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Encrypting a filesystem
by Kevin McGregor 23 Jan '07

23 Jan '07

Does anyone have any pointers on how to set up a server which will encrypt, say, the /home filesystem (~300 GB)? I'm open to any Linux or *BSD solution. Don't make me resort to using Windows! :-)

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Ruby on Rails 1.2 release...
by Montana Quiring 19 Jan '07

19 Jan '07

Hello, I think Bill was talking about Ruby on Rails at the last MUUG. They've release a new version, 1.2. [quote] We're talking mime types, HTTP status codes, and multiple representations of the same resource serious. And of course there's the international pizzazz of multibyte-safe UTF-8 wrangling. That's just some of the headliner features. On top of that, there's an absolutely staggering amount of polish being dished out. The CHANGELOG for Action Pack alone contains some two hundred entries. Active Record has another 170-something on top of that. [/quote] I was also talking to him about a Perl web application framework called Bigtop that I'm considering playing around with: http://www.usegantry.org/ [quote] Bigtop is a code generator which can safely regenerate as thing change (like the data model). The bigtop script reads a Bigtop file to produce apps [/quote]

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Hobbes' Internet Timeline - the definitive ARPAnet & Internet history
by Bill Reid 15 Jan '07

15 Jan '07

Had not seen this timeline before. I found it quite interesting so I thought I would pass it along. http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/ -- Bill

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Solaris in Winnipeg
by Shawn Wallbridge 13 Jan '07

13 Jan '07

Sun has an interesting Google Maps page showing Solaris installs that use their auto update feature. Here is Winnipeg... http://sysnet.sunwarp.net/maps/? lat=49.87184882890924&lng=-97.13459014892578&zoom=12&mtype=Sat or http://shorterlink.org/1536 shawn

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Cisco routers for sale
by Sean Walberg 13 Jan '07

13 Jan '07

I'm selling my Cisco lab. Before I put it on eBay, I thought I'd ask if anyone locally was interested. I don't have any pictures yet. This auction is for seven 2500 series routers, a 4000 series router, various cables, and accessories. All are in good working order. 2509: 16M RAM, 16M Flash, 1 Ethernet, 2 Sync Serial, 8 Async serial 2507: 16M RAM, 16M Flash, 1 Ethernet (16 port hub), 2 Sync Serial 2504: 16M RAM, 12M Flash, 1 Token ring, 2 Sync Serial, 1 ISDN BRI 2501: 16M RAM, 16M Flash, 1 Ethernet, 2 Sync Serial 2521: 16M RAM, 16M Flash, 1 Token Ring, 4 Sync Serial (2 high, 2 low), ISDN BRI 2514: 16M RAM, 16M Flash, 2 Ethernet, 2 Sync Serial 2514: 4M RAM, 8M Flash, 2 Ethernet, 2 Sync Serial 4000M: (4M Flash, 16M DRAM) 1 Token Ring, 4 Serial 24 port Token Ring Switch Cables: 1 x 8 port async (octopus) cable for the 2509 to console into the other devices 5 x DB60 DTE-DCE (ie serial crossover for the 2500s) cables 4 x DB60-RS232 DTE-DCE (serial crossover for the 4000 to a 2500) cables 2 x token ring connectors for the 2500s Power + Ethernet cables Don't worry about buying your CCNA/CCNP/CCIE lab in parts (not to mention separate shipping charges), this is a ready to go lab setup with eight routers. I have happily used it over the past few years for CCNP studying and writing, including all the scenarios at ccnprecertification.com. Despite the equipment's age, it's still great for lab scenarios with BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, NAT, IPv6, multicast, and IPSEC VPNs. The 2509 has 8 async serial ports to act as a terminal server, just like on the CCIE lab. The 2521 and 4000M make great frame relay simulators. Put the 2514s into bridging mode and you can even play with spanning tree. Pick up an ISDN emulator and you can do dial on demand scenarios (or do it over the AUX port with the gear as it is) All the necessary cables and transceivers are included to hook the routers together and get started. I'll even include "Routing TCP/IP volume 1" by Jeff Doyle to make you a guru of interior routing protocols and "CCNA Video Mentor" by Wendell Odom if you're just starting out. -- Sean Walberg <sean(a)ertw.com> http://ertw.com/

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Migrate to new, larger hard drive
by Kevin McGregor 10 Jan '07

10 Jan '07

Here are a couple of links regarding migrating a Linux/BSD system to a new hard drive: http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-mini/Hard-Disk-Upgrade.html http://reactor-core.org/disk-migration.html They're a bit old, but helpful anyway. Just searching with Google for "Linux migrate to new hard drive" should produce some additional useful links. http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=linux+migrate+to+new+hard+drive&btnG=Go…

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Re: Roundtable Digest, Vol 25, Issue 1
by Kevin Scott 06 Jan '07

06 Jan '07

Sean, what is your asking price for the lab? > > I'm selling my Cisco lab. Before I put it on eBay, I thought I'd ask if > anyone locally was interested. I don't have any pictures yet. > > This auction is for seven 2500 series routers, a 4000 series router, > various cables, and accessories. All are in good working order. > > 2509: 16M RAM, 16M Flash, 1 Ethernet, 2 Sync Serial, 8 Async serial > 2507: 16M RAM, 16M Flash, 1 Ethernet (16 port hub), 2 Sync Serial > 2504: 16M RAM, 12M Flash, 1 Token ring, 2 Sync Serial, 1 ISDN BRI > 2501: 16M RAM, 16M Flash, 1 Ethernet, 2 Sync Serial > 2521: 16M RAM, 16M Flash, 1 Token Ring, 4 Sync Serial (2 high, 2 low), ISDN > BRI > 2514: 16M RAM, 16M Flash, 2 Ethernet, 2 Sync Serial > 2514: 4M RAM, 8M Flash, 2 Ethernet, 2 Sync Serial > 4000M: (4M Flash, 16M DRAM) 1 Token Ring, 4 Serial > 24 port Token Ring Switch > > Cables: > 1 x 8 port async (octopus) cable for the 2509 to console into the other > devices > 5 x DB60 DTE-DCE (ie serial crossover for the 2500s) cables > 4 x DB60-RS232 DTE-DCE (serial crossover for the 4000 to a 2500) cables > 2 x token ring connectors for the 2500s > Power + Ethernet cables > > > Don't worry about buying your CCNA/CCNP/CCIE lab in parts (not to mention > separate shipping charges), this is a ready to > go lab setup with eight routers. I have happily used it over the past few > years for CCNP studying and writing, including all the scenarios at > ccnprecertification.com. > > Despite the equipment's age, it's still great for lab scenarios with BGP, > OSPF, EIGRP, NAT, IPv6, multicast, and IPSEC VPNs. The 2509 has 8 async > serial ports to act as a terminal > server, just like on the CCIE lab. The 2521 and 4000M make great frame > relay simulators. Put the 2514s into > bridging mode and you can even play with spanning tree. Pick up an ISDN > emulator and you can do dial on demand scenarios (or do it over the AUX port > with the gear as it is) > > All the necessary cables and transceivers are included to hook the routers > together and get started. I'll even include "Routing TCP/IP volume 1" by > Jeff > Doyle to make you a guru of interior routing protocols and "CCNA Video > Mentor" by Wendell Odom if you're just starting out. > __________________________ Stops spam 100% for your email accounts or you get paid. http://www.cashette.com

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MUUG Meeting, Jan 9, 7:30pm -- IBM Server Virtualization with VMware ESX
by gedetil＠cs.umanitoba.ca 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 9. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: IBM Server Virtualization with VMware ESX Scott Jordan, IBM's Technical Support for the Prairies System x Sales Team, will talk about IBM blade server technology, and demo VMware ESX. Larger disk arrays, faster processors, and more dense memory packaging is making virtualization a very attractive solution for running multiple operating systems on one hardware platform. Add this to the centralized management, redundancy, and high availability features of VMware and you have a powerful business solution. Come and see Scott put his pet "rack" through its paces. The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ********************************************************************** Please note our meeting location: The IBM offices, at 400 Ellice Ave. (between Edmonton and Kennedy). When you arrive, you will have to sign in at the reception desk, and then wait for someone to take you (in groups) to the meeting room. Please try to arrive by about 7:15pm, so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30pm. Don't be late, or you may not get in. (But don't come too early either, since security may not be there to let you in before 7:15 or so.) Limited parking is available for free on the street, either on Ellice Ave. or on some of the intersecting streets. Indoor parking is also available nearby, at Portage Place, for $3.00 for the evening. Bicycle parking is available in a bike rack under video surveillance located behind the building on Webb Place. ********************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Also note that MUUG maintains two mailing lists, called "muug-announce" and "roundtable". If you're not already on these lists, we encourage you to subscribe now: http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/ The "muug-announce" list is used for monthly meeting announcements (such as this one) as well as other important announcements of interest to MUUG members. The "rountable" list is meant to be a forum for follow-ups to topics discussed at the meetings, or for round-table-style discussion on other topics that come up between meetings. Of course, for this to be effective, we need to reach a certain critical mass. So, please subscribe, and stay involved! -- 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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SPAM
by Bill Reid 31 Dec '06

31 Dec '06

Interesting Editor's note from the Information Week newsletter: In recent weeks, you've probably noticed the return of an old pest: spam. For almost two years, it seemed as if spam might finally be on the decline. Remember when Bill Gates said that by 2006, "spam will be solved"? Well, that was all going well until a few months ago when spam struck back. According to e-mail filtering vendor Postini, spam volumes have grown 73% in the last two months. There are several recent developments that have triggered the new growth of spam: * Spammers are now embedding their messages in images to slip past spam filters that search for keywords and phrases. The number of e-mails with images has grown from nearly zero to almost 25%. * Spammers are experimenting with the text in their messages, especially in the subject lines. All it takes is a few minor tweaks and a spammer can successfully go from the spam filter to the in-box. -- Bill

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Fwd: USENIX Annual Tech '07 Call for Papers
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 21 Dec '06

21 Dec '06

Just FYI... -------- Original Message -------- Subject: USENIX Annual Tech '07 Call for Papers Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:09:44 -0800 From: Lionel Garth Jones <lgj(a)usenix.org> --------------------------------------- Call for Papers 2007 USENIX Annual Technical Conference June 17-22, 2006, Santa Clara, CA Paper Submissions Deadline: January 9, 2007 http://www.usenix.org/usenix07/cfpa/ --------------------------------------- Dear Colleague, On behalf of the 2007 USENIX Annual Technical Conference program committee, we request your ideas, proposals, and papers for tutorials, refereed papers, and a poster session. The program committee invites you to submit original and innovative papers to the Refereed Papers Track of the 2007 USENIX Annual Technical Conference. Authors are required to submit full papers by 11:59 p.m. PST, Tuesday, January 9, 2007. We seek high-quality submissions that further the knowledge and understanding of modern computing systems, with an emphasis on practical implementations and experimental results. We encourage papers that break new ground or present insightful results based on experience with computer systems. The USENIX conference has a broad scope. Specific topics of interest include but are not limited to: * Architectual interaction * Benchmarking * Deployment experience * Distributed and parallel systems * Embedded systems * Energy/power management * File and storage systems * Networking and network services * Operating systems * Reliability, availability, and scalability * Security, privacy, and trust * System and network management * Usage studies and workload characterization * Virtualization * Web technology * Wireless and mobile systems More information on these and other submission guidelines is available on our Web site: http://www.usenix.org/usenix07/cfpa/ IMPORTANT DATES: Paper submissions due: Tuesday, January 9, 2007, 11:59 p.m. PST Notification to authors: Monday, March 19, 2007 Final papers due: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 Please note that January 9 is a hard deadline; no extensions will be given. We look forward to your submissions. On behalf of the Annual Tech '07 Conference Organizers, Jeff Chase, Duke University Srinivasan Seshan, Carnegie Mellon University 2007 USENIX Annual Technical Conference Program Co-Chairs usenix07chairs(a)usenix.org

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