I got given one of these the other day... its a nice A3 sized dot matrix printer... good quality also... though I found XP doesn't support it either. Oh well, I got it connected to a freebsd boxen now which is running as a print server.
Most likely... I'm a dying nerd who loves low end hardware... infact I get a kick out of how much I can do on a 200mhz or below (as low as a 386, I have 4 of them on my lan:-D). Windows XP I find unsuitable for every computer of mine, except 2. One of those I don't actually own either... but it seems to run 40 or so SecureCRT windows on a dual p3 800 w/ 512mb ram alright...
Note, I'm a freebsd nerd, though I use windows for workstation purposes.
For those having problems connecting to CNN.com, just a hint. asia.cnn.com. Its what us Australians are suppost to look at, even though it isn't hosted in Australia (its in the same place as www.cnn.com), except the only difference is it seems to be responding and able to handle traffic. And yes, that page lists all the world storys.
When the world is at the time we are in, this discovery doesn't go down well. Why? Because too many people are filled with hate towards the arab community, when we should not focusing racist hate towards an entire region of people, but an entire group of people (terrorists).
But, I do find this discovery very interesting as I continue to follow a great interest in astronomy, and I'm wondering if there are any effects on the Accretion theory. This is a rather intereresting theory about how our solar system formed... what I find interesting is meteors of that size striking the Earth not so long into the past. Only time will tell as theorys develop and are proven & disproven.
Yes, IPv6 does include encryption. And, it is on by default. All communications are encrypted. Though, IPv6 isn't to widely used yet. But I'm sure if there were an IPv6 napster compatable server (and client for that matter), it would most likely be used alot by people with AUP's that dont allow them to download mp3's, etc. You will also probably want to have a read of either IPv6.org and 6bone.net.
But If O@H really want to stop bandwidth hogs, why the hell dont they just lower their download limits. Preferably just stick a cap, instead of the netstat idea that changes all the time.
DESCRIPTION
ipsec is a security protocol in Internet Protocol layer. ipsec is defined for both IPv4 and IPv6 (inet(4) and inet6(4)). ipsec consists of two sub-protocols, namely ESP (encapsulated security payload) and AH (authentication header). ESP protects IP payload from wire-tapping by encrypting it by secret key cryptography algorithms. AH guarantees in-tegrity of IP packet and protects it from intermediate alteration or im-personation, by attaching cryptographic checksum computed by one-way hash functions. ipsec has two operation modes: transport mode and tunnel mode. Transport mode is for protecting peer-to-peer commuication between end nodes. Tunnel mode includes IP-in-IP encapsulation operation and is designed for security gateways, like VPN configurations.
So, yes. IPSec will secure things. But you still have to look at the amount of users who have trouble finding the website they want, let alone setting up IPSec. Even still, for every remote IP address you wish to have security when downloading from, they have to configure IPSec at their end. So, that means you wouldn't just have to secure your connection to opennap servers, but also users on the opennap servers you want to download from. But I'm sure, there are also many other examples of how IPSec could be effective, but would also be a pain to configure for large amounts of IP address, some of which dynamic. Maybe what were looking at is the rewriting of some protocols to support secured connections & transfers, as this would be an easier task of just installing a secured client/server, instead of having to setup IPSec. Though, IPSec is good in cases where you have a remote system that you want all communications to be secured.
I might do a little work on securing lopster & opennap with OpenSSL to support secured logins & transfers, when I could be bothered. It could be interesting. I'm sure an implementation of this would take time for people to start using, though.
I was expecting changes with the singtel takeover of optus. Though, hasn't the takeover just been approved, and not actually happened yet? Even still, changes this fast. I dont think the takeover has much to do with this.
Nothing wrong with warez sites. Not that I ever download warez, since I prefer to use FreeBSD, X Windows & Gnome for anything that resembles a workstation. Unless, its for someone who doesn't know anything about using *nix, so I'll usually install a version of windoze. But still, when it comes to mp3s, there is some music I'd like to have, though doesn't deserve my money. On the other hand, music I like and listen to regulary deserves my money, so when I have the money, I make sure the artists get some money by buying the CDs. Even still, most of that money goes to the producers, but at least the artists get some.
Maybe its time for people who like mp3s to start to convince bands for running an Internet feature, where you can download music freely, but if you like it -- send a donation. Then again, most people would rather save their money so it wouldn't exactly work.
What you have to remember is, most Optus@Home (aka Excite@Home) users aren't that literate with computers. I'm pretty sure that at least 70% would fit into the "Whats this button do?" category. Sure this wont effect someone who knows what they are doing, in the short run. But, what about the falling amount of users? Australia would be left to leech of everyone else in the world because the amount of people with a decent connection would fall dramatically. Means our international links would be choked up more then they already are. Oh, and O@H is known for having lots of problems with the international links. They go down at least once a week.
Australia is in real need of a decent cable provider, one who doesn't give a f*ck what daemons your running and how many people are sharing your connection. Oh, and the recent firewall out of port 80 that O@H did. Now thats just really lame. When they firewalled out port 25, that was bad enough. Sure port 80 was firewalled out because of code red, but like in earlier slashdot posts code red could have been completely avoided if users actually looked to see if their were new patches. Exactly, how hard is it to install a patch? Even the "Whats this button do?" people should be able to do it.
Also, another thing that gets on my nerve about O@H is their coverage is absolutely sh*thouse. Usually, only those in capital citys can get O@H. Even still, if you live in an apartment block that is considered old by O@H (I think they consider old 10 years or more) you cannot get O@H unless your building has been backboned. Sure, this is reasonable, but the fact that they have backboned hardly any buildings is pathetic.
I should just move to Glebe (a suburb of Sydney) and fork out the extra cash for a link to ausbone.
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I'm a uni student. Whats work? They haven't taught me yet.
I got given one of these the other day... its a nice A3 sized dot matrix printer... good quality also... though I found XP doesn't support it either. Oh well, I got it connected to a freebsd boxen now which is running as a print server.
Most likely... I'm a dying nerd who loves low end hardware... infact I get a kick out of how much I can do on a 200mhz or below (as low as a 386, I have 4 of them on my lan :-D). Windows XP I find unsuitable for every computer of mine, except 2. One of those I don't actually own either... but it seems to run 40 or so SecureCRT windows on a dual p3 800 w/ 512mb ram alright...
Note, I'm a freebsd nerd, though I use windows for workstation purposes.
No, but I have another note on Windows Driver Support. Seems XP dislikes standard serial mice... *chuckle* Aren't they the most generic of all?
For those having problems connecting to CNN.com, just a hint. asia.cnn.com. Its what us Australians are suppost to look at, even though it isn't hosted in Australia (its in the same place as www.cnn.com), except the only difference is it seems to be responding and able to handle traffic. And yes, that page lists all the world storys.
When the world is at the time we are in, this discovery doesn't go down well. Why? Because too many people are filled with hate towards the arab community, when we should not focusing racist hate towards an entire region of people, but an entire group of people (terrorists). But, I do find this discovery very interesting as I continue to follow a great interest in astronomy, and I'm wondering if there are any effects on the Accretion theory. This is a rather intereresting theory about how our solar system formed... what I find interesting is meteors of that size striking the Earth not so long into the past. Only time will tell as theorys develop and are proven & disproven.
Yes, IPv6 does include encryption. And, it is on by default. All communications are encrypted. Though, IPv6 isn't to widely used yet. But I'm sure if there were an IPv6 napster compatable server (and client for that matter), it would most likely be used alot by people with AUP's that dont allow them to download mp3's, etc. You will also probably want to have a read of either IPv6.org and 6bone.net.
Agreed.
But If O@H really want to stop bandwidth hogs, why the hell dont they just lower their download limits. Preferably just stick a cap, instead of the netstat idea that changes all the time.
From the ipsec manpage in FreeBSD:
DESCRIPTION
ipsec is a security protocol in Internet Protocol layer. ipsec is defined for both IPv4 and IPv6 (inet(4) and inet6(4)). ipsec consists of two sub-protocols, namely ESP (encapsulated security payload) and AH (authentication header). ESP protects IP payload from wire-tapping by encrypting it by secret key cryptography algorithms. AH guarantees in-tegrity of IP packet and protects it from intermediate alteration or im-personation, by attaching cryptographic checksum computed by one-way hash functions. ipsec has two operation modes: transport mode and tunnel mode. Transport mode is for protecting peer-to-peer commuication between end nodes. Tunnel mode includes IP-in-IP encapsulation operation and is designed for security gateways, like VPN configurations.
So, yes. IPSec will secure things. But you still have to look at the amount of users who have trouble finding the website they want, let alone setting up IPSec. Even still, for every remote IP address you wish to have security when downloading from, they have to configure IPSec at their end. So, that means you wouldn't just have to secure your connection to opennap servers, but also users on the opennap servers you want to download from. But I'm sure, there are also many other examples of how IPSec could be effective, but would also be a pain to configure for large amounts of IP address, some of which dynamic. Maybe what were looking at is the rewriting of some protocols to support secured connections & transfers, as this would be an easier task of just installing a secured client/server, instead of having to setup IPSec. Though, IPSec is good in cases where you have a remote system that you want all communications to be secured.
I might do a little work on securing lopster & opennap with OpenSSL to support secured logins & transfers, when I could be bothered. It could be interesting. I'm sure an implementation of this would take time for people to start using, though.
I was expecting changes with the singtel takeover of optus. Though, hasn't the takeover just been approved, and not actually happened yet? Even still, changes this fast. I dont think the takeover has much to do with this.
Nothing wrong with warez sites. Not that I ever download warez, since I prefer to use FreeBSD, X Windows & Gnome for anything that resembles a workstation. Unless, its for someone who doesn't know anything about using *nix, so I'll usually install a version of windoze. But still, when it comes to mp3s, there is some music I'd like to have, though doesn't deserve my money. On the other hand, music I like and listen to regulary deserves my money, so when I have the money, I make sure the artists get some money by buying the CDs. Even still, most of that money goes to the producers, but at least the artists get some.
Maybe its time for people who like mp3s to start to convince bands for running an Internet feature, where you can download music freely, but if you like it -- send a donation. Then again, most people would rather save their money so it wouldn't exactly work.
What you have to remember is, most Optus@Home (aka Excite@Home) users aren't that literate with computers. I'm pretty sure that at least 70% would fit into the "Whats this button do?" category. Sure this wont effect someone who knows what they are doing, in the short run. But, what about the falling amount of users? Australia would be left to leech of everyone else in the world because the amount of people with a decent connection would fall dramatically. Means our international links would be choked up more then they already are. Oh, and O@H is known for having lots of problems with the international links. They go down at least once a week.
Australia is in real need of a decent cable provider, one who doesn't give a f*ck what daemons your running and how many people are sharing your connection. Oh, and the recent firewall out of port 80 that O@H did. Now thats just really lame. When they firewalled out port 25, that was bad enough. Sure port 80 was firewalled out because of code red, but like in earlier slashdot posts code red could have been completely avoided if users actually looked to see if their were new patches. Exactly, how hard is it to install a patch? Even the "Whats this button do?" people should be able to do it.
Also, another thing that gets on my nerve about O@H is their coverage is absolutely sh*thouse. Usually, only those in capital citys can get O@H. Even still, if you live in an apartment block that is considered old by O@H (I think they consider old 10 years or more) you cannot get O@H unless your building has been backboned. Sure, this is reasonable, but the fact that they have backboned hardly any buildings is pathetic.
I should just move to Glebe (a suburb of Sydney) and fork out the extra cash for a link to ausbone.
Even still, with their AUP, I'm quite certain it constitutes as a breach of privacy acts that are in place in Australia. I should talk to my lawyer...