Dear Readers,

To begin with apologies for posting the October 2007 Sneak Preview
rather later.

Now, were were we? Yes! I'm sure you know that virtualisation is the
latest buzz. And therefore we've dedicated our October 2007 issue to
detailed articles on various Free and Open Source virtualisation
technologies to give you an idea of what's the reason behind the
"buzz". Following are the five articles you can check out in this
special issue:

* A Hitchhiker's Guide to Virtualisation, where we briefly cover the
technology and how hardware assists come into play. Then, we try and
analyse how Xen can take advance of a virtualisation-capable processor.

* Xen Live Migration Using iSCSI Target: Here we show you how to
successfully migrate a live Xen virtual machine from one physical
server to another, without interrupting any service.

* Virtualise with Bochs and QEMU: In here we try and analyse how to
use two easy-to-follow technologies, and have tried to avoid too much
technical jargon - it's as simple as follow the instructions and set
up a virtual guest OS in no time.

* Spartan Virtualisation with Lguest: So, who's heard of Lguest? It's
a mare 6,000 line virtualisation solution that has been integrated
into the mainline kernel, and you can get a sneak peak once Linus
releases keenel 2.6.23. However, since we couldn't have waited that
long, we straight away went ahead with an RC release to give you a an
idea of what's coming.

* High-Speed Virtualisation with KVM-How it Works: Well, KVM was the
first solution that was added to the mainline kernel back in the days
of kernel 2.6.20. Here we try and find out wot's ...uh the deal with it.

The October issue of LFY has already hit the stands! So if the concept
of virtualisation intrigues you, then we can assure you this issue
won't disappoint you.

Also in this issue you'll find:

For You and Me
~~~~~~~~~~~
* ODF SPAT: IV's Version
* Desktop Linux Redefined: SLED 10 SP1
* SPACE-A Society that Promotes FOSS
* Making Sense of the Many Caesars - An interview with the autopackage
developers
* All About Linux Certifications
* OOXML: The Anti-Common Man Standard


For Developers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Introduction to C++ Templates
* Getting Familiar with RPC
* Getting Started with the Trolltech Greenphone SDK


For BizUsers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* GnuCash: A Freeway to Managing Money
* Make Screencasts for Building a Business Training Programme
* Software as a Service is the Next Big Trend - An interview with
Raven Zachary, research director for Open Source, 451 Group

Players
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* IBM's Bob Sutor On OSS and Standards - An interview

For Geeks
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* I Like Making Strong Statements - Interview with Linus Torvalds
(Part II)
* Multimedia Dynamite
* KDE-enliven Your Videos
* The Ultimate Linux Home
* A Music-Playing Daemon Called MPD

The LFY CDs
~~~~~~~~~~~~
LFY DVD - SLED 10 SP1: Find out what makes Novell say "Your Linux Is
Ready!"
LFY CD - A collection of best-of-the-breed virtualisation software,
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1. Debian
2. Fedora
3. Freespire 1.0, 2.0
4. Linspire 5.0, 5.1, 6.0
5. OpenSuse
6. Ubuntu 7.04

Hey Brad,

Try Freespire 2.0. Does the name ring a bell. IF yes, then it is
because it has sprung out from the Linspire project. Linspire is a
purely commercial distro. I don't find it any different from MS
philosophy-wise. Though Linspire is impressive. But a lot of new
developments took place. The heart of Linspire -CNR (which stands for
Click-N-Run) has now become a free service. Though commercial Linux
softwares are also available at CNR, but that is not too bothersome.
Thne Linspire initiated a community driven project, totally free
called Freespire. Now recently Freespire  2.0 has come out. It is
based on Ubuntu as ts base. CNR client is also there however the CNR
warehouse is being currently ported to an open source platform so the
CNR service is not available yet on it but will soon be.

My strong recommendation if you want a complete Desktop Linux OS would
be to go for Freespire. Its strong Debian foundation, easy and
pleasing Desktop, support for Multimedia (DVDs to Analog Audio CDs) is
exceptional. Freespire, I feel will be a winner. It needs a lot many
refinements. But the process is already on. It is evolving very fast.
I feel you should give it a try. For details and to download follow
this link:
http://freespire.org/

Cheers
-Tarun



--- In SunCityJodhpurLUG@..., "Brad Stone"
<bmestone@...> wrote:
>
> Hey,
> I got a new Laptop, and they would only sell me it with XP.
Annoying. Now,
> nearly a year has passed and I'm getting itchy for Linux again. Getting
> nostalgic for security. So I'm planning to do a partition and run a
> dual-boot. I only wanna give 10-15Gb to Linux (the hard-drive on
this thing
> ain't that big, and windows can be such bloat-ware), so I'm
pondering what
> to get. I had Mandriva before, which was good. I'd happily go with that
> again. But then going with the same thing just cos that's what I did
before
> feels a bit unadventurous. Does anyone have any other
recommendations? What
> are the favourites nowadays?
>
> I'm looking for something:-
> 1) slim (like I said, wanna give Linux about 15Gb. maybe 20Gb MAX);
> 2) which can play CDs without giving me all kinds of hell - Mandriva
used to
> play them silently unless you used this really crappy player which would
> only play one track then stop and wait for you to pick another... >:/
> 3) with Mozilla, firewall, and a decent Open Office, obviously...
> 4) DVDs would be nice too...
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> B
>

Dear Members,

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This issue is special, both on the editorial as well as the DVD front.
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In the latest (Aug 2007) issue of Linux For You. Other interesting
things I want to look up in my just-received issue:

    * Flock: The Web 2.0-Ready Browser (I use it!)
    * Debian-In: Debian For India.
    * User-driven innovation: That's what it is all about.
       Interview with William Hurley of BarCamp fame.
    * How to Evaluate Open Source Software
    * Inside GIC, There's a FOSS Mantra

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but probably never have done due justice to the true community distro
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On 7/19/07, Brad Stone <bmestone@...> wrote:
>
> I got a new Laptop, and they would only sell me it with XP. Annoying. Now,
> nearly a year has passed and I'm getting itchy for Linux again

Ubuntu

--
H.S.Rai
===================

Happy Birthday SunnyLUG

We have completed 4 Years.

Thanks to all the members for the kind support and valuable time.

Long Live SunnyLUG
-Tarun

--- raw war <raw_war30@...> wrote:

> Hello Dear
>
> I am facing problem with linux installed on IBM
> Server. I am using CentOS 4.4.
> Previously it is working fine on this machine. But
> from last 10-12 days I am facing problem regarding
> login from root or any other users. It takes
> username but did'nt ask for password and m/c hangs
> (no response). after few minutes it gives error ips
> 0000:01:06.0:  Resetting controller. after this no
> response from m/c for hours. Please suggest me what
> is the problem either with hardware or OS. I have
> installed the OS 3-4 times but same problem occurs.
>

  Try booting with a live cd distro and see if the
problem persists. Also check your network connectivity
with the live cd.

  If you face the same problem then you might have a
hardware problem. Try booting machine with network
cards disabled.

regards
VK
PS:- giving a sensible subject to your email will help
you fetch better answers.

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solution in search of a problem.

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shyam batra wrote:
>
> After stopping iptables as mentioned.
> root@2[~]# adsl-start
> . Connected!
> root@2[~]# route -n
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref
> Use Iface
> 59.95.160.1 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0
> 0 ppp1
> 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0
> 0 eth0
> 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0
> 0 eth0
> root@2[~]# traceroute 202.54.1.18
> traceroute to 202.54.1.18 (202.54.1.18), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
> 1 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 0.510 ms 0.431 ms 0.443 ms
> 2 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 0.477 ms !N 0.440 ms !N 0.418 ms !N
> root@2[~]#
>
> still not able to connect to the net.
>
> Thanks Ripunjay for ur help
>
> Regards
>
> Dr.Shyam Batra
>
> */Ripunjay Bararia /* wrote:
>
> shyam batra wrote:
> >
> > # cat /etc/resolv.conf shows
> >
> > nameserver218.248.240.79
> > nameserver218.248.240.135
> >
> > and on run ping 202.54.1.18 nothing happens and on killing it ping
> > statistics are 29 packets transmitted, 0 packet received, 100 %
> packet
> > loss.
> >
> > pppo info shows
> >
> > connection establisher.
> >
> > duration 2.0.... min
> >
> > send 60 ... received 3
> >
> > speed 0 byte
> >
> >
> > Please help i need to have a working connection with linux
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Dr. Shyam Batra
> >
> >
> >
> > */Ripunjay Bararia /* wrote:
> >
> > drshyambatra wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi!
> > > I am using Mepis Linux 6.0.
> > >
> > > Unable to connect to the net using BSNL broadband.
> > >
> > > Modem purchased UTStarcom/ut-300RU
> > >
> > > Downloaded rp-pppoe-3.5.tar.gz from bsnl website and installed the
> > > gui based client via shell with following settings as described on
> > > bsnl site.
> > >
> > > Ethernet Interface: eth0
> > > User name: amit
> > > Activate-on-demand: No
> > > DNS: Do not adjust / server (tried both)
> > > Firewalling: MASQUERADE( tried with firewall off)
> > >
> > > Adsl start connects to the net but when i try to connect to any
> > > website i get the following message
> > >
> > > Server not found
> > >
> > > Firefox can't find the server at www.mepis.org.
> > >
> > > * Check the address for typing errors such as
> > > ww.example.com instead of
> > > www.example.com
> > >
> > > * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's
> network
> > > connection.
> > >
> > > * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or
> > > proxy, make sure
> > > that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
> > >
> > > Tried other site but getting the same message.
> > >
> > > asdsl status, ifconfig and running mozilla from shell as root show
> > > following message
> > > adsl-status: Link is up and running on interface ppp0
> > > ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
> > > inet addr:59.95.169.174 P-t-P:59.95.160.1 Mask:255.255.255.255
> > > UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
> > > RX packets:39 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > > TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
> > > RX bytes:7890 (7.7 KiB) TX bytes:30 (30.0 b)
> > >
> > >
> >
> ===================================================================================
> > >
> > > ifconfig eth0
> > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:FC:6F:EA:2D
> > > inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> > > RX packets:2693 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > > TX packets:1016 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> > > RX bytes:247544 (241.7 KiB) TX bytes:102137 (99.7 KiB)
> > > Interrupt:185 Base address:0x6000
> > >
> >
> ====================================================================================
> > -- SNIP --
> > >
> > > Please advice on any other distro which will work properly
> with bsnl
> > > broadband and which modem should i get.
> > >
> > > The above mentioned modem is working properly in windows xp.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Dr.Shyam Batra.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Seems that your system is not able to resolv hostnames,
> > try pinging an ip address...
> >
> > # ping 202.54.1.18
> >
> > this will ping a VSNL IP address, if you can get replies then you
> > need
> > to check your
> >
> > /etc/resolv.conf file...
> >
> > should look something like this
> >
> > # cat /etc/resolv.conf
> > nameserver 208.67.220.220
> > nameserver 208.67.222.222
> >
> >
> >
> > regards
> > Ripunjay Bararia
> >
> >
> >
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>
> Hi,
>
> can you ping your gateway...???
>
> please attach the output for
>
> # route -n
>
> and if you can ping your gateway
> then can you also send the output for a traceroute
>
> # traceroute 202.54.1.18
>
> Your phy. connectivity seems to be working, but there seems to be
> some
> other problem in the middle
>
> you can also try to stop your firewall by issuing the following
> command:
>
> /etc/init.d/iptables stop
>
> once you have done that issue the command
>
> # iptables -L
>
> you should get an output matching the below...
>
> >>>>
> Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
> target prot opt source destination
>
> Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
> target prot opt source destination
>
> Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
> target prot opt source destination
> <<<<<
>
>
> regards
> Ripunjay Bararia
>
>
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Okey...
Found the problem... adsl-start is not _messing_ with your default route...

_before_ your do adsl-start type the following...

# route delete default

this will remove the default route to 192.168.1.1 that you currently have...

then do

# adsl-start

and you have internet ....


regards
Ripunjay Bararia

shyam batra wrote:
>
> After stopping iptables as mentioned.
> root@2[~]# adsl-start
> . Connected!
> root@2[~]# route -n
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref
> Use Iface
> 59.95.160.1     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.255 UH    0      0
> 0 ppp1
> 192.168.1.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0
> 0 eth0
> 0.0.0.0         192.168.1.1     0.0.0.0         UG    0      0
> 0 eth0
> root@2[~]# traceroute 202.54.1.18
> traceroute to 202.54.1.18 (202.54.1.18), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
>  1  192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1)  0.510 ms  0.431 ms  0.443 ms
>  2  192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1)  0.477 ms !N  0.440 ms !N  0.418 ms !N
> root@2[~]#
>
> still not able to connect to the net.
>
> Thanks Ripunjay for ur help
>
> Regards
>
> Dr.Shyam Batra
>
> */Ripunjay Bararia <ripunjay@...>/* wrote:
>
>     shyam batra wrote:
>     >
>     > # cat /etc/resolv.conf shows
>     >
>     > nameserver218.248.240.79
>     > nameserver218.248.240.135
>     >
>     > and on run ping 202.54.1.18 nothing happens and on killing it ping
>     > statistics are 29 packets transmitted, 0 packet received, 100 %
>     packet
>     > loss.
>     >
>     > pppo info shows
>     >
>     > connection establisher.
>     >
>     > duration 2.0.... min
>     >
>     > send 60 ... received 3
>     >
>     > speed 0 byte
>     >
>     >
>     > Please help i need to have a working connection with linux
>     >
>     >
>     > Thanks
>     >
>     > Dr. Shyam Batra
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > */Ripunjay Bararia /* wrote:
>     >
>     > drshyambatra wrote:
>     > >
>     > >
>     > > Hi!
>     > > I am using Mepis Linux 6.0.
>     > >
>     > > Unable to connect to the net using BSNL broadband.
>     > >
>     > > Modem purchased UTStarcom/ut-300RU
>     > >
>     > > Downloaded rp-pppoe-3.5.tar.gz from bsnl website and installed the
>     > > gui based client via shell with following settings as described on
>     > > bsnl site.
>     > >
>     > > Ethernet Interface: eth0
>     > > User name: amit
>     > > Activate-on-demand: No
>     > > DNS: Do not adjust / server (tried both)
>     > > Firewalling: MASQUERADE( tried with firewall off)
>     > >
>     > > Adsl start connects to the net but when i try to connect to any
>     > > website i get the following message
>     > >
>     > > Server not found
>     > >
>     > > Firefox can't find the server at www.mepis.org.
>     > >
>     > > * Check the address for typing errors such as
>     > > ww.example.com instead of
>     > > www.example.com
>     > >
>     > > * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's
>     network
>     > > connection.
>     > >
>     > > * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or
>     > > proxy, make sure
>     > > that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
>     > >
>     > > Tried other site but getting the same message.
>     > >
>     > > asdsl status, ifconfig and running mozilla from shell as root show
>     > > following message
>     > > adsl-status: Link is up and running on interface ppp0
>     > > ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
>     > > inet addr:59.95.169.174 P-t-P:59.95.160.1 Mask:255.255.255.255
>     > > UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
>     > > RX packets:39 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>     > > TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>     > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
>     > > RX bytes:7890 (7.7 KiB) TX bytes:30 (30.0 b)
>     > >
>     > >
>     >
>    
================================================================================\
===
>     > >
>     > > ifconfig eth0
>     > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:FC:6F:EA:2D
>     > > inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
>     > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
>     > > RX packets:2693 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>     > > TX packets:1016 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>     > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>     > > RX bytes:247544 (241.7 KiB) TX bytes:102137 (99.7 KiB)
>     > > Interrupt:185 Base address:0x6000
>     > >
>     >
>    
================================================================================\
====
>     > -- SNIP --
>     > >
>     > > Please advice on any other distro which will work properly
>     with bsnl
>     > > broadband and which modem should i get.
>     > >
>     > > The above mentioned modem is working properly in windows xp.
>     > >
>     > > Thanks
>     > >
>     > > Dr.Shyam Batra.
>     > >
>     > >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Hi,
>     >
>     > Seems that your system is not able to resolv hostnames,
>     > try pinging an ip address...
>     >
>     > # ping 202.54.1.18
>     >
>     > this will ping a VSNL IP address, if you can get replies then you
>     > need
>     > to check your
>     >
>     > /etc/resolv.conf file...
>     >
>     > should look something like this
>     >
>     > # cat /etc/resolv.conf
>     > nameserver 208.67.220.220
>     > nameserver 208.67.222.222
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > regards
>     > Ripunjay Bararia
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     >
>     > Visit Your Group
>     >
>     >
>     > Yahoo! Mail
>     >
>     > Stay in Touch
>     >
>     >
>     > Stay connected
>     >
>     > and manage your life
>     >
>     > Y! Answers
>     >
>     > Ask, Answer, Find
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > A new way to get &
>     >
>     > share information.
>     >
>     > Yahoo! Toolbar
>     >
>     > Get it Free!
>     >
>     >
>     > easy 1-click access
>     >
>     > to your groups.
>     >
>     > .
>     >
>     >
>
>
>
>     Hi,
>
>     can you ping your gateway...???
>
>     please attach the output for
>
>     # route -n
>
>     and if you can ping your gateway
>     then can you also send the output for a traceroute
>
>     # traceroute 202.54.1.18
>
>     Your phy. connectivity seems to be working, but there seems to be
>     some
>     other problem in the middle
>
>     you can also try to stop your firewall by issuing the following
>     command:
>
>     /etc/init.d/iptables stop
>
>     once you have done that issue the command
>
>     # iptables -L
>
>     you should get an output matching the below...
>
>     >>>>
>     Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
>     target prot opt source destination
>
>     Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
>     target prot opt source destination
>
>     Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
>     target prot opt source destination
>     <<<<<
>
>
>     regards
>     Ripunjay Bararia
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Bored stiff?
> <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=49935/*http://games.yahoo.com> Loosen up...
> Download and play hundreds of games for free
> <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=49935/*http://games.yahoo.com> on Yahoo!
> Games.
>

Okey...
Found the problem... adsl-start is not _messing_ with your default route...

_before_ your do adsl-start type the following...

# route delete default

this will remove the default route to 192.168.1.1 that you currently have...

then do

# adsl-start

and you have internet ....


regards
Ripunjay Bararia

shyam batra wrote:
>
> # cat /etc/resolv.conf shows
>
> nameserver218.248.240.79
> nameserver218.248.240.135
>
> and on run ping 202.54.1.18 nothing happens and on killing it ping
> statistics are 29 packets transmitted, 0 packet received, 100 % packet
> loss.
>
> pppo info shows
>
> connection establisher.
>
> duration 2.0.... min
>
> send 60 ... received 3
>
> speed 0 byte
>
>
> Please help i need to have a working connection with linux
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Dr. Shyam Batra
>
>
>
> */Ripunjay Bararia /* wrote:
>
> drshyambatra wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi!
> > I am using Mepis Linux 6.0.
> >
> > Unable to connect to the net using BSNL broadband.
> >
> > Modem purchased UTStarcom/ut-300RU
> >
> > Downloaded rp-pppoe-3.5.tar.gz from bsnl website and installed the
> > gui based client via shell with following settings as described on
> > bsnl site.
> >
> > Ethernet Interface: eth0
> > User name: amit
> > Activate-on-demand: No
> > DNS: Do not adjust / server (tried both)
> > Firewalling: MASQUERADE( tried with firewall off)
> >
> > Adsl start connects to the net but when i try to connect to any
> > website i get the following message
> >
> > Server not found
> >
> > Firefox can't find the server at www.mepis.org.
> >
> > * Check the address for typing errors such as
> > ww.example.com instead of
> > www.example.com
> >
> > * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
> > connection.
> >
> > * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or
> > proxy, make sure
> > that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
> >
> > Tried other site but getting the same message.
> >
> > asdsl status, ifconfig and running mozilla from shell as root show
> > following message
> > adsl-status: Link is up and running on interface ppp0
> > ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
> > inet addr:59.95.169.174 P-t-P:59.95.160.1 Mask:255.255.255.255
> > UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
> > RX packets:39 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
> > RX bytes:7890 (7.7 KiB) TX bytes:30 (30.0 b)
> >
> >
> ===================================================================================
> >
> > ifconfig eth0
> > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:FC:6F:EA:2D
> > inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> > RX packets:2693 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > TX packets:1016 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> > RX bytes:247544 (241.7 KiB) TX bytes:102137 (99.7 KiB)
> > Interrupt:185 Base address:0x6000
> >
> ====================================================================================
> -- SNIP --
> >
> > Please advice on any other distro which will work properly with bsnl
> > broadband and which modem should i get.
> >
> > The above mentioned modem is working properly in windows xp.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Dr.Shyam Batra.
> >
> >
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Seems that your system is not able to resolv hostnames,
> try pinging an ip address...
>
> # ping 202.54.1.18
>
> this will ping a VSNL IP address, if you can get replies then you
> need
> to check your
>
> /etc/resolv.conf file...
>
> should look something like this
>
> # cat /etc/resolv.conf
> nameserver 208.67.220.220
> nameserver 208.67.222.222
>
>
>
> regards
> Ripunjay Bararia
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Visit Your Group
>
>
> Yahoo! Mail
>
> Stay in Touch
>
>
> Stay connected
>
> and manage your life
>
> Y! Answers
>
> Ask, Answer, Find
>
>
>
> A new way to get &
>
> share information.
>
> Yahoo! Toolbar
>
> Get it Free!
>
>
> easy 1-click access
>
> to your groups.
>
> .
>
>



Hi,

can you ping your gateway...???

please attach the output for

# route -n

and if you can ping your gateway
then can you also send the output for a traceroute

# traceroute 202.54.1.18

Your phy. connectivity seems to be working, but there seems to be some
other problem in the middle

you can also try to stop your firewall by issuing the following command:

/etc/init.d/iptables stop

once you have done that issue the command

# iptables -L

you should get an output matching the below...

>>>>
Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination
<<<<<


regards
Ripunjay Bararia

shyam batra wrote:
>
> # cat /etc/resolv.conf shows
>
> nameserver218.248.240.79
> nameserver218.248.240.135
>
> and on run ping 202.54.1.18 nothing happens and on killing it ping
> statistics are 29 packets transmitted, 0 packet received, 100 % packet
> loss.
>
> pppo info shows
>
> connection establisher.
>
> duration 2.0.... min
>
> send 60 ... received 3
>
> speed 0 byte
>
>
> Please help i need to have a working connection with linux
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Dr. Shyam Batra
>
>
>
> */Ripunjay Bararia <ripunjay@...>/* wrote:
>
>     drshyambatra wrote:
>     >
>     >
>     > Hi!
>     > I am using Mepis Linux 6.0.
>     >
>     > Unable to connect to the net using BSNL broadband.
>     >
>     > Modem purchased UTStarcom/ut-300RU
>     >
>     > Downloaded rp-pppoe-3.5.tar.gz from bsnl website and installed the
>     > gui based client via shell with following settings as described on
>     > bsnl site.
>     >
>     > Ethernet Interface: eth0
>     > User name: amit
>     > Activate-on-demand: No
>     > DNS: Do not adjust / server (tried both)
>     > Firewalling: MASQUERADE( tried with firewall off)
>     >
>     > Adsl start connects to the net but when i try to connect to any
>     > website i get the following message
>     >
>     > Server not found
>     >
>     > Firefox can't find the server at www.mepis.org.
>     >
>     > * Check the address for typing errors such as
>     > ww.example.com instead of
>     > www.example.com
>     >
>     > * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
>     > connection.
>     >
>     > * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or
>     > proxy, make sure
>     > that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
>     >
>     > Tried other site but getting the same message.
>     >
>     > asdsl status, ifconfig and running mozilla from shell as root show
>     > following message
>     > adsl-status: Link is up and running on interface ppp0
>     > ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
>     > inet addr:59.95.169.174 P-t-P:59.95.160.1 Mask:255.255.255.255
>     > UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
>     > RX packets:39 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>     > TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>     > collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
>     > RX bytes:7890 (7.7 KiB) TX bytes:30 (30.0 b)
>     >
>     >
>    
================================================================================\
===
>     >
>     > ifconfig eth0
>     > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:FC:6F:EA:2D
>     > inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
>     > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
>     > RX packets:2693 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>     > TX packets:1016 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>     > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>     > RX bytes:247544 (241.7 KiB) TX bytes:102137 (99.7 KiB)
>     > Interrupt:185 Base address:0x6000
>     >
>    
================================================================================\
====
>     -- SNIP --
>     >
>     > Please advice on any other distro which will work properly with bsnl
>     > broadband and which modem should i get.
>     >
>     > The above mentioned modem is working properly in windows xp.
>     >
>     > Thanks
>     >
>     > Dr.Shyam Batra.
>     >
>     >
>
>
>
>     Hi,
>
>     Seems that your system is not able to resolv hostnames,
>     try pinging an ip address...
>
>     # ping 202.54.1.18
>
>     this will ping a VSNL IP address, if you can get replies then you
>     need
>     to check your
>
>     /etc/resolv.conf file...
>
>     should look something like this
>
>     # cat /etc/resolv.conf
>     nameserver 208.67.220.220
>     nameserver 208.67.222.222
>
>
>
>     regards
>     Ripunjay Bararia
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Visit Your Group
>
<http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/SunCityJodhpurLUG;_ylc=X3oDMTJmNG10djRsBF9TAzk\
3NDkwNDgxBGdycElkAzEwMTMzNDUwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcyMDAwNjU4MARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN\
0aW1lAzExNzU0MDUxNjk->
>
> Yahoo! Mail
>
> Stay in Touch
>
<http://in.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12gn2a4lq/M=231586.9556785.10282703.9179762/D=inclu\
bs/S=1720006580:NC/Y=IN/EXP=1175412369/A=4096940/R=0/SIG=10qfg5ais/*http://in.ma\
il.yahoo.com>
>
> Stay connected
>
> and manage your life
>
> Y! Answers
>
> Ask, Answer, Find
>
<http://in.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12ggi16n3/M=231586.9556782.10282706.9179762/D=inclu\
bs/S=1720006580:NC/Y=IN/EXP=1175412369/A=4096937/R=0/SIG=10t5umsus/*http://in.an\
swers.yahoo.com>
>
>
> A new way to get &
>
> share information.
>
> Yahoo! Toolbar
>
> Get it Free!
>
<http://in.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12gbsd8ii/M=231586.9484185.10212653.9179762/D=inclu\
bs/S=1720006580:NC/Y=IN/EXP=1175412369/A=4026935/R=0/SIG=10t5n6kl3/*http://in.to\
olbar.yahoo.com>
>
> easy 1-click access
>
> to your groups.
>
> .
>
>



Hi,

can you ping your gateway...???

please attach the output for

# route -n

and if you can ping your gateway
then can you also send the output for a traceroute

# traceroute 202.54.1.18

Your phy. connectivity seems to be working, but there seems to be some
other problem in the middle

you can also try to stop your firewall by issuing the following command:

/etc/init.d/iptables stop

once you have done that issue the command

# iptables -L

you should get an output matching the below...

  >>>>
Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination
<<<<<


regards
Ripunjay Bararia

drshyambatra wrote:
>
>
> Hi!
> I am using Mepis Linux 6.0.
>
> Unable to connect to the net using BSNL broadband.
>
> Modem purchased UTStarcom/ut-300RU
>
> Downloaded rp-pppoe-3.5.tar.gz from bsnl website and installed the
> gui based client via shell with following settings as described on
> bsnl site.
>
> Ethernet Interface: eth0
> User name: amit
> Activate-on-demand: No
> DNS: Do not adjust / server (tried both)
> Firewalling: MASQUERADE( tried with firewall off)
>
> Adsl start connects to the net but when i try to connect to any
> website i get the following message
>
> Server not found
>
> Firefox can't find the server at www.mepis.org.
>
> * Check the address for typing errors such as
> ww.example.com instead of
> www.example.com
>
> * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
> connection.
>
> * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or
> proxy, make sure
> that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
>
> Tried other site but getting the same message.
>
> asdsl status, ifconfig and running mozilla from shell as root show
> following message
> adsl-status: Link is up and running on interface ppp0
> ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
> inet addr:59.95.169.174 P-t-P:59.95.160.1 Mask:255.255.255.255
> UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
> RX packets:39 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
> RX bytes:7890 (7.7 KiB) TX bytes:30 (30.0 b)
>
> ===================================================================================
>
> ifconfig eth0
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:FC:6F:EA:2D
> inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:2693 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:1016 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:247544 (241.7 KiB) TX bytes:102137 (99.7 KiB)
> Interrupt:185 Base address:0x6000
> ====================================================================================
> Mozilla as root
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
> assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
> gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
> assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
> assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
> gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
> assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
> assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
> gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
> assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed.
>
> ====================================================================================
> What am i doing wrong?
>
> Can any experienced member please help me out. Which modem other
> members using for broadband.
>
> Please advice on any other distro which will work properly with bsnl
> broadband and which modem should i get.
>
> The above mentioned modem is working properly in windows xp.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dr.Shyam Batra.
>
>



Hi,

Seems that your system is not able to resolv hostnames,
try pinging an ip address...

# ping 202.54.1.18

this will ping a VSNL IP address, if you can get replies then you need
to check your

/etc/resolv.conf file...

should look something like this

# cat /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 208.67.220.220
nameserver 208.67.222.222



regards
Ripunjay Bararia

drshyambatra wrote:
>
>
> Hi!
> I am using Mepis Linux 6.0.
>
> Unable to connect to the net using BSNL broadband.
>
> Modem purchased UTStarcom/ut-300RU
>
> Downloaded rp-pppoe-3.5.tar.gz from bsnl website and installed the
> gui based client via shell with following settings as described on
> bsnl site.
>
> Ethernet Interface: eth0
> User name: amit
> Activate-on-demand: No
> DNS: Do not adjust / server (tried both)
> Firewalling: MASQUERADE( tried with firewall off)
>
> Adsl start connects to the net but when i try to connect to any
> website i get the following message
>
> Server not found
>
> Firefox can't find the server at www.mepis.org.
>
> * Check the address for typing errors such as
> ww.example.com instead of
> www.example.com
>
> * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
> connection.
>
> * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or
> proxy, make sure
> that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
>
> Tried other site but getting the same message.
>
> asdsl status, ifconfig and running mozilla from shell as root show
> following message
> adsl-status: Link is up and running on interface ppp0
> ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
> inet addr:59.95.169.174 P-t-P:59.95.160.1 Mask:255.255.255.255
> UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
> RX packets:39 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
> RX bytes:7890 (7.7 KiB) TX bytes:30 (30.0 b)
>
>
================================================================================\
===
>
> ifconfig eth0
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:FC:6F:EA:2D
> inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:2693 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:1016 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:247544 (241.7 KiB) TX bytes:102137 (99.7 KiB)
> Interrupt:185 Base address:0x6000
>
================================================================================\
====
> Mozilla as root
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
> assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
> gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
> assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
> assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
> gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
> assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
> assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
> gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
> assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed
>
> (firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
> assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed.
>
>
================================================================================\
====
> What am i doing wrong?
>
> Can any experienced member please help me out. Which modem other
> members using for broadband.
>
> Please advice on any other distro which will work properly with bsnl
> broadband and which modem should i get.
>
> The above mentioned modem is working properly in windows xp.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dr.Shyam Batra.
>
>



Hi,

Seems that your system is not able  to resolv hostnames,
try pinging an ip address...

# ping 202.54.1.18

this will ping a VSNL IP address, if you can get replies then you need
to check your

/etc/resolv.conf file...

should look something like this

# cat /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 208.67.220.220
nameserver 208.67.222.222



regards
Ripunjay Bararia

Hi!
I am using Mepis Linux 6.0.

Unable to connect to the net using BSNL broadband.

Modem purchased UTStarcom/ut-300RU

Downloaded rp-pppoe-3.5.tar.gz  from bsnl website and installed the
gui based client via shell with following settings as described on
bsnl site.

Ethernet Interface: eth0
User name:          amit
Activate-on-demand: No
DNS:                Do not adjust / server (tried both)
Firewalling:        MASQUERADE( tried with firewall off)

Adsl start connects to the net but when i try to connect to any
website i get the following message

Server not found

Firefox can't find the server at www.mepis.org.

     *   Check the address for typing errors such as
           ww.example.com instead of
           www.example.com

     *   If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
           connection.

     *   If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or
proxy, make sure
           that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

Tried other site but getting the same message.

asdsl status, ifconfig and running mozilla from shell as root show
following message
adsl-status: Link is up and running on interface ppp0
ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
           inet addr:59.95.169.174  P-t-P:59.95.160.1  Mask:255.255.255.255
           UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1492  Metric:1
           RX packets:39 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
           TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
           RX bytes:7890 (7.7 KiB)  TX bytes:30 (30.0 b)

================================================================================\
===

ifconfig  eth0
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:50:FC:6F:EA:2D
           inet addr:192.168.1.4  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
           RX packets:2693 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
           TX packets:1016 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
           RX bytes:247544 (241.7 KiB)  TX bytes:102137 (99.7 KiB)
           Interrupt:185 Base address:0x6000
================================================================================\
====
Mozilla as root

(firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable:
assertion `gdk_window_is_viewable (src)' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_n_channels:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **:
gdk_pixbuf_get_bits_per_sample: assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_width:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_height:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride:
assertion `pixbuf != NULL' failed

(firefox-bin:31709): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed.

================================================================================\
====
What am i doing wrong?

Can any experienced member please help me out. Which modem other
members using for broadband.

Please advice on any other distro which will work properly with bsnl
broadband and which modem should i get.

The above mentioned modem is working properly in windows xp.

Thanks

Dr.Shyam Batra.

=====================================
LinuxAsia 07: Important Announcements
=====================================

Programme details have been announced
*************************************
The talks, the speakers, the dates, the venue, the time slots--are all
up there. Some are still tentative, but most of it is what you'll
experience at LinuxAsia 07.

Day 1 Programme(Jan 31, 2007): http://www.linuxasia.net/la07/p1.php
Day 2 Programme(Feb 1, 2007): http://www.linuxasia.net/la07/p2.php
Day 3 Programme(Feb 2, 2007): http://www.linuxasia.net/la07/p3.php
*February 2, 2007(9:00 am to 10:00 am): Summer of Code BoF session by
Google as part of the coffee with community session.

CXOSummit Programme(Feb 1, 2007): http://www.linuxasia.net/la07/cxo.php


Sub-version workshop announced
******************************
# FREE registration. Limited seats (50)
# For details, check here: http://www.linuxasia.net/la07/workshop.php
# To register, go here:
http://www.linuxasia.net/la07/users/delegate.php (click option for
'more events')
# If you've already registered for LinuxAsia, send email to
team@... stating "I want to attend sub-version workshop too" in
your subject and mention your name and registration-ID.

50 More Community Passes Released
**********************************
With the initial 500 COMMUNITY PASSES gone, 50 more have been
released. Register at http://www.linuxasia.net/la07/users/delegate.php
and select the 'Community Pass' option

Coffee With Community
********************
Every morning (9 am to 10 am), come over and enjoy a cup of coffee at
LinuxAsia 07.

Meet peers from India and abroad. Network, discuss, debate. No
registration. No fees. Just the want to bond with the community is enough.

ILUG-Delhi: Thank You
*********************
We thank the iLUG-Delhi for incredible support. Over 150 members have
registered, and we have a few speakers on the technology track too.

Other Announcements
*******************
# Any IT Heads/Managers who want to share their Linux/OSS success
stories at the CXOSummit--send us your details at team@... or
contact Niraj at 09899637885.

# Special offer for delegations from IT firms and educational
institutions--for details call Atul at 09899533663.

************************************
Software Developers' Day @ LinuxAsia
************************************

LinuxAsia 07 features a complete day dedicated to software development
practices and technologies as part of its 'Technology.Innovation' track!

Date: 1st Feb, 07
Venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Timings: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm

2 Key Themes For That Day
-------------------------

#1: Platforms.Tools.Development: Expose software developers to the
latest open source tools, platforms and technologies

#2: Scalable.Robust.Databases: Share the latest developments in open
source databases

Free Registration Still Open
---------------------------
Free COMMUNITY PASSES are being given to the first 500 registrants!
These COMMUNITY PASSES will allow entry to the 'technology.innovation'
track for FREE. However, seating is subject to availability of seats,
and on a
first-come-first-serve basis.

Special Discounts For Delegates Available
-----------------------------------------
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and participate in the 'networking lunch' where you'll rub shoulders
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are the need of the hour.

There are special discount offers for:
a) ILUG-Delhi members
b) Students
c) Subscribers of EFY Publications

Plus, there is an early bird discount too for everyone else.

For more details visit http://www.linuxasia.net

Best Wishes!

Niraj Sahay
Community Manager
Team, LinuxAsia 07

Dear friends and colleagues,

You know this better than anybody else--Implementing IT infrastructure
is both an art and a science. And, in the Linux/Open Source world,
where you have umpteen options for any given challenge, the more you
master this combination of art and science, the more rewarding it gets
for you.

To help you learn some new tips and tricks from the best IT
Implementers from India and abroad, LinuxAsia 07 features a complete
day dedicated to topics related to 'IT implementation and IT
infrastructure management'--2nd Feb 07. Plus, you'll get insights into
the latest technologies and tool-sets available for IT implementers
and managers from the Linux/OSS world.

Klaus Knopper (Knoppix), Brian Behlendorf (Apache), Dr Negroponte
(one-laptop-per-child), Uma Shankar (ELCOT) and many other leading
speakers from Google, IBM, Novell etc are expected to speak at
LinuxAsia 07.

There are EARLY BIRD discounts on the DELEGATE pass. The benefits of
the Delegate Pass include guaranteed seating and 5-star quality food
at the 'Networking lunch' where you get to rub shoulders with the
who's who of the Linux/OSS industry.

You also have the option of registering for the FREE 'Community Pass',
where the seating will be subject to availability, on a
first-come-first-serve basis.

To register yourself, do visit
http://www.linuxasia.net/la07/users/delegate.php You can opt for 'more
info about the delegate pass' wherein our support team will contact
you and explain the benefits of the Delegate pass in detail, and help
you through the payment process.

Your presence will help build LinuxAsia 07 into Asia's top Linux and
Open Source Conference. Hoping to get your support in making India
reach yet another milestone!

Best Wishes!

Niraj Sahay
Community Manager
Team, LinuxAsia 07

Dear friends,

This year, LinuxAsia's main goal is to promote open source innovations
from India.

Hence, the organising committee (FOSII) invites 'technologists' and
'innovators' from all over India to speak at LinuxAsia 07.

The speaker registration page is available at
http://www.linuxasia.net/la07/speakers1/speaker.php

The broad genre of talks that are invited include:
a) Presentations on innovative open source projects developed in India
or by Indians.
b) Presentations on latest developments in key open source
technologies and tools (ex; Eclipse, MySQL, Mono, etc)
c) Presentations on initiatives to promote open source innovations in
India (ex: Apache)

The three-day event has been divided into following broad
technology-verticals:
First day (31st Jan 07): Trends and innovations in overall open source
technologies and desktop technologies
Second day (1st Feb 07): Technology trends and innovations w.r.t.
software development and databases
Third day (2nd Feb 07): Technology trends and innovations w.r.t. tools
for IT implementation and network management

Please note, that the speaker registration will end on 19th January
2007, and all speaker presentations will be finalised by 22nd January
2007 (evening).

Looking forward to your support in taking open source innovations from
India to the next level.

Best Wishes!

Niraj Sahay
Team, LinuxAsia 07