On 30/08/15 03:20, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
Back in the 1960's and 1970's, manufacturers such as Honeywell and Cherry
made keyswitches with a life rating in the tens of millions or even
hundreds of millions of keystrokes.
Cherry still *are* (or at some point resumed) making mechanical
keyswi
On Monday 31 August 2015 04:42:12 Doug wrote:
> On 08/29/2015 09:20 PM, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> > On Sat, August 29, 2015 8:33 pm, Gene Heskett wrote:
> >> On Saturday 29 August 2015 21:24:47 rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> >>> Forgive me; my fingers are dyslexic.
> >>
> >> So are mine. They don
On Sun 30 Aug 2015 at 04:00:07 -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sun, August 30, 2015 3:26 am, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > ... We went with a very fine comb over things. It's always a balance
> > between convenience/feasibility and security. You're not at the NSA,
> > trying to whistle-blow,
On Sun 30 Aug 2015 at 18:28:14 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 03:07:44PM +0100, Brian wrote:
> > On Sun 30 Aug 2015 at 09:31:50 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> >
> > > I know for sure: my printing runs perfectly fine without Avahi [...]
>
> > This is a static configura
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On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 03:07:44PM +0100, Brian wrote:
> On Sun 30 Aug 2015 at 09:31:50 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
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> > On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:00:51PM +0100, Brian wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > None of these. Bonjour plays a central role i
On Sun 30 Aug 2015 at 09:31:50 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:00:51PM +0100, Brian wrote:
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> [...]
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> > None of these. Bonjour plays a central role in printing over a network.
> > Discarding it as a very useful tool isn't very helpful.
>
> It aids in printer disco
On Sun, August 30, 2015 3:26 am, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> ... We went with a very fine comb over things. It's always a balance
> between convenience/feasibility and security. You're not at the NSA,
> trying to whistle-blow, after all (use TAILS for that, and some help from
> trusted friends). If y
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On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 09:25:23AM +0100, Joe wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Aug 2015 09:47:56 +0200
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> > On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:28:10PM +0100, Brian wrote:
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> > > Its only lis
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On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 06:39:46PM -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 3:56 pm, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> >> tcp 0 00.0.0.0:0.0.0.0:* LIS 561/inetd
> >
> > As others noted: what's inetd doing on ? Do
On Sun, 30 Aug 2015 09:47:56 +0200
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> On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:28:10PM +0100, Brian wrote:
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> > Its only listening on localhost. What's the problem?
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> You're right, I missed that.
>
Which is why I suggested nmap. When you've
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On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:28:10PM +0100, Brian wrote:
> On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 22:56:50 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
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> > On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 01:25:28PM -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
[...]
> > > tcp 0 00.0.0.0:22 0.0.0
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On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:00:51PM +0100, Brian wrote:
[...]
> None of these. Bonjour plays a central role in printing over a network.
> Discarding it as a very useful tool isn't very helpful.
It aids in printer discovery. If your configuration is s
On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 06:39:46PM -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
>
> At this point, I think that I should make a fresh installation, keeping in
> mind the comments which you and others have made.
And configure everything from scratch again? That seems a bit extreme.
Isn't it easier just to re
On Sunday 30 August 2015 00:38:49 David Wright wrote:
> Quoting Gene Heskett (ghesk...@wdtv.com):
> > I found an ACER keyboard that at first seemed to be ideal for such
> > an environment, but one often picks up the keyboard and takes it to
> > the machine so you can see what you are doing much mo
Quoting Gene Heskett (ghesk...@wdtv.com):
> I found an ACER keyboard that at first seemed to be ideal for such an
> environment, but one often picks up the keyboard and takes it to the
> machine so you can see what you are doing much more precisely when doing
> the setup to run a job. Unfortun
On Saturday 29 August 2015 22:20:45 rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 8:33 pm, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > On Saturday 29 August 2015 21:24:47 rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> >> Forgive me; my fingers are dyslexic.
> >
> > So are mine. They don't type what I tell them to lots of the t
On Sun, August 30, 2015 10:42 pm, Doug wrote:
> What you need is an IBM model M keyboard. They are refurbished and sold
> by Clicky Keys:
>
> http://www.clickykeyboards.com/
> (You can get a keyboard modifier program to make some hardly-used key
> into a Win key. I have selected the * above the num
On 08/29/2015 09:20 PM, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
On Sat, August 29, 2015 8:33 pm, Gene Heskett wrote:
On Saturday 29 August 2015 21:24:47 rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
Forgive me; my fingers are dyslexic.
So are mine. They don't type what I tell them to lots of the time.
Coulnd't be the accu
On Sat, August 29, 2015 8:33 pm, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Saturday 29 August 2015 21:24:47 rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
>> Forgive me; my fingers are dyslexic.
> So are mine. They don't type what I tell them to lots of the time.
> Coulnd't be the accumulated years (nearly 81) could it?
Not necessar
On Saturday 29 August 2015 21:24:47 rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 7:35 pm, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > NSF is incorrect, its NFS, aka Network File System.
>
> Forgive me; my fingers are dyslexic.
>
> RLH
So are mine. They don't type what I tell them to lots of the time.
Couln
On Sat, August 29, 2015 7:35 pm, Gene Heskett wrote:
> NSF is incorrect, its NFS, aka Network File System.
Forgive me; my fingers are dyslexic.
RLH
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Bumper Sticker: DYSLEXICS UNTIE!
On Saturday 29 August 2015 15:05:57 rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 1:39 pm, Reco wrote:
> > Something like this should save you from the most troubles provided
> > that you don't plan to use your laptop as a print server or NFS:
>
> I am not sure how "print server" is defined
On Sat, August 29, 2015 3:56 pm, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
>> tcp 0 00.0.0.0:0.0.0.0:* LIS 561/inetd
>
> As others noted: what's inetd doing on ? Do have a look at
> its config files (somewhere in /etc/inetd.conf).
As I noted previously, port is the approx server; t
On Sun 30 Aug 2015 at 01:22:16 +0300, Reco wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 23:00:51 +0100
> Brian wrote:
> >
> > I hadn't appreciated that iptables main function is papering over the
> > cracks.
>
> It's the most common usage of iptables IMO, and, to some extent it's
> Unix-style. I.e. you don't
On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 22:56:50 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 01:25:28PM -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> >
> > # netstat -lntup
> > Active Internet connections (only servers)
> > Prot Rec Snd Local AddressForeign State PID/Program name
> > -Q -Q
On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 22:58:57 +0300, Reco wrote:
> Hi.
>
> On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:40:47 +0100
> Brian wrote:
>
> > On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 22:18:00 +0300, Reco wrote:
> >
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:01:40 +0100
> > > Brian wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 21:39:2
On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 15:42:08 -0500
rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> To get back to the reason I started this thread, my goal is to be able to
> go into a foreign network (most likely all-Windows, but there always is
> the possibility that someone is running a Macintosh) and come back home
> "disease-f
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On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 01:25:28PM -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 6:53 am, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > Also netstat (issued from your laptop) gives insight. For example
> > 'netstat - -lntu' shows you the TCP or UDP listeni
On Sat, August 29, 2015 3:28 pm, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
(addendum to my previous post)
To get back to the reason I started this thread, my goal is to be able to
go into a foreign network (most likely all-Windows, but there always is
the possibility that someone is running a Macintosh) and com
On Sat, August 29, 2015 2:52 pm, Brian wrote:
> But your question was about taking your laptop onto a foreign network.
> Which goalposts do you want to aim for? What is your point if we take
> this into account?
When I go into the other guy's office, he takes his windows laptop
computer and is goi
On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 14:25:17 -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 2:01 pm, Brian wrote:
> > There is much value in mDNS in an office network with CUPS nowadays.
>
> Simply out of custom and the influence of the guru who helped me get
> started in Debian, I use static ip a
On Sat, August 29, 2015 2:26 pm, Reco wrote:
>> is the port used by the approx server. Months ago I had to
>> install Debian on a system in another location which had a substandard
>> DSL connection. And whenever I do a Debian netinst, I always use
>> approx, "just in case". So that is why
On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 22:18:00 +0300, Reco wrote:
> Hi.
>
> On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:01:40 +0100
> Brian wrote:
>
> > On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 21:39:21 +0300, Reco wrote:
> >
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 13:25:28 -0500
> > > rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sat, August 2
On Sat, August 29, 2015 2:01 pm, Brian wrote:
> There is much value in mDNS in an office network with CUPS nowadays.
Simply out of custom and the influence of the guru who helped me get
started in Debian, I use static ip addresses for everything (including the
printer) in my LAN, except the laptop
On Sat, August 29, 2015 1:39 pm, Reco wrote:
> Something like this should save you from the most troubles provided
> that you don't plan to use your laptop as a print server or NFS:
I am not sure how "print server" is defined. I installed CUPS so that I
can print to a laser printer in my home ne
On Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 21:39:21 +0300, Reco wrote:
> Hi.
>
> On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 13:25:28 -0500
> rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
>
> > On Sat, August 29, 2015 6:53 am, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > > Also netstat (issued from your laptop) gives insight. For example
> > > 'netstat - -lntu' shows you th
On Sat, August 29, 2015 6:53 am, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> Also netstat (issued from your laptop) gives insight. For example
> 'netstat - -lntu' shows you the TCP or UDP listening sockets. If you are
> root (or sudo, of course), the extra option -p tells you which process is
> "at the other side" l
On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 11:12:07 -0500
rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 6:53 am, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
>
> > Also netstat (issued from your laptop) gives insight. For example
> > 'netstat
> > - -lntu' shows you the TCP or UDP listening sockets. If you are
> > root (or sudo, of c
On Sat, August 29, 2015 6:53 am, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> Also netstat (issued from your laptop) gives insight. For example
> 'netstat
> - -lntu' shows you the TCP or UDP listening sockets. If you are root (or
> sudo, of course), the extra option -p tells you which process is "at the
> other side
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On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 03:13:59AM -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 2:10 am, Joe wrote:
> > Do you have other Linux machines in your network? If so, use nmap from
> > one of them to see what services your laptop is offering.
On Sat, August 29, 2015 2:10 am, Joe wrote:
> Do you have other Linux machines in your network? If so, use nmap from
> one of them to see what services your laptop is offering.
>
> It is possible to install nmap on Windows, but Windows networking is
> such a pain these days that I wouldn't trust th
On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 01:16:35 -0500
rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, August 29, 2015 12:53 am, Riley Baird wrote:
> > On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:56:17 -0500
> > rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> >> Do I need to take special precautions such as configuring the
> >> iptable firewall on my laptop? Is the
On Sat, August 29, 2015 12:53 am, Riley Baird wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:56:17 -0500
> rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
>> Do I need to take special precautions such as configuring the iptable
>> firewall on my laptop? Is the laptop likely to "pick up" anything
>> (virus, trojan, or whatever) which
On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:56:17 -0500
rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
> Several times a month I need to take my laptop (which is running Debian
> Jessie) into the office of a client and connect it to his network (he has
> both Ethernet and WiFi). The need is to view and save web pages (real
> estate list
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