- Roundtable - muug.ca

OQO (ver2) or the Sony UX
by Montana Quiring 06 Mar '07

06 Mar '07

Sorry, I know this isn't exactly a *NIX based question but, which ultra portable would you guys recommend for a non-geek, business type? OQO2: http://www.dynamism.com/oqo02/main.shtml Sony Viao UX: http://www.dynamism.com/ux/main.shtml -Montana

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Seeking Perl CGI / XML programmer for small job
by Adam Thompson 06 Mar '07

06 Mar '07

I'm looking for some names to pass on... A local company is looking for someone to complete the development of a software system that is already partially designed and implemented. The software is a CGI interface into a database for custom XML transactions. Some business logic exists, but not much. Total project size (including parts already completed) was estimated at 65 - 100 hours. Said company requires an initial (re?)implementation to be completed ASAP, probably about 30-40hrs of work. Code must be clean and easily readable, and well documented, as it will be used as the starting point for future variants (with different XML-speaking trading partners). If you can code XML in Perl (or possibly PHP), against a MySQL database, and are interested in this small opportunity, please contact me. (Sorry, Python and Ruby are out - this has to be hosted in an old version of ActivePerl / ActivePHP. You can argue that point later if necessary.). Thank you for your time, -Adam Thompson athompso(a)athompso.net

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MUUGLines
by Montana Quiring 02 Mar '07

02 Mar '07

Hello, Is there anyone at the U of M that could photocopy the latest MUUGLines for me (the one that talked about the timezone changes). I seem to have misplaced mine. You can put in an interoffice envelope and send it to me at 104 Arthur V. Mauro Residence. Thanks, -Montana Quiring

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127.0.0.1 -> a web page
by Montana Quiring 27 Feb '07

27 Feb '07

I am playing around with the idea of putting a hosts file on the the computers I look after that points a lot of sites to 127.0.0.1 (i.e. http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm ) I've been testing it on my computer and it seems to work well, except it would be nice if it would display a custom page (stored locally), instead of the default "Unable to connect"(FF), or "The page cannot be displayed" (IE). I know there are som shell script type web servers for linux but this would need to be a Windows app. I don't want to potentially create more insecurity (from installing a full web server). Any suggestions? -Montana

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Another new firmware for WRT54G
by John Lange 26 Feb '07

26 Feb '07

I have not tried this myself. If anyone does please provide feedback. http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato John

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March Linux Journal features Asterisk
by Bill Reid 22 Feb '07

22 Feb '07

The March Linux Journal has a few articles on Asterisk including one by Sean Wallberg on VoIP and NAT. Congrats Sean on getting your article published. -- Bill

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Shaw Internet stops working for an hour or so
by Bill Reid 21 Feb '07

21 Feb '07

I am seeing a problem with Shaw Business Internet that has me puzzled. I have a Linux server connected to the Shaw DOCSIS cable modem. It has been running without problems until Shaw did some "network upgrades" on Jan 11. Since then the Internet goes away for 1-2 hours every day or so. Initially I thought it was Shaw's problem and they sent techs out twice. They adjusted the signal levels but the problem still persisted. Power cycling the modem does not get the interface working. Doing a network restart on Linux does get it going again. The box has two interfaces and the problem only occurs with the Internet interface. I have swapped the interface without any change. The network interfaces also use different drivers. When the interface is down Shaw can still connect to the modem. It would appear that the stopping and starting of the interface is a Linux issue. I remember a discussion on the list a while ago about a similar problem with the thought that it was related to Shaw's DHCP server. I am using a static IP so maybe the problem is something else. The symptoms would suggest that some network activity is causing the Ethernet to shut down. How it gets going again is not clear. There are no messages in syslog when the interface stops or starts. My next thing to try is to use something like a Linksys router. -- Bill

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The mass storage menagerie
by Montana Quiring 20 Feb '07

20 Feb '07

>From the recent discussion about flash storage some may find this informative: http://www.cieonline.co.uk/cie2/articlen.asp?pid=1486&id=15807 -Montana

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Re: [RndTbl] help! data recovery
by Dan Martin 19 Feb '07

19 Feb '07

Thanks so much Colin! Exactly what I needed - PhotoRec is gleaning files off the memory card right now ... There have been times in the past when I could have used TestDisk to fix my corrupted Partition Tables. Downloaded it as well. Colin Stanners wrote: >http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec GPL. > > > > -- -Dan Dr. Dan Martin, MD, CCFP, BSc, BCSc (Hon) GP Hospital Practitioner Computer Science grad student ummar143(a)cc.umanitoba.ca (204) 831-1746 answering machine always on

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Fluendo -- link
by Scott Balneaves 18 Feb '07

18 Feb '07

Hello all! For people who were interested at the Toodlesday meeting: http://www.fluendo.com/press/releases/PR-2007-01.html The link to the web store's in there. By the way, what was the name of the bootable distro that did the hard drive wipe? Cheers! Scott -- Scott L. Balneaves | "Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die Systems Department | even the undertaker will be sorry." Legal Aid Manitoba | -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"

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