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[Alug]Debian on Steroids?: Libranet 2.7
by Keith Watson 19 May '03

19 May '03

Just read a review of Libranet 2.7 <http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6358>. Has anyone here tried it? Keith ____________ Say nothing and saw wood. Vermont Saying

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[Alug]Beginner's problems
by Peter Lumb 19 May '03

19 May '03

Hello everyone for the first time. My reason for joining is that I have been a Microsoft user for many years and, prior to that, I built my own computers even before Clive Sinclair brought out the ZX80! Linux at first sight looks more interesting than Windows though it appears to be more complicated to get started. Hence my first question. The way I start an internet connection is to open Mozilla , press the configure network icon and press activate. The connection is made but there is no indication of what is happening as there is with Explorer. I therefore have no idea if and when the connection is made. Sound output is connected to another device so I cannot hear any tones. Must I disconnect this and rely on sound to know what is going on or is there another way? I thought I had found the answer with modem lights. I have the icon on the panel but cannot make it do anything. Any suggestions? You asked for the sort of problems beginners have so here is mine. Peter

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[Alug]SCO's code is where then?
by Neil Marjoram 19 May '03

19 May '03

Does anyone know where the phantom SCO source code is in linux then? Of course we all know it's micro$oft that is pushing this, they need a legit legal way to stop linux before they get pushed out by superior code. Neil. -- Neil Marjoram <n.marjoram(a)vam.ac.uk> Victoria & Albert Museum

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[Alug]Microsoft to license Unix Code
by Craig 19 May '03

19 May '03

http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-1007528.html?tag=fd_top -- (o_ - Craig Butcher //\ - IT Technician / Unix Support MTH/ENV @ UEA V_/_ - http://www.wizball.co.uk

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[Alug]Weekly IRC reminder
by Neill Newman 19 May '03

19 May '03

This is the automated ALUG IRC meeting reminder sent to remind you that there is an IRC meeting tonight (Monday) at 8.00pm. The meeting takes place on the irc server irc.alug.org.uk in the #alug channel. Most IRC clients should allow you to get there with the commands "/server irc.alug.org.uk" and "/join #alug". Popular IRC clients include tkirc, bitchx, xchat and EPIC on Unix, and Mirc under windows. Here are some links to help you get started with irc. Unix http://www.xchat.org/ http://freshmeat.net/ http://www.epicsol.org/ Windows http://www.mirc.com (loads of help with irc for newbies!)

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[Alug]syleham
by jenny 18 May '03

18 May '03

Hullo, still intending to come to Syleham but will be pretty late. Jen

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[Alug]Network Cables
by Jamie French 18 May '03

18 May '03

Hi Guys, Hope this OK, I have about 110 1m > 1.5m CAT5 patch cables all branded Alcatel up for grabs. They have been used, though in good condition. Basically name your price and buyer collects. I have some more goodies later on :) Take Care, Jamie

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[Alug]Norwich evening meeting for June
by Syd Hancock 17 May '03

17 May '03

Preliminary announcement: I am suggesting that the Norwich evening meets take place regularly on the third thursday of each month at 8pm. Therefore, the next meet would be on June 19th. I am going to try and find a venue where we can set up gear as well as be comfortable and get coffee, beer etc (such as the British Legion Hall - but there may be somewhere more central). If not then the Forum will be OK I think. Any comments? Syd

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[Alug]Samba problem .. any gurus out there?
by Tony Dietrich 17 May '03

17 May '03

I've just used webmin to set up a Samba share to test some users' MSWin98 machines that need to be able to use a server share The server seems to start normally, but .... 1/ When running (on the same machine as the Samba server) [root@***** samba]# smbclient -L server -W TRANSOFT -N added interface ip=192.168.0.1 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 session setup failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE 2/ Any attempt to connect to the Samba server by mapping a drive(f: => \\gate\homes ) on the Win98 machine from Network Neighbourhood results in an Error 'Invalid Password'...... All systems running Win98 are set to the same workgroup, normal network connectivity is fine, the Samba server is set to the *same* workgroup, and shares on the network can actually see each other ... just not the server shares. -- Tony Dietrich Transoft Computer Consultants 07769710115

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[Alug]Internet connection sharing
by Ben Francis 17 May '03

17 May '03

I have a redhat box here at home with no XWindows running. When I installed redhat it could pretty much automatically connect to my dialup internet connection through my Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing across my home LAN as soon as I plugged it into my hub, I don't know how it does this. I mainly use the box to ssh coonect to other linux shells across the internet. However, about 1 in 3 boots on the redhat box result in the message "Temporary failure in name resolution" when I attempt to ssh connect. The only way I've been able to find to get it to see the internet is to reboot it. Surely there' must be an easy way of showing it where the internet connection is without having to reboot! I would set up the internet dialup on the linux box and connect the three XP boxes in the house to it, but I only have a winmodem and as I'm hopefully getting broadband soon it's not really worth the hastle. While I mention broadband, a slightly off topic question. My local telphone exchange gets ADSL enabled on June 4th but in a couple of months a local company starts "trials" of WiFi internet access based on 802.11g with at least a 10 meg connection for around the same price as ADSL! Do you think I should go for ADSL or wait and risk connecting to the fast, but new service which could be unreliable? I'd like to get a short term ADSL contract until I see how the service pans out, but I can't afford the hardware for both as I want to use a router or an access point for my network, not an ADSL "modem" or Wireless Card. What do you think? Regards Ben Francis

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