Re: [uug] Darl McBride at UVSC this Thursday

2005-11-29 Thread Gabriel Gunderson
On Tue, 2005-11-29 at 23:34 -0700, Jacob Albretsen wrote: > Business Management Speaker!?!?! > > 1 - Sue IBM > 2 - ??? > 3 - Profit!!! > > Someone had to say it. ;) It's funny cause it's so crazy. I have to go and hear what is said. "Business Management"? Wow. More like mismanagement. Gab

Re: [uug] Darl McBride at UVSC this Thursday

2005-11-29 Thread Jacob Albretsen
On Tuesday 29 November 2005 12:58 pm, Jordan Gunderson wrote: > Darl McBride, CEO of SCO (formerly Caldera) will present this Thursday > as part of UVSC's Executive Lecture Series. > > http://www.uvsc.edu/schools/business/executiveLecture/ http://www.uvsc.edu/ragan/events.html Business Management

Re: [uug] Darl McBride at UVSC this Thursday

2005-11-29 Thread Jacob Albretsen
On Tuesday 29 November 2005 03:14 pm, TuxGirl wrote: > This announcement was passed along to us by UVLUG I'm sure some > people here might have some interesting questions to ask Darl. > Anyone desire to go to this and would like to carpool? BYU Unix User

Re: [uug] Getting started with linux

2005-11-29 Thread Michael Torrie
On Tue, 2005-11-29 at 17:50 -0700, Robert LeBlanc wrote: > Best way is to download BYU's VPN client and create a connection that puts > you on BYU's network. It should be at oit.byu.edu Cisco's VPN client for linux is marginal at best and sucks at worst. You basically have to reinstall it every t

Re: [uug] Getting started with linux

2005-11-29 Thread Michael Torrie
On Tue, 2005-11-29 at 17:32 -0700, David Allred wrote: > I am going to need a walk through, please. > ok, i have ssh open between my computer and the linux box. I have > also downloaded freeNX.tar on my computer. What distribution are you dealing with? It's almost always easiest to deal with bi

Re: RE: [uug] Contract work - Setting up a linux box to run Asterix

2005-11-29 Thread Robert LeBlanc
What exactly do you want to do? Some things are easy, some are harder. SMB is easly. Ssh and login are a little more difficult. With PAM anything is possible. Robert LeBlanc -Original Message- From: "Alan John Patton"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 29 Nov 05 5:54:05 PM To: "uug-list@uug.byu.ed

RE: [uug] Contract work - Setting up a linux box to run Asterix

2005-11-29 Thread Robert LeBlanc
I'm guessing you just want to register the machines in DNS? Best to just add static entries in MS DNS. Is that a possible solution? I've added our Samba boxes to our MS DNS for resolution. Robert LeBlanc -Original Message- From: "Christopher Anderson"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 29 Nov 05

[uug] Re: [sllug-members]: cheap computers for thin clients (fwd)

2005-11-29 Thread Jason Holt
(This cross-post doesn't seem to have made it to the BYU UUG) -J -- Forwarded message -- Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:55:19 + (UTC) From: Jason Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Salt Lake Linux Users Group Discussions <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: RE: [uug] Contract work - Setting up a linux box to run Asterix

2005-11-29 Thread Gabriel Gunderson
On Tue, 2005-11-29 at 17:50 -0700, Alan John Patton wrote: > Do you know if redhat 9.0 can be set up to authenticate with a 2003 > enterprise sp1 server? If so, what are the security implications? Sure it can. Security risk? Do they still offer updates to RH 9.0? That's the biggest one that I

Re: [uug] Getting started with linux

2005-11-29 Thread Harshwardhan Nagaonkar
Chris Wilson wrote: David Allred wrote: There are a few computers that you can SSH to from off campus, and you should be able to use one of those as a gateway. The ones I know of are schizo.cs.byu.edu (if you have a CS account) and ssh.et.byu.edu (if you have a CAEDM account). You might not

RE: [uug] Contract work - Setting up a linux box to run Asterix

2005-11-29 Thread Gabriel Gunderson
On Tue, 2005-11-29 at 17:45 -0700, Christopher Anderson wrote: > Thanks for the reply. The reason for wanting the phone server on the > network is for DNS. This system is an all software VoIP setup, and > without DNS to communicate between the server and the workstations > (phones), I don't have

[uug] Re: [sllug-members]: cheap computers for thin clients

2005-11-29 Thread Jason Holt
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005, R. F. Gregory wrote: At 16:44 29-11-05 -0700, you wrote: what is the address? I actually could use a pallete of monitors Utah Government Surplus 447 W 13800 South (near the State prison) 801-576-8280 Hours: Tuesday - Thursday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM This information is fro

Re: RE: [uug] Contract work - Setting up a linux box to run Asterix

2005-11-29 Thread Alan John Patton
Do you know if redhat 9.0 can be set up to authenticate with a 2003 enterprise sp1 server? If so, what are the security implications? Thanks, Alan Patton -- Forwarded message -- From: "Robert LeBlanc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BYU Unix Users Group" Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:

Re: [uug] Getting started with linux

2005-11-29 Thread Robert LeBlanc
Best way is to download BYU's VPN client and create a connection that puts you on BYU's network. It should be at oit.byu.edu Robert LeBlanc -Original Message- From: "Chris Wilson"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 29 Nov 05 5:21:28 PM To: "BYU Unix Users Group" Subject: Re: [uug] Getting started

RE: [uug] Contract work - Setting up a linux box to run Asterix

2005-11-29 Thread Christopher Anderson
Robert, Thanks for the reply. The reason for wanting the phone server on the network is for DNS. This system is an all software VoIP setup, and without DNS to communicate between the server and the workstations (phones), I don't have much. That's my motivation. Chris -- Forwarded messa

Re: [uug] Getting started with linux

2005-11-29 Thread David Allred
I am going to need a walk through, please. ok, i have ssh open between my computer and the linux box. I have also downloaded freeNX.tar on my computer. How do i get the Tar over to the linux box (I have tried to use Mac GUI to establish A AFp connection to move the file)? How do i install i

Re: [uug] Getting started with linux

2005-11-29 Thread Chris Wilson
David Allred wrote: I was thinking it is that way... but local (for experience is ok) Last week I tried to ssh to my on-campus computer from home an couldn't, has nay one been able to or has OIT killed it... thanks There are a few computers that you can SSH to from off campus, and you sho

Re: [uug] Getting started with linux

2005-11-29 Thread David Allred
I was thinking it is that way... but local (for experience is ok) Last week I tried to ssh to my on-campus computer from home an couldn't, has nay one been able to or has OIT killed it... thanks On Nov 29, 2005, at 4:54 PM, TuxGirl wrote: and setting it up as a web server. I assume you

Re: [uug] Getting started with linux

2005-11-29 Thread Jason Holt
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005, Michael Torrie wrote: But for 99% of tasks, the command line is the only game in town. (And if anyone thinks this is a weakness in linux, consider that Longhorn is going to be fully configurable from the command line.) Additionally, the real power and simplicity of unix be

Re: [uug] Getting started with linux

2005-11-29 Thread TuxGirl
> and setting it up as a web server. I assume you realize that, since you're on-campus, unless things have changed in the past year, your box will be NATted by OIT, and will thus not be visible from off-campus.. BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expre

Re: [uug] Getting started with linux

2005-11-29 Thread Michael Torrie
On Tue, 2005-11-29 at 16:17 -0700, David Allred wrote: > I am trying to figure out the best way to remotly manage the linux box. > VNC is working but a bit slow. > SSH is just confusing... (all text :| ) > is their something that runs through X11? Sure. Over SSH any X program will run just fine

Re: [uug] Getting started with linux

2005-11-29 Thread David Allred
I am trying to figure out the best way to remotly manage the linux box. VNC is working but a bit slow. SSH is just confusing... (all text :| ) is their something that runs through X11? thanks On Nov 29, 2005, at 9:40 AM, Bryan Murdock wrote: On 11/28/05, David Allred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot

Re: [uug] Getting started with linux

2005-11-29 Thread David Allred
Apparently I would need to set up IP forwarding and a dual-homed Gateway... when I was on #Utah last night it was concluded that my lack of expertise necessitated buying a hub instead. Now I am learning how to remote admin the box from My Mac. and setting it up as a web server. thanks Dave

[uug] Darl McBride at UVSC this Thursday

2005-11-29 Thread TuxGirl
This announcement was passed along to us by UVLUG I'm sure some people here might have some interesting questions to ask Darl. Darl McBride, CEO of SCO (formerly Caldera) will present this Thursday as part of UVSC's Executive Lecture Series. http://www.uvsc.edu/schools/busin

RE: [uug] Contract work - Setting up a linux box to run Asterix

2005-11-29 Thread Robert LeBlanc
I've set up Debain to use our Active Directory servers (Win 2003 Std). Using Winbind it is not that hard. not sure why you would need AD intergration for a Phone system. Can you give more details about the need for AD integration. Robert LeBlanc From: [EMAIL P

[uug] Darl McBride at UVSC this Thursday

2005-11-29 Thread Jordan Gunderson
Darl McBride, CEO of SCO (formerly Caldera) will present this Thursday as part of UVSC's Executive Lecture Series. http://www.uvsc.edu/schools/business/executiveLecture/ The presentation will go from 12:00 to 12:50 PM and will be held in the Regan theater. Presentations are free and open to

[uug] Contract work - Setting up a linux box to run Asterix

2005-11-29 Thread Christopher Anderson
All, My name is Chris Anderson and I work for a company called Lincoln Law in Orem, UT. My boss wants me to setup a Linux box to run Asterix (a phone server system). I don't have much experience setting up Linux servers from scratch and in this particular circumstance the linux server needs to r

Re: [uug] Microsoft Virtual PC

2005-11-29 Thread Michael Torrie
On Tue, 2005-11-29 at 10:08 -0500, Michel Durand wrote: > Has anyone used MS Virtual PC with XP as host and ubuntu or Red Hat or > any other Linux OS for that matter? A cheaper and better alternative is to download the trial version of VMWare professional. Use it to create and set up a virtual m

Re: [uug] Microsoft Virtual PC

2005-11-29 Thread Taylor Wells
Subject: [uug] Microsoft Virtual PC From: Michel Durand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 10:08:13 -0500 To: BYU Unix Users Group To: BYU Unix Users Group Has anyone used MS Virtual PC with XP as host and ubuntu or Red Hat or any other Linux OS for that matter? Thanks, Michel

Re: [uug] Microsoft Virtual PC

2005-11-29 Thread Michel Durand
My thought was to propose an installation for my application in Linux as well as with MS Office. To switch from one O/S to the other would be a plus in development. My hopes: if the project is well integrated with OpenOffice, I may claim a few converts to Linux and win something. Thanks for the

Re: [uug] Microsoft Virtual PC

2005-11-29 Thread Richard Esplin
Other attempts to satisfy the same desire have produced cygwin[1] and colinux[2]. Richard Esplin [1] http://www.cygwin.com/ [2] http://www.colinux.org On Tuesday 29 November 2005 09:24, Michel Durand wrote: > As a starter, just to know how it works and if it works well. > The other reason

Re: [uug] Open-Source Licenses (was: On-campus GPL projects)

2005-11-29 Thread Gary Thornock
--- TuxGirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm afraid to say I've never fully understood the point of > the BSD license. I've been curious what motivates someone to > release under the BSD license as opposed to either the GPL or > the LGPL, or a proprietary license. I don't see that it really > off

Re: [uug] Getting started with linux

2005-11-29 Thread Bryan Murdock
On 11/28/05, David Allred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have SUSe 10 installed. > > I have two network cards. I just bought one from the book store and > it seems to be working fine th linux box has internet just fine. > The second card is built in it goes to my Mac mini, which doesn't > have inte

Re: [uug] Microsoft Virtual PC

2005-11-29 Thread Michael Moore
> I miss Unix or any of its > progeniture and any means to have both under the same terminal without > rebooting would seem heaven. DSL can be a decent way to get your *nix hit from within Windows. It uses Qemu, so it isn't extremely fast, but DSL is small enough that it works alright. It can ru

Re: [uug] Microsoft Virtual PC

2005-11-29 Thread Michel Durand
As a starter, just to know how it works and if it works well. The other reason is that as I have to use MS products for one application I am designing (MSAccess), I miss Unix or any of its progeniture and any means to have both under the same terminal without rebooting would seem heaven.

Re: [uug] Open-Source Licenses (was: On-campus GPL projects)

2005-11-29 Thread Michael Moore
> If you want to let others do pretty much whatever they want with your > project, the BSD license is a good way to do that (as far as I > understand). ... > The [L]GPL licenses are more focused on protecting a certain project > and making anyone who makes derivatives of the project share their > s

Re: [uug] Open-Source Licenses (was: On-campus GPL projects)

2005-11-29 Thread Nathan
On 11/28/05, TuxGirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > By the way, this is exactly the reason why IBM finds it makes business > > sense to invest in Linux and not BSD. > > I'm afraid to say I've never fully understood the point of the BSD > license. I've been curious what motivates someone to release

RE: [uug] Microsoft Virtual PC

2005-11-29 Thread Robert LeBlanc
VMWare Workstation is much more friendly to Linux, and I've noticed that it runs circles around VPC. I believe that is due to a much thinner emulation layer. I have run Debian in a VPC so it can work. I had to do a lot of work to get the sound to work. Robert LeBlanc -Original Message-

[uug] Open-Source Licenses (was: On-campus GPL projects)

2005-11-29 Thread Sasha Pachev
>I'm afraid to say I've never fully understood the point of the BSD >license. I've been curious what motivates someone to release under >the BSD license as opposed to either the GPL or the LGPL, or a >proprietary license. I don't see that it really offers much over the >GPL. >Can anyone help me

Re: [uug] Microsoft Virtual PC

2005-11-29 Thread Michael Moore
> Has anyone used MS Virtual PC with XP as host and ubuntu or Red Hat or > any other Linux OS for that matter? Dr. Rodham runs FC4 (or maybe FC3) in Virtual PC on Windows XP. He uses it regularly in CS 240. I've booted FC3 and played with it, as well as Knoppix in Virtual PC on Mac OSX. What are

[uug] Microsoft Virtual PC

2005-11-29 Thread Michel Durand
Has anyone used MS Virtual PC with XP as host and ubuntu or Red Hat or any other Linux OS for that matter? Thanks, Michel BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU

[uug] Re: RAID/LVM Presentation

2005-11-29 Thread Topher Fischer
>A new event has been posted on the BYU Unix Users Group website: > >Date: Thursday December 1st >Time: 7:30 PM >Place: 340 Crabtree > >RAID/LVM Presentation > >With disk space being so cheap these days, we finally have the space required >to digitally store our CD collections, photos, video, and