Re: [SLUG] IPV6

2006-11-27 Thread Ashley
Thanks Guys, Cat resolv.conf gives only my router ie. only one line! Then nslookup google.com 192.168.1.1 gives: ;; reply from unexpected source: 192.168.1.1#3073, expected 192.168.1.1#53 Server: 192.168.1.1 Address:192.168.1.1#53 Non-authoritative answer: Name: google.com Ad

[SLUG] Countdown to linux.conf.au 2007: 48 DAYS TO GO

2006-11-27 Thread Jeff Waugh
Countdown to linux.conf.au 2007 === 48 DAYS TO GO News: 1) We've been leaping out of our skins to reveal our first keynote speaker, and now we can! He's a scholar and a gentleman, and leads a double life as a kernel hacker extraordinaire. Without

Re: [SLUG] Introducing myself

2006-11-27 Thread Erik de Castro Lopo
Ershad Shafi Chowdhury wrote: > Probably a bit early to ask, but can anyone recommend a computer store > which sells computers with linux (any flavor) pre-installed? Hi Ershad, IPS ( http://www.ipspty.com.au/ ) will do pre-installed Fedora if you tell them you are going to be running Linux on i

Re: [SLUG] timezone

2006-11-27 Thread Glen Turner
ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/ now has tzdata2006p.tar.gz which includes rules for the WA daylight savings time change. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Introducing myself

2006-11-27 Thread Andreas Fischer
Hi Ershad, and welcome to Sydney! I'm afraid I don't know of any local stores that sell linux pre-installed, but if your just tryig to avoid the "windows tax", some majour vendors such as Dell, and HP now offer computers with no OS at all, however where happy to help you install which ever distro

Re: [SLUG] winders players]

2006-11-27 Thread tuxta2
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi much ranting about ubuntu over the years, now I choose it ... I have installed ubuntu for my son-in-law. All is well except that he wants to listen (see?) pod-casts eg http://www.brr.com.au I installed automaticix on edgy, including mplayer and all the codecs

Re: [SLUG] IPV6

2006-11-27 Thread tuxta2
Dean Hamstead wrote: cat your resolv.conf (cat /etc/resolv.conf) then test each server by hand ie nslookup google.com 256.256.256.256 where the obviously wrong ip address is the nslookup server are you using a billion router? i found that its internal name server was 100% happy with windows

RE: [SLUG] Google for trends

2006-11-27 Thread Raphael Kraus
See http://www.google.com/trends?q=Ubuntu%2C+Apple+Mac&ctab=0&geo=all&date=a ll Regards, Raphael Kraus Software Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02 8306 0007 Direct Line 02 8306 0077 Sales | 02 8306 0099 Fax 02 8306 0088 Support 02 8306 0055 Administration 1300 13 WILD (9453) National | 1300 88 WIL

Re: [SLUG] Odd IP address

2006-11-27 Thread O Plameras
Howard Lowndes wrote: I've just looked at a phishing spam from "Bank of Queensland" and it has an odd IP address 75.023.0165.0264 75 is decimal 023 is octal(so 2x8E1 + 3x8E0 = 19 decimal) 0165 is octal 0265 is octal (note the last quad) yet it resolves and brings up the phishing page. How

[SLUG] Re: Delivery failed

2006-11-27 Thread editor
ATTENTION! The email address to which you sent your email does not exist. Perhaps you misspelled the email address; if so, try sending it to the correct address. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailingl

[SLUG] GPL3 conference - this Thursday at UNSW!

2006-11-27 Thread Pia Waugh
Hi all, Just a quick reminder that the GPL3 conference including Andrew Tridgell and Eben Moglen (amongst a panel of local Open Source experts) will be at UNSW this Thursday. If you haven't already registered, please do so as places are limited (and they need to cater accordingly!). The event is

Re: [SLUG] IPV6

2006-11-27 Thread Dean Hamstead
cat your resolv.conf (cat /etc/resolv.conf) then test each server by hand ie nslookup google.com 256.256.256.256 where the obviously wrong ip address is the nslookup server are you using a billion router? i found that its internal name server was 100% happy with windows but it seriously didnt

[SLUG] Introducing myself

2006-11-27 Thread Ershad Shafi Chowdhury
Hi! I am a member of BDLUG (Bangladesh Linux Users Group). I will be moving to Sydney in Feb '07, so I figured I would join early and familiarize myself. Probably a bit early to ask, but can anyone recommend a computer store which sells computers with linux (any flavor) pre-installed? Cheers

Re: [SLUG] IPV6

2006-11-27 Thread heracles
Hi Dean, Actually what I am getting is very long lookup times but the transfer rate, on downloads, is just fine. Ashley >-- Original Message -- >Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 23:46:43 +1100 (EST) >Subject: Re: [SLUG] IPV6 >From: "Dean Hamstead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Ashley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc:

Re: [SLUG] winders players

2006-11-27 Thread jam
On Monday 27 November 2006 20:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have installed ubuntu for my son-in-law. All is well except that he wants > to listen (see?) pod-casts eg http://www.brr.com.au > I installed automaticix on edgy, including mplayer and all the codecs. > > The media player opens, downloa

Re: [SLUG] introducing myself

2006-11-27 Thread O Plameras
Adam Kennedy wrote: Why would you want it to be pre-installed? Kinda narrows down your flavour of Linux. Just buy a cheap PC from a store like MSY and install your distro of choice. Or ask for directions to North Rocks Computer Markets held once a week every Sunday from 9am till 3pm. New and

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Re: [SLUG] introducing myself

2006-11-27 Thread Ershad Chowdhury
Am I missing something here, or have we answered someone looking to buy a new computer with linux on it with instructions on how to buy an old computer with Windows on it? :) LOL! the idea implied, I guess, is to install my fav distro of linux on the windows box. I've installed many many b

Re: [SLUG] IPV6

2006-11-27 Thread Dean Hamstead
local dns problems will manifest themselves as failed look ups, long look up times then normal transfer rates. if domain names are resolving properly they will be resolving to ipv4 addresses and the stack will use the right protocol. check your network cable, switch/hub port and look at /var/log/

[SLUG] IPV6

2006-11-27 Thread Ashley
Hi All, My ADSL is as slow as dialup when searching for pages. even google takes 30-60 seconds to start to display. I know it's only 512k ADSL but I think there must be a problem as my daughter's XP machine displays all pages very quickly. My machine is an AMD64 3300+ running Ubuntu64 6.10 and

Re: [SLUG] introducing myself

2006-11-27 Thread Adam Kennedy
Why would you want it to be pre-installed? Kinda narrows down your flavour of Linux. Just buy a cheap PC from a store like MSY and install your distro of choice. Or ask for directions to North Rocks Computer Markets held once a week every Sunday from 9am till 3pm. New and Used computers are so

Re: [SLUG] introducing myself

2006-11-27 Thread O Plameras
Carlo Sogono wrote: Ershad Shafi Chowdhury wrote: Hi! I am a member of BDLUG (Bangladesh Linux Users Group). I will be moving to Sydney in Feb '07, so I figured I would join early and familiarize myself. Welcome to SLUG. Probably a bit early to ask, but can anyone recommend a computer store

Re: [SLUG] introducing myself

2006-11-27 Thread Penedo
On 27/11/06, Carlo Sogono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Why would you want it to be pre-installed? Kinda narrows down your flavour of Linux. Just buy a cheap PC from a store like MSY and install your distro of choice. And get an excellent learning experience in the process. --P -- SLUG - Sydney