Re: [TCLUG:22353] Slackware/Caldera/Installfest/kPPP

[Adam Maloney <adamm@sihope.com>]

Slack 7.0.0 was missing some important things for yp, so I've coasterized
all my slack-7 CD's and I'm only using 7.1 now.  7.1 Also has the
currently non-exploitable version of wu-ftpd, which is what you want
since I'm seeing ftpd scans to my entire netblock about twice a week.

Adam Maloney
Systems Administrator
Sihope Communications

On Sun, 8 Oct 2000, Michael Vieths wrote:

> Any preference on version of Slack?  I've got the shiney packaged version
> of 7.0 and a burned copy of 7.1 (can bring 'em both).  If all you want is
> minicom, you can just download the .tgz file from www.slackware.com.
> Click on 'packages', and it's in the a1 (base) section as minicom.tgz.  If
> you've got a copy of pkgtool, just installpkg minicom.tgz.  If not, you
> can tar -zxvf it and copy the files by hand.
> 
> Michael Vieths
> Foeclan@Winternet.Com
> 
> On Sun, 8 Oct 2000, Adam Maloney wrote:
> 
> > Slackware good is.  It does come w/ Minicom.  You also probably want to
> > use pppd and set it up with pppsetup, which was written by a friend of
> > mine.  I was able to set it up on my own before I was really into Linux,
> > so it's pretty painless if your modem cooperates.
> > 
> > Adam Maloney
> > Systems Administrator
> > Sihope Communications
> > 
> > On Sun, 8 Oct 2000, Blake wrote:
> > 
> > > Someone bring a copy of Slackware and RedHat to the installfest, I need a (burned) copy of 
> > > both...Caldera didnt come with minicom, and kPPP doesnt dial right. Someone told me that 
> > > Slack comes with minicom.
> > > Heres a log of what kPPP does:
> > > 
> > > ATZ ;turn on modem
> > > OK ;response from modem
> > > ATDT6122527007  ;dial mr.net
> > > OK  ;response from modem
> > > 
> > > After that, kPPP insists on sitting there and pooping on itself...(I have an external modem btw) 
> > > -Blake (Pizza is Linux compatable)
> > > 
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