Re: Hardware vendors (was: Just when you think you've seen it all...)
On Tue, 2006-06-27 at 16:15 -0400, mike ledoux wrote: Are we talking problems as in faulty design, or hardware failures? Or both? :) I would pretty much expect that Dell's hardware wears out sooner and more often than HP or IBM stuff. Design issues, on the other hand, can't be fixed by swapping parts... Both. Some things are clearly a problem with inferior parts, like the drives and memory which seem to need replacement about 10x more often than with our other servers. Others are compatibility issues, like with the RAID cards they sold us for servers ordered with Linux where the available drivers simply do not function correctly. Just to add to the fodder, performance is also an apples and oranges comparison. I've standardized on Compaq as a firewall and IDS platform for about the last eight years. More than once I've had a client try and replace a 3-5 year old system with a spiffy new Dell server they've purchased, only to have to revert back to the old Compaq box because performance took a nose dive. Don't get me wrong, Dell makes great desktops and laptops. Would never touch one for a server. For the few hundred $$$ you save up front you end up spending well more than that in repairs and down time. Then again an enterprising independent consultant could go far maximizing their billing time by installing Dell servers for their clients. ;-p HTH, Chris ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Reminder: CentraLUG, NEW LOCATION, Where Did You Read That? Mags RSS, NEW: CDs! Ubuntu! Stickers!
A reminder that the July 3rd meeting of the Central New Hampshire Linux User Group will be held at a NEW LOCATION: the Hopkinton Town Library, 61 Houston Drive, Contoocook, NH. It's a picturesque location with plenty of space, power, wired Ethernet, kitchen facilities and more. (Sorry, no alcoholic beverages) Same day as usual: First Monday, July 3rd (yes, smack dab in the middle of a 4-day weekend) - next Monday Time: 7 PM to 9 PM Topic: Where Did You Read That? - members bring their favorite magazines to discuss - please bring yours! - review favorite web sites - overview of RSS: what is it, how to read it using FOSS, news aggregators online and self-hosted NEW! Just got in a batch of Ubuntu Dapper Drake 6.06 LTS disks: 8 Intel x86, 1 64-bit x86, 1 Mac PowerPC. If you've got a slow download connection, here's a chance to pick up a disk for FREE! Also, a dozen stickers of ubuntu: linux for human beings to decorate your laptop, car or place of business with. Ted Roche Ted Roche Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com ___ gnhlug-announce mailing list gnhlug-announce@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-announce ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Security Mailing Lists/RSS?
What sources do GNHLUG members to be alerted to security issues with Linux and FOSS? Ted Roche Ted Roche Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Stupid ebay/amazon question
I thought I knew a little bit about 'puters, but this one stups me. I don't go to ebay on a regular basis. I go rarely and I purchase even more rarely. When I go, I log in for various reasons. But what I don't understand is that after I have visited, I get ebay spam saying that my account was corrupted or that bmy paypal account may be in jeopardy, you know, the usual ebay spam. Can anyone explain to me why I get gouts of ebay spam just from visiting without actually purchasing? Even if I were to purchase, that shouldn't explain anything either. Is there some sort of troll inside ebay that sends my address to the spammers whenever I visit? I know this happens to other people too. I'm wondering if this message is going to cause me to get the same fresh gout. And, BTW, this all applies to amazon as well. -- Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like a banana. Stranger things have .0. happened but none stranger than this. Does your driver's license say Organ ..0 Donor?Black holes are where God divided by zero. Listen to me! We are all- 000 individuals! What if this weren't a hypothetical question? steveo at syslang.net ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Security Mailing Lists/RSS?
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Re: Security Mailing Lists/RSS?
On Wed, 2006-06-28 at 09:23 -0400, Ted Roche wrote: What sources do GNHLUG members to be alerted to security issues with Linux and FOSS? I subscribe to Bugtraq and Focus on Linux mailing lists at Security Focus. (http://www.securityfocus.com/) I also tend to sign up for announcements of new versions of critical software, either through the -announce mailing list for the software (if it exists) or by signing up for notice of new releases on freshmeat (http://www.freshmeat.net) -- Cole Tuininga [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Dapper Drake pointer from Bill Sconce
Kudos from Bill Sconce for pointing out that of the two Dapper Drake disks - the well-named Desktop and the mysterious Alternate - the Alternate disk can install in text mode easier, faster and occasionally on a machine that has trouble with the GUI installer. I updated an HP Omnibook PII-266 using the text interface and it worked well. Ted Roche Ted Roche Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Security Mailing Lists/RSS?
On Wednesday 28 June 2006 09:23 am, Ted Roche wrote: What sources do GNHLUG members to be alerted to security issues with Linux and FOSS? The SANS @Risk list is a good summary of all sorts of vulnerabilities out there, compiled into a big once-a-week email. http://www.sans.org/newsletters/#risk -Neil ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Stupid ebay/amazon question
Steven W. Orr wrote: I thought I knew a little bit about 'puters, but this one stups me. I don't go to ebay on a regular basis. I go rarely and I purchase even more rarely. When I go, I log in for various reasons. But what I don't understand is that after I have visited, I get ebay spam saying that my account was corrupted or that bmy paypal account may be in jeopardy, you know, the usual ebay spam. Can anyone explain to me why I get gouts of ebay spam just from visiting without actually purchasing? Even if I were to purchase, that shouldn't explain anything either. Is there some sort of troll inside ebay that sends my address to the spammers whenever I visit? I know this happens to other people too. I have never made a purchase on ebay and never had a paypal account, yet have been sent what sounds to be the same spam. I put it into the same category as the other phishing mail that I get about problems with my accounts at banks I've never been a customer of, etc. As near as I can tell it's just spam being spam (ok, phishing spam), hoping to convince someone that it's real so that they can steal account info. My advice (and someone please correct me if I'm wrong) is to just delete it and forget about it, or better yet, use it to train your spam filter. -Heather ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: [Fwd: Re: maybe cheap WRT54GL ?]
Sure wish I knew how the fark they intend on making money..On 6/27/06, Glenn Shaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hi NeilFON.comIt is part of the startup FON Wifi.They are running a promo to get1M FON routers on line on their network.They are up to 61,000as of today,The promo started yesterday.GlennNeil S Tozier wrote: What site has them for $5? Neil Hi Actually the offer is even better today.The WRT54GL is now 5.00 plus 8.00 shipping.Only a few days on this promo. Glenn Michael ODonnell wrote: Followup: in a previous offer similar to this one FON was definitely offering the WRT54GL versions for $25; stilll not sure if the current offer is that model... ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss ___gnhlug-discuss mailing listgnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: [Fwd: Re: maybe cheap WRT54GL ?]
Apparently they make the money primarily off daily user fees from people using their WIFI network while mobile. Thomas Charron wrote: Sure wish I knew how the fark they intend on making money.. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Stupid ebay/amazon question
On Wednesday, Jun 28th 2006 at 10:18 -0400, quoth Heather Brodeur: =Steven W. Orr wrote: = I thought I knew a little bit about 'puters, but this one stups me. = = I don't go to ebay on a regular basis. I go rarely and I purchase even more = rarely. When I go, I log in for various reasons. But what I don't understand = is that after I have visited, I get ebay spam saying that my account was = corrupted or that bmy paypal account may be in jeopardy, you know, the usual = ebay spam. = = Can anyone explain to me why I get gouts of ebay spam just from visiting = without actually purchasing? Even if I were to purchase, that shouldn't = explain anything either. Is there some sort of troll inside ebay that sends = my address to the spammers whenever I visit? I know this happens to other = people too. = =I have never made a purchase on ebay and never had a paypal account, yet have =been sent what sounds to be the same spam. I put it into the same category as =the other phishing mail that I get about problems with my accounts at banks =I've never been a customer of, etc. As near as I can tell it's just spam =being spam (ok, phishing spam), hoping to convince someone that it's real so =that they can steal account info. My advice (and someone please correct me if =I'm wrong) is to just delete it and forget about it, or better yet, use it to =train your spam filter. I just want to try to keep my question on track. Yes, it gets deleted in the appropriate fashion. The question is why does it appear after visiting ebay? I do not get the sheer number of these messages when I don't go to visit ebay. -- steveo at syslang dot net TMMP1 http://frambors.syslang.net/ Do you have neighbors who are not frambors? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Dapper Drake pointer from Bill Sconce
On Wed, 2006-06-28 at 10:03 -0400, Ted Roche wrote: Kudos from Bill Sconce for pointing out that of the two Dapper Drake disks - the well-named Desktop and the mysterious Alternate - the Alternate disk can install in text mode easier, faster and occasionally on a machine that has trouble with the GUI installer. I updated an HP Omnibook PII-266 using the text interface and it worked well. I've been using Ubuntu on my corporate compaq nc6000 laptop since the Warty and upgrading all the way to Dapper. Naturally it has gathered various configuration cruft along the way. Recently I installed Dapper from scratch and have taken notes of all the post-installation configuration step to get it set up the way I like it: http://nozell.com/blog/my-ubuntu-dapper-configuration/ It is a cut-n-paste from a personal, private wiki so the formatting is a little rough. -marc -- Marc Nozell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://nozell.com/blog ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: [Fwd: Re: maybe cheap WRT54GL ?]
Sure wish I knew how the fark they intend on making money.. Well, a wireless router that seems to be retailing for about $65. That means that it probably costs about $20-30 wholesale, if that. I notice their original charge was $25., so let's say that is the base cost of the unit. I did not see if they charge you for shipping and handling, the normal way that people make money off low-cost items. I noticed that if you do not register your $5. router in the first thirty days, they charge you for the rest of the router, which still has their code in it. And I also notice that future updates to the router will have code that will allow their servers to see if you have turned off the router, or replaced their code with your code. I imagine that if your router is off too much or you change the code you will turn from a Linus into a Bill, and may even be charged for the rest of the router cost. Once the access point is set up, there is no cost to FON.com for this service (no electricity, no ISP connection), just some servers that handle the purchases, etc. Sure, there will be a lot of Linuses, but there will be a lot of Bills and Aliens too, who will pay for the access. 3 Eros (about 4 dollars) a day for the service of which half goes to FON.com. I am sure that a lot of Bills will just leave the money in the account for a while. That also builds up interest. Now this whole idea tickles the fancy of the industry, sounds good, etc. and will generate lots of free publicity for them. Probably saving them lots of money in advertising, and getting them lots of access points. So eventually they will have a lot of people using these access points. Probably half of them will be Bills or Alians, and in heavy districts it could be two or three people using the same access point each day. $2. per day per access point builds up. I would not be a Bill, since there would be few people buying the access point through meI live too far out in the country, with no really close neighbors. I could be a Linus, but it is probably too much trouble. I already have an open access point at my house, if anyone cares to use it, and I have given away 802.11GL routers to friends in South America who need them, so doing the $5. router with this tie-in is not for me. When I travel I look for hotels that offer free broadband anyway. Maybe some airports might have this, but I think they would go with the higher priced spread, since they have you trapped. So I might be an Alien, looking for the cheapest access point around (assuming I can not find a free one) and if I had to pay $4. for an Internet connection per day, I would not fall over. On the other hand, it is only as good as the ISP connection the person has (DSL, Cable), and with their promise that the router owner will be able to throttle the free usage in the future, your mileage may vary. But with the news of this effort, FON.com is one place I might look. :-} A risk, a gamble, but a cute one, and one that in the future might also allow advertising to the Linuses, Bills and Aliens as they sign up. md -- Jon maddog Hall Executive Director Linux International(R) email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 80 Amherst St. Voice: +1.603.672.4557 Amherst, N.H. 03031-3032 U.S.A. WWW: http://www.li.org Board Member: Uniforum Association Board Member Emeritus: USENIX Association (2000-2006) (R)Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several countries. (R)Linux International is a registered trademark in the USA used pursuant to a license from Linux Mark Institute, authorized licensor of Linus Torvalds, owner of the Linux trademark on a worldwide basis (R)UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the USA and other countries. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Kubuntu on Mac - printers, gnucash
A friend of mine has a Mac G4 something or other. She had been running Yellow Dog on it, but we couldn't figure out how to get a new printer working. While reformatting everything anyway, we decided to try kubuntu. FYI: With both Yellow Dog and Kubuntu we ran into yaboot problems, but seem to have that sorted out. Printers: Kubuntu knows about the Epson R220 printer. On my own PC systems I configure it as an R300 and it works fine. The problem is we can't get the system to see the printer properly. It shows up in /proc/bus/usb/drivers, and we were able to get YDL 4.1 to print complete junk on it, but we can't get Kubuntu to do anything. Two of the offered drivers refuse to configure (stating something about a missing driver and/or permission denied) and the other reports that the printer is disconnected despite what /proc says. We used a uri to identify the printer: usb://EPSON/Stylus%20Photo%20R220 This was taken from a PC laptop that works with the very same printer. I could type for ever about possibly irrelivant or misleading details, but I'm not sure that would be useful. Any suggestions? Gnu Cash: Any suggestions on finding a gnucash package that will run on this system? ...or strategies for finding packages that are not obviously listed? I find it easy to google for rpm packages for PCs. I've been less successful looking for deb packages for PPC. rpmfind.net doesn't do the trick for me. :-) Thanks! Ty -- Tyson D Sawyer A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures. - Daniel Webster ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Dapper Drake pointer from Bill Sconce
On Wed, 2006-06-28 at 11:01 -0400, Marc Nozell wrote: On Wed, 2006-06-28 at 10:03 -0400, Ted Roche wrote: Kudos from Bill Sconce for pointing out that of the two Dapper Drake disks - the well-named Desktop and the mysterious Alternate - the Alternate disk can install in text mode easier, faster and occasionally on a machine that has trouble with the GUI installer. I updated an HP Omnibook PII-266 using the text interface and it worked well. I've been using Ubuntu on my corporate compaq nc6000 laptop since the Warty and upgrading all the way to Dapper. Naturally it has gathered various configuration cruft along the way. Recently I installed Dapper from scratch and have taken notes of all the post-installation configuration step to get it set up the way I like it: http://nozell.com/blog/my-ubuntu-dapper-configuration/ It is a cut-n-paste from a personal, private wiki so the formatting is a little rough. -marc Thanks for the tips. An alternative for ntp servers is http://www.pool.ntp.org/ 0.us.pool.ntp.org 1.us.pool.ntp.org 2.us.pool.ntp.org -- Lloyd Kvam Venix Corp ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: [Fwd: Re: maybe cheap WRT54GL ?]
On 6/28/06, Jon maddog Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sure wish I knew how the fark they intend on making money..Once the access point is set up, there is no cost to FON.com for thisservice (no electricity, no ISP connection), just some servers that handle the purchases, etc. Except that now that you've provided it, you can, if I understand it correctly, use their service for free. Sure, there will be a lot of Linuses, but there will be a lot of Billsand Aliens too, who will pay for the access.3 Eros (about 4 dollars)a day for the service of which half goes to FON.com.I am sure that a lotof Bills will just leave the money in the account for a while.That alsobuilds up interest. Depends on if it takes off. Personally? I don't want it. Granted, I may pick one or three up to extend the range at the house, I'm in the boonies and have nill likelyhood of anyone actually using the bandwidth.. (Unless, of course, there are others in Lyndeborough who want to try out setting up a larger scale 802.11 network, which would be fun..) Just worried that down the road they'd say 'No ones using you, we're charging you, farker!'. Thomas
Re: Kubuntu on Mac - printers, gnucash
On Wed, 2006-06-28 at 11:36 -0400, Tyson Sawyer wrote: A friend of mine has a Mac G4 something or other. She had been running Yellow Dog on it, but we couldn't figure out how to get a new printer working. While reformatting everything anyway, we decided to try kubuntu. ... (sorry, I'm no help with the printer; I've switched to a networked laser after realizing I was spending well over $1/page with the utterly crap Stylus Photo 820) Gnu Cash: Any suggestions on finding a gnucash package that will run on this system? ...or strategies for finding packages that are not obviously listed? I find it easy to google for rpm packages for PCs. I've been less successful looking for deb packages for PPC. rpmfind.net doesn't do the trick for me. :-) Gnucash is part of Ubuntu; you'll need to add the universe repository, because it's not part of the officially-supported core, then you can install it either via apt-get install gnucash or searching for it in Synaptic. Detailed instructions for dapper: - Start Synaptic, click Settings, then Repositories. That shows a list of channels; find and select Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (binary), then click Edit. Check the Community maintained (Universe) selection, then OK, Close, and Reload. After Synaptic downloads the new package lists, gnucash should be in the package list, easy to install. Alternative instructions, should work for any version of Ubuntu: From a command prompt, run $ sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list (or run a different editor than nano; I'm not sure what the KDE text editor is called) In that file, there should be a line that looks roughly like this: deb http://(country code).archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ (release name) main (maybe some other words) Make sure the word universe appears on that line. Save and quit nano. (nano uses Control-O, WriteOut, for save) Now download the new package lists; alternatively, you could use Synaptic from here on out; that part of Synaptic hasn't changed as much as the interface to change the repositories has). $ sudo apt-get update ...and install gnucash: $ sudo apt-get install gnucash (say Yes to whatever the huge pile of stuff it will want to install) ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Dapper Drake pointer from Bill Sconce
On Wed, 2006-06-28 at 11:59 -0400, Python wrote: Thanks for the tips. An alternative for ntp servers is http://www.pool.ntp.org/ 0.us.pool.ntp.org 1.us.pool.ntp.org 2.us.pool.ntp.org I should have been more clear, those 15.x.x.x NTP servers are inside our corporate firewall. The external NTP servers aren't proxied. -marc -- Marc Nozell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://nozell.com/blog ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Kubuntu on Mac - printers, gnucash
Stephen, Thanks for the pointers. This is my first encounter with a .deb based system and so I don't know my way around as well. I'm pretty sure that the printer problem is cups/foomatic/gimp-print/something or other related and may have nothing to do with Ubuntu or Mac. Cheers! Ty On 6/28/06, Stephen Ryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2006-06-28 at 11:36 -0400, Tyson Sawyer wrote: A friend of mine has a Mac G4 something or other. She had been running Yellow Dog on it, but we couldn't figure out how to get a new printer working. While reformatting everything anyway, we decided to try kubuntu. ... (sorry, I'm no help with the printer; I've switched to a networked laser after realizing I was spending well over $1/page with the utterly crap Stylus Photo 820) Gnu Cash: Any suggestions on finding a gnucash package that will run on this system? ...or strategies for finding packages that are not obviously listed? I find it easy to google for rpm packages for PCs. I've been less successful looking for deb packages for PPC. rpmfind.net doesn't do the trick for me. :-) Gnucash is part of Ubuntu; you'll need to add the universe repository, because it's not part of the officially-supported core, then you can install it either via apt-get install gnucash or searching for it in Synaptic. Detailed instructions for dapper: - Start Synaptic, click Settings, then Repositories. That shows a list of channels; find and select Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (binary), then click Edit. Check the Community maintained (Universe) selection, then OK, Close, and Reload. After Synaptic downloads the new package lists, gnucash should be in the package list, easy to install. Alternative instructions, should work for any version of Ubuntu: From a command prompt, run $ sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list (or run a different editor than nano; I'm not sure what the KDE text editor is called) In that file, there should be a line that looks roughly like this: deb http://(country code).archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ (release name) main (maybe some other words) Make sure the word universe appears on that line. Save and quit nano. (nano uses Control-O, WriteOut, for save) Now download the new package lists; alternatively, you could use Synaptic from here on out; that part of Synaptic hasn't changed as much as the interface to change the repositories has). $ sudo apt-get update ...and install gnucash: $ sudo apt-get install gnucash (say Yes to whatever the huge pile of stuff it will want to install) ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss -- Tyson D Sawyer A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures. - Daniel Webster ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: [Fwd: Re: maybe cheap WRT54GL ?]
On 6/27/06, Glenn Shaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HiActually the offer is even better today.The WRT54GL is now 5.00 plus8.00 shipping.Only a few days on this promo.GlennMichael ODonnell wrote:Followup: in a previous offer similar to this one FON was definitely offering the WRT54GL versions for $25;stilll not sure if the current offer is that model... Hrm, there's one thing that worries me.. 'European plug'. Thomas
Re: Stupid ebay/amazon question
On Wednesday, Jun 28th 2006 at 11:13 -0400, quoth mike ledoux: =On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 11:01:59AM -0400, Steven W. Orr wrote: = I just want to try to keep my question on track. Yes, it gets deleted in = the appropriate fashion. The question is why does it appear after visiting = ebay? I do not get the sheer number of these messages when I don't go to = visit ebay. = =I'm guessing while you are at eBay browsing auctions, you probably =run across at least a few that have been placed by spammers/phishers =with embedded images, webbugs, cookies, etc. Bingo. I never thought of that. Thanks. = =-- =[EMAIL PROTECTED] OpenPGP KeyID 0x57C3430B =Holder of Past Knowledge CS, O- =No, this was *designed* to move heavy things. Kenny Lussier = =___ =gnhlug-discuss mailing list =gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org =http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss = -- steveo at syslang dot net TMMP1 http://frambors.syslang.net/ Do you have neighbors who are not frambors? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Dapper Drake pointer from Bill Sconce
On 6/28/06, Marc Nozell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been using Ubuntu on my corporate compaq nc6000 laptop since theWarty and upgrading all the way to Dapper. Naturally it has gatheredvarious configuration cruft along the way.Recently I installed Dapper from scratch and have taken notes of all the post-installation configuration step to get it set up the way I like it:http://nozell.com/blog/my-ubuntu-dapper-configuration/ Has anyone upgraded from Breezy(?) 5.10 to Dapper?I've tried to upgrade my laptop with both the desktop and alternate CDs with no luck. Tried redownloading the image/reburning w/ verify, etc.I get past the partitioning (where I say preserve /, swap, and /home ) and the installer complains about the files existing in / and crashes. Luckily it's before anything gets deleted.I'm thinking I'll have to install from scratch for / (leaving /home alone) but maybe I'm doing something wrong.
Re: Dapper Drake pointer from Bill Sconce
On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 02:30:40PM -0400, Tom Buskey wrote: On 6/28/06, Marc Nozell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been using Ubuntu on my corporate compaq nc6000 laptop since the Warty and upgrading all the way to Dapper. Naturally it has gathered various configuration cruft along the way. Recently I installed Dapper from scratch and have taken notes of all the post-installation configuration step to get it set up the way I like it: http://nozell.com/blog/my-ubuntu-dapper-configuration/ Has anyone upgraded from Breezy(?) 5.10 to Dapper? I've tried to upgrade my laptop with both the desktop and alternate CDs with no luck. Tried redownloading the image/reburning w/ verify, etc. Basically you can replace 'breezy' references with 'dapper' references in /etc/apt/sources.list and then: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade And also read this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DapperUpgrades -marc -- Marc Nozell [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nozell.com/blog ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: [Fwd: Re: maybe cheap WRT54GL ?]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I'm in the boonies and have nill likelyhood of anyone actually using the bandwidth.. That was an issue that I thought about also, but I was not sure if I wanted my house on a google map that says lots of bandwidth (and computer equipment) here. If someone drives past my house with a sniffer and sees the signal, that is one thing. Advertising it world wide is another. md -- Jon maddog Hall Executive Director Linux International(R) email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 80 Amherst St. Voice: +1.603.672.4557 Amherst, N.H. 03031-3032 U.S.A. WWW: http://www.li.org Board Member: Uniforum Association Board Member Emeritus: USENIX Association (2000-2006) (R)Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several countries. (R)Linux International is a registered trademark in the USA used pursuant to a license from Linux Mark Institute, authorized licensor of Linus Torvalds, owner of the Linux trademark on a worldwide basis (R)UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the USA and other countries. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Security Mailing Lists/RSS?
On Jun 28, 2006, at 10:09, Neil Joseph Schelly wrote: The SANS @Risk list is a good summary of all sorts of vulnerabilities out there, compiled into a big once-a-week email. http://www.sans.org/newsletters/#risk Or hourly: http://images.dshield.org/rssfeed.xml -Bill - Bill McGonigle, Owner Work: 603.448.4440 BFC Computing, LLC Home: 603.448.1668 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: 603.252.2606 http://www.bfccomputing.com/Page: 603.442.1833 Blog: http://blog.bfccomputing.com/ VCard: http://bfccomputing.com/vcard/bill.vcf ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
