Re: TiVo and VoIP (Was: Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?)
I added their cache card to my S1 DTiVo and have no trouble with it... someone said it requires more 'hacking' than others... I would say it was all pretty easy. At the same time.. I replaced the 40G with a 120G drive.. put in the network/cache card and 512 of ram.. and installed the web server software. I also made a few modifications to improve airflow... all in all.. a nice little upgrade to keep my 4 year old tivo running for another few years. Well, you only have a couple more years left at the most for your DirecTiVo. Contract is up in 2007, no more TiVo service for DirecTV subscribers. Luckally I've heard good things about the DirecTV DVR, most of the issues are just simple software fixes. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: December MerriLUG meeting [12/15/2005]
On Dec 12, 2005, at 10:27 PM, Ben Scott wrote: Indeed. I've been to my mind once or twice; it's a scary place. Yeah, but I've been out of my mind once or twice, and that's pretty scary, too. Ken: RSVP! Looking forward to the meeting. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
PAM module development question
Hi All, I'm having an issue with a PAM-aware authentication module I've written, but only in x64 versions of Linux. I will attempt to explain in detail our issue regarding PAM and x64 Linux distros. Our product in Java needs to authenticate based on OS users. To accomplish this, we determined we would use Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) to see if a username/password is valid for the OS. To do this we needed two parts: some code written in C to actually invoke PAM, set up a conversation structure, that sort of thing. This C code gets compiled into a shared object called libsyamlogin.so. The other part was a Java login function, which loads libsyamlogin.so and through JNI is able to gain access to its functions. Our java code is run using the Java Service Wrapper, which basically provides an executable script and a config file to run a java program as a system service. At first, our login code would not work at all. We discovered we needed to add a line to the service wrapper executable script: LD_PRELOAD=path tolibpam_misc.so.0 There is one other file of note, and that's the PAM configuration file to use. This file goes into /etc/pam.d with other configuration files, and defines how your application authenticates. In the C portion of the code, you call a ' pam_start' function, which accepts as one of its parameters a configuration file to use. I was unable to find any good documentation on how this actually works, but at first I created what I thought would be a simple working config file, which looked as follows: start file #%PAM-1.0 auth required pam_unix_auth.so end file This worked on some distros, and didn't work on others, so I switched over to a standard one that already existed called 'system-auth', which looks like this: start file #%PAM-1.0 # This file is auto-generated. # User changes will be destroyed the next time authconfig is run. authrequired /lib/security/$ISA/pam_env.so authsufficient/lib/security/$ISA/pam_unix.so likeauth nullok authrequired /lib/security/$ISA/pam_deny.so account required /lib/security/$ISA/pam_unix.so passwordrequired /lib/security/$ISA/pam_cracklib.so retry=3 type= passwordsufficient/lib/security/$ISA/pam_unix.so nullok use_authtok md5 shadow passwordrequired /lib/security/$ISA/pam_deny.so session required /lib/security/$ISA/pam_limits.so session required /lib/security/$ISA/pam_unix.so end file (this file is slightly different on some distros, different paths and such) That so far has worked nicely for all x86 Linux distros. The problem now is that this is not working at all on any x64 distros that we've tried (RedHat, SuSE). I believe the problem has something to do with the LD_PRELOAD line in the service wrapper script. Even though I know the path to libpam_misc.so is correct, Linux says it cannot be found, which prevents login from occurring. Essentially I am looking for any ideas or suggestions as to how to procede. I've found it very hard to find any good documentation on developing a very simple PAM aware application that simply performs a check to see if a username/password is correct. I also don't quite understand why the LD_PRELOAD=libpam_misc.so line is needed when libpam_misc.so is usually in a folder that's already part of the system's library path. Any ideas, suggestions, resource links, or whatever else would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks, Christopher Chisholm SyAM Software Software Engineer ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: TiVo and VoIP (Was: Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?)
Travis Roy wrote: Right, I don't really see the point of any kind of connection for a S1 DTiVo.. It's not used for guide data, you still can't order PPV via the remote, and there's no HMO for S1 TiVo's of any kind. Without the network card, I don't know how I'd be able to use the tivoweb server on my S1 tivo. -- John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux Unix ICQ 28611923 / AIM abreauj / JABBER [EMAIL PROTECTED] / YAHOO abreauj Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] / WWW http://www.abreau.net / PGP-Key-ID 0xD5C7B5D9 PGP-Key-Fingerprint 72 FB 39 4F 3C 3B D6 5B E0 C8 5A 6E F1 2C BE 99 ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?
On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 06:31:34PM -0500, mike ledoux wrote: On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 04:42:40PM -0500, Jeff Macdonald wrote: On 12/12/05, Ben Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- Ben Caveat Emptor Scott Oh, if you own a TiVo Series 1, do your homework before dumping your landline Roughly $70 solves the problem forever, just plug the TiVo into your home network: http://www.9thtee.com/turbonet.htm I did this before ditching my landline 3+ years back, figuring it'd pay for itself in 2 months. I'm glad I did. Unless you spent a lot of time and money upgrading your S1 Tivo, you can get a S2 with 40 hr for $50. You can add a USB Wired or Wireless Ethernet off eBay for not much more. Tivo2Go is really nice too. Along with the HME apps like Galleon. Now if only I could get it to find my SlimServer... -Mark signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Running Fedora Core under a virtual machine
On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 01:41:18PM -0500, Mark Komarinski wrote: I want to test out the FC5 test 1 without trashing my existing installation, which leads me to using a virual machine of some sort. I'm currently running FC4. I know of the following: VMWare 4: Can't find virtual disk I got somewhere with this. Turns out VMWare can emulate an IDE or SCSI disk, but defaults to a SCSI disk. You can get VMWare images that have an IDE disk, then just wipe the contents. Unfortunately, I got to the same point as qemu (stuck trying to calculate dependencies at install time). Alas. Thanks for all the suggestions though. -Mark signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?
Mark Komarinski wrote: Tivo2Go is really nice too. Along with the HME apps like Galleon. Anyone get that to work with Linux? ...its the only OS in our house. Cheers! Ty -- Tyson D Sawyer 46CM '85 Reynard 85F The Red Headed Stepchild 118AM '72 Tui Super-V 2002 37DS '98 Neon ACR 1997-2001 A well-schooled electorate, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and read Books, shall not be infringed. -- J. Neil Schulman, http://www.2asisters.org/unabridged.htm ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: PAM module development question
Configuration documentation can be found at http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/Linux-PAM-html/pam.htmlapplication developers (using PAM) can be found at http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/Linux-PAM-html/pam_appl.html These include example sources to reference, etc. For your PARTICULAR issue, reference these URLS, same problems: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/pam-list/2001-09/.html http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/pam-list/2001-09/0001.html http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/pam-list/2001-09/0002.html http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/pam-list/2001-09/0004.html Thomas On 12/13/05, Christopher Chisholm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All,I'm having an issue with a PAM-aware authentication module I've written,but only in x64 versions of Linux.I will attempt to explain in detail our issue regarding PAM and x64 Linux distros.
Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?
On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 12:08:54PM -0500, mike ledoux wrote: On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 10:47:15AM -0500, Mark Komarinski wrote: On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 06:31:34PM -0500, mike ledoux wrote: Roughly $70 solves the problem forever, just plug the TiVo into your home network: http://www.9thtee.com/turbonet.htm Unless you spent a lot of time and money upgrading your S1 Tivo, you can get a S2 with 40 hr for $50. You can add a USB Wired or Wireless Ethernet off eBay for not much more. The lifetime subscription doesn't transfer to a new TiVo, so that $50 S2 is really $349, for something like 150 hours less capacity than what I have now. Some of the new features are nice, sure, but not that nice. Most likely, my replacement for this TiVo will be a nice MythTV box with a couple of HD tuners, but I probably won't bother until SD broadcasts become unavailable. Well, like I said, Unless you spent a lot of time and money upgrading your S1 Tivo You obviously did that. Keep the S1 :) -Mark signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?
On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 11:02:04AM -0500, Tyson Sawyer wrote: Mark Komarinski wrote: Tivo2Go is really nice too. Along with the HME apps like Galleon. Anyone get that to work with Linux? ...its the only OS in our house. Yes. More recent versions are a lot better to get running even on Debian. I had to take the wired Ethernet off my Tivo so I can use my SliMP3 and cut the tivo over to wireless. There's some sort of problem with wireless on Tivo where it can't see HME apps, so I can't get any of it working right now. That being said, Galleon lets you send recorded programs to the remote server, then download it later if you want to watch it again, all from the Tivo. Saves space on the Tivo drive without having to crack the hood and upgrade it. -Mark signature.asc Description: Digital signature
DNS: BIND vs. WinDNS
Well, in the run up to the apparently much anticipated disucussion this week on DNS/BIND and all things namey related, I pose this question:Does anyone know of or have access to any studies or numbers comparing the performance of BIND 9 vs. Windows 200x DNS servers? I'm looking for real study type stuff. I've been in those trenches too, and I know what my gut tells me, but I need to present something with real backable bite to them.My company is primarily a windows shop. We tend to see 10s of thousands of hits per hour to the name servers on the average day, round the clock (international product). Due to some snafu's recently regarding the name servers, and only having 2-ish people that are comfortable working with BIND (and sadly, none in the group responsible for it), Some of the Powers are questioning the sense of moving to a Windows DNS on our edged name severs. I'm trying to pitch the idea of keeping the edges as BIND/RH and using them as slaves with Windows masters being setup for the Ease of mgt they're looking for. Googling for such things is becoming a full time job ;) Thanks in advance for your help/suggestions!~Star
Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?
mike ledoux [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Most likely, my replacement for this TiVo will be a nice MythTV box with a couple of HD tuners, but I probably won't bother until SD broadcasts become unavailable. Do you mean HD in that last sentence? I'm toying with this idea too. I've read a lot of postive reviews lately on MythTV, and would certainly prefer a system I have complete control over to something which I don't, and something which is so limited. Can the HD cards only receive HD broadcasts, or can the deal with NTSC as well? -- Seeya, Paul ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?
On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 03:22:02PM -0500, Paul Lussier wrote: mike ledoux [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Most likely, my replacement for this TiVo will be a nice MythTV box with a couple of HD tuners, but I probably won't bother until SD broadcasts become unavailable. Do you mean HD in that last sentence? Isn't there an intermediate format known as SD which is a digital broadcast that has the same resolution as an analog broadcast? I'm toying with this idea too. I've read a lot of postive reviews lately on MythTV, and would certainly prefer a system I have complete control over to something which I don't, and something which is so limited. Can the HD cards only receive HD broadcasts, or can the deal with NTSC as well? -- Seeya, Paul ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss -- Jeff Kinz, Emergent Research, Hudson, MA. speech recognition software may have been used to create this e-mail The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding. - Brandeis ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?
-- Original message -- From: Paul Lussier [EMAIL PROTECTED] mike ledoux [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Most likely, my replacement for this TiVo will be a nice MythTV box with a couple of HD tuners, but I probably won't bother until SD broadcasts become unavailable. Do you mean HD in that last sentence? I'm toying with this idea too. I've read a lot of postive reviews lately on MythTV, and would certainly prefer a system I have complete control over to something which I don't, and something which is so limited. Can the HD cards only receive HD broadcasts, or can the deal with NTSC as well? -- Seeya, Paul ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss I recently looked into creating a MythTV box for HD, but unfortunately, there are no cable-ready receiver cards, so all you can do is receive and record OTA (over the air) HD broadcasts, so if you wanted to record say a Discovery HD program, you are SOL. When WinTV or Hauppage etc come out with an HD card that can receive HD cable programs, then that is when I will be dumping Comcast's DVR box and make my own PVR. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?
I recently looked into creating a MythTV box for HD, but unfortunately, there are no cable-ready receiver cards, so all you can do is receive and record OTA (over the air) HD broadcasts, so if you wanted to record say a Discovery HD program, you are SOL. When WinTV or Hauppage etc come out with an HD card that can receive HD cable programs, then that is when I will be dumping Comcast's DVR box and make my own PVR. MythTV has support for recording from, and controlling cable boxes, via Firewire, including HD. This is of course hit or miss depending on the cable company, firware on the box, and if they even know they're allowing it or not. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?
I recently looked into creating a MythTV box for HD, but unfortunately, there are no cable-ready receiver cards, so all you can do is receive and record OTA (over the air) HD broadcasts, so if you wanted to record say a Discovery HD program, you are SOL. When WinTV or Hauppage etc come out with an HD card that can receive HD cable programs, then that is when I will be dumping Comcast's DVR box and make my own PVR. Why wouldn't this work? http://www.pchdtv.com/hd_3000.html Does that only tune OTA broadcasts? -N ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?
Why wouldn't this work? http://www.pchdtv.com/hd_3000.html Does that only tune OTA broadcasts? Correct, that is only OTA broadcasts. The problem is that HD on any cable or sat system is scrambled, so you would need to descramble the channel in order to record it. You can't do that with the cards out on the market. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: TiVo and VoIP (Was: Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?)
On 12/13/05, John Abreau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Without the network card, I don't know how I'd be able to use thetivoweb server on my S1 tivo.Sometimes I wish I could do this with my S2 TiVoTravis Roy wrote: Right, I don't really see the point of any kind of connection for a S1 DTiVo.. It's not used for guide data, you still can't order PPV via the remote, and there's no HMO for S1 TiVo's of any kind.But I really like HMO on the 2 S2 TiVos I have to transfer programs between 'em (and a PC for archiving). Gallon ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/galleon/) lets me do much of what I'd want to do on the TiVo at the expense of an old PC.-- A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures. - Daniel Webster
Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?
-- Original message -- From: Travis Roy [EMAIL PROTECTED] I recently looked into creating a MythTV box for HD, snip make my own PVR. MythTV has support for recording from, and controlling cable boxes, via Firewire, including HD. This is of course hit or miss depending on the cable company, firware on the box, and if they even know they're allowing it or not. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss I hadn't seen that info anywhere I will have to investigate further. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?
On Dec 13, 2005, at 16:51, Travis Roy wrote: The problem is that HD on any cable or sat system is scrambled, so you would need to descramble the channel in order to record it. You can't do that with the cards out on the market. I took a look once at doing this for my Dish Network service (the Dish DVR is crummy...). Dish uses a DVB-S with a DVB-CA-compliant Nagravision 2 smartcard cypher (all standards - good start). The Linux V4L project has code to understand DVB-S signals and support for PCI DVB-S cards with a slot to offload to a DVB-CA processor like Nagravision. In theory, I just buy all these parts, connect the coax, slide in my smartcard, and ... well, see what I get. All the parts are available (often from Europe where DVB is more prevalant) but it was a experiment with a small chance of instant success as there was some indication from the lists that the DVB-CA code was bitrotted. If I were in the business of selling MythDVR's this would be a no-brainer to invest $500 in parts and a week hacking V4L code to open up a new customer base. The relentless criminal prosecution and legal harassment of hobbyists who buy satellite smartcard gear also makes this unattractive.There are some people who make a living selling systems which defeat the DRM on satellite signals, which is illegal, but at least DirectTV subpoenas entire customer lists from vendors and start sending the goons instead of adhering to some standard of evidence of illegal activity. Grand, ain't it? -Bill - Bill McGonigle, Owner Work: 603.448.4440 BFC Computing, LLC Home: 603.448.1668 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile: 603.252.2606 http://www.bfccomputing.com/Pager: 603.442.1833 Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Text: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog: http://blog.bfccomputing.com/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
DTV, SD, ED, HD, NTSC, ATSC, TMA (was: Voip teleophony)
On 12/13/05, Jeff Kinz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't there an intermediate format known as SD which is a digital broadcast that has the same resolution as an analog broadcast? The TV broadcast system the US has been using for decades is NTSC, which is a fairly ancient, analog standard. We are in the process of switching to DTV (digital television), as defined by ATSC. Currently, both analog and digital signals are broadcast. NTSC is supposedly being phased out, and is scheduled to be terminated Real Soon Now. The actual deadline keeps getting pushed back. Exactly when it will happen in reality is still unclear, but it appears generally accepted that it will eventually happen, and within a few years. Once the analog NTSC broadcasts cease, you will need a digital tuner to receive US TV broadcasts. Newer TVs generally have a digital tuner built-in. Alternatively, many cable and satellite services already require a set-top box, which generally includes all you need. If you want to receive OTA (over the air) DTV broadcasts with an older TV, you will have to buy an external tuner. The digital format enables a number of things, including compression, non-video data, metadata, and new audio and video formats. The last is the important one for most people. With NTSC, you only have a single option for picture format. ATSC defines a whole slew of picture formats, which are grouped into SD, ED, and HD -- Standard, Enhanced, and High Definition, in order of increasing quality. Digital does not automatically mean HD. Indeed, as far as the TV signal distribution companies are concerned, one of the benefits of ATSC is that they compress their existing programming at a ratio of about 6:1, freeing up valuable bandwidth which can then be sold at a tidy profit. mike ledoux [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Most likely, my replacement for this TiVo will be a nice MythTV box with a couple of HD tuners, but I probably won't bother until SD broadcasts become unavailable. On 12/13/05, Paul Lussier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you mean HD in that last sentence? I suspect Mike either means (1) when OTA analog broadcasts cease, thus requiring an external digital tuner for an analog-only TiVo or (2) when enough programming has transitioned to ED/HD that upgrading from an SD-only TiVo becomes worth it. -- Ben AAA: American Association Against Abbreviation And Alliteration Abuse ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: DNS: BIND vs. WinDNS
On 12/13/05, Star [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My company is primarily a windows shop. Keep in mind that forcing nix down the throats of doze people rarely turns out well, and sometimes harms the reputation of nix. And as far as performance goes, cost of administration almost always far exceeds any nominal performance gain. You may be on the wrong track. Of course, Windows != MS-DNS. BIND is available for doze, as are third-party DNS servers. And there are non-BIND servers available for nix, and there are pretty GUI front-ends for BIND. Is the real issue managing BIND, or is the real issue that everybody there hates nix, and BIND management is just the latest excuse to get rid of nix? -- Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: TiVo and VoIP (Was: Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?)
On 12/13/05, Tom Buskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/13/05, John Abreau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Without the network card, I don't know how I'd be able to use the tivoweb server on my S1 tivo. Sometimes I wish I could do this with my S2 TiVo I got a question on this. I've seen claims that Series 2 TiVo's cannot be hacked to modify/add software. I've also seen claims that they can, if you use a PC to gain access to the hard disks first and insert a suitable back door. Anyone have any trustworthy information on the subject? Most everything I find with Google is either *years* out-of-date, incoherent, or both. -- Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?
On 12/13/05, Mark Komarinski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tivo2Go is really nice too. Along with the HME apps like Galleon. Now if only I could get it to find my SlimServer... ditto I'm working on a side project at home - I call it TiVoCast. The general idea is to marry Buffalo's LinkServer or the newer Gigabit models with a Galleon style system but use Perl instead of Java. In other words, have a stand alone device that can archive show's from your TiVo or use bittorrent to pull stuff off the net and transcode as needed. If anyone wants to help, let me know. -- Jeff Macdonald Ayer, MA ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: TiVo and VoIP (Was: Re: Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?)
I got a question on this. I've seen claims that Series 2 TiVo's cannot be hacked to modify/add software. I've also seen claims that they can, if you use a PC to gain access to the hard disks first and insert a suitable back door. Anyone have any trustworthy information on the subject? Most everything I find with Google is either *years* out-of-date, incoherent, or both. I know for a fact you can with a S2 DirecTiVo, but you also have to disable the daily call. I've heard it's harder (or impossible?) with SA TiVos due to the fact that the daily call can detect a change. I've heard that there's some kind of kernel swapping thing you can do to get around this, but I have no first hand experience. But as far as the S2 DirecTiVo's, again, it's very do-able. It's a great option for those wanting to add HMO to their DirecTiVos, something DirecTV doesn't offer. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: DNS: BIND vs. WinDNS
Is the real issue managing BIND, or is the real issue that everybody there hates nix, and BIND management is just the latest excuse to get rid of nix?Currently, it's some of each. There is definately a fear of using something that's not understood. It's not so much a matter of trying to force it down their throats as, it's already in place, it's solid, ~and~ it works. The problem stems from management in that we have to move this out to our Builds Team for adding and removing CNAMEs etc, as there are litterally scores of such changes a day. The guys in the Systems Group (those responsible for the management of these machines overall) simply can't keep up with the level of requests coming forward. Management is of the opinion that We know windows, therefore we'll go that route and it's hard to argue. There's lots of expertice in house for dealing with Windows machine and such moving forward. The discussion today, ran to the idea my group (meaning me and one other guy) proposed to use Windows boxes in the core (non-public) as masters for the zones and have the edge (public) servers setup as slave bind boxes to the core servers. No capital outlay for that one, just keep the bind boxes as they are and change them to be slaves. Our build-monkeys get to have a cute MS style interface to screw up instead (okay, okay, it's not ~quite~ that bad) and don't have to deal with VI (don't get me going on the webmin conversation). We don't add domains often enough for it to be a major concern, and their addition can remain with the Systems group. It's got it's merits, but MGT is looking for numbers to see if that kind of paradigm shift (direct quote) is necessary. Sadly, offloading this to a provider is just not an option as we have to have 24x7 absolute accountability (a.k.a. someone to skin) when things break. Not to mention, we'll need, literally, instant responsiveness to changes and the ability to deal with the number of requests we do.
Re: DNS: BIND vs. WinDNS
If you've already got BIND servers that work and you're just looking for a way to administer it with a pretty interface, rather than editing BIND configuration files, check out ProBIND. I recently set that up at a Windows show that already had BIND/Linux servers that most of the staff hated to touch and avoided at all cost. It doesn't get much easier than a pretty web gui. -N ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: DNS: BIND vs. WinDNS
On Dec 13, 2005, at 18:26, Star wrote: don't get me going on the webmin conversation Well, now you've piqued my interest - webmin sounds tailor-made for the problem at hand - you could land them in a screen that would only let them configure Bind. There's also this windows GUI version of Bind: http://www.metainfo.com/index.cfm/page/metadns_screenshots for folks who find web pages hard and confusing. (haven't used it myself) Also, think about delegating a subdomain to the windows server. -Bill - Bill McGonigle, Owner Work: 603.448.4440 BFC Computing, LLC Home: 603.448.1668 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile: 603.252.2606 http://www.bfccomputing.com/Pager: 603.442.1833 Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Text: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog: http://blog.bfccomputing.com/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
