On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 11:15:11PM +0100, Mark wrote: > On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 07:17:36PM -0300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi all, > > Got this debian beast running **illegally** on the company network. My > > It would be a good use of your time to get to know the net admins very > well, and get some more formal agreement that you can have the machine > there. You run the risk of being blamed for any problems, be they due > to you or not, and possibly run the risk of having linux permanently > (or at least long-term) banned - many MCSE types are nervous around > linux. Try to get their buy-in - life will be much easier.
I heartily second this, Mark. I ran Linux for a while at my school with all the lower level support people informally aware of its existence (and providing me with data necessary for hook up to other areas of the LAN). Then one of the earlier kernels which had a packet spewing bug (now a feature to be added at your own risk...?? :) came into my system. I thought it wasn't active in my particular compilation (no indication of collisions, etc, by ifconfig). I didn't know the difference between token ring (our small niche at the college) and ethernet (everywhere else on the LAN). I was too naive and ignorant of networking then (probably only about half better now! :D ). The staff swore off ever knowing anything about me (to the newly-hired department head). The network was swamped for two weeks because they couldn't figure out where it came from or how to track it down/isolate it. I and others on the token ring never noticed--we went mostly straight out to the Net, bypassing the buzz. I was nearly hung, quartered, and drawn. A lot of it because I was honest in my answers to their questions. Things were Very knee-jerk-ish. I've put off all work I was developing at the school through Linux/Open Source--mostly computational chemistry work--because of their rancor. I've discovered "a life elsewhere." Ah, well. Lesson learned. To the original poster: IMHO, do yourself a favor. If indications are they believe Linux to be a "renegade" system (as does that IS manager here), get rid of it. It ain't worth all the trouble it likely will cause. But DO look into the possibility of openly trying Linux on the LAN. Get a Knoppix CD, hand it to a friendly admin-type, and ask him/her to try it out. Support with your use of Linux at home. Test the CD on your own machine first so you know it will work, then you can say that you honestly did try it once (if asked), "and it seemed to do fine." You like its software, etc, etc. Maybe things will flow..? HTH, Kenward -- In a completely rational society, the best of us would aspire to be _teachers_ and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have. - Lee Iacocca -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
