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Hi there, Just wondering if anyone can answer some basic Q's for me. I have several domains set up in DNS (using Redhad 9) all with specific IP's for each. How do I set pointers for the domains to all go to one specific domain? Any help would be appreciated, …

I'm finally looking to move a project onto my very first dedicated server. However, I'm looking to use mod_rewrite a few times, not least with csgal's excellent mod_rewrite for vBulletin. My problem is that I've found is that some servers have PHP installed to run from CGI, and in this …

I had two OS's on PS.After reinstalling windows tha boot window disappear :evil: .And now I can't boot Linux :-| What I have to do for return this window and boot linux? Thaks a lot .Soory for mistakes.

Hi, I thought I would give linux a try. Is there a free version that is similar to linspire that I can download the .isos online? Also, can I set-up windows xp and linux with that MS Virtual PC? Thanks

I'm using Mandrake 10.1, and I put in the wrong resolution. So I tried to use pico to edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config but, I guess mandrake doesn't use pico. So what do I do?

I have been busy this past week or two looking at all of the different distributions. I must say I am very impressed. The most amazing is the Live CD. For those that do not know it is an entire OS that is on one CD and loads and configures …

I'm using fedora core 1 and most of the files that I need to work with are in windows xp. How do I access this fiels from fedora core? Windows is using ntfs file system. :?:

hi people I am trying to set up a dns server using red hat 9 but i will use windows xp pc to connect to it. Any Ideas?? help is much appericiated.

alrighty... a have another headache to add to the list... i have searched around the net, and stared at my screen to try and solve my problem, but alas, no joy! i have installed a basic debian system on to my ibook, and it all works fine through the command …

All, I'm so new to this and I know I've been screwing up big time. I'm hoping you can help me. And sorry about the long post. If I knew how to spilt that into multiple questions, I would. I purchased a private server hosting package from some company(Co A). …

I have 2 seperate HD's, both NTFS. D drive has lots of data etc on it, how would I install linux to D drive?

I tried installing debian linux to my system . Everything went well but I was not able to configure my Xserver. It was working well with redhat.... please help

I start up red hat after a fresh install, heres the last threee lines before it produces no more out put. kjournalstarting. Commit interval 5 seconds EXT3-fs: mounted file system with ordered data mode Freeing ununsed kernal memory: 128k feeded then it sits there for a while with nothing else. …

hi i have red hat 9 on the system. i downloaded java sdk for linux path from sun and installed it. but still it says javac command not found even though i renamed the path using the locate javac command.

I have browsed through various forums in search of an answer to this: I need [url]https://www.domain.com[/url] to redirect to [url]https://domain.com[/url]. Reason being, the cert is only valid for [url]https://domain.com[/url] and not [url]https://www.domain.com[/url] This rewrite rule works fine to redirect: == rewriteEngine on rewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^domain\.com rewriterule (.*) https://domain.com/$1 [R=301,L] == …

Hello all, I don’t want to waste space or anything, but I’ve read post after post and I still don’t quite know what Linux to get. I have no real programming experience. I would like to try Linux just cause I looks nice and I like to tinker. Is that …

I am looking for some instructions or guidelines to use in rebuilding a Unix machine that has been compromised. If anyone knows of any links to pages that have either rebuild or how to re-install the OS, please share. thanks

Not sure if this is the right place to post. Anyone know how to setup a mail server and what software I can use? I am running Apache to host my site. thanks

Can someone tell me what is Open Bsd and Free Bsd? Contents from the book and from the web tells me two different things. Would you mind to clarify the terms for me?? Thank you! Because i'm still very vague about it.

I am a newbee to web development. I have used a "pre-built" web-page making program that has provided me with a great looking website, but there's a problem. The hosting company I'm using (lunarpages.com) runs a linux server. This pre-built webpage requires a windows server. Therefore, the site does not …

I've been tweaking with it. I want to reinstall linux on my PC, considering I just said f**k it to the wireless nic, and purchased a nice 50 foot cat5 cable. lol. I Poped in the CD, and walahhh, im half way there, im run up Fdisk and/or cfdisk, neither …

Ok i boot up slackware, now it doesnt seem to have an DHCP program to locate all my config etc. Maybe it does and im unsure. Im dual booting linux (slack 10) i put the set up disk in to configure the connection etc. I run of a modem connected …

Hi . I am a computer student in university ... I do programming with C++ & its about a month that I am after Linux ( I want to continue C++ under linux ) ... I installed Mandrake , but got lots of problem with it ... I wanted to …

I set gnome as my default shell, and had graphical problems with that. Then I tweaked the XF86config a bit, and then it worked. I login at a text interface. When I try to start kde with the cmd 'startkde' I get a series of errors, and then shows this …

Hi, I've been trying to get SMB and SAMBA working, and I've been having a few problems. I have succeded creating a connection from my Mac (MAC OS X, v. 10.2.8 ) and Windows XP home, but I can't get it to work with Linux! First, when my Linux was …

Does anyone know if I can use my linksys wireless g card on the linux platform? I don't see any linux files on my setup cd, nor is there any initial downloads for it that I know of.

Hi All, My server that is running linux (fedora), keeps crashing. I'm not exactly good with servers, but I do know that apache keeps crashing, and I don't know why. The server support that the company I'm with have no idea what they are doing. The server is also running …

ok heres what im trying to do. I have a home network with 4 to 6 computers on it(6 when my sisters are home from college). i have an extra computer that i installed red hat 9 on which i want to set up as the hub. i want it …

I have a P III 533Mhz,with 64 Mb of RAM and i'm trying to install Red Hat 8.0.......but i'm not able to do it successfully. The installation process goes fine until the actual copyin of files begins, when it flashes this message.....[COLOR=DarkOrange]"ERROR 12: cant load into memory".[/COLOR]...and the installation terminates.......is …

I have come to the conclusion that Dell Notebooks are NOT Linux friendly. They do not have ANY linux drivers on the dell site for either of my notebooks C610 or D600... If anyone has one of there running Linux I could use your help... Thanks...

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Does anyone know how to fix this error? I'm running Fedora Core 1. Thanks.

[B]Intro[/B] In one of the Forums, the question was asked on how to setup a RedHat 9 server so that it manages network connectivity within the home, and provide services to Windoze clients. This tutorial will address how to setup a RedHat 9 Server that will Firewall and provide services …

Please be gentle, very new to this site... I wanted to try out KDE and I happen to have an older copy of Mandrake 6... I have never installed it... Do I want to do this or do I want to use a different distro...? Can someone provide a link …

I am very new to this and here is where I am at or LOST as the case may be... 98 INstalled on the first partition, XP on the second.. Works fine... I created a Linux swap partition and an EXT3 partition and installed Mepis THe only change I made …

Hi, I would like to get the php mail() function working on my webserver but don't know how, how would I go about enabling the php mail() function properly? I'm running sendmail (most recent version, compiled from source), [url=http://www.yellowdoglinux.com]YellowDog Linux[/url] for the OS, Apache 2.0.5, and PHP4. Any help is …

Ok, so my Dad has finally given up his old laptop, which gives me the chance to play with Linux on it. The only problem is, the hard drive is minute. He estimates it to be 1.2 gigs :\ but it was a long time since he really last checked …

I have searched all around the web for .htaccess tutorials, and there are a lot of them but none seems to offer a solution to this particular problem: I have rented webhosting space and I am running two domains off of one account. The two sites are totally unrelated and …

One of my companiies recently dumped a bunch of Gateway Pentium-75 computers, and I was wondering if it was worth it to put Linux on then and network them together. Which Linux distribution should I use? I have RH 5.2 & 6. The computers have an 800M HD, but I …

In looking for a distro I need to define this.. I would think this is AMD vs Intel but could not find that info... I have a P3-M 1ghz laptop I want to use to learn about Linux... But I also have couple P4- 3ghz and a couple of AMD's …

Your filesystem of choice? We use XFS at work (and I work for a major London-based film and television post-production/visual effects facility) as it's an excellent journalling system which was originally introduced to us through SGI equipment (which has now gradually been phased out of the production side - and …

I have a Dell Monitor that is not in the install list. I tried to set up Linux with the Dell Monitor using the generic monitor listing that closely matched my setup: 1078X768 @ 60Hz. The problem is this: I am stuck in 640X480 resolution and I can't get out. …

I have just installed apache.2 on my pc, along with php and mysql. the problem started straight away with apache (or rather my setup) apache could not find port 80 or any other listening ports. Now if you could give me some ideas how to solve this ( i presume …

No security advisory section? [b]MD5 - Not as secure as thought.[/b] There is an interesting paper on altering files without changing the MD5 hash. Even more interesting, a tool that can be used for POC. I'm glad to see that others in the security field feel the same way that …

I just got my server up and running... its works great... except for one minor detail, every so often my isp changes my ip.. from what I know, I'm pretty sure you cannot make the ISP number static, thats something the company does for you. I've also heard bits about …

I am having trouble with my RH9 Desktop. Some of the words under icons go off the monitor, so I am assuming that the computer thinks my monitor is larger than it actually is. I tried toying with the display setup, but nothing happened. I still have the problem. Does …

Hello, I am very new to the world of Linux. Could someone tell me if I were to setup one machine with Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP and dual boot it with Windows 2000 Professional, what would the ideal hardware requirements be. Also, what is the ideal size of a …

How I change the pass word of my computer?

Redhat Linux when i Log out , i find this error? i don't have sound card. modprobe: can't locate module sound - slot - 0 modprobe: can't locate module sound server error open mix Thanks!!

Hello friends, I want to learn Java Servlets, Oracle 8i & Linux Administration. I have tried the Sun's site for Java but I can not follow it. Can anybody give me some good sites or sources from where I can learn these things. Hope to get reply. Regards Supratim