Re: [LUG] Just Curious?

[kevin bailey <kevin_bailey@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi matthew,

what needs configuring RE diald - is it because the XP box does not fire 
up the link?

as a quick answer - i downloded the dial control panel from debian 
called dialdcost - then i made this available via a vnc session to 
anyone on the network - it works fine because you can set it to dial on 
demand - or force it up continuously - or quickly shut the link etc.

HTH

kev

matthew.gibbons@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Kevin,
>
> We're actually using Office 2000 with XP, but that is only because I didn't have
> the installables for Open Office 6.0. I actually use Open Office on my laptop
> (which is running Linux - my own distribution).
>
> I take your point about connecting XP direct to the internet, but needs must at
> the moment. I run diald on my firewall, and this works fine when only running
> Linux, but needs to be reconfigured because of the XP box. I need to do some
> packet analysis - anyone know of some good tools?
>
> Cheers,
> Matthew
>
>
>
>
> kevin bailey <kevin_bailey@xxxxxxxxxxx> on 15/01/2002 21:00:17
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>
> hi mathew,
>
> even if your wife is only happy with XP you could still benefit from
> open source software - i'd be interested to know how openoffice 6 for
> windows compares.
>
> be careful about connecting the XP machine directly to the internet -
> see http://grc.com/default.htm
>
> BTW - there are two great tools on the site for testing firewalls under
> the shields up link - i managed a clean sweep - nothing to show [for now
> anyway :o) ].  i'd be interested in anyone else's firewalls results - or
> any windows machine's results.  i'll test out the firewall at work
> (windows SBS) and post the results,
>
> kev
>
> matthew.gibbons@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Small network,
> >
> > Frodo:    750MHz Athlon, 768MB, 40GB, DVD, CD/RW, Windows/XP
> > Bilbo: 166MHz Pentium, 64MB, 4GB, My own Linux 2.4.8, CVS, DHCP, DNS, FTP
> > (ProFTPd), HTTP (Apache), NNTP, SMTP (Qmail)
> > Sting: 166MHz Pentium, 64MB, 4GB, My own Linux 2.4.8, NetFilter, PPP, Squid,
> > Diald
> > Smaug: 750MHz Pentium Laptop (Toshiba Tecra 8100), 256MB, 10GB, DVD, My own
> > Linux 2.4.17
> >
> > Yes, I did buy Windows/XP Home Edition, and to be honest, I really like it. And
> > that is a high accolade, considering my feelings about free software. My wife
> > can't run Linux. I've tried everything I can to get her to use it, but it
> always
>
> > causes a problem somewhere along the line, which she is unable to cope with. It
> > is not that she couldn't learn, she just doesn't have the time. She's a user,
> > and Windows/XP is a user's operating system.
> >
> > If anyone is interested, I might post a review of Windows/XP. Flames? :-)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Matthew
> >
> >
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