Not *that* much of a guru, then.

Post #16,152 by pwhysall 11/2/01 2:24:10 AM Reply	Not that much of a guru, then. 1. Linux is not UNIX, and woe betide anyone who doesn't heed this. 2. xinetd kicks inetd's spotty arse on just about every level - speed, security, configurability, etc. Peter Shill For Hire [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal]
Post #16,234 by wharris2 11/2/01 2:24:16 PM Reply	That was an example The xinetd vs. inetd thing was just an off-the-head example; I don't know that he even specifically said that one. It's just one that I know about from having wrestled with it. Linux is often described as a "Unix compatible operating system", but that doesn't say much. Which Unix? Even different flavors of "real" Unix differ. I've used BSD, Ultrix, Dynix, HPUX, AIX, and probably some other fillintheblankX's that I don't remember. They all differed in various ways, sometimes significantly. Yes, Linux isn't Unix. But as a Unix shop (currently mostly HPUX, some AIX), it is better from our perspective for a Linux distribution to be closer to Unix than farther away. That which takes it further away makes it harder to maintain. "Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it." -- Donald Knuth
Post #16,453 by tjsinclair 11/4/01 10:22:01 AM Reply	Speaking of xinetd... My class is using RH 7.0 and for some of the students xinetd at bootup is showing failed. (as in failed to start up.) Networking works fine, though. I'm assuming this is a configuration issue, but as I'm more familiar with inetd could someone point me to a good xinetd reference so I can make a little course module on troubleshooting? Tom Sinclair Speaker-to-Suits
Post #16,459 by pwhysall 11/4/01 10:49:26 AM Reply	Re: Speaking of xinetd... I can do no better than to point you to [link\|http://www.xinetd.org\|The Source]. Peter Shill For Hire [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal]
Post #16,503 by tjsinclair 11/4/01 7:42:28 PM Reply	Thank you....most kind. Tom Sinclair Speaker-to-Suits
Post #16,501 by boxley 11/4/01 7:35:24 PM Reply	are they using laptops? xinetd will show failed because the pcmia drivers havnt kicked in yet, once they do the net is up and xinetd is sitting waiting for connections. thanx, bill tshirt front "born to die before I get old" thshirt back "fscked another one didnja?"
Post #16,502 by tjsinclair 11/4/01 7:42:01 PM Reply	Nope, Dell Optiplex desktops There doesn't appear to be any problems with networking so fixing it hasn't been a high priority. (I could give it as an extra credit project, though. Hmmmm....) Tom Sinclair Speaker-to-Suits

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