Thanks for the link to Home Assistant and information about what is likely to
work, it appears to be exactly what is needed. I am not trying to control the
world, mainly just one or two lights at first, although it is nice to be able
to avoid systems that may not work.
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Hello,
There are several brands of "Smart Home" devices available. Most can provide
an "App" for a mobile phone, but I have not seen much evidence of
interoperability. Are any recommended for use with Linux control software? Any
links from the RaspberryPi series? Thanks for any information
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On Wednesday, 17 January 2024 11:11:30 GMT John Southern via GLLUG wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> The texlive-extra-util package may be able to help with the pdfjam and
> pdfbook2. You could pipe these together with the pdftk-java package which
> has a shuffle option.
>
> Although I think something like
Hello,
A long time ago now, I had a package for Acorn computers named Acorn Publisher
which could adjust the printer whole-sheet layout for multiple pages on
multiple sheets.
A friend working as a professional "jobber" printer would pass an individual
file through a chain of processes using
On Wednesday, 20 September 2023 12:42:12 BST Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
> Hello,
> My main box is still using debian 11. I have been using ftp / sftp for many
> years to transfer files between boxes connected via my own local networks,
> usually using KDE "konqueror" beca
Hello,
My main box is still using debian 11. I have been using ftp / sftp for many
years to transfer files between boxes connected via my own local networks,
usually using KDE "konqueror" because firefox has tended to complain. I have
recently found that both are now blocked, and konqueror
On Saturday, 22 July 2023 17:36:40 BST bap--- via GLLUG wrote:
> So here's a plan:
>
> 1.Create an open-source healthcare discussion group.
> 2.Create an international standards body for backbone systems
> 3.Along with the NHS design and develop
> primary/secondary/tertiary
Hello,
>From www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-682
The minimum IPv6 address block allocated to end users is expected to be a /48.
The minimum IPv6 address allocation to an ISP is a /32, but they are only
leased, and any block could be re-assigned at any time after 24 months to
simplify overall
On Wednesday, 12 April 2023 15:06:39 BST Peter Grant via GLLUG wrote:
> Analogue telephone switch off isn't the same as removing usage of copper
> lines for data provision. Via A, I have a copper line with data provision
> but not telephone, at first as a specific provision from them but now a
>
Hello,
A fresh look at the FTTP/FTTH progress map on the openreach.com website
indicates that many areas previously shown as complete are now listed as still
being connected, and some not expected to be completed until over a year after
the analogue copper telephone system was due to be
On Saturday, 8 October 2022 17:48:28 BST John Winters via GLLUG wrote:
> On 08/10/2022 17:38, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
> [snip]
>
> > Almost everything works fine except when dialling a telephone number that
> > requires a subsequent button press to select the required ser
Hello,
My sister has direct FTTH with an Analogue Telephone Adapter provided by
CommunityFibre.co.uk. She has dynamic IPv4 and dynamic IPv6 addresses.
Almost everything works fine except when dialling a telephone number that
requires a subsequent button press to select the required service. This
On Monday, 29 August 2022 16:54:12 BST aidangcole--- via GLLUG wrote:
> On 29/08/2022 15:08, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
> > On Monday, 29 August 2022 13:40:54 BST aidangcole--- via GLLUG wrote:
> >> Would using Headscale / Tailscale simply solve this without all the
> >&g
On Monday, 29 August 2022 13:40:54 BST aidangcole--- via GLLUG wrote:
> Would using Headscale / Tailscale simply solve this without all the
> routing hassle and admin ?
Sorry, not understood. I have had to use port forwarding over a single IPv4
address together with careful firewalling to do
On Monday, 29 August 2022 13:08:07 BST Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG wrote:
> On 2022-08-29 12:33, Andy Smith via GLLUG wrote:
> > I would expect most domestic broadband to come with non-static IPv6,
> > yes.
> > For no other reason than that a static v6 assignment is useful to a
> > minority, and
On Monday, 29 August 2022 12:33:20 BST Andy Smith via GLLUG wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> If you don't like the v6 addresses on your LAN changing you can use
> a network from ULA space¹ with a default gateway out to the v6
> Internet for any other destination.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>
> ¹
Hello,
BT have no scheduled plans to bring FTTP to many areas, including the west
London area where I live, but coverage is being offered by other suppliers. It
is cost effective to connect entire specific areas, which results in little
choice of supplier. My house is in a small isolated line
On Tuesday, 24 May 2022 17:36:59 BST Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
> On Tuesday, 24 May 2022 17:05:35 BST James Dutton via GLLUG wrote:
> > There are some SD cards that can have the CID reset. If you know what you
> > need it set to, you can maybe set it.
> > You
On Tuesday, 24 May 2022 17:05:35 BST James Dutton via GLLUG wrote:
>
> There are some SD cards that can have the CID reset. If you know what you
> need it set to, you can maybe set it.
> You used to be able to do it with Samsung EVO Plus 32GB MicroSDHC cards.
>
On Monday, 23 May 2022 23:05:28 BST Carles Pina i Estany via GLLUG wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Try hdparm -r 0 [device] before partitioning.
>
> Cheers,
>
Thanks, I think that has worked before, but this time it appears to have
actually died. I have now twice tried the above command for the whole device
On Monday, 23 May 2022 18:32:32 BST Andy McGarty via GLLUG wrote:
> If using an adaptor does it have the write protect tab moved? I've
> sometimes moved it when taking cards out my camera.
>
> Andy
I was trying to re-partition several cards at the same time, and all others
were OK. I have had
On Monday, 23 May 2022 17:58:45 BST John Winters via GLLUG wrote:
> You could try dd'ing a few blocks from /dev/zero onto it.
Tried that, but it tells me device is read only. Either it has been corrupted
or is actually dead. I have also tried the normal fdisk, etc. What I do not
know is what
Hello,
I have a MicroSD card that has been used in a RaspbrryPi that appears to have
been corrupted in an attempt to re-use it, and now shows as read only. No
great monetary value, but I could not find any software that appears able to
re-partition any device, whatever its value, once set to
On Sunday, 15 May 2022 13:37:10 BST Ken Smith via GLLUG wrote:
> Hi All, This might seem a bit of an off the wall question. Would running
> the 5.4 Kernel stress a system such that it could cause a motherboard
> failure? I can't think how but.
>
>
> Any pearls of wisdom either about my
On Thursday, 31 March 2022 12:23:30 BST James Roberts via GLLUG wrote:
> > PS They have a chat facility on the website. I got most of that info
> > form their tech guy who seemed very competent. If you ask tech questions
> > sales will pass you to tech.
> >
> > MeJ
It was even easier when I
On Wednesday, 30 March 2022 21:08:47 BST John Winters via GLLUG wrote:
> On 30/03/2022 16:15, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
> [snip]
>
> > I do need to refer to old emails. I do not want to have to re-boot from
> > debian 11 bullseye into debian 10 buster every time
Hello,
I have been using email for many years, recently using kmail on debian 10
buster, kde, and now debian 11 bullseye, kde, with kmail which dumps new mail
as local mail. Both versions come with their own export/import system, and I
end up with an incomplete copy of the previous
On Thursday, 24 March 2022 20:50:44 GMT MJ via GLLUG wrote:
> Hi,
> My Phenom MOBO went kaput, PSU + PCU or MOBO duno/
>
> NOW only hardware daily I have is EeePC for emails, but everithing is
> Slooow. My last kernel compile was Pentium 450Mhz running Mandrake, in
> late 90ties. Would
On Thursday, 24 March 2022 22:27:48 GMT James Dutton via GLLUG wrote:
>
> A Raspberry Pi is more like less that 5W, so even more power money is saved.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> James
Last November I ordered two RaspberryPi 4B's, each with 8GB on-board RAM
because they can not be updated later,
On Friday, 25 February 2022 16:24:53 GMT James Roberts via GLLUG wrote:
> Chris, they have just done my street. I am interested.
>
> I don't have full info, but:
>
> - they do dual fibre to the premises with (according to a fibre optic
> guy on a forum) decent termination into the media box
>
>
Hello
CommunityFibre.co.uk are using BT ducts to feed multicore distribution fibres
near both my house and my sister's house, and I understand that they will
eventually offer FTTH/FTTP, but they have not replied to my requests for
connection information, while they provide little information on
On Sunday, 3 October 2021 20:12:46 BST Carles Pina i Estany via GLLUG wrote:
> Hi Andy,
>
> On Oct/03/2021, Andy Smith via GLLUG wrote:
> > On Sun, Oct 03, 2021 at 02:57:51PM +0200, Carles Pina i Estany via GLLUG
wrote:
> > > I have a Raspberry pi connected to a BT router that recently has
> > >
So a 13 digit number is possible?
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Hello,
I have received a scam telephone call to my landline and caller display shows
the caller as 0031625679475, a 13 digit number. Is this likely to be a genuine
number from something like an IP digital phone? My sister has received several
similar calls with long numbers starting with 003
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On Wednesday, 11 August 2021 14:07:17 BST Iain M Conochie via GLLUG wrote:
>
> heh heh heh. After 2 years working for a European wide hosting company
> in the early 2000's, I had 3 maxims:
>
> Evolution, not Revolution
> Strategy, not Tactics
> No is a positive word
>
> Cheers!
>
> Iain
>
Do
On Friday, 6 August 2021 12:05:43 BST Marco van Beek via GLLUG wrote:
> Hi Chris,
Hello Marco,
>
> Thirdly, open source software comes with no warranty, and that scares
> civil servants who want someone else to blame.
>
What warranty comes with Microsoft other than you can pay someone to look
Hello,
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-58085316
is an article about the £2.3bn government spend on patching old computers and
systems compared with the £4.7bn total government IT spend. There are also
several comments below.
I do not know how much is spent on desktop system replacement,
On Monday, 19 July 2021 13:40:28 BST Tim Woodall via GLLUG wrote:
>
> Ah, yes. I misread the OP.
>
> https://community.bt.com/t5/Archive-Staging/IPV6-Settings/td-p/1699523
> and
> https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2016/11/bt-broadband-lines-now-support
> -ipv6-internet-addresses.html
>
>
On Sunday, 18 July 2021 11:03:06 BST John Winters via GLLUG wrote:
> On 18/07/2021 10:33, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
> [snip]
>
> > Is there a cost involved in providing a static address, or are UK
> > customers
> > considered to be incapable of safely using a static a
On 16th October 2017 RIPE published their "Best Current Operational Practice
for Operators: IPv6 prefix assignment for end-users - persistent vs non-
persistent, and what size to choose". Their recommendation was that ISP's
should issue a permanent static 48-bit prefix (/48) to every customer,
On Tuesday, 27 April 2021 10:59:49 BST Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
> On Tuesday, 27 April 2021 10:41:17 BST Marco van Beek via GLLUG wrote:
> > Given that you can now get 10Gb/s over cable and 10GB switches off the
> > shelf reasonably affordable (at least affordable when compared
On Tuesday, 27 April 2021 10:41:17 BST Marco van Beek via GLLUG wrote:
> Given that you can now get 10Gb/s over cable and 10GB switches off the
> shelf reasonably affordable (at least affordable when compared to the
> same in fibre), I think that the only reason at the moment to use fibre
> is
Hello,
Standard local networking rates have been faster than connections to the
internet for many years, but fibre is slowly being laid around the UK so the
internet is starting to catch up. I assume that sooner or later local
networking will move on from Cat 5 or Cat 6 to all local fibre
On Monday, 26 April 2021 14:45:54 BST you wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I received the classic post office scam sms message.
> I forwarded it to 7726, and to be fair, the web site was taken down
> fairly quickly.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> James
> I woul hope that they were able to do rather more than just take
Hello,
bbc.co.uk/news/technology have relayed a warning from GCHQ about huge numbers
of messages sent to UK mobile phones claiming that there is a parcel on its
way, please download the "app" to get tracking details. It is nothing to do
with a parcel, the "app" is spyware aimed mainly at
On Saturday, 10 April 2021 12:54:01 BST Mark Preston via GLLUG wrote:
> Regards,
>
> Mark Preston
That looks like hard work!
I am currently trying to work out how I am going to upgrade several old boxes
to Debian 11 "Bullseye" which it seems should be released soon, most have
space reserved,
On Friday, 12 March 2021 10:15:04 GMT John Winters via GLLUG wrote:
> On 11/03/2021 15:14, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
> > Hello,
> > IPv6 is designed so that a single address can be allocated to multiple
> > interfaces, for example in a round-robin, and a single interface
>
> In fact I want to be able to use the addresses as source addresses under
> specific conditions, such as local or global use. This has been working for
> some time, and RADVD is configured to specify which to use. Given a choice
> of prefix the one chosen should automatically be the one which
On Thursday, 11 March 2021 15:22:35 GMT Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG wrote:
> On 2021-03-11 15:14, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
> > IPv6 is designed so that a single address can be allocated to multiple
> > interfaces, for example in a round-robin
>
> That's not a "
On Thursday, 11 March 2021 15:22:11 GMT Andy Smith via GLLUG wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 03:14:42PM +0000, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
> > I am using Debian 10 Buster on various computers including RaspberryPi and
> > find that I can manually add addresses
On Thursday, 11 March 2021 15:22:11 GMT Andy Smith via GLLUG wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 03:14:42PM +0000, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
> > I am using Debian 10 Buster on various computers including RaspberryPi and
> > find that I can manually add addresses
Hello,
IPv6 is designed so that a single address can be allocated to multiple
interfaces, for example in a round-robin, and a single interface can have
multiple addresses.
I am using Debian 10 Buster on various computers including RaspberryPi and find
that I can manually add addresses to a
On Friday, 1 January 2021 01:01:11 GMT Mark Preston via GLLUG wrote:
> Hi all and I wish you all a happy New Year,
>
> I was trying to create a bootable persistent Linux Mint 20 USB stick
> with EFI support from a linux mint20 .iso downloaded from the internet.
> but something went wrong
On Thursday, 12 November 2020 11:49:25 GMT John Winters via GLLUG wrote:
> On 12/11/2020 11:44, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
>
> [ about difficulties configuring persistent IPv6 addresses ]
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> I've found that I needed to use two different strategies d
Hello,
"Every interface can have multiple IPv6 addresses, while multiple interfaces
can respond to a single IPv6 address."
Unfortunately I find that boxes generally forget all but the last IPv6 address
allocated remotely.
I have multiple networks behind a firewall and want to allocate local
On Friday, 23 October 2020 21:06:45 BST MJ via GLLUG wrote:
> This is a request from private, non commercial, non legal human being.
> I'd appreciate if some one lands me a hand.
>
> Much appreciated
Perhaps you are moving from Microsoft and new to Linux?
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On Wednesday, 29 July 2020 19:09:24 BST Bernard Peek via GLLUG wrote:
> That's a problem but it's manageable. If your data comes from multiple
> tables you do need to understand the relationships between them. You also
> need to understand the difference between tables and queries/views and the
>
On Tuesday, 28 July 2020 17:40:36 BST John Winters via GLLUG wrote:
> On 28/07/2020 17:01, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I have been asked how best to transfer the data from a Paradox database to
> > something suitable on Linux. Any information welcome. Thanks.
On Tuesday, 28 July 2020 17:31:47 BST Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG wrote:
> On 2020-07-28 17:01, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I have been asked how best to transfer the data from a Paradox database
> > to
> > something suitable on Linux. Any information wel
Hello,
I have been asked how best to transfer the data from a Paradox database to
something suitable on Linux. Any information welcome. Thanks.
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Hello,
Openssl makes it easier to create my own CA and issue certificates for local
boxes with specified uses such as WWW and EMAIL, but I am not clear on the best
approaches for multiple domains and boxes. I have dedicated individual boxes
to use as web server, email gateway, and email server,
On Saturday, 23 May 2020 12:43:29 BST Andy Smith via GLLUG wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 10:07:24AM +0100, James Courtier-Dutton via GLLUG
wrote:
> > On Sat, 23 May 2020, 09:07 Chris Bell via GLLUG,
> >
> >
> > wrote:
> > > I am trying to
On Friday, 22 May 2020 19:56:33 BST Andy Smith via GLLUG wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 04:57:15PM +0100, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
> > Systemd attempts to rule the world of Debian Buster.
>
> The usual way to define your network in Debian is still ifupdown as
On Friday, 22 May 2020 16:37:57 BST Alain D D Williams via GLLUG wrote:
> The message below was put to all login sessions this morning. I have never
> seen this before. There is nothing more in /var/log/messages.
>
> The machine is 8 years old, always switched on, AMD 8150 Eight-Core
> Processor.
Hello,
Systemd attempts to rule the world of Debian Buster. Many options are
available to match individual requirements, although only a small number may
be required.
man systemd.network says
__
[IPV6ADDRESSLABEL] SECTION OPTIONS
On Wednesday, 13 May 2020 13:21:50 BST Marco van Beek via GLLUG wrote:
> With so few people having / using POTS telephones these days, it is
> really hard to explain to people that the quality of the line affected
> the quality of the data. Most of the time when I turn up to fault-find a
> xDSL
On Wednesday, 13 May 2020 13:21:50 BST Marco van Beek via GLLUG wrote:
> With so few people having / using POTS telephones these days, it is
> really hard to explain to people that the quality of the line affected
> the quality of the data. Most of the time when I turn up to fault-find a
> xDSL
On Wednesday, 13 May 2020 11:45:39 BST Henrik Morsing via GLLUG wrote:
> On 13-May-20 11:01 AM, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
> > Hello Frank,
> > You could find that you get an improvement by using a replacement lower
> > front panel VDSL filter for the incoming BT NTE5
Hello Frank,
You could find that you get an improvement by using a replacement lower front
panel VDSL filter for the incoming BT NTE5 termination box which will block the
data from entering your internal telephone wiring. It will bypass the line
filter in the standard box, which destroys the
On Tuesday, 12 May 2020 14:40:21 BST Tim Clarke via GLLUG wrote:
> I have plusnet fibre 80-mbps and it works fine - although speed is
> around 70mbps
> I have a feeling 80 is rarely achieved unless right on top of the
> cabinet!
>
> However, beware it comes with the phone line and their call
Hello,
I have been with Plusnet long enough to know that emails could be downloaded
using pop3 from pop3.plus.net, but that failed recently. Their website now
says that mail.plus.net should be used, but they had not provided the DNS for
that name.
They have now provided the same set of eight
Hello,
I have used several versions of debian, and have found that there are several
networking and DNS resolver packages that could be used by default but
generally do not take over if another is already running, so I end up checking
all unless I know which is the only default. Debian version
On Wednesday, 1 January 2020 16:18:59 GMT you wrote:
> Hi Chris
>
> On Wed, Jan 01, 2020 at 02:43:08PM +0000, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
> > Hello,
> > A RaspberryPi running spamassassin on the "raspbian" version of Debian was
> > giving errors.
> &g
Hello,
A RaspberryPi running spamassassin on the "raspbian" version of Debian was
giving errors.
FuzzyOcr.cf,real is looking for /usr/bin/gifinter but there is only a file
/usr/bin/gifinto which appears to work if I simply move it to the other
address. I have not yet found which is the correct
On Wednesday, 4 December 2019 16:07:25 GMT you wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Dec 2019, 15:50 Chris Bell via GLLUG,
>
> wrote:
> > Hello,
> > Someone has posted a message on a local forum that his Redcare link to ADT
> > was
> > cut without any warning from BT when he was r
Hello,
Someone has posted a message on a local forum that his Redcare link to ADT was
cut without any warning from BT when he was re-connected by FTTP.
ADT have offered an upgrade for £1,711.
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On Friday, 22 November 2019 19:51:16 GMT John Winters via GLLUG wrote:
>
> That rings a few bells. I've written some FOSS software for schools,
> but in my experience of dealing with school IT people their knowledge of
> IT is generally slight to non-existent. To make matters worse, there
>
On Friday, 22 November 2019 16:57:20 GMT Christian Fuchs via GLLUG wrote:
> Hello,
>
> As part of an AHRC research network, I conduct a survey about
> Internet/media utopias.
>
> In the time of the Cambridge Analytica scandal and fake news, we
> experience a crisis of Internet platforms. Many
On Thursday, 24 October 2019 09:31:25 BST nickmount91 via GLLUG wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have some Cisco CP-7911G VoIP Phones that I want to use on a fibre
> broadband connection. Some of them have PSUs, but some don't. Can anyone
> point me towards resources where I can learn about Power over
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