Re: Motherboard Recommendations, and a hello...

2007-02-01 Thread bmcculley
Hello Gary! I may still have some bootable PDP-11 media kicking around, if you'd like to add some variety to your RT-11 inventory! :-) Great timing on your question, even as we speak my newly built (rebuilt actually, but the chassis is all that wasn't swapped) PC is at my elbow, working on get

Re: BioAPI and networks

2007-02-01 Thread Paul Lussier
"Thomas Charron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Can't you just find out what file(s) the information is kept in, and >> then rsync them from a master server? >> > > That doesn't authenticate me against a remote file stor Can't you just take that data and store in an LDAP server and config

Re: Motherboard Recommendations, and a hello...

2007-02-01 Thread Shawn K. O'Shea
Just a comment on PC Depot. I picked up a motherboard/CPU/memory combo. The price was good for a decent MSI mb with Athlon & 1/2 GB. I'd buy from them again. -Shawn On 2/1/07, Jeffrey Creem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Gary Kaufman wrote: > > I'm starting to plan a new system for myself, probabl

Re: Motherboard Recommendations, and a hello...

2007-02-01 Thread Jeffrey Creem
Gary Kaufman wrote: I'm starting to plan a new system for myself, probably based on Intel Core 2 Duo. I'm ready to attempt the Linux-leap for myself as well. I was wondering what folks might recommend for motherboards. I've had great experiences with ASUS, but the reports I've seen on the web

Re: BioAPI and networks

2007-02-01 Thread Thomas Charron
On 2/1/07, Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 2/1/07, Thomas Charron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Unfortunately, I may have to fall back to just using plain old passwords, > becouse I can't really find much information on doing ANYTHING beyond local > authentication. Can't you just fin

Motherboard Recommendations, and a hello...

2007-02-01 Thread Gary Kaufman
I've been lurking for a few weeks now, and figured it was time to surface. I've enjoyed reading the posting for this group after meeting a few of you at Hosstrader's last fall. I'm an old computer person, and still have working systems that run RT-11 and CP/M among others. I'm a relatively new

Re: BioAPI and networks

2007-02-01 Thread Ben Scott
On 2/1/07, Bill McGonigle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Remember, any good authentication system consists of two of the factors: (something you have, something you know, something you are). Some wag on Slashdot suggested the alternate explanation: Something you can forget, something you can loose

Re: BioAPI and networks

2007-02-01 Thread Ben Scott
On 2/1/07, Thomas Charron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Unfortunately, I may have to fall back to just using plain old passwords, becouse I can't really find much information on doing ANYTHING beyond local authentication. Can't you just find out what file(s) the information is kept in, and then

Re: The Linux Foundation yummies

2007-02-01 Thread Bill Sconce
On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:27:04 -0500 "Thomas Charron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, earlier I wasn't sure about the OSDL merger, but now it would seem to > have bore a fruit which definatly deserves applause. > > http://www.kroah.com/log/2007/01/29/#free_drivers "Yes, that's right, the Li

Re: BioAPI and networks

2007-02-01 Thread Thomas Charron
On 2/1/07, Bill McGonigle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Jan 31, 2007, at 12:26, Thomas Charron wrote: > What I'd LIKE to be able to do is have Samba or some other > authentication > server for network based authentication without having to individually > enroll fingerprints to each Windows lap

Re: BioAPI and networks

2007-02-01 Thread Bill McGonigle
On Jan 31, 2007, at 12:26, Thomas Charron wrote: What I'd LIKE to be able to do is have Samba or some other authentication server for network based authentication without having to individually enroll fingerprints to each Windows laptop, as well as enroll them under Linux. Anyone have an

Re: DHCP question: dhclient won't request same IP.

2007-02-01 Thread Scott Garman
Dave Johnson wrote: > It appears the client is sending a DHCPDISCOVER while still using the > old address (the server can ping it). > > For a renewal of an existing lease the client should first send a > DHCPREQUEST instead of DHCPDISCOVER. Only if the DHCPREQUEST is > ignored/lost should it send

Re: DHCP question: dhclient won't request same IP.

2007-02-01 Thread Thomas Charron
I wonder if dhclient or whatever client it's using is crashing, and the init script is bringing it back up On 1/31/07, Dave Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Scott Garman writes: > To test things further, I placed both machines behind a Linux DHCP > server so I could look for any unusual

Re: DHCP question: dhclient won't request same IP.

2007-02-01 Thread Paul Lussier
Scott Garman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > does anyone recommend a tutorial or doc on recompiling a .deb > package from Unstable/Testing to use on Stable? $ apt-get source -t [testing, unstable] pkgName $ cd pkgName/ $ dpkg-buildpackage -r fakeroot -- Seeya, Paul -- Key fingerprint = 1660 FE

[GNHLUG] Tonight: DLSLUG Monthly Meeting - February 1st

2007-02-01 Thread Bill McGonigle
*** Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Linux User Group http://www.dlslug.org/ *** The next regular monthly meeting of the DLSLUG will be held: