I happen to like the game cube he bought me. And he actually asked me what I'd rather have for Valentine's Day, a nice dinner and flowers, or a gamecube. I told him I'd rather have the game cube. And I have most definately been playing it a hell of a lot more than he does.
Several resume systems (my school's included) *require* you to upload a Word Document, but it displays and allows you to download PDF files. Now why the hell can't I upload the file I already have in PDF?!?!?
My boyfriend is going through the dorm withdrawal phase, and he's moving in with me. Both being geeks, we have come up with a decent plan to turn our apartment into geek heaven.
Current setup: I've lived in this apartment building for a while, so I've had time to settle in and get my own network going.. The only problem is, he's got his own network setup with a different configuration.
DSL connection from Verizon (640k/90k for $39.99/mth), firewall/gateway to handle multiple computers, 10/100 switch and one wireless hub.
The wiring in my building is scary. It's an old hotel from the 1800s that was transformed into efficiency apartments. I once tried to open a wall switch to put an X-10 unit in and promptly closed it back up and decided not to fry myself. There are only so many power outlets that are grounded, and yes, there are computers in one or two of those (thank god for Radio Shack). The walls are plaster, so all cabling has to go along the baseboards and duct taped to walls.
4 computers strains the power, we're waiting to see what 6 computers will do to it.
Although I recommend finding an apartment with better (read: newer) wiring, yuo can turn any place into a geek heaven... and with more money, you can buy faster DSL.. we've considered purchasing business class DSL (but not from Verizon)
The Math Department at Texas A&M (not only the faculty and staff, but all of the computer based math classes) uses Linux almost exclusively. We have one NT box running citrix that is limited to 15 logins and only certain people are even allowed an account on it. There are approximately 150 machines in faculty/staff offices, and 4 labs of Linux workstations (approx. 300) In addition, all the servers for the labs are Linux, and there are several Linux servers for faculty/staff use.
The nice thing about it is, any science oriented student *must* take three math classes that are based around these labs. So you've basically got a captive audience for at least 1.5 years while they're still impressionable freshmen.
The difference between Napster and the library system is that we're supposed to return the book to the library. And most of us don't check the book out, make copies of it and start our own lending library. There are exceptions of course (ever seen a grad student's textbook library?), but in general, most of us read the book/watch the movie, and return it, not making a copy for ourselves.
Napster/Gnutella facilitate the copying of the music/file for your own use, then starting your own lending library where everyone else on the network can do the same.
If libraries can no longer offer information for free, we've created a social divide, those that have money to get the information, and those that don't.
One of the major points of the Telecom Act of 1996 was to provide reduced/free internet access to libraries and public schools (E-rate and universal service), trying to provide lower income individuals access to the information on the internet. Why would the US government allow publishers to charge for books which are currently free, creating an even bigger information divide?
NCD (http://www.ncd.com) still produces these. Depending on which model you get, there may or may not be any fan on them. They have NVRAM which can be hard coded with the network information or you can use bootp. Either way, you use tftp to download a configuration file to the client and then log into your linux box.
As far as getting one pretty cheap - try university surplus auctions. I know at the university I used to work at, we surplused about 600 of these things - all working.
Actually, the same guy (Dave Johnson) that introduced Yalnix here began at Rice (and is back there now).
Supposedly it's pronounced y'all nix in respect for its Texas origins.
A good place that I tried to look for speakers when I was a college LUG president was career fairs. Hunt down Sun, SGI, IBM, etc... and see if they're willing to come talk to your group. They usually are and usually free as well. Remember to mention that you have seniors that are looking for jobs.
IPv[46] has a version field as the first field in the header. IP implementations are supposed to check this field to determine what version the following header/packet is. Several ways of transmitting IPv6 and IPv4 at the same time are:
1) have two seperate IP protocol stacks - read the version and send the packet to the correct stack to handle.
2) encapsulate IPv6 into an IPv4 header (like multicast is done now) when it reaches a router that knows the next hop doesn't understand IPv6
The second option requires a change in routing protocols or administrator interference with static routes. (ie you have IPv6 in your site, at your border router, you'll have to encapsulate all outgoing packets into IPv4.
CMU's had a wireless network in every building on campus since this summer, and most buildings last year. As a proud user of this wireless system (and Linux) it's great! I can IRC and read/. from class, from the park, and even from the bus stop. We use the Lucent WaveLAN Silver cards, and I had no problem at all setting it up under Linux. And Linux can even restart the network card after I suspend (something the Windows partition can't do)
becoming a vertical monopoly isn't part of the FCC jursidiction, that comes under the FTC. And just because something falls under the FCCs regulation for one thing, it can also fall under the FTC for anti-trust issues (ie AT&T).
Somewhere in College Station, TX....
last year I had Cybercom(txcyber.com) as an ISP and GTE as a DSL provider and I loved it. I had a total of 10 min downtime for the entire year (cybercom's fault). I've recently moved to Pittsburgh, PA and signed up with BellAtlantic for DSL. After waiting 2 weeks to just get a phone line, I'm still waiting for my DSL that I ordered in the beginning of september. I'm not expected to get it until Oct 16th. If I had another high-speed option (other than going to campus) I'd take it. But Verizon just sucks.
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I happen to like the game cube he bought me. And he actually asked me what I'd rather have for Valentine's Day, a nice dinner and flowers, or a gamecube. I told him I'd rather have the game cube. And I have most definately been playing it a hell of a lot more than he does.
Several resume systems (my school's included) *require* you to upload a Word Document, but it displays and allows you to download PDF files. Now why the hell can't I upload the file I already have in PDF?!?!?
My boyfriend is going through the dorm withdrawal phase, and he's moving in with me. Both being geeks, we have come up with a decent plan to turn our apartment into geek heaven.
Current setup: I've lived in this apartment building for a while, so I've had time to settle in and get my own network going.. The only problem is, he's got his own network setup with a different configuration.
DSL connection from Verizon (640k/90k for $39.99/mth), firewall/gateway to handle multiple computers, 10/100 switch and one wireless hub.
The wiring in my building is scary. It's an old hotel from the 1800s that was transformed into efficiency apartments. I once tried to open a wall switch to put an X-10 unit in and promptly closed it back up and decided not to fry myself. There are only so many power outlets that are grounded, and yes, there are computers in one or two of those (thank god for Radio Shack). The walls are plaster, so all cabling has to go along the baseboards and duct taped to walls.
4 computers strains the power, we're waiting to see what 6 computers will do to it.
Although I recommend finding an apartment with better (read: newer) wiring, yuo can turn any place into a geek heaven... and with more money, you can buy faster DSL.. we've considered purchasing business class DSL (but not from Verizon)
The Math Department at Texas A&M (not only the faculty and staff, but all of the computer based math classes) uses Linux almost exclusively. We have one NT box running citrix that is limited to 15 logins and only certain people are even allowed an account on it. There are approximately 150 machines in faculty/staff offices, and 4 labs of Linux workstations (approx. 300) In addition, all the servers for the labs are Linux, and there are several Linux servers for faculty/staff use.
The nice thing about it is, any science oriented student *must* take three math classes that are based around these labs. So you've basically got a captive audience for at least 1.5 years while they're still impressionable freshmen.
The difference between Napster and the library system is that we're supposed to return the book to the library. And most of us don't check the book out, make copies of it and start our own lending library. There are exceptions of course (ever seen a grad student's textbook library?), but in general, most of us read the book/watch the movie, and return it, not making a copy for ourselves.
Napster/Gnutella facilitate the copying of the music/file for your own use, then starting your own lending library where everyone else on the network can do the same.
If libraries can no longer offer information for free, we've created a social divide, those that have money to get the information, and those that don't.
One of the major points of the Telecom Act of 1996 was to provide reduced/free internet access to libraries and public schools (E-rate and universal service), trying to provide lower income individuals access to the information on the internet. Why would the US government allow publishers to charge for books which are currently free, creating an even bigger information divide?
NCD (http://www.ncd.com) still produces these. Depending on which model you get, there may or may not be any fan on them. They have NVRAM which can be hard coded with the network information or you can use bootp. Either way, you use tftp to download a configuration file to the client and then log into your linux box.
As far as getting one pretty cheap - try university surplus auctions. I know at the university I used to work at, we surplused about 600 of these things - all working.
Elwing
Actually, the same guy (Dave Johnson) that introduced Yalnix here began at Rice (and is back there now).
Supposedly it's pronounced y'all nix in respect for its Texas origins.
elwing
(from CMU and Texas)
A good place that I tried to look for speakers when I was a college LUG president was career fairs. Hunt down Sun, SGI, IBM, etc... and see if they're willing to come talk to your group. They usually are and usually free as well. Remember to mention that you have seniors that are looking for jobs.
IPv[46] has a version field as the first field in the header. IP implementations are supposed to check this field to determine what version the following header/packet is. Several ways of transmitting IPv6 and IPv4 at the same time are:
1) have two seperate IP protocol stacks - read the version and send the packet to the correct stack to handle.
2) encapsulate IPv6 into an IPv4 header (like multicast is done now) when it reaches a router that knows the next hop doesn't understand IPv6
The second option requires a change in routing protocols or administrator interference with static routes. (ie you have IPv6 in your site, at your border router, you'll have to encapsulate all outgoing packets into IPv4.
CMU's had a wireless network in every building on campus since this summer, and most buildings last year. As a proud user of this wireless system (and Linux) it's great! I can IRC and read /. from class, from the park, and even from the bus stop. We use the Lucent WaveLAN Silver cards, and I had no problem at all setting it up under Linux. And Linux can even restart the network card after I suspend (something the Windows partition can't do)
becoming a vertical monopoly isn't part of the FCC jursidiction, that comes under the FTC. And just because something falls under the FCCs regulation for one thing, it can also fall under the FTC for anti-trust issues (ie AT&T).
These things are pretty awesome, and if you can buy it in Switzerland even cheaper. I picked mine up for ~ $43 in Interlaken this summer.
now if NASDAQ would go up a few hundred points, I'd be one happy camper for Xmas.
Somewhere in College Station, TX....
last year I had Cybercom(txcyber.com) as an ISP and GTE as a DSL provider and I loved it. I had a total of 10 min downtime for the entire year (cybercom's fault). I've recently moved to Pittsburgh, PA and signed up with BellAtlantic for DSL. After waiting 2 weeks to just get a phone line, I'm still waiting for my DSL that I ordered in the beginning of september. I'm not expected to get it until Oct 16th. If I had another high-speed option (other than going to campus) I'd take it. But Verizon just sucks.