Questions about Jail

2012-04-02 Thread James Y Chen
Hi I think Jail on FreeBSD 8.2 can generate 2 jailed machine using the same version of FreeBSD, for example, on a 8.2 AMD64 Jailer, I can create 2 or more FreeBSD 8.2 amd64 Jailed machine. My question is: can I install other version of FreeBSD on the Jailed environment? If yes, which steps shall

Re: modem

2012-04-02 Thread Erich Dollansky
Hi, On Tuesday 03 April 2012 06:49:55 tim smith wrote: > > My us robotics serial modem worked without issue on previous freebsd > versions. With 9, user ppp term, I get /dev/cuau0/ device failed to open > > Suggestions? > what does ls /dev say? Is the modem at least seen by FreeBSD? Erich

modem

2012-04-02 Thread tim smith
My us robotics serial modem worked without issue on previous freebsd versions. With 9, user ppp term, I get /dev/cuau0/ device failed to open Suggestions? Tim ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/fre

Re: Please help me diagnose this crazy VMWare/FreeBSD 8.x crash

2012-04-02 Thread Joe Greco
> On 4/2/2012 11:43 AM, Joe Greco wrote: > > As a user, you can't win. If you don't report > > a problem, you get criticized. If you report a problem but can't figure > > out how to reproduce it, you get criticized. If you can reproduce it > > but you don't submit a workaround, you get criticize

Re: Please help me diagnose this crazy VMWare/FreeBSD 8.x crash

2012-04-02 Thread Doug Barton
On 4/2/2012 11:43 AM, Joe Greco wrote: > As a user, you can't win. If you don't report > a problem, you get criticized. If you report a problem but can't figure > out how to reproduce it, you get criticized. If you can reproduce it > but you don't submit a workaround, you get criticized. If you

Re: fxp0 Link Going Up And Down

2012-04-02 Thread Tim Daneliuk
On 04/02/2012 03:52 PM, Mike Tancsa wrote: On 4/1/2012 4:21 PM, Tim Daneliuk wrote: I am seeing this intermittently: Apr 1 14:48:36 host kernel: fxp0: link state changed to DOWN Apr 1 14:52:27 host kernel: fxp0: link state changed to UP There were some fixes to the fxp driver on ~ March 26t

Re: fxp0 Link Going Up And Down

2012-04-02 Thread Mike Tancsa
On 4/1/2012 4:21 PM, Tim Daneliuk wrote: > I am seeing this intermittently: > > Apr 1 14:48:36 host kernel: fxp0: link state changed to DOWN > Apr 1 14:52:27 host kernel: fxp0: link state changed to UP There were some fixes to the fxp driver on ~ March 26th that fixed the NIC bouncing up and do

Re: Printer recommendation please

2012-04-02 Thread C. P. Ghost
On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Da Rock wrote: > On 04/01/12 19:29, Polytropon wrote: >> >> Firmware attacks! > > ROFL! Sorry my mind went to an interesting place with this one images of > printers on spring break flashing their cartridges, opening flaps to show > off their drums... :D Remin

Re: Please help me diagnose this crazy VMWare/FreeBSD 8.x crash

2012-04-02 Thread Joe Greco
> On 03/30/2012 07:41, Joe Greco wrote: > >> On 3/29/2012 7:01 AM, Joe Greco wrote: > On 3/28/2012 1:59 PM, Mark Felder wrote: > > FreeBSD 8-STABLE, 8.3, and 9.0 are untested > > As much as I'm sensitive to your production requirements, realistically > it's not likely that y

Re: Please help me diagnose this crazy VMWare/FreeBSD 8.x crash

2012-04-02 Thread Doug Barton
On 03/30/2012 07:41, Joe Greco wrote: >> On 3/29/2012 7:01 AM, Joe Greco wrote: On 3/28/2012 1:59 PM, Mark Felder wrote: > FreeBSD 8-STABLE, 8.3, and 9.0 are untested As much as I'm sensitive to your production requirements, realistically it's not likely that you'll get a he

Re: Printer recommendation please

2012-04-02 Thread Peter A. Giessel
On 2012, Mar 30, at 11:17, Warren Block wrote: > It should work with FreeBSD, certainly for text. For graphics > output, Gutenprint doesn't have a setting specifically for the > 6500, but one of the similar printers probably will work. Don't > expect photo quality, color lasers have to do halfto

Re: shutdown -p doesn't power-off USB

2012-04-02 Thread Mage
For me it's even worse. http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=29700 It occurs after the first world rebuilding and I can't solve it since months. And only occurs since 9.0 is out. 9 RC3 worked fine. However the fresh install from the 9.0 stable disk also works fine until building and i

Re: Access to Time Warner cable network

2012-04-02 Thread Roger B.A. Klorese
On Apr 2, 2012, at 7:32 AM, "Dave" wrote: > On 1 Apr 2012 at 19:05, Jerry wrote: > >> On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:50:42 +1000 >> Da Rock articulated: >> >>> Given that the other tech in question asked me to help him, and he >>> is a Winblows nut like yourself, I think this premise can be >>> dismiss

Re: Access to Time Warner cable network

2012-04-02 Thread RW
On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:18:19 +0100 Dave wrote: > fbsd8 > > How do you connect to your TW ISP? Just a Cable modem of some sort, > or is there a Router involved somewhere? It makes a whole world of > difference If you read the rest of the thread you'll see that that the problem was solve

Re: Access to Time Warner cable network

2012-04-02 Thread Dave
On 1 Apr 2012 at 19:05, Jerry wrote: > On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:50:42 +1000 > Da Rock articulated: > > > Given that the other tech in question asked me to help him, and he > > is a Winblows nut like yourself, I think this premise can be > > dismissed out of hand. I won't even bother to qualify the r

Re: Access to Time Warner cable network

2012-04-02 Thread Dave
On 1 Apr 2012 at 10:21, Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, > > On Sunday 01 April 2012 08:57:00 Da Rock wrote: > > > > > > Did they come to your location and run a test to their equipment? > > > My neighbor had a recent cable outage of an existing cable on our > > > block that was too low and a moving

Re: Printer recommendation please

2012-04-02 Thread Polytropon
On Mon, 2 Apr 2012 07:33:03 -0400, Jerry wrote: > Obviously you are not aware of the latest trend towards the movement to > standardize PDF as the standard print format. I would recommend you > start by reading the documentation located at: >

Re: Printer recommendation please

2012-04-02 Thread Jerry
On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:09:07 -0700 per...@pluto.rain.com articulated: > Polytropon wrote: > > > On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:01:43 -0700, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: > > > I personally don't trust wireless, because it's well nigh > > > impossible to truly secure it. > > > > In that case, one should a

Re: Printer recommendation please

2012-04-02 Thread Da Rock
On 04/03/12 01:09, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: Polytropon wrote: On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:01:43 -0700, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: I personally don't trust wireless, because it's well nigh impossible to truly secure it. In that case, one should also pay attention to secure the printer. Wait

Re: FreeBSD Security in Multiuser Environments

2012-04-02 Thread Da Rock
On 04/02/12 17:48, Ian Smith wrote: In freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 408, Issue 10, Message: 5 On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:05:00 +0700 Erich Dollansky wrote: > On Saturday 31 March 2012 20:26:14 Julian H. Stacey wrote: [..] > > Da Rock wrote: > > > On 03/31/12 17:46, Julian H. Stacey wro

Re: Printer recommendation please

2012-04-02 Thread perryh
Polytropon wrote: > On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:01:43 -0700, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: > > I personally don't trust wireless, because it's well nigh > > impossible to truly secure it. > > In that case, one should also pay attention to secure the > printer. Wait - secure the printer? What am I talki

Re: FreeBSD Security in Multiuser Environments

2012-04-02 Thread Ian Smith
In freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 408, Issue 10, Message: 5 On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:05:00 +0700 Erich Dollansky wrote: > On Saturday 31 March 2012 20:26:14 Julian H. Stacey wrote: [..] > > Da Rock wrote: > > > On 03/31/12 17:46, Julian H. Stacey wrote: [..] > > > > schu...@ime.usp.br wrote: >