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General FAQ

Q: | What does fli4l mean ?
A: | FLI4L originally stands for: FL oppy Isdn 4 Linux (router). In the meantime this is not really up-to-date because FLI4L now supports DSL and PPTP. Therefore itīs only: FLI4L ;-)
Q: | What about a forum for FLI4L ?
A: | This is not a really good idea since a forum is only readable if you are online; and that may be too expensive for those who are not using a flatrate. But: besides that there is an IRC chat and a newsgroup for FLI4L; see: www.fli4l.de
Q: | Do I have to enter the FLI4L router as proxy in my browser settings ?
A: | NO. FLI4L is a router and MUST NOT be entered in the browser settings. This is only allowed if you installed a proxy server on the FLI4L router (ex.: OPT_Junkbuster).
Q: | Which LC displays can be used in conjunction with FLI4L ?
A: | At least you may use all types of LC displays which use a Hitache 44780 chip and which have a display range between 16 characters in two lines and 40 characters in four lines.
Q: | Where do I find LC displays for FLI4L ?
A: | For example at: www.elektronikladen.de und bei www.conrad.de
Q: | May I use a flash module for FLI4L ?
A: | Yes, as long as it is a CompactFlash™, you may use these modules as "hard disk"
Q: | What does display of cat/proc/loadavg mean ?

A:

cat /proc/loadavg:0.18 0.20 0.18 1/21 22582
0.18 load, averaged to 1 Minute, updated every 5 seconds
0.20 averaged to 5 minutes
0.18 averaged to 15 minutes
1/21 one task (process) of 21 is "runnable". that would have been cat /proc/loadavg
22582 was/is the last PID of the system
load of 1 means that a process asks for resources; Linux adds waiting for hard disk.

Q: | AVM offers a CAPI driver; when will this be included in FLI4L ?

A:

Never. As long as AVM does not give its sources as free license, CAPI4Linux will not be officially included into FLI4L. If you know a solution which is not from AVM (== Capi4Linux), mail it to us and we will think about an inclusion. But remeber: this CAPI solution must also be under GPL.

Q: | Why do you use ENS as DNS from version 1.5.2 ? And why do I have to enter a DNS_FORWARDER ? This wasnīt necessary up to now.

A:

Before version 1.5.2 the program dnscache was used as DNS for FLI4L. This program can be used as free software, but is not under GPL. To get the GPL status for FLI4L, all used programs must have the GPL status.Therefore itīs now: ENS. Entering DNS_FORWARDERS was not necessary in the past because dnscache manages IP/name resolution via root servers. This name resolution often takes more time.

Spoken for FLI4L

Q: | Which value [HUP_TIME] should be entered for DSL flat (shall be online non-stop) ?
A: | You are one of those users who are responsible for dying of flatrates; and those who are the reason for an ISP market which is somehow weak and sick. If you want to be online all the time, then please rent a steady line. Other users who are able to manage the resources pay for you.
Remark : | This question/answer is an example and not used personal. The answer shows the opinion of the developers of FLI4L, and not only theirs. Because of this, this kind of questions will NOT be answered! Therefore we ask you to not post this kind of questions in news group or mailing list.

FAQ, internal
If there are any questions belonging to AddOns, OPT packages, HowTos, etc., which are not part of FLI4Līs base package, please contact the author/developer of the software; the email address is always included.

Mailing list, internal

More and more postings are sent with a senderīs address which differs from the registered email address. These mails must be sent manually to mailing list by the mailing list administrator. Thatīs no fun! It time spent for nothing! So: If you want to post your messages/mails with diffent addresses, there is a trick:
Register with all used email addresses and deselect receiving of postings in ML config for all accounts, except one! Otherwise you will receive everything twice or more.

A (quite) comfortable full text search function is included in this mailing list. Please use this function before you mail anything, because a lot of questions have already been answered in the past.

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