Re: [Hampshire] Networking for Dummies
-Original Message- From: hampshire-boun...@mailman.lug.org.uk [mailto:hampshire- boun...@mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Andy Smith Sent: 07 May 2011 09:57 To: hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Networking for Dummies More info needed. How will his computer(s) connect to your LAN? Direct connection to a switch? WiFi? Sorry - there has already been quite a few excellent responses on this but... He's running one W7 machine and will be connected via cable to a hub. Sounds like ipcop or something similar is the way to go - though I must admit I'm sorely tempted to get a cheap ISP and put it down our second phone line just for him - definitely the most expedient route! Will look in more detail at all the other replies later - many thanks everyone. Rob -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Networking for Dummies
Hi Rob, On Sun, May 08, 2011 at 10:08:41AM +0100, Rob Malpass wrote: He's running one W7 machine and will be connected via cable to a hub. Sounds like ipcop or something similar is the way to go - though I must admit I'm sorely tempted to get a cheap ISP and put it down our second phone line just for him - definitely the most expedient route! Will it be though? If he destroys his computers then who has to repair them? Also once there's malware inside your network, this can cause problems. I agree with Vic's suggestions; if you have a firewall box for your own network then it should be easy to run him though this on an additional interface as well. If you don't like having two different subnets then you can make the Linux box act more like a switch (bridge the interfaces) yet still be able to firewall it. Not sure what the support for that is like in IPCop. As you say, host firewalls on everything (even just his machines) is a non-starter: too much effort to administer and risks some malware disabling it, Cheers, Andy -- http://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting I'd be happy to buy all variations of sex to ensure I got what I wanted. -- Gary Coates (talking about cabling) signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] ubuntu server 10.04 annoyance(s)
hi all, Not my cup of tea by any means but i'm tasked with setting up an ubuntu 10.04LTS server. Two major irritations : 1) user password has a maximum of 8 characters, i've tried to change this with passwd but it wont let me. (IMHO this is absolutely ridiculous and should NEVER EVER be allowed on a production server). 2) I don't like UFW and so i've disabled it. Instead, what works for me (usually) is to place a script in /etc/network/if-pre-up.d - now, i've got this to work as usual BUT : something seems to had several rules, namely opening port 53 and 67 and some other crap (I find this ultra annoying). I've disabled apparmor, one thing to note - this is a default 'full install'. I'm assuming the password issue may be something to do with PAM. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated as right now i'm hugely un-impressed indeed. Many thanks Isaac. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] ref new topic
Hi I am running ubuntu 11.10 and having great difficulty with my printer, I can get ubuntu to see and recognise it but actually getting it to print is a different topic all together. The printer make is a canon model is PIXMA MG5250 it is connected via a standard USB cable. When I attempt to print I get no error messages suggesting any kind of failure at all. So I would appreciate any kind of help/input that any one can come up with regarding this. Thanks in advance. Stuart Biggs-- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
