January 2005 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

Re: [Wlug] Live Distro with VPN support

by Mike Leo

I have never done it myself, but you can take the knoppix cd and add your own software too it, then "remake" the knoppix cd. My question is if there is a vpn client for linux that will connect to your MS VPN. --- Sean Flynn <sflynn(a)flynnsplaza.com> wrote: > I apologize if this has already been discussed, but > after some cursory > googling and searching I haven't found an answer > yet. > > I am the "computer guy" for our heating oil company. > The heating oil > software is running on a SCO box, and everyone in > the office connects to > it over our Windows network. After hours people > need to connect to the > SCO box to check customer information. Currently > they do it through > their own windoze PCs with their own high speed > internet, or through a > company laptop through dial up. > > Using their own high speed access makes things much > quicker and we have > subsidized access for some of the people. But since > it is windows, > their PCs are often screwed up, and I get many after > hours calls saying, > "I can't connect to the VPN or I can't connect to > the Internet". > > I have played with Knoppix and absolutely love how > it can recognize > hardware, and I have installed Suse on a home system > to play with for > myself, but I have little knowledge of Linux. > > Is their a live CD like Knoppix that has microsoft > VPN support, that the > remote users can pop it in their system, restart, > connect to the > microsft VPN and open a terminal window to the SCO > box? > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Thanks > > Sean Flynn > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Jan. 20, 2005

Re: [Wlug] key mapping on Fedora 3

by Bill Mills-Curran

On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 09:55:44AM -0500, Jeff Moyer wrote: > ==> Regarding [Wlug] key mapping on Fedora 3; Bill Mills-Curran <bill(a)mills-curran.net> adds: > > bill> I'm a little surprised at the differences in default key mappings in > bill> F3 as compared to RH9. Maybe it's just me, but my old key mappings > bill> are "implanted" and so automatic that's it's unpleasant to adjust. > > bill> One thing I miss is the ability to make the default edits act like > bill> emacs. In particular, RH9 had an option on the keyboard shortcuts to > bill> select either "gnome defaults" or "emacs". When I selected "emacs", > bill> that affected mozilla/firefox, so that traditional shortcuts (like > bill> <ctrl>u deleting all text on the URL box or a text entry box) worked > bill> like the "old days". > > bill> Is there another way to do this, or do I need to learn new shortcuts? > > Go to Application -> System Tools -> Configuration Editor > > Then desktop -> gnome -> interface and type in "Emacs" in the > "gtk_key_theme" field. > > Alternatively: > > put this: > gtk-key-theme-name = "Emacs" > > in your .gtkrc-2.0 file. > > -Jeff Jeff, Worked great. How did you find this one? Thanks, Bill

Jan. 20, 2005

Fwd: SearchEnterpriseLinux.com article on Red Hat Linux v.4

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi WLUG, Does anybody in the group have anything they'd like to contribute to this News Writer? If so, please mail him directly. Thanks! Andy - ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: SearchEnterpriseLinux.com article on Red Hat Linux v.4 Date: Wednesday 19 January 2005 1:45 pm From: "Loftus, Jack" <JLoftus(a)techtarget.com> To: <andystewart(a)comcast.net> Hello Andy, My name is Jack Loftus, and I am a News Writer with SearchEnterpriseLinux.com, a web site with the TechTarget media company, based in Needham, Mass. I'm writing your group today with the hope that you or one of your members could comment for a story I am writing on the upcoming release of Red Hat Linux 4. While an exact date is not yet available for publication, it is "rumored" to be at the same time as LinuxWorld Boston in February (February 14). If you are able to comment, you can call me at the number below up until 5 p.m. EST, or if you cannot reach me or are short on time, you can answer the general questions I have provided below, or add any additional comments you feel are important. I appreciate your time and look forward to speaking with you. Even if no member of your organization uses or has used Red Hat, I'd still appreciate your comments. * What are you looking for from this version? If you don't plan on taking a look at it, why not? * Does the fact that the 2.6 kernel is fully supported by v.4 give this version any clout, or is it just a case of "finally Red Hat has caught up to supporting the 2.6 kernel? (Novell has had them beat since August) * As users of Linux, is this version something that has been desired/needed? A "milestone" as it has been reported by some? * Does this version have the clout to get Linux widespread attention on the desktop, and not just the server space? Thanks again, Jack Loftus News Writer SearchEnterpriseLinux.com TechTarget Phone: 781-657-1557 Toll Free: 888-274-4111 x1557 TechTarget The Most Targeted IT Media www.TechTarget.com - ------------------------------------------------------- - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFB7xBXHl0iXDssISsRAlXFAJ9TTtFubREpRe7m39X0UKL1X5jDOACfckfS XGC1vKMkTGGFuiB5hJMxF5M= =KrjI -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Jan. 20, 2005

Re: [Wlug] networking for dummies

by Charles R. Anderson

On Wed, Jan 19, 2005 at 09:49:41AM -0800, Andrew Perry wrote: > other OS, installation of a wireless adapter is easy, > and the OS generally recognizes it instantly. Are > there any linux distros that will do the same thing > (perhaps in conjunction with certain wireless > adapters) ? You might try the newest release of a distro. With Fedora Core 3 there have been vast improvements in the area of hardware hotplugging, detection, and configuration integrated with the desktop. There is still more work to do, but it is getting better all the time. I'm not aware specifically of which USB adapters work best. These resources might be useful: SuSE Hardware Database: http://hardwaredb.suse.de/?LANG=en_US Generic Linux USB/Networking/Wireless resources: http://www.linux-usb.org/devices.html#net http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Wireless-HOWTO.html http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/ Finally, you could always bring your machine to a WLUG meeting, and someone could probably give a try at making it work :-) Maybe we need another Linux Install/Configure Fest!

Jan. 20, 2005

Re: [Wlug] networking for dummies

by Gregory Avedissian

I've never messed with wireless (yet) but my first thought would be to try it with a wire, and see if you can get to the internet. That would rule out a bunch of stuff. I'm using SuSe 9.1 and 8.2 on different boxes, and they both connected easily to the internet. One thing I've noticed, and I don't know why, sometimes I have to turn off susefirewall and then turn right back on to connect to the network. Greg Andrew Perry wrote: > Hi All, > > I have a wireless network established at home using > > the latest version of a certain very widely used > operating system whose name I dare not speak. I've > been trying for years to "convert" to Linux, mostly > for ideological reasons, but without much luck. > I've succesfully installed a few distributions of > Linux > onto various PC's (mostly older), and I can play > CD's and use office software with no problem. > > The real deal-breaker (the reason I haven't started > using linux except as a novelty) is that I've never > gotten the internet to work with Linux. With that > other OS, installation of a wireless adapter is easy, > and the OS generally recognizes it instantly. Are > there any linux distros that will do the same thing > (perhaps in conjunction with certain wireless > adapters) ? > > Right now I have SUSE 9.1 (Home) running, and > when I plug in a USB wireless adapter, nothing > happens, and I can't figure out what to do. > > Any advice will be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Andrew > > ===== > -Dr. Andrew B. Perry > Assistant Prof. of Mathematics, Springfield College > 263 Alden St., Springfield MA 01109 > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Jan. 20, 2005

free tek340/350/360 ink cartridges

by Doug Mildram

Corporate antics....i.e. someone left behind (for me to get rid of or trash) mass quantities of new INK colorstix/cartridges for a Tektronix Phaser 340/350/360 printer....which I've never seen. If you have such a beast, reply to me for free supplies! After this hail mary fails, I'll email the BBLISA list..... --doug

Jan. 19, 2005

RE: [Wlug] networking for dummies

by Jared Greenwald

Do you have wlan-ng installed? You will need to know what driver the adapter needs. What does lsusb (or lsusb -v) look like when the adapter is installed? -Jared >From: Andrew Perry <perryand(a)yahoo.com> >Reply-To: perryand(a)yahoo.com, Worcester Linux Users Group ><wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> >To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >Subject: [Wlug] networking for dummies >Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:49:41 -0800 (PST) > > >Hi All, > > I have a wireless network established at home using > >the latest version of a certain very widely used >operating system whose name I dare not speak. I've >been trying for years to "convert" to Linux, mostly >for ideological reasons, but without much luck. >I've succesfully installed a few distributions of >Linux >onto various PC's (mostly older), and I can play >CD's and use office software with no problem. > >The real deal-breaker (the reason I haven't started >using linux except as a novelty) is that I've never >gotten the internet to work with Linux. With that >other OS, installation of a wireless adapter is easy, >and the OS generally recognizes it instantly. Are >there any linux distros that will do the same thing >(perhaps in conjunction with certain wireless >adapters) ? > >Right now I have SUSE 9.1 (Home) running, and >when I plug in a USB wireless adapter, nothing >happens, and I can't figure out what to do. > >Any advice will be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Andrew > >===== >-Dr. Andrew B. Perry >Assistant Prof. of Mathematics, Springfield College >263 Alden St., Springfield MA 01109 >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Jan. 19, 2005

networking for dummies

by Andrew Perry

Hi All, I have a wireless network established at home using the latest version of a certain very widely used operating system whose name I dare not speak. I've been trying for years to "convert" to Linux, mostly for ideological reasons, but without much luck. I've succesfully installed a few distributions of Linux onto various PC's (mostly older), and I can play CD's and use office software with no problem. The real deal-breaker (the reason I haven't started using linux except as a novelty) is that I've never gotten the internet to work with Linux. With that other OS, installation of a wireless adapter is easy, and the OS generally recognizes it instantly. Are there any linux distros that will do the same thing (perhaps in conjunction with certain wireless adapters) ? Right now I have SUSE 9.1 (Home) running, and when I plug in a USB wireless adapter, nothing happens, and I can't figure out what to do. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks, Andrew ===== -Dr. Andrew B. Perry Assistant Prof. of Mathematics, Springfield College 263 Alden St., Springfield MA 01109

Jan. 19, 2005

Live Distro with VPN support

by Sean Flynn

I apologize if this has already been discussed, but after some cursory googling and searching I haven't found an answer yet. I am the "computer guy" for our heating oil company. The heating oil software is running on a SCO box, and everyone in the office connects to it over our Windows network. After hours people need to connect to the SCO box to check customer information. Currently they do it through their own windoze PCs with their own high speed internet, or through a company laptop through dial up. Using their own high speed access makes things much quicker and we have subsidized access for some of the people. But since it is windows, their PCs are often screwed up, and I get many after hours calls saying, "I can't connect to the VPN or I can't connect to the Internet". I have played with Knoppix and absolutely love how it can recognize hardware, and I have installed Suse on a home system to play with for myself, but I have little knowledge of Linux. Is their a live CD like Knoppix that has microsoft VPN support, that the remote users can pop it in their system, restart, connect to the microsft VPN and open a terminal window to the SCO box? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks Sean Flynn

Jan. 19, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Best Buy -- weird packing

by Bill Smith

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:37:14 -0500 Marc Hughes <marc.hughes(a)gmail.com> wrote: > One day, go in, and exchange the software for an identical title > because "the media is damaged and won't install". I've never seen a > store who won't offer even exchanges for defective product. :) Would be an idea, except most software these days comes on CDROM. This particular game is on FLOPPIES.... > On another day, return the newly shrinkwrapped package. Clever.... <g> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com There are 10 kinds of people in the universe: Those who understand binary, and those who don't. * TAG! v3.1a *

Jan. 19, 2005