Re: [nlug] Perl and SQL Server

2010-07-30 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
Paul, Try to telnet to the SQL server from windows and the linux box. telnet myserver.vanderbilt.edu 1433 Make sure you get a connection from both and be sure the response is the same. What you are describing almost seems like it is a blocked port. If that works then I am at a loss. Do you

Re: [nlug] Perl and SQL Server

2010-07-30 Thread Richard Thomas
On 7/29/2010 11:28 PM, Paul Boniol wrote: The .so file is there. The perms on the file are -rwxr-xr-x. I'm at a loss. Do you need to run ldconfig? Rich -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to

[nlug] Comcast internet problems?

2010-07-30 Thread xor
Am I the only one who has been having been having problems with his Comcast internet? Since June my Motorola Surfboard cable modem has been losing its connection. I've had 5 different tech calls to my house, and each time they pointed fingers at my cable modem as being defective, despite the

Re: [nlug] Comcast internet problems?

2010-07-30 Thread Chris Faulkner
none, here, i'm on the haywood lane trunk... i was having those problems years ago, until they replace the cable form the pole to the house (25 years old cable) and since then, no problems On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 9:06 AM, xor johnw...@gmail.com wrote: Am I the only one who has been having been

Re: [nlug] Comcast internet problems?

2010-07-30 Thread Chris Faulkner
i have the motorola surfboard SB6120 On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Chris Faulkner cfaulkne...@gmail.com wrote: none, here, i'm on the haywood lane trunk... i was having those problems years ago, until they replace the cable form the pole to the house (25 years old cable) and since then, no

Re: [nlug] Comcast internet problems?

2010-07-30 Thread Steven S. Critchfield
All that leads to the whole if you rent the modem, then they can't point to it as the problem without replacing it. Consider it a insurance policy, you pay it every time it is due so you aren't the one on the hook when crap happens. Other point to check is signal strength. I have seen a lot of

Re: [nlug] Comcast internet problems?

2010-07-30 Thread Chris Faulkner
this may not be applicable, but here are my signals from the signals page: Channel ID 1 2 34 Frequency 69300 Hz69900 Hz 70500 Hz71100 Hz Signal to Noise

[nlug] Re: Comcast internet problems?

2010-07-30 Thread xor
FYI, here are mine: Frequency 69300 Hz Signal to Noise Ratio 37 dB QAM QAM256 Network Access Control Object ON Power Level 2 dBmV The Downstream Power Level reading is a snapshot taken at the time this page was requested. Please Reload/Refresh this Page for a new reading

Re: [nlug] Comcast internet problems?

2010-07-30 Thread David R. Wilson
I have Comcast at home and at work. Both have been working fairly well, with the exception of a few cable problems at work (maybe twice this year). Having dealt with a similar problem at the house a few years ago I suspect there is either a cable problem or possibly a protocol / timing mismatch

[nlug] Sad: Memory prices not dropping

2010-07-30 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
Just looked at a memory upgrade for my desktop computer and discovered that in 8 months, memory prices have not dropped.. Nov 27, 2009 : $111 for OCZ PC3-10666 Platinum RAM 4Gb Kit (2 x 2Gb) Jul 30, 2010 : $110 for OCZ PC3-10666 Platinum RAM 4Gb Kit (2 x 2Gb) and to top it off, memory densities

Re: [nlug] Sad: Memory prices not dropping

2010-07-30 Thread Sabuj Pattanayek
These look pretty cheap to me : http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENEN=17611 66050 66066IsNodeId=1name=4GB (2 x 2GB) I'd go with the Crucial memory but you'd probably be ok with the cheapest of the lot as well. On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Andrew Farnsworth

[nlug] Video card suggestions?

2010-07-30 Thread JMJ
Greetings, I'm shopping for a new video card (PCI Express 2.1 x16) and it's been so long since I did this sort of thing that I have no idea what the reputable brands are anymore. Which brands/chipsets enjoy the best Linux support and best reputation for quality? Which should I avoid? I'm

Re: [nlug] Video card suggestions?

2010-07-30 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
The new 5770 cards with GDDR5 are quite nicely priced at $150 after rebate... I just bought the overclocked one by Diamond and so far I like it, though I have not done ANYTHING that would use the 3d portion yet like I said I just got it... yesterday. Almost all manufacturers use reference

Re: [nlug] Video card suggestions?

2010-07-30 Thread Chris Faulkner
Not trying to sound like a nvidia fanboi, but the 9800's is a pretty good deal in the nvidia line unless you want to go with the GTX 240 series. Linux support seems better on the nVidia side than the ATI side. I've always had problems with ATI cards in linux. never had a problem with nVidia in

Re: [nlug] Video card suggestions?

2010-07-30 Thread Chris McQuistion
When it comes to Linux, I always recommend Nvidia-based video cards. ATI has a very bad history of driver support in Linux. Chris On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Chris Faulkner cfaulkne...@gmail.comwrote: Not trying to sound like a nvidia fanboi, but the 9800's is a pretty good deal in the

Re: [nlug] Re: Comcast internet problems?

2010-07-30 Thread Chris McQuistion
I've got a Motorola Surfboard SB5100 that I bought in 2001 or 2002 and it has been rock solid. Comcast goes down from time to time, but I haven't actually had equipment problems (knock on wood.) Chris On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Chris Faulkner cfaulkne...@gmail.comwrote: Or, you could

Re: [nlug] Sad: Memory prices not dropping

2010-07-30 Thread Chris McQuistion
It might be because DDR3 has been introduced and some fabs are using capacity to make DDR3, instead of DDR2, so supply hasn't gone up, which is usually what makes prices go down. Chris On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Andrew Farnsworth farn...@gmail.comwrote: Just looked at a memory upgrade

Re: [nlug] Re: Comcast internet problems?

2010-07-30 Thread gm5729
On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 12:02, Chris McQuistion cmcquist...@watkins.edu wrote: I've got a Motorola Surfboard SB5100 that I bought in 2001 or 2002 and it has been rock solid.  Comcast goes down from time to time, but I haven't actually had equipment problems (knock on wood.) Chris On Fri, Jul

Re: [nlug] Comcast internet problems?

2010-07-30 Thread gm5729
On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 13:05, Jim Peterson jim.sokytec...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, 2010-07-30 at 07:06 -0700, xor wrote: Am I the only one who has been having been having problems with his Comcast internet? Since June my Motorola Surfboard cable modem has been losing its connection. I've

Re: [nlug] Video card suggestions?

2010-07-30 Thread Don Delp
One more vote against ATI. Granted, Nvidia isn't perfect, but I can generally get everything working after a bit. ATI driver doesn't support the video mode that MythTV uses, so I can't use my wife's new laptop as a remove tv viewer. On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Chris McQuistion

Re: [nlug] Video card suggestions?

2010-07-30 Thread JMJ
On 07/30/2010 11:55 AM, Chris McQuistion wrote: When it comes to Linux, I always recommend Nvidia-based video cards. ATI has a very bad history of driver support in Linux. Gotcha, I've narrowed my search to cards with an nVidia chipset. I've also just noticed an issue with the case PCIe

Re: [nlug] Comcast internet problems?

2010-07-30 Thread Perkins, Jerry
Steven S. Critchfield wrote: Of course for fun comcast troubles. BTW, been thinking about the whole swap to ATT, but haven't made the leap just yet. Warning: With ATT you will NOT be able to have those fun Comcast troubles. Always up. -- Jerry Perkins - http://jperkins.us/

Re: [nlug] Perl and SQL Server

2010-07-30 Thread Paul Boniol
On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 7:26 AM, Andrew Farnsworth farn...@gmail.comwrote: Paul, Try to telnet to the SQL server from windows and the linux box. telnet myserver.vanderbilt.edu 1433 Make sure you get a connection from both and be sure the response is the same. What you are describing

[nlug] Re: Video card suggestions?

2010-07-30 Thread Amir
Make sure your power supply has enough juice for the card. New (1-2 years) video cards are energy hogs and they run HOT, especially if you plan on running any last generation games or doing any high end graphics design. I had to replace both my wife's HP and Son's Dell PSU before I could upgrade

Re: [nlug] Comcast internet problems?

2010-07-30 Thread John F. Eldredge
I did have to reset my ATT DSL modem a couple of days ago in order to restore connectivity, but it had been six months or so since I last had to do so. -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all. --

Re: [nlug] Perl and SQL Server

2010-07-30 Thread Paul Boniol
I'm still not there, but I have made progress. I just found unixODBC's isql requires the password on the command line Not good for security, I expected it to prompt for the password like FreeTDS's tsql does. Anyway, isql connected now. At the very least it ignored the database that it was

Re: [nlug] Perl and SQL Server

2010-07-30 Thread Don McMorris
I think you were on the right track, though. I'm assuming SQL Server refers to Microsoft SQL Server? Have you come across this in your searches? http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=392385 On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Kelly Brown kbsqua...@gmail.com wrote: AH!!!  I'm a dork!  Disregard my

Re: [nlug] Perl and SQL Server

2010-07-30 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Paul Boniol paul.bon...@gmail.com wrote: telnet to port 1433 from windows does not show any response on the screen. Same response under Linux. Not sure what SQL Server normally sends/receives, but both connect fine. I don't have another source to connect to,

Re: [nlug] Comcast internet problems?

2010-07-30 Thread Chris Faulkner
I think what i'm seeing here is a mix of problems and kudos. Seems like ATT and Comcast have pretty much the same fail rate and progress rate. The problem here is... ATT and Comcast are our only options and why can't we, the consumer, allow another entity to come in... say Verizon to sort of

Re: [nlug] Perl and SQL Server

2010-07-30 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
ok, so port is open as is the firewall... but we pretty much new that from isql connecting... so it has to be either ODBC or Perl... not sure I can help any further as I don't currently have any ideas... Andy On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 11:03 PM, Paul Boniol paul.bon...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri,

Re: [nlug] Perl and SQL Server

2010-07-30 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
Ok, one last question.. what perl module are you using to connect to SQL server? ANdy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to