Re: Install Debian 4.0 to watch DVD video
On 3/2/08, Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 08:27:15PM +1100, hce wrote:
>
> > > You can try to connect via dhcp by running 'dhclient' as root. That
> > > might give some clues. If it works just revert your config. Sometimes
> > > the 'allow-hotplug' directive doesn't work correctly, you can try 'auto'
> > > instead.
> >
> > I changed to "audo", it sitll does not work. But, if I start dhclient
> > manually, it works fine. I checked ps, there was a dhclient3 running.
> > Could that cause the problem? How can I config /etc/init.d to make the
> > dhclient running?
>
>
> Please show the *exact* contents of /etc/network/interfaces (use
> copy-paste).
Please see following copy from the interfaces:
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
#allow-hotplug eth0
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
>
> > > > If I want to another linux box connect to the Debian box using ssh,
> > > > should I install and start sshd in the debian box? I see the ssh has
> > > > already in the debian box, but I guess it is the ssh client, not sshd.
> > > > If I need to enable sshd in the debian box, how can I do it?
> > >
> > >
> > > AFAIK ssh depends on openssh-client and openssh-server so you should be
> > > fine.
> >
> > The ssh client running fine. It can ssh to other linux box where the
> > sshd is running, but other linux box cannot ssh to it as there is no
> > sshd running on the Debian.
>
>
> How can you tell? Try 'ssh localhost' before trying to connect from
> another machine.
>
>
> > I searched Intenert find a ssh script and copied it to the
> > /etc/init.d. The instruction says to call "update-rc.d -f ssh defaults
> > 20", then run "/etc/init.d/ssh start". But, I could not find
> > update-rc.d in my Debian box, is there alternative to make a runlevel
> > links manually for ssh defaults 20?
>
>
> This was a very bad idea! You should never copy some script from the
> internet without a thorough understanding of what it does, especially a
> script meant to start external services! Do you want to share your
> computer with the whole internet? And besides that, the script provide
> by the maintainer may (and probably will) have Debian specific stuff.
Yes, you are right, I was searching from Internet, it was an
instruction for how installing the sshd on Debian. It is dodgy, I
should never copy things from the Internet.
> Let's take it step by step and please show the output of the commands
> below by copy-pasting them in the mail:
>
> 1. Remove the script you copied from the internet and revert any changes
> you made in that direction
>
> 2. Find out if openssh-server is installed:
>
> dpkg -l openssh-server
>
> This will show something like this:
>
> Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
> | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
> |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
> ||/ Name Version Description
> +++-====================================-============================-============================================
> ii openssh-server 1:4.3p2-9 secure shell server, an rshd replacement
>
>
> 3. If it was installed (the line starts with 'ii' you will have to
> reinstall or better purge and install to recreate all missing config
> files
>
> 4. If it is not installed you can install it with
>
> aptitude install openssh-server
>
> 4. Check if sshd is working
>
> ssh localhost
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Andrei
>
> P.S. I have to go to work now, but others are probably watching this
> thread too, so they can help if you get stuck. Please wait for answers
> before trying random stuff.
Thanks Andrei, the sshd is working now.
Thank you.
Kind Regards,
Jim
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