Now really, no matter how tweaked or hacked or configured you get samba, it's really not secure worth jack. Beyond that, it (SMB) is a horribly inefficient transfer protocol.
With Services for Unix 2 on an NT box, you can map all your unix users to your NT accounts (and vice versa) as well as map groups. It's a little quirky getting used to its ins and outs (Such as not being able to mount ANY directory which is not world-readable, you must mount a parent and then the security mappings take effect).
It uses NFS for its file transfer, which is _way_ more efficient, as well as easier to configure and organize across a span of servers. NIS + NT PDC using MS-SFU2 = rather respectable cross-platform accessibility, worlds ahead of what samba can('t) do.
For the people who have complained about dependencies and matching them properly, consider one of the following files within your package for assistance:
README INSTALL
These two files are included in basically any sane source package. It always contains compiling instructions (step by step) as well as all the necessary dependency information. Using your eyes and your choice of text editor will result in your accumulation of all the necessary information to deal with any given dependency issue.
NO installation system will replace literacy and common sense. PLEASE use your mind.
slack/sparc would give me a reason to dump OpenBSD and NetBSD on my sparcs!! oh, the joys of slack.
Just to nitpick on something pointless, FreeBSD/i386 v3.4 Release also uses "ed" as the default editor throughout its installation/inital configuration process. I wanted to start endorsing the NRA after my last installation of FreeBSD:)
Networks function much more naturally under diversity than under conformity.
VectorStar - 2 sparcs, 2 macs, 5 intel boxen. SunOS, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, MacOS X, linux, and NT. Truly no single point of failure, other than the ISP:).
This makes me think of Clifford Stoll's book "Digital Snake Oil"... it's been around for many, many years now, and although Stoll may fall far outside the run-of-the-mill geek stereotypes of action and perspective, his point of view on the criticism of the internet boom surely isn't a needle in a haystack.
If you want to dig a little deeper into the sociological aspects of these subjects than Harel's book reaches, you may want to read Clifford Stoll's "Digital Snake Oil".
And if you don't know who Clifford Stoll is, read "The Cuckoo's Egg" first.:) I'm sure you can find it on b&n or amazon's sites.
Now, If someone told you that in 1997, Etoys bought every domain name they could muster with the letter E and the phrase "toy" or "toys", would it surprise you? No, perhaps not - It seems like a reasonably self-preserving business practice. However, If you knew you owned the domain E-toy.com and made efforts to shut down Etoy.com, Would it seem unreasonable for you to gain traffic to your own site by visitors mistyping E-toy instead of Etoy?
Making gains off of another group's losses (that you created) seems incredibly unreasonable and dishonest to me. Perhaps we ought to encourage some kind of countersuit falling along these lines... Even with no chance to beat the financial backbone of Etoys' legal team, it would at least get the press riled up and put the spotlight on Etoys...:>
The Human Genome Project's results wouldn't be frightening if it weren't for the fact that this information, previously available only to the best of scientists, is being packaged in a way to be 'understandable' by the common man.
Now really, what happens when the McDonalds employee of 30 years experience decides that they're qualified to request genetic changes to their soon-to-be child? If you know anything about genetics, this is FAR more dangerous than even the most pessimistic peoply have been saying about this. We're begging to exterminate our own race with capabilities such as this. When the sports nuts decide that they want their next son to be a big, brawling hulk of a man, even though his parents are small people, just think of all the little genetic anomalies that will appear from the genetic alteration they want. Let this continue for about ten generations, and humans will no longer be recognizeable.
I'm a technology fanatic, but altering things specifically controlled by nature (that are clearly out of our jurisdiction of thought) will only lead to problems. Big Problems.
I've taken on a pretty simple naming convention. Every time i setup another machine on my network, it gets a name attatched to some kind of emotion or reaction i've felt while working on it. It leaves a somewhat disgruntled feel to the network, but at least the machines and I are at an equal understanding...:>
angstful lobotomy antipathy paradox stoopid germany (my sparc, it's the designated fascist of the network) narcolepsy (a laptop with a sleep-mode fetish) takeitnasty (hah, the 'crash-me' machine i test stuff on)
The 07h is fairly common for opening registers. I once learned the hard way not to send a 07h via parallel to a cash register when it's piggybacked through an external Iomega Zip drive... If you're curious, try it, but don't put any valuable information on the disk:>
The most enjoyable of all jokes are Anti-American jokes by Americans..
Anything less is about as enjoyable as these ide0 resets on my 486's 300mb hard drive... Good thing it's only a test(CoughCrashCough) box...
How do you blow up a pickup truck with a Kentucky liscence plate? -throw anything at the back window. at the back window there's the obligatory gunrack with the obligatory Civil War musket that likes to fire for no good reason. Hit it and you're sure to shoot out the gas tank and watch the truck explode...
(and just to act on topic)... If anyone's keepin tabs, I avg 15 hours a day online.. Just enough time for eating and sleeping! Such is the life of the on-call techie with too many sites to maintain...
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Yes! Though it wasn't me that grabbed your old 2400 baud modem, I intentionally put my beloved still-jumperable-before-the-days-of-PnP 28.8 on the shelf and plugged in a Boca 2400 external for local BBS'in. Message boards and games like Trade Wars or L.O.R.D. never need more than a 2400 (although sometimes the modem has to keep up with the typing!)
When cable/dsl/whatever internet access becomes commonplace, I hope a lot of people move back down to 2400 baud modems for local BBS'ing. The community of an old boards leaves much to be desired, even from heavy-copper or fiber 'bones to the net! Keep up the old parts!
P.S. a Tandy "Personal Computer" TRS 100 makes a very nice linux terminal for an in-car mp3 machine! although there are only 40 columns and 7 lines, console usage of mpg123 is never a problem!
Microsoft bought out Convoy Cluster Software for Windows NT in late 1998.
The clustering software allows for a set of machines with two network cards (one unique IP, one set cluster IP) to split network queries via a random IP address assignment method. There is minimal priority configuration, and overall the clustering software is a joke. It does not split/share processing. The SMP support is poor to nonexistant for the Convoy cluster software.
The network configuration requires the use of a HUB (UGGH!! half duplex!!) to sync/split the cluster queries (and answer them). Switches just won't allow multiple machines to have the same IP. If you've ever tried to push 40 megabits steady out of 4 machines through a 100mbit hub and then out, you surely know the true meaning of the term 'packet loss'. I get nauseous every time i think about how bad it is.
Microsoft bought out the company and within a week released a press release stating that their new NT 5 (at the time) Enterprise Edition server would come with clustering capabilities built in.
I use this Convoy clustering software every day, in combination with Apache for NT. If anyone really thinks that this sad software really has the ability to actually threaten many of the SMP/clustering solutions for linux, BSD, or Solaris, they've got at least one ready to laugh in their face.
I've managed to get my Single PII-350 (128mb RAM) under linux with Apache to push as many queries as THREE Dual-450 (384mb RAM) NT machines using the Convoy Cluster solution with Apache/win32. Of course, I won't claim that my PII-350 is anywhere near standard in setup, but my point is that their big bad great "Linux Killer" is a real POS.
That's why I'm still converting machine after machine from NT to Linux at work. It's just ridiculous to waste so much money on NT when Linux can do the job I need done better, faster, and with better security.
Ever watched the wonderful claymation Gumby? Gumby often bent and flexed to get out of tough situations. This was the easiest solution.
Of course, the easiest solution doesn't always come out as the most fulfilling. If you really feel that your situation needs to change, you'd need to stand your ground.
"Either work me overtime and pay the expense of my overtime, or don't work me overtime. No other options are available."
Stereotypically, I'll state that everyone likes to point the finger and then run back into their little caves. The quickest resolution is the simplest resolution, and all it takes is some self-respect and a touch of responsibility.
Ever consider not taking a job unless the terms of overtime that you want are met? It's really simple to lay out an employment contract that states your criteria for overtime. Any expressed contract willingly supported by both sides will override these passive laws.
--- If you want something done, do it. If you want something changed, change it. If you want to sit and gripe, don't let me hear you.
I couldn't agree more. Since 1994 or so the interleaving idea has been used in many situations: The pentium FX/HX/VX/TX chipsets required paired chips for (very poor) interleaving... SDRAM had its own dual-circuit interleaving right on the IC so that you didn't have to buy paired RAM anymore... but interleaving 100mhz ram _properly_ (which should be more than possible with an Alpha protocol base) would absolutely increase performance.
Although the efficiency (latency) is a very important factor in all of this, it seems that a lot of people seem to underestimate the power of raw bandwidth. You want an example? I've got a PII-350 that I run on a Shuttle 661/P-BX Rev. 1 (also have a Rev. 2 but i prefer the Rev. 1) that is running on a 133mhz bus (467 mhz) VERY reliably. I ran it at 490 (140 bus) on a Rev. 2 board for about 3 hours, but since i had more than one unexplained crash, I couldn't tolerate it.
It benches in many marks faster than a PIII-500 does, and it costs a whole lot less. Let's not forget that when you put well-manufactured components together, the benchmark results can differ VERY much. I also have a p200mmx at 250mhz (83 bus) that outperformed a Celeron 300A system because it was built on a good motherboard with a good hard drive.
Moral of the story: Don't be nearly as concerned with how fast your processor is. Far more important is the processor's stability and the stability of the components you put your processor with.
The interest in Transistor IC-based storage has been in the works for a good decade! Sure, this product does seem to go way overboard on the processing speed (in terahertz? come on!) for these little buggers, but the technology itself is NOT that hard to create! All it really takes is an electromagnetically-sensitive substance that conducts electricity in one state of matter and not the other. This particular article does not seem valid to me, but not due to the large disk size or the high speed bus. The only thing out of the ordinary from the limitations in diametric storage methods is the clock speed of the internal processing. Basically, my opinion here is that although this particular article is most likely invalid, rest assured that the REAL thing WILL be on the market within two years. Guaranteed.
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Now really, no matter how tweaked or hacked or configured you get samba, it's really not secure worth jack. Beyond that, it (SMB) is a horribly inefficient transfer protocol.
With Services for Unix 2 on an NT box, you can map all your unix users to your NT accounts (and vice versa) as well as map groups. It's a little quirky getting used to its ins and outs (Such as not being able to mount ANY directory which is not world-readable, you must mount a parent and then the security mappings take effect).
It uses NFS for its file transfer, which is _way_ more efficient, as well as easier to configure and organize across a span of servers. NIS + NT PDC using MS-SFU2 = rather respectable cross-platform accessibility, worlds ahead of what samba can('t) do.
For the people who have complained about dependencies and matching them properly, consider one of the following files within your package for assistance:
README
INSTALL
These two files are included in basically any sane source package. It always contains compiling instructions (step by step) as well as all the necessary dependency information. Using your eyes and your choice of text editor will result in your accumulation of all the necessary information to deal with any given dependency issue.
NO installation system will replace literacy and common sense. PLEASE use your mind.
slack/sparc would give me a reason to dump OpenBSD and NetBSD on my sparcs!! oh, the joys of slack.
Just to nitpick on something pointless, FreeBSD/i386 v3.4 Release also uses "ed" as the default editor throughout its installation/inital configuration process. I wanted to start endorsing the NRA after my last installation of FreeBSD :)
:).
Networks function much more naturally under diversity than under conformity.
VectorStar - 2 sparcs, 2 macs, 5 intel boxen. SunOS, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, MacOS X, linux, and NT.
Truly no single point of failure, other than the ISP
This makes me think of Clifford Stoll's book "Digital Snake Oil"... it's been around for many, many years now, and although Stoll may fall far outside the run-of-the-mill geek stereotypes of action and perspective, his point of view on the criticism of the internet boom surely isn't a needle in a haystack.
:) I'm sure you can find it on b&n or amazon's sites.
If you want to dig a little deeper into the sociological aspects of these subjects than Harel's book reaches, you may want to read Clifford Stoll's "Digital Snake Oil".
And if you don't know who Clifford Stoll is, read "The Cuckoo's Egg" first.
Now, If someone told you that in 1997, Etoys bought every domain name they could muster with the letter E and the phrase "toy" or "toys", would it surprise you? No, perhaps not - It seems like a reasonably self-preserving business practice. However, If you knew you owned the domain E-toy.com and made efforts to shut down Etoy.com, Would it seem unreasonable for you to gain traffic to your own site by visitors mistyping E-toy instead of Etoy?
:>
Making gains off of another group's losses (that you created) seems incredibly unreasonable and dishonest to me. Perhaps we ought to encourage some kind of countersuit falling along these lines... Even with no chance to beat the financial backbone of Etoys' legal team, it would at least get the press riled up and put the spotlight on Etoys...
The Human Genome Project's results wouldn't be frightening if it weren't for the fact that this information, previously available only to the best of scientists, is being packaged in a way to be 'understandable' by the common man.
Now really, what happens when the McDonalds employee of 30 years experience decides that they're qualified to request genetic changes to their soon-to-be child? If you know anything about genetics, this is FAR more dangerous than even the most pessimistic peoply have been saying about this. We're begging to exterminate our own race with capabilities such as this. When the sports nuts decide that they want their next son to be a big, brawling hulk of a man, even though his parents are small people, just think of all the little genetic anomalies that will appear from the genetic alteration they want. Let this continue for about ten generations, and humans will no longer be recognizeable.
I'm a technology fanatic, but altering things specifically controlled by nature (that are clearly out of our jurisdiction of thought) will only lead to problems. Big Problems.
I've taken on a pretty simple naming convention. Every time i setup another machine on my network, it gets a name attatched to some kind of emotion or reaction i've felt while working on it. :>
It leaves a somewhat disgruntled feel to the network, but at least the machines and I are at an equal understanding...
angstful
lobotomy
antipathy
paradox
stoopid
germany (my sparc, it's the designated fascist of the network)
narcolepsy (a laptop with a sleep-mode fetish)
takeitnasty (hah, the 'crash-me' machine i test stuff on)
The 07h is fairly common for opening registers. I once learned the hard way not to send a 07h via parallel to a cash register when it's piggybacked through an external Iomega Zip drive... :>
If you're curious, try it, but don't put any valuable information on the disk
The most enjoyable of all jokes are Anti-American jokes by Americans..
... If anyone's keepin tabs, I avg 15 hours a day online.. Just enough time for eating and sleeping!
Anything less is about as enjoyable as these ide0 resets on my 486's 300mb hard drive... Good thing it's only a test(CoughCrashCough) box...
How do you blow up a pickup truck with a Kentucky liscence plate?
-throw anything at the back window. at the back window there's the obligatory gunrack with the obligatory Civil War musket that likes to fire for no good reason. Hit it and you're sure to shoot out the gas tank and watch the truck explode...
(and just to act on topic)
Such is the life of the on-call techie with too many sites to maintain...
Yes! Though it wasn't me that grabbed your old 2400 baud modem, I intentionally put my beloved still-jumperable-before-the-days-of-PnP 28.8 on the shelf and plugged in a Boca 2400 external for local BBS'in. Message boards and games like Trade Wars or L.O.R.D. never need more than a 2400 (although sometimes the modem has to keep up with the typing!)
When cable/dsl/whatever internet access becomes commonplace, I hope a lot of people move back down to 2400 baud modems for local BBS'ing. The community of an old boards leaves much to be desired, even from heavy-copper or fiber 'bones to the net! Keep up the old parts!
P.S. a Tandy "Personal Computer" TRS 100 makes a very nice linux terminal for an in-car mp3 machine! although there are only 40 columns and 7 lines, console usage of mpg123 is never a problem!
-DANGER: Running with 10mb MFM in hand!
Microsoft bought out Convoy Cluster Software for Windows NT in late 1998.
The clustering software allows for a set of machines with two network cards (one unique IP, one set cluster IP) to split network queries via a random IP address assignment method.
There is minimal priority configuration, and overall the clustering software is a joke. It does not split/share processing. The SMP support is poor to nonexistant for the Convoy cluster software.
The network configuration requires the use of a HUB (UGGH!! half duplex!!) to sync/split the cluster queries (and answer them). Switches just won't allow multiple machines to have the same IP. If you've ever tried to push 40 megabits steady out of 4 machines through a 100mbit hub and then out, you surely know the true meaning of the term 'packet loss'. I get nauseous every time i think about how bad it is.
Microsoft bought out the company and within a week released a press release stating that their new NT 5 (at the time) Enterprise Edition server would come with clustering capabilities built in.
I use this Convoy clustering software every day, in combination with Apache for NT. If anyone really thinks that this sad software really has the ability to actually threaten many of the SMP/clustering solutions for linux, BSD, or Solaris, they've got at least one ready to laugh in their face.
I've managed to get my Single PII-350 (128mb RAM) under linux with Apache to push as many queries as THREE Dual-450 (384mb RAM) NT machines using the Convoy Cluster solution with Apache/win32. Of course, I won't claim that my PII-350 is anywhere near standard in setup, but my point is that their big bad great "Linux Killer" is a real POS.
That's why I'm still converting machine after machine from NT to Linux at work. It's just ridiculous to waste so much money on NT when Linux can do the job I need done better, faster, and with better security.
Ever watched the wonderful claymation Gumby? Gumby often bent and flexed to get out of tough situations. This was the easiest solution.
Of course, the easiest solution doesn't always come out as the most fulfilling. If you really feel that your situation needs to change, you'd need to stand your ground.
"Either work me overtime and pay the expense of my overtime, or don't work me overtime. No other options are available."
Stereotypically, I'll state that everyone likes to point the finger and then run back into their little caves. The quickest resolution is the simplest resolution, and all it takes is some self-respect and a touch of responsibility.
Ever consider not taking a job unless the terms of overtime that you want are met? It's really simple to lay out an employment contract that states your criteria for overtime. Any expressed contract willingly supported by both sides will override these passive laws.
---
If you want something done, do it.
If you want something changed, change it.
If you want to sit and gripe, don't let me hear you.
I couldn't agree more. Since 1994 or so the interleaving idea has been used in many situations:
The pentium FX/HX/VX/TX chipsets required paired chips for (very poor) interleaving... SDRAM had its own dual-circuit interleaving right on the IC so that you didn't have to buy paired RAM anymore... but interleaving 100mhz ram _properly_ (which should be more than possible with an Alpha protocol base) would absolutely increase performance.
Although the efficiency (latency) is a very important factor in all of this, it seems that a lot of people seem to underestimate the power of raw bandwidth.
You want an example?
I've got a PII-350 that I run on a Shuttle 661/P-BX Rev. 1 (also have a Rev. 2 but i prefer the Rev. 1) that is running on a 133mhz bus (467 mhz) VERY reliably. I ran it at 490 (140 bus) on a Rev. 2 board for about 3 hours, but since i had more than one unexplained crash, I couldn't tolerate it.
It benches in many marks faster than a PIII-500 does, and it costs a whole lot less. Let's not forget that when you put well-manufactured components together, the benchmark results can differ VERY much. I also have a p200mmx at 250mhz (83 bus) that outperformed a Celeron 300A system because it was built on a good motherboard with a good hard drive.
Moral of the story: Don't be nearly as concerned with how fast your processor is. Far more important is the processor's stability and the stability of the components you put your processor with.
Interested in a better description of my PII-350 at 467? go to:
http://www.vectorstar.com/quake2/mar asmus.html
The interest in Transistor IC-based storage has been in the works for a good decade! Sure, this product does seem to go way overboard on the processing speed (in terahertz? come on!) for these little buggers, but the technology itself is NOT that hard to create! All it really takes is an electromagnetically-sensitive substance that conducts electricity in one state of matter and not the other.
This particular article does not seem valid to me, but not due to the large disk size or the high speed bus. The only thing out of the ordinary from the limitations in diametric storage methods is the clock speed of the internal processing.
Basically, my opinion here is that although this particular article is most likely invalid, rest assured that the REAL thing WILL be on the market within two years. Guaranteed.