Re: Question about Debian configuration

[Carey Evans <c.evans@clear.net.nz>]

Ionut Borcoman <borco@mailbox.ro> writes:

> Nevertheless, gpm recognize the 3rd button if I set it like this:
>     gpm -m /dev/ttyS0 -t ms
> 
> Question: How do I set the X mouse to see the third button (now I am
> using the emulation, but I don't like that) ?

If it doesn't work the same under X, you could add "-R" to gpm and use 
/dev/gpmdata with the Mouse-Systems protocol.

> I have an external modem, an US Robotics Sportster Flash at 56K. I also
> have this e-mail account: borco@mailbox.ro.
>     Under Win95 I have made an dial-up connection set with "Server
> assigned IP address" and "Server assigned name server address".
> 
> Question: How do I set these under Debian ? I have understood that for
> the IP I have to put 0.0.0.0 in the /etc/init.d/network. What value do I
> have to put for the DNS (for this server assigned DNS) ?

For DNS, you need to find out what your ISP uses.  You can do this by
ringing them up and asking them, or by dialing up from Win95 and
running "winipcfg".  Then put them in /etc/resolv.conf like:

    domain clear.net.nz
    nameserver      203.97.33.1
    nameserver      203.97.37.1

The server-assigned IP address *will* work.

I don't think you should set up 0.0.0.0 at all in /etc/init.d/network, 
but that might just be a personal preference.

> Question: Where can I find a good free audio CD player software ?

I just use the command line tools in the cdtools package.

> Question: Where can I find a good free FAX software ?

Have a look at the hylafax-* packages.

> Question: Where can I find a good free ANSWERING MACHINE software ?

I don't know if one exists. :-(

> I have some packages from the net that are tar.gziped.

You could try alien.  You might need a newer version than that in bo,
so you can start by checking out the web site in the docs.

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