Is your DNS working? If one of these commands works, and the other doesn't, then there's a DNS problem. ping yahoo.com ping 66.94.234.13 Jeremy On Sunday 21 October 2007 8:56:55 am Danny wrote: > I need some help with Fedora 7. I have it installed and can't connect to > the Internet. I've got the two little TV's in the upper right hand > corner of my screen that indicate the network Manager is connected, but > when I try to get on Mozilla - the message reads something like Mozilla > can't connect to the server - please try again. I have a Linksys > Ethernet bridge that picks up my router. Windows is no problem. Please > advise. > Thanx! > Danny J. > > -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of > tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 12:00 PM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: tclug-list Digest, Vol 34, Issue 26 > > Send tclug-list mailing list submissions to > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tclug-list-owner at mn-linux.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of tclug-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: OT: Suggestions to Selling the Boss Open Source > (Chad Walstrom) > 2. Re: Linux-based NAS solutions (Dave Sherman) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:28:43 -0500 > From: Chad Walstrom <chewie at wookimus.net> > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] OT: Suggestions to Selling the Boss Open > Source > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Message-ID: <16686.1192814923 at skuld.wookimus.net> > > I would like offer the opposite suggestion as Brian Wall, which is to > find places where functionality is MISSING or BROKEN in the work place > and your work flow, and provide a FOSS solution for it. That will open > doors quicker than trying to replace something that your management > views as "working". Case in point, my first real use for Linux was to > replace a buggy Checkpoint firewall (from the late 90's). Once I > managed to do that, another project rolled in to host the company > website on Apache. That was followed by setting up a VPN between sites > using our firewall. That in turn was followed by... > > You get the picture. When you find a problem that is unsolveable or too > expensive to fix in the proprietary software world, propose FOSS. Once > they get used to having it around, it'll be easier to convince them to > use it to replace WORKING proprietary solutions. This is the big hurdle > you must jump. > > One thing you must not do is get blinded by the idea that FOSS is the > only solution. If you don't view things pragmatically from a business > perspective or your managers' POV's, you're not going to get anywhere. > "When you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail," just doesn't > work. > > Chad > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:57:39 -0500 > From: "Dave Sherman" <thurianknight at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Linux-based NAS solutions > To: tclug <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Message-ID: > <7bdea6e30710191057r627a917eia30bcf91a7caab83 at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On 10/19/07, John Meier <john.meier at gmail.com> wrote: > > On 10/19/07, Dave Sherman <thurianknight at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi all, just wondering if anyone is using a Linux-based NAS solution > > > such as OpenFiler (http://www.openfiler.com/). We're looking for > > > something that would integrate into Active Directory. > > > > I did a few tests - setup a share, assigned group/user access - worked > > as > > > expected. All in all, I'd say it's worth burning a day to play with > > it -see > > > if it meets your needs. > > > > john > > > > P.S. Was able to install the linux version of Backupexec client on > > the > > > server and do a simple backup ... > > Yep, I've burned about half a day since yesterday playing with it. Set > it up wrong the first time (forgot to leave room for the actual > shares), but otherwise seems to work well. AD integration took some > fiddling in /etc/krb5.conf, but otherwise it worked. > > Very glad to hear that the Linux BackupExec agent works, since we were > wondering about that. > > -- > Dave Sherman > MCSA, MCSE, CCNA > Linux: Because rebooting is for adding new hardware. > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > End of tclug-list Digest, Vol 34, Issue 26 > ******************************************