Re: [ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: transferring files between Ubuntu and XP slow!!!!

2008-05-17 Thread Sean Miller
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 11:36 PM, James Grabham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's not simply eight bits per byte for ethernet packets, it's more complicated than that and you're not taking into account collisions. a Byte is 8 bits, a bit being either 1 or 0... I thought that was a fundemental

Re: [ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: transferring files between Ubuntu and XP slow!!!!

2008-05-17 Thread Javad Ayaz
ok a bit of an update for all. Ive connected the two pcs together with a cable. Im afraid i dont know what kind of cable it is as it came with the modem. I had already tried this cable and it hadnt worked previously. anyway ive messed around with the settings changing and then changing back to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: transferring files between Ubuntu and XP slow!!!!

2008-05-17 Thread Javad Ayaz
its connected directly...pc 1---pc2. I dont know what cable it is...and dont have anyway of identifying it either!!! although the cable id connected from router to pc initially. It takes a while..(maybe coz the windows pc is an old celeron pc)...but eventually it asks for a username and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: transferring files between Ubuntu and XP slow!!!!

2008-05-17 Thread Sean Miller
Xuan, what's a rollover cable used for? Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: transferring files between Ubuntu and XP slow!!!!

2008-05-17 Thread Tan Xuan You
On Sat, 2008-05-17 at 12:11 +0100, Sean Miller wrote: Xuan, what's a rollover cable used for? Sean It's used to connect a router console output to a PC input. Most commonly found on Cisco routers actually. It doesn't talk TCP/IP I think. IIRC I used to connect using telnet over a serial

Re: [ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: transferring files between Ubuntu and XP slow!!!!

2008-05-17 Thread Rob Beard
Tan Xuan You wrote: On Sat, 2008-05-17 at 12:11 +0100, Sean Miller wrote: Xuan, what's a rollover cable used for? Sean It's used to connect a router console output to a PC input. Most commonly found on Cisco routers actually. It doesn't talk TCP/IP I think. IIRC I used to connect

Re: [ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: transferring files between Ubuntu and XP slow!!!!

2008-05-17 Thread Tan Xuan You
Then there's the Power Over Ethernet standards too which complicates things more (we have specially wired Brown cables for our Cisco Phones at work). Rob Yep! Power over Ethernet + Gigabit cable = instant fried expensive Gigabit device! Which brings the question.. do Gigabit devices

[ubuntu-uk] Icon missing from taskbar

2008-05-17 Thread Dianne Reuby
I know what happened, the $£%! mouse bug killed my panel and I had to add everything back on manually. But Xchat icon hasn't come back when it's running, even though I have display icon checked. My icon showing when I'm online isn't available either from the add to panel dialogue box. Is there

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Icon missing from taskbar

2008-05-17 Thread Matthew Wild
On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 7:58 PM, Dianne Reuby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know what happened, the $£%! mouse bug killed my panel and I had to add everything back on manually. But Xchat icon hasn't come back when it's running, even though I have display icon checked. My icon showing when I'm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Icon missing from taskbar

2008-05-17 Thread Dianne Reuby
thanks - that's done it! I now also know that I have 56 updates waiting! dianne On Sat, 2008-05-17 at 20:04 +0100, Matthew Wild wrote: Right-click on the panel-Add to panel... Add a notification area, that sounds like what you want. Matthew -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

[ubuntu-uk] Rules

2008-05-17 Thread James Dalley
Hiya, I know there was talk about a monthly info email of how to post, so here is my bug bear: Top Posting, I know it's sad about arguing how to argue or the like, but when people top post it's like saying hear me first then see whats gone on before. May be sad to some people but I like to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rules

2008-05-17 Thread Rob Beard
James Dalley wrote: Hiya, I know there was talk about a monthly info email of how to post, so here is my bug bear: Top Posting, I know it's sad about arguing how to argue or the like, but when people top post it's like saying hear me first then see whats gone on before. May be sad

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rules

2008-05-17 Thread Alan Pope
On Sun, 2008-05-18 at 00:44 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: I have to agree with you on that one. Maybe it's because new members who come from the world of Windows/Outlook and it's top posting that they just reply with their comments on the top. I've never understood why Outlook and lots of other