Re: commands

2006-08-29 Thread Rik Tindall
Christopher Sawtell wrote: On Wednesday 30 August 2006 14:41, Isaac Devine wrote: When is the next workshop meeting? Should Alan just bring his pc there? I'm sure Alan would be very welcome to bring his machine to the next meeting. That's the purpose of booking the St. Albans Resource C

Re: IEs4linux - a nice utility

2006-08-29 Thread Isaac Devine
Dlink routers send malformed dns packets when you request an IPv6 address( record) from DNS using IPv4. What does ifconfig report? On 8/30/06, Roy Britten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 30/08/06 16:29, Roger Searle wrote: > I'll admit to not knowing what to do here - I can report that everyth

DNS issues WAS Re: IEs4linux - a nice utility

2006-08-29 Thread Roy Britten
> That's weird. Where do you get your DNS from? I should have said: what does cat /etc/resolv.conf report? Cheers, Roy.

re:commands

2006-08-29 Thread Alan
Well I dont know what the heck I did wrong last time but yes it installed ok this time. Now I had a look at the directory wiht ctrl A Z unfortunately I do need some guidance on how to drive it I did run the initialize Modem command and that appeared to work ok. Is there a file to access th

re:commands

2006-08-29 Thread Alan
OK sorry I did not give all the information. Yes I was in root Yes I was in the directory that the file is in I will go back and try again with dpkg -i* and also dpkg -i minic(tab) it is the only file in that directory.. I did that to make sure I didnt stuff something else up. unfortunately amon

Re: IEs4linux - a nice utility

2006-08-29 Thread Roy Britten
On 30/08/06 16:29, Roger Searle wrote: > I'll admit to not knowing what to do here - I can report that everything else > "appears" to be fine on the network and internet here - apart from very slow > email service from ihug for most of the day... If your internet connection is very congested you m

Re: IEs4linux - a nice utility

2006-08-29 Thread Roy Britten
On 30/08/06 16:29, Roger Searle wrote: > ;; Warning: Message parser reports malformed message packet. > ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached That's weird. Where do you get your DNS from?

Re: IEs4linux - a nice utility

2006-08-29 Thread Roger Searle
Quoting Roy Britten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 30/08/06 16:08, Roger Searle wrote: > > I'm getting a series of failed attempts to download files with wget > (on > > the 5th try now): > > > Connecting to download.microsoft.com|1.0.0.0|:80... failed: > Connection > Here's the hint: ^^^ > > I su

Re: IEs4linux - a nice utility

2006-08-29 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Wednesday 30 August 2006 16:08, Roger Searle wrote: > Connecting to download.microsoft.com|1.0.0.0|:80... failed: Connection > timed out. > Retrying. > > --16:05:28-- > http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/1/3/d13cd456-f0cf-4fb2-a17f-20afc7 >9f8a51/DCOM98.EXE (try: 5) => `/home/roger/.ies4l

Re: IEs4linux - a nice utility

2006-08-29 Thread Roy Britten
On 30/08/06 16:08, Roger Searle wrote: > I'm getting a series of failed attempts to download files with wget (on > the 5th try now): > Connecting to download.microsoft.com|1.0.0.0|:80... failed: Connection Here's the hint: ^^^ I suspect that either your resolver is broke

Re: IEs4linux - a nice utility

2006-08-29 Thread Roger Searle
Craig FALCONER wrote: > Works nicely thanks Roy - rather an ugly sight on an otherwise clean linux > box :) > > Apparently google earth's linux client is the same - basically the windows > version running inside wine. > > > > -Original Message- > From: Roy Britten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: commands

2006-08-29 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Wednesday 30 August 2006 14:41, Isaac Devine wrote: > When is the next workshop meeting? Should Alan just bring his pc there? I'm sure Alan would be very welcome to bring his machine to the next meeting. That's the purpose of booking the St. Albans Resource Centre which has more than one room.

nfs Install of SuSE 10.0

2006-08-29 Thread David Kirk
Hey, I am trying to install SuSE 10.0 using a network install CD and nfs. I have done this dozens of times, but on this particular server I'm having problems. The server has dual onboard Intel Gigabit Ethernet NIC's. When I boot from the CD and select an nfs install it fails to get an address v

Re: IEs4linux - a nice utility

2006-08-29 Thread Hadley Rich
On Wednesday 30 August 2006 15:15, Stephen Irons wrote: > Both Picasa and Google Earth have linux versions. Picasa is definitely > windows-with-wine, according to > http://picasa.google.com/linux/learn_more.html > > So, how does it work? Picasa for Linux runs the current Windows version > of Picasa

Re: IEs4linux - a nice utility

2006-08-29 Thread Stephen Irons
Nick Rout wrote: > On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:05:46 +1200 > Craig FALCONER wrote: > > >> Works nicely thanks Roy - rather an ugly sight on an otherwise clean linux >> box :) >> >> Apparently google earth's linux client is the same - basically the windows >> version running inside wine. >> > > I

Re: commands

2006-08-29 Thread Isaac Devine
When is the next workshop meeting? Should Alan just bring his pc there? On 8/30/06, Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:07:42 +1200 Christopher Sawtell wrote: > On Wednesday 30 August 2006 13:49, Nick Rout wrote: > > On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:20:29 +1200 > > > > Alan wrote

Re: IEs4linux - a nice utility

2006-08-29 Thread Nick Rout
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:19:33 +1200 Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > > > Apparently google earth's linux client is the same - basically the windows > > > version running inside wine. > > > > I think you are thinking of picasa. > > No, picasa is native Linux (gnome). At least one of the previous google >

Re: IEs4linux - a nice utility

2006-08-29 Thread Volker Kuhlmann
> > Apparently google earth's linux client is the same - basically the windows > > version running inside wine. > > I think you are thinking of picasa. No, picasa is native Linux (gnome). At least one of the previous google offerings was not. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is list05

Re: commands

2006-08-29 Thread Nick Rout
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:07:42 +1200 Christopher Sawtell wrote: > On Wednesday 30 August 2006 13:49, Nick Rout wrote: > > On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:20:29 +1200 > > > > Alan wrote: > > > I am trying to install minicom at present. now I have had a look at > > > the dpkg info and I am sorry tosay I a

Re: IEs4linux - a nice utility

2006-08-29 Thread Nick Rout
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:05:46 +1200 Craig FALCONER wrote: > Works nicely thanks Roy - rather an ugly sight on an otherwise clean linux > box :) > > Apparently google earth's linux client is the same - basically the windows > version running inside wine. I think you are thinking of picasa. -- N

Re: commands

2006-08-29 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Wednesday 30 August 2006 13:49, Nick Rout wrote: > On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:20:29 +1200 > > Alan wrote: > > I am trying to install minicom at present. now I have had a look at > > the dpkg info and I am sorry tosay I am a little confused as to what I > > should actually be using. > > I tried

RE: IEs4linux - a nice utility

2006-08-29 Thread Craig FALCONER
Works nicely thanks Roy - rather an ugly sight on an otherwise clean linux box :) Apparently google earth's linux client is the same - basically the windows version running inside wine. -Original Message- From: Roy Britten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 30 August 2006 11:23

Re: commands

2006-08-29 Thread Nick Rout
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:20:29 +1200 Alan wrote: > I am trying to install minicom at present. now I have had a look at > the dpkg info and I am sorry tosay I am a little confused as to what I > should actually be using. > I tried dpkg -i /minicom* this will only work if minicom is installe

re:commands

2006-08-29 Thread Alan
I am trying to install minicom at present. now I have had a look at the dpkg info and I am sorry tosay I am a little confused as to what I should actually be using. I tried dpkg -i /minicom* also the full minicom file name and it wouldnt take it so gess I was either doing something wrong t

RE: OT - dvd reader wanted

2006-08-29 Thread Craig FALCONER
www.firstin.co.nz has a pioneer DVD writer for $74 INC GST + Freight. -Original Message- From: Robert Fisher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 29 August 2006 5:04 p.m. To: linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz Subject: Re: OT - dvd reader wanted On Tuesday 29 August 2006 3:06 pm, Barr

Re: IEs4linux - a nice utility

2006-08-29 Thread Hadley Rich
On Wednesday 30 August 2006 11:22, Roy Britten wrote: > I've just tried IEs4linux http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/index-en.html > > It's a nice utility that downloads and installs a running copy of MSIE. > If you have a need for MSIE for website testing or other reasons this > runs much quicker

IEs4linux - a nice utility

2006-08-29 Thread Roy Britten
I've just tried IEs4linux http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/index-en.html It's a nice utility that downloads and installs a running copy of MSIE. If you have a need for MSIE for website testing or other reasons this runs much quicker than either vmware or qemu. Requirements are wine and cabextra

Re: commands

2006-08-29 Thread Steve Holdoway
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 09:21:28 +1200 Eliot Blennerhassett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another useful command is "apropos" which searches (a database of) short > descriptions of system commands for keywords and displays those that match > This is not installed on all linii, however the equivalen

Re: commands

2006-08-29 Thread Eliot Blennerhassett
On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:04, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > Do try to read the manual pages. > Every command on your machine has a manual page which tell you how to use > it. Either use the command man whatever-the-command-isor > put a single hash sign followed by the command into the Konqueror l

Re: commands

2006-08-29 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Tuesday 29 August 2006 21:37, Alan wrote: > I am going to try and install minicom, at present I have it sitting in > the share folder which both windows and Linux can use, but there are > other programs in there too. > I was thinking of creating a sub directory in there such as Temp and > then p

Re: Portable mp3 player

2006-08-29 Thread Keith McGavin
On Tue, Aug 29, at 12:48:13PM, Roger Searle wrote: > pretty vague post I know, but may inspire others to offer more details > or suggest the simplicity of it all to someone who doesn't realise the > option exists. and will remind me to have another look tonight. check the cd rom device is listed

Re: Modem Strings

2006-08-29 Thread Keith McGavin
On Tue, Aug 29, at 11:23:32AM, Nick Rout wrote: > True, also should these be readable by anyone else? I see they are owned i > by root:dip but only readable by root > > Results ofls -l /etc/ppp/*secrets > > -rw 1 root dip 94 2006-08-29 01:51 /etc/ppp/chap-secrets > > -rw-

commands

2006-08-29 Thread Alan
I am going to try and install minicom, at present I have it sitting in the share folder which both windows and Linux can use, but there are other programs in there too. I was thinking of creating a sub directory in there such as Temp and then putting the minicom file into it. What I need to know

RE: Gentoo -> PCBSD. OT?

2006-08-29 Thread Maurice Butler
>I've never seen the point in "religious wars" on distros or OS types. I see software as a tool - one tool does not suit every job - it is a case of selecting the best tool for the job that you want - use the wrong tool and the chances are you will end up with skinned knuckles or job not done Mau

Re: Gentoo -> PCBSD. OT?

2006-08-29 Thread Wesley Parish
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:38, Nick Rout wrote: > On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:09:41 +1200 > > Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I hope discussing *BSD is not considered too off topic on linux-users, > > that I'll get harassed out of the community. > > > > Yes, I've has a brief play with

CLUG wiki moving

2006-08-29 Thread Jim Cheetham
I've located a suitable server replacement for the CLUG wiki, and will be moving the site over the next day or so. Please keep an eye on the service and report any problems to the mailing list, preferably under this thread. Hosting of the CLUG wiki continues under the same terms as before ;-)

RE: Gentoo -> PCBSD. OT?

2006-08-29 Thread Reg
They seem to let us get away with it despite it not being strictly Linux :-) I too have found it very stable and I have it on one pc as dual boot with windoze and on another via VMplayer. Regards Reg -Original Message- From: Christopher Sawtell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 2

re:Modem Strings

2006-08-29 Thread Alan
OK the problem was with me. I uncommented the two respective lines and I assumed wrongly that the on the end of the statement automatically set it to the default setting WRONG I changed them both to 12 and call stayed in till it timed out with an error 16 as per normal I think I have posted