Chattanooga
Unix
Gnu
Android
Linux
Users
Group
Hot Topics:
Sponsoring:
Android+Linux rant
May-04, 2013 by: Phil Sieg
From: Phil Sieg ------------------------------------------------------ So I am warming up to my Galaxy Note 2 quite a bit. I wanted to transfer some video files from my Ubuntu server in the basement, to avoid some of the boredom while shopping this afternoon. I grab a usb sync cord and my phone and go plug it up to my Ubuntu 12.04 Server. Imagine my surprise/disappointment/frustration/chagrin when I plug it up and it mounts up a couple of useless av/player icons that will not allow me to just drag and drop my damned .avi files into my SD card. Why would I expect it to work that way? Well because on my Mac's and on my PC's that is exactly what I do, and it is in my mind one of the single greatest advantages over iOS... the ability to drag and drom ANY type of file into my phones storage without frakin around with/thru iTunes or some 3rd party widget. Yes I googled HOW to fix this GLARING omission in uBuntu, I simply can't get my brain wrapped around HOW/WHY two LINUX devices won't interact as nicely as plugging up to a NON-LINUX device. Never tried plugging an iPhone up to my Ubuntu box... bet it just "works" Sheesh, for Christ's sake Canonical, how about tending to some really simple shit like this? Or do I have to wait for the "never gonna ship" Ubuntu Phone? Phil Sieg President SeniorTech LLC / Snapfon www.snapfon.com B: 423.535.9968 F: 423.265.9820 M: 423.331.0725 phil.sieg@seniortechllc.com
Saturday, June 22 - Meetup / Tech Talk / Swap Meet
April-26, 2013 by: David White
From: David White
------------------------------------------------------
Hey folks,
There was a group of folks who talked for a number of months about
organizing a Chattanooga Technology Conference, but due to several reasons,
we have decided not to pursue that (this year). We will continue to talk
and plan about attempting this in future years.
In the mean time, however, I wanted to propose a Chugalug & Chattanooga IT
Community meetup for one of the days we were hoping to host the conference.
So, I hereby declare myself the President of Chugalug for a meetup on
Saturday, June 22 at the 4th Floor of the Library.
More details to follow, but I was thinking we could it make it a half-day
event, and include:
- Swap Meet
- Lightening Talks (two or three different "tracks" where people could
prepare a 20-30 minute presentation)
- I'm putting together a workshop for a conference this summer on
DNS, so for example, I'll plan to do an abbreviated presentation on that
topic
- Networking & hanging out
- Beer or lunch and/or dinner afterwards at some restaurant close by...
- Any other bright ideas you guys might have
Let me know your thoughts, and let me know if you have a topic you'd like
to present.
If I get enough people who are interested and want to go, I'll set it up as
an event on Meetup.com.
- David
--
David White
Founder & CEO
*
*
*CENTS *
Computing, Equipping, Networking, Training & Supporting
Nonprofit Organizations Worldwide
http://developCENTS.com
423-693-4234
=?utf-8?q?Brute_force_attacks_on_router=E2=80=A6_Maybe?= =?utf-8?q?=3F?=
February-28, 2013 by: Rod-Lists
From: Rod-Lists ------------------------------------------------------ WPS and UPnP disabled? Any other 2.4 Ghz traffic in area besides routers? ----- Phil Sieg wrote: > Ok gang I need some help here... Dave Brockman weigh in if you have time. > > I have a wireless network at the office that will not behave. I always run my wireless routers as AP only with no DHCP. PfSense is doing all the heavy lifting. > > I have replaced the router at the office with 4 different brands in the last 8 months. Currently a Cisco/linksys product. Was fine until yesterday then started acting up in similar ways to the last 3 units. Some of my connected computers just disconnect and will NOT maintain a connection unless I reboot the router. Add to that the the admin web-gui is not accessible unless I reboot. > > Some routers were running factory firmware, some had DDWRT. > > I know the amount of information I am giving you is light, just wondered if anybody either had a good idea of what it might be due to prior's, or that I am getting brute-forced repeatedly because it is a target rich environment (20+ wireless networks) or is it the proliferation of wireless that is gimping things up? > > Hello.... Bueller? Bueller? > > Phil Sieg > President > SeniorTech LLC / snapfōn® > www.snapfon.com > phil.sieg@seniortechllc.com > > Phone: 423.535.9968 > Fax: 423.265.9820 > Mobile: 423.331.0725 > > "The computer is the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with. It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds." > > Steve Jobs, 1955-2011 > > > >
=?windows-1252?q?Brute_force_attacks_on_router=85_Mayb?= =?windows-1252?q?e=3F?=
February-28, 2013 by: Phil Sieg
From: Phil Sieg ------------------------------------------------------ Ok gang I need some help here... Dave Brockman weigh in if you have = time. I have a wireless network at the office that will not behave. I always = run my wireless routers as AP only with no DHCP. PfSense is doing all = the heavy lifting. I have replaced the router at the office with 4 different brands in the = last 8 months. Currently a Cisco/linksys product. Was fine until = yesterday then started acting up in similar ways to the last 3 units. = Some of my connected computers just disconnect and will NOT maintain a = connection unless I reboot the router. Add to that the the admin web-gui = is not accessible unless I reboot. Some routers were running factory firmware, some had DDWRT. I know the amount of information I am giving you is light, just wondered = if anybody either had a good idea of what it might be due to prior's, or = that I am getting brute-forced repeatedly because it is a target rich = environment (20+ wireless networks) or is it the proliferation of = wireless that is gimping things up? Hello.... Bueller? Bueller? Phil Sieg President SeniorTech LLC / snapf=C5=8Dn=C2=AE www.snapfon.com phil.sieg@seniortechllc.com Phone: 423.535.9968 Fax: 423.265.9820 Mobile: 423.331.0725 "The computer is the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with. = It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds." Steve Jobs, 1955-2011
OT: DDWRT - 11n 300mbps Router on sale $24.99
February-25, 2013 by: Phil Sieg
From: Phil Sieg ------------------------------------------------------ Best deal I have seen lately on a DDWRT-able router. Bought 2 waiting on arrival. http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=715783 Phil Sieg President SeniorTech LLC / Snapfon www.snapfon.com B: 423.535.9968 F: 423.265.9820 M: 423.331.0725 phil.sieg@seniortechllc.com
Chugalunch Tomorrow
February-14, 2013 by: David White
From: David White ------------------------------------------------------ I hereby declare myself the President of Chugalug, and hereby issue a decree that all in favor of attending the next Chugalunch shall commence meeting at Conga tomorrow at 11:30pm (to try and beat the lunch crowd by a little bit). Now that I'm on my own and starting my own business full time, I'm looking for opportunities to get out of my apartment, meet people, and network. But mostly to socialize, so I don't become a hermit, until I'm able to drum up enough clients to get me out of the house anyway. 11:30am until whenever.... 207 E Main St Chattanooga, TN -- David White Founder & CEO * * *CENTS * Computing, Equipping, Networking, Training & Supporting Nonprofit Organizations Worldwide http://developCENTS.com 423-693-4234
Android musings
February-08, 2013 by: Phil Sieg
From: Phil Sieg ------------------------------------------------------ So. I have been a full time Android user for one week now. My device is a = Galaxy Note 2 (ATT version, rooted and unlocked of course). I have some observations that of course are from a long time iOS user's = perspective. 1. Almost all 56 Android mail clients suck. Aqua Mail sucks less than = the rest, but still sucks. 2. Why so goddamned many menu's and choices buried 5 layers deep? 3. The water droplet sound that happens when I swipe my Phone to unlock = it is driving me out of my mind. I can't figure out how to shut it up = (see item 3). 4 There are NO financial/stock market apps for this thing that are worth = a damn. Also see Item 1. 5. The calendar is a POS. Seems to be the same dilemma as item 1. 6. Why do I need an app drawer? iOS definitely got this part right. 7. eBook readers. Also see item 1. Could care less about the kindle app, = don't speak to me about it. On a brighter note: 1. Widgets are cool. 2. I LOVE having a 5.5" screen and a stylus. 3. swappable battery. 4. Micro SD goodness and ease of loading content ;-) Hmm it seems most of my "brighter" items are actually hardware related = and not a plus for Android. I will stick with Android for the foreseeable future, however it is very = LINUX like in the need for constant tweaking and not always working. I = love the IDEA of linux and try to implement the use of it in any way = that I can, however Cupertino has a distinct advantage with their = philosophy that "Shit should just work". Phil Sieg President SeniorTech LLC / snapf=C5=8Dn=C2=AE www.snapfon.com phil.sieg@seniortechllc.com Phone: 423.535.9968 Fax: 423.265.9820 Mobile: 423.331.0725 "The computer is the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with. = It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds." Steve Jobs, 1955-2011
OT: Anyone of you guys good with electrical circuits?
February-08, 2013 by: Lynn Dixon
From: Lynn Dixon ------------------------------------------------------ I have a pretty nifty project that I have been thinking about doing, but its a bit out of my electrical circuit knowledge. In a nutshell, I would like to mod one of my 5.25" bays on my PC to house jacks that I can plug my aviation headset into. There is a pretty good difference in impedance between aviation headsets and PC audio. There is also a challenge in driving the electret mic in the headset using the PC mic input. Bonus: If I can plug this modded panel into my motherboards front panel audio input, that would be awesome. If anyone of you guys are good with basic electrcal circuits give me a shout. I can spring for dinner / beer if your willing to help. Hell, I will even be president for a Chugalug meeting if we can get enough folks together to discuss this :) Sorry for the off topic post to the LUG.
OT: kill me please
February-05, 2013 by: "Alex Smith (K4RNT)"
From: "Alex Smith (K4RNT)" ------------------------------------------------------ I wonder if a BartPE environment with XP as a base would be sufficient, that may be a viable alternative, given the CD-ROM is read-only, it depends on the flash utility's requirements, but it's worth looking into... =3D) On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Phil Sieg wrote: > Ed, > > A funny and true story: > > ALL of the cell phone flashing and diagnosis tools that my cell phone > factories use for uploading new firmware into phones, or tracing > software/firmware issues are.... > > YEP. You guessed it... Windows XP Only! > > I keep an XP laptop here that is for no other purpose than flashing phone= s > when we are doing software revisions. > > So far I have been unable to get the damned tools to run on a VM... > > All HAIL XP! > > Phil Sieg > President > SeniorTech LLC / snapf=C5=8Dn=C2=AE > www.snapfon.com > phil.sieg@seniortechllc.com > > Phone: 423.535.9968 > Fax: 423.265.9820 > Mobile: 423.331.0725 > > *"The computer is the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up > with. It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds." > > * > *Steve Jobs, 1955-2011* > > > > > On Feb 5, 2013, at 10:33 AM, Ed King wrote: > > "because windows xp is unsupported, its ok to install it" > >
Fanboy converts
January-29, 2013 by: Phil Sieg
From: Phil Sieg ------------------------------------------------------ Just ordered an unlocked Galaxy Note 2 to replace my iPhone 4s. Read a LOT of reviews and have been thinking on this for months. Played = with few Galaxy Notes, and even ordered the Galaxy Player 5 to get the = feel. Any users out there that can give me their feedback? Phil Sieg President SeniorTech LLC / snapf=C5=8Dn=C2=AE www.snapfon.com phil.sieg@seniortechllc.com Phone: 423.535.9968 Fax: 423.265.9820 Mobile: 423.331.0725 "The computer is the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with. = It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds." Steve Jobs, 1955-2011
Ed King this is for you my friend!
November-19, 2012 by: Phil Sieg
From: Phil Sieg ------------------------------------------------------ http://chattanooga.craigslist.org/cto/3385065977.html This is the ONLY Nova I have ever seen that I wanted... and I want it = BADLY. Of course you came to mind immediately. Maybe you can swap ALL of your = computer stuff to this guy for it? Phil Sieg President SeniorTech LLC / Snapfon www.snapfon.com B: 423.535.9968 F: 423.265.9820 M: 423.331.0725 phil.sieg@seniortechllc.com
A Lawyer Under Fire by Chugalug: Meeting Announcement
November-15, 2012 by: Mike Harrison
From: Mike Harrison
------------------------------------------------------
WHAT: An actual Chugalug meeting, with a real presentation!
WHEN: Tuesday, November 27th 2012
Presentation at 6pm, doors open at 5:30
WHERE: http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/
Chattanooga Public Library
1001 Broad Street, Chattanooga TN 37402
Agenda: Ed Nanney, http://www.nanneylaw.com/
Will be addressing intellectual property, IT law.
Estimate: 30 minute presentation, 30 minutes Q&A
starting at 6pm.
Questions/topics that have been raised:
EULAs for websites/software
Legality of BitCoins and other private monetary systems
Copyright and other intellectual property issue
===========================================================
Using the massive financial resources of Chugalug (none), and some
sponsorship by benefactors, a couple of pizzas and beverages (non-alcoholic)
will be donated. Feel free to promote yourself to benefactor level by
bringing something consumable to share. The intention is to hold your
hunger over for the post-meeting meeting at the Pickle Barrel or other
establishment nearby for more sustenance, camaraderie and revelry.
Nancy took the lead on this after a Chugalunch a few weeks ago
and arranged everything.. Knowing her penchant for titles, I propose
that instead of being President of Chugalug for November, she is
Princess of Chugalug for November.
Spread the word, lets have a fun get together with lots of people. :)
OT: ObiHai GREAT piece of kit!
October-31, 2012 by: Phil Sieg
From: Phil Sieg ------------------------------------------------------ Just wanted to clue everybody in on a recent purchase that has been = great! = http://www.amazon.com/OBi202-Phone-Adapter-Router-2-Phone/dp/B007D930YO/re= f=3Dsr
Could the maker movement become the Maker Party?
October-06, 2012 by: Phil Shapiro
From: Phil Shapiro ------------------------------------------------------ Hi chugalug community, I've been wondering this past week whether the maker movement might some day become the Maker Party. In all this heated presidential race, I haven't heard a single word from either candidate on how supporting the maker movement is our best hope for creating new jobs. I've lived in the Washington DC-area for almost 30 years and am pretty cynical about politics in general, yet if a Maker Party would ever form, I would be 150 percent behind it. If the Maker Party solidly promoted open source software for use in government, schools, hospitals, etc -- I'd be 250 percent behind it. To my mind, if your movement is not playing within the political arena, then it's playing on the sidelines. Sidelines" means you can be easily ignored and overlooked. Anyway, just wanted to share these thoughts for what they're worth. Didn't want to start a long discussion thread, cause I love the Linux focus of this list. Feel free to contact me off-list if this topic is of interest and I can coordinate some off-list discussion. I might coordinate a Google Hangout discussion on this topic sometime, too. phil shapiro -- Phil Shapiro, pshapiro@his.com http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html "Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates "Learning happens thru gentleness."
Digital Signatures
October-01, 2012 by: Mike Harrison
From: Mike Harrison ------------------------------------------------------ Just in case someone wanted to see this. You can sit and watch on the sidelines for free. I'm hoping to make it. ---------------------------------------------------------- Chattanooga Engineers Club: NEXT MEETING: October 1st: Pem Guerry, Executive Vice President of SIGNiX Solutions – “Digital Signatures” Have you overnighted an important document to a client, only to wait days or even weeks for the document to be signed, because it was stuck on someone’s desk while they were away on a business trip? While many organizations have switched to electronic documents to improve convenience and efficiency, they still rely on wet ink signatures. Sticking with ink means dealing with postage, additional personnel costs, strained customer relationships, document archiving, and slower revenue intake. Mr. Guerry will discuss topics including: signing documents online safely and securely, the risks involved in moving towards paperless operations, and the cost savings and benefits and return on investment of such a project. MEETING LOGISTICS: The Chattanooga Engineer's Club meets noon Mondays at the DOUBLETREE HOTEL, 407 Chestnut Street, from 12 noon to 1 pm EST and free parking is available at 11:30. Buffet lunch is $16. If you do not plan to purchase lunch, please use chairs around the perimeter of the room.
$65 ZEEPAD 7" android 4.0 tablet is freakin great!
September-28, 2012 by: Phil Sieg
From: Phil Sieg ------------------------------------------------------ Ok so I bought a Zeepad 7.0 tablet with 512 ram, 1.5ghz Allwinner A10 = chip, capacitive etc... It is unbelievably good, especially for the price. This is the tablet = that was in a linked article about the end of profitable hardware sales = a few weeks ago. It is available everywhere in Southern China for = $45-50. On Amoazon for $64.99, and ALL OVER eBay at every price. Responsive, fast, trimmed down version of Android.... Wifi works but is = a little slow (driver issue I think). Looking to root this thing and = really play. My interest is in designing a desk-dock with a telephone handset and USB = connectors in back for a rj45 dongle etc... I think it could make a kick = ass 7" color screen SIP phone with video conferencing ability and = portability. Call it a desktop communicator.... Phil Sieg President SeniorTech LLC / Snapfon www.snapfon.com B: 423.535.9968 F: 423.265.9820 M: 423.331.0725 phil.sieg@seniortechllc.com On Sep 27, 2012, at 9:11 PM, Chad Smith wrote: > Thanks for the input everybody. Pulls the trigger. >=20 > [That's me - straining at a gnat - spends hours considering which $5 = ethernet cable to buy - owns no less than 5 different tablets...] >=20 > - Chad W. Smith >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Mike Harrison = wrote: > And is Cat6 more reliable than Cat5? I know I will never come close = to maxing out the speed of Cat5, since I'm not in GigCity. - Chad W. = Smith >=20 > On your home network, unless something is really broken you won't = notice any differences. What I typically spend an extra buck or two on = is nicer ends, there is are plugs that use 3 prongs that don't get loose = from the wire easily, and there are retainers that kinda help get not = get snagged. > Not hoods, a design where the bendy tab part loops back. >=20 > Every once in a while, I find a high quality very flexible small-ish = ethernet cable with good ends that I stash in my laptop/travel bag... > And someone seems to always like it more than I do and borrows it. = Permanently. >=20 > But at $5.. Buy two. >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >
An introduction, and a meeting announcement
August-28, 2012 by: "Chris St. Pierre"
From: "Chris St. Pierre" ------------------------------------------------------ Chugaluggers: My name is Chris St. Pierre, and I want to be your president. A quick intro: I live in Rockwood, in Roane County, and work from remote as a Linux SA for a company in Brooklyn, NY. I was turned on to Chugalug by Lynn Dixon, who I met on the IRCs. At any rate, in Knoxville we've got a local chapter of LOPSA, the League of Professional Sysadmins, going, with monthly meetings and everything. Our next meeting is September 4th at 6 pm downtown Knoxville. I hear tell that there is beer available. The talk will be about Apache performance tuning; the speaker, Chris Layton, is a former coworker and I can tell you from experience that he's a performance tuning and metrics wizard. LOPSA: http://lopsa.org LOPSA-ETENN: http://lopsaetenn.org/ The speaker: http://lopsaetenn.org/ai1ec
Library Tonight?
August-24, 2012 by: Phil Sieg
From: Phil Sieg ------------------------------------------------------ So what time is the library deal tonight? Any plans before or after? Is there a secret entrance or code word that I need to know? Phil Sieg President SeniorTech LLC / snapf=C5=8Dn=C2=AE www.snapfon.com Phone: 423.535.9968 Fax: 423.265.9820 Mobile: 423.331.0725 "The computer is the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with. = It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds." Steve Jobs, 1955-2011
OT: SSD magic!
August-03, 2012 by: Phil Sieg
From: Phil Sieg ------------------------------------------------------ So I just got a new Macbook Pro cause my MacBook air was being coveted = by my sweetheart and the 11.6 inch screen on the air was just to small = to do any real work. I got a 15" i7 quad 2.3ghz with 8gb ram and 750gb HDD. Pretty snappy out of the box, but I had been spoiled by the SSD in my = Macbook Air. So I ordered a Crucial 512gb SSD that was both on sale and = highly rated ($399 Amazon) Installed yesterday, loaded up Mountain Lion, then migrated my stuff. = Rebooted several times and tweaked some stuff including a utility to = allow "Trim" on non-apple SSD's. Rebooted a few more times and WOW!!!! 3-4 seconds from off to Login, 2-3 seconds from Login to ready to use. = MOST software launches either instantly, or sub-second times. Photoshop = with additional filters takes 2 seconds. browsing/page loads even *seem* = faster. This is my second "after market" SSD and the results compared to the = first are like night and day. This setup is freakin' stupid fast... it actually makes me chuckle how = fast some of this stuff is... Just WOW. Phil Sieg President SeniorTech LLC / Snapfon www.snapfon.com B: 423.535.9968 F: 423.265.9820 M: 423.331.0725 phil.sieg@seniortechllc.com
OT:Black Box Voting releases TN Election code
June-21, 2012 by: Rod-Lists
From: Rod-Lists ------------------------------------------------------ Those of you who don't follow Bev Harris' Black Voting should. http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/7659/82111.html "I have found and posted the actual voter list software used widely through= out the USA (TN, WI, PA, CO, KS...) for Accenture voter registration and vo= ter histories. I located the files on a magnetic backup tape of the hard dr= ive of a county elections IT employee, part of a 120-gig set of discovery f= iles. The Accenture voter registration / voter history software is highly p= roblematic, and has been reported switching voter parties in Colorado, and = losing voter histories in Tennessee. Although it is now widely known that A= ccenture voter list software gets it wrong, just WHY the program misreports= voter information so often has never been explained. I am hoping that by r= eleasing this software to the public, it may shed light on what's really go= ing on with our voter registration systems. I also posted a Tennessee file = with work orders and release notes which shows the Accenture software has a= history of tripling votes in certain ('random') voter histories, going bac= k to 2004. Except it is not random: Other files I discovered prove it is wi= th primarily suburban Republican precincts that votes are somehow being rec= orded twice and sometimes three times for certain voters in the voter histo= ry report, and this didn't just happen in 2004; it also happened in the 200= 8 presidential primary and in May and August 2010, and according to electio= n commission notes in Shelby County, also in the 2012 presidential primary.= Computer buffs, have at it. Much source code exists within the structure b= ecause it is built on MS Access. I do not read source code, though I can se= e some structural problems with the software (for example, it allows politi= cal party ID to be set differently from one precinct to another)." http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/7659/82111.html