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Selling Linux ??
by fcsoft-3Emkkp+1Olsmp8TqCH86vg＠public.gmane.org 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

On November 30, 2003 07:24 pm, you wrote: > 1. Does anyone know who is currently selling (Linux based) X-terminals? > > X-terminal is the "canonical" solution for many situations. And, > recent development in PXE network booting makes > Etherboot, Netboot, Rom-a-matic, LTSP (Linux Terminal Server > Project), Mknbi-linux, Imggen, ... > all obsolete. If you have 3c905 (what I have), then you can boot > over network without above packages. I'm told you can also do that > with Intel's ethernet card, as expected since PXE is Intel spec. > > 2. Do you think there is much demand for 2, 3, or 4 users logging onto > single computer? ie. "Linux mainframe". > > That is, multiple sets of monitors, keyboards, and mouses hooked up > to single computer; much like serial terminals, but with XDM. This > would be primarily aimed at home market, where you want to have one > computer serving 2, 3, or 4 users, but don't want to buy 2, 3, or 4 > separate computers. > > Any comments or insights would be appreciated. Don't forget the VNC solution. I've used it with great success on one of my contracts. One of its principle advantages over the X solutions is that the X client runs on the server and therefore continues to run even if the VNC viewer isn't currently on. This is a very slick way to maintain the state for a mobile worker for example. -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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What are good Firewalls
by colinmc151-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA＠public.gmane.org 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

"Mark Vining" <marvinin-NOBIIgrgD1YV+D8aMU/kSg at public.gmane.org> on Saturday, November 22, 2003 2:31 PM wrote: > I have an extra P150 that I am going to set up as a firewall. Are there > any good Debian Packages I should look at? I personally use Coyote Linux: http://www.coyotelinux.com/ I have poked at, but not actually deployed Bering Linux: http://leaf.sourceforge.net/ The trade-off appears to be Coyote has a much slicker set-up / floppy creation package. Bering uses a newer (2.4 as opposed to a 2.2) kernel and is more advanced filtering system. Either one would be very good for small home / small office network. Colin McGregor -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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What are good Firewalls
by a67582000-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w＠public.gmane.org 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

IPCOP is good also, allows you to easily set up a webserver, supports dynamic DNS, and VPN and provide a web configuration interface. It requires a HD install of about 128M. --- Merv Curley <mervc-MwcKTmeKVNQ at public.gmane.org> wrote: > On November 22, 2003 02:31 pm, Mark Vining wrote: > > I have an extra P150 that I am going to set up as > a firewall. Are there > > any good Debian Packages I should look at? > > > Many people are using Coyote which boots from a > floppy. No hard disk or > CDRom required. I have been with it for over 3 > years on a P-133. All the > usual gateway/firewall stuff. URL on request. > > -- > Merv Curley > > Scarborough, Ont > > Libranet Linux 2.8 KDE 3.1.4 KMail 1.5.4 > > > -- > The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: > http://tlug.ss.org > TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text > below 80 columns > How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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telnet
by scotta-cpI+UMyWUv9BDgjK7y7TUQ＠public.gmane.org 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

On Mon Dec 01,2003 12:01:09 AM Merv Curley wrote: > I just came across a BBS which is accessed with telnet. While > the stock telnet in Xterm works, has anyone come across a front > end or something with a few more features? A search at > sourceforge didn't show anything for Linux. I haven't looked at this package at all, but it appeared on freshmeat.net yesterday and its description seems to match what you're looking for. From the home page: "gtermix is a gtk+ telnet client intended for calling BBSes. It utilizes a custom VGA textmode emulating terminal widget that allows it to accurately render bulletin board systems as they were in DOS terminal programs." http://gtermix.sourceforge.net/ -- ** Scott Allen scotta-cpI+UMyWUv9BDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org ** ** Toronto, Ontario, Canada ** -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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Debian attacker may have used new exploit
by joehill-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg＠public.gmane.org 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

"Initial investigations of the security breach, which occurred on 19 November, indicate that the attacker was able to gain full control of Debian servers after logging on via unprivileged accounts, known as privilege escalation, according to James Troup, part of the team handling Debian's distribution." http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/developer/0,39020387,39118183,00.htm -- JoeHill ++ ICQ # 280779813 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man."-- Declaration of the Rights of Man -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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GUI
by joehill-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg＠public.gmane.org 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 00:16:32 -0500 rh <reg.hughson-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org> wrote: > OMG, finally someone is going to put an end to this. Talk about getting > way off topic and way too political. > > We all know Microsoft is headed by Satan and that should be the end of > that. Actually, as I've been informed, the rule is that the thread ends when someone mentions Hitler, and someone did. -- JoeHill ++ ICQ # 280779813 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Every now and then when your life gets complicated and the weasels start closing in, the only real cure is to load up on heinous chemicals and then drive like a bastard from Hollywood to Las Vegas."-- Hunter S. Thompson -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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Selling Linux ??
by robert-5LEc/6Zm6xCUd8a0hrldnti2O/JbrIOy＠public.gmane.org 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003, Howard Gibson wrote: > As far as a central computer is concerned, there is no free lunch. No, but you can get a discounted lunch. Copy-on-write pages, more efficient use of cpu (on a single user box the cpu is largely idle), etc, allow for far far more efficient use of system resources. Rob -- Robert Brockway B.Sc. email: robert-5LEc/6Zm6xCUd8a0hrldnti2O/JbrIOy at public.gmane.org, zzbrock at uqconnect.net Linux counter project ID #16440 (http://counter.li.org) "The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens" -Baha'u'llah -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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Selling Linux ??
by opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA＠public.gmane.org 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 10:57:05PM -0500, Howard Gibson wrote: > As far as a central computer is concerned, there is no free lunch. > If your users require 256MB each, your four-user machine requires > 1GB of memory. Multiple processors sound to me like a good idea. That's what I mean. If you need 256MB, and you just buy 256MB and put it in one machine. As opposed to buying another case, motherboard, cpu, ethernet card, along with 256MB that you want... Of course, you are limited by physical contraints; so, it's home market thing. -- William Park, Open Geometry Consulting, <opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org> Linux solution for data management and processing. -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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What are good Firewalls
by mervc-MwcKTmeKVNQ＠public.gmane.org 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

On November 22, 2003 02:31 pm, Mark Vining wrote: > I have an extra P150 that I am going to set up as a firewall. Are there > any good Debian Packages I should look at? Many people are using Coyote which boots from a floppy. No hard disk or CDRom required. I have been with it for over 3 years on a P-133. All the usual gateway/firewall stuff. URL on request. -- Merv Curley Scarborough, Ont Libranet Linux 2.8 KDE 3.1.4 KMail 1.5.4 -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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term display in redhat linux
by jzygmont-tEQKYFGiemxAYG7eUwYNkWD2FQJk+8+b＠public.gmane.org 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

one problem with having ANSI graphics display properly is with the UTF fonts used in RedHat linux since version 8. Many console programs won't display properly like this, the solution i've used for this is to change the /etc/sysconfig/i18n to remove the references to UTF, something like this: LANG="en_CA" SUPPORTED="en_CA:en:en_US:en" SYSFONT="lat0-sun16" SYSFONTACM="iso15" hope this helps with the Xterm question.. -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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