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Public display software for Linux 10 60 (9/17/2009 7:24:06 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I'm not sure if this is the ideal group for this question, but maybe I'll get lucky. We are considering putting up a large LCD screen in part of our production facilities, to show notices and other informati... David

Temporarily disabling file caches for a process 0 39 (5/23/2009 11:53:29 AM) comp.os.linux.misc The various file caches in Linux (data cache, directory entry cache, inode cache, etc.) make file access very much faster, particularly for commonly used files. However, sometimes you can have file access th... David

Strange network problems - pings to host are fine, pings from host fail 8 15 (12/1/2008 5:56:48 PM) comp.os.linux.networking Sorry for the long post - I've tried to outline the symptoms of my problem, and what I've tried to fix it. I'm having some networking problems with a PC running an old version of Red Hat (kernel 2.2). The ... David

dnsmasq and openvz 0 21 (3/19/2008 8:09:16 PM) comp.os.linux.networking I've just set up a server using openvz for virtual servers. I've got a few basic services running directly on the host - ntp and dnsmasq for dhcp and dns serving and proxying. I've been having trouble tryin... David

Using hostnames in iptables 4 22 (3/16/2008 7:40:34 PM) comp.os.linux.networking If I write an iptables rule with a hostname, when is the hostname resolved? For example: iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --src remoteoffice.company.com --dport 25 -j ACCEPT I believe that "remoteoffice.company.co... David

WebDAV and Windows 0 22 (3/2/2008 9:20:18 PM) comp.os.linux.networking I'm having a lot of trouble trying to get WebDAV (using apache2 on debian) and windows (mostly XP, some W2K, and one XP64) to play nicely together. Ideally, I'd like to let windows clients map drive letters ... David

"Smart" phones and CalDAV or iCalendar over WebDAV 0 17 (10/27/2007 9:15:45 PM) comp.os.linux.networking I'm trying to set up access to shared calendars for a few users at my company. I've got a CalDAV server (http://rscds.sourceforge.net/) and a WebDAV server setup - from Thunderbird, users can access calendar... David

Virtual servers and proxies for https and ftp 0 26 (10/13/2007 11:06:43 AM) comp.os.linux.networking I have a setup with several virtual servers (openvz) for different uses for websites - one for the main web server, one for a test server, one for a svn/trac server, and so on. There is also one virtual mach... David

Understanding path MTU discovery 6 21 (2/1/2007 10:36:27 PM) comp.os.linux.networking Can someone confirm or correct my understanding of path MTU discovery regarding packets passing through a linux router/firewall to a server on a DMZ? As far as I can tell from my reading, if a computer on th... David

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How to copy files from CD to HD in Linux? HELP! HELP ME I'M STUCK IN THE 1980S WITH LINUX! 39 19 (6/7/2010 1:45:17 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Referring to the below message, can somebody please tell me how to copy files, either using the 'emelfm' file manager icon under the GUI in Damn Small Linux (D.S.L.) or using some command in the console mode (w... raylopez88 (1505)

I do not get ssh. Why is it more secure? 73 196 (6/17/2010 9:12:25 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi All, With this command: ssh -l todd -X 192.168.255.14 /usr/bin/VirtualBox I can run VirtualBox console on another computer with X11. All I get is asked for my password. I don't get it. Ho... Todd

switch chip driver 22 29 (6/23/2010 3:39:04 AM) comp.os.linux.networking Hello, I have a driver for 5-port switch, representing the switch as one eth0 device from the OS perspective. I would like to make it have eth0..eth4 ports respectively, so that I could treat each port indiv... mark_cruzNOTFORSPAM (178)

Migrating from PIC18 to ARM: which MCU to choose? 56 264 (7/21/2010 9:44:05 PM) comp.arch.embedded We have a product based around the PIC18F6680 which is now becoming a rare and expensive part. Since it looks like ARM devices are winning the popularity war, the chips are cheap and plentiful. The question ... rjmvxlvzjqwi (3)

server, workstation services 31 144 (7/22/2010 8:36:36 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi all, what is the linux equivalent services of server & workstation services in windows XP ? ... aarklon (253)

Seeking JTAG emulator for Atmel AT91 ARM Cores on Linux 39 43 (8/18/2010 8:29:32 PM) comp.arch.embedded Hi there, We are porting a windows application from desktop into embedded Linux on Atmel AT91 ARM Cores, thus we need JTAG to debug the firmware under a Linux environment. However, SAM-ICE only connects via ... gpsabove9957 (69)

Is source address selection based on rules (netfilter) possible ? 42 23 (8/27/2010 4:31:31 PM) comp.os.linux.networking Hi folks, I have an IPv6 interface with multiple static addresses (on the same interface ; ie. using 'up ip -6 addr add ...' rules), and I would like to select the source address, based on various netfilter ... xroche (185)

48 core servers??? 79 204 (9/8/2010 3:32:32 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I was looking at thinkmate.com, and saw that I could buy a 1U or 2U server with 12 4 core CPUs, which gives effectively 48 cores. This is really exciting for a lot of applications, and I would like to kno... Ignoramus10551

serial port connection using minicom: no data 13 389 (9/28/2010 5:42:21 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I'm trying to connect to a Storage-box via the serial port. The "Command Line Interface" is supposed to fire up when I use 115200 bps, 8 data bits, none-parity, stop bit =1 , and none for flow control. ... Rahul

Help on VC (write once, port many) project 14 33 (10/10/2010 2:46:54 PM) comp.arch.embedded I need help with porting a USB configuration tool from a VC 2008 project. The customer was sold on the portable code on Window and be ported to Linux and Mac. The developer (another contractor) said "It's 80%... me5463 (1320)