Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 19:20:16 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: george <vagner@ti.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: some questions Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971029191659.16920F-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3457DAF7.B3319CA1@ti.com>
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On Wed, 29 Oct 1997, george wrote: > Since installing freebsd 2.2.2-release I have had some questions to ask. > > 1. I keep getting a message when i run netscape that says someone else > may be using netscape and that i cannot use the > cache because if a ?filelock or something like that, but it says i > can continue to run it. If i try and mail a message > i get a message of out of memory try quitting some applications... > how do i fix this filelock thing? Do what it says and delete ~/.netscape/lock. > 2. I have set up user ppp so the system will receive faxes and remote > logins via the modem but it cannot dial on demand > it looks like it tries cause i see the fax led go out and some > data being sent to the modem but after about 2 min. i see > some more data initialize the modem back into fax mode. Fax recieve and ppp dialout aren't compatible. Pick one or the other but not both. > 3. someone said that ELM has a bug when trying to use it through a > remote login via modem. is this true.? i get core dumped. It will if it doesn't like your terminal. try specifying your terminal as VT100. > 4. if i use the command man whatever and dont want to read the rest of > the man page i hit control C to stop scrolling > then my characters are not echoed back to me through the modem and > i get no new line unless i type "reset" Try `q'. Also check y our terminal settings, Control-C may mean something to your terminal too. > 5. I have an epson color2 printer attached to a win nt machine that is > connected to my network via ethernet but dont know > how about setting it up so i can print to it from bsd. Someone > suggested using samba but I dont know how to use it > all i get is a prompt and some error messages for everything i type > at that prompt. You'll have to read the samba instructions there. http://samba.anu.edu.au/samba/ > 6. I want to be able to access my bsd box from the win nt machine but > it cannot find any shared drives when i type in the > \\hostname\ Install samba. http://samba.anu.edu.au/samba/ Your questions would be easier to answer if they weren't grouped into one giant message. > if any of you can help me figure out any of these questions i would > appreciate it. I am real new to freebsd about 1 month! I suggest buying `The Complete FreeBSD' available from Walnut Creek CDROM. Lots of useful info there. Also check out our website at http://www.freebsd.org. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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