August 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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Hard drive Check
by Ron Dean 30 Aug '09

30 Aug '09

In Ubuntu 9.04 i386 I have an automatic test for my internal hard-drives . How do I run such a test with an external 500 gb Sata hard-drive divided into two Partitions /dev/sdd1fat 32 /media/disk-1 size 293.19 gb other Partition /dev/sdd2 Ext3 /media/disk-2 172.5 gb -- Ron Dean 2 Shannon Place Nawton Hamilton Ph 8493904

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Free stuff?
by Bruce Kingsbury 29 Aug '09

29 Aug '09

Just wondering if anyone has a spare 17" CRT (working) or a few keyboards they'd like to give away? I'm short of a few. -- Disclaimer: By sending an email to any of my addresses you are agreeing that: 1. I am by definition, "the intended recipient" 2. All information in the email is mine to do with as I see fit and make such financial profit, political mileage, or good joke as it lends itself to. 3. I may take the contents as representing the views of your company. 4. This overrides any disclaimer or statement of confidentiality that may be included on your message.

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Re: [wlug] Waikato Linux Users Group Software Freedom Day - Request for Participation
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 28 Aug '09

28 Aug '09

Thanks Rod, One day it will all sink in (perhaps).......... All the best John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > jaytee(a)clear.net.nz wrote: > > Hi John > > Given that I am not rostered to work that Saturday I > > will help with any thing you may need. If you are going > > to the fixit meet tomorrow?? You can bail me up then. > > Regards John > > > > > The next workshop is Saturday week September 5th - First > Satuday of the month. > > Rod >

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Re: [wlug] Waikato Linux Users Group Software Freedom Day - Request for Participation
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 28 Aug '09

28 Aug '09

Hi John Given that I am not rostered to work that Saturday I will help with any thing you may need. If you are going to the fixit meet tomorrow?? You can bail me up then. Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > A few of us will be volunteering at eDay on 12th > September. > > http://eday.org.nz/component/content/article/31.html > > The WLUG Committee is making up some flyers for SFD and > copies of the OpenDisc, or a custom version of it, to > distribute. We need some volunteers, who would just want > greet people and hand out the flyer and ask them if they > would like the disc and give them a quick synopsis of the > event if they ask. > > Most of us will be busy with carting around the old > equipment, and if you don't believe it's a dirty job: > > http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3234/2917626571_70175d76a8_b.jpg > > So if your not so keen on heavy lifting but would like to > help out, please consider volunteering for this important > job! Let Bruce or me know if your available. > > Thanks, > John > > > Bruce Kingsbury wrote: > > Waikato Linux Users Group plan to hold a Software > > Freedom Day public event at the Galagher meeting rooms, > > Wintec Central Hamilton Campus on Saturday September > > 19th, 2009. > > Last year's event (held at Waikato University) was a > > great success and a lot of fun. This year we expect the > > event to be bigger, and even more fun! > > > > If you're contributing to Free software, providing > > support for Free software or doing something interesting > > using free software and you'd like to display what > > you're doing the general public, software Freedom Day is > an ideal opportunity for this and we'd like you to be > > involved. Please contact myself or any of the WLUG > > committee and we'll set aside some space for you. We > > also have a presentation room available if you'd like to > > schedule a short presentation sometime during the day. > > Also feel free to forward this announcement to anyone > > else who may be interested and isn't on the mailing > > lists I've sent this to. > > Further details may be found at http://wlug.org.nz/sfd > > and http://wlug.org.nz/SFDPlanning > > > > > > > > Bruce Kingsbury > > President, Waikato Linux Users Group > > <president(a)wlug.org.nz> > > _______________________________________________ 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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Waikato Linux Users Group Software Freedom Day - Request for Participation
by Bruce Kingsbury 28 Aug '09

28 Aug '09

Waikato Linux Users Group plan to hold a Software Freedom Day public event at the Galagher meeting rooms, Wintec Central Hamilton Campus on Saturday September 19th, 2009. Last year's event (held at Waikato University) was a great success and a lot of fun. This year we expect the event to be bigger, and even more fun! If you're contributing to Free software, providing support for Free software or doing something interesting using free software and you'd like to display what you're doing the general public, software Freedom Day is an ideal opportunity for this and we'd like you to be involved. Please contact myself or any of the WLUG committee and we'll set aside some space for you. We also have a presentation room available if you'd like to schedule a short presentation sometime during the day. Also feel free to forward this announcement to anyone else who may be interested and isn't on the mailing lists I've sent this to. Further details may be found at http://wlug.org.nz/sfd and http://wlug.org.nz/SFDPlanning Bruce Kingsbury President, Waikato Linux Users Group <president(a)wlug.org.nz>

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 23 Aug '09

23 Aug '09

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Greenstone Digital Library David Bainbrige is a lecturer at the University of Waikato where he leads the research group on Digital Libraries. Will present on Greenstone, an open-source digital library system used at places such as the BBC, the UN and many libraries around the world. More Info http://www.greenstone.org/ 7:30pm MS4.G.02 (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4) http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map/data/uow/2/3_1_2.png

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Upcoming WLUG committee meeting (1 week today)
by Meeting Reminder bot 23 Aug '09

23 Aug '09

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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- We need an agenda here please, ChrisOh?

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wtb .. 256M x2 sodimm
by stephen pearce 23 Aug '09

23 Aug '09

re the previous post ... it seems pc133 is ok ... -- Stephen Pearce Critical Care Whangarei ph 021 390 997

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wtb .. 256 Mb pc100 sodimm
by stephen pearce 23 Aug '09

23 Aug '09

Hi Anyone who has 2 of these for a travelmate 210 (750MHz) and is interested in selling them please let me know. (I was told pc133 is not suitable .. is this correct) I would like to set it up to run puppy .. currently it has 128M which is a bit skimpy Thanks -- Stephen Pearce Critical Care Whangarei ph 021 390 997

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