August 2005 - wlug - list.wlug.org.nz

Re: [wlug] Transparent bridge ADSL modem
by Pete 24 Aug '05

24 Aug '05

Hi Craig, > internet -- adsl modem -- [linux (eth1: public IP) ] > [linux (eth0: internal IP)] - nat > > Can anyone make any recommendations on devices that do this? > Reliability is far more important than price (these will be for > business customers) and I would prefer something that has firmware > upgrades available without a support contract. > We use an Alcaltel SpeedTouch-Home DSL modem to get a real-world-IP on our eth1, but it too uses a PPP-to-PPTP relay like the Nokia M1122 you mentioned. I am not aware of any DSL modems that do PPP-to-Ethernet relaying. I'm not even sure how you would implement this in the DSL modem. I guess the eth interface of the DSL modem would have to emulate the IP of the upstream side of the PPP link, and provide some sort of DHCP server to assign that IP as default-gateway to the downstream client). Regards, Pete

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Knoppix 4 DVD
by Camster342 24 Aug '05

24 Aug '05

Does anyone here play with Knoppix? The Knoppix 4.0 DVD is out on various bittorrent sources, but they're all international. Does anyone know of a NZ-only torrent or even ftp source to get it from? -- Cameron

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Annual General Meeting, 26 September
by Craig Box 24 Aug '05

24 Aug '05

In accordance with Rule 6 of the charter, I would like to announce to all members that the Waikato Linux Users Group (Incorporated) will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Monday, 26 September, 2005, at 7pm, at the regular meeting location of room LitB at the University of Waikato. New committee ============= All WLUG members are encouraged to stand for election onto the WLUG committee for 2006. The charter currently specifies the committee as consisting of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and five general committee members. Because of the relatively large size of the committee compared to the organisation's membership, the outgoing committee intends to propose a change to the charter at the AGM. We wish to call for a vote on modifying Rule 7 to require only three general committee members, not five, and modifying Rule 6 such that the quorum for committee meetings is four, not five. To stand for the committee, please email secretary(a)wlug.org.nz. If you wish to nominate someone, please contact them and ask if they are willing to stand; if you would rather not contact them yourself, feel free to email me and I will pass your request on for you. People with uncertain futures (who may be leaving the Waikato) are encouraged not to let this stop them standing for election, but please only stand if you are committed and prepared to take on a relatively small workload. To be granted voting rights at the meeting, you must have been a paid member for 2004-2005, and signed a new membership form for '05-'06. (Remember, you have 90 days to pay.) Survey ====== I would also like to announce the first annual WLUG survey, and the chance to win a $100 Dick Smith Electronics voucher! All people associated with WLUG, paid members or not, are encouraged to fill out the survey at http://survey.wlug.org.nz/. No personal information is collected and all responses are totally anonymous. At the end of the survey you will be given a token; bring this to the AGM and sign up for the '05/'06 year, and you will be in to win the $100 voucher. Regards, Craig WLUG Secretary

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Some Ubuntu synaptic ftp sites no longer available on my machine
by Roderick Aldridge 23 Aug '05

23 Aug '05

When I start Synaptic I get the following message on startup: W: Couldn't stat source package list ftp://ftp.nerim.net stable/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.nerim.net_debian-marillat_dists_stable_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.nerim.net_debian-marillat_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) How do I restore these? I expect I missed updating something during the Debian update. Roderick Aldridge

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Anyone in the need for any Digium X100P Cards ?
by Drew Broadley 23 Aug '05

23 Aug '05

I'm going to make an order soon, $40 each. Cheers, Drew

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Re: [wlug] Making Wireless go faster.
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 22 Aug '05

22 Aug '05

Regarding metal objects that may impede the signal: I thought of wrapping an empty toilet roll (or similar) with aluminium foil then adjusting the size to act as a collector/reflector and maybe getting some signal gain if placed in a strategic location. As this been tested or did I have a bad idea?? Regards John

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help for hamilton linux newbies
by David McNab 22 Aug '05

22 Aug '05

Hi all, I'm a Debian user of 4 years, and have just recently moved into Hamilton from a certain torturous urban sprawl north of the Bombays. I've been meeting lots of people here, and every time the topic of computers comes up, and I say I've been 100% virus-free for 4 years, people ask me how I've done it, and what they need to do to make the switch to Linux themselves. Does WLUG have any official points of contact for linux newbies seeking to kick their proprietary software addictions? For instance, is there a programme of regular installfests, or linux for newbies meetings? -- Cheers David

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RE: [wlug] Making Wireless go faster.
by Matthew Browne (DSL HN) 21 Aug '05

21 Aug '05

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WLUG Meeting is tonight
by Meeting Reminder bot 21 Aug '05

21 Aug '05

The WLUG meeting is this evening ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WLUG Meeting - 22 August 2005 Location: University of Waikato, http://www.wlug.org.nz/LitB Time: 7pm DanielLawson is giving a talk on the current state of Wireless Security, covering WEP, WPA, 802.11i and more.

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Making Wireless go faster.
by Oliver Jones 21 Aug '05

21 Aug '05

Hi Guys. I've got a 802.11g Wireless card and Linksys WAG54G. I've also got my "NAS/Media Centre" connected to the WAG via wired 100Mbit Ethernet. Now, "G" wireless is supposed to be 54Mbit per second. Which if you take it at face value should give you around 6Mb a second transfers. However whenever I'm transfering to and from my NAS I'd be luck to break 200kb a second. Now I know the "advertised" speed of 802.11g isn't close to 6mb/sec but I would have thought I'd get faster than 200kb a second. Why is it so slow? How can I make it faster? eth1 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"FlindersLAN" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: 00:13:10:9A:DD:9C Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Power Management:off Link Quality=94/100 Signal level=-41 dBm Noise level=-81 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:1 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:5 I am using WEP. Turning this off would make things faster I imagine. How much of a difference though? Regards -- Oliver Jones <oliver(a)deeperdesign.com> Deeper Design

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