Re: I have a network problem with my hosts file :-(
On Sunday, Dec 12th 2004 at 21:35 -0500, quoth Fred: =>On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 18:19, Steven W. Orr wrote: =>... =>> => =>> =>BTW, dig would reference a DNS server, not a hosts file, AFAIK. =>> =>> This is interesting. I did not know this. =>> =>> Epilogue: =>> =>> I don't know why, but now it all works again. Obviously a sign from the =>> multiverse telling me I need to move to the next plane of existence. => =>Just guessing, but it may have to do with the "options ndots" setting in =>your /etc/resolv.conf file, which get overwritten frequently by your =>dhcp client if you are running one. => =>Make sure it is set thus: => =>options ndots:0 => Wow! I never heard of that one before but it sounds like that *could* have done it. Thanks. So this is the 2nd thing I've learned about this problem. The other is that dig or nslookup only goes through a dns server. Is there such a thing that tells me how the resolver decides which szource it got its answer from? -- Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like a banana. Stranger things have .0. happened but none stranger than this. Does your driver's license say Organ ..0 Donor?Black holes are where God divided by zero. Listen to me! We are all- 000 individuals! What if this weren't a hypothetical question? steveo at syslang.net ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
SLUG meeting with topic of XML 12/13 at 7pm in UNH Morse 301
The Topic is: XML what is it and how can it be useful The next meeting is Monday 12/13/2004 at 7pm in Morse Hall room 301. XML seems to be a common Web buzzword that isn't very well understood. Tonight's meeting will describe what it is, and give an some example uses. We'll also look a few free XML editors and why you might want to use them. A few more over the major XML buzzwords will be explained as well, for example: DTD, DOM, SAX, and XLT. If you have some XML experience be prepared to share it! ___ gnhlug-announce mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-announce ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: I have a network problem with my hosts file :-(
On Dec 13, 2004, at 10:16, Steven W. Orr wrote: dig or nslookup only goes through a dns server. Is there such a thing that tells me how the resolver decides which szource it got its answer from? This isn't exactly what you asked for but it may help - it's a script I wrote to help me resolve addresses for debugging. All it does it is call the unix system call 'gethostbyname', but that lets you look in /etc/hosts, nis, netinfo, etc. whereas dig, nslookup, host are just for DNS as you found. You can spend too much time on a problem only to find it's due to an old /etc/hosts entry you didn't notice. DAMHIKT. Usage: ./gethostbyname.pl hostname. -Bill --- start gethostbyname.pl --- #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use warnings FATAL => 'all'; use Socket; my $host = shift; my ($name,$aliases,$addrtype,$length,@addrs) = gethostbyname($host); print join ( ', ' , map( inet_ntoa($_), @addrs ) ) . "\n"; --- end gethostbyname.pl --- Bill McGonigle, Owner Work: 603.448.4440 BFC Computing, LLC Home: 603.448.1668 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: 603.252.2606 http://www.bfccomputing.com/Text: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: wpmcgonigleSkype: bill_mcgonigle ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: hot spot managment
I am working with a client of mine that owns a restaurant in Nashua he is looking to add a free hotpot to his restaurant but does not want people not in the restaurant using it You could try encasing the restaurant in lead.. This really is your only option. Even with directional antennas you're going to leak outside the building and people with directional antennas outside will probably be able to pick it up. One way, that is not totally secure is to force the patrions to use restaraunt supplied wifi cards and only let the mac address from those cards have access. You might want to look into signull's hotspot product. While it lets anybody connect, you still have to create a username and password to use the device so that at least allows an audit trail. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: hot spot managment
Travis Roy wrote: I am working with a client of mine that owns a restaurant in Nashua he is looking to add a free hotpot to his restaurant but does not want people not in the restaurant using it You could try encasing the restaurant in lead.. This really is your only option. Even with directional antennas you're going to leak outside the building and people with directional antennas outside will probably be able to pick it up. One way, that is not totally secure is to force the patrions to use restaraunt supplied wifi cards and only let the mac address from those cards have access. You might want to look into signull's hotspot product. While it lets anybody connect, you still have to create a username and password to use the device so that at least allows an audit trail. I would suggest doing this with a mixture of software/placement/settings... I'll explain... there are captive portal solutions out there that will require a person to log in the first time they connect... these could be tied into a ticketing or account system if you wanted. Place the hotspot(s) close to the center of the area you want to cover... and set them to only accept connections at a such a speed.. this will effectively limit the distance by which they can be reached. A laptop with wifi and something like Net Stumbler will help you map out signal that is leaking outside the building. For a captive portal and other wifi stuff... check out these resources: http://nocat.net/ http://socalfreenet.org/volunteer http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/ If placement is a problem... check out what some innovative people have done http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/h/352 Lots of places like to use cordless phones... I'd check with the neighboring businesses to see if they use 2.4G phones... if they do... encourage them to change to 900mhz or something else... those 2.4G phones can be really disruptive to wifi... as can microwave ovens. Jared ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: SLUG meeting with topic of XML 12/13 at 7pm in UNH Morse 301
On Dec 13, 2004, at 11:38 AM, Robert E. Anderson wrote: The Topic is: XML what is it and how can it be useful The next meeting is Monday 12/13/2004 at 7pm in Morse Hall room 301. Oh, bummer! I would have enjoyed the meeting, but it's a little late now. Guess I should start reserving the second Mondays. I use XML every day, and do most computer users whether they realize it or not. I'd be interested in hearing from attendees what interesting applications were discussed and what editors were recommended. Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: hot spot managment
"Steven C. Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am working with a client of mine that owns a restaurant in Nashua he > is looking to add a free hotpot to his restaurant but does not want > people not in the restaurant using it Your client's problem reminds me of this: http://www.ashidakim.com/zenkoans/49black-nosedbuddha.html I hope this helps. --kevin -- GnuPG ID: B280F24E And the madness of the crowd alumni.unh.edu!kdc Is an epileptic fit -- Tom Waits ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
hot spot managment
I am working with a client of mine that owns a restaurant in Nashua he is looking to add a free hotpot to his restaurant but does not want people not in the restaurant using it My thinking would be to have some sort of authentication code that changes every so often but am not sure how to do this and if i can with low cost hardware ( ie not getting a commercial AP. the only other way i can think of restricting access within the restaurant is to use directional antennas. Any help would be greatly appreciated Steven smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
Re: hot spot managment
On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 08:14:27PM -0500, Steven C. Peterson wrote: > I am working with a client of mine that owns a restaurant in Nashua he > is looking to add a free hotpot to his restaurant but does not want > people not in the restaurant using it You could try encasing the restaurant in lead... -- Derek D. Martinhttp://www.pizzashack.org/ GPG Key ID: 0xDFBEAD02 -=-=-=-=- This message is posted from an invalid address. Replying to it will result in undeliverable mail. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank the spammers. pgpRWeFgpozYW.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: I have a network problem with my hosts file :-(
On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 10:16:05AM -0500, Steven W. Orr wrote: > Is there such a thing that tells me how the resolver decides which > szource it got its answer from? Yes, the resolver man page does that. Try this: $ man 5 resolver If you mean to ask if there is a way to determine from what source the resolver received a particular answer, I no of know way to make it report that information, though you probably will be able to reveal it by watching the process in question with the strace/ltrace command(s). -- Derek D. Martinhttp://www.pizzashack.org/ GPG Key ID: 0xDFBEAD02 -=-=-=-=- This message is posted from an invalid address. Replying to it will result in undeliverable mail. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank the spammers. pgpmCbxUF4EZx.pgp Description: PGP signature
