Re: [SLUG] Re: wifi router
I recently acquired a couple of WRT54G routers to create a wireless network at home. I've flashed one of them with the dd-wrt firmware. The great thing about using the open source firmwares out there like dd-wrt and OpenWRT is that you can turn your router into anything you want - router, access point, wireless ethernet bridge, making it a very versatile piece of kitOn 9/20/05, Matthew Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 12:44:24PM +0200, Gottfried Szing wrote:> Hi again>> >The good thing about OpenWRT is that you can install it and use the> >hardware for something else than the factory programmed > >functionalities. I recently installed Asterisk PBX on it. It's a quite> >sweet device. For good or bad, it could run Apache as well (lacks> >persistant memory space though).>> i forgot to ask in the last mail: have you used the packages that are > availble via ipkg or a different piece of software? is this software> stable enough for home-usage?Rock solid for me.- Matt--SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] SMS Gateway
No worries Edwin. Glad I could help Edwin Humphries wrote: Shaun, Checked them out - they make it very easy to deal with them, and the gy I spoke to understood why I wouldn't want a .NET solution! I'm impressed! Thanks. On 1 Apr 2005 at 16:44, Shaun Butler wrote: Edwin [a] Provider - A provider that I have seen used is MessageNet (http://www.messagenet.com.au/). Look specifically at their MessageNet product offering. [b] Linux-Based Solution - Messagenet provides a number of ways for a Linux host to connect to their service e.g. perl script, c program. With the specific implementation I have seen, output from a program/process/whatever you want gets piped to the Messagenet-supplied perl script, which in turn initiates a TCP/IP connection to the Messagenet SMS gateway and transmits the content of the message. The SMS gateway in turn generates the SMS SAJB Edwin Humphries wrote: We're looking for a way to provide users on an apache/php-based Intranet service with the ability to send an SMS message from a web browser. Does anyone know of a Linux solution? We're running RH7.2. I presume there would need to be some kind of compatible account with a telco? Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533 Phone: +61 (0)2 4233 2285 Facsimile: +61 (0)2 4233 2299 Web: http//www.ironstone.com.au *** This email is intended for the named addressee/s only and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not a named addressee please delete the message and notify the sender. *** Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533 Phone: +61 (0)2 4233 2285 Facsimile: +61 (0)2 4233 2299 Web: http//www.ironstone.com.au *** This email is intended for the named addressee/s only and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not a named addressee please delete the message and notify the sender. *** -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] New SLUG Sponsor
Yes...I sense a litle April Tomfoolery afoot... :) James Gray wrote: On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 08:35 am, Chris Deigan wrote: Dear SLUG Members and Subscribers, Recently, SLUG held a talk from Martin Gregory, Platform developer at Microsoft. Following the success of this talk, and after some lengthy negotiations, the Sydney Linux Users Group is proud to announce a new sponsorship deal with Microsoft. Announced on April 1 huh? Cool :P James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] security different on vfat compared to ext ?
Phil Scarratt wrote: Michael Lake wrote: Rod Butcher wrote: Hello sluggers, I've moved an Apache intranet I run on my home office from an ext3 to a vfat partition. I did this by copying the DocumentRoot using nautilus and changing the conf files. Apache now returns "You don't have permission to access /bookmarks.htm on this server" to the browser. I don't have this problem if I copy the webserver directory to another ext3 partition - seemingly proving that I'm changing the necessary conf info. So - is there something different about ext and vfat security, necessitating some more sophisticated directory copy process ? Surely there would be permissions problems as vfat does not have the ownership or permissions that unix files do. What happens if as root you su to whatever user apache runs as and then try to read the vfat files? If you find that apache cant read the files then you have found the error. If it can read them then look at the conf file again maybe. Mike I believe it would depend on the permissions set when mounting the vfat partition. You would need specify extra options for who gets read/write access in fstab I think... Fil Fil is correct. If you HAD to use a VFAT partition to store web files for Apache, then you could ensure appropriate permissions are set for files on that VFAT partition by adding options at the end of your mounting statement in /etc/fstab: /dev/hdb1 /mnt/data vfatdefaults,umask=002,uid=500,gid=100 0 0 The uid and gid specify the user and group ownerships and the umask sets the octal permissions of files on that partition hth Shaun -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Digital TV Tuner Cards On Linux?
Hi SLUGgers Has anyone had much luck installing and using digital TV tuner card under Linx? My VCR died the other day and this might be the opporunity I need to move to recording TV shows onto my computer directly Shaun -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Streaming media servers
Michael Kraus wrote: G'day... Wondering if anyone can recommend a streaming media server for Linux. Needs to be able to serve in Windows Media format as well as for other players on other platforms (RealPlayer?). Been searching through freshmeat and SourceForge with little luck. You could also try http://helixcommunity.org/. The open source version of helix Server will play REAL streaming protocols, but if you wanted to stream quicktime and Windows Media, you have to buy the commercial version :(. I've been running the commericial version of Helix Server on Linux for a client of mine - Very easy to set up and run. All help appreciated... Regards, Michael S. E. Kraus B. Info. Tech. (CQU), Dip. Business (Computing) Software Developer - Wild Technology Pty Ltd --- Apologies for any lines after this point - disclaimer added by server --- Wild Technology Pty Ltd , ABN 98 091 470 692 Sales - Ground Floor, 265/8 Lachlan Street, Waterloo NSW 2017 Admin - Level 4 Tiara, 306/9 Crystal Street, Waterloo NSW 2017 Telephone 1300-13-9453 | Facsimile 1300-88-9453 http://www.wildtechnology.net DISCLAIMER & CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this email message and any attachments may be confidential information and may also be the subject of client legal - legal professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, interference with, disclosure or copying of this material is unauthorised and prohibited. This email and any attachments are also subject to copyright. No part of them may be reproduced, adapted or transmitted without the written permission of the copyright owner. If you have received this email in error, please immediately advise the sender by return email and delete the message from your system. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Two concurrent Gnome Desktops?
Dave Airlie wrote: The mechanism setting the permissions of your audio device is almost certainly pam_console. If it bothers you, you can turn it off and fall-back to the "old" way of doing things by putting /dev/dsp in the audio group etc. take a look at /etc/security/console.perms.. Dave. Dave Thanks for the tip. It works like a charm so now myself and the other half have our own (concurrent) desktops, both with sound! Yay! Again, thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion thread, especially Jeff and James. I've only been on this list for less than a week and already I have seen how damn useful it is. Shaun -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Re: Two concurrent Gnome Desktops? (Shaun Butler)
Jeff Waugh wrote: - Audio Device - Gnome says that there is no audio device on the second user whereas it is working fine one the desktop/session of the first user This is either because the second user is not in the audio group or because the first user has already opened the device, and the hardware only supports a single writer. - Digital Camera - When I plugged my digital camera in and tried to download my photos using gtkam, I was unable to "connect" to the camera in the second user's session but I was able to successfully connect using gtkam in the first user' session Almost certainly also a group issue. - Jeff You seem to have nailed it on the head. It is a permissions issue, though it keeps manifesting itself whenever a user logs out and back in again - somehow during the login process, the device has its ownership and permissions reset to 600. I'm going to do some further poking around to see what I can see... -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] video editing software
Hmmm. I'm about to start exploring video editing in Linux. Can anyone recommend any good sites and/or packages? Shaun Ashley Maher wrote: G'day, There are alot of good FOSS video editing software for linux. Does anybody know of any FOSS video editing software for the windows platform? Regards, Ashley -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Re: Two concurrent Gnome Desktops? (Shaun Butler)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi User a has a completely normal desktop. She is unaware that there is another. User b has a completely normal desktop. She is unaware that there is another. Choose which desktop you wish to own with and continue. The screen-saver even obeys the rules of the visible desktop, while the invisible DT is ignored. We do, and have for years, run with 4 desktops. This is how it does work, not a theory of how it may or may not work. The advantage of using gdmflexiserver is that it is dynamic (only invoke new X servers and greeters when required) and it integrates nicely into things like xscreensaver's locking functionality. You can set up multiple X servers manually, sure, but that's much further away from what XP has, and 'normal' users won't be looking to set things up like that. The beast is dead! but I still don't agree: For me: user c and d don't know, and don't want to know computer stuff. They do F3 and F4 and each has their familiar world: login, use, exit etc User a runs his session, starts other sessions on F5, F6 etc as required, can relinquish the console for a cuppa while b, c or d check mail and can continue at his lesuire. I contend that F3 is simpler than any mouse-menu-option. This is a way, if you like it, use it, if you don't ditch it. Even more so as c, d use kde, and gnome, a and b use icewm. James James and Jeff - Thankyou very much for your responses. I've tried both suggestions and they both work fine. Pressing is a hell of a lot easier than having to log out of one account and logging into the other! One thing I have noticed is that the second account (i.e. the user who logs in after the first user) seems to have trouble with the following: - Audio Device - Gnome says that there is no audio device on the second user whereas it is working fine one the desktop/session of the first user - Digital Camera - When I plugged my digital camera in and tried to download my photos using gtkam, I was unable to "connect" to the camera in the second user's session but I was able to successfully connect using gtkam in the first user' session Its almost as if the first user/session is "capturing" those items rendering them unable to be used by subsequent sessions? Any suggestions would be appreciated Shaun -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Two concurrent Gnome Desktops?
Greetings SLUG List My home PC runs Fedora Core 1 with the Gnome Desktop. My wife and I have separate user accounts so we can both log in and use our own mail clients, have our own desktop settings etc. The one thing that I am sick of is having to log out of each others' accounts and then log into our own to read email etc. Windows XP has functionality which enables you to switch between users quickly. Is there a way in linux to be able to switch users quickly without logging off one user and then logging onto the other? Shaun -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
