Re: Secure password generation...blasphemy!

2009-08-04 Thread Modulok
guys! -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"

Secure password generation...blasphemy!

2009-08-03 Thread Modulok
ction should be damn well good enough, right? I'd think that listening for cosmic background radiation or environmental infrared is drifting a little far from being in the realm of practical. Right? Just looking for any re-assurances. -Modulok- ___ free

Re: Syslog date format

2009-07-26 Thread Modulok
One would think that ISO 8601 date strings would make more sense, in addition not being language dependent. But I guess that's out. Thanks anyway! -Modulok- On 7/26/09, Dan Nelson wrote: > In the last episode (Jul 26), Modulok said: >> Is it possible (without patching source)

Syslog date format

2009-07-26 Thread Modulok
Is it possible (without patching source) to change the date format that syslog spits out into the log files? If so, how? The manual page makes no mention of it. Thanks. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org

OT: web-based applications and security...

2009-07-23 Thread Modulok
fering said services selling you out, but also in the fact that it creates a high-value target (tons of data in one place) for the entire world to try and exploit. Thoughts? -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.

Re: Copy directory tree as hard links...

2009-07-13 Thread Modulok
Ivan, Evidently that was introduced in 6.2-RELEASE: "The cp(1) utility now supports a -l option, which causes it to create hardlinks to the source files instead of copying them." Thanks for posting and subsequently drawing my attention to it. Time to upgrade I suppose :) -Modulok-

Copy directory tree as hard links...

2009-07-13 Thread Modulok
e, as all files share the same inodes. Is there an easy way to do this on FreeBSD? Thanks! -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebs

Re: Subversion URL for FreeBSD souce...

2009-07-11 Thread Modulok
Glen, Thank you :) -Modulok- On 7/10/09, Glen Barber wrote: > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Modulok wrote: >> List, >> >> What's the right URL for a subversion checkout of the freeBSD source? >> For example, >> >> svn checkout svn://some

Subversion URL for FreeBSD souce...

2009-07-10 Thread Modulok
:) Thanks! -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"

Re: POLL: Linux preferences from FreeBSD users

2009-07-02 Thread Modulok
ages... That and Linux seems to only ever get the abridged version of manual pages. When you compare manual pages for an equivalent commands between FreeBSD and most Linux flavors, it really shows. I noticed this when I went from Debian to FreeBSD

Re: scripting suggestion: how to make this command shorter

2009-06-27 Thread Modulok
so the script can be called with various URL's and so forth.) Your cron job could then simply execute "/home/you/bin/foo", where 'foo' is whatever you decide to name the script. Is there any specific reason why this has to be all on one line? -Modulok- On 6/27/09, Zhang

Re: ISP questions

2009-06-04 Thread Modulok
in the Windows control panel. Please proceed." We're pretty rural here, so unless I go with a high latency satellite connection, they're the only game in town. Maybe I should start my own ISP. It couldn't be any worse. Despite frustrations try to remember, it's not the tech support people's fault. They're just there 8-5 trying to make rent and pay for their kids dental. If you want to blame somebody, blame management. Best of luck with your troubles. You're not alone! -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"

Program to show moonrise/set times?

2009-05-19 Thread Modulok
Could anyone recommend a little command-line (does not require X) program to display the moon rise/set times for a configured latitude/longitude? I like pom(6) but, as the name implies, it only gives the phase. Thanks! -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions

Safe to 'make installkernel' in multi-user mode?

2009-05-06 Thread Modulok
Just making sure I'm not brewing a disaster... Is it 'safe' to install a kernel (i.e. 'make installkernel') on a system while in multi-user mode? Thanks! -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.fre

Re: Converting the partition type

2009-04-25 Thread Modulok
f no such utility either. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"

Re: Encrypted slice with geli

2009-04-20 Thread Modulok
essible.) If your intent was to securely and irrevocably destroy the data on a slice, the command you showed will not do that. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubsc

Re: Can you ACTUALLY print from FreeBSD?

2009-04-20 Thread Modulok
machine is possible. I'm trying to get to that > starting point. What version of FreeBSD are you using? There was a problem with certain USB devices in the 6.x branch with timing out. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

PDF Authoring tool, suggestions?

2009-04-16 Thread Modulok
ere I need it. I then converted the PNG back to a PDF using ImageMagick's 'convert' utility. The problem, is the PDF is now HUGE. Both in dimensions as well as file size. It went from 28kb to 292Kb. There must be a better way to do this. S

Re: /usr/bin/calendar in cgi script

2009-04-12 Thread Modulok
I don't know what program you're using for your CGI stuff, but basically all that is needed is the '' tags. Here is an example which uses PHP to call the system 'calendar' command: Modulore Training Media Hello world. Calling UNIX calendar program via PHP: On 4/11/09,

gmirror THEN geli, correct?

2009-04-05 Thread Modulok
List, I'm looking for a confirmation on the order: When setting up a (root partiton) gmirror+geli, what is the propper order? e.g: gmirror the disks and THEN initialize geli on the /dev/mirror partitions? Is this correct? Thanks. -Modulok- ___ fr

Re: Creating a 10km wireless bridge...pointers?

2009-03-22 Thread Modulok
You guys are sweethearts!. Thanks to everyone who contributed! It has been quite helpful. I have much reading to do :) -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe

Creating a 10km wireless bridge...pointers?

2009-03-21 Thread Modulok
rs and general references would be much appreciated. (Hardware suggestions, books to read, etc.) Reliability is of mild concern, simply because I don't want to drive 10km at 3:00am when something breaks. Tips? References? Advice? -Modulok- ___

Re: Anonymizer tool like Tor?

2009-03-13 Thread Modulok
t remember not to do anything stupid from the laptop which would connect you to it, like checking your email. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"

Re: Monitoring geom

2009-03-05 Thread Modulok
end an email and remember that we sent an email: gmirror status | mail -s "$subject" "$admin" touch "$stateFile" fi fi # The geom is fine, remove the email state file. if [ $count -eq 0 ] then if [ -w "$stateFile" ] then rm "$stateFil

Re: OT: what is the X11 equiv of /dev/null

2009-03-02 Thread Modulok
>> I was thinking is there someway to direct a X11 app to target the X11 equiv >> of /dev/null ? ...what? What problem are you trying to solve, exactly? -Modulok- On 3/2/09, Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: > I often want to run applications from my PC (actually the dual boot > parti

FreeBSD-friendly laptop suggestions, but wait there's more...

2009-01-08 Thread Modulok
us ventilation and overheating problems. I was originally thinking about a thinkpad, like a T20 or T30, but word on the street is that thinkpads overheat too? Does such a thing exist? -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://list

Re: Suggestion

2009-01-04 Thread Modulok
hat I can deploy it and not have to worry about it. The documentation is also excellent. It is these things that make it good, not loading screens, glossy icons, buttons and logos. Besides, I like the little ASCII logo. Ironic for a visual effects artist though :)~ To each his own. -Modulok- On 1/4

Re: FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-i386 will changing root shell break anything?

2009-01-04 Thread Modulok
Only members of the group 'wheel' may issue the 'su' command. -Modulok- On 1/4/09, David Christensen wrote: > freebsd-questions: > > I'm building a fresh Amanda server using FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-i386: > > > http://portsmon.freebsd.org/portoverview.py?ca

Security Exploits...to report, or not to report?

2008-12-25 Thread Modulok
;m not implying that they would do such a thing, but in order to find said flaw, I had to be poking around. Suggestions? -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe,

Re: 5 TB server

2008-11-28 Thread Modulok
even under heavy read/writes, but I haven't tried Seagate or any of the other major drive manufacturers in a long time, so they may be about the same. With a little work, your goal of a silent, high-capacity server is quite attainable. It can be pretty cheap to build too. -Modulok- _

Re: Official FreeBSD Forums

2008-11-17 Thread Modulok
> maybe this webforum could help by redirecting some kind of folks to it, > making mailing list less noisy. If we're talking about signal to noise ratio, this thread is getting pretty high on the noise end of the spectrum... -Modulok-

Re: UFS2 limits

2008-11-09 Thread Modulok
>>Personally I cannot think of any situation where one would actually want (let alone need) as many as 3 or more subdirectories in a single directory. "No one will ever need more than 640K of memory!" Be careful. -Modulok- ___ f

Re: uptime 2 years!

2008-10-09 Thread Modulok
t leave well enough alone if you >>don't >>care. There goes any future donations from me and my organization as this is >>more than the first untactful email I recieved from this, I'll donate and use >>other >>platforms. Please don't send any other

Re: dumping mounted file systems with insufficient space...

2008-08-01 Thread Modulok
Flat 3 > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate > Kent, CT11 9PW Thank you for the clarification about snapshots, Matthew. I went with a dump to another disk and it worked out without any problems :) -M

Re: PCI Gigabit Ethernet network interface card (NIC) recommendations

2008-07-31 Thread Modulok
her they seem to be stable, as I still two of these with no problems. Best of luck. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

dumping mounted file systems with insufficient space...

2008-07-30 Thread Modulok
-space to store a snapshot? Can I still safely dump(8) a mounted file system? -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: New to FreeBSD

2008-06-21 Thread Modulok
a manual page or hand book of sorts, when the book suddenly ends halfway through, with various snippets such as: "I need a screen capture of blah right here...," among others. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.

Re: [Ports] How to find where a port is located?

2008-06-13 Thread Modulok
tead so that it gives out the whole path to that the application? > Have you looked into the whereis(1) command? -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: Stumped:: web HTML. Caution, may be OT.

2008-06-03 Thread Modulok
roblem. Enough rambling out of me for now. Best of luck, Gary. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: coretemp 70C = CPU too hot?

2008-05-08 Thread Modulok
s page (URL) may be of interest: http://www.heatsink-guide.com/maxtemp.shtml -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: Ports/Packages Philosophy

2008-05-07 Thread Modulok
rom a few custom build options. My 2 cents worth. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: Can one list permission bits numerically...

2008-03-17 Thread Modulok
> > Perhaps I missed it somewhere in the man page, but is there a way to > > list files with their permission bits displayed as numeric (octal, as > > in chmod(1)), instead of symbolic? Something like: > > > > ls -lF -imaginaryFlag > > > > 0755 4 Modulok

Re: ARP(4) spoofing?

2008-03-17 Thread Modulok
rmanent entry in the arp cache. This happens > > constantly and is slowly filling my log files. > What does an "ifconfig -a" on your machine show? It looks like you've > configured your loopback interface to also have 192.168.1.1 [-]Modulok> ifconfig -au inet em0: flag

ARP(4) spoofing?

2008-03-16 Thread Modulok
(em0) is LAN facing and permanent entry in the arp cache. This happens constantly and is slowly filling my log files. Thoughts? Suggestions? -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions

Re: /usr/local/www a tradition?

2008-03-15 Thread Modulok
. I thought it would be easiest to keep all non-system data in one place (/home), but thought I'd best get the general consensus first. You have all been quite helpful. Thank you much. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http:

Can one list permission bits numerically...

2008-03-15 Thread Modulok
Perhaps I missed it somewhere in the man page, but is there a way to list files with their permission bits displayed as numeric (octal, as in chmod(1)), instead of symbolic? Something like: ls -lF -imaginaryFlag 0755 4 Modulok Modulok 512 Dec 17 18:39 dir1/ 0644 1 Modulok Modulok 101786

Re: Tyan Motherboard

2008-03-13 Thread Modulok
> Model S2892GNR > North Bridge AMD 8131, South Bridge Nvidia nForce Prof. 2200 > Other chipset Winbond W83627HF Super I/O ASIC I'm can't say one way or another for the specific board you're looking at, but for what it's worth, I have two Tomcats (S2866A2N

/usr/local/www a tradition?

2008-03-13 Thread Modulok
acing said files in /usr/local was just a tradition or if there was another reason for it. Thanks. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to &q

Re: Printing with a laserjet 1018

2008-03-05 Thread Modulok
h the printer, as it was not capable of communicating in a USB compliant manner, prior to the firmware upload. (Genius.) -Modulok- On 3/4/08, Bob Falanga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry, I am still new at unix type OS so where do I make these changes? > > Thank you, > Bob > >

Re: HDD missing from sysinstall

2008-03-03 Thread Modulok
. The command would look something like this: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/ad0 bs=512 count=1 # Nuke the master boot record. Replace 'ad0' with the appropriate device. # IMPORTANT: This will make the disk not bootable. Just a thought. -Modulok- On 3/1/08, comperr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

Re: HP LaserJet not uploading firmware permission denied ulpt0

2008-02-21 Thread Modulok
t is only 'root'). 1. Ensure you are the root user. You can check this by executing the command: id 2. If you are the root user and it still does not work, what is the output of the command: ls -l /dev/ulpt0 3. What is the exact command you're executing to upload the fi

Propagate changes to /etc/group to logged-in users?

2008-02-19 Thread Modulok
Assume I have users logged in and I edit /etc/group... How do I propagate the changes to /etc/group to affect currently-logged-in users? I do not want to force users to logout, just to change group memberships. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions

Re: OT: Whats wrong with gmail?

2008-02-08 Thread Modulok
, but too many people get too concerned over all the wrong aspects and miss the big picture. Trust is relative and required, despite your tools of choice. Even using Linux or BSD, you instill significant trust in a great many people, most of whom you do not even know. What

Re: FreeBSD 6.2 Frequent Lockups

2008-01-16 Thread Modulok
ic kernel if you have a custom kernel. Don't overlook the power. If it's not on an uninterruptible power supply, you might consider this. Even if it is, if the power supply unit itself is faulty, very weird things can happen. In any case, if you do track d

Re: HOW-TO get Flash7 working!

2008-01-14 Thread Modulok
minute clip, the offset is probably 5-10 seconds or more. Anyone else? -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: Another question based on: Re: HOW-TO get Flash7 working!

2008-01-13 Thread Modulok
;t want me to > be their client. ... I cannot express the extent of my loathing for Flash (and JavaScript). Unfortunately, as has been stated, many businesses employ such evils. In some cases it is nice to tell them to piss off, in others that is beyond t

Re: Opera, Flash and the stench of failure...

2008-01-04 Thread Modulok
lugin still does not register :( Thoughts? -Modulok- On 1/4/08, Modulok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I added the following to /etc/libmap.conf, as per suggested. (Thank you.) >[/usr/local/share/opera/plugins/operapluginwrapper] >libXThrStub.so.6 libXtst.so.6 > &g

Re: Opera, Flash and the stench of failure...

2008-01-04 Thread Modulok
ed to FreeBSD 7 a few weeks > ago. Before that Flash9 + Opera worked as well (or as badly) as it does > in Firefox. I'm using FreeBSD 7.0-RC1, because the FreeBSD 6 variants I tried refused to boot on this system. (A laptop, with problems.) I

Opera, Flash and the stench of failure...

2008-01-04 Thread Modulok
e native Opera browser Does anyone have flash working with opera? If so, how? Where can I get libXThrStub.so.6? -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: Dependencies. (was: "Yikes! FreeBSD samba-3.0.26a_2, 1 is forbidden: "Remote Code Execution...")

2007-12-19 Thread Modulok
> For you to ask that question shows without a doubt that it has > been too long since you have sat back, put on Pink Floyd, > taken a few bong hits, and contemplated the Universe. Touché. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing

Dependencies. (was: "Yikes! FreeBSD samba-3.0.26a_2, 1 is forbidden: "Remote Code Execution...")

2007-12-16 Thread Modulok
. Yes, what we have works...sort of. (Your milage may vary.) Is it better than what we had? Arguably. Could it still be improved? I sincerely hope so. Sorry for the seemingly endless ranting, I'll shut up eventually :p -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions

Re: Yikes! FreeBSD samba-3.0.26a_2, 1 is forbidden: "Remote Code Execution...

2007-12-14 Thread Modulok
s the package maintainers, are doing an excellent job within the confines of the system they are bound to. Sorry if this is off topic in relation to the samba issue, but one of the replies hit a sore spot of mine. I had to spill a few lines of my own. -Modulok-

Memory leak with conky, anyone else?

2007-12-13 Thread Modulok
ng is seriously wrong. The following is after running for 6.5 days: top; PID USERNAME THR PRI NICE SIZERES STATETIME WCPU COMMAND 791 Modulok 1 960 280M 278M select 42:37 0.00% conky ps -u; USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TT STAT STARTED TIME COMMAND

Re: dealing with a failing drive

2007-11-10 Thread Modulok
aggregate populations that for individual components." http://labs.google.com/papers/disk_failures.pdf My 2 cents. -Modulok- On 11/10/07, David Newman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > I'd welcome suggestions on how (or wh

arp: 192.168.1.1 is on lo0 but got reply from...

2007-10-30 Thread Modulok
host has a permanent entry for 192.168.1.1, why would it send out an arp request for an address it already knows (is this normal)? Just trying to make sure it's not something I screwed up... -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org ma

Base system config file headers...

2007-10-01 Thread Modulok
formation to be processed by some automated tool of some sort? Basically I just want to know if I can safely delete them in any config files I tweak. Thanks. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/fr

Re: File size discrepancies

2007-10-01 Thread Modulok
Thanks for all the great feedback, guys. It helped. -Modulok- On 9/29/07, Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Modulok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > So, the size of a directory itself can differ when the contents is > > identical? This is news to me.

Re: File size discrepancies

2007-09-29 Thread Modulok
KB >difference is probably just due to better packing of directories in >your newly-created tree as compared to your orignal one. So, the size of a directory itself can differ when the contents is identical? This is news to me. Thanks. -Modulok- _

File size discrepancies

2007-09-28 Thread Modulok
start hunting for corruption? FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Booting to root on gmirror with disk failure, is it even possible?

2007-09-04 Thread Modulok
s the real issue for me. I'm just looking for a confirmed "it's possible". 2. If yes, what version of FreeBSD, what brand/model of hard disks, and what mainboard was used? Thanks. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@free

root on gmirror and disk failure...

2007-09-01 Thread Modulok
ain with identical results. It's the provider that isn't being created, for whatever reason. Suggestions? (Other than purchasing a hardware RAID card). -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/list

What is a 'normal' amount of un-solicited connection attempts?

2007-08-27 Thread Modulok
to connect to port 22 (sshd) from a particular IP address somewhere in Romania (and we're nowhere near there). Sorry for the somewhat vague question. Just looking for general reassurances and advice, I suppose. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@free

Re: time issue

2007-08-24 Thread Modulok
rc.conf ntpd_sync_on_start="YES" # Synchronize clock at startup. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: PCIe gigabit network card

2007-08-23 Thread Modulok
a few based on this chipset for about $30. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106121&Tpk=PWLA8391GTBLK -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To un

Redundant network router setup?

2007-08-13 Thread Modulok
their TCP connections. If we excuse it as a "computer glitch" no one gets too angry. Needless to say, there must be a better solution for high availability. Maybe this happens at the switch level? I don't know. Looking for pointers on how to set something like this up. Point

Vinum configuration syntax

2007-08-13 Thread Modulok
t;, "disparity"? I could use trial and error, but there has to be a document with this information somewhere. Other than rummaging through source code, is there any additional documentation on vinum configuration syntax, (A strict specification would be great!)? I found a FreeBSD Diary articl

Re: Network Monitor?

2007-08-12 Thread Modulok
ttp on port 80, FTP on port 21, etc), you can get a pretty good idea of traffic. It's not exactly the ideal solution, but it's a thought. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd

Re: Convince me, please!

2007-08-09 Thread Modulok
he rewards are rich indeed. The majority of what you would learn about FreeBSD can also be applied to almost any other flavor of Unix, should you decide to jump ship again. The FreeBSD project has excellent documentation for learning the system, as well as a very s

Re: Bizzare routing table entry.

2007-08-08 Thread Modulok
You guys are sweethearts. We're ship-shape again :) Thanks all who contributed. -Modulok- On 8/7/07, Modulok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a bizarre entry in the routing table on one my machines. What > is it, and how do I delete it? The output of "netstat -rnf

Bizzare routing table entry.

2007-08-07 Thread Modulok
en I attempt to delete it, route(8) gets very upset: root# route delete 0&0xc0a80132 [1] 37343 route: writing to routing socket: No such process delete net 0: not in table 0xc0a80132: Command not found. [1] + Exit 1

Re: How to know the size of RAM memory

2007-08-04 Thread Modulok
l hw.usermem sysctl hw.realmem To get memory usage statistics you can use ps(1) and top(1): ps -u top -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

"umount -f" Complete system crash...

2007-07-28 Thread Modulok
something terribly unorthodox to invoke this crash, given the situation? If so, what could be done different? Any pointers would be appreciated. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-

Re: bootable rescue cd?

2007-07-24 Thread Modulok
specify a custom kernel to use and packages you wish to have installed in the ISO file it constructs from your existing installed system. It's worth looking at, even if just to see what makes it tick under the hood. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@

Safely power down an individual disk drive (non-SCSI)?

2007-07-24 Thread Modulok
repeat. Fans, memory modules, disk drives, processors (in a multi-processor system of course). Granted, this would likely require some fundamental hardware changes and cost developers a few migraines...I can dream. Anyway, powering down a disk drive? -Modulok

Intel PWLA8391GT NIC...does it work?

2007-07-17 Thread Modulok
The only thing I could find on google was the mention of it in a review on newegg.com, but the guy never mentions what version of FreeBSD he's using, or what driver the card uses. If anyone has this card...does it work and which driver does it use...and any gotcha

Re: OT: Does a low-cost, reliable switch exist?

2007-07-17 Thread Modulok
'll report back to the list if I find anything noteworthy. Thanks guys! -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: quick router question

2007-07-14 Thread Modulok
conf: gateway_enable="YES" -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

OT: Does a low-cost, reliable switch exist?

2007-07-14 Thread Modulok
e switch as I've tried re-ordering them several times as well as testing them individually. The cables are all good and wired correctly. I've pulled my hair out trying to find what's wrong. I'm not sure I care anymore. I just need something stable enough th

Re: game advice

2007-07-07 Thread Modulok
troller from a significant distance. Be careful not to burn your house down. You can probably find some nice infrared emitting diodes at Radio Shack and hook them up to an AC/DC converter instead. Be safe. Experiment. Have fun. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-quest

Re: MTU question

2007-06-30 Thread Modulok
ot; As far as overriding this to a higher value, you may be restricted in doing so by your hardware, as stated in the ifconfig(8) manpage, "...Not all interfaces support setting the MTU, and some interfaces have range restrictions." -Modulok- ___ f

Re: Pressing CTRL-ALT-SPACE on usb keyboard freezes FreeBSD

2007-06-21 Thread Modulok
7;s1') Now when I press ctrl+alt+space I get the following message: "acpi0: Sleep state S3 is not supported by BIOS." There are probably other was of disabling it as well. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list ht

/etc/ntp -- What is this directory used for?

2007-06-20 Thread Modulok
that is the case, what is the directory /etc/ntp used for? It is only readable by root, so it must be some manner of sensitive information... Thanks. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: FreeBSD and Robotics

2007-06-17 Thread Modulok
x27;t need, write good drivers and run it all on stable hardware and you should be fine in most situations. You'll probably go years between reboots. Just my 2 cents. -Modulok- On 6/17/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've read some really good things about FreeBSD, e

umount -f

2007-06-11 Thread Modulok
away process is writing to it (as bad of an idea as this is)? Thanks. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: Offtopic: x.org verus xFree86?

2007-06-08 Thread Modulok
ideas about how X should be developed. I don't think XFree86 is under active development anymore. Most developers left to join the forked Xorg project. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listi

Re: problems installing 6.2 on Dell Dimension 4100

2007-06-06 Thread Modulok
ed Debian Sarge (though I still use FreeBSD on my main workstation). So, ummyou're not alone...if that helps? Sorry. Maybe someone else has some sage-like advice? -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.

HP LaserJet 1020 "Device Busy"

2007-05-18 Thread Modulok
" Where did I go wrong? -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Query file system type for yet-to-be mounted volumes?

2007-05-07 Thread Modulok
don't already know what file system it uses? Is there a command to query this? Trial and error doesn't seem like the ideal solution. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions

lpd of CUPS?

2007-05-06 Thread Modulok
uired. -Must be robust enough that I can leave for six months and when I come back it still works. -The printer is an HP Laserjet 1020 Pros, cons? -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freeb

Port dependency tool (if that's what you'd call it)

2007-04-29 Thread Modulok
with information about what would be fetched (and possibly installed) in an easy-to-digest format, recursively (for all dependents of dependents ... and so on). If not part of the base system, is there a port which offers this functionality? Thank ye. -Mo

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