Re: OT: Improving laptop wifi reception

On 08/25/2011 08:04 AM, Shiv Manas wrote: > On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Tim wrote: >> On Wed, 2011-08-24 at 13:27 +0100, Paul Smith wrote: >>> Is there some device that can boost a laptop wifi reception? In the >>> library where I spend some time studying, I usually get a signal with >>> a qu

Re: OT: Improving laptop wifi reception

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Tim wrote: > On Wed, 2011-08-24 at 13:27 +0100, Paul Smith wrote: >> Is there some device that can boost a laptop wifi reception? In the >> library where I spend some time studying, I usually get a signal with >> a quality of about 20%. > > Well, is that really a p

Re: telnet on local LAN question (progress?)

Tim: >> No matter what anybody says, and despite the setup of Fedora doing >> it, it's a bad bad BAD idea to bodge *anything* else into those two >> local lines. Sure, you can get away with it under *some* >> circumstances. But you can run into a hell of a lot of pain under >> other circumstances

Re: telnet on local LAN question (progress?)

On 8/24/2011 7:26 PM, Craig White wrote: Craig: Thanks for the two emails (one in response to Tim). I am trying to do my homework but more importantly trying to understand just what I need so I don't solve a problem that doesn't need to be solved. Paul -- users mailing list users@lists.fedora

Re: OT: Improving laptop wifi reception

On Wed, 2011-08-24 at 13:27 +0100, Paul Smith wrote: > Is there some device that can boost a laptop wifi reception? In the > library where I spend some time studying, I usually get a signal with > a quality of about 20%. Well, is that really a problem? Some of the signal meters don't mean a great

Re: howto lock DNS number in /etc/resolv.conf

On Tue, 2011-08-23 at 14:19 +0930, Tim wrote: > Ed Greshko: > >> Maybe. Some ISPs, like my Dad's, supply DSL routers to their clients > >> and don't allow client access. > > Craig White: > > If that is the case, they will get a LOT of telephone calls when they > > supply a DNS server address that

Re: telnet on local LAN question (progress?)

On Tue, 2011-08-23 at 14:21 +0930, Tim wrote: > Ugh, a test mail has come from 127.0.0.1. You've got machine names > resolving to 127.0.0.1. Name resolution is up the spout, and it *does* > strike problems with various servers, despite the number of people who > *apparently* get away with puttin

Re: telnet on local LAN question (progress?)

On Tue, 2011-08-23 at 22:15 -0700, Paul Allen Newell wrote: > On 8/22/2011 9:51 PM, Tim wrote: > > Tim: > > Thanks for your two emails. I am stepping back, going through all the > email again, and rethinking what I am trying to do and the best way to > do it. This "little exercise" was much big

Re: Personal VPN on Fedora

2011/8/24 Marko Vojinovic > On Wednesday 24 August 2011 17:17:15 Manuel Escudero wrote: > > 2011/8/24 Timothy Murphy > > > Manuel Escudero wrote: > > > >> I'm puzzled by this thread. > > > >> It doesn't seem to me to be too difficult to set up an OpenVPN > server, > > > >> following the instruct

Re: Personal VPN on Fedora

On Wednesday 24 August 2011 17:17:15 Manuel Escudero wrote: > 2011/8/24 Timothy Murphy > > Manuel Escudero wrote: > > >> I'm puzzled by this thread. > > >> It doesn't seem to me to be too difficult to set up an OpenVPN server, > > >> following the instructions in /usr/share/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/ .

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Re: Install Fedora 15 on DELL Precision M6600 Laptop

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Install Fedora 15 on DELL Precision M6600 Laptop

Hi, When I try to install Fedora 15 on my new DELL M6600 the install locks-up / freezes. Any Ideas? Is this new hardware supported? Thanks, Rob -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/use

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Re: [389-users] Announcing 389 Directory Server version 1.2.9.6 Testing

On 08/23/2011 04:26 PM, Anthony Messina wrote: > On 08/23/2011 09:26 AM, Rich Megginson wrote: >> Can you provide the exact aci you used below? >>> dc=messinet,dc=com (anonymous perms removed, all other defaults intact) >>> | >>> +-ou=People (allowed dns=localhost,messinet.com,*.messinet.com) >>> |

Re: Fedora-15-x86_64-netinst on Dell XPS-15z (To Michael Dinon)

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:07 AM, Paulo wrote: > -- Mensagem encaminhada -- > From: Michael Dinon > To: Community support for Fedora users > Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:59:43 -0700 > Subject: Re: Fedora-15-x86_64-netinst on Dell XPS-15z > > > On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Paulo

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Re: Installing driver for WiFi adapter

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 3:28 PM, John W. Linville wrote: > On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 11:36:06PM +0100, Paul Smith wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 9:30 PM, Paul Smith wrote: >> >>> >> TP-LINK TL-WN821N >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > Can you post output of lsmod and lsusb. Have you installed the firmwa

Re: Personal VPN on Fedora

2011/8/24 Timothy Murphy > Manuel Escudero wrote: > > >> I'm puzzled by this thread. > >> It doesn't seem to me to be too difficult to set up an OpenVPN server, > >> following the instructions in /usr/share/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/ . > >> > >> Or are you all trying to do something else? > > > The id

Re: privoxy version 3.0.17

Am 24.08.2011 17:51, schrieb Patrick: > Oops ... cc-ing Karsten. > > On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 08:49:51AM -0700, Patrick wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 01:08:03AM -0500, Michael Cronenworth wrote: > > > On 07/30/2011 10:34 PM, Patrick wrote: > > > > How can I get the new version picked up f

Re: privoxy version 3.0.17

Oops ... cc-ing Karsten. On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 08:49:51AM -0700, Patrick wrote: > On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 01:08:03AM -0500, Michael Cronenworth wrote: > > On 07/30/2011 10:34 PM, Patrick wrote: > > > How can I get the new version picked up for Fedora 15? > > > > > > There's already a bug for it:

Re: privoxy version 3.0.17

On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 01:08:03AM -0500, Michael Cronenworth wrote: > On 07/30/2011 10:34 PM, Patrick wrote: > > How can I get the new version picked up for Fedora 15? > > > > There's already a bug for it: > > > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=594003 > > > > I don't know who the pack

Re: Personal VPN on Fedora

Manuel Escudero wrote: >> I'm puzzled by this thread. >> It doesn't seem to me to be too difficult to set up an OpenVPN server, >> following the instructions in /usr/share/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/ . >> >> Or are you all trying to do something else? > The idea was to get an easy solution to mount a p

Google Music Manager - Solved

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Re: Installing driver for WiFi adapter

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 3:44 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote: >> >> >> TP-LINK TL-WN821N >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Can you post output of lsmod and lsusb. Have you installed the >> >> > firmware >> >> > for the device into /lib/firmware?  If the device is supported by the >> >> > kernel you won't be able

Re: Installing driver for WiFi adapter

Paul Smith writes: On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote: >> >> TP-LINK TL-WN821N >> > >> > >> > Can you post output of lsmod and lsusb. Have you installed the firmware >> > for the device into /lib/firmware?  If the device is supported by the >> > kernel you won't be able to

Re: Installing driver for WiFi adapter

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 3:28 PM, John W. Linville wrote: >> >>> >> TP-LINK TL-WN821N >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > Can you post output of lsmod and lsusb. Have you installed the firmware >> >>> > for the device into /lib/firmware?  If the device is supported by the >> >>> > kernel you won't be able t

Re: Installing driver for WiFi adapter

On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 11:36:06PM +0100, Paul Smith wrote: > On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 9:30 PM, Paul Smith wrote: > >>> >> TP-LINK TL-WN821N > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > Can you post output of lsmod and lsusb. Have you installed the firmware > >>> > for the device into /lib/firmware?  If the device is s

Re: Non-native RPM or compile?

On 24/08/11 08:46, Stephen Gallagher wrote: > On Tue, 2011-08-23 at 19:11 -0500, Lars Eighner wrote: >> I want lifeline (genealogy program). I don't find it packaged for Fedora 15. >> I do find an OpenSuSE rpm, apparently appropriate for my architecture. >> >> In general, would I be better off usin

Re: Personal VPN on Fedora

2011/8/24 Timothy Murphy > Manuel Escudero wrote: > > > OpenVPN is too difficult to Setup and Tor is not what I'm looking for. > > I'm puzzled by this thread. > It doesn't seem to me to be too difficult to set up an OpenVPN server, > following the instructions in /usr/share/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/

Re: Personal VPN on Fedora

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/23/2011 10:51 PM, Manuel Escudero wrote: > > > 2011/8/23 Manuel Escudero > > > > > 2011/8/22 admin lewis > > > 2011/8/20 Manuel Escudero >: >> Hi there: >

Re: Non-native RPM or compile?

On Tue, 2011-08-23 at 19:11 -0500, Lars Eighner wrote: > I want lifeline (genealogy program). I don't find it packaged for Fedora 15. > I do find an OpenSuSE rpm, apparently appropriate for my architecture. > > In general, would I be better off using a non-native RPM or compiling it > myself? T

OT: Improving laptop wifi reception

Dear All, Is there some device that can boost a laptop wifi reception? In the library where I spend some time studying, I usually get a signal with a quality of about 20%. Thanks in advance, Paul -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options:

Fedora-15-x86_64-netinst on Dell XPS-15z (To Michael Dinon)

-- Mensagem encaminhada -- From: Michael Dinon To: Community support for Fedora users Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:59:43 -0700 Subject: Re: Fedora-15-x86_64-netinst on Dell XPS-15z On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Paulo wrote: > Hi Fellas. > > The installer (anaconda) of "Fedora

Re: Personal VPN on Fedora

Manuel Escudero wrote: > OpenVPN is too difficult to Setup and Tor is not what I'm looking for. I'm puzzled by this thread. It doesn't seem to me to be too difficult to set up an OpenVPN server, following the instructions in /usr/share/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/ . Or are you all trying to do somethin

Re: Non-native RPM or compile?

On Tue, 23 Aug 2011, Bob Goodwin wrote: > On 23/08/11 20:11, Lars Eighner wrote: >> I want lifeline (genealogy program). I don't find it packaged for Fedora 15. >> I do find an OpenSuSE rpm, apparently appropriate for my architecture. >> >> In general, would I be better off using a non-native RPM