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[arch-general] Forward all PPTP VPN packets to another proxy?
by Bill Sun 26 Mar '13

26 Mar '13

Hi, Currently I have a arch linux server running PPTP VPN (for iOS devices only), and I forward all PPTP VPN packets to local eth0: iptables -A POSTROUTING -s <ip_addr_for_pptp> -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE Now I got a external proxy, and I want all the traffic currently through the PPTP VPN then through that extenal proxy (it's a http proxy, and requires authentication). If my description is confusing, please consult this chart: iOS --> Server 1 (PPTP VPN) --> Server 2 (http proxy, authentication required) --> Web Server {1,2} both have dedicated external IP address. I have root permission for Server 1, and nothing for Server 2 (except for the http proxy account). I'm thinking about running a http server that handles all the authentication for Server 2 (such as dante?), then forward all packets to that server (running in Server 1). But I don't know how to write corresponding iptables rules. So how to write such rules? Regards.

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[arch-general] Bonding networks with netcfg
by Robbie Smith 25 Mar '13

25 Mar '13

So I’ve got access to two networks, a wireless one on wlan0 and a mobile broadband one (with a 3G modem) on ppp0, and both have a tendency to be rather unreliable. I decided to look up bonding the two, and while I can sometimes manage to enslave wlan0, ppp0 always fails. I’ve followed the information and guides from [1] and [2], as well as what Google could find (though most of the information there was seriously outdated). I did find a post on the BBS with exactly the same problem[3], and I tried what they had used, but it also failed. Is what I want to do even possible? [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Network#Bonding_or_LAG [2] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/netcfg [3] https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=133890

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[arch-general] Weird problem of ALPS v6 touchpad
by Hexchain Tong 23 Mar '13

23 Mar '13

Hi all, I'm using Archlinux on a Dell Inspiron 7420 laptop, which has an ALPS touchpad that doesn't have driver in kernel. Currently aur/psmouse-alps-driver provides support for it. But recently some weird problem happened. After I switch off touchpad using `synclient TouchpadOff=1`, it should be completely turned off. But when I wipe it with palm, the mouse pointer randomly moves and sometimes even clicks! In `xinput list` there is a strange "PS/2 mouse" device: ⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] ⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ RAPOO RAPOO 5G Wireless Device id=12 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint id=17 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ PS/2 Mouse id=15 [slave pointer (2)] [..cut..] (The RAPOO is my USB mouse and it has nothing to do with the PS/2 device) I had to use xinput to disable the PS/2 device to stop the problem. Is there any other input device I don't know inside my laptop? Or, is it a bug? More info: $ dmesg | grep -i "ps/2" [ 2.497642] i8042: PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:PS2K,PNP0f13:PS2M] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12 [ 2.502081] mousedev: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice [ 15.025069] input: PS/2 Generic Mouse as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input11 [ 226.680273] input: PS/2 Mouse as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input17 [ 226.698384] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input18

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[arch-general] make/ execvp error : argument list is too long
by arnaud gaboury 22 Mar '13

22 Mar '13

Dear List, I have an issue since 5-10 days when building android from source, as when I have been building it for months with no problem. At one point in the building process, make will stop with this error: make: execvp: /bin/bash: Argument list too long After some search, I found this error is thrown by execvp(), following the errors specified in man execve(2). The execvpe() function appears in glibc. My glibc is the one from core, 2.17-3, and has been reinstalled. Building AUR packages don't give any error. The android ROM I am building is very closed to the android open source, and build fine on another machine (Linux Mint). So I suspect the problem comes from my box. The following line from android envsetup output puzzles me: HOST_OS_EXTRA=Linux-3.8.4-1-ARCH-x86_64-with-glibc2.2.5 What is this glibc2.2.5 ?? Thank you for any help. Regards.

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[arch-general] community svntogit broken for a few days
by Armin K. 21 Mar '13

21 Mar '13

It just displays the same thing for some time ...

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[arch-general] PPPoE server
by Pietro Paolini 21 Mar '13

21 Mar '13

Hello all, I installed successfully the roar-penguin pppoe-server and I try to use it without success, what I don't understand is that I put in my /etc/ppp/pppoe-server-options debug logfile /var/log/pppoe-server-log But that file is not created then I don't understand what happen and is really hard for me find a solution, do you know how can I enable the debugging ???!!! My problem is that I catch every time (Wireshark sniffing) the RP-PPPoE: Child pppd process terminated In the PADT message, any help ? Thanks in advance

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[arch-general] More infos on failing archboot ISOs with Kernel Panic on start
by fredbezies 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

Some more infos. Only 32 bits versions seems to be working. I grabbed archlinux-2013.03-2-archboot-x86_64.iso, verified its checksum (which matches), and always I get : "Failed to execute /init" followed "Kernel Panic - not syncing : init not found". And I can see it with both qemu and VirtualBox. Need to make another round of dual and x86_64 archboot ISOs ? -- Frederic Bezies fredbezies(a)gmail.com

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Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] BIND10? No, thanks.
by Armin K. 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

On 03/20/2013 03:39 PM, Gaetan Bisson wrote: > [2013-03-20 15:14:19 +1100] Gaetan Bisson: >> Deprecation of bind and dnsutils > > I've just moved dnsutils to [extra] and orphaned it as well as bind. > This announcement is postponed as long as somebody can manage to keep > BIND alive... > Why not keep bind9? ... It has not been abandoned upstream and I see no conflicts between bind9 and bind10 - think gtk+2 and gtk+3 ... Both can exist on the same system, but I doubt that two bind daemons can run at the same time.

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[arch-general] Future of dmraid on nvidia chipsets in Arch?
by David C. Rankin 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

Dave, All, After reading https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/31236, I am left with the question of "Can I move forward with Arch with my servers that have dmraid for / and /home with nvidia chipsets?" Thanks for the dmraid update dr, but will that package continue to be available? I have 3 dmraid production servers, all nvidia chipset based (reference https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installing_with_Fake_RAID) Bug 31236 addressed handling /home on dmraid, but excluded any discussion of / or /boot on dmraid. It also noted that the move from dmraid->mdraid was only supported for Intel chipset based controllers. Is there planned support for existing nvidia based dmraid arrays in Arch, whether by conversion to mdraid (when chipset support is available) or will the dmraid package (as patched by dreisner) continue to be available to support booting nvidia based systems under systemd? From a server standpoint (no dual-boot dmraid availability required), is the best long-term option to simply completely rebuild using mdraid (pure software raid) eliminating dmraid altogether? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] Hardlock after postfix/smtp entry in log - leaves 4 lost inodes each time - ideas?
by David C. Rankin 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

Guys, I have a server that will hardlock every week or two. The log entries always look the same. There is a postfix/smtp transaction in progress when the lock occurs. After the lockup you are dropped to maintenance mode on next reboot and there are always 4 inodes that are part of an orphaned link list that are fixed with fsck and then the machine reboot normally. The log entries just prior to the lockup look like this: Mar 17 16:07:16 phoenix postfix/anvil[26843]: statistics: max connection rate 1/60s for (smtp:213.199.243.30) at Mar 17 16:01:52 Mar 17 16:07:16 phoenix postfix/anvil[26843]: statistics: max connection count 1 for (smtp:213.199.243.30) at Mar 17 16:01:52 Mar 17 16:07:16 phoenix postfix/anvil[26843]: statistics: max cache size 1 at Mar 17 16:01:52 Mar 17 16:14:52 phoenix postfix/qmgr[1019]: 81963E9720: from=<inconsiderableka04(a)gil.com.au>, size=7485, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Mar 17 16:14:52 phoenix postfix/smtp[26899]: 81963E9720: to=<**snipped**(a)3111skyline.com>, relay=3111skyline.com[66.76.63.120]:25, delay=1118, delays=1118/0.02/0.16/0.17, dsn=4.7.1, status=deferred (host 3111skyline.com[66.76.63.120] said: 450 4.7.1 Client host rejected: cannot find your hostname, [66.76.63.60] (in reply to RCPT TO command)) Mar 18 07:34:19 phoenix kernel: [ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuset Mar 18 07:34:19 phoenix kernel: [ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpu Mar 18 07:34:19 phoenix kernel: [ 0.000000] Linux version 3.4.7-1-ARCH (tobias@T-POWA-LX) (gcc version 4.7.1 20120721 (prerelease) (GCC) ) #1 I cannot find any connection between the postfix/smtp and the lockup searching the web. So I'm asking here, has anyone else seen a lockup where the last log entry is a postfix/smtp entry and then experienced a 4 orphaned inode error on reboot? This has occurred multiple times over the past year or so. memtest completes without error and the drives show no other errors or issues. Drive temps are stable at: /dev/sda: ST3250410AS: 35°C /dev/sdb: ST3250410AS: 39°C Any feedback welcomed. Otherwise, it looks like this has to be hardware. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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