I would like to know if there is some one who has got a good isp. It may not be the best but has good customer care. Please any recommendations would be great.
Thanks stephen On 10/14/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Send LUG mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LUG digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: ntop (Mike Barnard) > 2. Re: ntop (Chris Wilson) > 3. Re: netbeans (Patrick Okui) > 4. Re: ntop (Patrick Okui) > 5. Re: netbeans (Reinier Battenberg) > 6. Re: ntop (joseph mpora) > 7. Re: netbeans (roy mukasa) > 8. Re: ntop (Okello Baldwin) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:02:22 +0300 > From: Mike Barnard <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] ntop > To: Linux Users Group Uganda <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 1:38 PM, roy mukasa <[email protected]> wrote: > >> hey guys i have ntop on a windows based network being run by a linux >> firewall and i was just wondering that while using ntop you can see >> how much bandwidth each computer on your network is using. now i case >> i realise that someone is using high bandwidth and i want to stop his >> download say, is there a way i can do it remotely without me actually >> going to him and stopping the download myself supposing am at a remote >> location? >> >> > there is a tool i used for this a few months back... pfsense... you can, if > you want, have firewall rules that will not block the user from the network, > but will allow him a given amount of bandwidth to use. For example, you > could assign this user an uplink of 12kbps and a downlink of 64kbps. This > will ensure that he will still work, and if he chooses to download, he will > choke his own usage and not the rest of the guys... > > > > -- > Mike > > Of course, you might discount this possibility, but remember that one in > a million chances happen 99% of the time. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://orion.kym.net/pipermail/lug/attachments/20091014/aaa3c3eb/attachment.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:02:22 +0100 (BST) > From: Chris Wilson <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] ntop > To: Linux Users Group Uganda <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > > <alpine.deb.1.00.0910141201330.21...@fen-ndiyo2.fen.aptivate.org.fen.aptivate.org> > > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > Hi Roy, > > On Wed, 14 Oct 2009, roy mukasa wrote: > >> hey guys i have ntop on a windows based network being run by a linux >> firewall and i was just wondering that while using ntop you can see >> how much bandwidth each computer on your network is using. now i case >> i realise that someone is using high bandwidth and i want to stop his >> download say, is there a way i can do it remotely without me actually >> going to him and stopping the download myself supposing am at a remote >> location? > > ssh <ntop-host> > iptables -I FORWARD -s <offender> -j DROP > iptables -I FORWARD -d <offender> -j DROP > > Cheers, Chris. > -- > Aptivate | http://www.aptivate.org | Phone: +44 1223 760887 > The Humanitarian Centre, Fenner's, Gresham Road, Cambridge CB1 2ES > > Aptivate is a not-for-profit company registered in England and Wales > with company number 04980791. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:06:20 +0300 > From: Patrick Okui <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] netbeans > To: Linux Users Group Uganda <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > > On Oct 14, 2009, at 1:41 PM, roy mukasa wrote: > >> does anyone have netbeans software at MUK or does anyone have an idea >> of how to install it or any other alternative programming software >> that i can use for my SUSE 11.1 am really stack here....help > > http://lmgtfy.com/?q=netbeans+install+suse&l=1 > > -- > patrick > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:26:02 +0300 > From: Patrick Okui <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] ntop > To: Linux Users Group Uganda <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > > On Oct 14, 2009, at 2:02 PM, Chris Wilson wrote: > >> Hi Roy, >> >> On Wed, 14 Oct 2009, roy mukasa wrote: >> >>> hey guys i have ntop on a windows based network being run by a linux >>> firewall and i was just wondering that while using ntop you can see >>> how much bandwidth each computer on your network is using. now i case >>> i realise that someone is using high bandwidth and i want to stop his >>> download say, is there a way i can do it remotely without me actually >>> going to him and stopping the download myself supposing am at a >>> remote >>> location? >> >> ssh <ntop-host> >> iptables -I FORWARD -s <offender> -j DROP >> iptables -I FORWARD -d <offender> -j DROP >> > > There's also "route add -host <offender> reject" which is closer to > what Mark suggested but a firewall rule will be less astonishing to > anyone else who looks at that box. > > -- > patrick > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:40:42 +0300 > From: Reinier Battenberg <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] netbeans > To: Linux Users Group Uganda <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi, > > I got a copy of eclipse that I could upload to our server. from Makerere, > that > would be rather fast to download then. I dont know about netbeans, but > eclipse you can just unzip and run, which might be possible from your > homefolder (if you dont have admin rights on the system) > > linux-eclipse only, btw. Let me know if you are insterested. > > rgds, > > Reinier Battenberg > Director > Mountbatten Ltd. > +256 782 801 749 > www.mountbatten.net > > Be a professional website builder: www.easysites.ug > > > On Wednesday 14 October 2009 14:06:20 Patrick Okui wrote: >> On Oct 14, 2009, at 1:41 PM, roy mukasa wrote: >> > does anyone have netbeans software at MUK or does anyone have an idea >> > of how to install it or any other alternative programming software >> > that i can use for my SUSE 11.1 am really stack here....help >> >> http://lmgtfy.com/?q=netbeans+install+suse&l=1 >> >> -- >> patrick >> _______________________________________________ >> LUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any >> way. --------------------------------------- > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:51:30 +0300 > From: joseph mpora <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] ntop > To: Linux Users Group Uganda <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Can you give us more information on the 'firewall', is it running a > standard distro (ubuntu, fedora, suse, ..) or one that's dedicated for > the job (pfsense, ipcop, moonwall,..) > > If you intend to just limit the user to a specific bandwidth on a > standard distro, install squid and use its delay pools feature. > > Using a distro built for firewall duty will make your administration > easier as everything is already laid out for you. I highly recommend > pfsense in this regard. > > Joseph > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 1:38 PM, roy mukasa <[email protected]> wrote: >> hey guys i have ntop on a windows based network being run by a linux >> firewall and i was just wondering that while using ntop you can see >> how much bandwidth each computer on your network is using. now i case >> i realise that someone is using high bandwidth and i want to stop his >> download say, is there a way i can do it remotely without me actually >> going to him and stopping the download myself supposing am at a remote >> location? >> >> -- >> Roy Mukasa >> MUK FCIT >> +256774291110 >> _______________________________________________ >> LUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any >> way. >> --------------------------------------- >> >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:26:20 +0300 > From: roy mukasa <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] netbeans > To: Linux Users Group Uganda <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > yes i am interested. as long as its a prog tool and i can write any > code of whatever prrrrrrrogramming language. so are you always at MUK? > am in FCIT 1st year. where can we meet so i can get it from you? > > 2009/10/14 Reinier Battenberg <[email protected]>: >> Hi, >> >> I got a copy of eclipse that I could upload to our server. from Makerere, >> that >> would be rather fast to download then. I dont know about netbeans, but >> eclipse you can just unzip and run, which might be possible from your >> homefolder (if you dont have admin rights on the system) >> >> linux-eclipse only, btw. Let me know if you are insterested. >> >> rgds, >> >> Reinier Battenberg >> Director >> Mountbatten Ltd. >> +256 782 801 749 >> www.mountbatten.net >> >> Be a professional website builder: www.easysites.ug >> >> >> On Wednesday 14 October 2009 14:06:20 Patrick Okui wrote: >>> On Oct 14, 2009, at 1:41 PM, roy mukasa wrote: >>> > does anyone have netbeans software at MUK or does anyone have an idea >>> > of how to install it or any other alternative programming software >>> > that i can use for my SUSE 11.1 am really stack here....help >>> >>> http://lmgtfy.com/?q=netbeans+install+suse&l=1 >>> >>> -- >>> patrick >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LUG mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>> %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>> >>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>> attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any >>> way. --------------------------------------- >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any >> way. >> --------------------------------------- >> >> > > > > -- > Roy Mukasa > MUK FCIT > +256774291110 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:50:02 +0300 > From: Okello Baldwin <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] ntop > To: Linux Users Group Uganda <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Roy > > You can also have a look at IPCOP (http://www.ipcop.org). Its open source :) > and very robust! I set it up for our dear folks ar Malaria Consortium who > were having issues with bandwidth to their ISP (MTN) to Bit torrents, name > it. Its now three months after i installed it and they have never called me, > and am still counting. It has got squid and other important open source > software resources, Its web based interface is a plus. > > Give it a shot! > > Kind regards > Baldwin > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 2:51 PM, joseph mpora <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Can you give us more information on the 'firewall', is it running a >> standard distro (ubuntu, fedora, suse, ..) or one that's dedicated for >> the job (pfsense, ipcop, moonwall,..) >> >> If you intend to just limit the user to a specific bandwidth on a >> standard distro, install squid and use its delay pools feature. >> >> Using a distro built for firewall duty will make your administration >> easier as everything is already laid out for you. I highly recommend >> pfsense in this regard. >> >> Joseph >> >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 1:38 PM, roy mukasa <[email protected]> wrote: >> > hey guys i have ntop on a windows based network being run by a linux >> > firewall and i was just wondering that while using ntop you can see >> > how much bandwidth each computer on your network is using. now i case >> > i realise that someone is using high bandwidth and i want to stop his >> > download say, is there a way i can do it remotely without me actually >> > going to him and stopping the download myself supposing am at a remote >> > location? >> > >> > -- >> > Roy Mukasa >> > MUK FCIT >> > +256774291110 >> > _______________________________________________ >> > LUG mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> > >> > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). 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