Roundtable March 2010

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17 participants
22 discussions

trying to set up ssh at home
by Kat 03 May '10

03 May '10

Hi folks! My new understanding of networking is coming along, but still a little shaky. I have been trying to set up ssh to work on my home machine because I want to practice Linux stuff and access my PC if I happen to be away from home on the weekends. I've installed OpenSSH with success, and from my local machine I can "ssh localhost" with success (127.0.0.1 works too, of course) The problem is I am trying ssh (my ip) and I get "Connection refused". This happens both from my parents' … [View More]

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Decision in SCO-Novell case ripples beyond Utah - Salt Lake Tribune
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

I was made aware of this news item only after finishing up the April MUUG newsletter (actually about an hour after printing it off for mailing)... http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14786202 -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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software-based firewall appliance - opinions?
by Adam Thompson 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

I'm looking for an "appliance-style" software firewall distribution. Appliance as in I don't want to just do a general OS install, because non-technical users will have to do some administration of it at a later date. Short list so far: BSDRP m0n0wall pfSense SmoothWallVyatta Core One key problem is that I expect to need 802.1Q VLAN tagging support, which is why I'm not installing a Linksys WRT54G as the "firewall". I also want at least a rudimentary GUI, as it won't always be … [View More]

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short-term email-only hosting?
by Adam Thompson 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

I'm looking for [probably] short-term hosting of email *only*. Already have DNS & web hosting, just want email that doesn't lock me in for a year at a time. Would prefer a Canadian firm, will accept European, but I do not want this email stored in the USA. Any recommendations? -Adam Thompson <athompso(a)athompso.net> (204) 291-7950

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MP3 player update and request for info
by Mike Pfaiffer 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

I still haven't been able to get the video to work since the meeting. I tried all the recommendations. I just don't seem to find anything to convert to the .AMV format. Like I said at the meeting the single M$ application they include doesn't work either. I read somewhere I could patch ffmpeg but I'd rather not risk messing it up. It would be nice if I could install RockBox on it but unfortunately... The other update is I tried the e-book reader. The manual says all it does is .TXT … [View More]

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Virtual server security risks - another article
by Adam Thompson 28 Mar '10

28 Mar '10

Since this has been discussed before: http://www.networkcomputing.com/virtualization/virtual-servers-introduce-re… -Adam Thompson <athompso(a)athompso.net> (204) 291-7950

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Re: [RndTbl] NAS box
by Adam Thompson 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

LJ has ads from Polywell every month, I'm pretty sure they have something up your alley. (www.polywell.com/us/lx) You could also use the BeagleBoard, buy a 2-disk SATA hotswap tray, and a chassis, but you can't use a standard distro. You could always rig up to eSATA enclosures to pretty much anything that supports eSATA... Or USB, albeit at lower performance. The two-hotswap-bay requirement will likely have you either using external equipment, or an ordinary ATX mid-tower case... Regular 5.25" … [View More]

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Any R users out there?
by Sean Walberg 22 Mar '10

22 Mar '10

Anyone out there in MUUG-land use R at all (http://www.r-project.org/) or do any sort of data mining? Wouldn't mind talking to you sometime if so. Thanks, Sean -- Sean Walberg <sean(a)ertw.com> http://ertw.com/

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Re: [RndTbl] OT: Soldering help
by Jun Ma 19 Mar '10

19 Mar '10

Hi Kevin, I just saw your post, if still need, let me know. I can do it. Jun jma(a)phason.ca

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Fwd: HotCloud '10 Submission Deadline Approaching
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

FYI... -------- Original Message -------- Subject: HotCloud '10 Submission Deadline Approaching Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:16:00 -0700 From: Lionel Garth Jones <lgj(a)usenix.org> We're writing to remind you that submission deadline for the 2nd USENIX Workshop on Hot Topics in Cloud Computing (HotCloud '10) program committee is approaching. Please submit your work by Tuesday, March 23, 2010. http://www.usenix.org/hotcloud10/cfpb Cloud computing has attracted a great deal of attention … [View More]

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Roundtable March 2010