Re: [Hampshire] GPS Dongle recommendations
On 20/05/10 06:54, Stuart Biggs wrote: Hi All, Is a GPS dongle the same as broadband wireless dongle or is it something else? Hi Stuart, Something else. It effectively hooks you into the GPS satellite network and allows you to do clever things with applications and maps. I have a bluetooth GPS unit that I use with my mobile phone in combination with an app called Trekbuddy*, which allows me to record walks, etc. Sean * http://wiki.trekbuddy.net/index.php/About -- music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] GPS Dongle recommendations
Hi All, Is a GPS dongle the same as broadband wireless dongle or is it something else? The same in that they both connect to a computer (a dongle) :) A GPS one has a GPS receiver on it, a broadband wireless one has a mobile phone (essentially) in and allows internet access. -- Dee Earley -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] GPS Dongle recommendations
Hi all Again!!! has anyone been able to get those internet dongle working with ubuntu? From: d...@earlsoft.co.uk d...@earlsoft.co.uk To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Sent: Thu, 20 May, 2010 13:43:25 Subject: Re: [Hampshire] GPS Dongle recommendations Hi All, Is a GPS dongle the same as broadband wireless dongle or is it something else? The same in that they both connect to a computer (a dongle) :) A GPS one has a GPS receiver on it, a broadband wireless one has a mobile phone (essentially) in and allows internet access. -- Dee Earley -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk -- -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] GPS Dongle recommendations
Hi Dee, On Wednesday 19 May 2010 23:05:15 Dee Earley wrote: On 19/05/2010 12:45, Mark Johnson wrote: I use a SirfStar III based Globalsat BU 353 and it works perfectly. As with all GPS devices, they appear as a serial port and as this one is USB, it uses the common PL2303 USB-RS232 chipset. They retail for ~£30 too. That one had caught my eye actually. Sounds like the one to got for! Thanks for everyone's input, Mark -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] [OT] TalkTalk and low IP addresses
At 13:51 18/05/2010, you wrote: Hi Chris, On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 01:50:12PM +0100, Chris Dennis wrote: I've just been to a client who suddenly lost access to various websites including www.hants.gov.uk It turns out that TalkTalk have assigned to her router an IP address like 2.97.x.x, and that Hampshire County Council think that it's invalid. I come across this all the time. HCC are running what networky types call a bogon filter. An outdated bogon filter is worse than no bogon filter at all. Who are the sort of people who would use Bogons? I notice iblocklist.com has a Bogon list for its IP blocking software. Martin N Running MorphOS v2.4 on Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] [OT] TalkTalk and low IP addresses
Hi trotter, On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 08:42:06PM +, trotter wrote: At 13:51 18/05/2010, you wrote: I come across this all the time. HCC are running what networky types call a bogon filter. An outdated bogon filter is worse than no bogon filter at all. Who are the sort of people who would use Bogons? People setting random source addresses on their packets (usually denial of service bots) and people who want to use IP ranges that aren't allocated to them for whatever reason, usually so they don't get any grief for the content of their packets. e.g. spammers. Cheers, Andy -- http://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] 3g dongles (Was: Re: GPS Dongle recommendations)
Hi, On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 04:35:28PM +, Stuart Biggs wrote: has anyone been able to get those internet dongle working with ubuntu? My Huawai E220 as supplied by 3 has worked in every version of Ubuntu I tried it on, out of the box, since Hardy. I wouldn't go with 3 these days though. Cheers, Andy -- http://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting [Open Source is] like trying to sell human rights to China because it might lead to more effective business models. -- David Kastrup signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] [OT] TalkTalk and low IP addresses
At 22:22 20/05/2010, you wrote: Hi trotter, On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 08:42:06PM +, trotter wrote: At 13:51 18/05/2010, you wrote: I come across this all the time. HCC are running what networky types call a bogon filter. An outdated bogon filter is worse than no bogon filter at all. Who are the sort of people who would use Bogons? People setting random source addresses on their packets (usually denial of service bots) and people who want to use IP ranges that aren't allocated to them for whatever reason, usually so they don't get any grief for the content of their packets. e.g. spammers. Interestingly enough there is a spammers blocklist from spamhaus as well on the site. Along with hackers and hijacked machines. I do get a fair amount of Chinese hackers cropping up when downloading Linux distros via a torrent. Martin N Running MorphOS v2.4 on Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] 3g dongles (Was: Re: GPS Dongle recommendations)
Hi, My Three dongle (ZTE 627)is detected by NM in Karmic and Lucid. It gets all the settings right and works great. The only problem is that if I'm moving and the connection drops I have to unplug and replug the dongle to get reconnected. Cheers, Paul. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Andy Smith a...@strugglers.net Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 22:23:21 To: hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Subject: [Hampshire] 3g dongles (Was: Re: GPS Dongle recommendations) -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk -- -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] 3g dongles (Was: Re: GPS Dongle recommendations)
Andy Smith wrote: Hi, On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 04:35:28PM +, Stuart Biggs wrote: has anyone been able to get those internet dongle working with ubuntu? My Huawai E220 as supplied by 3 has worked in every version of Ubuntu I tried it on, out of the box, since Hardy. I wouldn't go with 3 these days though. Cheers, Andy My 2p worth: I have a Huawei 3G dongle supplied by Vodafone (bought through Amazon for GBP25 including GBP15 of call credit) - you can download Linux driver software for it from the Vodafone Betavine website. It works fine with Ubuntu Karmic (haven't tried it with Lucid yet). Ian -- Ian Park 17 Pyle Hill Newbury Berkshire RG14 7JJ Tel: +44 (0)1635 821420 email: i.d.c.p...@ntlworld.com -- -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
