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Obscure Solaris email?
by Kevin McGregor 25 Oct '13

25 Oct '13

We've been getting email from one of our Solaris 10 servers, and I can't figure out precisely where it's coming from. It's a system call "Auto Service Request" or ASR, and produces and email like this: You requested the following events be forwarded to you from wwdsvpciss2 Site : City of Winnipeg 510 Main St Agent : wwdsvpciss2 Severity : Major Category : agent Device Id : wwdsvpciss2 Topic : System Event Type : NotifierFailedEvent Event Code : 4.72.582 Event Date : 2013-09-26 03:29:30 Description: An attempt to contact the ASR server resulted in a Connection timed out failure. Probable Cause: The ASR has indicated a problem processing the posted data. The cause may be due to an internal server failure, invalid settings locally, or due to the Recommended Action: Examine the reason indicated in the description. If the reason indicates a server failure, then back end support will need to be notified. If the connection was refused, verify the Sun Connection Configuration settings first, then verify with back end support that the server is operational. It seems like there is a package responsible for this called "SUNWswasr" except that's not installed on this machine! I've checked all kinds of logs and it also doesn't seem to have a trace in crontab. Magic? Please suggest some other places to look! We want to stop getting these messages or at least direct them to a different account. Thanks, Kevin

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Audio and video cables
by Kevin McGregor 25 Oct '13

25 Oct '13

Anyone know of a place in Winnipeg that carries HDMI/audio/S-Video cables in stock for a good price? I'd order them online but I'd like to get them before Sunday...

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Anyone used Metz RJ-45 connectors?
by Adam Thompson 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Has anyone used Metz RJ-45 connectors for Cat6 termination? I'm referring to these: http://www.metz-connect.com/us/rj45-connector-for-direct-attach-application I'm particularly interesting in knowing if they're worth the premium for when you have to do two or three Cat6 terminations in the field, not for bench work. -- -Adam Thompson athompso(a)athompso.net Cell: +1 204 291-7950 Fax: +1 204 489-6515

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Freebie - HP LJ 4050DN
by Kevin McGregor 22 Oct '13

22 Oct '13

Anyone interested in taking away my HP Laserjet 4050 DN? 600 dpi, 17 ppm, autoduplexer. You have to pick it up. Two strong people required; it's really heavy. Kevin

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Antenna cable
by Kevin McGregor 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Sorry, not UNIX related... Does anyone have a recommendation for a place to buy a LMR N male to RP-TNC cable of about 20 ft. length? I've bought from Superpass.com before, and it worked out fine. They have a 25' one for $26+tax+shipping. A local place would be nice. Kevin

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Neoware thin client resources
by Adam Thompson 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

For those who picked up the Neoware thin clients at the meeting this week: The "CA15" is the HP c50, whereas the "CA19" model is the HP c50 (v4). Some general information: http://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/neoware/index.shtml Decoding the part#: http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDispl… HP downloads overview page: http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/psi/swdHome/?cc=ca&cc=ca&… HP Device Manager: http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/psi/swdDeta… HP WinXPe downloads: http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/psi/swdHome… HP NeoLinux 3 downloads: http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/psi/swdHome… -- -Adam Thompson athompso(a)athompso.net Cell: +1 204 291-7950 Fax: +1 204 489-6515

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MUUG Meeting, October 8, 7:30pm -- Xataface
by gedetil＠cs.umanitoba.ca 01 Oct '13

01 Oct '13

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 8. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: Xataface This month Brad Vokey will (attempt to) give a demonstration of Xataface: an open-source, full-featured, web application framework for building front-ends to MySQL databases. Xataface auto-magically generates web forms, lists, menus, and more, so that non-technical end users can interact with MySQL databases safely and effectively using an easy to build custom web application. For this month's RTFM, Gilbert Detillieux will talk about the trap(1p) command, used for signal handling in Bourne shell scripts. Proper use of "trap" is important in coding scripts that clean up after themselves. The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ***************************************************************** Please note our *NEW* meeting location for this month: Room 1L08, Lockhart Hall, University of Winnipeg, entrance on Ellice Ave. between Spence St. and Balmoral St. Parking is available on the surrounding streets and in the lots on nearby streets. Look for signage once you're at the building, or ask a security guard. ***************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board: http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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Re: [RndTbl] Roundtable Digest, Vol 105, Issue 6
by Kat 29 Sep '13

29 Sep '13

Will you need the scanner often, Trevor, or only occasionally? I know when I worked at Kendrick's the production copiers had a very fast scanner (feeder, though glass was available) for up to 12x18 (greyscale or bitmap), and a slower standalone scanner with feeder & flatbed that would do colour (up to 12x18). Save straight to PDF, and pricing was based on time + a small flat fee ($2-5?). Some place like Staples probably has something too, though I suspect you'll have more luck with the smaller print shops, especially if you want it in colour. Similar to what Adam suggested - we also had a few artists who paint on huge canvases (6'x6' and bigger) that would take photos of their work. Then they'd tweak it in Photoshop to correct some colours so they could make prints for sale. If you're scanning something like text, playing with the Curves & Levels in Photoshop will help tweak it to get white paper and dark, sharp text (assuming you're not scanning as bitmap!)

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need Dell power supply...
by Kat 10 Sep '13

10 Sep '13

Looking for a power supply for a Dell PowerEdge 2650. Anyone have one they want to sell (or loan for a week?) -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Katherine Scrupa Network Technology CCNA, Hons.

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MUUG Meeting, Sept 10, 7:30pm -- Cross-Platform GUI Programming
by gedetil＠cs.umanitoba.ca 04 Sep '13

04 Sep '13

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 10. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: Cross-Platform GUI Programming Cross-platform GUI programming is a reality today, not the pipe dream many imagine it to still be. Doing so effectively requires using cross-platform tools, however, which programmers may not have even heard of. Adam will demonstrate the Lazarus programming environment for Windows and Linux, showing how easy it is to build, debug and run the same program under either or both operating systems. For the RTFM, Kevin McGregor will present a pseudo-randomly chosen item from CLIMagic's Twitter feed! The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ***************************************************************** Please note our *NEW* meeting location for this month: Room 1L08, Lockhart Hall, University of Winnipeg, entrance on Ellice Ave. between Spence St. and Balmoral St. Parking is available on the surrounding streets and in the lots on nearby streets. Look for signage once you're at the building, or ask a security guard. ***************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board: http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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