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Re: [ALUG] Using Android phone as dial-up modem
by Phil Ashby 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

On Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:53:55 +0100, Mark Rogers <mark(a)quarella.co.uk> > To: alug-main <main(a)lists.alug.org.uk> > Subject: Re: [ALUG] Using Android phone as dial-up modem > Message-ID: > <CADK3ZeF40qKGcxh=ezyAb=aPiTG6evz7O0N9qoYcKOWAeSFpEw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > On 28 August 2012 18:38, mick <mbm(a)rlogin.net> wrote: > > > I think tethering (be it over USB, wifi, or bluetooth) of the phone to > > a laptop will only give you access to the carrier's network > > connection. I don't think that the GSII has an analogue modem which > > will allow connection to a remote modem. > > > > I wondered about that, but also wondered whether it needed specific > hardware to do this; it can obviously connect to an analogue phone line > just fine, surely after that it's just a case of sending the right > "squawks" over the connection? It's possible to access the built-in modem capability on a GSII: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1471241 ..but not simple unless your phone provider includes host drivers (which it seems some do). Once you have the right modem device exposed, connecting it into PC Anywhere should be a breeze :) Or you can look at soft modems like SpanDSP: http://www.soft-switch.org/spandsp_faq/index.html http://www.soft-switch.org/spandsp-modules.html with the audio paths physically connected through your mobile from the sound card, but that seems a bit silly when the GSM baseband chipset can already provide what you want, if the manufacturer will let you use it. Phil.

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How do I decide which printer driver to use in CUPS?
by Chris Green 04 Sep '12

04 Sep '12

I recently found that my printers were no longer working with one particular application (glabels). The error message from CUPS was "/usr/lib/cups/filter/hpcups failed" and a bit of Googling suggested that changing the printer driver selected in CUPS might fix the error.... and it did. I'm using the hpijs driver now instead of the hpcups driver. However it raises the question of how one decide which of many drivers available for a given printer one should select. For my HP1320 there's quite a lot to choose from:- HP Laserjet 1320 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.8-pre1 (en) HP Laserjet 1320 Foomatic/Postscript (en) HP Laserjet 1320 Foomatic/pxlmono (recommended) (en) HP Laserjet 1320 hpijs 3.12.12 (en) HP Laserjet 1320 Series hpijs 3.12.12 pcl3, (en) HP Laserjet 1320 Series pcl3, hpcups 3.12.12 (en) HP Laserjet 1320 Series Postscript (recommended) (en) HP Laserjet 1320 Series Postscript (recommended) (en) HP Laserjet 1320 Series Postscript (recommended) (en) HP Laserjet 1320 hpcups 3.12.12 (en) ..., and yes, the Postscript one is repeated three times with no visible differences. So how is anyone supposed to decide which driver to use, I've not found any useful guidance anywhere. -- Chris Green

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Re: [ALUG] 2600 meeting at 18:00 on Friday the 7th September.
by Paul Grenyer 04 Sep '12

04 Sep '12

Hi The site appears to only have August's meeting on it. When I click on the 2600 link at the top of the page I get: High Risk Website Blocked Location: www.2600.com Access has been blocked as the threat Mal/HTMLGen-A has been found on this website. Return to the page you were previously viewing. from inside Aviva. -- Thanks Paul Paul Grenyer e: paul.grenyer(a)gmail.com b: paulgrenyer.blogspot.com t: pjgrenyer SyncNorwich: http://www.syncnorwich.com ACCU Member: License to code: http://www.accu.org

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2600 meeting at 18:00 on Friday the 7th September.
by Viperfang 04 Sep '12

04 Sep '12

Quick heads up about this months Norwich 2600 meeting, more info at http://www.norwich2600.co.uk

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Using Android phone as dial-up modem
by Mark Rogers 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

Situation: PC running pcAnywhere, accessible via dial-up (you know that thing we used to use before broadband? :-) At present I have to be sat in my office (or somewhere with a phone line), using a laptop with a modem in it, to dial in to site (the site does not have Internet access). Can I use my Android mobile (Galaxy SII) as a traditional modem, eg via USB connection to PC? PC would ideally be Linux but I have pcAnywhere installed on both. Mark -- Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0844 251 1450 Registered in England (0456 0902) 21 Drakes Mews, Milton Keynes, MK8 0ER

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Samba usershares, symlinks, etc
by Mark Rogers 27 Aug '12

27 Aug '12

If I create a Samba share (eg directly in /etc/samba/smb.conf) I can enable following of symlinks (for just that share) with: follow symlinks = yes wide links = yes unix extensions = no When instead added to a usershare (ie in /var/lib/samba/usershares/myshare) this doesn't seem to work. Indeed, these files seem very "fussy"; just moving lines around or leaving lines commented out (with # or ;) seems to break the share completely. However I can't find them documented anywhere (nor indeed can I find usershare_acl properly documented anywhere). So: Is there a way to have a usershare with the ability to follow symlinks (without globally enabling them, which is what I've done so far)? Is there some documentation I'm missing that explains how these work? I can see why allowing users to enable that functionality may not be wanted, but on the other hand having to enable it globally doesn't seem like the best alternative. Should I just add my share to smb.conf and be done with it? [Ubuntu 12.10 alpha, although I'm sure I've had this problem before on older versions.] -- Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0844 251 1450 Registered in England (0456 0902) @ 13 Clarke Rd, Milton Keynes, MK1 1LG

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Attempt to use openvpn client as proxy server
by Jenny Hopkins 26 Aug '12

26 Aug '12

Hullo alug, I've got a computer here at home running debian that gets packages from a remote repository running behind a firewall at work using an openvpn connection. Local address is 192.168.10.6, remote webserver is known as repo.tcl.office. Remote nameserver is 192.168.10.10. Openvpn uses a tunnel of 12.3.3.0. I have a second computer on my internal network, address assigned as 192.168.1.whatever by the dhcp server (192.168.1.2) that i would very much like to be able to access this repository. At the moment all the second computer (a balloon-type board) knows is that it is on the network 192.168.1.0 and that its nameserver is 192.168.1.2...not much use to me at all, especially as the nameserver is not on the openvpn and has no idea about tcl.office. I had a try at assigning a static address on the 12.3.3.0 network to no avail, it couldn't ping the computer here on its tun 12.3.3.6 address. Adding various addresses to /etc/resolv.conf on the balloon make no difference. Is this an impossible mission, or are there any tricks and tools i can be using to make this happen? Running openvpn on the balloon is not an option, alas. Hints gratefully received. Thanks, Jenny

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Screen resolution stuck
by Bev Nicolson 23 Aug '12

23 Aug '12

Screen resolution is resolutely stuck at 1024 x 768. Attempting it increase this or decrease it results either in it going awol (higher) or impractically large to deal with (lower). I can't do anything with the auto button the monitor. >From xrandr (I have been googling) : Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 8192 x 8192 VGA1 connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 304mm x 228mm 1280x800 59.8 1280x768 59.9 1024x768 75.1 75.0 70.1* 60.0 832x624 74.6 800x600 72.2 75.0 70.0 60.3 56.2 848x480 60.0 640x480 75.0 72.8 72.8 66.7 60.0 59.9 720x400 70.1 So, people, does this mean a new/another monitor might be an idea? Is there anything else I can try? (Ubuntu 11.04) Bev.

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[ALUG Announce] Announcing Norwich Raspberry Pi User and Developer Group's First Meeting!
by Steve Pearce 23 Aug '12

23 Aug '12

ALUG Announce Please send announcements to Announce(a)lists.alug.org.uk Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce ----- Greetings alug. I'm just writing to let you know of the Raspberry Pi event that will soon be taking place in Norwich. >From the website: Our first meeting will take place at House Cafe on Saturday 25th August between 12:00-17:00. House is an artistic and community friendly venue with a large carpeted sofa area suitable for running talks and demonstrations. We’re planning to run the event like a small scale unconference. The idea is that there will be a short pre-arranged talk schedule, and then we’ll open up the stage to anybody who wishes to demo their projects and ideas on the provided Raspberry Pi and display. The venue welcomes the use of laptops too, so we’re hoping to teach and collaborate on projects and such things too. Whether you’re an experienced programmer, a novice or are simply curious as to what this whole Raspberry Pi movement is all about, there will be something to gain for everyone who attends. To submit talk ideas, please send an email to info(a)norwichrpi.org and Steve will add you to the list. If you come up with an idea for a talk on the day, then that’s fine too! We’ll simply add you on to the end of the pre-arranged folks. Hope to see you there! stevepdp ----- Send discussion replies to main(a)lists.alug.org.uk (Reply-To set) Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce

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Random incidental ALUG meet-up opportunities
by MJ Ray 23 Aug '12

23 Aug '12

Are any ALUGgers going to be at the Tour of Britain grand depart (Ipswich waterfront - where's a good place to park?) or finish (Norwich showground) on Sunday 9th September? Anyone like to meet up for an ale (well maybe not at the start: 10am!) and some tech chat while we wait for the race? Regards, -- MJ Ray (slef), member of www.software.coop, a for-more-than-profit co-op. http://koha-community.org supporter, web and library systems developer. In My Opinion Only: see http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html Available for hire (including development) at http://www.software.coop/

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