Re: inn on Linux/AXP

David Mosberger-Tang (davidm@AZStarNet.com)
Mon, 1 Jan 1996 22:44:44 -0700


>>>>> On Fri, 29 Dec 1995 09:12:41 +1100 (AES), Matthew Geier <matthew@sleeper.apana.org.au> said:

Matthew> Using a config file for Intel Linux, I can get inn and all
Matthew> its associated utilities to build and install, but when I
Matthew> try to start inn up, the system develops strange problems.
Matthew> Syslog stops working (redhat rpm version), I can no longer
Matthew> get a login prompt when I telnet or rlogin into the system
Matthew> and su hangs at the password prompt, but root can still su
Matthew> to other users. However the system isnt totally gone. I can
Matthew> still telnet/ftp out, named still services zone transfer
Matthew> requests, (although the fact it has done so, is no longer
Matthew> logged)

I have seen similar problems when pppd hangs during connection
establishment. Restarting syslogd fixes the problem for me, though.
Don't know what the problem is.

Matthew> I cant get 1.3.51 to run - it fails to initialise my
Matthew> ne2000 ethernet card - cant find the interupt. The same
Matthew> config on .49 is working well, except for what happens when
Matthew> I run inn.

I haven't tried .51. .52 works fine for me.

--david