Re: To do the same as Windows safe mode...........
On 01/01/14 14:56, Charlie wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 14:03:45 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
>
>> On 01/01/14 13:07, Charlie wrote:
>>> On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:31:00 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
>>>
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>>>> To see what else (TCP) is using the network:-
>>>> $ netstat -t
>>>
>>> Active Internet connections (w/o servers)
>>> Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address
>>> State tcp 0 0 192.168.2.5:43464
>>> mail.skymesh.com.a:pop3 TIME_WAIT
>>> tcp6 1 0 localhost:46195 localhost:ipp
>>> CLOSE_WAIT
>>
>> Nothing else using the network.
>
> That's all that shows up. Could there be something hidden? I'm hoping
> not.
Yes there 'could' be something hidden. Finding it now would be like
do-it-yourself eye surgery unless you monitor it using a tranparent
proxy. Default Debian installations are better protected than most.
>
>>> I don't have sufficient java's for this site, only these:
>>>
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>>
>> # apt-get install openjdk-7-jre
>
> Will install that when I get some speed on my Internet connection,
> otherwise it can't even find the server.
You clearly 'had' one problem with DNS. Try using another DNS. e.g. edit
/etc/resolv.conf and put as the first line:-
nameserver 8.8.8.8
(or add it as the second nameserver)
When you do have network try testing other DNS, including the Skymesh
ones, using namebench:-
# apt-get install namebench
Some info on your ISP's DNS:-
http://www.dnsinspect.com/skymesh.com.au
You can also speed things up considerably by avoiding the whole DNS
relay problem altogether by putting the IP address of sites that use
static addresses into your hosts file:-
root@vbserver:~# ping -c1 debian.org
PING debian.org (128.31.0.51) 56(84) bytes of data.
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root@vbserver:~# echo "128.31.0.51 debian.org" >> /etc/hosts
Now connecting to debian.org doesn't involve the computer having to ask
the DNS for the IP address as it gets it from the (hosts file in less
than 128ms).
>
>> OR:-
>> https://wiki.debian.org/Java/Sun (Oracle instructions)
>
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>
> Thanks once more for the follow up.
> Have a good new years day.
>
Thanks. Great day so far in Canberra. Hope the weather's fine down South.
Don't know if you check here, but your ISP was having some recent problems:-
https://www.skymesh.net.au/advisories/
> Charlie
> --
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Kind regards
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