[SLUG] ATO/medicare and Browsers

2011-09-21 Thread David
I've just attempted to register for the ATO's new Small Business 
Superannuation Clearing House, which sounds like a really overdue idea. 
It uses Medicare for a front end.


At the end of the registration process, you get an email with an 
activation link. The link failed with what looks like a javascript error.


When I rang the help desk they told me to please install Internet 
Explorer. Gr Can't someone tell these people to join the 21st 
Century?


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Re: [SLUG] Mounting a shared folder from one Mint PC on another Mint PC

2011-09-21 Thread Sonia Hamilton
On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:08:54 +0800, "James Linder"  said:
> > I tend to use sshf for quick and dirty sharing, and nfs/smb (samba) for
> > longer term or higher bandwidth sharing.
> 
> Although I do agree with Sonia, I find this even easier
> 
> 1) put your public key on the other box
> 
> [ 
> ssh-keygen
> ssh-copyid otherbox
> ]
> 
> 2) Use nautilus to 'connect to remote server'
> 
> The other file system is just visible

Oh yes, the GUI... :-)
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Re: [SLUG] Mounting a shared folder from one Mint PC on another Mint PC

2011-09-21 Thread James Linder

On 22/09/2011, at 10:00 AM, slug-requ...@slug.org.au wrote:

>> The only help I can find with Google is horrendously complicated.
>> Can anyone provide a simple solution or point me to a
>> straightforward set of instructions?
> 
> Jon, for simple sharing you could try using ssh sharing instead of smb.
> 
> 1. check you can ssh between the machines. If not, do this on both
> machines:
> 
> sudo apt-get install openssh-server
> sudo service ssh restart
> 
> (you may want to later setup ssh keys and tighten security by only
> allowing key-based authentication if the boxes are exposed to the
> internet, but that's another email)
> 
> 2. install sshfs and mount the remote home directory:
> 
> sudo apt-get install sshfs
> cd ~
> mkdir mnt
> sshfs target_servers_ip_or_hostname mnt
> cd mnt
> ls
> 
> I tend to use sshf for quick and dirty sharing, and nfs/smb (samba) for
> longer term or higher bandwidth sharing.

Although I do agree with Sonia, I find this even easier

1) put your public key on the other box

[ 
ssh-keygen
ssh-copyid otherbox
]

2) Use nautilus to 'connect to remote server'

The other file system is just visible

I find sharedkey easier than friggin around with vault and saved passwords etc

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Re: [SLUG] Mounting a shared folder from one Mint PC on another Mint PC

2011-09-21 Thread Sonia Hamilton
* Jon Jermey  [2011-09-21 14:12:21 +1000]:
> The only help I can find with Google is horrendously complicated.
> Can anyone provide a simple solution or point me to a
> straightforward set of instructions?

Jon, for simple sharing you could try using ssh sharing instead of smb.

1. check you can ssh between the machines. If not, do this on both
machines:

sudo apt-get install openssh-server
sudo service ssh restart

(you may want to later setup ssh keys and tighten security by only
allowing key-based authentication if the boxes are exposed to the
internet, but that's another email)

2. install sshfs and mount the remote home directory:

sudo apt-get install sshfs
cd ~
mkdir mnt
sshfs target_servers_ip_or_hostname mnt
cd mnt
ls

I tend to use sshf for quick and dirty sharing, and nfs/smb (samba) for
longer term or higher bandwidth sharing.

HTH,

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