Cheers Bob,<br><br>If possible could you clearly label the kit for my attention (a post it note or something would be ideal) so that I don't have to dig may way through the graveyard of old computers lying around.<br><br>
Thanks again<br><br>Martin<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 6 January 2011 14:45, Bob <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bob@citystrolls.com">bob@citystrolls.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Martin Ben<br>
It's not that one. I will bring it up when my mate gets back, should be next couple of days - it the machine is no good we can always use the screen. Bob<br>
<br>
PS Happy new year to all at the Electron.<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
<br>
<br>
On 06/01/2011 13:51, Ben Dembroski wrote:<br>
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I might be guessing here, but I think the linux machine Bob mentioned might<br>
also be one of my old donations. :) You'll know if it is if it's got a cpu<br>
fan speed control knob in one of the PCI slots.<br>
<br>
If it is that computer. It's pretty old. AMD athlon something, with maybe<br>
one gig of ram. When I built it, it was for doing real-time video<br>
processing and editing, so it was reasonably high-end. It could still be<br>
very servicable as a general internet / office doc / light image processing<br>
/ text editing / kind of machine.<br>
<br>
Sorry I can't be more specific with the specs, I haven't looked at it for a<br>
looooong time now.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Ben D.<br>
<br>
On 06/01/11 13:44, Martin McGrath wrote:<br>
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I've booked the room for 18/01/2010.<br>
<br>
I plan on building a system using the computer very kindly donated by Ben<br>
(thank you), this will relace the and rebuilding the existing linux<br>
machine with a supported version of Ubuntu (from a currently unsupported<br>
version).<br>
<br>
Please consider this a reminder if you need anything backed up, either<br>
let me know what and where it is or do it yourself before the date<br>
mentioned above.<br>
<br>
Bob, do you have any further information on the linux machine + flat<br>
screen monitor you had mentioned before? It may be a more powerful<br>
machine than the existing Ubuntu machine.<br>
<br>
Simon, where do we stand with the bill for the excess. Is there a way<br>
people can make donations to cover this?<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
Martin<br>
<br>
On 22 December 2010 14:43, Martin McGrath <<a href="mailto:mcgrath.martin@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcgrath.martin@gmail.com</a><br></div></div><div><div></div><div class="h5">
<mailto:<a href="mailto:mcgrath.martin@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcgrath.martin@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
<br>
Hi everyone,<br>
<br>
I've spent quite some time here over the last couple of days<br>
investigating potential causes of bandwidth excess problem.<br>
<br>
There are two machines currently connected to the router in the club<br>
room.<br>
<br>
1. Compaq 5221, AMD K6 380Mhz, 320MB RAM. Running Windows XP, missing<br>
lots of patches, no Antivirus software installed.<br>
2. Ubuntu based machine, reasonable spec CPU, 512MB RAM. Running an<br>
unsupported (ergo unpatched) version of Ubuntu.<br>
<br>
In the interests of security please don't operate a Windows PC<br>
without anti virus software installed, it's just common sense.<br>
Please user Firefox as your default web browser.<br>
<br>
The XP machine had no application software other than uTorrent (a bit<br>
torrent client) and CClean installed.<br>
This machine is terribly slow, I've earmarked a machine to replace it<br>
which is significantly faster and we have more RAM in the cupboard<br>
which I can fit.<br>
<br>
Do we really need a Windows machine in the club? I'd like feedback on<br>
this please.<br>
A linux machine is just as easy to use for everything this machine<br>
could have been used for, and far easier to maintain.<br>
<br>
The XP machine passed a full system virus scan and three rootkit scans.<br>
<br>
I plan to upgrade the Ubuntu machine to a version of the operating<br>
system which is at least supported. If anyone has data they'd like<br>
backed up please do so, or let me know where and what it is and I'll<br>
do it for you.<br>
<br>
The room still has it's WIFI point, at the moment secured with<br>
WPA-PSK, the details for which are on the poster on the right as you<br>
enter the room.<br>
I plan on investigating this more at a later date.<br>
I disabled the WIFI point on the modem running in the comms room.<br>
There was no point in us having two.<br>
<br>
I'm not convinced that anyone would waste time cracking the WPA<br>
passphrase, given that there are two other open access points in the<br>
area.<br>
<br>
I plan on documenting and laminating some notes about EC kit, the<br>
network, the computers etc. I'll get round to this once I've fixed up<br>
the systems in question.<br>
<br>
Snail mail has arrived for the following people, I've left it in a<br>
neat pile on the table:<br>
<br>
Mitch Miller<br>
Glasgow Social centre limited (two items)<br>
Robert Hamilton<br>
Jonathan Agnew (two items)<br>
<br>
When I arrived yesterday the place was a bit of a mess. There were<br>
chairs all over the place, some rubbish on the table, an old mug of<br>
what I assume was coffee and papers scattered over the desks.<br>
<br>
I've done a little tidying but I've got other things I need to be<br>
doing at the moment.<br>
The room is a space for all of us, please tidy up before leaving.<br>
<br>
Have a nice Christmas and a safe New Year.<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
Martin<br>
<br>
<br>
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