Re: [clug-talk] problem with wrt54g router

2011-09-06 Thread Dafydd Crosby
Well, if you can stomach something more drastic, try the Tomato firmware. I put it on my WRT router and it's worked fantastic! -Dafydd On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:05 AM, Ralph Boland wrote: > I have a wrt54g wireless G router which I purchased around 2007. > I haven't used it for about a year but

Re: [clug-talk] Catch 22 for USB to install Ubuntu

2011-09-06 Thread simon
> I have done both the network install and USB install. Depending on > the hardware, the USB boot may not even be an option (motherboard/bios > support was sketchy until a couple of years ago). > If machines don't support USB boot, you can use the PLOP boot loader - which will obviously need flo

Re: [clug-talk] problem with wrt54g router

2011-09-06 Thread Lance A. Brown
If it's forgotten bits and pieces of its interface, your best option is a full reset and see if it comes back to life. If not, it's probably kaput. I'll second Dafidd' recommendation of Tomato. Fine piece of software that makes your WRT54G MUCH more useful. --[Lance] -- GPG Fingerprint: 409B

Re: [clug-talk] n00b

2011-09-06 Thread Shawn Grover
While Greg's response is a good starting point, the question is where you currently see yourself in terms of Linux (and general computer) skill. If you are not familiar with lower level system admin type tasks (yet), you may want to simply start with learning the environment. Ubuntu is a rela

[clug-talk] FiOS LAN

2011-09-06 Thread Juan Alberto Cirez
Hi All, I have been thinking about a home project that you guys can help me with: I am thinking about setting up a wired LAN at home to stream HD video, music, etc. to several large screen displays in the house (these displays will each have a mini media PC attached to the HDMI port). The twist he

Re: [clug-talk] n00b

2011-09-06 Thread Stuart Gilmour
Thanks for all the help! I have already installed Ubuntu, but am thinking about installing a "hard core" distro just so I can set everything myself. I am toying with the LFS idea but looks a little outta me league. I learn better doing stuff hands on so I think that taking on this endeavor wil

Re: [clug-talk] FiOS LAN

2011-09-06 Thread Cody Swanson
Wiring your house properly with Cat 6 will be way less expensive and compatible with everything. The only reason to use fibre for gigabit would be you have a run that's longer than 100m or you are running in an environment that has a lot of electrical noise. There is no performance advantage to

[clug-talk] Tailgate

2011-09-06 Thread kwong
Thinking tailgate but too tired and lazy to debone chicken thighs. Thinking burger if the brakes on my truck are done. Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network ___ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/lis

[clug-talk] ubuntu install problems

2011-09-06 Thread terr
Help please! I have a shuttle-X. It has no fdd. it has no cd. It has USB and no O/S. It has a network port. It does do "post" and it runs the BIOS fine. It sees the KB and the monitor and it can support six (6) of them. It has apparently an athalon 2300+ CPU that runs hotter than a * on

Re: [clug-talk] ubuntu install problems

2011-09-06 Thread Peter Van den Wildenbergh
t...@terralogic.net wrote: they say this puppy can boot off a USB stick. You might have to enable that in the BIOS ... During boot... Might need to escape to the boot loader prompt and run the following: set kern.cam.boot_delay=1 boot If the USB device doesn't come 'on-line' fast enough

Re: [clug-talk] n00b

2011-09-06 Thread TekBudda
HeyI have some projects to do like setting up a new server at home, setting up an imaging solution, A NAS & a desktop. Want to come over & help? ;-) On 9/6/2011 4:29 PM, Stuart Gilmour wrote: > Thanks for all the help! > > I have already installed Ubuntu, but am thinking about installing

Re: [clug-talk] n00b

2011-09-06 Thread Stuart Gilmour
@TekBudda That would be awesome. When and where? On Sep 6, 2011, at 8:38 PM, TekBudda wrote: > HeyI have some projects to do like setting up a new server at home, > setting up an imaging solution, A NAS & a desktop. Want to come over & > help? ;-) > > > > On 9/6/2011 4:29 PM, Stuart Gil

Re: [clug-talk] n00b

2011-09-06 Thread Gustin Johnson
If you want security, don't do it yourself. I do not mean this as an insult as I follow the exact same advice. Security is neither easy nor trivial. As for hardcore, don't fall for the hype, Ubuntu can satisfy those "hard core" cravings for years to come. @TekBudda, FOG for imaging, Openfiler/F

Re: [clug-talk] FiOS LAN

2011-09-06 Thread Gustin Johnson
There is no performance advantage since you have to convert back to copper before you reach the media players. Also the media players may have gigabit interfaces, but I doubt that they can actually push or pull a gigabit/sec of data through their bus. I used to have this setup in my apartment, bu

Re: [clug-talk] n00b

2011-09-06 Thread Shawn Grover
I agree with Gustin on the security point. Others have worked hard to address the hidden gotcha's we will likely never think of. In most cases it is better to use existing security tools. On the other hand, going the LFS or Gentoo approach will teach you a ton of stuff in a more systematic w