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Re: [Wlug] Cable Modem

by John Stoffel

Bill> I'm about to take the plunge and get hooked up to Charter Cable Bill> for internet access. Does anyone have any Bill> experience/recommendations for cable modems? Is it better to Bill> buy my own, and from where? I just ended up buying it from Charter, since they're really hard to find elsewhere. I'm happy with the Motorola SurfBoard I've got now. John

Feb. 28, 2001

Cable Modem

by Bill Mills-Curran

I'm about to take the plunge and get hooked up to Charter Cable for internet access. Does anyone have any experience/recommendations for cable modems? Is it better to buy my own, and from where? TIA, Bill

Feb. 28, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Network problem: mine or theirs?

by ccb＠acm.org

Hmmm. Perhaps they have a proxy in-line and the proxy is having trouble. 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

Feb. 26, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Network problem: mine or theirs?

by Andy Stewart

Hi all, I've isolated this problem to one machine on my home network. Other machines on my home network seem to be OK. That would put the problem in the "mine" category. :-) Now, to figure out what's going on..... It appears not to be DNS as a ping command to a variety of hosts at least returns the correct IP address. Time to do more investigation. Later, Andy Frank Sweetser wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 24, 2001 at 10:20:34AM -0500, Andy Stewart wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > I have a problem accessing the Internet. On precisely every other attempt, I > > get failures. > > > > For example, every other unique URL I click in Netscape gives me the following > > error: > > > > A network error occurred while Netscape was receiving data. > > (Network error: connection reset by peer) > > Try connecting again. > > This doesn't look like a DNS issue - it sounds like the tcp stream that > Netscape opened to suck down a file got closed abrubtly. Try starting > up a running ping to a site while you're browsing it to see if there's > any packet loss. > > -- > Frank Sweetser rasmusin at wpi.edu, fs at suave.net | $ x 15 > Full-time WPI Network Tech, Part time Linux/Perl guy | > I have plenty of common sense, I just choose to ignore it. > --- Calvin > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug -- Andy Stewart, Founder -o) | If God had intended Men to Smoke, He Worcester Linux Users' Group /\ | would have put Chimneys in their Heads. Worcester, MA, USA _\_v | http://www.wlug.org |

Feb. 24, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Network problem: mine or theirs?

by Frank Sweetser

On Sat, Feb 24, 2001 at 10:20:34AM -0500, Andy Stewart wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have a problem accessing the Internet. On precisely every other attempt, I > get failures. > > For example, every other unique URL I click in Netscape gives me the following > error: > > A network error occurred while Netscape was receiving data. > (Network error: connection reset by peer) > Try connecting again. This doesn't look like a DNS issue - it sounds like the tcp stream that Netscape opened to suck down a file got closed abrubtly. Try starting up a running ping to a site while you're browsing it to see if there's any packet loss. -- Frank Sweetser rasmusin at wpi.edu, fs at suave.net | $ x 15 Full-time WPI Network Tech, Part time Linux/Perl guy | I have plenty of common sense, I just choose to ignore it. --- Calvin

Feb. 24, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Network problem: mine or theirs?

by Marc Hughes

You can set up a caching nameserver on your local machine that queries the root DNS servers fairly easily. That way you could be sure if it was their DNS servers or not (by not using theirs). Have you tried another web browser (ie lynx, opera, mozilla) to see if it's netscape? Can you ftp to remote sites without problem? -Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Stewart" <astewart(a)world.std.com> To: "WLUG" <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 10:20 AM Subject: [Wlug] Network problem: mine or theirs? > > Hi all, > > I have a problem accessing the Internet. On precisely every other attempt, I > get failures. > > For example, every other unique URL I click in Netscape gives me the following > error: > > A network error occurred while Netscape was receiving data. > (Network error: connection reset by peer) > Try connecting again. > > I suspect that my network provider's DNS server is having problems. Since I'm a > DHCP client of AT&T Broadband, I tried removing all but one of the nameserver > lines in the /etc/resolv.conf file to see if one of them was flaky. After > trying all 3 provided nameservers uniquely, either this isn't the problem, or > they're all flaky. > > Any thoughts? > > Thanks, > > Andy > > -- > Andy Stewart, Founder -o) | It is easier to change the specification > Worcester Linux Users' Group /\ | to fit the program than vice versa. > Worcester, MA, USA _\_v | > http://www.wlug.org | > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

Feb. 24, 2001

Network problem: mine or theirs?

by Andy Stewart

Hi all, I have a problem accessing the Internet. On precisely every other attempt, I get failures. For example, every other unique URL I click in Netscape gives me the following error: A network error occurred while Netscape was receiving data. (Network error: connection reset by peer) Try connecting again. I suspect that my network provider's DNS server is having problems. Since I'm a DHCP client of AT&T Broadband, I tried removing all but one of the nameserver lines in the /etc/resolv.conf file to see if one of them was flaky. After trying all 3 provided nameservers uniquely, either this isn't the problem, or they're all flaky. Any thoughts? Thanks, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder -o) | It is easier to change the specification Worcester Linux Users' Group /\ | to fit the program than vice versa. Worcester, MA, USA _\_v | http://www.wlug.org |

Feb. 24, 2001

Re: [Wlug] PPPD 2.3.11 on kernel 2.4.1

by John Stoffel

You need to upgrade to ppp-2.4.0 to work with kernel 2.4.x, I ran into the same problem myself. 2.4.1 seems quite good so far, though 2.4.2 is out and has some fixes for a potentially nasty bug. John John Stoffel - Senior Unix Systems Administrator - Lucent Technologies stoffel(a)lucent.com - http://www.lucent.com - 978-952-7548

Feb. 23, 2001

PPPD 2.3.11 on kernel 2.4.1

by Peter Gutowski

I've got kernel 2.4.1 up and running and am pleased that all seems to be relatively well. My boss has an iMac at home and dials in via a ppp connection to one of my linux boxes running now 2.4.1. I've played with various ppp options and have removed just about everything from the /etc/ppp/options file. Feb 23 11:37:15 lx1 pppd[10485]: pppd 2.3.11 started by a_ppp, uid 0 Feb 23 11:37:15 lx1 pppd[10485]: ioctl(PPPIOCGFLAGS): Invalid argument Feb 23 11:37:15 lx1 pppd[10485]: tcsetattr: Invalid argument Feb 23 11:37:15 lx1 pppd[10485]: Exit. Here's the current modules: (root on lx1) peterg # lsmod Module Size Used by iptable_mangle 1884 0 (unused) iptable_filter 1848 0 (unused) ip_tables 13016 2 [iptable_mangle iptable_filter] slip 5688 0 (unused) bsd_comp 4172 0 (unused) ppp_deflate 41148 0 (unused) ppp_async 6060 0 ppp_generic 13088 0 [bsd_comp ppp_deflate ppp_async] slhc 4836 0 [ppp_generic] 3c59x 23420 2 (autoclean) agpgart 21900 0 (unused) I also happened to read something this morning on lwn.net (http://lwn.net/2001/0222/kernel.php3) that suggested that certain ppp things weren't working because the MTU min size was higher than ppp wanted to set. As it suggested i've done: `echo 256 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/route/min_adv_mss` to no avail! I keep suggesting (lately increasingly less subtly) that he consider a cable modem but so far he still wants to do it this way. Any ideas? -- Peter Gutowski peterg(a)powervue.com http://www.powervue.com/~peterg

Feb. 23, 2001

Re: [Wlug] easter egg in staroffice 5.2 calc...

by askec

It's in StarOffice 5.1 too. -- end Adam S. Keck | | askec(a)conncoll.edu Millbury, Ma 01527 | "Got Linux?"

Feb. 23, 2001

Re: [Wlug] easter egg in staroffice 5.2 calc...

by cc.noyes

Yep...it's really there...in German. -Chuck "Keller, Tim" wrote: > (got this off the boston linux users group mail) > > type =GAME("StarWars") into a cell in StarOffice calc and see what happens > > Note: I don't have staroffice 5.2 so I can't confirm it... > > Tim. > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Feb. 23, 2001

To: wlug.org message board manager

by Alexander S. Leon

The postings on the message board at wlug.org have the wrong year attached to them. I posted a message on 2/21/01, and the date on it is "2/21/00", instead of "2/21/01". This ought to be corrected. I hope this gets to the right person...

Feb. 22, 2001

Re: [Wlug] easter egg in staroffice 5.2 calc...

by Colin Novick

Tim et. al., One last note on the Easter Egg: It is not a fixed thing that works all the time. If you close the "Star Wars" window and try typing the command into the sheet to restart it you will immediately get the text "oh, no, not again" Colin Novick

Feb. 22, 2001

Re: [Wlug] easter egg in staroffice 5.2 calc...

by Colin Novick

Tim, I can confirm the StarWars in the StarOffice 5.2. It is truly there (in the Windows version too). when you type: "=GAME("StarWars")" then hit enter. Colin Novick >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 02/22/01, 13:12:19, "Keller, Tim" <Tim.Keller(a)stratus.com> wrote regarding [Wlug] easter egg in staroffice 5.2 calc...: > (got this off the boston linux users group mail) > type =GAME("StarWars") into a cell in StarOffice calc and see what happens > Note: I don't have staroffice 5.2 so I can't confirm it... > Tim. > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Feb. 22, 2001

easter egg in staroffice 5.2 calc...

by Keller, Tim

(got this off the boston linux users group mail) type =GAME("StarWars") into a cell in StarOffice calc and see what happens Note: I don't have staroffice 5.2 so I can't confirm it... Tim.

Feb. 22, 2001

Re: [Wlug] ssh

by Brad Noyes

Thanks guys! i was able to get the authentication to work using ssh-agent. Thanks again. --Brad On Tuesday 20 February 2001 14:19, Charles R. Anderson wrote: > On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, Pedro Soria-Rodriguez wrote: > > sorrod> You can setup your ssh session so that it uses > sorrod> certificates to authenticate you to the server, instead of > sorrod> using username/password conbination. THen your > sorrod> certificate is kept in your account in your client > sorrod> machine. When you connect to the server, the ssh client > sorrod> automatically grabs your cert., does a few operations with > sorrod> the server to authenticate you, and you are all set. You > sorrod> don't need to enter anything manually. > > You should give your certificate (RSA or DSA key) a passphrase to keep it > more secure. You could then use ssh-agent to cache the key in memory for > the duration of a session so you don't need to enter the passphrase every > time. > > sorrod> from the security point of view, you need to keep your > sorrod> certificate in the client machine safe, obviously. > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Feb. 20, 2001

Re: [Wlug] ssh

by Charles R. Anderson

On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, Pedro Soria-Rodriguez wrote: sorrod> You can setup your ssh session so that it uses sorrod> certificates to authenticate you to the server, instead of sorrod> using username/password conbination. THen your sorrod> certificate is kept in your account in your client sorrod> machine. When you connect to the server, the ssh client sorrod> automatically grabs your cert., does a few operations with sorrod> the server to authenticate you, and you are all set. You sorrod> don't need to enter anything manually. You should give your certificate (RSA or DSA key) a passphrase to keep it more secure. You could then use ssh-agent to cache the key in memory for the duration of a session so you don't need to enter the passphrase every time. sorrod> from the security point of view, you need to keep your sorrod> certificate in the client machine safe, obviously.

Feb. 20, 2001

Re: [Wlug] ssh

by Pedro Soria-Rodriguez

On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, Brad Noyes wrote: > "ssh -C -f me(a)pop.myserver -L 10110:pop.myserver:110 sleep 30" > Well every time i create the tunnel i have to enter my password for > the pop server. Is there a way to use ssh tools so i don't have to > enter my password? I'm using kmail is that's relevant. You can setup your ssh session so that it uses certificates to authenticate you to the server, instead of using username/password conbination. THen your certificate is kept in your account in your client machine. When you connect to the server, the ssh client automatically grabs your cert., does a few operations with the server to authenticate you, and you are all set. You don't need to enter anything manually. from the security point of view, you need to keep your certificate in the client machine safe, obviously. -- Pedro Soria-Rodriguez sorrodp(a)alum.wpi.edu

Feb. 20, 2001

ssh

by Brad Noyes

Hi, When i pop my mail i create a tunnel through ssh, and pop through that. Using this command "ssh -C -f me(a)pop.myserver -L 10110:pop.myserver:110 sleep 30" Well every time i create the tunnel i have to enter my password for the pop server. Is there a way to use ssh tools so i don't have to enter my password? I'm using kmail is that's relevant. Thanks, --Brad

Feb. 20, 2001

Re: [Wlug] 900 pair -22 AWG ,PE89 cable for sale !!!

by Andy Stewart

Frank Sweetser wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 19, 2001 at 12:50:39PM -0500, Brian J. Conway wrote: > > How about changing the list setup so that only subscribers can post? > > Spam like this hasn't been a big problem so far... Unless that changes, > I'd rather leave it open posting. I agree with Frank. Let's leave the list open for posting for now. Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder -o) | "I hate it when my foot falls asleep Worcester Linux Users' Group /\ | during the day cause that means it's Worcester, MA, USA _\_v | going to be up all night." -- Steven http://www.wlug.org | Wright

Feb. 19, 2001

Re: [Wlug] 900 pair -22 AWG ,PE89 cable for sale !!!

by Frank Sweetser

On Mon, Feb 19, 2001 at 12:50:39PM -0500, Brian J. Conway wrote: > How about changing the list setup so that only subscribers can post? Spam like this hasn't been a big problem so far... Unless that changes, I'd rather leave it open posting. -- Frank Sweetser rasmusin at wpi.edu, fs at suave.net | $ x 15 Full-time WPI Network Tech, Part time Linux/Perl guy | "Bother," said Pooh, "Eeyore, ready two photon torpedoes and lock phasers on the Heffalump, Piglet, meet me in transporter room three"

Feb. 19, 2001

Re: [Wlug] 900 pair -22 AWG ,PE89 cable for sale !!!

by Brian J. Conway

How about changing the list setup so that only subscribers can post? -b

Feb. 19, 2001

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Re: [Wlug] OpenOffice

by Dan Potter

Alright, who wants to write an OpenOffice spellchecker? It can't be too hard to steal - I mean, work based off of aspell... You can start at <http://aspell.sourceforge.net/>... :) "Brian J. Conway" wrote: > > Do you know where I can find this module, or how to set it up? the openoffice > > webpage isnt' much help > > It was removed from the source because the company that it was > originally licensed from wasn't interested in GPLing it. I don't think > you'd be able to find it in any binary form that would fit into the > OpenOffice architecture.

Feb. 16, 2001