Re: Re[8]: Linux Help

[Peter Garrett <peterg@fishinternet.com.au>]

On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 03:01, Kev wrote:
> >If memory serves (I'm not certain, though), the stock Debian install kernel 
> >does NOT contain support for NICs that use the rtl8139 driver (or the newer 
> >8139too driver). If that's the "comm one" you are referring to, you will 
> >need to add a module for it to do an online install.
> 
> LAN cards are both, Realtek RTL8139
> 
> :(
> 
> 
> On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 09:54:41 -0700
> Ray Olszewski <ray@comarre.com> wrote:
> 
> >At 10:26 PM 7/20/2004 +0600, Kev wrote:
> >[...]
> >>LAN Card are Realtec both same model , a comm one but cant remember the
> >>exact model tho, sorry
> >
> >If memory serves (I'm not certain, though), the stock Debian install kernel 
> >does NOT contain support for NICs that use the rtl8139 driver (or the newer 
> >8139too driver). If that's the "comm one" you are referring to, you will 
> >need to add a module for it to do an online install.
> >
> >> >--> system. (Except I don't know what "some AV for the email relay" 
> >> means ... I
> >> >--> can't parse "AV" in this context.) The extra RAM should handle your Web
> >>
> >>AV = AntiVirus for the SMTP relay.
> >>but not sure what i'm going to use.
> >
> >Ah. I guess that's why words communicate better than made-up abbreviations 
> >(for me, AV = audio-visual, but that made no sense in context).
> >
> >I just skimmed the Debian package list (for Sid; Woody will be less 
> >complete or current) and found that postfix has these associated packages:
> >
> >         amavis-ng - AMaViS "Next Generation"
> >         amavisd-new - Interface between MTA and virus scanner/content filters
> >         amavisd-new-milter - Interface between sendmail-milter and amavisd-new
> >
> >         postgrey - Greylisting implementation for Postfix
> >         webmin-postfix - postfix control module for webmin
> >
> >Not having used any of this stuff myself, I can neither recommend nor 
> >criticize it ... just let you know it is (probably) there, for you to take 
> >a look at.

If you are installing Debian, you might want to look here: 

>http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=2016&page=1

and here:

http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/

and I would recommend:

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/index.en.html
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