Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Serial adapter

2009-08-28 Thread Matthew Macdonald-Wallace
Ken Adams wrote: > I am using 9.04 on my Acer Aspire 1690. I have purchased a USB-RS232 > serial converter. dmesg shows this... > > [17460.779196] USB Serial support registered for pl2303 > [17460.779234] pl2303 3-2:1.0: pl2303 converter detected > [17460.791352] usb 3-2: pl2303 converter now attac

[ubuntu-uk] USB Serial adapter

2009-08-28 Thread Ken Adams
I am using 9.04 on my Acer Aspire 1690. I have purchased a USB-RS232 serial converter. dmesg shows this... [17460.779196] USB Serial support registered for pl2303 [17460.779234] pl2303 3-2:1.0: pl2303 converter detected [17460.791352] usb 3-2: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0 [17460.791381

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Virus/Firewall protection.....

2009-08-28 Thread Sean Miller
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 11:06 PM, jakewc2 wrote: > Ah, I understand what uyou mean bow. I do log in but I have to use sudo to > anything, which means I have to enter a pasword. So I am doing the right > things there. The key is that you have to re-enter your password... therefore you are far more

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Virus/Firewall protection.....

2009-08-28 Thread jakewc2
Ah, I understand what uyou mean bow. I do log in but I have to use sudo to anything, which means I have to enter a pasword. So I am doing the right things there. Thank you for writing that, it has put my mind at rest. John. ps, just out of a matter of interest, since beginning to sue the Termina

[ubuntu-uk] Fake Linus Torvalds

2009-08-28 Thread Daniel Drummond
Not sure if you' ve seen this, but I just came across it, and it tickled me. http://www.linux.com/fakelinustorvalds Dan -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Printing problem

2009-08-28 Thread David King
They are all set to A4. If I try to print something that is set to silly US Letter size, the printer does not print anything unless I adjust a lever at the back. The problem I have is that the printout does not come out until another page or document is sent to the printer, and then the first o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Virus/Firewall protection.....

2009-08-28 Thread Alan Bell
John Matthews wrote: > Hi Alan, > > thank you for the e-mail, those two urls are really useful. I did check > on both, dont much understand what it has to say, but I do know now that > I seem to be secure, and I can make it eve more secure if I want it. > > I only asked, because I have a program

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Virus/Firewall protection.....

2009-08-28 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 28/08/09 13:21, John Matthews wrote: > Hi Alan, > > thank you for the e-mail, those two urls are really useful. I did check > on both, dont much understand what it has to say, but I do know now that > I seem to be secure, and I can make it eve more secure if I want it. > > I only asked, because

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Virus/Firewall protection.....

2009-08-28 Thread John Matthews
Hi Alan, thank you for the e-mail, those two urls are really useful. I did check on both, dont much understand what it has to say, but I do know now that I seem to be secure, and I can make it eve more secure if I want it. I only asked, because I have a program on windows, that suddenly appear

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Virus/Firewall protection.....

2009-08-28 Thread Alan Bell
John Matthews wrote: > I wonder if somebody can hep. I dont have any firewall or virus > protection on my ubuntu partitions. I am a little bit concerned about > this. I did install one Called Firestarter, which messed up everything, > and I had to uninstall it. I just couldnt get around the fire

[ubuntu-uk] Virus/Firewall protection.....

2009-08-28 Thread John Matthews
I wonder if somebody can hep. I dont have any firewall or virus protection on my ubuntu partitions. I am a little bit concerned about this. I did install one Called Firestarter, which messed up everything, and I had to uninstall it. I just couldnt get around the firewall. I know it was my fault