On 30/08/15 03:20, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
Back in the 1960's and 1970's, manufacturers such as Honeywell and Cherry
made keyswitches with a life rating in the tens of millions or even
hundreds of millions of keystrokes.
Cherry still *are* (or at some point resumed) making mechanical
keyswi
On Monday 31 August 2015 04:42:12 Doug wrote:
> On 08/29/2015 09:20 PM, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> > On Sat, August 29, 2015 8:33 pm, Gene Heskett wrote:
> >> On Saturday 29 August 2015 21:24:47 rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> >>> Forgive me; my fingers are dyslexic.
> >>
> >> So are mine. They don
On Sun 30 Aug 2015 at 04:00:07 -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sun, August 30, 2015 3:26 am, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > ... We went with a very fine comb over things. It's always a balance
> > between convenience/feasibility and security. You're not at the NSA,
> > trying to whistle-blow,
On Sun 30 Aug 2015 at 18:28:14 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 03:07:44PM +0100, Brian wrote:
> > On Sun 30 Aug 2015 at 09:31:50 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> >
> > > I know for sure: my printing runs perfectly fine without Avahi [...]
>
> > This is a static configura
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On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 03:07:44PM +0100, Brian wrote:
> On Sun 30 Aug 2015 at 09:31:50 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
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> > On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:00:51PM +0100, Brian wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > None of these. Bonjour plays a central role i
On Sun 30 Aug 2015 at 09:31:50 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:00:51PM +0100, Brian wrote:
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> [...]
>
> > None of these. Bonjour plays a central role in printing over a network.
> > Discarding it as a very useful tool isn't very helpful.
>
> It aids in printer disco
On Sun, August 30, 2015 3:26 am, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> ... We went with a very fine comb over things. It's always a balance
> between convenience/feasibility and security. You're not at the NSA,
> trying to whistle-blow, after all (use TAILS for that, and some help from
> trusted friends). If y
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On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 09:25:23AM +0100, Joe wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Aug 2015 09:47:56 +0200
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> > On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:28:10PM +0100, Brian wrote:
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> > > Its only lis
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On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 06:39:46PM -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 3:56 pm, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> >> tcp 0 00.0.0.0:0.0.0.0:* LIS 561/inetd
> >
> > As others noted: what's inetd doing on ? Do
On Sun, 30 Aug 2015 09:47:56 +0200
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> On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:28:10PM +0100, Brian wrote:
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> > Its only listening on localhost. What's the problem?
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> You're right, I missed that.
>
Which is why I suggested nmap. When you've
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On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:28:10PM +0100, Brian wrote:
> On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 22:56:50 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
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> > On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 01:25:28PM -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
[...]
> > > tcp 0 00.0.0.0:22 0.0.0
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On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:00:51PM +0100, Brian wrote:
[...]
> None of these. Bonjour plays a central role in printing over a network.
> Discarding it as a very useful tool isn't very helpful.
It aids in printer discovery. If your configuration is s
On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 06:39:46PM -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
>
> At this point, I think that I should make a fresh installation, keeping in
> mind the comments which you and others have made.
And configure everything from scratch again? That seems a bit extreme.
Isn't it easier just to re
On Sunday 30 August 2015 00:38:49 David Wright wrote:
> Quoting Gene Heskett (ghesk...@wdtv.com):
> > I found an ACER keyboard that at first seemed to be ideal for such
> > an environment, but one often picks up the keyboard and takes it to
> > the machine so you can see what you are doing much mo
Quoting Gene Heskett (ghesk...@wdtv.com):
> I found an ACER keyboard that at first seemed to be ideal for such an
> environment, but one often picks up the keyboard and takes it to the
> machine so you can see what you are doing much more precisely when doing
> the setup to run a job. Unfortun
On Saturday 29 August 2015 22:20:45 rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 8:33 pm, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > On Saturday 29 August 2015 21:24:47 rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> >> Forgive me; my fingers are dyslexic.
> >
> > So are mine. They don't type what I tell them to lots of the t
On Sun, August 30, 2015 10:42 pm, Doug wrote:
> What you need is an IBM model M keyboard. They are refurbished and sold
> by Clicky Keys:
>
> http://www.clickykeyboards.com/
> (You can get a keyboard modifier program to make some hardly-used key
> into a Win key. I have selected the * above the num
On 08/29/2015 09:20 PM, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
On Sat, August 29, 2015 8:33 pm, Gene Heskett wrote:
On Saturday 29 August 2015 21:24:47 rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
Forgive me; my fingers are dyslexic.
So are mine. They don't type what I tell them to lots of the time.
Coulnd't be the accu
On Sat, August 29, 2015 8:33 pm, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Saturday 29 August 2015 21:24:47 rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
>> Forgive me; my fingers are dyslexic.
> So are mine. They don't type what I tell them to lots of the time.
> Coulnd't be the accumulated years (nearly 81) could it?
Not necessar
On Saturday 29 August 2015 21:24:47 rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 7:35 pm, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > NSF is incorrect, its NFS, aka Network File System.
>
> Forgive me; my fingers are dyslexic.
>
> RLH
So are mine. They don't type what I tell them to lots of the time.
Couln
On Sat, August 29, 2015 7:35 pm, Gene Heskett wrote:
> NSF is incorrect, its NFS, aka Network File System.
Forgive me; my fingers are dyslexic.
RLH
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On Saturday 29 August 2015 15:05:57 rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 1:39 pm, Reco wrote:
> > Something like this should save you from the most troubles provided
> > that you don't plan to use your laptop as a print server or NFS:
>
> I am not sure how "print server" is defined
On Sat, August 29, 2015 3:56 pm, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
>> tcp 0 00.0.0.0:0.0.0.0:* LIS 561/inetd
>
> As others noted: what's inetd doing on ? Do have a look at
> its config files (somewhere in /etc/inetd.conf).
As I noted previously, port is the approx server; t
On Sun 30 Aug 2015 at 01:22:16 +0300, Reco wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 23:00:51 +0100
> Brian wrote:
> >
> > I hadn't appreciated that iptables main function is papering over the
> > cracks.
>
> It's the most common usage of iptables IMO, and, to some extent it's
> Unix-style. I.e. you don't
On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 22:56:50 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 01:25:28PM -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> >
> > # netstat -lntup
> > Active Internet connections (only servers)
> > Prot Rec Snd Local AddressForeign State PID/Program name
> > -Q -Q
On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 22:58:57 +0300, Reco wrote:
> Hi.
>
> On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:40:47 +0100
> Brian wrote:
>
> > On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 22:18:00 +0300, Reco wrote:
> >
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:01:40 +0100
> > > Brian wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 21:39:2
On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 15:42:08 -0500
rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> To get back to the reason I started this thread, my goal is to be able to
> go into a foreign network (most likely all-Windows, but there always is
> the possibility that someone is running a Macintosh) and come back home
> "disease-f
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On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 01:25:28PM -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 6:53 am, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > Also netstat (issued from your laptop) gives insight. For example
> > 'netstat - -lntu' shows you the TCP or UDP listeni
On Sat, August 29, 2015 3:28 pm, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
(addendum to my previous post)
To get back to the reason I started this thread, my goal is to be able to
go into a foreign network (most likely all-Windows, but there always is
the possibility that someone is running a Macintosh) and com
On Sat, August 29, 2015 2:52 pm, Brian wrote:
> But your question was about taking your laptop onto a foreign network.
> Which goalposts do you want to aim for? What is your point if we take
> this into account?
When I go into the other guy's office, he takes his windows laptop
computer and is goi
On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 14:25:17 -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 2:01 pm, Brian wrote:
> > There is much value in mDNS in an office network with CUPS nowadays.
>
> Simply out of custom and the influence of the guru who helped me get
> started in Debian, I use static ip a
On Sat, August 29, 2015 2:26 pm, Reco wrote:
>> is the port used by the approx server. Months ago I had to
>> install Debian on a system in another location which had a substandard
>> DSL connection. And whenever I do a Debian netinst, I always use
>> approx, "just in case". So that is why
On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 22:18:00 +0300, Reco wrote:
> Hi.
>
> On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:01:40 +0100
> Brian wrote:
>
> > On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 21:39:21 +0300, Reco wrote:
> >
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 13:25:28 -0500
> > > rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sat, August 2
On Sat, August 29, 2015 2:01 pm, Brian wrote:
> There is much value in mDNS in an office network with CUPS nowadays.
Simply out of custom and the influence of the guru who helped me get
started in Debian, I use static ip addresses for everything (including the
printer) in my LAN, except the laptop
On Sat, August 29, 2015 1:39 pm, Reco wrote:
> Something like this should save you from the most troubles provided
> that you don't plan to use your laptop as a print server or NFS:
I am not sure how "print server" is defined. I installed CUPS so that I
can print to a laser printer in my home ne
On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 21:39:21 +0300, Reco wrote:
> Hi.
>
> On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 13:25:28 -0500
> rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
>
> > On Sat, August 29, 2015 6:53 am, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > > Also netstat (issued from your laptop) gives insight. For example
> > > 'netstat - -lntu' shows you th
On Sat, August 29, 2015 6:53 am, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> Also netstat (issued from your laptop) gives insight. For example
> 'netstat - -lntu' shows you the TCP or UDP listening sockets. If you are
> root (or sudo, of course), the extra option -p tells you which process is
> "at the other side" l
On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 11:12:07 -0500
rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 6:53 am, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
>
> > Also netstat (issued from your laptop) gives insight. For example
> > 'netstat
> > - -lntu' shows you the TCP or UDP listening sockets. If you are
> > root (or sudo, of c
On Sat, August 29, 2015 6:53 am, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> Also netstat (issued from your laptop) gives insight. For example
> 'netstat
> - -lntu' shows you the TCP or UDP listening sockets. If you are root (or
> sudo, of course), the extra option -p tells you which process is "at the
> other side
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On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 03:13:59AM -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 2:10 am, Joe wrote:
> > Do you have other Linux machines in your network? If so, use nmap from
> > one of them to see what services your laptop is offering.
On Sat, August 29, 2015 2:10 am, Joe wrote:
> Do you have other Linux machines in your network? If so, use nmap from
> one of them to see what services your laptop is offering.
>
> It is possible to install nmap on Windows, but Windows networking is
> such a pain these days that I wouldn't trust th
On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 01:16:35 -0500
rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 12:53 am, Riley Baird wrote:
> > On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:56:17 -0500
> > rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> >> Do I need to take special precautions such as configuring the
> >> iptable firewall on my laptop? Is the
On Sat, August 29, 2015 12:53 am, Riley Baird wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:56:17 -0500
> rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
>> Do I need to take special precautions such as configuring the iptable
>> firewall on my laptop? Is the laptop likely to "pick up" anything
>> (virus, trojan, or whatever) which
On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:56:17 -0500
rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> Several times a month I need to take my laptop (which is running Debian
> Jessie) into the office of a client and connect it to his network (he has
> both Ethernet and WiFi). The need is to view and save web pages (real
> estate list
Several times a month I need to take my laptop (which is running Debian
Jessie) into the office of a client and connect it to his network (he has
both Ethernet and WiFi). The need is to view and save web pages (real
estate listings) posted by commercial listing services and by other
agencies. The
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