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| DATE | 2002-05-27 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Board Meeting Tomorrow
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From owner-hangout-desteny-at-mrbrklyn.com Mon May 27 19:14:23 2002 Received: from mail.rm-cpa.com (mail.rm-cpa.com [216.112.229.114]) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.11.2/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.1-0.5) with ESMTP id g4RNEN405036 for ; Mon, 27 May 2002 19:14:23 -0400 Received: from www2.mrbrklyn.com (dsl254-112-136.nyc1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.254.112.136]) by mail.rm-cpa.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA14498; Tue, 28 May 2002 15:37:29 -0400 Received: (from mdom-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.11.2/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.1-0.5) id g4RNDXL05013 for hangout-desteny; Mon, 27 May 2002 19:13:33 -0400 Received: from www2 (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.11.2/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.1-0.5) with ESMTP id g4RNDT405007; Mon, 27 May 2002 19:13:29 -0400 Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 19:13:28 -0400 From: Ruben I Safir To: Joe Grastara Cc: Michael Richardson , NYLXS , nylxs-announce-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com Subject: [hangout] Board Meeting Tomorrow Message-ID: <20020527191328.A4989-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com> References: <47E8227CA760D31197A300A0C9FC8A312D22AB-at-NYCSV1> <1022612597.26790.4.camel-at-icenine.med.nyu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <1022612597.26790.4.camel-at-icenine.med.nyu.edu>; from jfg205-at-nyu.edu on Tue, May 28, 2002 at 15:03:17 -0400 X-Mailer: Balsa 1.2.3 Sender: owner-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ruben I Safir List: New Yorkers Linux Scene Admin: To unsubscribe send unsubscribename-at-domian.com to hangout-request-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com X-Evolution: 000002e6-0000 Content-Length: 8043 Lines: 255 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 57
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Official Announcment
Emergency NYLXS Board Meeting Tomorrow Night at the Brooklybn Marriott
7:00PM Adams Street Take the AF or Jay Street Take the NM 2345 to Court Street Take the Q to Dekalb Ave On 2002.05.28 15:03 Joe Grastara wrote: > > I vote tomorrow as well. > > -Joe > > On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 14:56, Michael Richardson wrote: > > > > Michael Richardson tomorrow night. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vin [mailto:a1enviro-at-cloud9.net] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 1:47 PM > > To: Ruben I Safir > > Cc: hangout-at-nylxs.com > > Subject: Re: [hangout] roadrunner > > > > > > > > On Monday 27 May 2002 17:37, you wrote: > > > Do we want to meet tomorrow or Tonite? > > > > > > > > > Votes please.... > > If limited to committee heads, then ignore my answer. > > I can commit to tonight. Won't know if I will be in town if meeting > is > > tomorrow night. I'll know tonight if I'll be in town tomorrow > night. > > > > Also, make sure you know what the difference is between non-profit, > and > > not-for-profit, which are two separate types of corporations, when > you > > decide > > how to incorporate. > > > > > > > > > I have linksys router with my rr service and I haven't had any > troubles. > > > > > > > > On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 06:38, alex-at-pilosoft.com wrote: > > > > > a) Not every DSL provider requires PPPoE. If you look around, > you'll > > > > > find quite a few who providers who don't. > > > > > > > > > > b) Discussion about queso/fingerprinting/whatever is > pointless. Ruben > > > > > obviously can't figure out how to configure ip{chains,tables} > and > > > > > dhcpcd. > > > > > > > > > > c) While it is technically _possible_ to detect NAT'd hosts > behind NAT > > > > > router, it is not worth doing for a cable provider like RR who > > > > > struggles with much simpler things. > > I read reports of Time Warner RR doing this sporadically. Possibly > on the > > links I provided, possibly elsewhere. > > > > > > > > > > d) Even the MAC lock is easily defeated: If you have a linksys > device > > > > > and can't figure out how to put your old MAC in, or if you > have a > > > > > device that won't allow MAC change, you can just call RR and > say "Oh, > > I > > > > > have a new computer, won't you please reset me MAC". Works > every time. > > > > Has worked for my cousin, and this is known among most rr > subscribers. What > > > > was pointed out in an earlier post however, is that Time Warner RR > is > > kicking > > people off without warning, sporadically, for using Linksys routers. > > Someone > > else pointed out that they may use the original mac address of the > Linksys > > router as a marker that you are using a Linksys router. Linksys > routers can > > > > easily spoof the mac address of the lan card, so this is not an > issue if you > > > > change the mac address of the Linksys to your computer's lan card. > If you > > are using Linux for routing, this is not an issue. > > > > > > > > > > e) Somehow, it appears that people on this list, including the > "host" > > > > > of the list just don't believe in "smart questions". > > > > This isn't a guru site. I am no guru. I just completed two Linux > newbie > > training classes with NYLXS. Keep a punching bag next to the > computer, and > > when you want to spout off, punch the bag. If you get a newbie > question, or > > > > response, instead of giving a "rtfm" answer, make a short list OF > WHERE THE > > ANSWERS CAN BE FOUND, OR WHERE WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR THE ANSWERS, > and > > kindly supply the list each time you get a newbie type answer. Old > habits > > die hard. Old windows habits die harder. We need to be conditioned > and > > reminded where to find the answers. Ruben has done this with me > without > > even > > answering me. Simply (and silently) plugging "su-exec" into google > in front > > > > of me, showed me how simple it was to find answers. And I use > google daily, > > > > and forgot to do this. This hangout list is read by many NYLXS > members, and > > > > non-member students who are learning Linux for the first time. Some > > > questions on this list are regularly flamed. But I've been told to > post > > similar questions here, and not on the learn list. We can do > without the > > rtfm comments. > > > > I supplied whatever info I knew on roadrunner service. This may not > help > > Ruben now, but it may help others using rr. And the links I > supplied may > > not > > help his question, but it may help him or others. > > > > > > > > > > > > See this link regarding "smart questions", and especially the > chapter > > > > > "before you ask": > http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -alex > > > > > > > > > > On 28 May 2002, jonathan wrote: > > > > > > they haven't blocked any of my ports for 18months. i use a > netgear > > > > > > router that allows me to spoof the mac address and, at the > time, was > > > > > > a lttle more flexible that the linksys as it did automatic > ddns.they > > > > > > have probed my system a couple of times, most of the scans > are from > > > > > > their customers trying to run scripts. i drop any > connections > > > > > > specifically from them, in any case. they lost 60 billion > dollars > > > > > > last quarter. i don't know that they're in a position to be > cutting > > > > > > of service. > > > > > > > > > > > > that said, i'm sure they're as bad as the rest of the ip's, > > > > > > when it comes to their monopolistic pricing/bandwidth > policies. > > > > > > (after all, the federal, state, and local governments gave > them > > > > > > unregulated monopolies, so why shouldn't they be in a > position to > > > > > > dictate. notwithstanding that it is the same as telling me > what > > words > > > > > > i'm allowed to use when i talk on the phone). > > > > > > > > > > > > anyway, they give you a free 60days, so there's not much > harm in > > > > > > trying it. they have a self-install now, for the network, so > you > > > > > > don't have to have some idiot show up to "configure" the > service and > > > > > > tell you the only support mac and windows... > > > > > > > > > > > > they're jerks, of course, but so are all the dsl guys who > are > > > > > > requiring ppoe, which is a bigger pain in the ass and more > > > > > > restrictive. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________ > > > > > > New Yorker Linux Users Scene > > > > > > Fair Use - > > > > > > because it's either fair use or useless.... > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________ > > > > > New Yorker Linux Users Scene > > > > > Fair Use - > > > > > because it's either fair use or useless.... > > > > > > > > ____________________________ > > > > New Yorker Linux Users Scene > > > > Fair Use - > > > > because it's either fair use or useless.... > > > > > > ____________________________ > > > New Yorker Linux Users Scene > > > Fair Use - > > > because it's either fair use or useless.... > > > > ____________________________ > > New Yorker Linux Users Scene > > Fair Use - > > because it's either fair use or useless.... > > ____________________________ > > New Yorker Linux Users Scene > > Fair Use - > > because it's either fair use or useless.... > > > ____________________________ > New Yorker Linux Users Scene > Fair Use - > because it's either fair use or useless.... > -- __________________________
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