[PLUG] deprecated SaX2 command in Suse 11.3

2010-08-07 Thread website reader
To all: I found out that the sax2 command has been removed purposefully from Suse 11.3 (current version) and is expected to disappear. The current plan is to use Xorg -configure as the new way to correctly identify the hardware to the kernel for X11 I did get the digital to work under run level

[PLUG] Could anyone use a Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250?

2010-08-07 Thread Rogan Creswick
I don't have television service, and have no intentions of getting cable again, so I have no use for this card. It's in good (read: like new. < 10h use) condition and it is well supported under Linux. It does *not* do HD, but it works fine for standard def. Comes with an IR receiver cable and r

Re: [PLUG] Naming RFC 1918 networks...

2010-08-07 Thread Mike Connors
"The first one means this is a name of a private host on a private network that may or may not access the Internet." If host is on a "private" network address space such as the 10., or 172.16., or 192.168. It is not accessible from the internet because these addresses are not capable of being rout

[PLUG] new Monitor woes or missing Xconfig information

2010-08-07 Thread website reader
Dear X11 gurus: The urge to have the latest and greatest monitor hit me, so I procured a Samsung Syncmaster 2494 monitor, 1920x1080 resolution, digital, 23.6" screen, only to get hit by a fatal bug in my OpenSuse 11.3 operating system. First of all, I had to plug in a VGA monitor on the ECS GF610

Re: [PLUG] Naming RFC 1918 networks...

2010-08-07 Thread Tim
> There are arguments that RFC1918 was a bad idea because companies merge > and their IP address space conflicts. Well, Dynamic DNS should solve > that problem. I assign RFC 1918 addresses statically via DHCP, which is > an oxymoron. If I could assign from a pool of IP addresses and send the > M

Re: [PLUG] Inactivating majordomo

2010-08-07 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 6 Aug 2010, Michael Rasmussen wrote: > Why inactivate rather than deactivate? Just curious. Semantics. > Consider uninstalling. With current package managers reinstallation would > be nearly effortless. There is no Slackware package for majordomo. If I ever need/want to host a

Re: [PLUG] Naming RFC 1918 networks...

2010-08-07 Thread Nathan W
On 08/06/2010 11:39 PM, Russell Johnson wrote: > On Aug 6, 2010, at 10:22 PM, Someone wrote: > > >> I like .pri as a TLD for a private network. I can't tell though if pri >> is a global TLD or not. I suppose I could use my registered domain name >> instead of ending private addresses with pri.