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Re: [RndTbl] SUN LOM cable?
by Dan Keizer 11 Jun '15

11 Jun '15

pretty much ... the one time i *really* need one ... otherwise, i'll have to break down and find more parts to make one up ... trying to work on too much at the same time ... Dan. On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:10 PM, Adam Thompson <athompso(a)athompso.net> wrote: > Let me get this straight… you don’t have a single Cisco console cable at > home? > > I’d pop one over, but I’m not in the city right now, sorry. > > -- > -Adam Thompson > athompso(a)athompso.net > Cell: +1 204 291-7950 > Fax: +1 204 489-6515 > > *From:* Dan Keizer <ve4drk(a)gmail.com> > *Sent:* ‎Wednesday‎, ‎June‎ ‎10‎, ‎2015 ‎19‎:‎09 > *To:* Theodore Baschak <theodore(a)ciscodude.net>, Adam Thompson > <athompso(a)athompso.net> > *Cc:* MUUG Roundtable <roundtable(a)muug.mb.ca> > > Thanks Theo and Adam -- yeah .. these are a few X1's I have in the rack > ... not sure why my 'purchased' adapter is having issues ... the one I > made up a year or so ago worked just fine, but it is not at my home where I > can see it .. so I either lent it or lost it :-( ... > not having much time to (nor spare parts that I can see) to craft up a > home made one ... looking to borrow ... > > Dan. > > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 6:28 PM, Theodore Baschak <theodore(a)ciscodude.net> > wrote: > >> My old Sun Netra T1 and X1 servers used the same serial pinout for LOM as >> cisco, brocade, etc console cables. Not sure if thats the case for you or >> not. >> >> Theo >> >> > On Jun 10, 2015, at 3:39 PM, Dan Keizer <ve4drk(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > Hey .. anyone have one around I can snarf for a bit? >> > >> > Dan. >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Roundtable mailing list >> > Roundtable(a)muug.mb.ca >> > http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable >> >> >

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MUUG mirror at Les.net
by Hartmut W Sager 10 Jun '15

10 Jun '15

At last night's meeting, our new super-fast MUUG mirror at Les.net was mentioned, but I forgot "where" it is, and I can't find any reference to it on the MUUG site. Where is it? Hartmut W Sager - Tel +1-204-339-8331, +1-204-515-1701, +1-204-515-1700, +1-810-471-4600, +1-909-361-6005

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fail2ban and the ignoreip option in jails
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 10 Jun '15

10 Jun '15

Following up on Kat's question during last night's RTFM, it looks like the ignoreip option in a jail's configuration affects the filter (rather than the actions), in that the "Currently failed" and "Total failed" counters for that filter don't increment when a failure is logged for an IP that's in the range/list of the ignoreip option. So, in short, those IP's are completely ignored, for all intents and purposes, by fail2ban. -- 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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SourceForge pulling a CNet download.com boneheaded move?
by Gilles Detillieux 05 Jun '15

05 Jun '15

Have any of you heard about SourceForge's recent takeover/highjacking of GIMP for Windows and Nmap? This was a bit of a shocker to me. It seems to be a way of forcing the inclusion of adware in downloads, for popular projects that don't agree to it. https://plus.google.com/+gimp/posts/cxhB1PScFpe - GIMP http://seclists.org/nmap-dev/2015/q2/194 - Nmap The beginning of the end for a former open source champion? So sad when short-term thinking takes over. -- Gilles R. Detillieux E-mail: <grdetil(a)scrc.umanitoba.ca> Spinal Cord Research Centre WWW: http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/ Dept. of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Univ. of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9 (Canada)

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MUUG Meeting, June 9, 7:30pm -- Git Bisect Your Way to Fame and Fortune
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 02 Jun '15

02 Jun '15

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, Junes 9. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: Git Bisect Your Way to Fame and Fortune Hit a bug that no one is fixing? Don't know enough C to debug it yourself? In this month's presentation, Trevor Cordes will discuss using git-bisect(1), in a process from bug discovery through to kernel patch commit. This isn't some dry, isolated git rehash either: you'll see how to leverage distro resources and integrate them with "vanilla", all from a non-kernel hacker perspective. You'll also learn how to get the necessary attention of the appropriate movers and shakers. Wrapped in a riveting story containing angry wives, Downton Abbey, and a twist ending, this is one presentation you don't want to miss! This month's RTFM segment will feature fail2ban(1), a versatile tool for blocking network abusers, presented by Gilbert Detillieux. 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 *NEW* meeting location for this month: Room 1M28, Manitoba Hall, University of Winnipeg, entrance on Ellice Ave. between Spence St. and Balmoral St. Parking is available on the surrounding streets and in the lots on nearby streets. Look for signage once you're at the building, or ask a security guard. ***************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board: http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- 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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Fwd: [New post] I will have books at BSDCan
by Adam Thompson 02 Jun '15

02 Jun '15

I'll be able to bring back a limited quantity of books with me from BSDCan; let me know this week if you'd like me to get anything from MWL, first-come-first-served. I'll be in Ottawa for BSDCan on June 9th (the regular MUUG meeting), so if you want reading material this summer, I recommend making arrangements to pick it up from me after I'm back the following week! (If you have no idea who this guy is, and you work with UNIX, you owe it to yourself to check him out.) -Adam -------- Original Message -------- From: "blather.michaelwlucas.com" <donotreply(a)wordpress.com> Sent: May 30, 2015 8:19:11 AM CDT To: athompso(a)athompso.net Subject: [New post] I will have books at BSDCan Post : I will have books at BSDCan URL : http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/2419 Posted : May 30, 2015 at 9:17 am Author : Michael Lucas Categories : bsd, Nonfiction Books The printer says that they'll have FreeBSD Mastery: ZFS ( https://www.michaelwlucas.com/nonfiction/freebsd-mastery-zfs ) to me before I leave for BSDCan. And they've sent UPS tracking numbers. Numbers that UPS acknowledges. While they don't show a delivery date yet, UPS says that the boxes exist. So I'm pretty confident in saying that I'll have books there. And I take Square. The list price is $24.99 US. Given the exchange rate, they'll be $25 USD/$30 CAD for a "FreeBSD Mastery: ZFS" print/ebook bundle. Add a comment to this post: http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/2419#respond -- Manage Subscriptions https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=e0ac70ad7fdc96fd879b690c191dc5ee&email… Unsubscribe: https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=e0ac70ad7fdc96fd879b690c191dc5ee&email… -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

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funny comics
by Trevor Cordes 01 Jun '15

01 Jun '15

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big scanner
by Trevor Cordes 27 May '15

27 May '15

Does anyone have big (like tabloid or bigger) scanner they want to sell? Even an ancient SCSI or parallel one might be ok. I just want *big*. Do they even make scanners bigger than legal or tabloid?

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Book Apart order
by Trevor Cordes 25 May '15

25 May '15

I'm going to make an order for some (print) books from publisher A Book Apart (USA-based) and wondering if anyone wants to go in on the order with me. If I can get 3-5 more books in the order I can save more money (bigger discount) plus split the shipping/brokerage over more books. Win/win if someone else wanted one of these books in print. A Book Apart just joined O'Reilly for Safari/ebooks (but not print) and they seem to produce excellent products. They seem heavily slanted towards web design (i.e. less programming) yet look interesting/useful enough for a typical do-it-all web site programmer. Their schtick is to make books that are short and concise (100-150 pages usually). If I can reach the 10 book mark it's roughly $13.75(ca$) a print book (normally $18us), plus shipping (should be only a few bucks a book), plus USPS/CP duties/taxes (should be under $2 a book). So I'm guessing $17.50-ish a book (just a guess). You pay actual costs divided by the book count, no markup. Here's their catalog, with good writeups and a sample chapter for each: http://abookapart.com/products/ The ones that look most useful to me are Web Typography and Respnosible Web Design. It's extremely odd, but almost none of these books show up on Amazon/Indigo. I guess they are a really new company trying to break into the mainstream. (I'm in no way affiliated with them.) Reply to this email (click reply to sender only) if interested, leave the subject line intact. Thanks!

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pdf printer issues
by Trevor Cordes 19 May '15

19 May '15

I'm trying to print a 2-page tax-form-like file to a (fairly) modern Lexmark E360 printer, using modern CUPS on Linux. If I print it from evince or xournal PDF viewers, it prints some of page one, then prints a printer error (probably a PS error) on page 2. If I print it from lpr on the command line, it prints out fine! The GUI viewers have no problems printing out other PDFs from what I've tested so far. This setup has no problems printing emails from Thunderbird nor documents from oowriter. This is the first issue I've run into since setting it up a year ago. What could the GUI viewers be doing differently compared to lpr? They both are using cups, after all. Should I try more GUI viewers? I need a working GUI option since the user is not command line savvy. I already checked I had the newest firmware for the printer. I can't recall how I originally got the CUPS driver for it, but I can probably check that for newness as well. Thanks!

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