I am with DSLI (www.DSLI.com) and they do offer static IPs. Bell South and Atlantic Broadband also offer it, for extra charge. Humberto -----Original Message----- From: blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of hank Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 7:45 PM To: Linux for blind general discussion Subject: Re: editing linux conf files on windows? what dsl you with? msn doesn't offer statick ip with there dsl powered buy qwest ----- Original Message ----- From: "Humberto Rodriguez" <sub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "'Linux for blind general discussion'" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 4:38 PM Subject: RE: editing linux conf files on windows? > It is not hard, but I don't know how to do it. My son set it up for > me. It has to be set up at the server and in your computer. Maybe > someone else here in the list can help you. Remember about the > security precautions and restrict the access. I do have a static IP > from my DSL. > Regards, > Humberto > > > -----Original Message----- > From: blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of hank > Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 7:23 PM > To: Linux for blind general discussion > Subject: Re: editing linux conf files on windows? > > is it easy to set up? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Humberto Rodriguez" <sub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "'Linux for blind general discussion'" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 3:32 PM > Subject: RE: editing linux conf files on windows? > > >> To add something to the excellent explanation given to you by Tim, > let >> me tell you how I do it. >> >> I use Samba. Samba allows you to map a drive letter to the remote >> Unix machine and reach it from your Windows machine as if it were a >> drive in your own computer. That way, from my Windows computer, I >> open a file in my Unix server, lets say for example, from my text >> editor, I open t:\home\abc\cgi-bin\whatever\myscript.pl then edit it >> and save it with Unix line endings. It is as easy as editing a file >> in Windows. Similarly, I may create a new Unix file in the server. > I >> could also copy files to and from the server, as easily as copying >> from one folder to another. I never use FTP. Samba usually comes >> with Linux. >> >> Using Telnet, I take care of the permissions. You could also do it >> with SSH or FTP, but I use Telnet. >> >> Beware however, that both Telnet and Samba are security risks and > need >> to be restricted. I have mine restricted only to certain static > IPs. >> >> HTH, >> >> Humberto >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Chase >> Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 9:07 AM >> To: Linux for blind general discussion >> Subject: Re: editing linux conf files on windows? >> >>> hello is there a windows text editor that will save and >>> edit conf files eg I want to log in via sftp grab a conf >>> file from linux box configure it on windows then save it >>> in the unix format that it came in put it back in the dir >>> on my linux box there a editor that I can edit my conf >>> files with? >> >> You've got a couple options: >> >> 1) you can ssh into the remote box and edit it with a linux >> editor. This is usually the approach I take, and it works >> quite well for me. >> >> 2) you can do as you describe, and FTP the file, then use a >> Unix-aware editor on Windows, and then FTP the file back. >> In addition to the editors mentioned by Humberto, there's >> vim/gvim. The nice thing about learning this beast is that >> it runs on both Windows and Linux (and BSD, and MacOS, and...) >> >> 3) you can use a network/sftp aware editor. Vim has the >> "netrw" plugin which allows you to directly edit files over >> FTP, SFTP, HTTP, DAV, RCP, rsync and others. There's plenty >> of online help in Vim on the netrw plugin at >> >> :help netrw >> >> I'm afraid, being a vim-user, I don't know of any other >> editors that allow this. I presume emacs can do the same, >> but I wouldn't know where to start, using it. >> >> 4) lastly, you can do exactly as you're currently doing, >> only exploit FTP's built-in ability to do DOS-to-UNIX >> line-ending conversion. If you FTP the file in ASCII mode >> (rather than BINARY mode), it will translate the >> line-endings to your local (Windows) scheme. You can then >> edit the file with whatever editor you like. Then, when you >> FTP it back, just make sure that it's in ASCII mode again, >> and FTP will do the translation from DOS line-endings to >> UNIX line-endings as it uploads the file >> >> Hope this gives you some options to explore on how to work best. >> >> -tim >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> >> __________ NOD32 1.1523 (20060505) Information __________ >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > __________ NOD32 1.1523 (20060505) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list