April 2009 - wlug - list.wlug.org.nz

Remote adminstration
by cmoman 05 Oct '10

05 Oct '10

Hello all, Is there a tool in ubuntu that a user can start that reports the real world ip address and configures a home router to open a port to allow remote administration? I have a friend or two for whom it would nice to get them to start a program, report to me the details via MSN or Skype or telephone etc and allow me to log in and fix or make a configuration change to their machine. I know how to set things up using ssh etc but that relies on some initial configuration at the their end. KDE has a nice VNC invite function but it won't do the router config part. It appears the likes of KTorrent and Azuereus have the ability to do some to the router via UPnP to open ports up on the router dynamically so I am guessing all this is possible. Cheers

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WLUG Fixit Meeting tomorrow
by Meeting Reminder bot 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

A reminder; the WLUG Fixit Meeting is tomorrow. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday May 2nd, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm SaturdayWorkshop at Te Whanau Pūtahi (http://zoomin.co.nz/map/nz/hamilton/fairfield/-te+whanau+ptahi/) the community church at the end of Oxford Street. We'll have the usual tables, power, various ISO's, Internet, coffee and light lunch, etc.

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Re: [wlug] Rythmbox problem
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

It appears that you are correct. I had not expected such a long buffer period. It still, however causes rythmbox to lock up solid for some reason. Regards John > Perhaps just ingore the message and wait long enough for > the stream to buffer up?

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Re: [wlug] Rythmbox problem
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 26 Apr '09

26 Apr '09

I have changed to my desktop ubuntu 8.10 in the hope a more modern installation would help. Having run through the list of available streaming radio stations and successfully playing a large random selection. the exception being thecoast.net.nz when opened in firefox claims to need adobe flash-plugin. Flash-plugin is installed so there must be some other thing that I do not have that prevents this station playing. Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > Just to make it interesting I now have the stream > > working in pretty well in firefox. A sad problem is that > > it is absolutely silent for some strange reason, not > > good for a radio stream. Vlc seems not to be working at > > all (no data transfer) even though the url seems to be > > in the correct place..... > > Your original link > (http://www.thecoast.net.nz/Listenlive/) was working for > me in Firefox from the start. There was no need for any > external application. > > Cheers, Peter > -- > Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of > Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ > Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174 > _______________________________________________ wlug > mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 26 Apr '09

26 Apr '09

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- !!Kete: online digital knowledge for libraries and communities Hamilton City Library is using Kete to create an online knowledge basket of Hamilton history. Learn more from Rae McCormick and Smita Biswas of the Library and Walter McGinnis of Katipo Communications. Kete (Maori for 'basket') is an open source collaborative content and knowledge management system, developed by Katipo Communications Ltd and the Horowhenua Library Trust for building online community-driven history and memories. Hamilton City Library is using Kete to build a resource of Hamilton's heritage, recording stories, photographs, videos and audio recordings. Join us for a discussion covering how you can be involved, how Kete was developed, and how Kete helps the community to make their own stories and knowledge more accessible. Kete was the 2007 winner of the 3M Award for Innovation in Libraries, sponsored by 3M New Zealand in conjunction with the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa. Kete was also awarded Special Mention for excellence in e-content (North America and Oceania region) at the 2007 World Summit Awards. * http://ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info * http://kete.net.nz * http://www.katipo.co.nz Event poster at http://www.flickr.com/photos/butting/3447314368. Technical notes: Walter McGinnis is lead developer of Kete. Kete is a digital archiving tool, a web-based application using the Ruby on Rails framework. 7:30pm MS4.G.02 (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4)

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Re: [wlug] Rythmbox problem (partial solution
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 26 Apr '09

26 Apr '09

That is fine the buffer situation is understood. I do not wish to listen to a twin computer simulcast and am happy with just one. However it happened that my friend was listening to the station I have been endeavoring to get running for the past three days so we drew a comparison. Regards John PS I will attempt to run rythmbox tomorrow ----- Original Message Follows ----- > jaytee(a)clear.net.nz wrote: > > I just opened firefox and did tools/pageinfo/media down > > to the link Peter sent me. I copied the link into the > > browser and "Voila" it played. My friend was at a > > windows computer playing the same stream as I but his > > was playing 20/30 seconds ahead of my stream for some > > reason???????? Any helpful comments appreciated. > > Regards John > > Different applications have different levels of buffering, > which in turn delays the stream from live by however > large the buffer is. A larger buffer will deal with > network issues (packet loss, jitter etc) better, but will > give a larger absolute delay from the "live" feed. > > If you actually care, you can try tweaking the buffer > settings (I don't know where you'd look though, sorry). > Of course, if you're ever in a situation where you can > hear both instances of it, why not just turn one off and > only listen to the other one? ;) >

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Re: [wlug] Rythmbox problem (partial solution
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 26 Apr '09

26 Apr '09

I just opened firefox and did tools/pageinfo/media down to the link Peter sent me. I copied the link into the browser and "Voila" it played. My friend was at a windows computer playing the same stream as I but his was playing 20/30 seconds ahead of my stream for some reason???????? Any helpful comments appreciated. Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > I have changed to my desktop ubuntu 8.10 in the hope a > more modern installation would help. > Having run through the list of available streaming radio > stations and successfully playing a large random > selection. the exception being thecoast.net.nz when opened > in firefox claims to need adobe flash-plugin. Flash-plugin > is installed so there must be some other thing that I do > not have that prevents this station playing. > Regards John > > > > > ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > > Just to make it interesting I now have the stream > > > working in pretty well in firefox. A sad problem is > > > that it is absolutely silent for some strange reason, > > > not good for a radio stream. Vlc seems not to be > > > working at all (no data transfer) even though the url > > > seems to be in the correct place..... > > > > Your original link > > (http://www.thecoast.net.nz/Listenlive/) was working for > > me in Firefox from the start. There was no need for any > > external application. > > > > Cheers, Peter > > -- > > Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University > > of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ > > Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174 > > _______________________________________________ wlug > > mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: > > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Re: [wlug] Rythmbox problem
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 26 Apr '09

26 Apr '09

Do you recommend that I un-install install the flash-plugin/ to see if that solves the problem I have the version in synaptic which is 10.22.87-2 intrepid? Regards John > > A couple of points there: if I load it, it displays a > notice about needing the flash plugin (which I have > installed), however it works anyway - the stream still > plays. It's possible it needs a newer version of flash > than you have installed AND it has some broken code for > detecting if flash is installed.

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Re: [wlug] Rythmbox problem
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 26 Apr '09

26 Apr '09

Just to make it interesting I now have the stream working in pretty well in firefox. A sad problem is that it is absolutely silent for some strange reason, not good for a radio stream. Vlc seems not to be working at all (no data transfer) even though the url seems to be in the correct place..... Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > I use VLC to listen to streams like this. I tried the > > one you posted below and it works. I use the firefox > > plugin here to connect the stream to vlc: > > > > https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/446 > > > > mplayer would also work. > > Interesting, neither mplayer nor vlc worked for me. Only > Rhythmbox. > > Cheers, Peter > -- > Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of > Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ > Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174 > _______________________________________________ wlug > mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Re: [wlug] Rythmbox problem
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 25 Apr '09

25 Apr '09

OK, I followed the instructions given and found rythmbox defaults to "paused" when the play is actioned ( by doubleclick or play radio ) then total lock-up occurs and forced quit is needed. I tried the same thing in Amarok but the stream would not play giving a "there is no audio channel" error. Both players do a play other streams but not the one I would like to hear. Regards john > Nope, no install script necessary. Just follow these steps > (on Ubuntu 8.10): - open rhythmbox > - navigate to Library -> Radio > - right-click in the list on the right hand side and > select "New Internet Radio Station" > - paste the link in the dialog box that popped up and > click "Add" - select this new internet radio and click on > "Play" > > NB: Rhythmbox seems a bit buggy and might not manage to > play the radio immediately. But after a few times > double-clicking on the radio (or selecting the station and > the clicking on the "Play" button) it finally starts > playing the stream. > > Cheers, Peter > -- > Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of > Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ > Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174 > _______________________________________________ wlug > mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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