[ydl-gen] Help with PPC Apple G5

[Lenox, Billy AMRDEC/Sentient Corp.]

I had to give up using the G5 and installed it on a G4 Tower and it Works on
that tower. I loaded the G5 with OS 10.4.X and the Ethernet Port works
Perfectly. Guess there must have been something that the G5 did not like.

Thanks all for the Help.

Billy

> From: Derick Centeno <dcenteno at ydl.net>
> Reply-To: Discussion List for Yellow Dog Linux User Topics
> <yellowdog-general at lists.fixstars.com>
> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:36:34 -0400
> To: <yellowdog-general at lists.fixstars.com>
> Subject: Re: [ydl-gen] Help with PPC Apple G5
> 
> Hey Billy, excuse me for failing to notice your status with our
> Services.  It doesn't matter to me whether you use the g5 to play
> pacman; it's an honor to assist you in any way possible.
> 
> To business:
> First, there are at least several desktop interfaces available within
> YDL and they structure their application menus slightly differently, at
> least in my view.  The app you are using which you called Network
> Settings is probably an interface application to the
> system-config-network application which you actually need to use to
> get the network system within YDL functional.
> 
> In the main menu of your desktop interface (it shouldn't matter whether
> it is e17, gnome or something else.  I use XFCE.  In the main menu,
> look for System then move to Network Device Control.  This is an
> interface application which should show your eth0 device and it's
> status (active or inactive).  You'll notice a third option Configure.
> Click upon it.
> 
> A dialog box will appear which begins:
> 
> You are attempting to run "system-config-network"...
> 
> You must enter root password for the system - which is different
> (should be) from the user password - in order to have access.
> 
> A dialog box appears called Network Configuration.  Right underneath
> the New, Edit, Copy icons are tabs Device, Hardware, IPsec, DNS, Hosts.
> 
> Select Hardware, IPsec and the others and examine them in detail to
> make sure that each of the options within each tab are appropriate for
> your environment; meaning that every option is approved or sanctioned
> and accurate.  IPsec would be important in some situations but not
> others depending on the what your system is doing.  Linux is infinitely
> defensible if you know what you are doing.
> 
> Firewall: 
> There are different philosophies regarding the appropriate approach. I
> use a firewall on my router and a firewall operational within YDL.  I
> also have active a firewall within OS X.  Call me nuts, but my system
> doesn't fail.
> 
> You need to enforce what is recommended within the environment which
> surrounds you.  Being rather focused on defending what is mine, I
> choose to go the extra mile and avoid nasty problems.
> 
> If there are any changes to be made within a particular tab you will
> notice that New, Edit etc. remains available or greys out (is
> unavailable) according to the unique tab you are in.  You can change or
> modify the Ethernet card by clicking upon Edit within the Hardware
> tab.  In your situation, you will most likely have to add specific
> hosts unique to your purposes.  You can add hosts for your card and YDL
> to recognize under the Hosts tab, and click the New icon. Likewise to
> create tunnels you need to use the IPsec tab and click the New icon.
> 
> Of course, if you really want to show off what a g5 is capable of
> -- write code activating the Altivec processors which process code at
> 128bits. Windows and other current operating systems top out at 64!
> 
> Enough ideas from me, I'm looking to serve as a civilian within the IT
> wing of the Services.  I hope I can get in; meanwhile I'll use a
> popular common phrase directed to President Truman but modify it for you
> and your comrades, as an encouragement against our enemies:
> 
> Give 'em Hell!!!
> 
> 
> On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:35:26 -0500
> "Lenox, Billy AMRDEC/Sentient Corp." <billy.lenox at us.army.mil> wrote:
> 
>> I have only One Ethernet port on the G5 and have changed
>> Out the Cable with 5 others and it is not the Cable.
>> I have reset the HP switch it is plugged into at least
>> 5 times and I have done a ifconfig -a and can see that it
>> Is there and online. It is active under the Network Settings
>> And the FIREWALL is disabled and still the system says
>> It is installed and will not PING anything at all.
>> Fresh Install of YDL on the system. Am I forgetting to do something
>> else?
>> 
>> Billy
>> 
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