Re: [SLUG] public_html permissions using samba server?

public_html should be created when the user account is created either by hand or by being added to the skeleton user. windows cant understand unix permissions very well and permissions are always a cause of much stress especially when dealing with users html directories. anyway, just add public

Re: [SLUG] [SLIGHTLY OT] Machine Names

Oops, i forgot to mention naming after anime / mangas my home servers are named bateau and ishikawa or mascots are good also, my home pc is called gecko for example (as i have a beanbag type gecko sitting atop the monitor) you could also use some scifi named, like hal and sal (pick one for reli

Re: [SLUG] [SLIGHTLY OT] Machine Names

I like earth water fire air although you could go with other common movie themes, our proxies are named after resevoir dogs... eg mrwhite, mrbrown, mrblonde cartoons, maybe donaldduck, mickeymouse, goofey, pluto or foghornleghorn bugsbunny daffyduck elmer Dean Dan Treacy wrote: > > He

You want it? you got it... was Re: [SLUG] Troops videos

ftp://ftp.au.openbsd.org/pub/animations/ not too hard to find, has other amusing stuff also eveyrthing is xanim ok (tick) i think i got my copy of troops of theforce.net though i think Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have not been able to find an Australian mirror of the troops videos. >

[SLUG] OT - SgiQuake2

For people with too much opengl power for their own good http://reality.sgi.com/sgiquake/ (and possibly too much spare time) Dean -- BONG: http://www.bong.com.au EMAIL... [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 16867613 -- SLUG - Sydney Lin

Re: [SLUG] viewing troops.mov ?

James Wilkinson wrote: > > On Tue, 03 Oct 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] generated: > > >I've grabbed hold of troops.mov from aarnet. This is Sorenson/QDMC. > > > >How to watch it ? xanim 2.80 does not (at least from the default load). > > > >Running debian 2.2, what are my options ? > > Zero. > > Th

Re: [SLUG] Modems, Ozemail or Something else causing timeouts.

Things seem to be very very slow I think the olympics are somewhat to blame, and also i think maybe broadband onto a certain backbone which was bad even before cable/dsl which will remain nameless Dean Terry Collins wrote: > > Has the internet fallen for the fallicty that most people have

Re: [SLUG] Is CDDB.COM useful

theres freedb.org or something to that effect like the "open" equivalent. I tend to get about 50 50 on hits and misses. Depends on the CD. Top 40 and popular stuff tends to be more likely than obscure or compilations. I guess its a matter of distribution. Dean Terry Collins wrote: > > Has anyon

[SLUG] sql quicky

Is there a command to add to the end of a field when updating rather than overwriting it. Rather than extracting the current data, joining then updating the field? thanks guys Dean -- BONG: http://www.bong.com.au EMAIL... [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL

Re: [SLUG] Synchronous network ?

I recall early in beowulf development "striped" ethernet was developed to allow better usage of 10mbps ethernet (100mbps was, and still is expensive) I doubt this is what your after though, i dont even know if its available as a kernel patch or even usefull as an application protocol Deam Alexa

Re: [SLUG] Synchronous network ?

I beleive your after token ring networks =) Or plug your machines into a switch and crank the mtu Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Present ethernets, from what I understand, transmit on demand and > perform a random timeout in the event of collision. This means > throughput drops at around 60

Re: [SLUG] 2.2.15/2.2.17 not recognising 3c503 ethernet

3c503's being incredibly old, its possible the driver is broken =) (i doubt it though) Dean Jobst Schmalenbach wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 22, 2000 at 12:54:54PM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > I'm trying to get a 2.2.15 kernel to run on a Bull Netstation, so I can > > run

Re: [SLUG] Seeking small rack for switches

19"... MFB looks like a start, thanks to everyone who replied Dean larpy wrote: > > 19" OR 21" ? > > "= Original Message From Dean Hamstead [EMAIL PROTECTED]> = > Hey All, > Sorry this is somewhat OT bu

[SLUG] Seeking small rack for switches

Hey All, Sorry this is somewhat OT but im not bitching about something so dont unsubscribe just yet. Im seeking a small rack/cabinet (i dont know what the difference is) to contain the small pile of switches and hubs now accumulating in our server room here at PCL. Something sma

Re: [SLUG] Enlightenment

> this would be the result of bad packaging. the help entry works when > you get E from us. Rememebr distributions - nearly all, have a bad > habit of taking e and "destryoing it" - reducing functionality, > removing bits and resulting in it not working as intended by the > authors. in the case of

Re: [SLUG] Debian

Frankly i dont see what all the fuss is about. I started off on slackware, the only version i can remember was the the kernel was well bellow 1. The whole thing i downloaded of a local bbs and yes it was very out of date at the time. 6 months later i got my hands on a redhat three and went from t

Re: [SLUG] Debian still sucks

> No - any MS Os is a bad install - reboot, reboot, reboot, reboot, > reboot I agree, i dont know how people can say a linux install is hard. Especially redhat or dists similar to redhat ( i think turbolinux is the best install ive ever seen ) > The major problem seems to be people tryin

Re: [SLUG] Debian still sucks

I dont know what your talking about. I found suse to be one of the worst installs around, especially compared to debian. I guess thats personal opinion, but once a systems on theres not a whole lot of difference. Some might force X upon you, some might give you csh instead of bash, but there is

Re: [SLUG] Goobye to SLUG

> I wouldn't want ot move all the highly experienced people off the main list. You > can learn a lot from reading their posts, even if you don't understand exactly > what they are talking about. At most I'd like to see SLUG and SLUG-OT. I my intention was to allow "gurus" to have their choice

Re: [SLUG] Mounting web servers as filesystems

mod_dav i think might do it? Dean Jill Rowling wrote: > > Not sure if this is what you want: > If you have the public web page directory also mounted on NFS then you > should be able to view it with a web browser (in the same trusted NFS > network) as either http: or file: > If you are trying t

Re: [SLUG] Goobye to SLUG

My 2c... please feel free to delete I started out as a newbie on this list, i was about 13 - 14 at the time, so ive basically grown up on it... (sounds like a weetbix ad) anyway, i can remember boggling at the technical expertise of slugers i would always (and still try to) read posts from the p

Re: [SLUG] Video Capture Card

Now all we need are symptoms and log / error outputs Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > My problem is that I can't get the card to > view any channels in Linux nor am I able > to view the video either. > > > Youll need to say what your actual problem is =) > > what is and isnt working in linux

Re: [SLUG] Win Networking

Windows can have more than one NIC. I cant say ive ever had any problems with windows and multiple nics although im sure you could make it choke on something if you tried Dean marty wrote: > > just out of morbid curiosity, is it actually possible for a Windows > machine to use more then one ne

Re: [SLUG] Video Capture Card

Youll need to say what your actual problem is =) what is and isnt working in linux? or is it windows help your after? Dean Kevin wrote: > > Hi all > > I have just installed a video capture card > it's a BT878 chipset the box says "APAC ViewComp 878". > I am running RH6.2 with an 2.2.16 kern

Re: [SLUG] Re: Moving OT a bit [was] Re: Re: Proceedure for preventing 'linux single' at lilo promp t

l? > > Patrick > > > -Original Message- > > From: Dean Hamstead [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, 15 September 2000 3:53 PM > > To: Jill Rowling > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [SLUG] Re: Moving OT a bit [was] Re: Re:

Re: [SLUG] Re: Moving OT a bit [was] Re: Re: Proceedure for preventing 'linux single' at lilo promp t

An interesting way ive seen tampering being prevented (although somewhat extreme) was in mp3 (licensed mp3s) jukebox's. Although running windows, if the cases werent opened right the hdd would fry out. Preventing 20 gigs of licensed material from theft Now if you really cared, i guess you could h

[SLUG] Aureal Drivers

http://sourceforge.net/projects/aureal/ Just incase people dont know these are based on the official drivers from aureal i dont think the originals were as bad as say... the original sblive drivers were, but open development is what makes unix great! (the chicks help also... *grin*) Dean --

Re: [SLUG] LILO

This occurs for lots of reasons. If your disk configuration has changed enough it will occur eg. the settings in your bios have changed you just need to run lilo again to set things straight again, you may need a emergency recovery disk or a single disk dist. Dean marty wrote: > > a friend ju

[SLUG] Basic CVS Usgae

Ive been reading through tutorals and stuff and got somehwere but could someone quickly sumarise how to... a) add files and modules b) remove them c) update them Dean -- BONG: http://www.bong.com.au EMAIL... [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 1

Re: [SLUG] StarOffice -> MySQL ?? Anyone?

Tried java (JDBC)? Dean Anthony Rumble wrote: > > (SO 5.2) > > I tried getting the unixODBC stuff to work.. and it ALMOST looked like it > would work.. Except whenever I selected the ODBC datasource... It would > crash.. Real bummer using Loadadble shared libs for this kind of thing.. > > Any

Re: [SLUG] backup methods

I would use a combination of cron, tar, and that silly little cron equivalent in windows that sits in your system tray and reminds you to scan or defrag your harddisk in the middle of the day when your doing vital live video editing =) erm... you get what i mean. make a script to archive and co

Re: [SLUG] hrmm.. go Telstra

> Programmers and sysadmins are actually slightly different beasts, but not > that much. Programmers put code together to fill users needs while > sysadmins put blocks of programmer's code together to fill users needs. > Note the common theme here is that we exist to fill the user's needs. > > I

Re: [SLUG] hrmm.. go Telstra

My dreams of Engineering Computers at UWs... dashed! like a row boat on rocks (not to mention the poor ocupants) Dean Rachel Polanskis wrote: > > On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Rodos wrote: > > > ROFL! > > > > Rachel you do work at a univerity don't you. Are you sure you are not the > > BOFH! Did you h

Re: [SLUG] hrmm.. go Telstra

There in lays the philosophy behind open source. People program what they want, unless they are paid to program (thats not the point though) Open Source doesnt just "happen".. alas, work needs to be done unless you have alot of time and monkeys *grin*. If a company wants (free) unix, then possi

Re: [SLUG] hrmm.. go Telstra

From a unix only perspective, perhaps people need to think outside the square more. To a certain degree people see a product (exchange in this case) see its features and want them replicated and/or bettered. But perhaps one needs to rethink the solution with the tools in hand. I offer no suggesti

Re: [SLUG] Mouse drivers

Sounds like a faulty mouse, or the port you have it pluged into is faulty. Try another mouse first if you have one it may be time to buy a new one. Dean > Linz wrote: > > Hi all, > > How do I restart the mouse driver? I am using a microsft PS2 mouse > and it regularly stops scrolling sideway

Re: [SLUG] hrmm.. go Telstra

We personify MS as evil and they are a ruthless monopoly with a really average product why discriminate based on what the product or service is =) Dean Michael Fox wrote: > > >On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Michael Fox wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> Just appeared that pad13 died in Sydney, nice going Telstra.

Re: [SLUG] ipchains to get around cable/ADSL AUP?

> Is it this simple, or have I missed something here? > If I wanted to run something like gnapster to share > some of my files, and I simply block my cable or ADSL > provider from scanning on gnapster's port (using > ipchains), how are they to know I have a server > listening on that port? you ha

[SLUG] Textmode quake (ot?)

http://webpages.mr.net/bobz/ttyquake/ Text mode quake 1 =) Dean -- BONG: http://www.bong.com.au EMAIL... [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 16867613 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.o

[SLUG] Java Image Library

Im after some java classes that will resize images quickly and should ideally be (l)gpl or bsd licensed. Jpg is the main format im after resizing, but the more the merrier. This will save us quite a bit of development time. We are building a database of images, upon entering the image, we wou

[SLUG] reiser+usb backport

Anyone got ideas on using both reiser and the usb backport? the patches conflict. One will patch in but the other will fail. Im not heaps worried, but it would be nice. Dean -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

Re: [SLUG] TV tuner card for Linux

I figure i might just mention the voodoo 3 tv is supported in linux so if you want a good 3d, 2d and video capture card i recommend it. Video capture works in linux (experimental) and has recently been backported to 2.2.x (16+), requires cvs i2o and cvs v3tv driver module sound needs work, but i

Re: [SLUG] NFS

just wack the following line in your fstab slave:/home/jon /home/jon/slave nfs rsize=8096,wsize=8096,hard,intr 0 0 then "mount /home/jon/slave" youll wana tweak the options, i use those values on my desktop which is kernel 2.2.17pre16 (+usb +v3 +v3tv) using a realtek 8029as my server is a fre

Re: [SLUG] Code Rush : 8:30pm SBS tomorrow

Nows a good time to get that tv tuner youve always wanted =) Dean Jeff Waugh wrote: > > > Erik de Castro Lopo wrote: > > > > Tomorrow night SBS is showing Code Rush a short > > documentary about Netscape and the browser war > > with Microsoft. This is a must see. > > Ah! Thank you Erik - I don

Re: [SLUG] USB intelliEye mouse ?

the usb mouse device acts the same as a ps2 mouse linux-usb.org Dean Chris Joyce wrote: > > Hi, > > dose anyone know of any links or HOWTO's on setting up usb mice for use > with gpm ? > > chris > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > More In

[SLUG] NetGear FA311

Any thoughts on the NetGear FA311 NIC before i go out and buy some What driver does it use? Tulip? Performance? Bugs? Dean -- BONG: http://www.bong.com.au EMAIL... [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 16867613 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group

Re: [SLUG] Should Linux companies be using Linux exclusively?

> newsletter with the usual marketing info plus a list of NEW customer who > have purchased > the product. Now this program is pretty expensive, around AUD$30,000 to > chart 3000 heads. > > OK you ready, VA LINUX was on the last list. VA Does sell non-windows Servers. We wouldnt want there s

Re: [SLUG] Should Linux companies be using Linux exclusively?

Just remember that it us unlikely that they employ all linux gurus or users think about the people who are just normal data entry plebs, or reception and stuff windows is ideal for them as they dont need to be trained in it. hiring people for such position who have linux experience would simply be

Re: [SLUG] Specify which processes run on which processor

ndicate the filesizes as well. > > On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, Dean Hamstead wrote: > > > Can we just filter attachments please? > > that will drop alot of ms crap also... > > we dont need attachments, just put an url in your mails please > > > > Dean > >

Re: [SLUG] Specify which processes run on which processor

Can we just filter attachments please? that will drop alot of ms crap also... we dont need attachments, just put an url in your mails please Dean Howard Lowndes wrote: > > I fail to see where you get this idea of this stupidity costing SLUG so > much. > > 1 1.63Mb email inbound = $0.30 at $0.1

Re: [SLUG] IP Addressing/Subnetting The Easy Way...

u have to subnet on boundaries that are a power of 2. > > -- > Howard. > __ > LANNet Computing Associates <http://www.lannet.com.au> > > On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Dean Hamstead wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > And its

Re: [SLUG] IP Addressing/Subnetting The Easy Way...

> > > > And its that simple, in a subnet with a mask of 255.255.255.240, you have > > 15 available addresses. BUT. Remever, with IP addressing the lowest > > address (all 0's in the host space) is the network address (identifies the > > subnet) and the highest address (all 1's in the host space)

Re: [SLUG] IDE errors

Wack the slave as the master on the second bus will be faster and should solve the problem. *in theory* What chipset are you using? It might be worth upping the kernel to take advantage of inevitably better drivers etc... Dean Peter wrote: > > Put additional disk in box now geeting:- > > hdb

Re: [SLUG] Which Distribution for schools?

RedHat is the way to go alot of distributions are based on or very similar to redhat (mandrake, turbo etc) giving a good basis, also redhat seems to be "the linux" although corel is also doing well redhat offers GUI and the ability to go without it easily. >From what i have heard corel is rather w

Re: [SLUG] CGI

I find it inconceivable a company would have a policy against PHP, maybe against ASP... perl / mysql is damn good, i recommend it i would also have to recommend java (eg. servlets and JSP) which makes an incredibly good environment. Dean Peter Faulks wrote: > > G'day Sluggers, > > I've been o

Re: [SLUG] Kickarse GIMP Plugins (and stuff)

Craig has said basically what im saying gimp is a nice app with tonnes of power and the interfacing is nice and minimalistic very logical and heirachicial Alot of 'doze graphics editors decided that they should consume your entire screen and put menus in the most odd places. personally gimps wind

Re: [SLUG] Kickarse GIMP Plugins (and stuff)

> plugins? I'm gathering ammunition to convince other Photoshop addicted > persons (okay, me too) of how cool GIMP is (beyond the not-so-brill > interface). I prefer the gimps interface, keeps things lite so i can work without losing my desktop... i guess you just cant handle right clicking =

Re: [SLUG] mp3 software

bladenc is pretty good infact i think its the only free encoder left... Dean "Dennis M. Gray" wrote: > > Can anyone recommend MP3 software for Linux. I want to be able to record > from CDs. > > Thanks > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: htt

Re: [SLUG] happy hacking keyboard

didnt everythinglinux have something along these lines?? Dean Matt wrote: > > Ridge.com.au (they're in Victoria) sells them, > > See the HHK under "PFU" at the bottom at the list, it's $126 AUD, that's > for the HHK Lite .. now that's a lot for a keyboard .. i'll get it some > day : ) > http:/

Re: [SLUG] InstallFest Announcement

> > Web page coming soon. > > There are heaps of things to help out with, and you don't have to be a guru > to get involved: > > * Have access to a minibus? > > A couple of trips to nearby stations in the morning and evening would help > out less mobile installers greatly. Ask your local

Re: [SLUG] Rack of 17 netcomm M34F modems?

A 33.6 is my dream, im still going strong on 28.8 =) Dean Norman Widders wrote: > > On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Rachel Polanskis wrote: > > dear Rachel, > > if (modem == 33.6) { > destroy(); > } else if (modem == 56) { > keep(); > } > > > Hi, > > I have just acquired a rack of Netco

Re: [SLUG] Etherlink III card problem, On another point...

blaxbox is also an excellent window manager its about 70k =) ...freshmeat... Dean Jeff Waugh wrote: > > > Michael Lake wrote: > > > > The fvwm2 should be *much* faster than E or Sawmill. I have > > a 33MHz, 32MB RAM 486 at home which runs fvwm or fvwm2 at > > quite OK speed. That sort of mach

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