August 2010 - wlug - list.wlug.org.nz

Nerds in Crisis: using technology to respond to disasters
by Peter Reutemann 15 Aug '10

15 Aug '10

Hi there I thought, some people here on the list might be interested in the talk by Craig (google.org) outlined below. Here's the link to the official announcement: http://unipr.waikato.ac.nz/nerdsincrisis.htm Cheers, Peter ==== Craig Nevill-Manning Engineering Director, Google.org Nerds in Crisis: using technology to respond to disasters Public Lecture Earthquakes, cyclones, tsunamis, fires and military action regularly take a terrible toll on people around the world. Technology has always been used to respond in times of crisis, but in the last decade internet access has enabled new approaches to saving lives and reducing misery. Several organizations, including Google, are developing systems to help disaster responders and people affected by a disaster. Detailed aerial and satellite imagery is accelerating disaster response, and SMS and internet-based systems improve communication allowing victims of a disaster to request help. This talk will describe specific responses to disasters this year such as the earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and China, and man-made disasters like the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Craig received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Waikato in 1996. He moved to the US and founded Google’s first remote engineering centre in New York. He led the development of 'Froogle', played a key role in developing Google Maps, and Google in Māori. He will be honoured this year by the University of Waikato with its Distinguished Alumni Award. Date: Thursday 26 August 2010 Time: 6.30-7.30pm Venue: University of Waikato WEL Energy Trust Academy of Performing Arts Gallagher Concert Chamber Parking: Gate 2b, Knighton Rd, Hamilton -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Re: [wlug] Slingshot dialup not authenticating
by GJB 09 Aug '10

09 Aug '10

IIRC ... that unintelligble stuff is most likely something to do with the ppp pap/chap authentication dialogue ... > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [wlug] Slingshot dialup not authenticating > From: Michael McDonald <mikencolleen(a)gmail.com> > Date: Sat, August 07, 2010 1:06 pm > To: jaytee(a)clear.net.nz, Waikato Linux Users Group > <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> > > > On 7 August 2010 09:46, Michael McDonald <mikencolleen(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > I had tried "stupid mode" with wvdial, both under Lighthouse Puppy and > > Suses 11.3. It worked with Xtra but not Slingshot. Minicom is > > indicating a much deeper problem ... almost looks like send/receive > > formats are not matching ... nothing "legible" comes back! When I get > > time I'll post info from minicom - but I've got other things to right > > at the moment. > > Back home ... Here's the output from minicom. As you can see, Xtra > (the first attempt) responded with a login prompt. Slingshot (second > dial) responded with an unintelligible request. Any ideas? I've a > suspicion one of the modem options may need tweaking ,,, but since > this is only for a temporary solution, I don't want to spend too long > trying them all. > > > Welcome to minicom 2.3 > > OPTIONS: I18n > Compiled on Jul 5 2010, 13:36:15. > Port /dev/modem > > Press CTRL-A Z for help on special keys > > AT S7=45 S0=0 L1 V1 X4 &c1 E1 Q0 > OK > atdt087303030 > CONNECT 57600 > > login: > OK > atdt087308880 > CONNECT 57600 > ~�}#�!}!.} }8}"}&} }*} } }#}$�#}%}&[c}9/}'}"}(}"��~~�}#�!}!.} }8}"}&} > }*} } }#}~NO CARRIER > > Michael > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Need to download my development evironment.
by Gregory Machin 08 Aug '10

08 Aug '10

Hi I need to download my Endian Firewall development environment from my VPS in the US. I'm having platform issues with the cross compiling, so want to move it to my desktop thats running 32 bit Fedora. I'm in a rural area in Hamilton and having connectivity issues. The devel env is about 8Gb if tar gziped. At the moment my work goes to my Sourceforge project Endian Toolbox<http://sourceforge.net/projects/efw-toolbox/> . If you have access to bandwidth and can help please email me off the list. Regards Gregory Machin http://www.linuxpro.co.nz/

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NZ Computer Society National Series: Hacked: Teaching the Good Guys Bad Tricks
by David Hallett 07 Aug '10

07 Aug '10

NZ Computer Society National Series: Hacked: Teaching the Good Guys Bad Tricks 19 August 2010: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Events Room 2, Gallagher Hub Wintec City Campus, Gate 5 Tristram Street, Hamilton Continuing a security theme, in the latest National Series event NZCS is proud to bring one of the country's experts in application and web security to Hamilton. NB: Due to the NZCS 50th Anniversary Conference ( http://www.innovation.org.nz) there will be no National Series event next month. Hacked: Teaching the Good Guys Bad Tricks You can't fight a war that you don't know you're waging. You can't defend your website against attack unless you know the tricks that the bad guys will use. Join Andy Prow, Managing Director of Aura Software Security, as he demonstrates and discusses attacks and defences in action. By the end of this session you'll have an understanding of some of the common attacks such as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Cross-Domain Request Forgery (CDRF), and will have an appreciation of how layering your defences (defence-in-depth) can help protect you from exploit chaining. The session will also give you some practical tips that you can apply straight away to help you design, build and manage more secure websites. Note: Light lunch provided. Free for NZCS members, inexpensive for others. Registration required at the following URL: http://www.nzcs.org.nz/events/waikato_bop/204-Hacked Regards, David Hallett, BSc, MNZCS ITCP P.O. Box 15-516 Hamilton, New Zealand Phone: +64-7-210 5520 Mobile: +64-21-802 256

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Slingshot dialup not authenticating
by Michael McDonald 07 Aug '10

07 Aug '10

Just been tearing my hair out with trying to set up a temporary system (using Suse!! - also Lighthouse Puppy) for a friend on dialup. Couldn't get wvdial to work, kppp was doing some strange things (including query modem not talking to the modem!). Eventually discovered minicom which enabled me to talk to the modem manually. Dialled Xtra ... fine and clear prompts coming back. Dialled slingshot ... couldn't make head or tail of what came back - reminded me of the results of mismatched send/receive speeds. Anyone got any clues. MS Windows connects fine, so that might be the only answer. Michael

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Saturday workshop
by John 06 Aug '10

06 Aug '10

This Saturday???

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Re: [wlug] pcmcia network card
by Glenn Morrissey 02 Aug '10

02 Aug '10

Harry and Donna Wieldraayer wrote: > I know the one you mean pbtech in hamilton has them I seen them there Dlink as well > Cheers mate good luck Try Trademe? > > Cheers > Harry > > On 2/08/2010, at 6:46 PM, Glenn Morrissey wrote: > > >> Harry and Donna Wieldraayer wrote: >> >>> Got one here D-Link DWL-G50 pcmcia >>> >>> 802.11g/2.4GHz Wireless I also have a 10/100 pcmcia network card >>> >>> If you are interested make a offer I do not need them anymore I bought a Macbook >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Harry >>> >>> >> The slot in my notebook is one of those 34 mm express slots. I haven't encountered them before this, the older PCMCIA cards wont fit (or doesn't look like they will). >> >> Glenn. >> > > Had a look on Tradme last night, didn't see any. Jaycar has them, but at $83.00, I can wait a week or three before picking one up. I still get plenty out of the Linux box, the only toy I haven't got on there is GIMP image software. I downloaded the binary but there is a whole bunch of dependencies I need to have first. Im patient, I can wait a wee while. Glenn.

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Network
by gmorrissey＠kol.co.nz 02 Aug '10

02 Aug '10

Hey All, after all that hoo ha, its my network on my Laptop that is faulty. Im on the lookout now for a cheap PCMCIA express network card to bypass the onboard chip. Glenn.

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