October 2007 - wlug - list.wlug.org.nz

Fwd: Linux kernel 2.6.23 released
by Ian McDonald 09 Oct '07

09 Oct '07

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Linux Kernel Distribution System <kdist(a)linux.kernel.org> Date: Oct 10, 2007 10:08 AM Subject: Linux kernel 2.6.23 released To: linux-kernel-announce(a)hera.kernel.org Linux kernel version 2.6.23 has been released. It is available from: Patch: ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/patch-2.6.23.bz2 Full source: ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.23.tar.bz2 Sizes in bytes Compressed Uncompressed ------------------------------------------------------------ Patch 6127045 32897292 Full source 45488158 264704000

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[Fwd: Re: Linux the cause of Ebay phishing...]
by Lindsay Druett 09 Oct '07

09 Oct '07

-------- Forwarded Message -------- From: Lindsay Druett <lindsay(a)wired.net.nz> Reply-To: lindsay(a)wired.net.nz To: Bruce Kingsbury <zcat(a)wired.net.nz> Subject: Re: [wlug] Linux the cause of Ebay phishing... Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:05:28 +1300 And going to the Linux front.... Redhat server is a baddie... I had to sort out a Linux server last week for a rather large customer. In the /etc/rc(whatever).D they had everything under the sun *and* the moon. Would you believe, they had /etc/init.d/ipchains start and /etc/init.d/iptables start together... Going to my ITS days... Slackware was the ITS standard distro when I was working for Uni, and the big concern was security (no wonder). The BOFH had done a crack down on ITS security when I was there, and believe or not, my work desktop got the rubber stamp. It wasn't running Slackware, and if it ran slackware, it would have failed miserably, but it ran SuSe desktop of all things... Oh yeah... || to your distro Denise... On Tue, 2007-10-09 at 19:26 +1300, Bruce Kingsbury wrote: > > Linux OTOH can be set up so, for example, the MySQL database could > > only be accessed via 127.0.0.1 if it was only for the local webserver, > > or opened up only to the hosts that need to access the database > > server. > > Windows can be set up the same way, it just typically isn't. > > Many linux distros (particularly the ones intended for desktop users) > have a policy of 'no open ports' and a lot of software like MySQL is > similarly preconfigured to only listen to localhost. My experience with > Windows, all sorts of completely unnecessary things end up listening on > all interfaces, simply because on the chance that you happen to need > those services, they'll already be installed and accessable. Hello > slammer! That's great from an 'everything just works' perspective, > perhaps.. but it's terrible from a security perspective. > >

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Linux on the motherboard
by Ian McDonald 09 Oct '07

09 Oct '07

This was quite an interesting article about a new ASUS motherboard which has Linux and Skype on the motherboard itself: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=869&num=1 -- Web1: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Web2: http://www.jandi.co.nz Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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openSUSE 10.3 review
by Ian McDonald 08 Oct '07

08 Oct '07

This is out now and here's a review: http://lunapark6.com/opensuse-103-review.html -- Web1: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Web2: http://www.jandi.co.nz Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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Developing open source software better
by Ian McDonald 08 Oct '07

08 Oct '07

I found this an interesting read: http://humanized.com/weblog/2007/10/05/make_oss_humane/ -- Web1: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Web2: http://www.jandi.co.nz Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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Upcoming WLUG committee meeting (1 week today)
by Meeting Reminder bot 07 Oct '07

07 Oct '07

As per the WLUG charter, please note that there is a WLUG executive committee meeting one week from today. If you wish to get an item on the agenda for this meeting, please email it to secretary(a)wlug.org.nz. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # Previous Minutes # Treasurers report # Correspondence # Matters # Server status # General business

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laptop problem
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 06 Oct '07

06 Oct '07

Hi All. My machine began behaving badly. It appeared to run out of memory then totally lock up. I ran "Memtest outcome was 10 tests no errors. I replaced the hard drive with no difference being made. A simple example of one the problems was the live disc install for Feisty. Disc took forever to load then when install selected the furthest it ever went was to detecting file systems then it just quit or looped or locked. The proccessor is incredibly hot with constant stream over very hot air being forced out by the fan. The fan appears to ok as do the airways. Can anyone venture a fix for this??? Regards John

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What a hoot!
by Michael McDonald 05 Oct '07

05 Oct '07

Hi I thought the following reported error message was a joke, but it appears to be genuine. Admittedly, it was a rather rare one. Can you imagine the look on a person's face if they received this error message? Reported in Computerworld http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/fry/B89135639310C834CC25736B0005B677 Error Message: Your Password Must Be at Least 18770 Characters and Cannot Repeat Any of Your Previous 30689 Passwords — Microsoft KB article Q276304 ( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/276304/en-us ) Michael -- Michael Note: Email addresses have changed ... Michael .. mikencolleen(a)gmail.com Colleen .. colleennmike(a)gmail.com

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System Rescue CD does network boot now
by Ian McDonald 05 Oct '07

05 Oct '07

>From lwn.net: DesktopLinux.com reviews the 0.4 version of SystemRescueCD, a Gentoo-based distribution for repairing broken systems. "Another major improvement is that you can now use PXE network booting. With PXE, you can boot a troubled PC remote over your LAN into SystemRescueCD. This is great, for example, for a help desk repairing systems scattered over an office or campus. To get this to work, the PCs will need to be set to use wake-on-LAN and network boot. That's been a standard PC feature since 2001, but it usually must be made active in the BIOS before you can use it." Article at: http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4076782266.html -- Web1: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Web2: http://www.jandi.co.nz Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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Installfest '07
by Lindsay Druett 05 Oct '07

05 Oct '07

Hi Everyone, As announced at the AGM tomorrow is our annual Installfest. It is being held at the Gateway Christian Centre, 950 Victoria St, Hamilton, where there is plenty of parking available in the carpark. It would be greatly appreciated, that no matter how much or how little experience you have with Linux, that you come along as there maybe people who are totally new Linux may also be coming along. We already have a family of people coming down from Auckland who want to see a bit of Hamilton and get a feel of the Waikato Linux community. Who knows who else is coming along... As well has assisting people with desktop Linux, we'll also be playing around with specialist type applications, such as VoIP using Trixbox, installing Linux on a Linksys WRT54GL. Personally, I can see with the future of Installfests would be like drag race meetings where we all get together start showing off our hardware and skill set. Linksys (a division of Cisco Systems) has been a great supporter on this event where they have kindly loaned us a whole lot of networking equipment including the switches to connect everyone together, IP hones, including their flagship IP Phone, the SPA961 IP Phone, plus some other goodies. I would also like to thank Bruce who has worked really hard to organise this event. Of course, Tux will be attending the event, most probably trying to beat our neighbors across the ditch at Tremulous. Regards, Teh Linz, WLUG Vice-President.

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