November 2005 - wlug - list.wlug.org.nz

greig mcgill
by David Nicholls 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

sorry this is a bit off topic but can you please contact me greig? the contact details i have for you are a bit stuffed and i need to have a quick chat please. cheers... David Nicholls Computer Support Consultant d.nicholls at waikato.ac.nz School of Science & Engineering / Dept of Chemistry The University of Waikato Hamilton, New Zealand

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Totem Music Player
by Ivan Potgieter 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

Aristotle Pagaltzis wrote: > What codec is in use? As noted before, I'm using various gstreamer0.8 plug-ins. > MPlayer often has synch problems with Real-encoded films I am not using MPlayer and I'm not sure what Real-encoded refers to. > ... sometimes the file is really screwy ... These all play correctly on my Win2k PC, so it's not the files themselves. The files-types I've tried inlcude: mp3, mp3, mpg, avi, wmf, mpe, and others. I have tried as many as I can, but they all have the audio playing about 0.5 - 1 sec after the video. Ivan

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Totem Music Player
by Ivan Potgieter 07 Nov '05

07 Nov '05

Hello all, I've just tried to play a video clip on Totem Music Player (Ubuntu 5.10/Gnome) and the audio is not synched with the video. I have installed various gstreamer plug-ins. Has anyone else experienced this? What can be done to correct this? Regards, Ivan

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FW: Linux Research - Request For Assistance
by Craig Box 03 Nov '05

03 Nov '05

Another message for the LUG from afar. Craig ________________________________ From: Andi Mann [mailto:amann(a)enterprisemanagement.com] Sent: Friday, 4 November 2005 9:55 a.m. To: secretary(a)wlug.org.nz Subject: Linux Research - Request For Assistance Hi, I am a Senior Analyst for Enterprise Management Associates (www.enterprisemanagement.com) a leading IT analyst firm, covering Systems Management technology. We are doing an in-depth research paper on Linux server management, and would like your help to survey the members of the Waikato Linux Users Group. We have posted a web survey, and I would like you to forward this email to your members, asking them to complete the survey. Each survey should take about 10 minutes. The URL for the survey is: http://www.emausa.com/surveys/ema_lsurvey.htm The proposition I am researching is that the total cost of ownership (TCO) for large-scale commercial Linux systems is declining due to availability of more powerful management tools; and that Linux TCO is equal to or less than that of Windows. It is in reaction, in part, to 2004 studies from Meta Group, Yankee, and Microsoft claiming Linux has higher management costs, and higher TCO, than Windows. My research aims to find out if the availability of better management tools has further reduced the cost of Linux ownership. In return, we would be happy to provide any respondents with the completed report. We think this will be a very significant paper, which will help you and your members present independent validation of Linux cost advantages. I would appreciate your help. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Thanks, Andi.

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FW: O'Reilly UG Program MAKE Magazine Holiday Offer
by Craig Box 03 Nov '05

03 Nov '05

Hi all, O'Reilly sponsor our group with regular book donations to our library (whenever we order them, hint hint John :) In return, please consider supporting them. Craig -- From: Marsee Henon Hello, Here is a special offer for you to share with your group members. Please pass it along through your newsletters, email lists, or distribute at your next meeting. ***Give the Gift of MAKE Magazine*** Give the geek on your list a truly unique gift this holiday season-- their very own subscription to MAKE magazine. MAKE is the first magazine devoted to digital projects, hardware hacks, and DIY inspiration. Each rich issue brings the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in your life. You have a choice: Give a gift for $5 off the regular gift subscription rate--$29.95 (US), $34.95 (Canada), $44.95 (all other countries): <https://www.pubservice.com/mk/SubGiftSplash.aspx?PC=MK&PK=U5OUGA> To place your gift order at the regular price $34.95 (US), $39.95 (Canada), $49.95 (all other countries)--and get a MAKE T-shirt free. <https://www.pubservice.com/mk/SubGiftSplash.aspx?PC=MK&PK=U5OUGB> For more information on MAKE or to read the MAKE Blog, go to: http://makezine.com/ **Please note gift postcards and MAKE vol 4 will begin mailing on 12/9/05, orders received after 12/9/05 and non-US orders may not arrive in time for the holiday season. Your recipient(s) will receive the opportunity to add digital access to their subscription. All MAKE T-shirts will ship to your billing address. To order multiple orders for multiple countries, please contact customer service at 1-866-289-8847 (US & Canada), 1-818-487-2037 (all other countries) between the hours of 5am to 5pm San Francisco time or Email: MAKE(a)espcomp.com Thanks and have a wonderful holiday season, Marsee Henon ================================================================ O'Reilly 1005 Gravenstein Highway North Sebastopol, CA 95472 http://ug.oreilly.com/ http://www.oreilly.com ================================================================

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[Fwd: Request to fill-in a questionnaire on Linux.]
by Lindsay Druett 01 Nov '05

01 Nov '05

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Request to fill-in a questionnaire on Linux. From: "Ajith Kumar" <Ajith.Kumar(a)boppoly.ac.nz> Date: Wed, November 2, 2005 12:23 pm To: lindsay(a)wired.net.nz -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Lindsay, I'm Ajith Kumar, IT Tutor at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Tauranga. I'm doing my Master's Thesis & the topic is on migration of operating system from Microsoft to Linux. Since you are the President of the Waikato Linux Users Group, I was wondering if you'll be able to help me find a few Linux users to fill in my questionnaire, which is online. If I'm not asking for too much would you be able to pass on the information and ask your Linux user group members / friends / colleagues / acquaintances (who work on Linux) to spare 10 minutes to out my questionnaire? The questionnaire can be accessed by clicking the link: http://www.bcs.net.nz/~ajithk/MComp.htm <http://www.bcs.net.nz/~ajithk/MComp.htm> . It shouldn't take more than 10 minutes to complete it. I would also like to find out if some of them would be interested / available for an interview at a later stage. Thanks in advance for your support, appreciate it. Regards, ******************************* Ajith Kumar, IT Tutor, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Tauranga, New Zealand. Phone: (+64) 7 5440920 (Extn: 5591) E-mail: ajith.kumar(a)boppoly.ac.nz <blocked::mailto:ajith.kumar(a)boppoly.ac.nz> *******************************

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Survey results
by Craig Box 01 Nov '05

01 Nov '05

Thanks to everyone who filled in the survey prior to the last AGM. I have published the results, in the format as they were presented at the AGM (along with my speaking notes), on the WLUG website: http://www.wlug.org.nz/archive/survey/2005-wlug-survey.pdf Please contact me if you have any further questions; I am happy to clarify certain points if required, but will not publish individual responses. Regards, Craig

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Fwd: [nznog] Update to Telecom Xtra DNS servers
by Ian McDonald 01 Nov '05

01 Nov '05

For people's info as this may affect you (or your friends) if DNS is not congifured correctly. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ted Grenfell <Ted.Grenfell(a)telecom.co.nz> Date: 02-Nov-2005 08:52 Subject: [nznog] Update to Telecom Xtra DNS servers To: NZNOG <nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> As part of our ongoing DNS service improvements, Telecom is making some changes to it's DNS servers which will affect some non-Telecom customers. The following Xtra name servers will in future only accept queries from Non-Telecom customers for domains that the name servers are authoritative for. Recursive queries for other domains (e.g. www.google.com) will no longer work. * dnsh1.xtra.co.nz ( 202.27.184.3 ) also known as alien.xtra.co.nz * dnsh2.xtra.co.nz ( 202.27.184.5 ) also known as terminator.xtra.co.nz We will be phasing in these changes from November 15th over a period of several weeks and you may wish to alert your help desks to check the DNS settings of users having problems after that. Currently Xtra operates the following recursive DNS services: * dnsc1.xtra.co.nz ( 202.27.158.40 ) * dnsc2.xtra.co.nz ( 202.27.156.72 ) We are happy for external people to query those IP's for DNS troubleshooting and similar purposes but they should not be directly configured into machines. Please note these IP's may change from time to time and external access may be limited or withdrawn without prior warning (especially in cases of abuse). Regards, -- Ted Grenfell, ISP Performance Manager, IS Online Services, Telecom NZ Ltd Mob: +64 274 435 455; DDI: +64 9359 5854; Fax: +64 9377 0781; Pager: +64 2611 1445 ICQ: 191891; MSN Messenger: cameleon @ xtra.co.nz Level 11, 8 Hereford St, Private Bag 92028, Auckland CBD, New Zealand "today was so quiet, you could hear a packet drop" - Tom Liston, ISC Handler's Diary This communication, including any attachments, is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not read it - please contact me immediately, destroy it, and do not copy or use any part of this communication or disclose anything about it. Thank you. Please note that this communication does not designate an information system for the purposes of the Electronic Transactions Act 2002. _______________________________________________ NZNOG mailing list NZNOG(a)list.waikato.ac.nz http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog -- Ian McDonald http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 WAND Network Research Group University of Waikato New Zealand

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