Re: [Hampshire] Networking for Dummies

2011-05-08 Thread Rob Malpass
-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

Re: [Hampshire] Networking for Dummies

2011-05-08 Thread Andy Smith
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

[Hampshire] ubuntu server 10.04 annoyance(s)

2011-05-08 Thread Isaac Close
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

[Hampshire] ref new topic

2011-05-08 Thread Stuart Biggs
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