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Re: Using NTL Broadband with Linux (Ian Douglas)
by David Howe 03 Aug '02

03 Aug '02

> It might be worth digging a bit deeper into the > 'contract' > The reason why they dont like you to use Linux is > becaus Linux tends to use Masquerading rather than the > Proxy that is common with W$. NO, accoring to the Telewest Blueyonder installer (who was a cool techy not just a jobsworth) that installed mine its because Microsoft own 26% of NTL and therefore just "don't support" Linux. http://www.xciv.org/byhsi/ is a handy link too >> I think the sales rep said they currently recommend "Terayon TeraJet >> 21= > 0" >> cable modems. NTL provide you with a Motorola Surfboard cable modem - this is a good thing if you're technically minded becuase there are plenty of resources on the net to tell you how to get a little more than you're paying for out of your modem (I know a 15 year old kid in Essex on NTL getting 2GB) but of course this is not something I would condone ;) I myself have Telewest Blueyonder connected to an old piece of junk 133MHz Intel running as a smoothwall router www.smoothwall.org - I let the installer set up on a pc with windows on it then transferred the NIC to the crappy box and installed smoothwall to maintain the MAC address. Best regards, Dave

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24/7 dialup access
by Ashley 03 Aug '02

03 Aug '02

I have at last decided to change from metered dialup access to unmetered. Can anyone recommend a good isp with reliable connection, no engaged tones, etc. I'm using pipex atm, which have given me very few problems, but with the problems of their parent company Worldcom... -- Ashley T. Howes Ph.D. http://www.ashleyhowes.com "When all the animals of this world are gone, man will die of loneliness"

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Re: [Alug] Using NTL Broadband with Linux
by Laurie Brown 03 Aug '02

03 Aug '02

Ian Douglas wrote: > > I currently have a spare hard disk with windoze already installed on it > which I can temporarily put in the firewall PC for the registration process. That'll work... It will make things simpler. > I think the sales rep said they currently recommend "Terayon TeraJet 210" > cable modems. I know nothing about those. You'd better be sure they do RJ45! > Found the DHCP Mini-HowTo. Will print it out and start reading it later > today. DHCP is easy, frankly. The firewall needs to run dhcpcd (the client) to talk to NTL. My IP address has only changed once in more than a year. One of the good things about dhcpcd is it polls NTL every 3 hours and renews the lease so it never expires. > The NTL sales rep eagerly rang back last night, still as clueless as before, > but this time he offered me free installation if I signed up there and then > so I went ahead and booked it up for 14 August. From what I could gather > all the engineer will do is install a cable modem socket, give me a list of > companies from whom I can obtain a modem, then disappear out of the door. > If I want him to bring a modem with him and setup my PC for me (Windoze PCs > only) then there is a £50 installation charge. I chose the D.I.Y route. I rent my CM from NTL, a decision made because I knew that new models were being deployed in some places and I wanted a free upgrade. I got a new one! The engineers were very helpful, put the cable end where I wanted it, made me up an extra long cable for inside, and dropped off the CM. I did the rest. It isn't worth £50! > Thanks for all your help and advice Laurie, My pleasure. I wish I had more time to help more. I'm in Ipswich, BTW. Cheers, Laurie. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurie Brown laurie(a)brownowl.com PGP key at http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [Alug] Getting programs to run
by Ricardo Campos 03 Aug '02

03 Aug '02

> Where do I > go searching for these missing files? Heh, I'm SO glad I use a non-rpm based distro. try freshrpms.net and www.rpmfind.net Or use the mandrake package manager. Remember u can add internet sites as sources to it. Ricardo -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Getting programs to run
by Kelly Ash 02 Aug '02

02 Aug '02

I've loaded a program on here from a CD and was using KDE. Although it showed up in my packages I can't figure out how to get it to run! I was going to try 'run' but I'm not sure what to type in. I tried just the name of the program but that didn't work. I'm using Gnome more and more, think I like it better, and Gnome shows an icon for the program but when I click on it nothing happens. What've I done or not done properly? Also, when you're installing a program and it states you need other files, does that mean for certain that they aren't on here? Where do I go searching for these missing files? Thanks, moving along in baby steps *g* Kelly

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Choice of E-mail Clients + Stuff
by Keith Watson 02 Aug '02

02 Aug '02

Canon S400 printer now works a treat. The combination of Gimp-Print + CUPS + espgs will cope with an amazing list of different printers (espgs is a specially tweaked version of ghostscript that 'knows' about CUPS and Gimp-Print supplies all the printer definitions). More good news after visiting www.linmodems.org I discovered that the chipset in my internal modem card (not a 'proper' modem but a so-called winmodem) is one that has a set of Linux drivers available (I have the Lucent chipset see http://www.heby.de/ltmodem). After studying the Linmodem, Modem and PPP howto's, I installed PPP and the drivers plus the Gnome PPP application and applet and (after an initial bit of hassle with PAP) it now all works a treat!! I was able to happily dial into my ISP and browse the web with Opera. :o) :o) :o) Interestingly I think web browsing seems faster under GNU/Linux than it is under Windows(2K). Perhaps there's just less OS overhead getting in the way?. Now the questions; 1) What security precautions should I be taking now I can connect to the internet? Can anyone recommend some useful resources I should study? Any basic initial measures I should take? 2) Is it worth reviewing the PPP and IP setups with a view to optimising the modem performance? or are any improvements likely to be marginal? 3) Can anyone recommend some mail clients that work with Gnome? There seem to be loads on Sourceforge and Freshmeat. Some guidance with narrowing down the list would be most helpful. 4) I'd also like to migrate my existing M$ Outlook mailbox over to the new client. Has anyone ever done this? Is it possible? Regards, Keith ____________ The little things in life are as interesting as the big ones. Henry David Thoreau

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Re: lists.alug.org.uk mailing list memberships reminder
by Ian Douglas 01 Aug '02

01 Aug '02

On Thursday, August 01, 2002 6:54 AM, <mailman-owner(a)lists.blackcatnetworks.co.uk> wrote: <snip> > If you have questions, problems, comments, etc, send them to > mailman-owner(a)lists.blackcatnetworks.co.uk. Thanks! </snip> blackcatnetworks ??? Ian.

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Re: Using NTL Broadband with Linux
by tom potts 01 Aug '02

01 Aug '02

It might be worth digging a bit deeper into the 'contract' The reason why they dont like you to use Linux is becaus Linux tends to use Masquerading rather than the Proxy that is common with W$. With Proxy they can tell how many PC's you are using on the inside at any time. Its not so easy with Linux routing/firewall so you may actually be in breach of their T&C's using it and you may be cut off as a result! That may be 'urban paranoia' but, as Laurie said, they all seem to insist on w$ on the inside. This may be due to the fact the sales staff are taps but with consume.net ramping up I think not. Can anybody get copies of the contracts for these things - they're not easy to find online? Tom __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com

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DVD Hardware Decoders
by Daniel Simpleman 31 Jul '02

31 Jul '02

I have a P821 DVD Decoder card which is based on the ALI M3309 chipset and I was wondering if its compatible for linux its old (1999) and they dont make anymore drivers for it. They did not even make any linux drivers. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com

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Using NTL Broadband with Linux
by Ian Douglas 31 Jul '02

31 Jul '02

Are there any ALUG members on the list who have their Linux network connected to the internet via NTL Broadband? An NTL sales rep rang me last night trying to get me to sign up for their broadband service. Unfortunately I think he was just reading a pre-prepared script as he was unable to answer many technical questions. In particular he was adamant that their cable modem box needed to be connected to a PC running Windows 98 or higher (*NOT* Linux). Has anyone managed to get round this as I would prefer my firewall (the PC on my network which will actually be connected to the NTL box) to continue to be Linux based rather trying to find a Windows based solution. Ian.

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