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Brooklyn Bridge for sale on ebay!
by Andy Stewart 20 Jul '02

20 Jul '02

Starting bid: $10,000: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1749445282 Sorry, its off topic, but I really couldn't resist! Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

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Wireless question about WEP
by Andy Stewart 20 Jul '02

20 Jul '02

Hi all, I got 64 bit encryption between my laptop and my access point working but there is a problem. The password is OK, and I can ping from my laptop to my network with 64-bit WEP enabled. Others on my network can ping the laptop without any problems. The trouble arises when I try to use the link for something useful, like surfing the web. Web pages come over very slowly if they complete at all. On a wired system, the page comes over quickly, so its not the other end of the Internet causing the problem. If I turn off WEP, everything is great. Also, I seem totally unable to make 128 or 256 bit encryption work at all (not even a successful ping) despite the fact that both sides agree on the password. What should I check? I am using the orinoco_cs driver in the 2.4.18 kernel. My hardware is the Linksys WPC11 (version 3.0) and the Linksys WAP11 version 2.2 Thanks, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

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How to set "-dpi 100" for X with kdm
by Andy Stewart 19 Jul '02

19 Jul '02

HI all, When I start my SuSE 8.0 system in run level 3, it comes up in textmode. I log in and issue the startx command and KDE comes up. In my ~/.xserverrc file, I have put "-dpi 100" and the X server comes up in 100 dpi mode and I am a happy camper. Now, I think I'd like to have the graphical login from run level 5. kdm comes up with a nice screen, but the X server is only running at 75 dpi. I cannot figure out where to put the 100 dpi setting for this situation. It appears not to read the same files for the xdm/kdm method of starting the X server as it does when one types startx. So, how do I properly setup 100 dpi for kdm/xdm? Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

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writing to tape
by Brad Noyes 19 Jul '02

19 Jul '02

Hi All, I trying to write a program that will write to tape, but i can't seem to get it to work correctly. i have attached a simple piece of source code that will open a file (or device) and write the string "hello, tape". This program will work with a file, and a floppy device, but not a tape device. can anyone give me some pointers? what do i have to do differently to write to tape? Thanks, --brad

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Question about WLUG BBQ
by Andy Stewart 19 Jul '02

19 Jul '02

Hi WLUG, We had a suggestion last night over a few beers that perhaps we could conduct our next Linux meeting in Shrewsbury over a few BBQd burgers, dogs, etc. What do people think of that idea? If this idea is accepted by enough folks, it would be held on the same day and time as our next regularly scheduled meeting. What do folks think of this proposal? Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

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Thanks!
by Tim Trachimowicz 18 Jul '02

18 Jul '02

Hey folks! Thanks for multiple answers to my question. I ended up using Theo's solution: for i in *_x.*; do mv -f $i `echo $i | sed -e 's/_x././'`; done and it worked perfectly to get the job done. I've since been playing around with a few of the other suggestions to see what would work best next time I need to do soemthing similar. If anything, it's sparked my interest to learn more about shell scripting. Thanks again! --Tim

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Bash help
by Tim Trachimowicz 18 Jul '02

18 Jul '02

Hey folks! I have a bunch of files on a server that are in the format "filename_x.dat" and I need to rename them "filename.dat", i.e. strip to last two characters off the filename while maintaining the extension. If it wasn't for the fact that I have about 400 files in multiple directories, I'd do it by hand. However, it's of a somewhat urgent nature - hence this slightly off-topic cry for help! =) I'm pretty sure there's a way to do it via a shell script (I use bash) - the only problem being that I've never written one before. Can anyone point me to a faq/tutorial/website that might explain the process? If it's a trivial task, anyone care to take a stab? Google gave me a few leads, but most aren't helping a lot. Any help is appreciated! Thanks! --Tim

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Reminder: WLUG meeting July 17th (WEDNESDAY)
by Andy Stewart 16 Jul '02

16 Jul '02

HI everybody, This month's WLUG meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 17th in Kinnicutt Hall on the WPI campus at 7:00 PM. The topic will be "Wireless Networking" and I'm pretty sure we have a speaker. If you have a laptop with a wireless connection, bring it along. I'll bring my new Linksys access point (WAP11) and my laptop. Bring whatever you think will make this an interesting meeting! After the meeting, we'll make a trip to the Boynton Restaurant for pizza and beer. I hope to see you there! Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

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interesting problem
by Wesley Allen 16 Jul '02

16 Jul '02

Shortly after I started using a wireless lan, I began having problems with connecting to my local ip addresses; I'm not sure what's causing it. Internet works FINE, and yet, a couple of minutes after I boot my machine I can't connect to anything in the 192.168 range! It doesn't matter the protocol, smb, http, etc. no connections at all. What's stranger is that my win4lin install, which uses vnet, has no problems at all. What in the world is going on here? Any thoughts? Wes

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Lexmark z22 printing
by Bill Smith 15 Jul '02

15 Jul '02

Printing fun... Some of you might already know what I have to say, but I wanted to get this out for those that are in my boat... I am running a Gateway Solo 9100 laptop with Red Hat 7.3 installed. I mentioned a few months back (almost a year ago, now) that I had gotten my Lexmark z22 to print with Red Hat 7.1. One thing that I hate about upgrading RH versions is that it invariably forces me to re-learn things, since Red Hat can't seem to leave current configurations alone. 8\ ANYWAY, for a bunch of Stupid Reasons, I decided that I wanted to make use of the USB port on my z22 instead of the parallel port. Imagine, if you will, the fun I had in trying to get a printer that is barely supported by Linux to be recognized on the USB interface... I went to Lexmark's website and got the Linux drivers. Wouldn't you know it, though, but the drivers make no effort whatsoever to support the USB interface on the printer! After a bit of poking around, I realized that there was a KDE Control Panel! I use Window Maker by default and I was annoyed that control-panel was removed. I went through there and LO! the Lexmark z22 is there, right on the USB interface! 8) Granted, there are a couple snags. It looks like I can print multiple text-only documents with no problem, but if I print a Postscript file, then I have to turn the printer off then turn it on again. Compared to having no printer at all (or worse-yet, having to print from WinDOZE!), I see this as only a minor inconvenience. I'm thinking that this rig is using the foomatic configuration scripts, which may be unacceptable to some. I base this thought on the fact that the driver in use is actually for the Lexmark 3200 series, which (according to the .xml file) may print "a bit too rich"... <shrug> It looks okay for the black text that I'm printing with right now. I just wanted to share what I came across. Any corrections/suggestions are appreciated. (Yes, I went to http://www.linuxprinting.org ...) Best regards, -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com "On the one hand, we'll never experience childbirth. On the other hand, we can open all our own jars." -- Jeff Green, on the difference between men and women * TAG! v3.0 *

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