Re: [Dorset] dorset Digest, Vol 358, Issue 5
On 10/11/10 23:38, dorset-requ...@mailman.lug.org.uk wrote: Wireshark also does a display like that shown for Etherape. I shall look into that feature. So - I take it you were writing Network analysis tools for X.25 at Plessey while I was working on the network management software for the 2500 Packet switch range? Didn't we have an Atlantic Research box or a Tektronix box that also did that? Peter M. I did the conformance testing software for the Ptarmigan project at Plessey Christchurch. It resided on the Tekelec Chameleon TE32 (where I grew familiar with 'vi'). Also did some assembler TSRs for PCs (in DOS), some analysis tools for Project Wavell using Symicron hardware. Any equipment which connected to Ptarmigan had to be tested against my software. Brian M. -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Use of Visual Basic
I've pretty much stopped using it now, but a couple of years ago, while still in Bridport, I had a bit of success with simple VB using Sun's version of OpenOffice. This was generally embedded scripts in Excel documents that I was opening in OpenOffice. There is a compatibility layer built into the ooBasic script interpreter that OpenOffice uses, and I believe it was made standard (and enabled by default) in one of the 2.x versions, and was always built into the go-oo release. I should say I haven't tried it with any really complex scripts, and generally now anything I need a user interface or significant scripting for I do elsewhere... ooBasic is also very functional, and the syntax is very similar to VB, so it wouldn't have a huge learning curve. Unfortunately, when I was trying to use it the documentation seemed to expect that you were already an expert. Marti On 11 November 2010 02:02, Dan Dart dand...@googlemail.com wrote: Tried Gambas? It's a VB like language. I too missed VB, but as it's so dead and not as powerful as FLOSS languages (had a look at Qt Creator or pyGTK?) I wouldn't go back. -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Use of Visual Basic
On 11/11/10 14:14, Charles B. Upton wrote: On 11/11/10 14:38, Martin Settle wrote: I've pretty much stopped using it now, but a couple of years ago, while still in Bridport, I had a bit of success with simple VB using Sun's version of OpenOffice. This was generally embedded scripts in Excel documents that I was opening in OpenOffice. There is a compatibility layer built into the ooBasic script interpreter that OpenOffice uses, and I believe it was made standard (and enabled by default) in one of the 2.x versions, and was always built into the go-oo release. I should say I haven't tried it with any really complex scripts, and generally now anything I need a user interface or significant scripting for I do elsewhere... ooBasic is also very functional, and the syntax is very similar to VB, so it wouldn't have a huge learning curve. Unfortunately, when I was trying to use it the documentation seemed to expect that you were already an expert. Marti On 11 November 2010 02:02, Dan Dartdand...@googlemail.com wrote: Tried Gambas? It's a VB like language. I too missed VB, but as it's so dead and not as powerful as FLOSS languages (had a look at Qt Creator or pyGTK?) I wouldn't go back. -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue I remember a Linux Format article on converting VB macros to Open Office. I'll see if I can dig it out. I have dabbled with Gambas connecting to MySQl - to test out ideas when travelling - (on a Netbook) to incorporate into a suite being developed at home (Gtk %C). It was as straightforward as I remember VB being. See You -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue I have just tracked down the article - it should be in the archives :LXF84 Oct 2006 Page 88 'OOo Basic: USe VBA macros' Part 5: Mark Bain shows you how to bring Excel VBA macros into OO See You -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Possible Bournemouth Meeting place
I'll ask when I am next there on thursday. Peter I asked at the Student Union today, and anyone can go and use the student union pub. There are two rooms - Dylans and a small offshoot called the Loft. If you want to book the room for a private meeting, it costs, but then you have exclusive use of the room. If the bar in the Loft is not manned, then you pop into Dylans to get your drinks. Food available until mid-evening - I don't think these students like late nights. The Loft is quieter than Dylans, and sometimes they don't even pipe the music/noise in. As long as the room isn't booked for something else, it could be a runner. And Plenty of free parking in the evening. Cheers, Peter -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Network analysis tools
You can do some really cool stuff with http://www.backtrack-linux.org/. It provides all sorts of tools for network analysis, although some of the tools are quite scary! at what they can do. I did a project at university on dsniff password sniffer - sat that on my home network plugged into the uplink port on the router was v. scary. My dissertation was extending Snort (intrusion/detection) with Perl! Alex On 10 November 2010 20:01, Peter Merchant madsmad...@netscape.net wrote: On Wed, 2010-11-10 at 16:04 +, Brian Masterman wrote: Hi all, I don't know what anyone has said up to now about network analysis, but I have only just discovered 'etherape' and just needed to rave about it. I used to write network analysis tools for X25 when I worked for Plessey and always planned to write something like this but never got round to it. Brian Masterman -- As was mentioned, Wireshark was/is a tremendous tool and all the better for being free. I could never have afforded enough copies of a tool for a student lab. One of the tools that we had was $25,000 in the full version! Wireshark also does a display like that shown for Etherape. So - I take it you were writing Network analysis tools for X.25 at Plessey while I was working on the network management software for the 2500 Packet switch range? Didn't we have an Atlantic Research box or a Tektronix box that also did that? Peter M. -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
