RE: Why not GNU cmp?

2008-09-25 Thread Bob McConnell
. * The freedom to improve the program and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits (freedom 3). Access to the source code is a precondition. For example, Microsoft uses many of the TCP applications and drivers from BSD, but will

RE: uptime 2 years!

2008-10-09 Thread Bob McConnell
up against that limit. He decided that forever is 30 years and wondered why QA got an error when they tried to set a schedule end date with it. No, we don't use any 64 bit OS, yet. Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://l

RE: Firewall and FreeBSD ports

2008-10-13 Thread Bob McConnell
wall so that while there is an active outgoing connection on port 21, allow any incoming connections from the same IP address? Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

RE: man -t odd page size

2008-10-23 Thread Bob McConnell
nly have letter sized paper. I have yet to see a single box of A4 or any other ISO size. Sure, my printers can handle A4, but where can I buy a couple reams of it? Bob McConnell Ithaca, NY ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.free

RE: man -t odd page size

2008-10-23 Thread Bob McConnell
From: Jon Radel >Bob McConnell wrote: >> On Behalf Of Al Plant >>> Valentin Bud wrote: >>>> hello, >>>> what do you know about this site: http://www.metricamerica.com/. >>>> i don't remember where i have read that America is going to appl

RE: DHCP server

2008-10-24 Thread Bob McConnell
> I might be the server. > > Can I diagnose this any further? Set up Wireshark to capture the UDP packets. Compare a successful assignment with the unsuccessful variations. See which side stops responding in each conversation and troubleshoot that e

RE: DHCP and MAC addresses

2008-10-27 Thread Bob McConnell
Slackware Linux. It is a combined DNS/DHCP server that works well on small private networks. I don't know if it runs on BSD. Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To

RE: Broken quoting (was Re: XFCE4)

2008-11-03 Thread Bob McConnell
"-Original Message-", is the clue that he is using the Microsoft client. That is its standard separator for all replies. Yes, it is a major pain. I really do prefer Thunderbird. Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

RE: Is KDE4 usable on FreeBSD?

2008-11-03 Thread Bob McConnell
just so he can use it, with MS-Windows running in a VM. But it can only be run on overpriced hardware available from a single supplier. Until there are multiple sources, I don't consider it worth evaluating. Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freeb

RE: garmin forerunner 305

2008-11-04 Thread Bob McConnell
them with all of the details, what you found, what didn't work, what you modified and the final results. If you have traces or data captures, they may want to see them. They can't fix problems they don't understand. If they don't have access to that hardware, or something si

RE: Unable to mount / in read - write mode

2008-11-05 Thread Bob McConnell
a network boot and install? Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

RE: Question on creating a video server

2008-11-11 Thread Bob McConnell
a handful of web pages with full access to the scheduler. There is also an option for an IR remote control. The PVR-350 can output to a standard analog TV if you don't like the smaller computer display. There is a separate antenna input for FM radio. I haven

RE: Release schedules

2008-11-12 Thread Bob McConnell
id by some company or consortium just to maintain various portions of the system. But until that day comes, we have to allow the maintainers some slack in this and other issues. Patience is a virtue, Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org

RE: Server Freezing Solid

2008-11-12 Thread Bob McConnell
my > existing ones last forever? Well, if you actually used them once in a while, and even did something she found useful, they wouldn't last so long and she wouldn't complain so loudly (B^). Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org maili

RE: [OT] printing question

2008-11-18 Thread Bob McConnell
ges. We expect the overall cost to be significantly less than a DeskJet with all of the refills it would eat. I suspect we will have covered the difference in the printer prices before we burn through the 700 pages the original cartridges should provide. Plus the pages don't smear when we ha

RE: FreeBSD and hardware??

2008-12-01 Thread Bob McConnell
27;s ease of use on the GUI. I believe the best way to attack that problem is to find a new paradigm to replace the desktop, which is not a great interface model to begin with. Bob McConnell If a messy desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is an empty desk the sign of?

RE: FreeBSD and hardware??

2008-12-02 Thread Bob McConnell
On Behalf Of Chad Perrin > On Mon, Dec 01, 2008 at 01:25:24PM -0500, Bob McConnell wrote: >> On Behalf Of Chad Perrin >> >> On the other hand, both Unix and Linux have a long way to go before they >> can match Microsoft's ease of use on the GUI. I believe the best

Unable to talk to tap(4)

2008-05-14 Thread Bob McConnell
hat will emulate a few hundred embedded devices, each opening a socket directly to a server, which currently resides in another VM session on the host only network. This setup, coupled with real devices on the external network should give us a much more realistic environment for stress testing our syste

RE: Unable to talk to tap(4)

2008-05-15 Thread Bob McConnell
r bridged onto a real Ethernet segment. I am using IPFW >> with DummyNet to inject some measure of reality into this system. >> >> This is the beginnings of a test bench for several commercial >> applications. My goal, once I get this device working, is to write an >> application for tap(4) that will emulate a few hundred embedded devices, >> each opening a socket directly to a server, which currently resides in >> another VM session on the host only network. This setup, coupled with >> real devices on the external network should give us a much more >> realistic environment for stress testing our systems. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

RE: Unable to talk to tap(4)

2008-05-15 Thread Bob McConnell
From: Bob McConnell >From: Wojciech Puchar >>> >>> The basic setup sequence is: >>> >>> ifconfig tap0 create >>> ifconfig tap0 inet 10.3.4.254/24 >>> route -v add 10.3.4.0/24 10.3.4.254 >> >> ifconfig tap0 up >> >&

RE: time drift

2008-05-15 Thread Bob McConnell
drift usually gets worse as the hardware ages. I believe you are also looking at the software clock, not the hardware clock. The latter may be a little more accurate, since the former may be slowed down by interrupts and software that disables them. Install ntpd and let it adjust the clock for you.

RE: Unable to talk to tap(4)

2008-05-16 Thread Bob McConnell
x or pointer between threads, usually through a mailbox or message queue. It's a simple trick for message passing that I picked up years ago while using the CTASK and XINU kernels. Thanks for all the help, Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd

RE: Slightly OT - steaming data server software?

2008-05-21 Thread Bob McConnell
ybody know of code that does this? > (and yes I know sending the messages as individual udp packets would be > easier - I'm already doing that internally but it doesn't work for > opening up the data stream to the public). Already bee

RE: FreeBSD based router ...

2008-05-28 Thread Bob McConnell
From: Robert Huff > Bob McConnell writes: > >> >>> define what "enterprise level router" is >> >> >> >> Something that doesn't say 'Vista capable' on the box? >> > >> > so get 486, 16MB RAM, needed am

RE: FreeBSD based router ...

2008-05-28 Thread Bob McConnell
needed for full 100Mb/s capability) Finding a box with that enough PCI slots might be problematic. Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

RE: FreeBSD based router ...

2008-05-28 Thread Bob McConnell
need that many Ethernet ports, but I do need most of those PCI slots. I was unable to locate a box with more than four slots and a warranty that was acceptable to our Production group. I'm still not sure about the warranty or that we can buy it in a case with power supply. But at least I have

RE: External USB disk won't mount

2008-05-29 Thread Bob McConnell
complaint to the group that owns the genuine seal, and possibly one to your local consumer rights advocate. Good luck, Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe,

Looking for message queue documentation

2008-05-30 Thread Bob McConnell
I see in the release notes for 7.0 that experimental support for POSIX message queues has been added. Where can I find information on what functions are available and how they differ from the POSIX descriptions? I would like to use them for inter-thread message passing. Thank you, Bob McConnell

RE: VPN (IPSEC)

2008-06-02 Thread Bob McConnell
w to set >> it up, I'm some what strangeling if my setup will work at all. >> IIRC, IPSEC cannot work through a NAT connection. NAT changes header fields that IPSEC uses for packet authentication. So the receiver cannot validate the content of the modified header. Bob McConnel

RE: outbound serial modem now times out or drops connection

2008-06-06 Thread Bob McConnell
; Any suggestions for possible causes or further troubleshooting > approaches are appreciated. Does that modem support Unimodem Diagnostics? What do you get from a '#UD' command right after the failed connection attempt? Bob McConnell ___ free

RE: outbound serial modem now times out or drops connection

2008-06-06 Thread Bob McConnell
nswering system to start that conversation. The NO CARRIER message suggests that the other end dropped the connection, or hung up on you instead of sending the opening message. That should be worth filing a trouble report. Is it possible that those serial ports have been disabled, or that pro

RE: Whine when EHCI controller enabled in BIOS

2008-06-09 Thread Bob McConnell
ke it's about to take off. One of the device probes during startup could be sending what appears to be a full speed command to the fan controller. Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

RE: Whine when EHCI controller enabled in BIOS

2008-06-09 Thread Bob McConnell
frequencies. > > -cpghost. No legends here. The horizontal sweep frequency for televisions in the US is 17,500 Hz. Many people could hear that whistle from cheap flyback transformers. Other devices would buzz, hum or rattle when they resonated with EM fields. Occasionally they can be heard by h

RE: what ype of app? port of "*free*"-service app?

2008-06-10 Thread Bob McConnell
ation. > [for now, the URL would not be published.] Have you looked at any wiki software? I have Dokuwiki running on an Apache server here at the office as an idea and collaboration incubator. There were over 1100 pages created on it the first year. It's all written in PHP and was quite s

Problems opening mail on this list

2008-06-10 Thread Bob McConnell
I have gotten several messages on this list from an Andrew Barry which Lookout cannot open. The error message is "Can't open this item. Your Digital ID name can not be found by the underlying security system." Can anyone tell me what is causing this? Thank you,

RE: Problems opening mail on this list

2008-06-10 Thread Bob McConnell
your messages, so their SPAM filter appears to be blocking you. Bob McConnell -Original Message- From: Andrew Berry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 11:50 AM To: Bob McConnell Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems opening mail on this list On 10-Jun

RE: Problems opening mail on this list

2008-06-11 Thread Bob McConnell
Paul, The message you sent right after this one produced the same error in Outlook as Andrew's. Bob McConnell -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Schmehl Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 6:35 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subjec

RE: what ype of app? port of "*free*"-service app?

2008-06-11 Thread Bob McConnell
From: Gary Kline > On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 08:08:11AM -0400, Bob McConnell wrote: > > On Behalf Of Gary Kline: > > > > > > This is a bit hard to figure out how to phrase, so please bear > > > with me. I want to put-back a BBS/forum type app somewhere on

RE: Problems opening mail on this list

2008-06-11 Thread Bob McConnell
onse to your earlier message, I do not have control over which mail agent I use. That is dictated by the company's IT group. It may soon be further downgraded to Office 2007, if the rumors I hear are correct. Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd

RE: k3b not detecting my burner

2008-06-25 Thread Bob McConnell
disk burner software packages only work with SCSI devices. They require a SCSI translator for ATA/IDE drives. Is there a SCSI emulation option available for your SATA drives. Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists

RE: filesystem information

2008-07-01 Thread Bob McConnell
nd, I thought this was one of the problems that journal led file systems were invented to solve. Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

RE: Why would it make such a difference to move mysqld to anothermachine?

2008-07-07 Thread Bob McConnell
defragmenting?) the files and reordering some tables to more closely match their indexes? Would this reduce the response time on the new server, at least until a significant amount of additional data was added that reverses these effects? Thank you, Bob McConnell __

RE: [OT ? ] getting stats out of network capture

2008-07-25 Thread Bob McConnell
traffic Wireshark can capture is what is left after every other process has received theirs. Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

RE: pci compliance

2008-07-28 Thread Bob McConnell
on tester's handbook" and make sure u > pass all the tests in the book and u should be ok How intense depends on which PCI level you are aiming for and which services you will have running on that server. We have completed level 3 for our hosted web servers and fi

Thread safe library references

2008-07-31 Thread Bob McConnell
Where can I find an authoritative list of libraries and functions that are thread safe? I am using FreeBSD 7.0 RELEASE, and none of the documentation I have been able to get my eyes on even mention threads. Thank you, Bob McConnell ___ freebsd

RE: Max. number of opened files, efficiency

2008-08-13 Thread Bob McConnell
indows. Some can be adjusted by adding or changing registry values and rebooting. Others can only be modified by changing constants and recompiling. Your best bet to find which this is would be to do a search on MSDN. Or, if you have an MCSE from the early years, he might be able to look it up for

RE: IPsec with NAT-T in transport mode dropping all packets?

2008-08-19 Thread Bob McConnell
designed so that it could not work through either NAT or proxy firewalls. Both schemes change header fields that are considered immutable by IPSEC. So it breaks a checksum. Wouldn't it be better to set up SSH tunnels or a secure VPN? Bob McConnell ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

RE: Is the list getting my e-mails?

2008-08-22 Thread Bob McConnell
n addition, there are too many people and listserves involved, so it is not manageable. Bob McConnell -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gonzalo Nemmi Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 12:36 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is the li

RE: which gray is best for print?

2008-09-04 Thread Bob McConnell
ook at, read up on. W3Schools has some color charts at <http://www.w3schools.com/default.asp> that could be useful. They built a chart that shows which colors most browsers can understand. They also have some grey scale charts at the end of their advanced HTML tutorial. Bob McConnell ___