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Re: [Wlug] Is WMF a proprietary format?

by Orion

Andy Stewart said: > > If not, are there tools to convert it into something viewable on a Linux box? > There are viewers available for Solaris, but not Linux. > > Thanks, > > Andy You might want to try http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html ? libwmf: WMF conversion libraries Windows Metafile (WMF) is a picture format used by many Windows programs, e.g. Microsoft Word. libwmf is a set of libraries for converting WMF files into other formats. Currently it supports a gd binding for conversion to PNG, and an X one for drawing directly to an X window or pixmap. There is experimental support for the XFig format and Encapsulated PostScript. -- Orion orion [at] tribble [dot] dyndns [dot] org No fish were harmed in posting to this froup.

April 16, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Need input re: developers tools

by Keith Wright

> From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)mediaone.net> > > I am starting to write up the last 1/3 of my presentation to the Delphi > Developers group, and its the section on developer tools and utilities. I'd > like some input from you folks as to what I should include in this section. > > Emacs - the original "IDE" (???) What are those questions marks for? Of course Emacs. > gdb for debugging (nicer with DDD front end, IMHO) > make and Makefiles > gcc > > What else do "real" Linux developers use? Maybe I'm suffering a brain cramp > this evening, but your input will help. Real Programmers don't use a debugger, but you can talk about it if you have time. I've never used Perl (except by accident) but there are those who find it useful. (Those who find it beautiful are perverts, don't talk to them.) > Also, are there any tools or compilers for Pascal? Remember, the Delphi folks > understand Pascal, and I'm sure they will ask this question. (It has been 20 > years since I programmed anything in Pascal...). There is a Pascal to C translator laying about. I tried to use it once, but the Pascal program I had was not in any of the four or five dialects of Pascal that it knew, so it didn't work very well. If you were writting the program yourself and could avoid extentions of dubious parentage, it might work better. Unfortunately, anybody who is using Pascal for anything other than teaching CS101, as intended, has probably locked themselves into some bastard proprietary version that will never run anywhere unless the company that owns it decides it should. The original implementation of Pascal by Wirth was quite portable, I ported it myself once so I know. Somebody must have put it on Linux by now, but I don't know any details. -- -- Keith Wright <kwright(a)free-comp-shop.com> Programmer in Chief, Free Computer Shop <http://www.free-comp-shop.com> --- Food, Shelter, Source code. ---

April 16, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Is WMF a proprietary format?

by Brian J. Conway

Windows Media Format? ;-) I assume the viewers work under Solaris because they're part of the ported IE 5.x package, no? > If not, are there tools to convert it into something viewable on a Linux box? > There are viewers available for Solaris, but not Linux. I'm really not sure on that one, chief, I just had input on the first half. Sorry. Brian J. Conway dogbert(a)clue4all.net Geek for hire: http://clue4all.net/resume

April 16, 2001

Is WMF a proprietary format?

by Andy Stewart

If not, are there tools to convert it into something viewable on a Linux box? There are viewers available for Solaris, but not Linux. Thanks, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder -o) | "Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and Worcester Linux Users' Group /\ | grieve at a funeral? It is because we Worcester, MA, USA _\_v | are not the person involved" -- Mark http://www.wlug.org | Twain

April 16, 2001

Need input re: developers tools

by Andy Stewart

HI gang, I am starting to write up the last 1/3 of my presentation to the Delphi Developers group, and its the section on developer tools and utilities. I'd like some input from you folks as to what I should include in this section. Emacs - the original "IDE" (???) gdb for debugging (nicer with DDD front end, IMHO) make and Makefiles gcc What else do "real" Linux developers use? Maybe I'm suffering a brain cramp this evening, but your input will help. Also, are there any tools or compilers for Pascal? Remember, the Delphi folks understand Pascal, and I'm sure they will ask this question. (It has been 20 years since I programmed anything in Pascal...). Thanks, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder -o) | Osborn's Law: Variables won't; constants Worcester Linux Users' Group /\ | aren't. Worcester, MA, USA _\_v | http://www.wlug.org |

April 16, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Need input re: developers tools

by Viper

On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Keith Wright wrote: > > From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)mediaone.net> > > > > I am starting to write up the last 1/3 of my presentation to the Delphi > > Developers group, and its the section on developer tools and utilities. I'd > > like some input from you folks as to what I should include in this section. > > > > Emacs - the original "IDE" (???) > > What are those questions marks for? Of course Emacs. > > > gdb for debugging (nicer with DDD front end, IMHO) > > make and Makefiles > > gcc > > > > What else do "real" Linux developers use? Maybe I'm suffering a brain cramp > > this evening, but your input will help. > > Real Programmers don't use a debugger, but you can talk about it if you > have time. I've never used Perl (except by accident) but there are those > who find it useful. (Those who find it beautiful are perverts, don't talk to them.) As far as I knew real programmers do use debuggers unless we all have become perfect coders for some crazy reason now. > > > Also, are there any tools or compilers for Pascal? Remember, the Delphi folks > > understand Pascal, and I'm sure they will ask this question. (It has been 20 > > years since I programmed anything in Pascal...). > > There is a Pascal to C translator laying about. I tried to use it once, > but the Pascal program I had was not in any of the four or five dialects > of Pascal that it knew, so it didn't work very well. If you were writting > the program yourself and could avoid extentions of dubious parentage, > it might work better. Unfortunately, anybody who is using Pascal for > anything other than teaching CS101, as intended, has probably locked themselves > into some bastard proprietary version that will never run anywhere unless > the company that owns it decides it should. The original implementation > of Pascal by Wirth was quite portable, I ported it myself once so I know. > Somebody must have put it on Linux by now, but I don't know any details. > > -=>Viper<=-

April 16, 2001

Re: Verizon DSL questions

by cc.noyes

LRP 3.1.0. You need to browse the various kernel images at www.linuxrouter.org to find the one that most closely matches your environment. You'll probably want an image that has a pppoe (if you're using Verizon DSL), ipchains, DHCP, caching DNS, etc. You can download it along with the modules for your ethernet cards. Since this is a router, you'll need at least 2 ethernet cards; one for the "WAN" side (DSL connection) and one for your local (LAN) network. I use my LRP box as a gateway/router and a firewall (running ipchains). My Verizon DSL "modem" is connected to the LRP box via one of the ethernet cards and the other ethernet card in the LRP box is connected to a hub in my house. All of the PCs in the house are also connected to the hub. I configured a private class C ethernet network in my house and all the PC's have a 192.168.x.y address, including the LAN interface of the LRP box. The WAN side gets it IP address from Verizon via DHCP. These addresses get "spoofed" via IPMASQ to the outside world. The whole set-up works great. You can get other modules to load from the floppy, but remember everything has to fit on a floppy. One neat trick is the ability to format a floppy to hold more than 1.4 MB. I don't recall if it's the fdformat command or something else (I'm sure someone on this list can supply the details.....it's been a while, and I don't remember), but you can format a floppy so it will hold 1.6 MB (maybe more) and Linux has no trouble booting from it. The neat thing is that you can use an old "clunker" PC that you may have lying around for the LRP box. You don't even need a hard drive, and it's recommended that you DON'T use a hard drive (secruity reasons...remember this box is exposed to the outside world). I don't even have a monitor or keyboard connected to the LRP box. It just runs and runs and runs.... Step through the LRP configuration, write-protect the floppy, and you're in business.... I hope this helps..... -Chuck Randall Hofland wrote: > That was more like a whole nickel. Which version of LRP? Are you running just the > router or do you have some of the other goodies like the firewall, etc.? And the big > question: is it possible to run multiple floppies to add services? > > I've actually been planning on using OpenBSD either on one of my 68K Macs or on a > Pentium/K6 box for my front end, but if I can get the LRP to work with a couple of > floppies, that would do as well. But I am still waiting for any version of "broadband" > so I can hook up my various clusters to the web. > > "cc.noyes" wrote: > > > I've had Verizon's ADSL service (the "cheapo" $39.95 service) since December and > > it's been solid. I have no complaints. I use an old PC running LRP (Linux Router > > Project, see www.linuxrouter.org) The LRP boots from a single floppy (I removed > > the hard drive). The LRP uses Ragin Penguin's pppoe. It's simple to install and > > set up. > > > > Verizon has NO clue about anything other than Win98. So they were no help to me. > > I installed their h/w and my own LRP box, but it was no big deal. I've never had > > to call fo support, so I don't know how good they are, but...they only want to deal > > with systems runing Win98. > > > > Just my $.02..... > > > > -Chuck > > > > Mark Caron wrote: > > > > > I'm considering DSL for myself at home. I've already checked out the Verizon > > > site and I am about 6,000 ft or so away from the c.o., so I'm ok on that front. > > > I am wondering if there's anything new regarding Verizon DSL in regards to > > > Linux. How Linux friendly are they these days? I know from reading their > > > website that I'm probably on my own for supporting linux on their DSL, but > > > that's ok I figured that. Any problems or other considerations I should be > > > looking into? Besides buying a DSL/cable modem router, that's already on the > > > 'to buy' list. I know it's about a 3 week wait I believe for the setup date. > > > Also a friend of mine in NYC just got hers 2 weeks ago, and had to go through a > > > setup program on her windows box. Is this just setting up pppoe? Or does it > > > also setup the DSL modem? Am I correct in thinking that it's just the pppoe and > > > I can just setup my linux box with pppoe and setup the DSL router and be done > > > with it. Or should I just plug in my win95 harddrive and let the setup program > > > setup the DSL modem then fire up linux and finish setting up linux and the DSL > > > router? > > > > > > Thanks for any advice. > > > > > > Mark > > > - > > > Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with > > > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the > > > message body to discuss-request(a)blu.org (Subject line is ignored). > > > > - > > Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with > > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the > > message body to discuss-request(a)blu.org (Subject line is ignored).

April 14, 2001

REMINDER: Upcoming Linux events

by Andy Stewart

HI everybody, Here's a quick reminder about upcoming events. ================================== Wednesday, April 18th: Richard Stallman will be speaking at Holy Cross in Worcester Location: 112 O'Neill Hall Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Here's a map of the campus: http://www.holycross.edu/about/camp_mapbw.html ================================== Thursday, April 19th: WLUG meeting Location: Kinnicutt Hall, WPI in Worcester Time: 7:00 PM Speaker: Bob Ziegler, Linux Firewalls ================================== Monday, April 23rd: Delphi Developers' Group Meeting Location: Allaire Corporation, Newton, MA Time: starts at 7:00 PM (be there earlier to setup) Directions to this meeting can be found here: http://www.discom.com/delphi/ I will be giving a presentation to this group (details can be found at the "Meetings" link on the Delphi website). A group of WLUG volunteers will be on hand to demonstrate Linux software. One person who had volunteered to help at the Delphi Developers group has had to drop out, so I am looking for 1 or perhaps 2 more volunteers who'd like to come to this meeting to help out with demos of Linux on their own hardware. Please get back to me ASAP. Thanks! ================================== Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder -o) | "I have the world's largest collection of Worcester Linux Users' Group /\ | seashells. I keep it scattered around Worcester, MA, USA _\_v | the beaches of the world ... Perhaps http://www.wlug.org | you've seen it. -- Steven Wright

April 13, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Cable Modem Charter.net

by Leon Do

Have you turn off your cable modem for few minutes when switch from Windows machine to Linux machine? That is very common problem that I have seen and happened to me before. Leon Do doug waud wrote: > > > I was wondering if someone can help me > > configure a cable modem to use in linux. > > I think the issue is configuring your computer. The cable > modem is probably configured by the cable company (I > bet they came in, ran Windows and got that working and > then left. At that point the cable modem was "doing > its thing" and you were left to fend for yourself on > the linux side. That was my experience here in Shrewsbury. > Incidentally, this is not all that unreasonable. After all > they are a business and cannot afford to go far off the > beaten path.) > > > I setup my ethernet card eth0 this seems to have taken > > because I can ping localhost. However I cannot ping > > past it. > > Hi > > As one responder has already noted, we really need more > information. However, I would suggest you start by typing > ifconfig > (You will probably have to be root to do this; just type su > and enter your root password. Type exit to get out later) > This should show an eth0 entry in addition to the lo entry. > If you have no eth0 entry get back to us (we have to backtrack). > If you have an eth0 entry, look to see what the "inet address" is. > For example, on the computer I have connected to the cable modem > (Shrewsbury cable, but the general approach should be the same) give > 216.195.16.123 > which tells me I am on a network not in the local 192.168.m.n > class so I read this as an address assigned by the cable company > (dhcp, as an earlier responder indicated is likely for you too). > > Next try route -n > > Here I get three lines of interest, something like > > 216.195.16.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.248.0 U eth0 > 0.0.0.0 216.195.16.1 0.0.0.0 UG eth0 > 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U lo > > The last line is your loopback address (as already > noted by an earlier responder, a side issue). > > The first line meshes nicely with the ethernet address we > saw above for eth0. This line says that, to get to anything > in the network 216.195.16.0 with netmask 255.255.248.0, go > out eth0. That makes sense. That card is on that network. > > The next line, says that, to go anywhere in general (that's > what the 0.0.0.0 means) go through 216.195.16.1. That is another > machine on that same network, and represents the "gateway" machine > sitting somewhere in the cable company's office. > > Note that now my machine knows how to go anywhere. First it can > use the first line to get to that 216.195.16.0 network and second, > if it wants to go further, it can go to that specific gateway box > at 216.195.16.1, which it can find since it is on that 216.195.16.0 > network the first line tells us how to reach. > > (The U and UG says "up" (and running) and "up" as a "gateway".) > > Poke around now and see whether you can find any of these pieces > for starters and, for security/safety exit su when done :-) > > doug > > -- > Douglas R Waud > 17 Lantern Lane, Shrewsbury, MA, 01545-2006 > http://www.ummed.edu/pub/d/drw/ > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

April 12, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Cable Modem Charter.net

by doug waud

> I was wondering if someone can help me > configure a cable modem to use in linux. I think the issue is configuring your computer. The cable modem is probably configured by the cable company (I bet they came in, ran Windows and got that working and then left. At that point the cable modem was "doing its thing" and you were left to fend for yourself on the linux side. That was my experience here in Shrewsbury. Incidentally, this is not all that unreasonable. After all they are a business and cannot afford to go far off the beaten path.) > I setup my ethernet card eth0 this seems to have taken > because I can ping localhost. However I cannot ping > past it. Hi As one responder has already noted, we really need more information. However, I would suggest you start by typing ifconfig (You will probably have to be root to do this; just type su and enter your root password. Type exit to get out later) This should show an eth0 entry in addition to the lo entry. If you have no eth0 entry get back to us (we have to backtrack). If you have an eth0 entry, look to see what the "inet address" is. For example, on the computer I have connected to the cable modem (Shrewsbury cable, but the general approach should be the same) give 216.195.16.123 which tells me I am on a network not in the local 192.168.m.n class so I read this as an address assigned by the cable company (dhcp, as an earlier responder indicated is likely for you too). Next try route -n Here I get three lines of interest, something like 216.195.16.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.248.0 U eth0 0.0.0.0 216.195.16.1 0.0.0.0 UG eth0 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U lo The last line is your loopback address (as already noted by an earlier responder, a side issue). The first line meshes nicely with the ethernet address we saw above for eth0. This line says that, to get to anything in the network 216.195.16.0 with netmask 255.255.248.0, go out eth0. That makes sense. That card is on that network. The next line, says that, to go anywhere in general (that's what the 0.0.0.0 means) go through 216.195.16.1. That is another machine on that same network, and represents the "gateway" machine sitting somewhere in the cable company's office. Note that now my machine knows how to go anywhere. First it can use the first line to get to that 216.195.16.0 network and second, if it wants to go further, it can go to that specific gateway box at 216.195.16.1, which it can find since it is on that 216.195.16.0 network the first line tells us how to reach. (The U and UG says "up" (and running) and "up" as a "gateway".) Poke around now and see whether you can find any of these pieces for starters and, for security/safety exit su when done :-) doug -- Douglas R Waud 17 Lantern Lane, Shrewsbury, MA, 01545-2006 http://www.ummed.edu/pub/d/drw/

April 12, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Cable Modem Charter.net

by John Stoffel

William> I was wondering if someone can help me configure a cale modem William> to use in linux. I am on charters network. I have tried William> myself but it is not working. William> I setup my ethernet card eth0 this seems to have taken William> because I can ping localhost. However I cannot ping past it. You need to have DHCP setup on your linux box to use this properly. I would suggest you get 'pump' to do the work. You may already have it installed, and if so, just do the following as root: pump -i eth0 and see what it says. Check with 'ifconfig -a' and with 'netstat -nr' to see what IP address and routes you get. John

April 12, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Lexmark z52

by William Smith

On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Doctor Orbitz wrote: DO>Has anyone here setup a Lexmark z52 printer in linux? i have a Lexmark z22 that i just set up... i'm not sure what the differences are, but i'll offer what i know. DO>I am having alot DO>of trouble. I set it up according to how I think the documentation DO>tells me to but my printer just gets a post script file, which it DO>obviously doesn't understand. Tech support refuses to help me saying DO>that because I am using Slackware it isn't supported. the only "supported" printer in the Lexmark line (as far as Linux is concerned) is the z32. what i did was grab the z32 drivers from their website and install them. so FAR, i only have the cartridge that came with my printer: the color cartridge. Testing the printer looked funny because i didn't have the black ink cartridge in there. it looks like the Linux driver for the z32 is assuming that you have both the color AND the black cartridges. i'll find out for sure this weekend. FWIW, i'm running RH7.0. i tested the printer from the control-panel's Printer Configuration tool. the ascii test went through the motions of printing, which seems to have been explained when i did the PostScript test: only the color parts showed up, nothing that would have been black, which is why i came to the conclusion i did. i hope that much helps. DO>But Linux is Linux right? only for exceptionally large values of two. ;) ____________________________ (__ ________________________) William Smith / /( _)/\/ \ / _) / ) Fall River, Massachusetts / /_/ / / )/ _) ) ( timex(a)kluge.net (_/(___)(_/\/\/(___)(_/\_) http://www.kluge.net/~timex -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS d-- s+:+ a C++>+++ UL++++ USIA++ P+>++++ L+++(++++) E- W++ N++ o? w---() O M--- V-- PS---- PE+ Y+ t+ X+>+++ R tv b+ DI++++ D+ G++>++++ e+(*) h---(*) y++++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

April 12, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Cable Modem Charter.net

by Mike Gorse

I am not familiar with charter. Do they use dhcp? (I'd guess that they might since MediaOne and RCN both do.) If so, have you enabled a dhcp daemon? Pump, dhcpcd, and the ISC dhcp daemon are the ones that I know of. Your distribution should include at least one of those; someone should be able to tell you specifically how to set up dhcp if you let us know which distribution you're using. Anyway, sorry if you've already done this and it still doesn't work. Your being able to ping localhost doesn't mean much, though, since localhost is generally set to 127.0.0.1, which is the loop-back interface. On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, William Hine wrote: > Hi, > I was wondering if someone can help me > configure a cale modem to use in linux. > I am on charters network. I have tried myself but it > is not working. > > I setup my ethernet card eth0 this seems to have taken > because I can ping localhost. However I cannot ping > past it. > TIA, > Bill > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

April 11, 2001

Cable Modem Charter.net

by William Hine

Hi, I was wondering if someone can help me configure a cale modem to use in linux. I am on charters network. I have tried myself but it is not working. I setup my ethernet card eth0 this seems to have taken because I can ping localhost. However I cannot ping past it. TIA, Bill __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

April 11, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Lexmark z52

by Keith Wright

> From: Doctor Orbitz <orbitz(a)alienphobia.com> > > Has anyone here setup a Lexmark z52 printer in linux? Not me. In fact I know nothing about it. But in the true Linux/internet spirit, I will write a page or two of free advice anyway. > I am having alot of trouble. I set it up according to how I think > the documentation tells me Give us a couple hints. What document did you read and what (in outline) did it tell you to do? How much of it worked? > to but my printer just gets a post script file, which it > obviously doesn't understand. That may be caused by sending it a postscript file. Have you tried sending an Ascii file? If you want to send it postscript you need to set up a filter to translate to Lexmarkian. Ghostview may be such a filter (it wants to be, but I don't know if it supports the Lexmark). > Tech support refuses to help me saying > that because I am using Slackware it isn't supported. Is that Lexmark tech support, or what? I'm surprised they know enough about what you are asking to be able to be so specific about what they don't understand. It's probably not an obsinate refusal to help but genuine lack of clue. (Never attribute to malice what is adequately explained by stupidity.) > But Linux is Linux right? No. In addition to versions for Intel, ARM, Sparc, and Alpha, there are Beowulf (multi-processor clusters), uClinux (for embeded micro-processors without MMU), various build options for experimental hardware or special purpose file systems, RAID devices, military grade security, or kernal debugging. But none of that is relevant to your problem, because the Linux kernel has nothing to do with getting your data into a form your printer can understand. My guess is you would be having the same problem if it were HP-UX or BSD Unix. -- -- Keith Wright <kwright(a)free-comp-shop.com> Programmer in Chief, Free Computer Shop <http://www.free-comp-shop.com> --- Food, Shelter, Source code. ---

April 11, 2001

Lexmark z52

by Doctor Orbitz

Has anyone here setup a Lexmark z52 printer in linux? I am having alot of trouble. I set it up according to how I think the documentation tells me to but my printer just gets a post script file, which it obviously doesn't understand. Tech support refuses to help me saying that because I am using Slackware it isn't supported. But Linux is Linux right? Thanks, Orbitz

April 10, 2001

Mainsoft's MainWin Brings Windows Apps To Linux, Unix

by Bob Brown

A cross platform compiler for Linux from Windows... http://www.crn.com/components/Nl/direct/article.asp?ArticleID=25599 Regards, Bob

April 10, 2001

RE: [Wlug] Firewalls

by Dibb, Jim

Upgrade to 1.38.4 firmware, I've found it to work the best. It's beta firmware, I got it from the Linksys forum on dslreports.com. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark%2c651534%3broot=equip%2c16%3bmode=fla t That forum is an excellent resource for the Linksys hardware. I've never used it, but I'm sure there is a way to set up logging by the router to a file on one of your machines. -----Original Message----- From: Michael Long [mailto:michaellong@charter.net] Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 12:14 AM To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Subject: Re: [Wlug] Firewalls Your suggestion of an appliance was a magnificent one. I bought a Linksys router and had it running in a very short period of time. Now for the $64 question...how do I monitor my network to minimize the chance of attack or at least know when my system has been compromised? -mike On Wednesday 04 April 2001 00:09, you wrote: > > After spending many hours this past week trying to understand ipchains > > and firewalling in general I have come to the conclusion that I am > > spending a lot of time trying to recreate something that probably already > > exists. Does anyone have any experience with either open source or > > commercial firewalling products that can be configured to work in a small > > office network and allow VPN connections to larger networks. I do not > > have a very big budget but would be willing to pay for the appropriate > > solution. > > > > Mike > > Might I suggest an appliance? D-Link, SMC, NetGear and LinkSys all > have them for just a hair over $100 provided you're sitting on a Cable > or DSL connection. My SMC is web managable and does a lovely job. > It also has a COM port so I can use it with dial-up networks if I > have to. IPCHAINS/IPTABLES is cool, but you need to patch for IPSEC > support in 2.2.x kernels. > > ccb > > > -- > Charles C. Bennett, Jr. VA LiNUX Systems > Systems Engineer, Northeast US 25 Burlington Mall Rd., Suite 300 > +1 617 543-6513 Burlington, MA 01803-4145 > ccb(a)valinux.com www.valinux.com > _______________________________________________ > 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

April 9, 2001

Re: [Wlug] just a bit-o-fun

by Terry Yelmene

Now I know my anonymous friend's intent, thanks for the source- Unfortunately, anything I had that played vinyl is long gone (and I have a bunch of albums I'd love to hear again!) I do think its cute though- Terry Yelmene em: tyelmene(a)3c3art.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "doug waud" <douglas.waud(a)umassmed.edu> To: <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 8:04 AM Subject: Re: [Wlug] just a bit-o-fun > Hi > > > The source for this definitely wants to remain anonymous- > > but... > > The source is Flanders and Swan, a pair of Brits who were on > the entertainment circuit years ago. They specialized in animal > songs (Hippopotamus: Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud! Nothing quite like > it for cooling the blood, so come let us follow, down to the > hollow and there let us wallow, in glorious mud! ) I have their > old 33rpm around somewhere. If you still have a player :-) > and want to hear the rest, let me know and I can dig around > and bring it in to the next WLUG meeting. > > > > I had to share it with you cause, now I'm a Gnu Too! > > A gnother gnu! (Spelling checker did not like that!) > > doug > -- > Douglas R Waud > 17 Lantern Lane, Shrewsbury, MA, 01545-2006 > http://www.ummed.edu/pub/d/drw/ > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

April 8, 2001

Re: [Wlug] just a bit-o-fun

by doug waud

Hi > The source for this definitely wants to remain anonymous- > but... The source is Flanders and Swan, a pair of Brits who were on the entertainment circuit years ago. They specialized in animal songs (Hippopotamus: Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud! Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood, so come let us follow, down to the hollow and there let us wallow, in glorious mud! ) I have their old 33rpm around somewhere. If you still have a player :-) and want to hear the rest, let me know and I can dig around and bring it in to the next WLUG meeting. > I had to share it with you cause, now I'm a Gnu Too! A gnother gnu! (Spelling checker did not like that!) doug -- Douglas R Waud 17 Lantern Lane, Shrewsbury, MA, 01545-2006 http://www.ummed.edu/pub/d/drw/

April 8, 2001

just a bit-o-fun

by Terry Yelmene

A year ago last Thursday I was strolling in the zoo When I met a man Who thought he knew the lot. He was laying down the law About the habits of baboons And the number of quills a porcupine has got So I asked him "what's that creature there?" He answered, "Ooh, It's a h'elk" I might have gone on thinking that was true If the animal in question hadn't Put that chap to shame and said "I hain't a h'elk" I'm a Gnu I'm a Gnu I'm a Gnu How do you do? You really ought to k-now w-who's who I'm a Gnu Spelled G-N-U I'm g-not a camel or a kangaroo So let me introduce I'm g-neither man or moose Oh G-no, G-no, G-no I'm a Gnu I had taken furnished lodgings down at Rustington-on-Sea Whence I travelled on to Ashton-under-Lyme And the second night I stayed there I was wakened from a dream Which I'll tell you all about some other time. Among the hunting trophies on the wall above my head Stuffed and mounted was a face I thought I knew; A bison, no it's not a bison An okapi, I don't think it's an okapi Could it be a hartebeest? When I seemed to hear a voice I'm a Gnu I'm a Gnu A g-nother Gnu I wish I could g-nash my teeth at you I'm a Gnu How do you do? You really ought to k-now w-who's who I'm a Gnu Spelled G-N-U Call me bison or okapi and I'll sue G-nor am I in the least like that dreadful hartebeest Oh G-No G-No G-No I'm a Gnu! **************** The source for this definitely wants to remain anonymous- but... I had to share it with you cause, now I@m a Gnu Too! ...(just between us Gnus & Penguins)

April 8, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Firewalls

by Michael Long

Your suggestion of an appliance was a magnificent one. I bought a Linksys router and had it running in a very short period of time. Now for the $64 question...how do I monitor my network to minimize the chance of attack or at least know when my system has been compromised? -mike On Wednesday 04 April 2001 00:09, you wrote: > > After spending many hours this past week trying to understand ipchains > > and firewalling in general I have come to the conclusion that I am > > spending a lot of time trying to recreate something that probably already > > exists. Does anyone have any experience with either open source or > > commercial firewalling products that can be configured to work in a small > > office network and allow VPN connections to larger networks. I do not > > have a very big budget but would be willing to pay for the appropriate > > solution. > > > > Mike > > Might I suggest an appliance? D-Link, SMC, NetGear and LinkSys all > have them for just a hair over $100 provided you're sitting on a Cable > or DSL connection. My SMC is web managable and does a lovely job. > It also has a COM port so I can use it with dial-up networks if I > have to. IPCHAINS/IPTABLES is cool, but you need to patch for IPSEC > support in 2.2.x kernels. > > ccb > > > -- > Charles C. Bennett, Jr. VA LiNUX Systems > Systems Engineer, Northeast US 25 Burlington Mall Rd., Suite 300 > +1 617 543-6513 Burlington, MA 01803-4145 > ccb(a)valinux.com www.valinux.com > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

April 8, 2001

Re: [Wlug] [Fwd: LOCAL: Worcester (MA, USA) Linux Users' Group meeting]

by Tom Guilderson

Andy, Would you mind if I cross posted this on discuss(a)blu.org since Robert Zeigler should be a good speaker and maybe some people might be interested. See you at the meeting. -- Tom Guilderson Andy Stewart wrote: > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: LOCAL: Worcester (MA, USA) Linux Users' Group meeting > Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 20:27:40 GMT > From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)mediaone.net> > Organization: Worcester Linux Users' Group > Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce > Followup-To: comp.os.linux.misc > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > HI everyone, > > The next meeting of the Worcester (MA, USA) Linux Users' Group will take place > on Thursday, April 19th, at 7:00 PM. The meeting location is at WPI's Kinnicutt > Hall in Worcester, MA. Directions can be found on the WLUG website: > > http://www.wlug.org > > The speaker at this meeting will be Bob Ziegler. Bob is the author of "Linux > Firewalls", published by New Riders. Bob will address firewall related topics > including: > > o What is contained in the IP, TCP, and UDP packet headers > o A description of classic attacks > o Basic things to be filtered > > The goal will be that someone should leave the meeting with an understanding of > what a firewall can do and why you want one. More meeting information can be > found on the WLUG website. > > This promises to be a really informative meeting! As always, WLUG meetings are > open to the public. After the presentation, there will be an opportunity for > Q/A, and then a couple of Linux related items will be raffled. Small donations > of $2 - $5 are happily accepted (but not required) to help defray the cost of > the refreshments at the meeting. > > After the meeting, you are welcome to join us at the Boynton Restaurant for > pizza and beer. > > I'm looking forward to seeing alot of people at this meeting. > > See ya later, > > Andy > - -- > Andy Stewart, Founder -o) | "I was playing poker the other night ... > Worcester Linux Users' Group /\ | with Tarot cards. I got a full house and > Worcester, MA, USA _\_v | four people died." -- Steven Wright > http://www.wlug.org | > > - -- > This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. > http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. > Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: linux-announce(a)news.ornl.gov > PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. > This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: 2.6.3ia > Charset: latin1 > > iQCVAgUBOs4mvFrUI/eHXJZ5AQEhyQQAvvbtDWXY5iW6/m4kDYPjk4VuHLY/l276 > JMz+9HA7MWTEwhK8i44lgN+Rt8+fV27TrAmOsT7kmrQGN+ckPMzzzjBraW9Xnp8p > BBKYDZOOg0YonWYdZPBailYRPUgPwTT6ujiay9dQ7uR65rCUvG3UWRKrRmZDYqPJ > X0NMd/kezk8= > =rJuG > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

April 8, 2001

[Fwd: LOCAL: Worcester (MA, USA) Linux Users' Group meeting]

by Andy Stewart

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: LOCAL: Worcester (MA, USA) Linux Users' Group meeting Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 20:27:40 GMT From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)mediaone.net> Organization: Worcester Linux Users' Group Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce Followup-To: comp.os.linux.misc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- HI everyone, The next meeting of the Worcester (MA, USA) Linux Users' Group will take place on Thursday, April 19th, at 7:00 PM. The meeting location is at WPI's Kinnicutt Hall in Worcester, MA. Directions can be found on the WLUG website: http://www.wlug.org The speaker at this meeting will be Bob Ziegler. Bob is the author of "Linux Firewalls", published by New Riders. Bob will address firewall related topics including: o What is contained in the IP, TCP, and UDP packet headers o A description of classic attacks o Basic things to be filtered The goal will be that someone should leave the meeting with an understanding of what a firewall can do and why you want one. More meeting information can be found on the WLUG website. This promises to be a really informative meeting! As always, WLUG meetings are open to the public. After the presentation, there will be an opportunity for Q/A, and then a couple of Linux related items will be raffled. Small donations of $2 - $5 are happily accepted (but not required) to help defray the cost of the refreshments at the meeting. After the meeting, you are welcome to join us at the Boynton Restaurant for pizza and beer. I'm looking forward to seeing alot of people at this meeting. See ya later, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder -o) | "I was playing poker the other night ... Worcester Linux Users' Group /\ | with Tarot cards. I got a full house and Worcester, MA, USA _\_v | four people died." -- Steven Wright http://www.wlug.org | - -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: linux-announce(a)news.ornl.gov PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCVAgUBOs4mvFrUI/eHXJZ5AQEhyQQAvvbtDWXY5iW6/m4kDYPjk4VuHLY/l276 JMz+9HA7MWTEwhK8i44lgN+Rt8+fV27TrAmOsT7kmrQGN+ckPMzzzjBraW9Xnp8p BBKYDZOOg0YonWYdZPBailYRPUgPwTT6ujiay9dQ7uR65rCUvG3UWRKrRmZDYqPJ X0NMd/kezk8= =rJuG -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

April 6, 2001

Re: fwd: [Wlug] Filtering attachments via a Sendmail ruleset?

by Dave Coutu

Thanks alot for your input guys, very appreciated. We will be looking into your suggestions and seeing what works best for us! Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theo Van Dinter" <felicity(a)kluge.net> To: <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 1:22 PM Subject: Re: fwd: [Wlug] Filtering attachments via a Sendmail ruleset? > On Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 04:01:50PM -0400, Paul Lussier wrote: > > As long as you have procmail installed and sendmail is configured to > > use procmail, just drop this stuff in place and you'll instantly > > start filtering stuff based on content and/or extension. > > Just an FYI: This means that procmail will have to run and filter each > message *per recipient* which means it's going to cause lots of CPU > overhead, depending on what kinds of filtering you're doing. > > -- > Randomly Generated Tagline: > "I sometimes think that they hire guards based on the bone content in their > heads." - Londo on Babylon 5 > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

April 6, 2001