Re: rants and rambles

[Nate Reindl <reindlnr@apci.net>]

Stephen D Reindl <sreindl@apci.net> shamlessly rambles:
> Playing this morning I learned several things.
> 
> lpd will not work when you rename localhost to something other than 
> localhost. Seems basic but when it can't find a localhost IP it won't print.
> Lesson learned?  Don't do that! I couldn't get my jetdirect to work. I wonder 
> why? All is fine now. I can print to my network printer now! YeeHaa!
> 
> Webmin is a wonderful tool. I know all you command line only dorks are gonna 
> kringe, but I don't care. If I play with it enough I'll finally gain an 
> understanding of the file and directory structure and maybe my feeble mind 
> will actually recall the locations and contents of all the different config 
> files. It's all there at my fingertips. All I need is a table capable browser 
> and the URL http://localhost:10000 and the root password and I'm in, even 
> from my normal user account. I think it's kinda cool, so there. Found a few 
> things that I didn't know were there. OBTW, Webmin will not install correctly 
> when localhost isn't there either, hmmmm wonder why? Duh?!

There's a file in /etc called 'hosts'.  Windows has the exact same conventions 
buried somewhere in \win(nt|dows)\system or \win(nt|dows)\system32.  Change 
your hostname and add yourself in there with the changed hostname.  _*DO_NOT*_ 
remove the localhost entry!  I think the stock /etc/hosts in RH > 6.2 tells one 
not to with the result of Bad Things happening Real Soon After.  Just change 
your hostname the way you happened to do it (trivial), and do what I said 
above.  'Nuff said here.

I'm stepping in on Webmin; likewise, I'm defying my father's rules.  I loathe 
pretty web-based config interfaces to the point to where I won't use most of 
them.  I like using commandline stuff or web based interfaces I write myself, 
damnit.  It's still there at your fingertips in the commandline; you just have 
to remember some real nasty commands and arguments however. :D

</rant,_or_is_it?>

I suggest you all pull my plug before I advance even further and go full out on 
my Webmin rant.

Ich glaube, daß ihr sollt mein Netzstecker ziehen, vor ich vorrücke weiter über 
meinem Webmin Wortschwall.  Spaß, ja?

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