Re: [Discuss] GPS feature in cellphones?

The 3g / 4g transmitters and receivers operate through the same ping that allows you to get a phone connection. If you think soimeone might be tracking you to improve thier services and sales of them then you'd be right. If you have an android phone or a phone with google installed go to: https://w

Re: [Discuss] share keyboard/video/mouse with 2 desktops

If you are using *one monitor* use VNC, or better, RDP or XDMCP and run one computer as more or less headless or semi-headless with a back up keyboard and mouse and plugged into another interface port of your monitor. (obviously using ssh / encryption) second display + synergy is much better. Sy

Re: [Discuss] any decent NTFS implementations for Linux?

Hi Bill, Interesting problem. I wonder if the severe write performance cut has something to do with using the NTFS drivers and USB. Have you done write tests with internal hardware or even loop-back deceives? I found this report for tests over sata where they got (15MB/s) - still terrible but m

Re: [Discuss] Sync Revisited

For my personal & professional use I get by using Google Drive, or DropBox to sync things like PDFs that require no security to my iPad, or Android phone. For everything else I use version control, scp or rsync+ssh as needed. Still it would be really nice to have a secure private, automatic sync.

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

My best guess is that the default route works from the edimax to actiontec because it's on the way to the internet.Devices can connect because packets pass through the actiontec due to it being the internet gateway and it has dynamic routing for PC1. It does not work the other way because no packet

Re: [Discuss] Wireless devices, 2 Wireless Routers, local network. DD-WRT

Hum, I'd search for 'wifi at camp xxx reviews', and call the camp and talk to them about what has worked for other campers. You might find someone with a longterm campsite to hook up with. I would as a plan b bring a long usb teather cable for my cell and share the connection with my laptop via wi

Re: [Discuss] raid controller drivers

I agree with Richard that it's easier to put grub and kernels on a non-raid disk. You can also use that disk to save details of the configuration. If you want speed consider an ssd for boot. It only uses a slice of the drive, and you'd avoid all these problems with initrd - and also perhaps grub a

Re: [Discuss] Home security & automation

On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 4:19 PM, Bob Dunphy wrote: > They are wireless IP cameras the can stream to a server, also FTP > and email photos. I also use a free android app to view six cameras. I > my place is robbed I would much rather say to the cops "The person(s) that > took my stuff look like

Re: [Discuss] Shellshock

On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 4:59 PM, Tom Metro wrote: > > The age thing is a bit of a red herring, and that this came about due to > a bug in Bash is almost irrelevant. The responsibility lies squarely > with the application that provides the network interface. It should not > be handing off unsaniti

Re: [Discuss] mysql problem

I believe MySql in Fedora is now called MariaDB. They went with the forked project. Indeed: ~~~ [usern...@example.com]:~ ~~~ ---~23:16:39 ~--- ==> yum list mysql Error: No matching Packages to list ~~~ [usern...@example.com]:~ ~~~ ---~23:16:43 ~--- ==> yum list mariadb Avai

Re: [Discuss] mysql problem

hat helps a little. Cheers, John Hall ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] Very odd RCN behavior, PC can connect, but not routers

​Network equipment frequently suffers from intermittent problems that will drive you completely bonkers, so nothing in your description eliminates a failure in the modem or your router. I agree with Ned that that could be the issue. ​The cable modem is assigned the dynamic public IP address. It's

Re: [Discuss] Python module for Windows services that runs on Linux

Have you considered using SaltStack? http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/index.html# On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 8:01 AM, Matt Shields wrote: > Yes, run the python app on Linux but connect to a Windows server and > query/start/stop a service. > > Matt > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 5:24 PM, Edward

Re: [Discuss] Python module for Windows services that runs on Linux

/python app which runs on a linux box. > > Matt > > On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 10:57 AM, John Hall wrote: > >> >> Have you considered using SaltStack? >> http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/index.html# >> >> On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 8:01 AM, Matt Shiel

Re: [Discuss] free SSL certs from the EFF

I had not heard of DANE (DNS based authentication of named entities). I found found rfc-6698 in a search .. not sure if anyone mentioned it yet. https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc6698/ On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Joe Polcari wrote: > To me, that's a good reason for things to stop workin

Re: [Discuss] apache server

For all your htm / html files and links to them. chmod 644 or chmod 664 ​Do not set the execute permissions bit for htm, html or image files. It's not the right permission for these file types and there could be an access restriction directive some place that blocks access to content files with ex

Re: [Discuss] Please point me to the thread about open-source software project management tools

lar tools. I might share that in a separate thread later as it's fairly tangential given your requirements. Cheers, John Hall Software Developer On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Bill Horne wrote: > > On 12/14/2014 2:19 AM, Bill Bogstad wrote: > >> On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 4:34 AM,

Re: [Discuss] No-SQL Database Recommendation?

ort then consider staying with sqlite and write a single daemon process to handle writes to the data. That will be fairly reliable and add much less overhead than PostgreSQL. You can have multiple processes query the data but you'd want just one process to write. This would be similar for the csv so

Re: [Discuss] SQLAlchemy Has Annoyances

Could this stack overflow help? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13455207/sqlalchemy-temporary-table-with-declarative-base On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 7:02 PM, Kent Borg wrote: > SQLAlchemy Has Annoyances. It wants me to define a custom class for each > table it touches. Yes, there are ways to do

Re: [Discuss] os x = poop?

development for their latest systems! Check out the specs on the newest cores in Macbook pros. They dust my little ol' mini. Cheers, John Hall Web Application Developer http://openelevate.com/jlhall/resume.html ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu

Re: [Discuss] Most common (or Most important) privacy leaks

I have not checked in on the conversation for some time so I'm sorry if this message is no longer relevant /redundant. Malware is a huge threat. The employees are your front line troops. Training is #1. If you start with how to secure themselves personally. Any hack of an employee secondarily expos

Re: [Discuss] Startup?

There are accelerators like mass challenge , incubators and sandboxes. Call them and go to their meetings. I found this site "angel list" that looks promising. https://angel.co/incubators In general to get started you need to be able to explain what your business does,

Re: [Discuss] --sandbox switch for Ubuntu's do-release-upgrade/update-manager

Tom I would not trust the sandbox feature for reasons you outlined. I have managed multiple versions of multiple distros for a dev workstation using lvm. it is by no means painless. I did learn the grub2 command line. It is not a painless plan! *A much better plan is to make a copy onto new hardw

Re: [Discuss] Linux on laptops

90 days is still very generous! good to know.. maybe i will check out costco membership again. You remind me of how I felt awkward when I've had things replaced because of problems under Microcenter's platinum coverage... but then I had an Aurora hi-res monitor that I believe just needed a replac

[Discuss] Experiences virtualizing: Linux hosted in Windows vs Windows hosted in Linux

What is your experience virtualing Linux on Windows, or Windows on Linux? I want access to both systems so I tend to do one or the other. I do not consider "dual booting" a solution since I want to run both systems not either system. Since most laptops come with windows it's less of a hassle and

[Discuss] Separate commercial firewall?

In what cases is an integrated firewall in a good home router insufficient? If it's not necessary could this unit actually compromise security? When I was visiting my folks for the holidays I noticed that their media equipment company installed a separate hardware firewall between the cable modem

Re: [Discuss] Separate commercial firewall?

On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 12:52 PM, John Hall wrote: > If it's not necessary could this unit actually compromise security? > ​should read: If it's not necessary could an additional commercial hardware firewall actually compromise security? ​ ___

Re: [Discuss] bluetooth

I did not delve to deeply but scanning through ... have you shown the hardware you have through a lower level hardware inspection command like lspci lsusb ? AH! and while I was writing looks like Mike knows just what to use! Could it be related to this? If so I'm not suggesting you give up on it

Re: [Discuss] Separate commercial firewall?

On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Jason Normand wrote: > nother thing I considered when doing home and small office IT was > providing a vpn option for troubleshooting, to avoid extra house calls. > Even if your parents do not use it it could just be part of the standard > package. > I found out t

Re: [Discuss] free email less intrusive than google

Discussion of the politics of linguistics, free speech, or privacy as an exercise in pure logic is not very productive. It's more complicated because much of the nuance lies within ambiguities. That said asserting that person C is oppressing person A proposes that persuasion is oppression. That is

Re: [Discuss] Govt Source Code Policy

https://www.usa.gov/government-works It would be great to hear from an IP lawyer on this. All licenses are attached through copyright laws and federal government works cannot have a copyright so can not be released under a license. There are literally no restrictions except those noted at the above

Re: [Discuss] Govt Source Code Policy

The FAQ is from the previous links goes into a great deal of detail but unfortunately I don't have the time to parse through it. I found it useful to search for "software" on the FAQ page. http://www.cendi.gov/publications/04-8copyright.html#toc30 On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 6:15 PM, J

Re: [Discuss] How to write .htaccess rules

lt be the home page of the new site for now. Be sure a general rule is not overriding a more specific rule. Finally, I'd search "wordpress to drupal migration mod rewrite", which i have not done yet on your behalf. Sincerely, John Hall On Sun, Apr 3, 2016 at 1:07 PM, Laura Conrad wro

Re: [Discuss] Apple FUD?

On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 11:57 AM, Rich Pieri wrote: > On 4/2/2016 8:48 AM, IngeGNUe wrote: > > That strikes me as weird because /etc/fstab has been around forever. Is > > this just FUD, is Apple prone to FUD? Or...have they broken > > compatibility with such things as you would see in GNU and BSD?

Re: [Discuss] My Bank's Web Site is Behaving Oddly

Updates can take quite a long time to be disseminated, and also some DNS servers are just flat out terrible. Are you using your ISP's DNS ? Is it comcast? A few years ago I ditched comcast DNS for Google public DNS servers. I configure this in the router. IP v4 addresses are 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. T

Re: [Discuss] My Bank's Web Site is Behaving Oddly

On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 5:54 PM, Joe Polcari wrote: > I’m actually inside comcast – no browser jacking – pure unhindered network. > ​You could try resolv.conf setting your mahcine to use the google dns 8.8.8.8 , 8.8.4.4 I believe this will override setting returned by dchp

Re: [Discuss] My Bank's Web Site is Behaving Oddly

On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 6:24 PM, Joe Polcari wrote: > same answer – what’s the point? Hey! Your queries showed that comcast has faster dns now. Comcast was also faster for me for this same query. My results (google/comcast): (45 msec / 22 msec), were both faster than your results (134 msec / 6

[Discuss] Flummoxed by behavior: openwrt on AC1750

It all started when I started taking apart my network to move. I've now moved and keep the same router settings in both routers. I have a netgear running tomato that is working fine. It never switched places as the lead router for the network. I have an ac-1750 to improve wireless access. It's runn

Re: [Discuss] EOMA68 Computer

On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 8:40 PM, Don Silvia wrote: > Anyone else see a correlation between Windows and electronic waste? Sure, > you Linux folks use older hardware and don't see a need to throw it out. ​No not at all. This happened to my Samsung galaxy s5. I could no longer install or update a

Re: [Discuss] EOMA68 Computer

On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 10:37 AM, Bill Bogstad wrote: > ought a $300 special for occasional > use > Realistically we must be willing to replace any number of parts ourselves to avoid unnecessary ejunk. ... or pay for the durability of a "business-class" or mil spec system. Build parts durabilit

Re: [Discuss] Need help/consulting with apache/SSL/owncloud/mail

https://mailinabox.email/ It's very unlikely to help in the long run to avoid using scripts and control panels to save time and leverage your skills. This configures DNS, DNS-SEC, DKIM, OwnCloud, Postfix, RoundCube mail, and Dovecot. You can then work from a correctly configured default to customiz

Re: [Discuss] Application config files

Use a standard library configuration file parser rather than rolling your own. For example configparser standard lib will provide your code with read and write for ini files. There is no reason to introduce parsing errors or vulnerabilities by rolling your own parser. I would maintain the defaults