Re: [PLUG] [OT ? ?? ???] Linux and computer literacy

2018-06-24 Thread wes
Zeroconf, that's what I was thinking of. I thought Avahi was standard on Debian these days? Then again, who knows what's actually running out there in the weeds past Estacada... -wes On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 5:44 PM, Larry Brigman wrote: > The local 169.254 address is part of zeroconf. If

Re: [PLUG] [OT ? ?? ???] Linux and computer literacy

2018-06-24 Thread Larry Brigman
The local 169.254 address is part of zeroconf. If that package (avahi on some distros) isn't loaded or the service is disabled/not running then there won't be any autoconfiguration. I did see that one of the interfaces was up with link(UP,LOWER_UP) in the output. On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 4:48 PM

Re: [PLUG] [OT ? ?? ???] Linux and computer literacy

2018-06-24 Thread wes
On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 2:55 PM, Tyrell Jentink wrote: > What are you even on about? It's a network device... "Gates and Company" > uses a really complicated, error prone piece of crap sync software to do a > one-time sync from a system running an old version of Windows to a system > running a

Re: [PLUG] [OT ? ?? ???] Linux and computer literacy

2018-06-24 Thread Tyrell Jentink
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2350138 That forum question addresses the issues at hand very well... You are using a USB cable that emulates an Ethernet adapter, so switch out device names accordingly, but there is literally no distinction from the software side. IF IT WERE ME, I would

Re: [PLUG] [OT ? ?? ???] Linux and computer literacy

2018-06-24 Thread Chuck Hast
You know, I had this running with one of my cell phones and not intentionally, I would plug the thing into one of my laptops and it would setup the usual connection to move files around, BUT it would also setup a network connection, trying to use the cellular as another network path out (as if the

Re: [PLUG] [OT ? ?? ???] Linux and computer literacy

2018-06-24 Thread Tyrell Jentink
What are you even on about? It's a network device... "Gates and Company" uses a really complicated, error prone piece of crap sync software to do a one-time sync from a system running an old version of Windows to a system running a newer version of Windows... Linux can very very certainly

Re: [PLUG] [OT ? ?? ???] Linux and computer literacy

2018-06-24 Thread Richard Owlett
On 06/24/2018 10:01 AM, Galen Seitz wrote: On 06/24/2018 07:24 AM, Galen Seitz wrote: On 06/23/2018 11:09 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:> Similarly for either end of cable plugged in to receptacle 1. richard@debian-jan13:~$ # left end of cable in receptacle 1 richard@debian-jan13:~$  ls

Re: [PLUG] Introduction - from Niagara Falls NY

2018-06-24 Thread J. Hart
Now that you mention it, a number of them do closely resemble musical instruments. Regarding your next query: They do eat small creatures, but do not generally play with them. J. Hart On 06/24/2018 02:36 PM, Tomas Kuchta wrote: Off topic, you write "raise" not grow plants. That, in my mind,

Re: [PLUG] Introduction - from Niagara Falls NY

2018-06-24 Thread Tomas Kuchta
Thank you for wonderful introduction. You could teach us interesting trick or two. Off topic, you write "raise" not grow plants. That, in my mind, entails education. Do they speak French, play an instrument or play with kids after Sunday's lunch? Tomas On Sun, Jun 24, 2018, 10:09 AM J. Hart

[PLUG] Introduction - from Niagara Falls NY

2018-06-24 Thread J. Hart
I have been following your activities both on the PLUG list and via live streaming from the meetings for the last couple of months, and thought it might be time to introduce myself. My name is Joseph Hart. I am originally from Niagara Falls, NY, and have been working with

Re: [PLUG] Networking Not Working

2018-06-24 Thread Dick Steffens
On 06/24/2018 01:08 AM, King Beowulf wrote: On 06/23/2018 07:06 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: I've always been able to connect various Ubuntu machines here at home using either Nautilus or Caja. We're back from our trip, and I want to move my Thunderbird profile from my laptop back to my desktop.

[PLUG] Operator Error [Re: What is "discover -t" saying?]

2018-06-24 Thread Richard Owlett
On 06/24/2018 08:18 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: The discover(1) man page does not describe output format/fields. The relevant output line is:  Prolific Technology, Inc. PL25A1 Host-Host Bridge unknown unknown There are two fields whose content is "unknown". What are they? An aberration

[PLUG] What is "discover -t" saying?

2018-06-24 Thread Richard Owlett
The discover(1) man page does not describe output format/fields. The relevant output line is: Prolific Technology, Inc. PL25A1 Host-Host Bridge unknown unknown There are two fields whose content is "unknown". What are they? This is obviously related to another thread of mine ;} I'm not

Re: [PLUG] Networking Not Working

2018-06-24 Thread King Beowulf
On 06/23/2018 07:06 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: > I've always been able to connect various Ubuntu machines here at home > using either Nautilus or Caja. We're back from our trip, and I want to > move my Thunderbird profile from my laptop back to my desktop. However, > when I try to connect to the