Re: Subject: Cox Cable TV

2012-07-18 Thread Benjamin Francom
> Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:42:44 -0700 > From: Scott > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Cox Cable TV > Message-ID: <1342633364.13941.2.camel@versed> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'll ask anyway: Anyone hav

Re: remotely controlling your computer

2011-12-14 Thread Benjamin Francom
On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 12:00 PM, < plug-discuss-requ...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> wrote: > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:49:13 -0700 > From: Michael Havens > To: Main PLUG discussion list > Subject: Re: remotely controlling your computer > Message-ID: > > > Content-Type: text/p

Re: Is there something such as celluar wireless to connect with an ISP ?

2010-12-03 Thread Benjamin Francom
One solution you are describing would be "Mobile Broadband." Most of the major carriers will offer it. We used it several years ago through Sprint. It was approx. $60/month, and worked well for a remote office we had. They have routers that support the cards as well. http://shop.sprint.com/en/sol

Re: compiling on a PPC

2010-11-23 Thread Benjamin Francom
I got rid of my G4 several years ago.  It was running Debian at the time. First thing that comes to mind to find out if Altivec is on there is: cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep altivec >From IBM's site on a Power 7 processor and RHEL: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/LinuxP/RHEL+5.5+Checkli

Re: OT: Teaching at a CC

2010-11-18 Thread Benjamin Francom
a_the_child_driven_education.html >> >> Alan >> --- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.ph

Re: NonProfit 501-C Status

2010-11-07 Thread Benjamin Francom
later. Also, I just found the RSS feed and iCal feed from the site for events. In case anyone else needs them, I'll post them below. RSS: http://plug.phoenix.az.us/event/feed iCal: http://plug.phoenix.az.us/event/ical/all/all -- Benjamin Francom Information Technology Executive http://

Re: November Linux Security Lab Hacks DOCSIS 2.0/3.0

2010-10-29 Thread Benjamin Francom
On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Brandon Hoffman wrote: > I think it is what the intended and/or advertised use is for. I am good with that answer. Makes logical sense. Thanks. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To

Re: November Linux Security Lab Hacks DOCSIS 2.0/3.0

2010-10-29 Thread Benjamin Francom
83392 > > http://www.it-clowns.com > > I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything > I do. -Heinlein > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --

Re: Books to learn Linux/Unix

2010-10-28 Thread Benjamin Francom
l settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Benjamin Francom Information Technology Executive http://www.benjaminfran.com --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe,

Re: Oct west side: Inkscape

2010-10-27 Thread Benjamin Francom
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Re: What in the World happened to the %#$&! keyboard? (Ubuntu 10.10)

2010-10-22 Thread Benjamin Francom
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Re: Oct west side: Inkscape

2010-10-18 Thread Benjamin Francom
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Re: ABLEconf mtg tonight at 20:00

2010-10-12 Thread Benjamin Francom
G-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Benjamin Francom Information Technology Executive http://www.benjaminfran.com

Re: west side mtg topic for Wed

2010-09-20 Thread Benjamin Francom
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RHCE to CLP Exam in Beta

2010-09-15 Thread Benjamin Francom
novell, click on "Schedule a test" and register for test #051-732." -Ben -- Benjamin Francom Information Technology Executive http://www.benjaminfran.com --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe,

Re: Wednesday West Side Mtg Question

2010-07-28 Thread Benjamin Francom
thing >> tomorrow. >> >> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Benjamin Francom >> wrote: > > I will be doing a presentation on installing Linux on a Soekris net5501 this > Wednesday night @ 7pm at DeVry. > > What room at DeVry is the meeting in?  As the presenter

Re: Wednesday West Side Mtg Question

2010-07-28 Thread Benjamin Francom
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Benjamin Francom wrote: > Der.Hans, > > Sounds great. Especially the pizza. I'll be there around 18:15 to get > situated and setup. It's been a few years since I've been back to my old > alma mater. > > > -- > Benjamin

Re: Wednesday West Side Mtg Question

2010-07-28 Thread Benjamin Francom
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 2:10 AM, der.hans wrote: > Am 26. Jul, 2010 schwätzte Benjamin Francom so: > > moin moin Ben, > > > I will be doing a presentation on installing Linux on a Soekris net5501 >> this >> Wednesday night @ 7pm at DeVry. >> > > Danke

Re: Wednesday West Side Mtg Question

2010-07-27 Thread Benjamin Francom
I called and e-mailed the "Outreach" department at DeVry, with no response yet regarding the room #. Hopefully I'll find out something tomorrow. On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Benjamin Francom wrote: > I will be doing a presentation on installing Linux on a Soekris net550

Wednesday West Side Mtg Question

2010-07-26 Thread Benjamin Francom
t right now, so I thought I'd also post to the list. More info on Soekris hardware: http://wiki.soekris.info Thanks! -Ben -- Benjamin Francom Information Technology Executive http://www.benjaminfran.com --- PLUG-discuss mailing

Re: OT-ish: vertical keyboard options

2010-05-26 Thread Benjamin Francom
ed to both of them, and they work well for me (YMMV). -- Benjamin Francom Information Technology Executive http://www.benjaminfran.com --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail setting

Flash BIOS From Linux?

2010-04-05 Thread Benjamin Francom
. - No keyboard or monitor needed. Simply reflash remotely via SSH. Of course it only supports certain chipsets, but looks pretty interesting. -- Benjamin Francom Information Technology Executive http://www.benjaminfran.com --- PLUG-discuss mailing

Re: network woes

2009-12-22 Thread Benjamin Francom
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 7:18 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > Trent, > > I ran into a similar problem today - my network slowed waay down > on me. All I used was ping to methodically to check all the connections and > found that a switch was reseting itself and dropping packets. Basically, I

Re: Linux vs OpenBSD as a router

2009-10-20 Thread Benjamin Francom
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 8:08 AM, Paul Mooring wrote: > I'm not sure I'd want to go this way, because I'd mostly switch just to > learn pf/bsd, but in your opinion is there a big advantage beyond ease of > use to using a ready made router distro as oppose to setting up your own? > I've tried Debi

Re: Linux vs OpenBSD as a router

2009-10-19 Thread Benjamin Francom
On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Eric Cope wrote: > I use freebsd, openvpn, pf. OpenVPN is the same (different locations). PF > is pretty easy to use imo. > > Eric > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Nathan England wrote: > >> On Monday 19 October 2009 14:46:54 Paul Mooring wrote: >> > I've been

Re: Invisible Text

2009-09-06 Thread Benjamin Francom
On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 9:28 AM, Matthew A Coulliette wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Anybody care to help me resolve a problem. For about a month the text at > the top of a menu in Firefox menus, Firefox bookmarks, and the > Gnome-Panel Menus, will occationally turn invisible. The text/name of > the men

Time to Trade in My Blackberry

2009-08-31 Thread Benjamin Francom
I've been keeping an eye on the Nokia N8x series of devices since they run Linux. They will be releasing the n900 soon, and it looks really interesting. >From Wikipedia: "The Nokia N900 is Nokia's next Maemo device, superseding the N810, expected to become available in late 2009. Unlike its Inte

Neighbors Leeching Off Your Wireless? "Try Upside-Down-Ternet"

2009-08-28 Thread Benjamin Francom
I came across this pretty amusing link about deterring your neighbors from stealing your Internet. It involved splitting the network, iptables, and some redirection. http://www.ex-parrot.com/~pete/upside-down-ternet.html --- PLUG-discuss mailing list

Re: Must have app list, desktop edition?

2009-07-03 Thread Benjamin Francom
On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Eric Shubert wrote: > Stephen wrote: > > So what is your list of apps that you install, every time on a new > > machine, the handful of things that you "must" have and find yoruself > > apt-getting yum installing or emergeing? > > > > vim/gvim ;) screen, gimp,

Re: Ubuntu 9.04

2009-04-28 Thread Benjamin Francom
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Trent Shipley wrote: > After mysteriously refusing to update, the synaptic updater just started > working last night. And darned if (with some hiccups) it didn't boot from > the > latest kernel. I am hoping to see many of my Ubuntu 8.10 woes cured, and I > am >

Re: Updating Ubuntu

2009-04-24 Thread Benjamin Francom
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 9:58 PM, Benjamin Francom wrote: > On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Dazed_75 wrote: > >> Very true. It is ALWAYS that way for some days following a release. In a >> week, the download part of an update will take 20 minutes. If you download >>

Re: Updating Ubuntu

2009-04-24 Thread Benjamin Francom
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Dazed_75 wrote: > Very true. It is ALWAYS that way for some days following a release. In a > week, the download part of an update will take 20 minutes. If you download > the .iso using a torrent even on release day it does not take long. But > when all the upd

Re: OCS inventory

2009-02-19 Thread Benjamin Francom
> Has anyone used OCS inventory before? Yes, it's been a while though. > I am running it for the first time and it is interesting i even seem > to have it talking with glpi... and can install the agent, but i am > not seeing any information from the agents to the server and i am > faily sure im m