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Re: WLUG meeting?

by Patrick McEvilly

I only know this because I’m “shipping product” from WPI that night 😊 From: Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 10:06 AM To: Patrick McEvilly <pmcevilly(a)gmail.com> Cc: Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org>, Joel <joelgroup(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [WLUG] WLUG meeting? I did not know this and Frank has informed me that the Trustees have actually booked the airspace above WPI.. I'm going to declare that we move the meeting off a week. It's going to be a madhouse this Thursday, let's not add to it. Thanks, Tim. On Wed, May 10, 2023 at 6:17 AM Patrick McEvilly <pmcevilly(a)gmail.com<mailto:pmcevilly@gmail.com>> wrote: Thursday evening is graduate commencement ceremonies. I’m not sure if that affects WLUG meetings. From: Joel via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org<mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org>> Reply-To: Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org<mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org>> Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 10:36 PM To: Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org<mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org>> Cc: "turbofx(a)gmail.com<mailto:turbofx@gmail.com>" <turbofx(a)gmail.com<mailto:turbofx@gmail.com>>, Joel <joelgroup(a)gmail.com<mailto:joelgroup@gmail.com>> Subject: [WLUG] WLUG meeting? Hi, Is there a WLUG meeting this Thursday the 11th? Joel -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

May 10, 2023

!!! NO WLUG TOMORROW !!! Meeting will be May 17th!

by Tim Keller

I've recently been made aware that this Thursday is commencement. Speaking with Frank, the Trustees have reserved everything. Now knowing this, I'm going to push the meeting off to the 17th. As for a topic, I've got some ideas I'll put in further email. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

May 10, 2023

Re: WLUG meeting?

by Tim Keller

I did not know this and Frank has informed me that the Trustees have actually booked the airspace above WPI.. I'm going to declare that we move the meeting off a week. It's going to be a madhouse this Thursday, let's not add to it. Thanks, Tim. On Wed, May 10, 2023 at 6:17 AM Patrick McEvilly <pmcevilly(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Thursday evening is graduate commencement ceremonies. I’m not sure if > that affects WLUG meetings. > > > > *From: *Joel via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > *Reply-To: *Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion < > wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > *Date: *Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 10:36 PM > *To: *Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > > > *Cc: *"turbofx(a)gmail.com" <turbofx(a)gmail.com>, Joel <joelgroup(a)gmail.com> > *Subject: *[WLUG] WLUG meeting? > > > > Hi, > > > > Is there a WLUG meeting this Thursday the 11th? > > > > Joel > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

May 10, 2023

Re: WLUG meeting?

by Patrick McEvilly

Thursday evening is graduate commencement ceremonies. I’m not sure if that affects WLUG meetings. From: Joel via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Reply-To: Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 10:36 PM To: Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Cc: "turbofx(a)gmail.com" <turbofx(a)gmail.com>, Joel <joelgroup(a)gmail.com> Subject: [WLUG] WLUG meeting? Hi, Is there a WLUG meeting this Thursday the 11th? Joel

May 10, 2023

WLUG meeting?

by Joel

Hi, Is there a WLUG meeting this Thursday the 11th? Joel

May 10, 2023

Re: Shippy 1984

by Dennis Payne

I decided to make a cheesy trailer for Shippy 1984. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG4RAYS3P5Y On Tue, 2023-04-11 at 08:13 -0400, hammerron via WLUG wrote: > I guess I'm very old school. I downloaded Shippy 1984 the other day. > I > really like it. > > Ron > > On 4/7/23 09:42, Dennis Payne via WLUG wrote: > > I was playing around with Shippy 1984. It is a Space > > Invaders/Galaxian > > style game. It is available on Fedora. It's pretty ugly. I decided > > to > > play around with a graphics update. Not all of the changes are in > > git > > yet. Some refinement is still needed. > > > > https://youtu.be/ZAzFP90lgW0 > > > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/BEKPU…

April 29, 2023

Re: solar/energy monitoring

by Chuck Anderson

We found out that our wine fridge needed defrosting and the fan had failed from how often it was running the compressor. Our base load is 500-800W and most of that is our computers. We have a 10kW PV system with 33 350W panels. On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 09:19:42AM -0400, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: > So now that you have this installed, what were the interesting weird power > draws that you found? > > Also, how large is your solar install? > > On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 2:43 PM Chuck Anderson via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > wrote: > > > I use IoTaWatt (http://iotawatt.com/) for solar/energy monitoring at > > home.

April 28, 2023

Re: solar/energy monitoring

by Tim Keller

Chuck, So now that you have this installed, what were the interesting weird power draws that you found? Also, how large is your solar install? Thanks, Tim. On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 2:43 PM Chuck Anderson via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > I use IoTaWatt (http://iotawatt.com/) for solar/energy monitoring at > home. It works with a standard web browser (no app required) and > doesn't require any kind of Internet/cloud connection (but can use one > if desired). It will keep years of data internally on the SD card and > you can make pretty graphs from your phone/laptop/whatever web > browser, or you can download the data and do whatever you want with > it. It is an open source software/open hardware design by a guy in > New Hampshire. It is manufactured in the US, and it is ETL > certified. ("The hardware is professionally manufactured in an ISO9001 > contract facility in New Hampshire, USA. The base units are ETL safety > certified to UL standards") > > See pics of my setup here: http://www.wlug.org/files/iotawatt/ > > $314.30 gets you a US 120V bundle with split-core CTs for 14 circuits > (2 mains + 12 branch circuits), 9V AC reference transformer, and USB > power supply. The split-core/clamp-on CTs are easy to install, just > open them up, place them around the wire, and close them. > > If you use non-split-core CTs (not included in the bundle above), you > need to to disconnect the hot lines from each circuit breaker to slip > on the CT, then reattach to the breaker. > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/NLLC7… > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

April 28, 2023

Re: I need advice on a new ISP

by John Stoffel

Keith, I think you need to go back to basics here. What are the network connection options at your house? And what is your budget? For you, I suspect that in Worcester charter.net (spectrum.net) is your only other option for connectivity. Do you have Cable with them? It might be a simple call to just add internet onto your cable bill. Will certainly be faster than DSL, thought might cost more. Next, if you never turn off your modem, you will probably keep your IP address for quite a long time. I have charter and what I do is use 'dyndns.org' to host a dynamic IP address which maps 'jfs.dyndns.org' to my home IP, so I can get to my host system(s) from out side. Works well. And if my home IP changes, it just automatically updated on the external DNS. Once you get this figured out, then you can figure out how you will host your personal domain(s) and web services and such from either home, or out in the cloud. But breaking this down into smaller pieces will make things better. Also, I saw your post on your travails with the ASUS-RT66N Wifi access point. I didn't read it very closely, but I suspect what you need to do is turn the ASUS into 'AP' mode, and then NOT use the wan0 port at all. But if you want to route/firewall your Wifi from the rest of your network, then it can work. Personally, I like the TP-Link EAP-225 Wifi AP (Access Points) since it keeps all the routing down at the router. I use VLANs (a pain in their own right) to segregate traffic. You might want to read this article: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/enterprise-wi-fi-at-… though it is outdated in particulars, and I wouldn't go with Ubiquity right now. But it's a good discussion on home networking. John

April 27, 2023

Re: I need advice on a new ISP

by John Stoffel

>>>>> "Keith" == Keith Wright <kwright(a)keithdiane.us> writes: > John Stoffel via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: >> For the DNS, you currently have two servers listed, but only one is >> working, the "dsl.keithdiane.net" at the same IP as listed above. > You scared me. What do you mean and why do you say it? Because I wanted to make sure you knew it might not be working like you expected, with out proper redundancy. But I might have been wrong too. It happens! > I use http://www.intodns.com/ to check my dns, and it said > (last time I used it; if I understand it) that it contacted > both the primary DNS in my basement, and the secondary > servers at ns?.he.net, and that they made sense and agreed. > The thing I feel guilty about is that the email address in > the SOA record is no good because it was set up with the > address I was given (kawright(a)speakeasy.net) by the original > ISP, but somewhere along the time line the ISP of the moment > decided it would no longer deliver mail to that address. > I never got around to changing the SOA. Might be a good idea to try and do it. > In other news: I put a summary of advice I have received > from WLUG and others, onto the web page: > http://www.free-comp-shop.com/none/final.html Nice! > Check it out, send me additional comments. Will do when I get a chance, not until the weekend I suspect due to other commitments. > If you have given me relevant advice, you may find your > words there, but I have removed names and addresses. > -- Keith

April 27, 2023

Re: I need advice on a new ISP

by Keith Wright

John Stoffel via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > For the DNS, you currently have two servers listed, but only one is > working, the "dsl.keithdiane.net" at the same IP as listed above. You scared me. What do you mean and why do you say it? I use http://www.intodns.com/ to check my dns, and it said (last time I used it; if I understand it) that it contacted both the primary DNS in my basement, and the secondary servers at ns?.he.net, and that they made sense and agreed. The thing I feel guilty about is that the email address in the SOA record is no good because it was set up with the address I was given (kawright(a)speakeasy.net) by the original ISP, but somewhere along the time line the ISP of the moment decided it would no longer deliver mail to that address. I never got around to changing the SOA. --- In other news: I put a summary of advice I have received from WLUG and others, onto the web page: http://www.free-comp-shop.com/none/final.html Check it out, send me additional comments. If you have given me relevant advice, you may find your words there, but I have removed names and addresses. -- Keith

April 27, 2023

solar/energy monitoring

by Chuck Anderson

I use IoTaWatt (http://iotawatt.com/) for solar/energy monitoring at home. It works with a standard web browser (no app required) and doesn't require any kind of Internet/cloud connection (but can use one if desired). It will keep years of data internally on the SD card and you can make pretty graphs from your phone/laptop/whatever web browser, or you can download the data and do whatever you want with it. It is an open source software/open hardware design by a guy in New Hampshire. It is manufactured in the US, and it is ETL certified. ("The hardware is professionally manufactured in an ISO9001 contract facility in New Hampshire, USA. The base units are ETL safety certified to UL standards") See pics of my setup here: http://www.wlug.org/files/iotawatt/ $314.30 gets you a US 120V bundle with split-core CTs for 14 circuits (2 mains + 12 branch circuits), 9V AC reference transformer, and USB power supply. The split-core/clamp-on CTs are easy to install, just open them up, place them around the wire, and close them. If you use non-split-core CTs (not included in the bundle above), you need to to disconnect the hot lines from each circuit breaker to slip on the CT, then reattach to the breaker.

April 21, 2023

Science on State Street on Saturday

by Dennis Payne

Framingham State is having Science on State Street this Saturday Apr 22. It is an annual science festival they do. The NatickFOSS group has a booth at the event. I will be there with my homemade aracde machine. It runs from 2pm to 6pm. https://cm-center.org/soss2023 -- Dennis Payne dulsi(a)identicalsoftware.com https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@dulsi

April 21, 2023

Re: WLUG Meeting tonight.. maybe?

by Joe Sherman

Hi All, Sorry I can't make it tonight, but these all sound like great topics. I will definitely try to make it out next time! On Thu, Apr 20, 2023, 3:35 PM Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Hey Everybody, > > The last couple of weeks have been challenging at best. > > If people want to have the meeting tonight that's great, I'll be unable to > make it (quite likely). > My Dad had heart surgery yesterday at MGH so there things I need to do. > > Option #1: You guys just have the meeting without me. > Option #2: We push the meeting out another week. > > Let me know what you guys want to do. > > Thanks, > Tim. > > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers". > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/Y4HX7… >

April 20, 2023

Re: MEETING TONIGHT!!! Campus Center rm 331 at 7PM!!

by Keith Wright

I got 404 errors when I tried jit.si at 7pm. After several tries with various computers I got into a meeting with one participant (me). It about 7:15 and if I see nothing new by the time I finish typing this, I will go somewhere else and get on with my life. -- Keith ps: nothing

April 20, 2023

Re: MEETING TONIGHT!!! Campus Center rm 331 at 7PM!!

by Joel

Also busy with an evening school thing. Will catch up at the next meeting. Joel On April 20, 2023 4:25:18 PM Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Hey Everybody, > > We are going to have a meeting tonight. > Location: WPI Campus Center Rm 331 > Time: 7pm > Topic: Um.. yeah, no idea. We'll roll with it. > Virtual: https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA > > To everybody who wrote me privately, thank you. My dad is stable and okay, but in no shape to be visited, so WLUG is on! > > We can definitely talk about ISP's and self hosting and all the challenges that surround it. > Vintage games on Linux. > We can talk TrueNAS Scale and other stuff. > > Snacks and refreshments will be provided and afterwards we'll head out for dinner aftwards. > > > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers". > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/CTIFE…

April 20, 2023

Re: MEETING TONIGHT!!! Campus Center rm 331 at 7PM!!

by Chuck Anderson

I'll be there! On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 04:25:00PM -0400, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: > Hey Everybody, > > We are going to have a meeting tonight. > Location: WPI Campus Center Rm 331 > Time: 7pm > Topic: Um.. yeah, no idea. We'll roll with it. > Virtual: https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA > > To everybody who wrote me privately, thank you. My dad is stable and okay, > but in no shape to be visited, so WLUG is on! > > We can definitely talk about ISP's and self hosting and all the > challenges that surround it. > Vintage games on Linux. > We can talk TrueNAS Scale and other stuff. > > Snacks and refreshments will be provided and afterwards we'll head out for > dinner aftwards. > > > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers". > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/CTIFE…

April 20, 2023

Re: MEETING TONIGHT!!! Campus Center rm 331 at 7PM!!

by John Stoffel

Hi all, Won’t be able to make the meeting tonight, I have a class on thursdays until end of June. Tim, good luck with your dad! John Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 20, 2023, at 4:25 PM, Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > > > Hey Everybody, > > We are going to have a meeting tonight. > Location: WPI Campus Center Rm 331 > Time: 7pm > Topic: Um.. yeah, no idea. We'll roll with it. > Virtual: https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA > > To everybody who wrote me privately, thank you. My dad is stable and okay, but in no shape to be visited, so WLUG is on! > > We can definitely talk about ISP's and self hosting and all the challenges that surround it. > Vintage games on Linux. > We can talk TrueNAS Scale and other stuff. > > Snacks and refreshments will be provided and afterwards we'll head out for dinner aftwards. > > > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers". > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/CTIFE…

April 20, 2023

MEETING TONIGHT!!! Campus Center rm 331 at 7PM!!

by Tim Keller

Hey Everybody, We are going to have a meeting tonight. Location: WPI Campus Center Rm 331 Time: 7pm Topic: Um.. yeah, no idea. We'll roll with it. Virtual: https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA To everybody who wrote me privately, thank you. My dad is stable and okay, but in no shape to be visited, so WLUG is on! We can definitely talk about ISP's and self hosting and all the challenges that surround it. Vintage games on Linux. We can talk TrueNAS Scale and other stuff. Snacks and refreshments will be provided and afterwards we'll head out for dinner aftwards. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

April 20, 2023

Re: WLUG Meeting tonight.. maybe?

by THE HAMMER

I am good with either option for the meeting. If it is decided on to be tonight, I'd just need to know this by about 4:45 (otherwise will make other plans) If it's decided to be pushed out another week, all good too. Ron ________________________________ From: Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2023 3:35 PM To: Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Cc: Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> Subject: [WLUG] WLUG Meeting tonight.. maybe? Hey Everybody, The last couple of weeks have been challenging at best. If people want to have the meeting tonight that's great, I'll be unable to make it (quite likely). My Dad had heart surgery yesterday at MGH so there things I need to do. Option #1: You guys just have the meeting without me. Option #2: We push the meeting out another week. Let me know what you guys want to do. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

April 20, 2023

WLUG Meeting tonight.. maybe?

by Tim Keller

Hey Everybody, The last couple of weeks have been challenging at best. If people want to have the meeting tonight that's great, I'll be unable to make it (quite likely). My Dad had heart surgery yesterday at MGH so there things I need to do. Option #1: You guys just have the meeting without me. Option #2: We push the meeting out another week. Let me know what you guys want to do. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

April 20, 2023

Is there a WLUG meeting tonight?

by THE HAMMER

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April 20, 2023

Re: [EXT] I need advice on a new ISP

by Keith Wright

I won't apologize for a slow answer. You may soon be asking me to wait and first think a little more. Kevin Paetzold via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > The issue is Verizon. As soon as I saw that, I started to write a reply that said: "That's provably false. The letter came from GTT. Verizon is not under discussion." While I was editing that to make it more polite, I read on: > We were officially not getting our DSL "service" from Verizon > but it was their copper. Verizon did not even notify our ISP and > just disconnected the line (in Marlboro). We of course found out > when our equipment went offline. Now the question becomes: "How much do we trust Verizon?" That got me thinking. The letter from GTT does not mention Verizon, but why would they? Blaming Verizon might look (to the customer) like a lame excuse; it might look (to Verizon) like a legal cause of action. It doesn't need to be a conspiracy, sometimes quarrelling parties, each for their own reasons, don't feel motivated to explain things to _us_. Now the skills I learned in grad school, reading Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason", begin to suggest more questions. What did they actually tell me, and what have I added myself? The GTT letter is clearly a form letter. It might have been written years ago, to be automatically filled in and sent to anyone they plan to disconnect for any reason anywhere in the world. It says nothing at all about why. I assumed they decided there was not enough money to be made by charging a monthly fee to leave everything the same. On 4/13/23 15:06, Bacon, John via WLUG wrote: > So I suspect that it's not GTT that is really providing DSL but more > likely Verizon. This is true. GTT pays Verizon for local DSL delivery over copper wire. Every time I report a problem to GTT, they send Verizon to my house. > And since VZ is trying to get out of the copper business that is why > your dilemma. However Verizon is working to roll out Fios in the > city so maybe they will get your neighborhood before your > disconnected. If this were true, my plan would be to order FIOS (Fiber Optic) internet connection from Verizon and run it in parallel with DSL for a few months. Then I could get set up with the Fiber while continuing to use DSL for email, downloading software, seaching the web for answers, etc. I am afraid of being totally without internet while trying to get the new connection working. Unfortunately, the Verizon web site says FIOS is not available in my area. But when I tell their chat-bot/human of my fears of a coverage gap, it/he seems suspiciously knowledgeable about my problem and tells me not to worry. Maybe they think I will welcome my new overlords who will arrive just in time (for them). > Im not sure where your web servers are hosted They are hosted on a Debian Linux Intel Pentium in my basement. Linux is about doing it yourself. I don't have a web server host, just Apache running on Linux, not up in the cloud, down in the basement. More details can be read here: http://www.free-comp-shop.com/none/final.html at least for a few more months. -- Keith (thee/thou)

April 18, 2023

Re: [EXT] I need advice on a new ISP

by Kevin Paetzold

I believe John is correct. The issue is Verizon. Non profit which I am involved in went through this a couple years ago. We were officially not getting our DSL "service" from Verizon but it was their copper. Verizon did not even notify our ISP and just disconnected the line (in Marlboro). We of course found out when our equipment went offline. On 4/13/23 15:06, Bacon, John via WLUG wrote: > So I suspect that it's not GTT that is really providing DSL but more likely Verizon. And since VZ is trying to get out of the copper business that is why your dilemma. Since your in Worcester there are not many options. Charter Business or maybe going Cell based Business. However Verizon is working to roll out Fios in the city so maybe they will get your neighborhood before your disconnected. > > Im not sure where your web servers are hosted but you can use some web host company. I use TurnKey Internet (Latham, NY) > > Best of luck > > John Bacon > > WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE > Network Operations > 100 Institute Road > Worcester, MA | 01609-2280 > 508-831-5000 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Keith Wright via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 12:25 AM > To: Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > Cc: wlug(a)lists.wlug.org; Keith Wright <kwright(a)keithdiane.us> > Subject: [EXT] [WLUG] I need advice on a new ISP > > Well, the BIG problem that I have feared so long has arrived. > > GTT (my ISP) sent me a letter. The letter does not mention it, but GTT has filed for bankruptcy protection. > > The letter is full of things that I do not fully understand, but the bottom line is: "We no longer want to do business with you. You have a few months to get a new ISP, then we will unplug the wire." > > It seems there is not enough money to be made by charging a monthly fee to leave everything as it is. > > I have had the same IPv4 address for almost exactly 20 years and a lot things depend on that. There are three domain names that point to that address. There is a name server, a mail server, and a web server. > > I don't know how many of those things can be kept working with a new ISP. I will spend a few days asking for advice, and then decide. > > I don't have much hope of keeping the IP address with a new ISP, but I would like to keep my domain names and continue to send and receive mail with addresses in those domains, and to be able to put up web pages in those domains with a minimum of censorship and advertising. I don't need the name server if there is another way of doing this. > > Currently, that is all done via a DSL line to my basement. It seems that the new way is to "spin up" a virtual machine in the "cloud", and run Linux and servers from there. I don't know much about that. > > I live in Worcester, about a mile from WPI. > > More details can be read here: > http://www.free-comp-shop.com/none/lossage.html > at least for a few more months. > > -- Keith > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/EUTXN… > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/IMJWZ…

April 15, 2023

Re: [EXT] I need advice on a new ISP

by Keith Wright

"Bacon, John via WLUG" <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > So I suspect that it's not GTT that is really providing DSL > but more likely Verizon. Yes. I am not sure what GTT is doing for me. If anything goes wrong they blame Verizon. I think GTT controls the routing of my IP address. They send packets to Verizon and pay them to deliver them to my house. > And since VZ is trying to get out of the copper business I don't have a copper fetish. I have a DSL modem, which is controlled by GTT. I think it's garbage if GTT does not keep making it work. On the front of the modem is an RJ45 socket. I plug one end of a cable into that and the other end into a ethernet card in an old Linux machine. IP packets with my address show up there, I don't really care how. > Im not sure where your web servers are hosted They are hosted on the afore mentioned Linux running Apache. The mailserver is the same machine running Postfix. There is a second ethernet card in that machine, which connects to my home network. http://www.free-comp-shop.com/none/wireless.html#diagram -- Keith

April 13, 2023