I need some help with Fedora 7. I have it installed and can't connect to the Internet. I've got the two little TV's in the upper right hand corner of my screen that indicate the network Manager is connected, but when I try to get on Mozilla - the message reads something like Mozilla can't connect to the server - please try again. I have a Linksys Ethernet bridge that picks up my router. Windows is no problem. Please advise. Thanx! Danny J. -----Original Message----- From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 12:00 PM To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org Subject: tclug-list Digest, Vol 34, Issue 26 Send tclug-list mailing list submissions to tclug-list at mn-linux.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org You can reach the person managing the list at tclug-list-owner at mn-linux.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of tclug-list digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: OT: Suggestions to Selling the Boss Open Source (Chad Walstrom) 2. Re: Linux-based NAS solutions (Dave Sherman) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:28:43 -0500 From: Chad Walstrom <chewie at wookimus.net> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] OT: Suggestions to Selling the Boss Open Source To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org Message-ID: <16686.1192814923 at skuld.wookimus.net> I would like offer the opposite suggestion as Brian Wall, which is to find places where functionality is MISSING or BROKEN in the work place and your work flow, and provide a FOSS solution for it. That will open doors quicker than trying to replace something that your management views as "working". Case in point, my first real use for Linux was to replace a buggy Checkpoint firewall (from the late 90's). Once I managed to do that, another project rolled in to host the company website on Apache. That was followed by setting up a VPN between sites using our firewall. That in turn was followed by... You get the picture. When you find a problem that is unsolveable or too expensive to fix in the proprietary software world, propose FOSS. Once they get used to having it around, it'll be easier to convince them to use it to replace WORKING proprietary solutions. This is the big hurdle you must jump. One thing you must not do is get blinded by the idea that FOSS is the only solution. If you don't view things pragmatically from a business perspective or your managers' POV's, you're not going to get anywhere. "When you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail," just doesn't work. Chad ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:57:39 -0500 From: "Dave Sherman" <thurianknight at gmail.com> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Linux-based NAS solutions To: tclug <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Message-ID: <7bdea6e30710191057r627a917eia30bcf91a7caab83 at mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On 10/19/07, John Meier <john.meier at gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 10/19/07, Dave Sherman <thurianknight at gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, just wondering if anyone is using a Linux-based NAS solution > > such as OpenFiler (http://www.openfiler.com/). We're looking for > > something that would integrate into Active Directory. > > I did a few tests - setup a share, assigned group/user access - worked as > expected. All in all, I'd say it's worth burning a day to play with it -see > if it meets your needs. > > john > > P.S. Was able to install the linux version of Backupexec client on the > server and do a simple backup ... Yep, I've burned about half a day since yesterday playing with it. Set it up wrong the first time (forgot to leave room for the actual shares), but otherwise seems to work well. AD integration took some fiddling in /etc/krb5.conf, but otherwise it worked. Very glad to hear that the Linux BackupExec agent works, since we were wondering about that. -- Dave Sherman MCSA, MCSE, CCNA Linux: Because rebooting is for adding new hardware. ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list End of tclug-list Digest, Vol 34, Issue 26 ****************************************** -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.3/1082 - Release Date: 10/20/2007 2:59 PM