I'll sound off here on a few things. First of all, Mozilla has the ability to supress pop-up windows. I would bet that you have that preference checked. It isn't a matter that Mozilla doesn't work with the Linksys routers configuration panel, it does and I have used Mozilla to configure many of them. It's the fact that you don't make enough effort to understand the software that you are using. While we are on the subject of making effort, I for one have watched you ask question after question and demonstrating little if any effort at doing research on the topic yourself. That does strike me as a bit unfair so I have let other people handle your questions and will continue to do so until you demonstrate your own efforts at research and understanding. While we are on this topic...may I suggest that you familiarize yourself with this page... http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html And lastly, I would recommend <http://www.webmin.com> for people that are wanna be administrators of linux systems so they can click through settings and never understand what they are doing, just as many are doing on Windows NT. It's an even more powerful tool when you learn how/where/why the settings are that webmin changes. Craig On Mon, 2003-01-27 at 03:05, Buck wrote: > Thanks, and yes, I am surrounded by books and do search the net. > > Many of my questions have been lingering for a while before I asked the, > but I'll admit that I did not search for the Linksys problem first. > > The Linksys is accessed through a web-browser. It has a popup window > that displays the list of DHCP users. (The router doubles as DHCP > Server.) That window is an internet window and works perfectly in > Microsoft Internet Explorer, but it doesn't work in Mozilla on Red Hat > Linux 8.0. > > I am sorry that several of my Linux questions were misinterpreted as > being Microsoft Windows questions. I post Microsoft questions to > WinNT-l and Linux questions here. I asked a question about whether or > not Linux had a similar vulnerability that Windows had earlier and I > received many many replies trying to address the windows problem before > someone finally explained that Linux had no such similar problem, the > answer I was looking for. Apparently this question was also > misunderstood, perhaps I didn't explain it well, but I assumed that if > someone were using a Linksys and Linux, they would have an answer and > understand how it works. > > I hope I am not being a burden here. I am going through a very big > learning curve and running into brick walls. I started working with > Linux over a month ago and had to put it down for a couple weeks and > picked it back up. I have purchase three books at $50 each and returned > one today as it had four chapters that were totally wrong about Red Hat > 8. The other two are good, but just a little over my head. Some of the > problems I had, such as the TWM weren't covered in the books at all. I > have re-installed Linux no less than 8 times this month, two times in > the last two days. I have been searching the net and getting ideas for > the future but not doing well finding answers to immediate questions. > > I have definitely run into some surprises in this venture. I certainly > expected to be very much further along than I am on my learning goals. > I know the number and frequency of questions will drop radically after I > reach my first milestone which is to make the computer a usable file > server where I can administer the users and basic functions. > > Well, it is now I that hopes I don't sound rude or ungrateful. I > reviewed my questions and found a couple that could have better been > researched, but some are looking for opinion and others I just couldn't > find. It is amazing how far behind I got by following an abortion that > someone released as a teaching book. Every night I read some of these, > now two, books. I do a bit of reading in the day as well. Ironically, > once I get into some of the more advanced features, I'll be more at > home. I am really hurting in the basics right now. I was hoping I > would have accomplished my goal of getting setup by last weekend, but I > am very disappointed that I didn't reach it this weekend. I will > continue plugging at it until I get it or until I just can't afford to > put any more time in it, which ever comes first. > > BTW, in my review, I noticed one of my questions got lost in everything. > Do you happen to know the maximum length of a Linux password? I have > looked in all three books and on the internet. I found on the internet > that someone else asked and didn't get an answer either. > > Thanks > > Buck > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: psyche-list-admin@redhat.com [mailto:psyche-list-admin@redhat.com] > On Behalf Of Dennis Gilmore > Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 2:08 AM > To: psyche-list@redhat.com > Subject: Re: linksys and mozilla > > Buck, > > I dont mean to sound rude or unhelpful but have you done any research on > anything before you ask? you seem to be asking alot of questions with > out researching them first. google.com is always very helpful with the > rightly asked query you usually find what you are seeking. proving > more information on the exact problem also helps as the problem can be > pinpointed with greater ease. Questions on windows are inappropriate as > this list is for Red Hat Linux 8.0 questions on samba are fine. I'm > glad that your trying out linux, i think that you will learn more by > searching for what you need rather than just asking, you will be able > to do what you want with your network, you just need to learn how. I > wish you all the sucess in the world. > > What do you mean by popup? does a new window popup showing the list of > ips given out? have you tried konqueror or nautalis? > -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
