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Re: [Wlug] Off topic request- Linux Sys Admin and Massachusetts DET

by Mike Clark

Mike, I would be interested as to what questions you have. I am a RHCE and currently work as a Linux/UNIX Sys Admin. Please mail me directly mclark(a)nationaldentex.com At 11:06 PM 8/18/2003 -0400, you wrote: > Off topic request. > >Mass DET(unemployment) will pay for Linux Sys Admin courses but I need to >ask 3 Linux Sys Admin managers several questions. >If anyone could help, I'll can either email the questions or post them here. > >Thanks for the help, >Mike Blake Michael R Clark mclark(a)nationaldentex.com Information Systems ABS/UNIX/LINUX National Dentex Corp. 1-508-358-4422 Ext.205

Aug. 19, 2003

RE: [Wlug] possible meeting topic

by Clint Moyer

Tim Keller gave an excellent presentation on MythTV a few months ago. -----Original Message----- From: wlug-admin(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-admin@mail.wlug.org]On Behalf Of Mike Frysinger Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 11:31 PM To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Subject: Re: [Wlug] possible meeting topic On Monday 18 August 2003 23:18, Matt Higgins wrote: > I don't know if this has been done in the past but what about building a > freevo box? > http://freevo.sourceforge.net could also do it on mythtv ... http://www.mythtv.org/ -mike _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Aug. 19, 2003

Re: [Wlug] possible meeting topic

by Mike Frysinger

On Monday 18 August 2003 23:18, Matt Higgins wrote: > I don't know if this has been done in the past but what about building a > freevo box? > http://freevo.sourceforge.net could also do it on mythtv ... http://www.mythtv.org/ -mike

Aug. 19, 2003

possible meeting topic

by Matt Higgins

I don't know if this has been done in the past but what about building a freevo box? http://freevo.sourceforge.net

Aug. 19, 2003

Off topic request- Linux Sys Admin and Massachusetts DET

by Mike Blake

Off topic request. Mass DET(unemployment) will pay for Linux Sys Admin courses but I need to ask 3 Linux Sys Admin managers several questions. If anyone could help, I'll can either email the questions or post them here. Thanks for the help, Mike Blake

Aug. 19, 2003

Re: [Wlug] LTSP meeting slides

by Andy Stewart

On Sunday 17 August 2003 11:51 pm, Michael Long wrote: > Andy, thank you for the excellent talk and demo. The tools available to > the linux community are top notch. The LTSP project is a prime example > of that fact. I would like to suggest a talk on the OpenVPN project for > the next meeting. I think it would be really cool if WLUG could sponser > a project this winter that involved setting up a network w/ VPN, > securing it and then attempting to hack it to find its vulnerabilities. > This is probably a naive idea for many reasons...but I think many of us > would be interested in learning the proper way of installing, securing, > and maintaining our networks. > > Cheers, > Mike Hi Mike, I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the LTSP meeting! With regard to OpenVPN, this is definitely a possibility. Another type of VPN is FreeS/WAN. Are there others? Can somebody compare/contrast these two? Is anybody sufficiently knowledgeable to give a talk on these topics? Thanks, Andy > > > Hi Everybody, > > > > I've just posted the slides from the previous WLUG meeting on the > > website. > > > There are in StarOffice format as well as HTML. From the WLUG home > > page, > > > scroll down and click the link for "Past Meeting Information". > > > > For those of you who were unable to attend, I dare say you missed a good > > meeting. There were alot of questions and people really seemed > > interested in > > > the topic. Fortunately, my client computer booted off of my laptop > > server > > > just like it did when I left home. > > > > I even went out on a limb and attempted to get Doug Waud's computer > > working as > > > a client, since the "live demo" concept seems to be a popular feature > > of WLUG > > > meetings. I hadn't seen Doug's computer previously, but he did bring the > > proper network boot floppy. I "got Doug-ed" the first time (you've > > got to > > > watch your cables and power cords around Doug) by a network cable that > > wasn't > > > entirely plugged in. By the third attempt, his client booted with minor > > video artifacts, probably due to not using the correct XFree86 software. > > > > I'm soliciting ideas for the next meeting, which will be the first > > meeting of > > > the year with the new crop of WPI students. I hope to have a great > > meeting > > > planned so that the WPI students will continue to attend, as they > > constitute > > > a sizeable percentage of the WLUG membership. > > > > See ya later, > > > > Andy > > > > -- > > 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 -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Aug. 18, 2003

Re: [Wlug] LTSP meeting slides

by Mike Clark

Andy how did the monitor work out? At 09:32 PM 8/17/2003 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Everybody, > >I've just posted the slides from the previous WLUG meeting on the website. >There are in StarOffice format as well as HTML. From the WLUG home page, >scroll down and click the link for "Past Meeting Information". > >For those of you who were unable to attend, I dare say you missed a good >meeting. There were alot of questions and people really seemed interested in >the topic. Fortunately, my client computer booted off of my laptop server >just like it did when I left home. > >I even went out on a limb and attempted to get Doug Waud's computer >working as >a client, since the "live demo" concept seems to be a popular feature of WLUG >meetings. I hadn't seen Doug's computer previously, but he did bring the >proper network boot floppy. I "got Doug-ed" the first time (you've got to >watch your cables and power cords around Doug) by a network cable that wasn't >entirely plugged in. By the third attempt, his client booted with minor >video artifacts, probably due to not using the correct XFree86 software. > >I'm soliciting ideas for the next meeting, which will be the first meeting of >the year with the new crop of WPI students. I hope to have a great meeting >planned so that the WPI students will continue to attend, as they constitute >a sizeable percentage of the WLUG membership. > >See ya later, > >Andy > >-- >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

Aug. 18, 2003

Re: [Wlug] LTSP meeting slides

by Michael Long

Andy, thank you for the excellent talk and demo. The tools available to the linux community are top notch. The LTSP project is a prime example of that fact. I would like to suggest a talk on the OpenVPN project for the next meeting. I think it would be really cool if WLUG could sponser a project this winter that involved setting up a network w/ VPN, securing it and then attempting to hack it to find its vulnerabilities. This is probably a naive idea for many reasons...but I think many of us would be interested in learning the proper way of installing, securing, and maintaining our networks. Cheers, Mike > > Hi Everybody, > > I've just posted the slides from the previous WLUG meeting on the website. > There are in StarOffice format as well as HTML. From the WLUG home page, > scroll down and click the link for "Past Meeting Information". > > For those of you who were unable to attend, I dare say you missed a good > meeting. There were alot of questions and people really seemed interested in > the topic. Fortunately, my client computer booted off of my laptop server > just like it did when I left home. > > I even went out on a limb and attempted to get Doug Waud's computer working as > a client, since the "live demo" concept seems to be a popular feature of WLUG > meetings. I hadn't seen Doug's computer previously, but he did bring the > proper network boot floppy. I "got Doug-ed" the first time (you've got to > watch your cables and power cords around Doug) by a network cable that wasn't > entirely plugged in. By the third attempt, his client booted with minor > video artifacts, probably due to not using the correct XFree86 software. > > I'm soliciting ideas for the next meeting, which will be the first meeting of > the year with the new crop of WPI students. I hope to have a great meeting > planned so that the WPI students will continue to attend, as they constitute > a sizeable percentage of the WLUG membership. > > See ya later, > > Andy > > -- > 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 > > >

Aug. 18, 2003

LTSP meeting slides

by Andy Stewart

Hi Everybody, I've just posted the slides from the previous WLUG meeting on the website. There are in StarOffice format as well as HTML. From the WLUG home page, scroll down and click the link for "Past Meeting Information". For those of you who were unable to attend, I dare say you missed a good meeting. There were alot of questions and people really seemed interested in the topic. Fortunately, my client computer booted off of my laptop server just like it did when I left home. I even went out on a limb and attempted to get Doug Waud's computer working as a client, since the "live demo" concept seems to be a popular feature of WLUG meetings. I hadn't seen Doug's computer previously, but he did bring the proper network boot floppy. I "got Doug-ed" the first time (you've got to watch your cables and power cords around Doug) by a network cable that wasn't entirely plugged in. By the third attempt, his client booted with minor video artifacts, probably due to not using the correct XFree86 software. I'm soliciting ideas for the next meeting, which will be the first meeting of the year with the new crop of WPI students. I hope to have a great meeting planned so that the WPI students will continue to attend, as they constitute a sizeable percentage of the WLUG membership. See ya later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Aug. 18, 2003

Reminder: WLUG Meeting, Thurs Aug 14 - 7:00 PM

by Andy Stewart

Hi Everybody, This is a friendly reminder about the upcoming WLUG meeting on Thursday, August 14, 2003, at 7:00 PM in Olin Hall on the WPI campus. Go into Olin Hall's front door, to the top of the stairs, and we'll be in the big lecture hall on the left. I'll be addressing the group at this meeting, and the topic will be the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP). Come and learn how to use your old, potentially obsolete hardware as a graphics terminal connected to a more powerful server. I'll demonstrate (live!) how a Pentium 90 with 48 MB of memory and a 10 Mbps ethernet connection could be used effectively as an LTSP client, running any Linux program that is installed on the server. I've also got a couple of those Linux Format magazines for raffle (one with a CD, the other with a DVD). I'll have sodas and cookies also for refreshments. After the meeting, we'll make our monthly pilgrimage to the Boynton Restaurant for pizza and beers. All are welcome to attend. There is no admission fee for admittance to a WLUG meeting. Donations are always welcome but not required. See ya later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Aug. 14, 2003