Re: FreeBSD Security in Multiuser Environments

2012-04-02 Thread Ian Smith
In freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 408, Issue 10, Message: 5 On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:05:00 +0700 Erich Dollansky erichfreebsdl...@ovitrap.com wrote: On Saturday 31 March 2012 20:26:14 Julian H. Stacey wrote: [..] Da Rock wrote: On 03/31/12 17:46, Julian H. Stacey wrote: [..]

Re: Printer recommendation please

2012-04-02 Thread perryh
Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote: On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:01:43 -0700, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: I personally don't trust wireless, because it's well nigh impossible to truly secure it. In that case, one should also pay attention to secure the printer. Wait - secure the printer? What

Re: FreeBSD Security in Multiuser Environments

2012-04-02 Thread Da Rock
On 04/02/12 17:48, Ian Smith wrote: In freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 408, Issue 10, Message: 5 On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:05:00 +0700 Erich Dollanskyerichfreebsdl...@ovitrap.com wrote: On Saturday 31 March 2012 20:26:14 Julian H. Stacey wrote: [..] Da Rock wrote: On 03/31/12

Re: Printer recommendation please

2012-04-02 Thread Da Rock
On 04/03/12 01:09, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: Polytroponfree...@edvax.de wrote: On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:01:43 -0700, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: I personally don't trust wireless, because it's well nigh impossible to truly secure it. In that case, one should also pay attention to secure

Re: Printer recommendation please

2012-04-02 Thread Jerry
On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:09:07 -0700 per...@pluto.rain.com articulated: Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote: On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:01:43 -0700, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: I personally don't trust wireless, because it's well nigh impossible to truly secure it. In that case, one

Re: Printer recommendation please

2012-04-02 Thread Polytropon
On Mon, 2 Apr 2012 07:33:03 -0400, Jerry wrote: Obviously you are not aware of the latest trend towards the movement to standardize PDF as the standard print format. I would recommend you start by reading the documentation located at:

Re: Access to Time Warner cable network

2012-04-02 Thread Dave
On 1 Apr 2012 at 10:21, Erich Dollansky wrote: Hi, On Sunday 01 April 2012 08:57:00 Da Rock wrote: Did they come to your location and run a test to their equipment? My neighbor had a recent cable outage of an existing cable on our block that was too low and a moving van hit it.

Re: Access to Time Warner cable network

2012-04-02 Thread Dave
On 1 Apr 2012 at 19:05, Jerry wrote: On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:50:42 +1000 Da Rock articulated: Given that the other tech in question asked me to help him, and he is a Winblows nut like yourself, I think this premise can be dismissed out of hand. I won't even bother to qualify the rest, I

Re: Access to Time Warner cable network

2012-04-02 Thread RW
On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:18:19 +0100 Dave wrote: fbsd8 How do you connect to your TW ISP? Just a Cable modem of some sort, or is there a Router involved somewhere? It makes a whole world of difference If you read the rest of the thread you'll see that that the problem was solved

Re: Access to Time Warner cable network

2012-04-02 Thread Roger B.A. Klorese
On Apr 2, 2012, at 7:32 AM, Dave d...@g8kbv.demon.co.uk wrote: On 1 Apr 2012 at 19:05, Jerry wrote: On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:50:42 +1000 Da Rock articulated: Given that the other tech in question asked me to help him, and he is a Winblows nut like yourself, I think this premise can be

Re: shutdown -p doesn't power-off USB

2012-04-02 Thread Mage
For me it's even worse. http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=29700 It occurs after the first world rebuilding and I can't solve it since months. And only occurs since 9.0 is out. 9 RC3 worked fine. However the fresh install from the 9.0 stable disk also works fine until building and

Re: Printer recommendation please

2012-04-02 Thread Peter A. Giessel
On 2012, Mar 30, at 11:17, Warren Block wrote: It should work with FreeBSD, certainly for text. For graphics output, Gutenprint doesn't have a setting specifically for the 6500, but one of the similar printers probably will work. Don't expect photo quality, color lasers have to do

Re: Please help me diagnose this crazy VMWare/FreeBSD 8.x crash

2012-04-02 Thread Doug Barton
On 03/30/2012 07:41, Joe Greco wrote: On 3/29/2012 7:01 AM, Joe Greco wrote: On 3/28/2012 1:59 PM, Mark Felder wrote: FreeBSD 8-STABLE, 8.3, and 9.0 are untested As much as I'm sensitive to your production requirements, realistically it's not likely that you'll get a helpful result without

Re: Please help me diagnose this crazy VMWare/FreeBSD 8.x crash

2012-04-02 Thread Joe Greco
On 03/30/2012 07:41, Joe Greco wrote: On 3/29/2012 7:01 AM, Joe Greco wrote: On 3/28/2012 1:59 PM, Mark Felder wrote: FreeBSD 8-STABLE, 8.3, and 9.0 are untested As much as I'm sensitive to your production requirements, realistically it's not likely that you'll get a helpful result

Re: Printer recommendation please

2012-04-02 Thread C. P. Ghost
On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Da Rock freebsd-questi...@herveybayaustralia.com.au wrote: On 04/01/12 19:29, Polytropon wrote: Firmware attacks! ROFL! Sorry my mind went to an interesting place with this one images of printers on spring break flashing their cartridges, opening flaps to

Re: fxp0 Link Going Up And Down

2012-04-02 Thread Mike Tancsa
On 4/1/2012 4:21 PM, Tim Daneliuk wrote: I am seeing this intermittently: Apr 1 14:48:36 host kernel: fxp0: link state changed to DOWN Apr 1 14:52:27 host kernel: fxp0: link state changed to UP There were some fixes to the fxp driver on ~ March 26th that fixed the NIC bouncing up and down

Re: fxp0 Link Going Up And Down

2012-04-02 Thread Tim Daneliuk
On 04/02/2012 03:52 PM, Mike Tancsa wrote: On 4/1/2012 4:21 PM, Tim Daneliuk wrote: I am seeing this intermittently: Apr 1 14:48:36 host kernel: fxp0: link state changed to DOWN Apr 1 14:52:27 host kernel: fxp0: link state changed to UP There were some fixes to the fxp driver on ~ March

Re: Please help me diagnose this crazy VMWare/FreeBSD 8.x crash

2012-04-02 Thread Doug Barton
On 4/2/2012 11:43 AM, Joe Greco wrote: As a user, you can't win. If you don't report a problem, you get criticized. If you report a problem but can't figure out how to reproduce it, you get criticized. If you can reproduce it but you don't submit a workaround, you get criticized. If you

Re: Please help me diagnose this crazy VMWare/FreeBSD 8.x crash

2012-04-02 Thread Joe Greco
On 4/2/2012 11:43 AM, Joe Greco wrote: As a user, you can't win. If you don't report a problem, you get criticized. If you report a problem but can't figure out how to reproduce it, you get criticized. If you can reproduce it but you don't submit a workaround, you get criticized. If

modem

2012-04-02 Thread tim smith
My us robotics serial modem worked without issue on previous freebsd versions. With 9, user ppp term, I get /dev/cuau0/ device failed to open Suggestions? Tim ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: modem

2012-04-02 Thread Erich Dollansky
Hi, On Tuesday 03 April 2012 06:49:55 tim smith wrote: My us robotics serial modem worked without issue on previous freebsd versions. With 9, user ppp term, I get /dev/cuau0/ device failed to open Suggestions? what does ls /dev say? Is the modem at least seen by FreeBSD? Erich