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Re: tunl0? (etc)



On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 09:46:03PM -0400, Jeff Maxson uttered:
> 
> Musta done something wrong in the install.  After a lot of frustration, I
> figured out that I needed to do an "ifconfig down tunl0" from root to kill
> whatever "tunl0" is before my connection to the internet works.  So, once
> it is dead, things are peachy.  Couple questions then:
> 
> 1) what's tunl0, so I don't install it next time I do an install?
>
It's an IP over IP tunnelling device.

> 2) what do I need to do so that I don't have to shut it down everytime I
> reboot?
>
You could probably stick something in /etc/network/interfaces.
I'd either not compile it in, or fsck around with my routing.

> 3) on a totally off-topic question, I can't seem to get x to work (with
> potato or woody) SuperProbe says I have a Yamaha 6388 VPDC chipset, and
> the card is some JoyMedia something or other (its on a now-bankrupt
> CyberMax computer w/DVD drive...works in Windows)  Anyone ever got that
> card to work, or should  I just go get a card on the supported list?  If
> so, any suggestions on DVD-and-Linux compatible video cards?  I can get to
> a really messed up, unreadable, freaked-out screen if I type "startx" from
> a prompt using base generic VGA settings in xf86config.  I don't think it
> is my monitor, since it works fine in windows at pretty high res.  Any
> suggestions will help, so TIA.
>
NFI, sorry.

> Have a good one,
You too. :-)

-- 
                                                    Steve
  "I'm a sysadmin because I couldn't beat a blind monkey in a coding contest."
                                                        --Me

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