From: adam@address.invalid
Moe Trin wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Jul 2012, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandriva, in
article
> , Adam wrote:
[rewriting /etc/hosts]
>> Once things are set up correctly in Mageia 2, it leaves /etc/hosts
>> alone.
>
> I'm not sure why that would be beneficial. The file should contain
> static data for "this" host.
The only change it made that I noticed was changing the IP for the
system it's on from 192.168.1.23 (eris) to 127.0.0.1. No idea why yet.
> Main reason I never got into using localhost as a block is that this
> slows all network activities.
Yes, but not by much on today's systems, as I understand it. Perhaps
less time than it would take to resolve the FQDN of the adware site.
Meanwhile configuration of both systems is progressing. For "stolid",
getting 64-bit Java and Flash working in Seamonkey is turning out to be
non-trivial. Setting up 'ssh' and 'sftp' on both systems will be
something new for me. Right now "eris" can't seem to boot some of the 7
distros on it, but it's only a test system so I'm not worried. For
"stolid" I want the option of NetZero/Juno dialup as an emergency
backup, so I considered one of the USB hardware modems you mentioned a
while back, then thought about how often I'd use it and decided to try
the USB-RS232 converter and one of the external 56k modems from my parts
collection.
[wireless]
> Concepts. Three rooms - crowds of people in each, all talking at
> random intervals.
[...]
> Translated into bit errors, others on channel 6
> are causing some, but not as many as if you were on channel 6 - but
> before you jump for joy, channel 1 is causing bit errors on channel 4,
> and channel 11 is causing errors on channel 9. Were you to put this
> into math (you can't but these are hand-waving type of figures),
> channel 6 is causing 100% of the errors on channel 6 and 0% on channels
> 1 and 11 (and vice-versa). If you're on channel 9, channel 6 may be
> causing 40% of the errors, and channel 11 is causing 60%. (Of course,
> you on channel 9 are interfering with your neighbors on channels 6 and
> 11 too but not as bad as you would if you were _on_ channel 6 or 11.)
> That is of course better, but you would be better still on the
> "quieter" (less talkative) channel, rather than seeing the "average"
> of traffic/interference from both.
I understand the situation. However, what I'm most interested in is how
the total number or percentage of errors I'd get using a popular channel
(1,6,11) would compare to my using an in-between channel like 4 or 9.
>> My router makes me choose one channel from 1-11, no option for
>> "channel hopping"
>
> Correct - any more than you could channel hop a Citizen Band (11 meter
> or 27 MHz) radio.
Although some of the other users seem to be hopping between 1, 6, and
11. I assume that requires at least the router to be configured for that.
> Driving to Albany, you can take the Taconic, US9, 9W
> or I-87 - which to use? Any one may not always be best, but if you
> are looking for the best AT THIS MOMENT, your work-load is going up.
Gosh, you know this area better than I expected. I just use I-87
(fastest but boring), instead of taking the time to look into
construction delays and other things (county fair on US9) that would
affect traffic.
>> BTW both antennas are near the south wall at opposite ends, and
>> apparently the signal goes straight through the closet, rather than
>> arcing through an open doorway.
>
> That "resistive sheet" we spoke of? Same concept. If you were able
> to see an indication of signal level
using something more accurate than the number displayed by the computers
> and had a person slowly walk from
> the entry foyer to the bedroom closet, you would see signal level vary
> on both systems, just as it would vary if someone walked from the
> kitchen to the exterior wall.
I gather that almost anything would make a difference, probably for the
worse, from how much metallic jewelry I'm wearing and the massive
LaserJet being right in the signal path to my indoor set-top UHF antenna
and what the neighbors might be doing with Wi-Fi or microwave. OTOH I
don't suppose most of that would make enough difference to be significant.
[package managers]
> How did 'rpm -V' detect that the file was missing?
I dunno, but the answer is somewhere in /var/lib/rpm. Also, Mandriva
2011.0 fixed the problem in 2010.0 when "rpm -qf" is run on a missing file:
[adam@stolid ~]$ ls /etc/sysconfig/mkinitrd
ls: cannot access /etc/sysconfig/mkinitrd: No such file or directory
[adam@stolid ~]$ rpm -qf /etc/sysconfig/mkinitrd
mkinitrd-6.0.93-23-mdv2011.0.x86_64
[adam@stolid ~]$
>> I finally got to look at Consumer Reports, Dec. 2011[...]
>> Their "ratings chart" (not available to non-subscribers online) was
>> based entirely on how many photos one could take with each
>> brand/model.
>
> I dropped my subscription back in 1996 when we moved, because I was
> getting less and less useful data from them.
I agree it's nowhere near as useful as it used to be. They used to
explain the features and what to look for, so the article stayed useful
after the models they tested were discontinued. Ideally it would help
users pick out the best model based on that user's criteria (a paper
shredder that won't handle CDs but does everything else adequately might
be just the one for me), but now they say "this one is best" without
much explanation. Or in the case of those AA batteries, they went
entirely by one criterion, which might not be most important to someone.
Nowadays, with Epinions, user reviews, and similar online, it's easier
to find what's best for a particular situation.
[kitty news]
>> I hope those are "play" attacks and not serious ones.
>
> I can only speak for what I observe - and there is a lot of tail
> twitching, but I haven't seen anything beyond that.
No ears pulled back? That's a good sign.
>> Years ago, the cat next door and I used to play by chasing each other
>> around her apartment.
>
> Haven't done that - our play is often one of us trolling with a
> feather on a string or similar.
When I was an SPCA volunteer, I got the impression that most of the
grown cats preferred attention (holding or brushing) over toys. Allegra
was good at creating her own toys out of things none of us would have
thought of. She even figured out how to play with the pattern in the
kitchen linoleum.
Adam
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