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Subject: [ALUG] Newbie needs advice on wireless
by Chris & Barry Chater 19 Dec '06

19 Dec '06

> > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Newbie needs advice on wireless networking (Chris & Barry Chater) > 4. Re: Newbie needs advice on wireless networking (Wayne Stallwood) > 7. Re: Post-Christmas meal (Jonathan McDowell) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:47:09 +0000 > From: Chris & Barry Chater <ourpost(a)tiscali.co.uk> > Subject: [ALUG] Newbie needs advice on wireless networking > To: main(a)lists.alug.org.uk > Message-ID: <45853C4D.8010504(a)tiscali.co.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi > I have just installed ubuntu 6.10 on a 5 year old Packard Bell Laptop > and would like to connect to my Netgear router via wireless or RJ45/Usb > connector. Not being to technical minded i don't want to get into source > codes etc at the moment.So i would like a wireless pci card that works > out of the box, or a usb wireless adapter that does the same. Failing > this i could plug a usb/Rj45 connector and use a long lan cable.------------------------------ > Hi again Thanks for all the replies, loads of good advice. I now think i need to clear up some of the finer points. The slot on the computer is slightly over 2" wide and when a card is pushed in, two black buttons pop out.so i would suppose this is called a PCMCIA card slot.I don't Know if the laptop supports cardbus but it was purchased in 2001 and the old OP system was Windoze millennium.Looked at the link for solwise cards, thanks for that.What i would really like to do is use an Ethernet cable, the problem is no Ethernet socket on laptop, so can anyone recommend a site for PCMCIA Ethernet cards and do they work out of the box with Ubuntu? Also has anyone used a Ethernet usb adapter as i am thinking of one of those but don't know if they work with Ubuntu and don't want to waste money on something that does not work. Also do not think laptop is wireless aware as no antenna,or switch, the processor is a pentium 3. Thanks again Barry Chater > > > > > >

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RE: Subject: [ALUG] Newbie needs advice on wireless
by Mark Ridley 18 Dec '06

18 Dec '06

Excuse the reply style, I'm mobile. I have one of these lying around at home somewhere, you're welcome to it if you want it. I think it's 56k isdn ethernet. Just drop me your address and I'll post it on. Cheers. -Mark -----Original Message----- From: "Wayne Stallwood" <ALUGlist(a)digimatic.co.uk> To: "ALUG" <main(a)lists.alug.org.uk> Sent: 18/12/06 19:47 Subject: Re: Subject: [ALUG] Newbie needs advice on wireless Xircom/intel Realports are no longer available new but work really well on Linux and have the advantage over others that there is no dongle thing hanging out the side the ethernet cable plugs straight in. They can usually be found for next to no money on ebay. However you need 2 PCMCIA sockets to accommodate the height, if you have two release buttons (one above the other) then you have a dual socket and therefore can accommodate one of these. I have had success with little or no effort with various USB ethernet thingies, but sadly cannot tell you which ones as they were unbranded el-cheapo purchased in an emergency from a local computer shop. _______________________________________________ main(a)lists.alug.org.uk http://www.alug.org.uk/ http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/main Unsubscribe? See message headers or the web site above!

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Post-Christmas meal
by sfr 17 Dec '06

17 Dec '06

At the pubmeet last night (photos at http://sfrsaluganddebianphotos.ukgeeks.co.uk/c1161003.html) it was mooted that we could have the much-delayed ALUG post-Christmas meal in the Reindeer's new restaurant, on a second Thursday. The advantage would be that the Second Thursdays get a good turn-out and all we'd have to do is to eat as well as drink and talk. Votes for 11 January or 8 February? -- Elisabeth/elspeth/sfr

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Kmail Problem-cannot view messages
by Nick Daniels 17 Dec '06

17 Dec '06

Hi My Kmail has just started failing to dislay messages All I see is a "greyed out area". I can only read message by View source, or Forward Inline. I have not changed any settings since installation. System - Kubuntu Edgy Kind Regards - Nick Daniels

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Recommendations for mobile internet access
by Ashley T. Howes, Ph.D. 16 Dec '06

16 Dec '06

Hi all, I'm looking for advice regarding truely mobile internet access. I'm going to be doing a lot of travelling around the UK early next year and want to get onto the internet as and when I want. I can sort out a wireless card for my laptop, so if there is an access port (at the hotel, or via BT) all is OK. My question is about access outside of this. I've had a brief look at services from Vodafone (my current mobile provider) who offer a 3G USB dongle which offers 'broadband' type speed. Not sure if this will work with Linux, but I would use Windows if needed. However, 3G coverage is still limited, and it's unclear what happens if you move out-of-range, e.g. does the dongle just stop working, or does it continue with a slower protocol? The slowest option I expect would be GSM from my phone (bluetooth between Mac and phone), but I expect this would be charged per minute and outside of my inclusive minutes if to a 0845 internet access point. Please can those who currently do this share your experiences, recommendations and strategies for doing this effectively. -- Ashley T. Howes, Ph.D. http://www.ashleyhowes.com/ "I remember the very things I do not wish to; I cannot forget the things I wish to forget." - Cicero

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Kubuntu, Keyboard does not function.
by Nick Daniels 13 Dec '06

13 Dec '06

Hi I had problems installing Kubuntu Edgy with the desktop CD as the PS2 keyboard did not function i.e. no keys worked. I tried the alternate install and was this installed until rebooting, still no keyboard. I have found that if I unplug all usb devices and then reboot, keyboard functions. I also had this problem with earlier versions of Etch. Does anybody know how to cure this, can find nothing on Ubuntu Forums, all other Linux Distros I have tried function O.K. on same system. Kind Regards-Nick Daniels

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Anyone use kbiff with maildir
by Barry Samuels 12 Dec '06

12 Dec '06

All of my mail boxes have been in mbox format but I thought I'd try maildir as it's safer in the event of one email being corrupted. So I set up a mailder box using Balsa and moved the contents of the mbox to it. Fine - I now had 437 emails in the new maildir mail box. I also use kbiff to alert me to new mails and it told me that I had 437 emails in total with 190 being unread which was nonsense 'cause they'd all been read. I tried marking them all unread and then all read - nope it still insisted that 190 hadn't been read. From what I understand of the maildir format the individual files were all marked read. I even, sneakily, altered the value of the unread mails in the kbiffrc file to zero but, no, it still insisted that 190 of them had not been read. In the end I changed back to mbox format and kbiff is now happy and so am I. Anyone come across anything like this before? -- Barry Samuels http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain

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[ALUG Announce] 2nd Thursday Norwich Meet : Reindeer, Dereham Road
by Jonathan McDowell 11 Dec '06

11 Dec '06

ALUG Announce Please send announcements to Announce(a)lists.alug.org.uk Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce ----- The monthly "Second Thursday" ALUG Norwich Pub Meet is this Thursday, 14th December. It's at the Reindeer pub on the Dereham Road, just opposite the City Gate. People will be there from 8pm-ish, though there may be a few people there earlier. I will finally be able to make it again myself. Topics for discussion will no doubt be as varied as ever. The Reindeer has a reasonable selection of beer as well as decent coffee (with biscuits, if you're lucky). Directions to the Reindeer can be found at: http://www.alug.org.uk/venues/reindeer.html Pictures of some of the regulars, and irregulars, and, well, just some pictures of people that might or might not turn up are available from: http://www.earth.li/~noodles/Photos/2006-02-ALUG/ http://the.earth.li/~noodles/stilvoid-alug/mp20050811/ http://www.earth.li/~noodles/Photos/2005-01-ALUG-Xmas/ http://www.earth.li/~noodles/Photos/2004-08-ALUG/ Which should hopefully aid those of you wondering who to look out for. We're /normally/ just to the left of the main entrance, though sometimes we've ended up at the far end of the pub beside the pool table, as there are comfy seats at that end. J. -- What do you mean NO SAVING THROW? ----- Send discussion replies to main(a)lists.alug.org.uk (Reply-To set) Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce

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Require something like a blog, but not on the web
by cl＠isbd.net 08 Dec '06

08 Dec '06

I'm looking for some software that might be described as a blog (or diary) but I don't really want/need it to be web visible. It's more for creating a 'timeline' of events over the years, I want to be able to cross-reference stuff and to have links to external stuff. The requirement for links and cross-references does sort of suggest HTML, that would be alright, but I want ease of creation and simple formatting rather than an elegant web presence. Ideally the format would be plain text or HTML or at least the content should be possible to export in one of these formats to enable content to be preserved when/if the software to generate it has gone. Any ideas, suggestions, places to look? -- Chris Green (chris(a)halon.org.uk)

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Blocking MSN
by Mark Rogers 08 Dec '06

08 Dec '06

Has anyone here had any success blocking MSN traffic through a Linux gateway/proxy? [Mine is running SME (www.contribs.org) derived from CentOS4] All net access is going through the box, with a transparent Squid proxy with Dansguardian. -- Mark Rogers More Solutions Ltd :: 0845 45 89 555

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