Re: Linux in the Olivet Community Schools

["Ralph M. Deal" <deal@xxxxxxxx>]

Adam Tauno Williams writes very well and always amazes me with his
ability to ferret out system malfunctions...


> Right, but you said the problem was intermittant.  Keep the IPs around so you can test with ping when it stops working again.

That I'm doing.
 
> ~ $ dig olivetschools.org
> ; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> olivetschools.org
> ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> ;; got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4
> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1
> ;; QUERY SECTION:
> ;;      olivetschools.org, type = A, class = IN
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> olivetschools.org.      11h59m56s IN A  198.108.181.2
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> olivetschools.org.      11h59m56s IN NS  willow-dmz.olivetschools.org.
> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> willow-dmz.olivetschools.org.  11h59m56s IN A  198.108.181.2

Wow!  Hadn't seen dig before but will remember it now.


> >>If you can politically, the technology is not a problem.  You can use
> >>telnet, rlogin, ssh, etc.... to access the box remotely.  Which is
> >>easiest depends on the boxes vintage.

I've made a formal request to have such permission.  In the past I've
had problems with
school systems not wanting to trust someone not on the payroll. In this
case, my wife is a 
principal which should help.

> >It runs of RH 6.2 I believe.
> 
> Probably telnet then initially,  remeber to use tcpwrappers so the whole world can't connect.
> 
> Like they can now:
> 
> Trying 198.108.181.2...
> Connected to 198.108.181.2.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 
> Red Hat Linux release 6.0 (Hedwig)
> Kernel 2.2.5-15 on an i686
> login:
> 
> No comment... (which is very hard for me)

I think I appreciate that reserve, despite my usually greatly valuing
your quick responses.
Hadn't tried telnet of course....

Learning,   Ralph