May 2004 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

RE: [Wlug] SuSE 9.1

by Martin, Eric

Yeah, I ran 2.6.(can't remember patch) on my laptop for a while, and `ifconfig eth0' worked fine...One cool thing is that 2.6 did get pcmcia working, although it ran dog slow with some stuff...maybe I had to recompile a bunch of apps? I'll post a few when I get to play with 2.6 again Eric -----Original Message----- From: mike(a)beakerware.net [mailto:mike@beakerware.net] Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 10:11 PM To: Andy Stewart Cc: Worcester Linux Users Group Subject: Re: [Wlug] SuSE 9.1 > 7) The network devices are a little weird in 2.6. There isn't an > "ifup eth0" > or "ifup eth1" like there used to be. On my system, its "ifup > eth-id-00:00:00:00:00:00" (fill in your MAC address). Once its up and you > see it with ifconfig, the "standard" ifdown command works as always. While I'm not 100% familiar with SuSE, does your network interface appear if you do an 'ifconfig -a' before an ifup is issued? I think its a SuSE thing, not a 2.6 thing your seeing, maybe because SuSE doesn't load the network card module until an 'ifup' is done? -mike _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

May 19, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Comcast experiences Plug for Speakeasy.net

by Mike Frysinger

On Wednesday 19 May 2004 08:52 am, Dallas Stafford wrote: > Speakeasy.net has good bandwidth and service but the most endearing quality > is that they encourage reselling the service to the neighbors. You can > become an ISP or WISP. If you like, they will even take care of the billing > for you and give you 1/2 the charges. i know, i said i use speakeasy currently ;) the trouble is that if everyone has a cellphone and thus the local line never gets used, you have to add $30 to the price of dsl since that's how much a local line will run you -mike

May 19, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Comcast experiences Plug for Speakeasy.net

by Dallas Stafford

Speakeasy.net has good bandwidth and service but the most endearing quality is that they encourage reselling the service to the neighbors. You can become an ISP or WISP. If you like, they will even take care of the billing for you and give you 1/2 the charges. I think they would rather sell T1 service and let us take care of the local neighborhood. Service can quickly become free if you serve a few neighbors on your LocalArea Network. Dallas Stafford, E-Mail: dallas(a)speakeasy.net Cell 774-253-2260 Worcester, MA, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Lund" <jim(a)fiero.net> To: "Worcester Linux Users Group" <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Sent: Monday, 17 May, 2004 21:28 Subject: Re: [Wlug] Comcast experiences ? > I have Comcast (AT&T Broadband) in southern NH and have nothing but > good things to say about them. In the 3 years I had them, I think I > can count the number of outages on 1 hand and they were always very > brief. > > > > > I've heard nothing but overwhelming complaints about Comcast. I have had > > email contact with dozens of municipalities who use Comcast for Internet > > service. Things like "weeks without service" is a common theme. I can't > > remember hearing anything good about them. > > > > - Rob > > > > > > At 08:49 AM 5/16/2004, you wrote: > > > > >On Sunday 16 May 2004 3:06 am, Mike Frysinger wrote: > > > > err, replace every occurence of 'comcast' with 'charter' :) > > > > -mike > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wlug mailing list > > > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > >Charter is great in Chelmsford. Err, replace every occurrence of 'charter' > > >with 'comcast'. > > > > > >:-) > > > > > >-- > > >Andy Stewart, Founder > > >Worcester Linux Users' Group > > >Worcester, MA USA > > >http://www.wlug.org > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Wlug mailing list > > >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

May 19, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Comcast experiences ?

by Jim Lund

I have Comcast (AT&T Broadband) in southern NH and have nothing but good things to say about them. In the 3 years I had them, I think I can count the number of outages on 1 hand and they were always very brief. > I've heard nothing but overwhelming complaints about Comcast. I have had > email contact with dozens of municipalities who use Comcast for Internet > service. Things like "weeks without service" is a common theme. I can't > remember hearing anything good about them. > > - Rob > > > At 08:49 AM 5/16/2004, you wrote: > > >On Sunday 16 May 2004 3:06 am, Mike Frysinger wrote: > > > err, replace every occurence of 'comcast' with 'charter' :) > > > -mike > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wlug mailing list > > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > >Charter is great in Chelmsford. Err, replace every occurrence of 'charter' > >with 'comcast'. > > > >:-) > > > >-- > >Andy Stewart, Founder > >Worcester Linux Users' Group > >Worcester, MA USA > >http://www.wlug.org > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Wlug mailing list > >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

May 18, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Comcast experiences ?

by rb

I've heard nothing but overwhelming complaints about Comcast. I have had email contact with dozens of municipalities who use Comcast for Internet service. Things like "weeks without service" is a common theme. I can't remember hearing anything good about them. - Rob At 08:49 AM 5/16/2004, you wrote: >On Sunday 16 May 2004 3:06 am, Mike Frysinger wrote: > > err, replace every occurence of 'comcast' with 'charter' :) > > -mike > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >Charter is great in Chelmsford. Err, replace every occurrence of 'charter' >with 'comcast'. > >:-) > >-- >Andy Stewart, Founder >Worcester Linux Users' Group >Worcester, MA USA >http://www.wlug.org > > >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) Version: 6.0.687 / Virus Database: 448 - Release Date: 5/16/2004

May 18, 2004

RE: [Wlug] Comcast experiences ?

by Doug Geiger

I've been using charter for almost 2 years now. Although about six months ago they seemed to be doing a lot of upgrades (the base service now is supposed to be 2MB/s), and we were losing connection almost every weekend, it seems to be much better right now. I did also find that a simple complaint got me free month(s) of service, as long as I waited on hold long enough, and complained loud enough. It ends up being ~$50 if you choose to rent the cable modem from them (you can obviously buy your own down at Best Buy, or CompUSA), but it's nice that they foot the bill to replace the modem if anything seems to be wrong with it. The main thing I miss from DSL is a static IP, and a TOS that is server-friendly. But, I knew that when I signed up, and in general, I'm happy with the service. -- Doug Geiger runexe(a)ece.wpi.edu runexe(a)wpi.edu runexe(a)ieee.org dgeiger(a)alum.wpi.edu -----Original Message----- From: wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org] On Behalf Of Mike Frysinger Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 3:06 AM To: wlug(a)wlug.org Subject: Re: [Wlug] Comcast experiences ? err, replace every occurence of 'comcast' with 'charter' :) -mike _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

May 17, 2004

Reminder: Upcoming WLUG Meeting

by Andy Stewart

Hi Everybody, Its that time again...time for our monthly WLUG meeting, which will be on Wednesday, May 19th at 7:00 PM in the usual place (see website for directions). At this meeting, our own Tim Keller will give a talk which he describes thus: ---start Tim--- Here's the title. Creating and Rendering 3D Objects in Linux using OSS tools. Here's the blurb. I'll be giving a general talk about some of the open source tools that are currently available on linux and using them to create 3D objects, scenes and animations. I'll show the pros, cons, cool features and short comings of these non commercial products. ---end Tim--- After the meeting, we'll go out for food & drink. I'm wondering if we want Mexican this month. We can decide at the meeting. See ya later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

May 17, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Charter experiences? -was:Comcast experiences ?

by Baris Hasdemir

On Sun, 2004-05-16 at 03:04, Mike Frysinger wrote: > i was talking with a guy who claimed comcast provided great cable service in > worcester and was basically way better than anything dsl could offer (i use > speakeasy myself and love it). seeing as how he is a non-computer person, i > took his opinion with a large grain of salt ... > > it did get me wondering though as ive never used comcast in worcester myself, > just in holden (and it sucked a lot), how have other people got along with > comcast here ? looking for the standard fare, speeds/tech support/response > times/etc... > -mike > I did not like Charter's service very much when I switched to it from Verizon DSL. Charter charges ~10 dollars more than Verizon DSL including a rent for cable modem but they gave us 2Mbits (I Think they're now giving 3Mbits) Besides the higher bandwidth, most of the time especially in the evenings I experienced latencies, if it's the right word to use. For example, I click on an ordinary link, wait for sometime and *then* it finally starts loading which is fast, of course. So I got back to Verizon again. I have 1.5Mbits and I'm fine enough. Regarding the customer support, all I can say is they did not refund anything when I canceled my subscription in 20 days. Neither the installation fee(although I had to do it myself, since there was no working version of windows) nor usage fee. baris

May 16, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Comcast experiences ?

by Andy Stewart

On Sunday 16 May 2004 3:06 am, Mike Frysinger wrote: > err, replace every occurence of 'comcast' with 'charter' :) > -mike > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug Charter is great in Chelmsford. Err, replace every occurrence of 'charter' with 'comcast'. :-) -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

May 16, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Comcast experiences ?

by Mike Frysinger

err, replace every occurence of 'comcast' with 'charter' :) -mike

May 16, 2004