Re: [SLUG] Ubuntu 6.06 wireless networking

2006-07-07 Thread Jeff Waugh
quote who=Sonia Hamilton * On Fri, Jul 07, 2006 at 01:57:31AM +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote: The default software isn't clever enough to do this for you. However, with a little help from Network Manager (install network-manager-gnome), you will have a *very* pleasurable network switching

[SLUG] Re: Looking for some Raw DV footage to practice on

2006-07-07 Thread Ben B
elliott-brennan [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered the following thing: I'm going to have a more in-depth look at Cinelerra too; my limited experience with it has brought me to the conclusion that I really need to RTM more so than with Kino :) The difference between Kino and Cinelerra is like the

[SLUG] Re: Dynamic routing - RIP or BGP or what?

2006-07-07 Thread Ben Buxton
Howard Lowndes [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered the following thing: I want to do some dynamic routing in a network and I don't know whether I should be using RIP or BGP. [...] BGP is for external routing - not suitable. RIP is old, and it's convergence time is pityful. If Quagga allows it, OSPF

[SLUG] Firewall

2006-07-07 Thread jam
Hi my ongoing frustrations: 1) How to setup a firewall in ubuntu? It seems suitable iptables settings do work but that's awefully primitive. This article did not help http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/06/26/1556259 (no lokkit or guarddog can be found by apt-get) 2) How to manipulate and

Re: [SLUG] Firewall

2006-07-07 Thread Erik de Castro Lopo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi my ongoing frustrations: 1) How to setup a firewall in ubuntu? It seems suitable iptables settings do work but that's awefully primitive. This article did not help http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/06/26/1556259 (no lokkit or guarddog can be found by

Re: [SLUG] Dynamic routing - RIP or BGP or what?

2006-07-07 Thread O Plameras
Howard Lowndes wrote: I want to do some dynamic routing in a network and I don't know whether I should be using RIP or BGP. } quagga } 1.2.3.4 ||192.168.1.1192.168.1.0/24 I'net }|eth1eth0|-| }

[SLUG] Nokia 770 Internet Tablet on Ebay from Perth

2006-07-07 Thread adamyap
Guys, Just thought I'd post up that I'm Ebaying a new Nokia 770 Internet tablet. The buy-it-now price is exactly how much it costs to buy in the US so it's a pretty good deal. You can check it out here:

[SLUG] Microsoft kinda do ODF

2006-07-07 Thread Phil Scarratt
Thought this was interesting and worth posting just in case someone out there hadn't read it. Fil -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Re: Microsoft kinda do ODF

2006-07-07 Thread Phil Scarratt
Phil Scarratt wrote: Thought this was interesting and worth posting just in case someone out there hadn't read it. Fil Oh dear http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/2911 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs:

[SLUG] ubuntu routing

2006-07-07 Thread jam
Hi I cant find anything that does the equivalent of echo 1 /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward on my newly installed ubuntu box. Before I invent a way, does anybody know if I'm missing something. Thanks James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and

Re: [SLUG] ubuntu routing

2006-07-07 Thread David Kempe
If you want a good firewall, use shorewall. and have it do it for you dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I cant find anything that does the equivalent of echo 1 /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward on my newly installed ubuntu box. Before I invent a way, does anybody know if I'm missing something.

Re: [SLUG] Firewall

2006-07-07 Thread Alan L Tyree
On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 16:19:21 +0800 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi my ongoing frustrations: 1) How to setup a firewall in ubuntu? It seems suitable iptables settings do work but that's awefully primitive. This article did not help http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/06/26/1556259 (no lokkit

Re: [SLUG] Dynamic routing - RIP or BGP or what?

2006-07-07 Thread O Plameras
Howard Lowndes wrote: Tks for that. I have got 192.168.1.2 advertising 192.168.2.0/24 directed to 192.168.1.1 as per RFC1723, and I have got 192.168.1.1 listening on udp/520. My problem now is: how do I get 192.168.1.1 to do things with the packets that it is receiving, because the route

Re: [SLUG] ubuntu routing

2006-07-07 Thread O Plameras
David Kempe wrote: If you want a good firewall, use shorewall. and have it do it for you How will shorewall solved this particular problem when he is missing this functionality ? echo 1 /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward One of the things shorewall does is to enable ip forwarding ? dave

Re: [SLUG] ubuntu routing

2006-07-07 Thread Jeff Waugh
quote who=O Plameras David Kempe wrote: If you want a good firewall, use shorewall. and have it do it for you How will shorewall solved this particular problem when he is missing this functionality ? echo 1 /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward One of the things shorewall does is to enable ip

Re: [SLUG] Firewall

2006-07-07 Thread jam
On Saturday 08 July 2006 05:35, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi my ongoing frustrations: 1) How to setup a firewall in ubuntu? It seems suitable iptables settings do work but that's awefully primitive. This article did not help http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/06/26/1556259 (no

[SLUG] Linux compatible Sydney 3G for notebooks

2006-07-07 Thread Ben Alex
Hi everybody Does anyone know of a wireless (preferably 3G) Internet service which is compatible with Linux-based notebooks (Ubuntu)? Most of the service providers like iBurst etc seem to specify the use of Windows. Cheers Ben -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List -

Re: [SLUG] ubuntu routing

2006-07-07 Thread O Plameras
Jeff Waugh wrote: quote who=O Plameras David Kempe wrote: If you want a good firewall, use shorewall. and have it do it for you How will shorewall solved this particular problem when he is missing this functionality ? echo 1 /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward One of the things

Re: [SLUG] Firewall

2006-07-07 Thread Sonia Hamilton
* On Fri, Jul 07, 2006 at 04:19:21PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1) How to setup a firewall in ubuntu? It seems suitable iptables settings do work but that's awefully primitive. This article did not help http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/06/26/1556259 (no lokkit or guarddog can be

Re: [SLUG] Linux compatible Sydney 3G for notebooks

2006-07-07 Thread Sonia Hamilton
* On Sat, Jul 08, 2006 at 10:14:15AM +1000, Ben Alex wrote: Hi everybody Does anyone know of a wireless (preferably 3G) Internet service which is compatible with Linux-based notebooks (Ubuntu)? Most of the service providers like iBurst etc seem to specify the use of Windows. I use a

Re: [SLUG] Firewall

2006-07-07 Thread Metrics
On Sat, Jul 08, 2006 at 11:33:44AM +1000, Sonia Hamilton wrote: * On Fri, Jul 07, 2006 at 04:19:21PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1) How to setup a firewall in ubuntu? It seems suitable iptables settings do work but that's awefully primitive. This article did not help

[SLUG] Re: ubuntu routing

2006-07-07 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Sat, Jul 08, 2006 at 08:42:45AM +1000, O Plameras wrote: David Kempe wrote: If you want a good firewall, use shorewall. and have it do it for you How will shorewall solved this particular problem when he is missing this functionality ? echo 1 /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward One of the

[SLUG] Re: ubuntu routing

2006-07-07 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Fri, Jul 07, 2006 at 09:57:18PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I cant find anything that does the equivalent of echo 1 /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward on my newly installed ubuntu box. Before I invent a way, does anybody know if I'm missing something. sed -i

Re: [SLUG] Firewall

2006-07-07 Thread O Plameras
Metrics wrote: On Sat, Jul 08, 2006 at 11:33:44AM +1000, Sonia Hamilton wrote: * On Fri, Jul 07, 2006 at 04:19:21PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1) How to setup a firewall in ubuntu? It seems suitable iptables settings do work but that's awefully primitive. This article did not help

Re: [SLUG] Firewall

2006-07-07 Thread Alan L Tyree
On Sat, 8 Jul 2006 12:20:20 +1000 Metrics [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jul 08, 2006 at 11:33:44AM +1000, Sonia Hamilton wrote: * On Fri, Jul 07, 2006 at 04:19:21PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1) How to setup a firewall in ubuntu? It seems suitable iptables settings do work but

Re: [SLUG] Linux compatible Sydney 3G for notebooks

2006-07-07 Thread mark
Ben Alex wrote: Hi everybody Does anyone know of a wireless (preferably 3G) Internet service which is compatible with Linux-based notebooks (Ubuntu)? Most of the service providers like iBurst etc seem to specify the use of Windows. Cheers Ben The linux drivers for iburst can be found at

[SLUG] Re: Linux compatible Sydney 3G for notebooks

2006-07-07 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Sat, Jul 08, 2006 at 10:14:15AM +1000, Ben Alex wrote: Does anyone know of a wireless (preferably 3G) Internet service which is compatible with Linux-based notebooks (Ubuntu)? Most of the service providers like iBurst etc seem to specify the use of Windows. I've got a Vodafone 3G (Merlin)

[SLUG] Re: Linux compatible Sydney 3G for notebooks

2006-07-07 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Sat, Jul 08, 2006 at 01:23:45PM +1000, mark wrote: Ben Alex wrote: Hi everybody Does anyone know of a wireless (preferably 3G) Internet service which is compatible with Linux-based notebooks (Ubuntu)? Most of the service providers like iBurst etc seem to specify the use of Windows.

Re: [SLUG] Re: Linux compatible Sydney 3G for notebooks

2006-07-07 Thread mark
I hope those drivers have gotten a *lot* better since I used them about a year ago -- they were horrendous back then. If you're considering getting iBurst, get a trial period first. Between the shithouse drivers and woeful coverage (I rarely got a useable signal) it wasn't worth it for me to

Re: [SLUG] Re: Linux compatible Sydney 3G for notebooks

2006-07-07 Thread Ben Alex
Matthew Palmer wrote: I've got a Vodafone 3G (Merlin) card through work and it works nicely -- a bit fiddly to setup, perhaps, but doable. A client I've been at has the other model of Vodafone 3G card and it works in Ubuntu Dapper, but not earlier versions -- so you'll need a pretty new kernel