Re: [ubuntu-uk] jeOS!! umm does it work?

2008-01-12 Thread Alan Pope
On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 09:53:13PM +, Chris Rowson wrote: Are you entirely sure chaps? No :) I thought JeOS was a bare-bones operating system designed for people to base virtual appliances on. Tht makes more sense, yes :) I was wrong, sorry. Cheers Al. --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jeOS!! umm does it work?

2008-01-12 Thread Sean Miller
On 1/12/08, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 09:53:13PM +, Chris Rowson wrote: Are you entirely sure chaps? I thought JeOS was a bare-bones operating system designed for people to base virtual appliances on. Tht makes more sense, yes :) I don't

[ubuntu-uk] SSH question

2008-01-12 Thread Stephen Garton
On a box at home, I have ssh running on a non-specific high numbered port. Is it possible to also have it (ssh) listen on port 22, but limit it to computers on the local network? The reason for asking is that I'd like to do things like synchronise my tomboy notes over ssh, but there is nowhere in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH question

2008-01-12 Thread Sean Miller
Couldn't you use port forwarding on your router? So have the sshd running on port 22 but expose it to the world at large on port, say, 2000 ? Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH question

2008-01-12 Thread Stephen Garton
On 12/01/2008, Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Couldn't you use port forwarding on your router? So have the sshd running on port 22 but expose it to the world at large on port, say, 2000 ? Sean That will do nicely, cheers! -- Steve Garton http://www.sheepeatingtaz.co.uk --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH question

2008-01-12 Thread Alan Pope
On Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 09:13:56AM +, Stephen Garton wrote: On a box at home, I have ssh running on a non-specific high numbered port. Is it possible to also have it (ssh) listen on port 22, but limit it to computers on the local network? Why also have it on 22? Why not just edit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH question

2008-01-12 Thread Stephen Garton
Hi Al, On 12/01/2008, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 09:13:56AM +, Stephen Garton wrote: On a box at home, I have ssh running on a non-specific high numbered port. Is it possible to also have it (ssh) listen on port 22, but limit it to computers on the local

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH question

2008-01-12 Thread Dave Walker
Stephen Garton wrote: SNIP Sorry, I think I'm lost. Will tomboy sync over ssh when a non-standard port is used? From the seems of it - tomboy won't allow non standard ssh ports. You could work around it by mounting via fuse/sshfs and sync'ing with the local mount point. However, i'd

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jeOS!! umm does it work?

2008-01-12 Thread Tom Bamford
Sean Miller wrote: On 1/12/08, *Alan Pope* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 09:53:13PM +, Chris Rowson wrote: Are you entirely sure chaps? I thought JeOS was a bare-bones operating system designed for people to base virtual

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH question

2008-01-12 Thread Alan Pope
On Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 01:23:15PM +, Sean Miller wrote: I wouldn't waste time on this... as I said, just make the router expose your port 22 on your local server on another port to the internet through port forwarding. You'll need to also route whatever other ports you want (eg. port 80)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jeOS!! umm does it work?

2008-01-12 Thread Tom Bamford
Michael Holloway wrote: Has anybody else tried jeOS yet? I have tried it on 3 different VMWare servers, 2 AMD based, and one Intel. No matter how hard i try, i cant get it to work. It installs fine, and then freezes on boot, failing to load the Kernel. It would appear that it cant mount the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH question

2008-01-12 Thread Alan Pope
On Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 12:56:30PM +, Stephen Garton wrote: Hi Al, On 12/01/2008, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 09:13:56AM +, Stephen Garton wrote: On a box at home, I have ssh running on a non-specific high numbered port. Is it possible to also

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH question

2008-01-12 Thread Tom Bamford
Alan Pope wrote: On Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 12:56:30PM +, Stephen Garton wrote: Hi Al, On 12/01/2008, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 09:13:56AM +, Stephen Garton wrote: On a box at home, I have ssh running on a non-specific high numbered port.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH question

2008-01-12 Thread Tony Travis
Tom Bamford wrote: [...] I also use FreeNX for remote access to Gnome desktops which doesn't yet work properly when you use a different port and block password authentication. So I just use Denyhosts to block clients that fail authentication, 1 try for the root account and 3 tries for any

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH question

2008-01-12 Thread Stephen Hildrey
Tom Bamford wrote: I don't bother changing the server port for sshd, it's security through obscurity. There's nothing wrong with using obscurity to achieve enhanced defence in depth; running ssh on a non-standard port raises the bar enough to thwart most automated, background noise brute-force

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH question

2008-01-12 Thread Sean Miller
I run all my sshd servers (on the www) on 23432. Easy to remember but not the first place the hackers look. So I think it's definitely worth doing... but if you're on a home network and have a router and need port 22 for your local access why not use the router to transform? Sean --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH question

2008-01-12 Thread Chris Smith
Sean Miller wrote: I run all my sshd servers (on the www) on 23432. Easy to remember but not the first place the hackers look. So I think it's definitely worth doing... but if you're on a home network and have a router and need port 22 for your local access why not use the router to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH question

2008-01-12 Thread Sean Miller
On 1/12/08, Chris Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I run my own SSH servers on the same ports internally and externally means I only need one ~/.ssh/config which keeps everything much more sane. Yes, but that wasn't the question. He wanted a sshd listening on port 22 for his tomboy or

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH question

2008-01-12 Thread Tony Travis
Sean Miller wrote: I run all my sshd servers (on the www) on 23432. Easy to remember but not the first place the hackers look. Hello, Sean. They will now ;-) So I think it's definitely worth doing... but if you're on a home network and have a router and need port 22 for your local access

[ubuntu-uk] new mail notification in system tray?

2008-01-12 Thread Mac
Apologies if this request about Thunderbird is a bit off-topic, but it should be brief if anyone has a ready answer. I've been googling around for days and can't find one. I'm running Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (installed via Ubuntuzilla) on Feisty. Is there add on or applet to provide a persistent

[ubuntu-uk] Gutsy gets thumbs up in Micromart

2008-01-12 Thread Tom Bamford
I just read an article in Micro Mart mag by a self-proclaimed linux noob called Jason d'Allison. He set out to install Gutsy after hearing good things about it, and although it took him 3 weeks to secure a machine to install it on, after two weeks he was enjoying the difference and after

Re: [ubuntu-uk] new mail notification in system tray?

2008-01-12 Thread Adam Bagnall
Mac wrote: Apologies if this request about Thunderbird is a bit off-topic, but it should be brief if anyone has a ready answer. I've been googling around for days and can't find one. I'm running Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (installed via Ubuntuzilla) on Feisty. Is there add on or applet to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy gets thumbs up in Micromart

2008-01-12 Thread James Grabham
The main article on the cover in MM was about Ubuntu when feisty came out... But it never hurts for them to repeat how great it is. (I think most of the writers for it are freelance, so theyre bound to repeat themselves XD) On Jan 12, 2008 11:23 PM, Tom Bamford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just

Re: [ubuntu-uk] new mail notification in system tray?

2008-01-12 Thread Mac
Adam Bagnall wrote: Mac wrote: snip Is there add on or applet to provide a persistent indicator in the system tray when there's new mail waiting to be read? I think mail-notification might be what you're after. It's in the repositories. The only thing to watch out for is the repository