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Date:      Tue, 21 Apr 1998 20:58:36 -0400 (EDT)
From:      BEAUPRE Antoine <beaupran@JSP.UMontreal.CA>
To:        Capriotti <capriotti@geocities.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: ppp starting without reason...
Message-ID:  <Pine.SGI.3.96.980421205729.23044A-100000@derby.jsp.umontreal.ca>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19980421142924.00ab13f0@pop.mpc.com.br>

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That's not it, I got the same error messages, end I moved all the files
from /usr/local/etc/rc.d to ./rc.d.bak...


On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Capriotti wrote:

> At 12:00 PM 4/21/98 -0400, BEAUPRE Antoine wrote:
> >> 
> >> Squid is a SW which will provide cache for your and other ppl browsing the
> >> internet.
> >
> >Sorry for my ignorance again but what is SW and ppl?
> 
> I beg your pardon, fellow. We are using some Internet abbreviation here,
> supposing that it is common sense.
> 
> ppl= people
> 
> SW=software
> 
> 
> >
> >> See if you have a file called squid.sh under /usr/local/etc/rc.d
> >
> >No, I don't. The directory contains:
> >apache.sh
> >arowatch.sh
> >bb.sh
> >fingerd.sh.sample
> >hylafax.sh.sample
> >lprng.sh
> >
> >> 
> >> find / -name squid
> >
> >There is no file named squid in all my / tree!
> >It's got to be something else... I feel more like it is that xinit is
> >trying to find the server on the remote end, instead of on this side... It
> >seems it can't find my own X server.
> 
> Ok, easy here... Slow down.
> 
> If you can't find squid, squid was not installed. good.
> 
> Now you have a couple of other programs there which may be trying to make
> access to the Internet.
> 
> Try removing all of those files from rc.d - and make sure you save them
> somewhere else; You will need to put them back.
> 
> Leave only one of those files in the rc.d directory and restart your
> computer by using
> 
> shutdown -r now
> 
> Now, you said your ppp is starting w/o (without) reason, but I can't see
> the file that starts your ppp at rc.d. Are you starting it by hand ?
> 
> Anyway, what you have to do here is to test each of those files at rc.d and
> see which of them is starting your ppp link.
> 
> I don't think it has something to do with your X server.
> 
> "not square" image with my Xserver, and,
> 
> hmmmmm... happened to me once. Problems with frequences, in the monitor. I
> was told that you will have to edit your X configuration files and manualy
> enter your monitor's horizontal and vertical frequences for each resolution
> to get it working correctly.
> 
> You should be able to find the frequences at your monitor's manual, or with
> your manufacturer.
> 
> Warning !!! Wraning !!! A wrong number may cause you monitor to fry ! I
> mean you can damage your monitor if you enter a wrong number (higher than
> it should be).
> 
> 
> I think it didn't help much, but it is my contribution...
> 

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