Re: openvpn woes

2005-11-07 Thread Andrew McNabb
First, can you attach your config files (for both server and client)? On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 07:45:13PM -0700, Michael Torrie wrote: > I've tried to add a second machine to my vpn (from work) and I'm > having difficulties. If I connect, the work machine gets the expected > IP address as set by

openvpn woes

2005-11-07 Thread Michael Torrie
I know Andrew and a few others on here are openvpn experts, so I am posting a couple of my problems here. First I have my home network successfully connecting (via the openvpn client on my linksys router) to my linode. This allows me to send traffic back and forth between my linode and any host o

Re: MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Grant Shipley
On 11/7/05, Brandon Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm somewhat a videophile, it's often annoying for me to go to a theater > and see a movie there (I see every frame because my eyes have been > trained to notice the flaws). I still enjoy my lower quality home > theater with 1024x576 images

Re: MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Brandon Beattie
On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 05:17:13PM -0700, Grant Shipley wrote: > On 11/7/05, Brandon Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Now I'm not against Myth, but it's best to use the right tool for the > > job. Myth as a DVD player, or even dvd player and encoder, or a PC for > > just DVD playback is a st

Re: MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Charles Curley
On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 02:39:57PM -0700, Ross Werner wrote: > On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Jason Holt wrote: > >One disadvantage of DVD players is that they enforce the movie industry's > >megalomaniacal ideas about when you should be able to fast forward, visit > >the menu, or back up your DVDs. > > No

Re: MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Grant Shipley
On 11/7/05, Brandon Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now I'm not against Myth, but it's best to use the right tool for the > job. Myth as a DVD player, or even dvd player and encoder, or a PC for > just DVD playback is a step back in quality. The only reason I see to > do it is if you want to

Re: MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Shane Hathaway
Jason Holt wrote: On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Shane Hathaway wrote: I agree. Also, the best way to deal with scratched DVDs (after lens cleaning solution and toothpaste) is: dd if=/dev/dvd of=tmp.dvd bs=100 conv=noerror ogle tmp.dvd Where do the CSS keys come from? Does ogle know to get t

Re: MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Steve Dibb
Jason Holt wrote: On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Brandon Beattie wrote: If all you'll be doing is playing DVD's I believe it's a better choice to use a good dvd player. Reasons include having a dedicated clock for One disadvantage of DVD players is that they enforce the movie industry's megalomaniac

Re: MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Jason Holt
On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Shane Hathaway wrote: I agree. Also, the best way to deal with scratched DVDs (after lens cleaning solution and toothpaste) is: dd if=/dev/dvd of=tmp.dvd bs=100 conv=noerror ogle tmp.dvd Where do the CSS keys come from? Does ogle know to get them off the disc dir

Re: MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Corey Edwards
On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 14:39 -0700, Ross Werner wrote: > On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Jason Holt wrote: > > One disadvantage of DVD players is that they enforce the movie industry's > > megalomaniacal ideas about when you should be able to fast forward, visit > > the > > menu, or back up your DVDs. > > N

Re: MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Scott Paul Robertson
On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 02:29:12PM -0700, Brandon Beattie wrote: > If all you'll be doing is playing DVD's I believe it's a better choice > to use a good dvd player. Reasons include having a dedicated clock for > reading and displaying video frames, having better optimized [color, > contrast, bri

Re: MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Shane Hathaway
Jason Holt wrote: On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Brandon Beattie wrote: If all you'll be doing is playing DVD's I believe it's a better choice to use a good dvd player. Reasons include having a dedicated clock for One disadvantage of DVD players is that they enforce the movie industry's megalomaniac

Re: MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Ross Werner
On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Jason Holt wrote: One disadvantage of DVD players is that they enforce the movie industry's megalomaniacal ideas about when you should be able to fast forward, visit the menu, or back up your DVDs. Not to mention limiting what country you can buy your DVDs from ...

Re: MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Jason Holt
On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Brandon Beattie wrote: If all you'll be doing is playing DVD's I believe it's a better choice to use a good dvd player. Reasons include having a dedicated clock for One disadvantage of DVD players is that they enforce the movie industry's megalomaniacal ideas about when y

Re: MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Brandon Beattie
On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 10:23:10AM -0700, Grant Shipley wrote: > Hello all: > > Finally going to put the HTPC together. I am looking at using MythTV > or xlobby (windows app). Trying to find out which better fits my > requirements. > > Requirements: > > I will only be using the system for cont

Re: MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Steve Dibb
Shane Hathaway wrote: Grant Shipley wrote: Does MythTV support playing directly from .iso files? MythTV can launch MPlayer or Ogle, both of which support playing DVD images. Ogle supports DVD menus, but MPlayer does not. MPlayer supports LIRC easily, but LIRC support for Ogle may require

Re: MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Steve Dibb
Grant Shipley wrote: I want to rip my DVDs to .iso format and be able to mount and play the iso file with full menu support. I would just do vobcopy -m instead, but I guess that would give you directories and crap versus one clean file to work with. Whatever. It's an option. Steve /* PLU

Re: MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Gabriel Gunderson
On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 11:06 -0700, Shane Hathaway wrote: > Also, the PVR-150 is significantly less expensive than the other > models. It wasn't supported when I was buying, but the IVTV project > seems to support it now. Mine works great. I'll be picking up another one soon. Gabe /* PLUG: http

Re: MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Shane Hathaway
Grant Shipley wrote: I want to rip my DVDs to .iso format and be able to mount and play the iso file with full menu support. I would like to control the system via remote control. I do not want to pull out a keyboard in order to play a movie. I would enjoy a nice gui that will download movie d

MythTV DVD Jukebox question

2005-11-07 Thread Grant Shipley
Hello all: Finally going to put the HTPC together. I am looking at using MythTV or xlobby (windows app). Trying to find out which better fits my requirements. Requirements: I will only be using the system for content playing. I will NOT be using the system to record shows via cable/OTA/D* or

[OT] Re: Electricity Usage (was Wireless Cards)

2005-11-07 Thread Shane Hathaway
Jason Holt wrote: On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Shane Hathaway wrote: However, note that seemingly minor hardware differences change power consumption significantly. The computer I built for my dad has an Athlon XP 3000. It draws 120W most of the time and 160W when it's busy, so it needs much more a

Re: Who knows about Novell's layoffs?

2005-11-07 Thread Dennis
Bart Whiteley wrote: >On Saturday 05 November 2005 10:39 am, Gabriel Gunderson wrote: > > >>BTW, I'm kinda glad I made the spelling and usage errors that I did. >>Otherwise, I don't know if you would have felt compelled to reply with >>the desired info. >> >> > >It did make the composition p

Re: Electricity Usage (was Wireless Cards)

2005-11-07 Thread Justin Findlay
On 11/7/05, Jason Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fascinating. Does your meter take into account power factor? Your Dad's > power supply could be more inductive than your own. Apparently, in some > countries you have to pay extra for inductive loads. Or the network of circuits through the pow

Re: Electricity Usage (was Wireless Cards)

2005-11-07 Thread Jason Holt
On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Shane Hathaway wrote: However, note that seemingly minor hardware differences change power consumption significantly. The computer I built for my dad has an Athlon XP 3000. It draws 120W most of the time and 160W when it's busy, so it needs much more airflow than mine. (

Re: Electricity Usage (was Wireless Cards)

2005-11-07 Thread Shane Hathaway
Jason Holt wrote: On Sun, 6 Nov 2005, Shane Hathaway wrote: Some other figures I've gathered: My desktop machine, an AMD64 3200 with a SATA drive and a low-end NVidia card, draws 75W most of the time and 120W when it's computing a lot. It has a 480W PSU only because I don't want to worry ab