You --or--

Kudos

Question --or--

Linux Support for Intel Pentium II Xeon CPU's and Chipsets

isp --or--

Linux Friendly ISP's: SF Bay Area

Hello I need some help --or--

Eight Character login Name Limit

Locked Out of His Mailserver

Changing the color depth for your x-server? --or--

Changing the X Server's Default Color Depth

Num Lock and X apps --or--

NumLock and X Problems

NE2000 "clones" --- not "cloney" enough! --or--

Expansion on NE-2000 Cards: Some PCI models "okay"

MySql --or--

Finding info on MySqL?

read please very important --or--

Spying: (AOL Instant Messenger or ICQ): No Joy!

Tuning monitors for use with X --or--

Fraser Valley LUG's Monitor DB

chattr =u and then what? --or--

ext2fs "Undeletable" Attribute

How to Install Linux on an RS6000?

Real PS Printing --or--

Advanced Printer Support: 800x600 dpi + 11x17" Paper

TAG suggestions

password change --or--

CGI Driven Password Changes

ifconfig reports TX errors on v2.1.x kernels

Trident 9685 tv --or--

Support for Trident Video/Television Adapter

Looking for info on BIOS setup --or--

Plug and Pray Problems

Mount linux drives from win9x/nt? password encryption seems to be a problem... --or--

Sharing/Exporting Linux Directories to Windows '9x/NT

Mail processing

Printing question --or--

Extra Formfeed from Windows '95

Root password --or--

Can't Login in as Root

Alternate root-password recovery option --or--

Alternative Method for Recovering from Root Password Loss

Journal File Support and Tarantella? --or--

SCOldies Bragging Rights

Remote tape access, using local CPU --or--

Application Direct Access to Remote Tape Drive

Mounting CD Drives from SoundCard --or--

Mounting multiple CD's

Re: leafnode-1.7 -- news server for small sites --or--

More on Multi-Feed Netnews (leafnode)

rsh config --or--

Getting 'rsh' to work

update on your answer - netware clients --or--

Linux as a Netware Client

LILO Default

uninstall help --or--

Uninstalling Linux

Compiling kernel --or--

Making a Kernel Requires 'make'

memory usage --or--

Using only 64Mb out of 128Mb Available

Manipulating Clusters on a Floppy ...

Setting up ircd

Sendmail on private net with UUCP link to Internet

Linux in general --or--

Complaint Department:

A Dual Modem configuration... how do I get it to work? --or--

eql Not Working

routing without of any outer routers knowing me as I am a router.. --or--

Proxyarp

HELP: fetchmail dies after RH 5.2 upgrade --or--

Upgrade Kills Name Server

Question (what else?) --or--

MS Applications Support For Linux

Linux as a Home Internet Gateway and Server

lilo --or--

Persistent Boot Sector

preference=20 --or--

Secondary MX Records: How and Why

LPD forks and hangs/Linux --or--

'lpd' Bug: "restricted service" option; Hangs Printer Daemon

Dual booting NT or Win9x with Linux (Red Hat 5.2) --or--

Dual Boot Configurations

Can you give me a Suggestion?/ --or--

Microtek Scanner Support: Alejandro's Tale

Offer to make available Winmodem interface spec --or--

Modem HOWTO Author Gets Offer RE: WinModems

I do know i am boring (ma windows fa veramente cagare) --or--

Condolences to Another Victim of the "LoseModem" Conspiracy

Kai Makisara: Re: audio-DAT on SCSI streamer? --or--

More on: Reading Audio Tapes using HP-DAT Drive

Just a sugestion... --or--

Best of Answer Guy: A Volunteer?

more on keybindings --or--

termcap/terminfo Oddities to Remotely Run SCO App

Arabic? --or--

Arabic BiDi Support for Linux

Updates: Risks and rewards --or--

Automated Updates

Liam Greenwood: Your XDM question

rsh on 2.0.34 --or--

'rsh' as 'root' Denied

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Greetings from Jim Dennis

Happy New Year everybody. I would say more, but I think I've said enough for this month...

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Previous "Answer Guy" Columns

Answer Guy #1, January 1997
Answer Guy #2, February 1997
Answer Guy #3, March 1997
Answer Guy #4, April 1997
Answer Guy #5, May 1997
Answer Guy #6, June 1997
Answer Guy #7, July 1997
Answer Guy #8, August 1997
Answer Guy #9, September 1997
Answer Guy #10, October 1997
Answer Guy #11, December 1997
Answer Guy #12, January 1998
Answer Guy #13, February 1998
Answer Guy #14, March 1998
Answer Guy #15, April 1998
Answer Guy #16, May 1998
Answer Guy #17, June 1998
Answer Guy #18, July 1998
Answer Guy #19, August 1998
Answer Guy #20, September 1998
Answer Guy #21, October 1998
Answer Guy #22, November 1998
Answer Guy #23, December 1998

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Copyright © 1999, James T. Dennis
Published in The Linux Gazette Issue 36 January 1999

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