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Warning From MS: Beware of Large User Groups
by kpwatson＠pop3.ukfsn.org 08 Jul '04

08 Jul '04

Yes, according to /. MS have a knowledgebase article that warns about the problems of large user groups. I quote; " If a user group contains more than 500 users, the hair colour of the "person" .... changes to grey. This does not affect the functionality of the group or the users for whom the hair colour ... changes. This issue affects built-in groups, local groups, and global groups." See <http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281923> Regards, Keith ____________ Has anyone attained wisdom by pondering the experience of others? Not since the world began, they must pass through the fire. Norman Douglas

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Decent broadband suppliers
by phil 08 Jul '04

08 Jul '04

Well - I'm getting fine service at home from Talia at £19.99 a month - plus the VAT, and no contract. At work I've got everything running through biscit.net - about £27 when I set it up, but I think they've done some cut price deals for home users now. A fine company run by people with real names that you can contact. Neither seem to have a cap on how much is downloaded that I've reached, even downloading Mandrake PPC and Yellow dog iso's in a day. That's my tuppence worth anyway.

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Availability
by John Seago 08 Jul '04

08 Jul '04

Unfortunately my Father-in -law was rushed into hospital on Monday morning. this has meant that my wife and I are taking my Mother -in-law into hospital every day. I shall therefore not be available to carry forward any of the matters which I started action on in the recent past for some days/weeks. However, it would appear that Steve Purkiss <bnmlist(a)open4.org> has volunteered/had his arm twisted, to act in some capacity in either reviving ELUG or expanding ALUG from Ipswich to the south. I will be watching the list, and when I get the time offer what help I can. -- John Seago Linux User #219566 (http://counter.li.org)

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Norwich pub meeting, City Gate 8pm Thursday 8th
by adam＠thebowery.co.uk 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

Hi people, The next 'second thursday' evening meeting in Norwich will be held on Thursday, the 8th of July at the City Gate, Dereham Road, from about 8pm. Venue and meeting details: http://www.alug.org.uk/meetings/2004/all-NorThu.html If you want library books then check the list at http://www.alug.org.uk/contrib/?LibraryBooklist and let me or Kirsty know beforehand and we will bring books for you (some of those on that list may currently be lent out) I also have a copy of Linux User & Developer Magazine to give away. Also, If anyone wants any Linux Distros or other GPL/Free Software downloaded and burned to a CD-Rom to save your dialup let me know in advance. If you are /really/ poor I can supply you CDs for free, but buying me a drink would be a suitable form of payment. Seeyou on Thursday! Thanks Adam -- jabberid = quinophex(a)jabber.earth.li AFFS || http://www.affs.org.uk/ || Not a filesystem

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Knoppix & modems
by BenEBoy 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

Someone at work posted a question to the message board there. I suggested a nasty hack as a solution, could someone suggest anything better please? The person is using knoppix, running from the CD (no HD install) and they are trying to get the drivers for their new intel PCI hardware modem working. The problem is the install script is set up to install the binaries to /usr/sbin and that directory is read only. He assumed that this was because the directory is on the CD and not in the ramdisk. Under that assumption I suggested the following... copy /usr/sbin to /home/knoppix/sbin (I assumed the home dir is in RAM) add the new sbin dir to $PATH (and here's the nasty bit) change the mount point of the floppy drive to /usr/sbin mount a floppy then run the script. *If* it works then it should be a case of adding /mnt/floppy/sbin to $PATH after a reboot and everything should work, yes? Rather than using a nice variable, in the install script every reference to /usr is hardcoded. I suppose a global search/replace would be a good option too... ta, BenE

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Decent broadband suppliers
by phil 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

Well - I'm getting fine service at home from Talia at £19.99 a month - plus the VAT, and no contract. At work I've got everything running through biscit.net - about £27 when I set it up, but I think they've done some cut price deals for home users now. A fine company run by people with real names that you can contact. Neither seem to have a cap on how much is downloaded that I've reached, even downloading Mandrake PPC and Yellow dog iso's in a day. That's my tuppence worth anyway.

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midi music
by Stan Fraser 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

what are the best packages (similar to Cakewalk or Cubasis) for a wannabe "Disco Noise" composer. Best Regards Stan

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Wires Only Broadband Suggestions
by Nick Heppleston 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

I'll be moving back to Norwich this weekend and one of the first things on my to-do list is broadband. So, I'm looking for recommendations on wires only packages - I'm not particularly bothered about static/dynamic IP's although price might be a factor in the decision. Who do you recommend/wouldn't want to touch with a barge pole? Cheers, Nick ps. I'll also be attending the Norwich meetings from now on! -- Nick Heppleston 07989 581766 | nickheppleston(a)gmx.co.uk

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Meeting venue offered
by Karl Foley 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

Although I don't have time to organise a meeting I can make a venue available in Felixstowe for free. I've posted details on the Alug website at the URL Keith mentioned: http://www.alug.org.uk/contrib/?DemosOfferedDemosWanted This is our Learndirect centre that has all the infrastructure required, just bring your machines, organiser and members! ;-)

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BT Voyager 2000 Wireless ADSL
by Nick Daniels 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

Hi I sent a thank you on Mon, it appears to have been lost, > > On Saturday 03 July 2004 12:04, Nick Daniels wrote: > > > Hi > > > Has anybody had any success in configuring a BT Voyager 2000 > > > Wireless ADSL 113.16 using Suse 9.0 or 9.1 > > > Regards > > > Nick Daniels > > > > From memory it is either a Sagem or a Thompson/Alcatel under the BT > > badge. Have a look at usbview see what the vendor id is and report back. > > I just took a look online and it looks like the BT Voyager is an ethernet > router... In which case I would think that pointing a web-browser from a > Linux desktop at it would allow it to be configured, other than that the > original question is a bit vague. > > If the OP has one of these routers then I would suggest trying to connect > to it with a Linux box and seeing if it works, if they are asking if they > should buy one as they don't already have a router then they should ask > that instead :) Many thanks for all the replies I install Linux, f.o.c for anybody ( or attempt to show them how to) My nephew bought Suse 9.1 after last weeks IE fiasco. He has presented me with his machine specs: d.. Monitor: Philips Brilliance 150P TFT flat panel e.. Network/internet: BT Voyager 2000 Wireless ADSL 113.16 BT Voyager 1010 USB Wireless So I am asking advance before I attempt an install, and look too much of an idiot. On the subject of ALUG and the empty lands I live in Dunmow nr Chelmsford While disability prevents me travelling only a short distance I personally know of at least 18 people locally who have switched to Linux this last three months.( I have pointed them to ALUG) I should be installing later this week and will let you know how I get on, many thanks Kind Regards Nick Daniels

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