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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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book donation
by Michael Honeyfield 19 Aug '05

19 Aug '05

I have 11 books ranging from UNIX to Netware that I am no longer wanting. They are old'ish so I have no idea how usefull they might be, but figure that wlug could add them to their library of books. If the lug would like them, contact me off list. Cheers Mike

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WLUG Meeting is on Monday
by Meeting Reminder bot 18 Aug '05

18 Aug '05

The WLUG meeting is on Monday ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WLUG Meeting - 22 August 2005 Location: University of Waikato, LitB Time: 7pm DanielLawson is giving a talk on the current state of Wireless Security. ---- In the MeetingTopics category

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Good distro for old machines
by async＠slingshot.co.nz 16 Aug '05

16 Aug '05

I have a tutor with a problem. He wants to send a whole lot of machines back to his home town in South Africa and has asked me to help. The problem is that most of the machines have 32/64MB RAM and only P2's with very small hard drives. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a distro that would run on these specs and be easy for people who have not touched a computer before. Ideally, it would run XFCE or something that is low on resource usage. I am looking at maybe Puppy, DSL or MepisLite. Cheers Nick

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bash versus the space character
by Jonathan Purvis 16 Aug '05

16 Aug '05

Does anyone know how to get bash to split the output of a command enclosed in `` the same way it would split the command line if typed in? Everything i do to try to escape spaces ends up not working. Eg, this command (for sorting the songs from _The Dark Side Of Phobos_ in level order) produces a string that can be cut'n'pasted to bash, but if i change the echo command to mplayer, it doesn't work as bash split on spaces. echo `find . -name '*E1M*' | awk '{print $2,$0}' FS='[()]' | sort | sed -e 's/[^ ]* $.*$/\1/' -e 's/$[ ()]$/\\\\\1/g'`

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linux.conf.au 2006 - Call For Miniconfs
by Mike Beattie 15 Aug '05

15 Aug '05

2006 - Dunedin, NZ! linux.conf.au is the annual Australasian Linux technical conference, and is one of the largest gatherings of users and developers of Free and Open Source Software in the Southern Hemisphere. It is an opportunity for developers and groups to present their ideas amongst peers, and for the Free Software and Open Source communities to gather in general. Summary: Call for Miniconfs The 2006 conference is being held in Dunedin, New Zealand, at The University of Otago[1]. More information can be found on the conference website: http://lca2006.linux.org.au/ Call for Miniconfs: The organisers of linux.conf.au 2006 would like to invite any groups or organisations wishing to hold a 'Mini Conference', or 'Miniconf', to present a short proposal outlining their interest. Miniconfs are held on the Monday and Tuesday before the start of the main conference (23rd and 24th of January 2006). Proposals for 1-day or full 2-day Miniconfs are welcome. Proposals should be made via email to the main conference organisers at: organisers(a)lca2006.linux.org.au . Proposals are due by Wednesday August the 31st, 2005. This is a very short period for proposals - Just over two weeks, since there have already been expressions of interest from several groups, and we wish to provide organisers with as much time as possible to organise their Miniconf. Organisation of a Miniconf is the complete responsibility of the individual, group, or organisation that has expressed interest. This includes, but is not limited to, inviting speakers for the Miniconf, scheduling allotted time, and leading the Miniconf. linux.conf.au 2006 will only provide a venue to hold the Miniconf, which includes AV equipment. We will also provide a mechanism for Conference delegates to 'register' which Miniconfs they intend to attend, during their registration for the main conference. Please note that attendance at Miniconfs is only available to delegates registered for the main conference. Miniconf Speakers are not eligible for the same benefits as main conference Speakers, and will need to register if they wish to attend the main conference. Dates to Remember: * Proposals Due: Wednesday August 24, 2005 * Announcement of Chosen Miniconfs: Friday August 26, 2005 * Conference begins: Monday January 23, 2006 Please feel free to forward this announcement to your local LUG, or any other person or group that would be interested! [1]: http://www.otago.ac.nz/ [2]: http://www.opensource.org/osd.html Regards, Mike Beattie, linux.conf.au 2006 Organisers

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