Re: Printer selector switches

2002-05-09 Thread Harry G
On Thursday May 09 2002 01:20 pm, you interfaced in analog form: THe *only* reason that you reboot linux is to change hardware or your kernel. Unless all 3 of the printers use the same exact postscript filter, you'll need to do more than just switch the printers, you'll also have to use the

Re: Printer selector switches

2002-05-09 Thread Bill Campbell
On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 01:14:05PM -0400, Harry G wrote: I am using Suse 7.3, and have to use 3 different printers (all parrallel) depending on the job One HP Laserjet 6L, a Epson Stylus Color 900, and a Okidata Microline 320 for multi-part forms. Would a printer selector switche work well

Re: Printer selector switches

2002-05-09 Thread Joel Hammer
Why not just set up different print queues for each printer? Does each have its own parallel port? If so, it would be easy. I would avoid mechanical printer switches if possible. I am not sure what is available with automatic switches. When you print from mozilla, you can change the printer

Re: Linux Router's

2002-05-09 Thread Kevin O'Gorman
On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 10:00:57AM -0700, Bill Campbell wrote: On Wed, May 08, 2002 at 09:48:18PM -0700, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: ... It's model BEFSR41 ver 2 from Linksys. There are indeed a lot of models, so I'm not all that sure of features. I've installed two of these, though, and they

RE: KDE from scratch (source)

2002-05-09 Thread Brian Witowski
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Net Llama! Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 9:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: KDE from scratch (source) On Thu, 9 May 2002, Brian Witowski wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: KDE from scratch (source)

2002-05-09 Thread Net Llama!
On Thu, 9 May 2002, Brian Witowski wrote: ---stuff deleted--- ,--rpath -Wl,/usr/local/qt-3.0.3/lib -Wl,--rpath -Wl,/usr/X11R6/lib g++: /usr/lib/.libs/libsane.so: No such file or directory Your answer is right here --^ That was my first guess, however:

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Jay Nugent
Greetings, On Thu, 9 May 2002, dep wrote: http://computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0%2C10801%2C71003%2C00.html?nlid=AM Gee... $15 Million in revenue is a Bad Thing(tm)??? Not the $18 Million they expected. What sort of P/E does the $15 mil represent? I would have to say

Re: Printer selector switches

2002-05-09 Thread Joel Hammer
They are a nuisance. They often are blamed (by the printer manufacturer) for faulty printer behavior. Joel On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 02:01:23PM -0400, Harry G wrote: On Thursday May 09 2002 01:53 pm, Joel Hammer wrote: Why not just set up different print queues for each printer? Does each

RE: KDE from scratch (source)

2002-05-09 Thread Brian Witowski
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Net Llama! Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 2:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: KDE from scratch (source) On Thu, 9 May 2002, Brian Witowski wrote: ---stuff deleted--- ,--rpath

RE: KDE from scratch (source)

2002-05-09 Thread Net Llama!
On Thu, 9 May 2002, Brian Witowski wrote: THe interpretation *is* the solution. Create a symlink to fix the mess. Or don't use KDE, whichever is easier :) Are those my only options? Can't I do whichever is harder? If you're feeling sado-masochistic, sure, have at it, and all that. --

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Gerry Doris
Greetings, On Thu, 9 May 2002, dep wrote: http://computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0%2C10801%2C71003%2C00.html?nlid=AM Gee... $15 Million in revenue is a Bad Thing(tm)??? Not the $18 Million they expected. What sort of P/E does the $15 mil represent? I would have to

OT Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Tony Alfrey
Maybe it's time for Keith to get to work on his long-overdue Skippy-Linux? On Thursday 09 May 2002 11:33 am,dep wrote: http://computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0%2C10801%2C71 003%2C00.html?nlid=AM -- Tony Alfrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'd rather be sailing

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Kevin O'Gorman
On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 02:48:50PM -0400, Jay Nugent wrote: Greetings, On Thu, 9 May 2002, dep wrote: http://computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0%2C10801%2C71003%2C00.html?nlid=AM Gee... $15 Million in revenue is a Bad Thing(tm)??? Not the $18 Million they expected.

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Jay Nugent
Greetings, On Thu, 9 May 2002, Gerry Doris wrote: On Thu, 9 May 2002, dep wrote: http://computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0%2C10801%2C71003%2C00.html?nlid=AM Gee... $15 Million in revenue is a Bad Thing(tm)??? Not the $18 Million they expected. What sort of P/E does

Re: Printer selector switches

2002-05-09 Thread Harry G
It was at one time advised not to use electronic switches with laser printers for risk of damaging them, but I don't know if this is still valid or not. I was on the Belkin site, and they still make mechanical switches, but they are not IEEE compliant, which, I understand, is needed. They

Re: Printer selector switches

2002-05-09 Thread Brett I. Holcomb
Check out www.blackbox.com. At one time they had switches and spoolers that could be controlled by keystrokes and were compliant. Harry G wrote: It was at one time advised not to use electronic switches with laser printers for risk of damaging them, but I don't know if this is still

Re: Linux Router's

2002-05-09 Thread Brett I. Holcomb
Thanks. Bill Campbell wrote: On Wed, May 08, 2002 at 09:01:55PM -0500, Brett I. Holcomb wrote: Have you done anything with GnatBox systems, Bill. If so what are your views on them? This is the first I've hear of them so don't have any views. My experience with LinkSys products has been

Re: Printer selector switches

2002-05-09 Thread Harry G
I went to their website, and asked to view the catalog by list. via a link. It returned: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80040e0c' Command text was not set for the command object. ? Think they would know better. Harry G PS: Thanks for the info. I will try manana.

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Zoki
On May 9 Gerry Doris was heard saying: snip -I didn't read the full context but if they predicted they would make $18M -and they only made $15 then they were off their own projections by 16.7% *** On the other hand it is ridiculous the system works this way: After all they ** made ** $15M!

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Net Llama!
On Fri, 10 May 2002, Zoki wrote: 2 On May 9 Gerry Doris was heard saying: snip -I didn't read the full context but if they predicted they would make $18M -and they only made $15 then they were off their own projections by 16.7% *** On the other hand it is ridiculous the system works

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Zoki
On May 9 Kevin O'Gorman was heard saying: snip -I'm afraid this comment displays a lack of understanding. $18M wasn't -profit, but income. They lost money, which means they spent more than -the $18M in the same time period. That's negative earnings, which makes *** I did not see it

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Gerry Doris
On May 9 Gerry Doris was heard saying: snip -I didn't read the full context but if they predicted they would make $18M -and they only made $15 then they were off their own projections by 16.7% *** On the other hand it is ridiculous the system works this way: After all they ** made **

Re: Printer selector switches

2002-05-09 Thread Ronnie Gauthier
Don't know about belkin, I use a data switch from PI Manufacturing, made in Taiwan, and works just fine with a HP 920, connectix quick clip, and a umax scanner. It says nothing about being IEEE compliant. On Thursday 09 May 2002 20:18, Harry G wrote: It was at one time advised not to use

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread dep
begin Gerry Doris's quote: | No, I'm saying that shareholders generally expect the management of | a company to meet their predictions at least for the next 3 months. | If they don't then their stock will suffer. Some companies are | known for being conservative. IBM is a case in point but

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Net Llama!
On Thu, 9 May 2002, Bruce Marshall wrote: On Thursday 09 May 2002 19:13 pm, dep wrote: fyi, we did a little interview with ransom love an hour or so ago; it's up now: Sorry, but I don't buy the 'tough market' as being the sole reason for their demise. I still 'lurk' on the Caldera List

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 9 May 2002 19:13:19 -0400 dep [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled informatively: http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=Newsfile=articlesid=57 == LM getting the scoop! ;o) Good job, dep! Mike -- He may look like an idiot and talk like an

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Brett I. Holcomb
What do you recommend then for a distro? I see - and this is based only on my time in the newsgroups and mailing lists: RH - the MS an AOL of the Linux world: breaks rules, doesn't maintain standards,bleeding edge, doesn't have much of a clue. They made it popular but lost it SUSE - ?

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Ken Moffat
I just installed caldera 3.1.1 a couple of nights ago to try it out, and it seems solid. I was just starting to like it. On Thu, 9 May 2002 19:26:32 -0400 (EDT) Net Llama! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 9 May 2002, Bruce Marshall wrote: I think they've lost it. Indeed, i'll never

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Ken Moffat
How about Elx. Anyone tried it? Seems extremely full featured and pretty stable (prerelease). It is a bit on the bloated side. On Thu, 09 May 2002 19:37:07 -0500 Brett I. Holcomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What do you recommend then for a distro? I see - and this is based only on my time in

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Gerry Doris
On Thursday 09 May 2002 19:13 pm, dep wrote: fyi, we did a little interview with ransom love an hour or so ago; it's up now: Sorry, but I don't buy the 'tough market' as being the sole reason for their demise. I still 'lurk' on the Caldera List and I cringe everytime I see someone

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Kurt Wall
Scribbling feverishly on May 09, dep managed to emit: http://computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0%2C10801%2C71003%2C00.html?nlid=AM The wrong person is leaving. It should be the CEO, not the CTO. Kurt -- Sex without love is an empty experience, but, as empty experiences go, it's

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Kurt Wall
Scribbling feverishly on May 09, Net Llama! managed to emit: I almost take this announcement as an act of desperation, where they're saying Hey remember us, we're trying to stop the bleeding, so please buy from us. It *is* an act of desperation. Kurt -- Patageometry, n.: The study

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Kurt Wall
Scribbling feverishly on May 09, Gerry Doris managed to emit: The key is that they lost $0.28/share and they lost more than they predicted just 3 months ago. To shareholders that indicates they don't have control of their company. Many companies have been punished severely in the market

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Bruce Marshall
On Thursday 09 May 2002 20:37 pm, Brett I. Holcomb wrote: What do you recommend then for a distro? I see - and this is based only on my time in the newsgroups and mailing lists: RH - the MS an AOL of the Linux world: breaks rules, doesn't maintain standards,bleeding edge, doesn't have much

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Kurt Wall
Scribbling feverishly on May 09, Jay Nugent managed to emit: Greetings, On Thu, 9 May 2002, dep wrote: http://computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0%2C10801%2C71003%2C00.html?nlid=AM Gee... $15 Million in revenue is a Bad Thing(tm)??? Not the $18 Million they expected.

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Kurt Wall
Scribbling feverishly on May 09, dep managed to emit: fyi, i've got a piece on it up now: http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=Newsfile=articlesid=56 Nicely done, dep. Kurt -- Be a better psychiatrist and the world will beat a psychopath to your door.

Re: Linux Router's

2002-05-09 Thread Bill Campbell
On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 02:22:28PM -0400, Tim Wunder wrote: ... Hmmm... cheap=$180? For a simple router? Suppose the OP has an old PC laying around doing nothing that costs $0, and a coupla 10 MB NICs that cost $0. Is spending $180 still cheap? It is if they're paying me $150/hour to do the

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Net Llama!
I wouldn't say that Redhat doesn't have a clue. They just like to make standards, rather than follow them. I wouldn't touch Debian with a 10ft stick. Way too many religious zealots. Mandrake makes a nice desktop distro, or so i've heard, but its a wee bit too unstable for my taste. I mean,

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Ben Duncan
Got the SuSe 8.0 In. They have made some remarkable improvements. Gone is the yukie rc.config (well, it is still there and you can use it or not). They have almost made the entire switch to LSB with it. SHoulda been the Distro COL made -- Ben Duncan Phone (601)-355-2574 Fax

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Bill Campbell
On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 04:57:56PM -0400, dep wrote: begin Net Llama!'s quote: | Caldera has been doing 'silent' restructing for over a year now, | and it hasn't shown a bit of progress in moving out of the red. | | I almost take this announcement as an act of desperation, where | they're

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Bill Campbell
On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 09:22:15PM -0400, Kurt Wall wrote: ... Bzzt! Thanks for playing. They've been restructuring since 5 months after they went public. The CTO was not the problem, IMNSHO. The CEO is the problem. Or, to paraphrase Bubba, It's the CEO, stupid! (Or, It's the stupid CEO!). IHMO,

Re: ANNOUNCE

2002-05-09 Thread Kurt Wall
Scribbling feverishly on May 09, Douglas J Hunley managed to emit: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Just a quick te to announce that our RSS feed is being caried by The Linux Homepage (www.linuxhomepage.com)! Very cool! Kurt -- Malek's Law: Any simple idea will be

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Brett I. Holcomb
Thanks. I'll put them on the list to check out. Darn, I thought I had done this a couple of years ago when I went through all this and ended up with Caldera! G. Bruce Marshall wrote: On Thursday 09 May 2002 20:37 pm, Brett I. Holcomb wrote: What do you recommend then for a distro? I see

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Brett I. Holcomb
Thanks for the input - comments inline. Net Llama! wrote: I wouldn't say that Redhat doesn't have a clue. They just like to make standards, rather than follow them. Hmm, not good if they break too many of them. So, that brings me back to Redhat, which is what i've settled on. RedHat

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Collins
On Thu, 9 May 2002 20:57:08 -0400 (EDT) Gerry Doris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 09 May 2002 19:13 pm, dep wrote: fyi, we did a little interview with ransom love an hour or so ago; it's up now: Sorry, but I don't buy the 'tough market' as being the sole reason for their

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Net Llama!
Yes, SGI = silicon graphics. Their variant of Unix, Irix, used the XFS filesystem, which has been ported to Linux. The open sourced version of XFS includes a RH-7.2 install CD, which allows you to natively install RH-7.2 on a XFS filesystem. Brett I. Holcomb wrote: Thanks for the input.

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Net Llama!
Brett I. Holcomb wrote: Thanks for the input - comments inline Net Llama! wrote: So, that brings me back to Redhat, which is what i've settled on. RedHat seems to be leaning more towards stability these days. I think they might have realized that if they want to hold onto their market share,

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Collins
On Thu, 09 May 2002 18:38:40 -0700 Net Llama! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wouldn't say that Redhat doesn't have a clue. They just like to make standards, rather than follow them. I would call it doing it their own damn way. What they do (sometimes reluctantly) becomes standard just because

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Ken Moffat
On Thu, 9 May 2002 21:59:55 -0600 Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 09 May 2002 18:38:40 -0700 Net Llama! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wouldn't touch Debian with a 10ft stick. Way too many religious zealots. Total agreement, but lots of people like it. It's really the

Re: news

2002-05-09 Thread Lee
One thing I noticed was the omission of Ransom Love and the director of marketing on the list of laid off employees. In the world of high finance I guess incompetence is an asset. Another omission was that they failed to mention that 4 months ago Caldera did a reverse stock split. For every four

Re: IP Tables NAT of Windows Login?

2002-05-09 Thread m.w.chang
does win98 and win2k have the client? Aaron Grewell wrote: I've tried to do this a couple of different ways. The only way that has been successful so far is to use pptp tunneling. You can either tunnel directly to the server you want to login to, or set up the linux pptpd on your