Re: hmm... an interesting site...

2002-05-15 Thread Adrian Stacey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > http://www.mslinux.org/ > Hehehehehehehhhehe! Spilled my coffee

hmm... an interesting site...

2002-05-15 Thread pschulz
http://www.mslinux.org/ http://www.mslinux.org/

Re: 802.11 and distributing linux around chch

2002-05-15 Thread Adrian Stacey
Ian Burgess wrote: > > actually 182.88 metres. > the older people would appreciate that this standard was ratified years ago. > 10base2 is 200 yards. > 10base5 is 500 yards I've told you millions of time, 2 decimal places is NOT enough... :)

Re: 802.11 and distributing linux around chch

2002-05-15 Thread Philip Charles
On Thu, 16 May 2002, Ian Burgess wrote: > > *bzzzt* coax (ie, 10 base2) is maxxed out at 185 metres. Thats how > > long the minimum ethernet frame (64 bytes) is when transmitted down the > > wire (so that the most distant station can detect collisions). > > actually 182.88 metres. > the older p

Re: 802.11 and distributing linux around chch

2002-05-15 Thread Ian Burgess
> *bzzzt* coax (ie, 10 base2) is maxxed out at 185 metres. Thats how > long the minimum ethernet frame (64 bytes) is when transmitted down the > wire (so that the most distant station can detect collisions). actually 182.88 metres. the older people would appreciate that this standard was ratifi

Re: 802.11 and distributing linux around chch

2002-05-15 Thread Mark Tomlinson
> *bzzzt* coax (ie, 10 base2) is maxxed out at 185 metres. Thats how > long the minimum ethernet frame (64 bytes) is when transmitted down the > wire (so that the most distant station can detect collisions). The max length for 10base2 is 185 metres. But that's based on signal degradation. The c

Re: OT Blue Cable : was RE: 802.11 and distributing linux around chch

2002-05-15 Thread Nick Rout
> The person who installed the cable > has left a very long coil of blue cable under the desk by these sockets, > saying that you have to have a minimum of 15m cable between the socket and > the patch panel. charging you by the metre was he? -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Solicitor, PO Box 2

Re: 802.11 and distributing linux around chch

2002-05-15 Thread C Falconer
*bzzzt* coax (ie, 10 base2) is maxxed out at 185 metres. Thats how long the minimum ethernet frame (64 bytes) is when transmitted down the wire (so that the most distant station can detect collisions). I don't recall the specs for 10base5 (which is also coaxial) but I do remember the wire is fa

Re: 802.11 and distributing linux around chch

2002-05-15 Thread C Falconer
On Wed, 2002-05-15 at 20:54, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > FWIW - On one industrial site I measured 70VAC between the earths of two > buildings, but since we were using isolated differential signalling (20mA > loop) and the opto-isolators were rated at 2.5kV isolation we didn't have > any networkin

Fw: Part or full time Linux admin job

2002-05-15 Thread David Lane
I am forwarding this to the list on behalf of Warwick Schaffer of Boulevard Websystems Ltd. based here in Chch. Regards, Dave __ We are looking for a Linux admin person on either a part or full time basis. On a part time basis it would mainly involve server admin and trouble shoo