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Job Advert(!)
by Martyn Drake 28 Sep '00

28 Sep '00

Hi folks, Not sure whether anybody would ever be remotely interested in this, but if any of you guys want a career in the ISP industry, you might want to consider moving to London :) The position is currently based in Greenwich, but will move to Docklands before the end of the year. If anybody is interested, just drop me a note. The two positions available are:- SENIOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR - Network and UNIX Administration ============================================================= A permanent vacancy has arisen for a Senior System Administrator to work as part of our Systems Administration Department. The Successful candidate must have experience of working in a project-based environment, Internet experience and skills in two or more of the following disciplines is required: Essential ========= Experience of working in an ISP environment Excellent Solaris knowledge. Strong TCP/IP and related protocols (e.g. HTTP, SMTP, DNS, TCP/IP routing and routers. The role will also entail documentation of all procedures. Routing protocols (OSPF / BGP4 / RIP) ISP experience. Shell scripting Perl UNIX security Good knowledge of LINUX. Debian. Preferred ========= NT Systems Administration including IIS and SQL System monitoring software (i.e. mon) Large backup solutions Clustering solutions Network redundancy The successful candidate will show a great willing to learn, someone who can work well under pressure and that is flexible and reliable. They must be well organised and able to work on their own and in a team, but always with the team in mind. They must also show an extremely high degree of responsibility at all times although a good sense of humour is a must. There will be future opportunities to obtain more in-depth knowledge of the above. SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR - Network and UNIX Administration ====================================================== A permanent vacancy has arisen for a System Administrator to work as part of our Systems Administration Department. The Successful candidate must have experience of working in a project-based environment, Internet experience and skills in two or more of the following disciplines is required: Essential ========= Excellent Solaris knowledge. Strong TCP/IP and related protocols (e.g. HTTP, SMTP, DNS, TCP/IP routing and routers. The role will also entail documentation of all procedures. Preferred ========= Routing protocols (OSPF / BGP4 / RIP) ISP experience. Shell scripting Perl UNIX security Good knowledge of LINUX. Debian. Advantageous ============ NT Systems Administration including IIS and SQL System Monitoring Software (i.e. mon) Large backup solutions Clustering solutions Network redundancy The successful candidate will show a great willing to learn, someone who can work well under pressure and that is flexible and reliable. They must be very responsible, well organised and able to work on their own and in a team with the minimum of supervision. ISP working experience and good sense of humour is a definite advantage. There will be future opportunities to obtain more in-depth knowledge of the above. -- Martyn Drake | Telephone +44(0)208 293 7000 Systems Administrator | Fax +44(0)208 293 6000 ISION Internet, plc | Mobile +44(0)797 416 9292 Greenwich, United Kingdom | Web http://www.ision.net.uk

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Reminder: Weekly IRC chat
by John Woodard 17 Sep '00

17 Sep '00

Don't forget the weekly ALUG chat on eu.openprojects.net port 8001 tomorrow Mon 18 at 8:00pm. Very poor turnout last week so the chat didn't really get off the ground. Possible topics this week; the web site (again), next meeting, promotion of the group etc. Cheers, BJ

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Someone out there working for Zeus?
by Wilkinson, Mark 14 Sep '00

14 Sep '00

Hi, Who is it on the list that works for Zeus? Cheers. Mark W.

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IRC Meet // was Re: [Alug] Book Bonanza
by MJ Ray 12 Sep '00

12 Sep '00

Adam Bower <abower(a)zeus.com> writes: > Also I missed the Irc meet last night again, did anything interesting get > said? any log available? Unfortunately, the screwy fuel situation indirectly lead to me missing the meeting again, too. Sorry all. -- MJR

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Book Bonanza
by Andrew Savory 12 Sep '00

12 Sep '00

Ok, perhaps an exaggeration, but I've just received a mammoth tome, "Linux IP Stacks Commentary" as a free gift from CoriolisOpen Press. It's basically 500 pages of IP stack code printed out, with another 200 of discussion at the back. The discussion seems to be quite interesting and entertaining, but the whole thing is based around 2.0.36. I don't know how much the IP stack has changed since then, but there is no mention of IPv6, for example. Anyway.... the book is here, if you're interested in reading it, let me know before the next ALUG and I'll make sure it's there. If you want more info on Coriolis books, see www.coriolis.com . Andrew. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A.Savory at uea.ac.uk All views are my own - who else would want them? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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linux.nl (fwd)
by Andrew Savory 12 Sep '00

12 Sep '00

Anyone? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 22:01:08 +0200 From: "sh505727(a)12move.nl" <fem.vander.voort(a)12move.nl> To: njl(a)tigatech.co.uk, info(a)anglian.lug.org.uk Subject: linux.nl My name is Frans and I am also a linux user. Are in your linux user group people, who would like to Email a little with a Dutch linux user? Suse 6.4 KDE Tcl Tk Frans van der Voort

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RE: [Alug] Linux (fwd)
by Wilkinson, Mark 11 Sep '00

11 Sep '00

Hi, Personally, I'd go for one of the major distributions to start with.. RedHat Debian SuSe These distributions can be downloaded. I've always used commercially-produced CDs (ie Boxed) to do installs. FWIW Mark Wilkinson. > -----Original Message----- > From: alug-admin(a)stu.uea.ac.uk [mailto:alug-admin@stu.uea.ac.uk]On > Behalf Of Andrew Savory > Sent: 11 September 2000 09:55 > To: alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk > Subject: [Alug] Linux (fwd) > > > > Anyone care to help? > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 09:51:15 +0100 > From: "Nikel, Martin" <Martin.Nikel(a)pbh-tr.anglox.nhs.uk> > To: "'info(a)anglian.lug.org.uk'" <info(a)anglian.lug.org.uk> > Subject: Linux > > Whats your reccommended way to get into Linux. I am quite an > 'open' person, > but during my workplacement here at this hospital, I have > been bombarded, > and forced to learn Microsoft Products. While at Uni in my > first two years, > I learned the concept of Unix style systems, and the > importance of Open > Source. > > Where can I get started on Linux/Apache/MySQL etc? I have a > PC I am willing > to format, and stick Linux on. Where do I get the disks? > Whats the best > flavour of Linux? > > Any comments would be appriciated! > > Martin Nikel > Web Support & Development Officer > Peterborough Hospitals NHS Trust > 3 Thorpe Rd, Peterborough, PE3 6DA > Tel: 01733 874925 or 2570 int (2670 ECH) > Fax: 01733 875700 > "Unless expressly stated otherwise, the contents of this message > represent only the views of the sender as expressed only to > the intended > recipient, do not commit Peterborough Hospitals Trust (PHT) to any > course of action and are not intended to impose any legal obligation > upon PHT." > > > > _______________________________________________ > alug, the Anglian Linux User Group list > Email: alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk > http://rabbit.stu.uea.ac.uk/cgi-bin/listinfo/alug > See the website for instructions on digest or unsub! >

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Linux (fwd)
by Andrew Savory 11 Sep '00

11 Sep '00

Anyone care to help? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 09:51:15 +0100 From: "Nikel, Martin" <Martin.Nikel(a)pbh-tr.anglox.nhs.uk> To: "'info(a)anglian.lug.org.uk'" <info(a)anglian.lug.org.uk> Subject: Linux Whats your reccommended way to get into Linux. I am quite an 'open' person, but during my workplacement here at this hospital, I have been bombarded, and forced to learn Microsoft Products. While at Uni in my first two years, I learned the concept of Unix style systems, and the importance of Open Source. Where can I get started on Linux/Apache/MySQL etc? I have a PC I am willing to format, and stick Linux on. Where do I get the disks? Whats the best flavour of Linux? Any comments would be appriciated! Martin Nikel Web Support & Development Officer Peterborough Hospitals NHS Trust 3 Thorpe Rd, Peterborough, PE3 6DA Tel: 01733 874925 or 2570 int (2670 ECH) Fax: 01733 875700 "Unless expressly stated otherwise, the contents of this message represent only the views of the sender as expressed only to the intended recipient, do not commit Peterborough Hospitals Trust (PHT) to any course of action and are not intended to impose any legal obligation upon PHT."

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Re: [Alug] Could anyone help with a sound recording problem?
by MJ Ray 10 Sep '00

10 Sep '00

Barry Samuels <barry(a)datamansys.co.uk> writes: > I am running Debian 2.2, kernel 2.2.17pre6 and a SoundBlaster > Live using the Creative/Emu module. 2.2.17 release is out. Check the Changelog (via kernelnotes, whose URL escapes me) to see if there were changes to that. > Anyone want a recording of silence? I had a similar problem when originally using an ALSA driver (from www.alsa-project.org) but the files were actually only the 44 byte WAV headers. How big are your files? Have you started a mixer and selected the microphone as the capture source? And the recording volume is up? Can you record from any other sources your card may have (eg line in)? -- MJR

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Could anyone help with a sound recording problem?
by Barry Samuels 10 Sep '00

10 Sep '00

I am running Debian 2.2, kernel 2.2.17pre6 and a SoundBlaster Live using the Creative/Emu module. Try as I might I cannot record anything! When I say I cannot record I mean that, although I can create a file by using something like Gramofile, Sound-recorder or KRecord, when it is played back it produces silence (not a scientifically accurate statement)! If I boot the machine into Windows 95 (shudder!!!) I can record and playback successfully and I can play the recorded .wav file back using Linux. The recorded file produced by Linux also produces silence under windows. I have tried recording as a user and as root - no difference. /dev/dsp has rw permission for owner and group. Anyone want a recording of silence? Barry Samuels

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