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Thread ID: 39220 2003-10-30 13:00:00 5x Button mouse and setting up ftp as a user in Linux Chilling_Silently (228) Press F1
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187936 2003-10-30 13:00:00 Here's a two in one post>

Ive got myself a wireless optical scroll-mouse with an extra two buttons, one on either side of the mouse. Is there any way of setting those up to do anything useful?

Next.. A friend has a server PC setup with ssh. He's given me the challenge (In a nutshell) of setting up an ftp server with user-only access. How would I go about doing that? He cant remember what Distro he has coz somebody else set it up for him.

Im pretty sure its Debian though.

Any ideas?

Cheers


Chill.
Chilling_Silently (228)
187937 2003-10-30 21:35:00 > Ive got myself a wireless optical scroll-mouse with
> an extra two buttons, one on either side of the
> mouse. Is there any way of setting those up to do
> anything useful?

Hi Chill

Take a look at this site:
Mouse Support in XFree86 (www.xfree86.org)

and specifically this section:
Configuration Examples (www.xfree86.org)
Jen C (20)
187938 2003-10-30 21:41:00 I too went down the same line, 5 button mouse is actually 7 buttons, left, right, middle (wheel), up wheel, down wheel, left-side button and right side button.

I never found anything, but that was way back, maybe things have changed and progressed. If you find anything I'd be interested to know.
Kame (312)
187939 2003-10-31 01:12:00 The mouse: as always, enter the make and model of the device, and linux , to google. :D

Install the package for the ftp server ... and follow its setup instructions. If it's tpo be for "users" only, don't enable "anonymous" access. root, etc will normally be excluded by having their names in the ftpusers file --- which is probably in /etc, but might be elsewhere with modern versions. :D Make sure the server is started at boot time ... explore in /etc/rc.d, if the installation doesn't do it.
Graham L (2)
187940 2003-10-31 10:54:00 Firstly, its got no brand at all on the mouse/keyboard...! Nothing at all!

Next, I wanna be able to set up the WHOLE FTP server without having to become root once, so that throws out editing /etc/rc.d/*** altogether... I just wanna be able to hold an ssh session open long enough for a few files to be sent via ftp.

I know there are other ways, but ti was a challenge given to me... and yeah...

I'd have to run it on a port higher than 1024 right?
Chilling_Silently (228)
187941 2003-10-31 11:00:00 I've got 6buttons and 2wheels :D PoWa (203)
187942 2003-10-31 12:04:00 Ive had two wheels and 4 buttons on an A4Tech mouse... but the wheels were useless without the right drivers and I never really could bother. Mostly I didnt use the second wheel for day-to-day use.. You need more buttons for Gaming and the graphics card on that PC sucked majorly.

One wheel for scrolling weapons.. the other for.. inventory?
Chilling_Silently (228)
187943 2003-10-31 12:16:00 Yep, inventory, or zoom in/zoomout or good for throttle control on Desert Combat so I've heard. PoWa (203)
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