Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server

2009-04-05 Thread Stephen Hildrey
Ian Pascoe wrote: > Gents > > So I take it then that for a Server installation the recommendation is to go > into the back of those cupboards and find that CD drive. Oh well, > it's chucking it down outside and I suppose that's a better use of time than > surfing. Hi Ian, You use unetbootin to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server

2009-04-04 Thread Stephen Hildrey
Matthew Daubney wrote: > Forgot to say, unetbootin is your friend, big time. It makes USB boot > drives from cdimages. It's in the repos Seconding unetbootin. It also works on Windows, which has been a lifesaver on several occasions in the past! :) Steve -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IRC - does not connect

2008-08-01 Thread Stephen Hildrey
Mac wrote: > Stephen Hildrey wrote: > >> Does your ISP block port 6667? Can you connect to chat.freenode.net:6667 >> (e.g. telnet chat.freenode.net 6667)? > > If I do telnet chat.freenode.net 6667 > > I get only > > Trying 216.155.130.130... > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IRC - does not connect

2008-08-01 Thread Stephen Hildrey
Mac wrote: > Mac wrote: >> I thought I'd have a go with IRC. I've set up an account in >> Xchat-gnome, but it does not make the connection. All I get is >> >> Looking up irc.ubuntu.com.. >> Connecting to chat.freenode.net (209.177.146.34) port 6667.. >> >> and then it just hangs. I get the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Online banking

2008-06-05 Thread Stephen Hildrey
keith wrote: > I've just upgraded to Hardy Heron and tried to access my online Natwest Bank > page, only to be confronted with a message telling me that my browser > (Firefox 3) is not acceptable. I have spoken to the bank's online banking > department and I might just as well have been speakin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH question

2008-01-12 Thread Stephen Hildrey
Tom Bamford wrote: > I don't bother changing the server port for sshd, it's security > through obscurity. There's nothing wrong with using obscurity to achieve enhanced defence in depth; running ssh on a non-standard port raises the bar enough to thwart most automated, background noise brute-force

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A question for sysadmins

2008-01-08 Thread Stephen Hildrey
Chris Rowson wrote: > Hello, > > I've got a question about server backups. > > Scenario: You want to perform a daily backup of a web server content > at /var/www/ to a mounted device at /media/netbackup. > > To do this you run a daily job as follows: > > tar cpf /media/netbackup/fullbackup-`dat

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sourcing Components

2007-11-18 Thread Stephen Hildrey
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: > On Sat, 2007-11-17 at 19:42 +0000, Stephen Hildrey wrote: >> Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm trying to source the following: >>> >>> ADSL PCI/PCI-e Modem >>> PCI/PCI-e

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sourcing Components

2007-11-17 Thread Stephen Hildrey
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm trying to source the following: > > ADSL PCI/PCI-e Modem > PCI/PCI-e FXO/FXS card > > I would like to avoid eBay if I can, Dabs don't seem to have any, nor do > novatech or eBuyer - any ideas, or do I have to ship them in from the > US? Froogle