Have you checked to see if there is any unused municipal dark fiber?
In some areas there may be fiber owned by the city/state/county that is not being used.
It might be possible to get the rights to some of that fiber if your company has any relationship with the local govt... If not, a good alternative might be to dedicate a vlan and ports on your switch to have for example a library located at each location interconnected. You essentially would be providing the backbone hardware for the library / local city office...
Something like that might seem useless at first; but it is important for gui developers to
1- Follow a standard for the type of application or OS
2- Make sure that the choice selected does is not a problem when taken into context either locally or when transelated. {example: in US english close,exit,quit all have very similar meanings and usually can be interchanged. That is not so for other languages, or even in some other countries...
When people ask what is the difference between windows, gnome, and KDE, it is usually in the subtle things like how "close" and "minimise" act.
This is also one of the major reasons why mac users love their OS. Usually mac developers follow the quidelines for the mac gui very closely making the overall feel that the interface gives seem much more "stable"; much more "user friendly"....
Not having tried this particular kernel, I did have the same issue when a download was not correct... so are you using the same file; did you verify the md5sum? if the downloaded file is corrupt, it CAN cause errors, including an EOF error...
I have been looking for, but cant find the right cell phone that
1- Does NOT have a camera.
I access several federal buildings and others for work that do NOT allow cameras or camera phones.
2- Bluetooth enabled
Im in a city that is about to have MUCH stricter enforcement of cell phone/driving. They are already pulling ppl for having screens visible to the driver.
3- The ability to sync the phonebook with multiple platforms (Work: Outlook, Home: Evolution); preferably via bluetooth.
4- Supports multiple NAMs (multiple phone numbers or even providers associated with the phone).. Those are already avail in some locations. Allows me to carry ONE phone for both personal and buisness use.
IMHO on an XP machine, if given the option of adding 100 or less mhz or 256mb ram [all other things kept the same], GO WITH THE RAM.. for the same price....
XP on anything less than 256mb ram is unusable. 512mb ram is the least needed for comfortable system use.
When ATX cases first came out for the general public, several manufacturers had to have little instructions on the back power switch vs the front power switch/sleep mode/4 second off since they were getting so many support calls on the issue....
"Make sure that the Web site uses Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) and check the name of the server before you type any sensitive information. [....] By checking the name on the digital certificate user for SSL/TLS, you can verify the name of the server that provides the page that you are viewing. [...] double-click the lock icon, and then check the name that appears next to Issued to. If the Web site does not use SSL/TLS, do not send any personal or sensitive information to the site. If the name that appears next to Issued to is different from the name of the site that you thought provides the page that you are viewing, close the browser to leave the site"
What they are not addressing is the "man in the middle" spoofs that are able to intercept SSL traffic. Most users would click through the "warnings" that the browsers give. Dont believe me, look at what the latest version of cain can do.
This is exactly whay the DOJ failed its mission wrt the Microsoft suit.
Microsofts argument was that the browser and the operating system are so tightly integrated it would be very difficult to separate the two....
The states argument was that the way things were integrated made it very difficult for competetors to survive since most users would use whats bundled with the OS not realizing that there were alternatives. (or as a result of the "unsupported product *1" fears)
to add to the "what came with the computer thingie"... one of my biggest pet peeves are the companies that include "trial" versions of virus protection. Many users dont realize that after the 15/30/60 day trial, their machine is no longer "protected". Bundled virus protection should be the full version or at least valid for as long as the warrenty of the machine is valid..
--
*1- I know of at least one ehem... "consultant" that prays on those fears by using tactics such as "By using a non microsoft product we cannot support the product/ there will be no support if the product fails or is incompatible with our application"... --
Interestingly, some stores did not use the information because they felt it violated the customer's privacy
BS!... What probably happened was that the lawyers got the list of the people that MAY be affected by the issue and decided that it would be cheaper to pay "real" claims as they come in rather than lose customers and invite "frivolous" litigation due to a possible scare.
With the NIST releasing their new report; is there a "third party" agency that is doing any independant review of the suggestions in these reports/guides released by certain US govt agencies?
The best example is the linksys LNE100TX network card...
The manufacturers keep the same product number/upc code, but the product is different. There are at least 7 different versions of the card using at least 4 different drivers/chipsets.
The only way to tell the cards apart is to reference the web page and to look at the card physically. On some boxes they now have a stuck on label that says "version" and the card version... but the model name is the same....
3. You get placed on a list of "Crackers" that the company will point to when they get breached for real and have to "defend" themselves/image/losses to their existing customers.
What they are realizing is that many of their customers are already starting to do just that. (switch to Linux only or *bsd or something non-SCO that is not tainted by the lawsuits)... It has gotten bad enough that some are also entertaining the thought of switching to M$ servers.
I once got into trouble when a local ISP got hacked.
The problem is that I had been doing some testing (back in the good ol days... in 1997) for the ISP since I "thought" I knew the System Admin and the owner; both of whom gave verbal permission to do so {and let them know of anything interesting}
The problem was that they got hacked using the same method(s) that I had told them were possible. Four months later someone else found the holes and exploited them. Since the info was not public, and I had the knowledge (and supposedly opportunity) I got blamed for it...
So... ALWAYS get it in writing; with witnesses....
could it be that it was removing patches that have been superceeded by newer patches or are known (by them) to cause problems? There is also the little issue of how some worms have also been known to install their own versions of patches; or put some items into the registry in such a way that SUS really cant tell if its the worm or really installed.. thus the uninstall/reissue of some of the patches.....
nope.... but there was something called UUCP that was usable with sendmail. The UUCP links were not always up all the time. They were also used for sites that had not direct links (24hr) to the internet. It was also possible to route/send mail based on "cheap rate" times or via cheaper links.. so sendmail held the mail till it was possible to send it....
They left https open because https proxies do not work well; and using https proxies defeats the security model {in some cases https proxies are sometimes detected as "man in the middle" attacks}.
The other thing that some users may forget is that by using the ISP mail server as a smarthost [or the universitys mail server, etc] is that the mail server may have special/specific mail routing rules that only take effect to/from certain machines...
Perfect example:
I know of an ISP and a.edu that had an agreement for all email traffic to go through a dedicated link (only email traffic was routed through this link) since at the time more than 60% of the email traffic was between the two sites which were physically less than a mile apart. They setup a dedicated T1 circuit between the sites for email destined to each other to reduce the load on the external links for other traffic.
{The.edu had a link through the parent.edu school system, the ISP had a link through its own commercial means}
I have had problems playing tapes recorded on a sharp VCR using a Sony VCR.. (tracking would never sync). Tried 3 different Sony VCRs (wanted a sony to match existing devices). Finally went with another Sharp. [tried other brands as well that were able to play the Sharp recorded tape as well... but none looked as sleek as the Sharp or the Sony]
thats why most modern home "routers" (pat devices) have mac address cloning....
If your router is a linux box, then lookup ifconfig's options (or the docs for the sysconfig ifup entries on how to set a mac address automatically on ditros like redhat)
I am in a similar situation... Even though I am pro GPL, my omly problem is that for personal reasons, I want to specifically restict my work/software/access to my systems/networks from small group only but allow everyone else access to it. {some that may fall into the group can be specifically allowed access on a case by case scenario}
the memebrs are 1- WTAMU.EDU students and staff 2- ARN.NET staff and Customers 3- SCO 4- [certain unnamed people; about 4]
Short of hiring a lawyer to draft one up, I cant find one suitable....
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Have you checked to see if there is any unused municipal dark fiber?
In some areas there may be fiber owned by the city/state/county that is not being used.
It might be possible to get the rights to some of that fiber if your company has any relationship with the local govt... If not, a good alternative might be to dedicate a vlan and ports on your switch to have for example a library located at each location interconnected. You essentially would be providing the backbone hardware for the library / local city office...
Thats not so much out of the ordinary.
Something like that might seem useless at first; but it is important for gui developers to
1- Follow a standard for the type of application or OS
2- Make sure that the choice selected does is not a problem when taken into context either locally or when transelated. {example: in US english close,exit,quit all have very similar meanings and usually can be interchanged. That is not so for other languages, or even in some other countries...
To show how non trivial that item is, when writing a gnome app, did you know that when each should be used has already been defined in the GNOME Human Interface Guidelines? Specifically table 4.5 in the standard menus section.
When people ask what is the difference between windows, gnome, and KDE, it is usually in the subtle things like how "close" and "minimise" act.
This is also one of the major reasons why mac users love their OS. Usually mac developers follow the quidelines for the mac gui very closely making the overall feel that the interface gives seem much more "stable"; much more "user friendly"....
Not having tried this particular kernel, I did have the same issue when a download was not correct... so are you using the same file; did you verify the md5sum? if the downloaded file is corrupt, it CAN cause errors, including an EOF error...
I am also in the same situation. [sort of :-)]
I have been looking for, but cant find the right cell phone that
1- Does NOT have a camera.
I access several federal buildings and others for work that do NOT allow cameras or camera phones.
2- Bluetooth enabled
Im in a city that is about to have MUCH stricter enforcement of cell phone/driving. They are already pulling ppl for having screens visible to the driver.
3- The ability to sync the phonebook with multiple platforms (Work: Outlook, Home: Evolution); preferably via bluetooth.
4- Supports multiple NAMs
(multiple phone numbers or even providers associated with the phone).. Those are already avail in some locations. Allows me to carry ONE phone for both personal and buisness use.
For me probably around 1996.
I also remember using archie and veronica extensively.
For the young pups, archie was a "text based" FTP search engine. Veronica was a "text based" gopher search engine.
IMHO on an XP machine, if given the option of adding 100 or less mhz or 256mb ram [all other things kept the same], GO WITH THE RAM.. for the same price....
XP on anything less than 256mb ram is unusable. 512mb ram is the least needed for comfortable system use.
um...
When ATX cases first came out for the general public, several manufacturers had to have little instructions on the back power switch vs the front power switch/sleep mode/4 second off since they were getting so many support calls on the issue....
"Make sure that the Web site uses Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) and check the name of the server before you type any sensitive information. [....] By checking the name on the digital certificate user for SSL/TLS, you can verify the name of the server that provides the page that you are viewing. [...] double-click the lock icon, and then check the name that appears next to Issued to. If the Web site does not use SSL/TLS, do not send any personal or sensitive information to the site. If the name that appears next to Issued to is different from the name of the site that you thought provides the page that you are viewing, close the browser to leave the site"
What they are not addressing is the "man in the middle" spoofs that are able to intercept SSL traffic. Most users would click through the "warnings" that the browsers give. Dont believe me, look at what the latest version of cain can do.
This is exactly whay the DOJ failed its mission wrt the Microsoft suit.
Microsofts argument was that the browser and the operating system are so tightly integrated it would be very difficult to separate the two....
The states argument was that the way things were integrated made it very difficult for competetors to survive since most users would use whats bundled with the OS not realizing that there were alternatives. (or as a result of the "unsupported product *1" fears)
to add to the "what came with the computer thingie"... one of my biggest pet peeves are the companies that include "trial" versions of virus protection. Many users dont realize that after the 15/30/60 day trial, their machine is no longer "protected". Bundled virus protection should be the full version or at least valid for as long as the warrenty of the machine is valid..
--
*1- I know of at least one ehem... "consultant" that prays on those fears by using tactics such as "By using a non microsoft product we cannot support the product/ there will be no support if the product fails or is incompatible with our application"...
--
Interestingly, some stores did not use the information because they felt it violated the customer's privacy
BS!... What probably happened was that the lawyers got the list of the people that MAY be affected by the issue and decided that it would be cheaper to pay "real" claims as they come in rather than lose customers and invite "frivolous" litigation due to a possible scare.
With the NIST releasing their new report; is there a "third party" agency that is doing any independant review of the suggestions in these reports/guides released by certain US govt agencies?
The ones that really interests me are the "Security Recommendation Guides" supposedly by that "Three Letter Agency"
depends on the course....
If the paper was written by you, then it is NOT plagarism.
The question is if the course requires that the material be written FOR the course / within a certain timeline....
speaking of logs... It would be interesting to see of they can find out KISS's ip range and grep their logs for download activity from KISS.....
done all the time by network companies...
The best example is the linksys LNE100TX network card...
The manufacturers keep the same product number/upc code, but the product is different. There are at least 7 different versions of the card using at least 4 different drivers/chipsets.
The only way to tell the cards apart is to reference the web page and to look at the card physically. On some boxes they now have a stuck on label that says "version" and the card version... but the model name is the same....
3. You get placed on a list of "Crackers" that the company will point to when they get breached for real and have to "defend" themselves/image/losses to their existing customers.
What they are realizing is that many of their customers are already starting to do just that. (switch to Linux only or *bsd or something non-SCO that is not tainted by the lawsuits)... It has gotten bad enough that some are also entertaining the thought of switching to M$ servers.
Yup...
always get it in writing...
I once got into trouble when a local ISP got hacked.
The problem is that I had been doing some testing (back in the good ol days... in 1997) for the ISP since I "thought" I knew the System Admin and the owner; both of whom gave verbal permission to do so {and let them know of anything interesting}
The problem was that they got hacked using the same method(s) that I had told them were possible. Four months later someone else found the holes and exploited them. Since the info was not public, and I had the knowledge (and supposedly opportunity) I got blamed for it...
So... ALWAYS get it in writing; with witnesses....
guess what... they have "looked closer" are people who buy lare quanteties of baggies through "store card" records....
could it be that it was removing patches that have been superceeded by newer patches or are known (by them) to cause problems?
There is also the little issue of how some worms have also been known to install their own versions of patches; or put some items into the registry in such a way that SUS really cant tell if its the worm or really installed.. thus the uninstall/reissue of some of the patches.....
nope.... but there was something called UUCP that was usable with sendmail. The UUCP links were not always up all the time. They were also used for sites that had not direct links (24hr) to the internet. It was also possible to route/send mail based on "cheap rate" times or via cheaper links.. so sendmail held the mail till it was possible to send it....
They left https open because https proxies do not work well; and using https proxies defeats the security model {in some cases https proxies are sometimes detected as "man in the middle" attacks}.
The other thing that some users may forget is that by using the ISP mail server as a smarthost [or the universitys mail server, etc] is that the mail server may have special/specific mail routing rules that only take effect to/from certain machines...
.edu that had an agreement for all email traffic to go through a dedicated link (only email traffic was routed through this link) since at the time more than 60% of the email traffic was between the two sites which were physically less than a mile apart. They setup a dedicated T1 circuit between the sites for email destined to each other to reduce the load on the external links for other traffic.
.edu had a link through the parent .edu school system, the ISP had a link through its own commercial means}
Perfect example:
I know of an ISP and a
{The
funny you should mention this...
I have had problems playing tapes recorded on a sharp VCR using a Sony VCR.. (tracking would never sync). Tried 3 different Sony VCRs (wanted a sony to match existing devices). Finally went with another Sharp. [tried other brands as well that were able to play the Sharp recorded tape as well... but none looked as sleek as the Sharp or the Sony]
thats why most modern home "routers" (pat devices) have mac address cloning....
If your router is a linux box, then lookup ifconfig's options (or the docs for the sysconfig ifup entries on how to set a mac address automatically on ditros like redhat)
I am in a similar situation... Even though I am pro GPL, my omly problem is that for personal reasons, I want to specifically restict my work/software/access to my systems/networks from small group only but allow everyone else access to it. {some that may fall into the group can be specifically allowed access on a case by case scenario}
the memebrs are
1- WTAMU.EDU students and staff
2- ARN.NET staff and Customers
3- SCO
4- [certain unnamed people; about 4]
Short of hiring a lawyer to draft one up, I cant find one suitable....