Re: modem / pon / serial problems
Let me recommend you also look into modconf for configuring modules, and
the various "update" scripts. (I went to /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, and
/usr/sbin and did "ls |grep update" to find them all. In particular see
update-alternatives.
You'll be a much happier debianese if you know where these things are and
what they do. <g>
Kevin
On Sun, 9 Feb 2003 04:34:23 +0000
Pigeon <jah.pigeon@ukonline.co.uk> wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 02:17:51AM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote:
> > On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 12:05:36AM +0000, Pigeon wrote:
> > > On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 06:19:36PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote:
> > > > Install DNS caching software on the gateway (the modem box). Have
> > > > all internal machines use the gateway as their nameserver (use a
> > > > static resolv.conf). You can use BIND as a caching only
> > > > nameserver, and of course there are other choices like dnsmasq,
> > > > maradns, pdnsd, and DJB's dnscache.
> > >
> > > dnsmasq does the trick, is dead easy to get running and would have
> > > taken me a lot longer to find without this message.
> >
> > In that case, let me introduce you to the "apt-cache" command, from
> > the "apt" package (IOW you almost certainly have it installed). Try
> > this:
> >
> > apt-cache search dns
> >
> > Cool, eh? apt-cache requires no special permissions and can do all
> > sorts of cool things. I find that I use "search", "show", and
> > "showpkg" quite frequently. Note that the search term is a real
> > regex, not a glob.
> >
> > I used the results of the above command when I composed my earlier
> > reply; it took me a minute or so to vgrep the output.
>
> Cool indeed! I am rather new to the wonders of apt, having only
> recently upgraded to woody from a slink installation which was so out
> of date that trying to apt-get anything would have resulted in
> downloading most of woody via dialup. Now I can use it safely, I
> understand why everyone raves about it.
>
> Thanks,
> Pigeon
>
>
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