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Network question
by Peter Wolf 14 Sep '19

14 Sep '19

Hello, I want to know if the following output is indicative of a healthy computer system.The command is "netstat -t" . I am worried about the apparent circular reference with localhost. Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State tcp 32 0 L1JDFY77FVHYMJD6O:37642 162.125.83.7:https CLOSE_WAIT tcp 0 0 localhost:60846 localhost:42012 ESTABLISHED tcp 32 0 L1JDFY77FVHYMJD6O:60696 162.125.36.1:https CLOSE_WAIT tcp 32 0 L1JDFY77FVHYMJD6O:39138 162.125.83.3:https CLOSE_WAIT tcp 0 0 L1JDFY77FVHYMJD6O:46664 134.213.52.45:https ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 localhost:42012 localhost:60846 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 L1JDFY77FVHYMJD6O:46662 134.213.52.45:https ESTABLISHED tcp 32 0 L1JDFY77FVHYMJD6O:38518 162.125.83.3:https CLOSE_WAIT tcp 0 0 L1JDFY77FVHYMJD6O:57244 162.125.34.129:https ESTABLISHED tcp 32 0 L1JDFY77FVHYMJD6O:39130 162.125.83.3:https CLOSE_WAIT tcp 32 0 L1JDFY77FVHYMJD6O:59380 162.125.83.4:https CLOSE_WAIT tcp 0 0 L1JDFY77FVHYMJD6O:57852 162.125.34.129:https ESTABLISHED tcp 1 0 L1JDFY77FVHYMJD6O:41264 ec2-52-22-138-109:https CLOSE_WAIT regards Peter

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Windows 10 print to Samba share
by Keith Bainbridge 12 Dec '18

12 Dec '18

Good afternoon All I'm trying to connect my better half's win10 laptop to my Samba share printer. I've tried several supposed fixes without success, including disabling the firewall (which worked for my Win7 VBox). The only thing I've read that I haven't tried is changing a key in the registry - because I am reluctant to try something potentially dangerous when nothing else has worked. I'd do it on my my own machine if necessary, but I need to know it works before I try it elsewhere. So here's the url from my debian laptop: smb://WORKGROUP/192.168.0.126/C1860-Series smbclient list for me: keith WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated Enter keith's password: Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Windows 6.1] Server=[Samba 4.5.12-Debian] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- homes Disk Home Directories print$ Disk Printer Drivers IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba 4.5.12-Debian) C1860-Series Printer Samsung C1860 Series keith Disk Home Directories Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Windows 6.1] Server=[Samba 4.5.12-Debian] Server Comment --------- ------- COMPAQ Samba 4.5.12-Debian IINETCABLE-SMB Samba 3.0.37 Workgroup Master --------- ------- WORKGROUP IINETCABLE-SMB smbclient listing for wife: anne WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated Enter anne's password: session setup failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE keith@asus3:~$ smbclient -L 192.168.0.126 -U anne WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated Enter anne's password: Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Windows 6.1] Server=[Samba 4.5.12-Debian] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- homes Disk Home Directories print$ Disk Printer Drivers IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba 4.5.12-Debian) C1860-Series Printer Samsung C1860 Series anne Disk Home Directories Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Windows 6.1] Server=[Samba 4.5.12-Debian] Server Comment --------- ------- COMPAQ Samba 4.5.12-Debian IINETCABLE-SMB Samba 3.0.37 Workgroup Master --------- ------- WORKGROUP IINETCABLE-SMB So, anybody got win10 to talk to Samba? please. I have read somewhere that I can share a printer over ssh, but not found any guide-lines. Would that be easier? Thanks -- Keith Bainbridge keithrbau(a)gmail.com +61 (0)447 667 468

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Distro for Windows User
by Brian Dobbins 11 Dec '18

11 Dec '18

Popular/practical distro for windows users - Zorin, Mint, or orher? Thanks

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Re: [luv-beginners] wireless printing.
by Peter 01 Jul '18

01 Jul '18

Hello Morrie, Thanks for your message.I have installed the HP printer software etc.It worked well but my printer didn't.Have checked the links and other information to confirm. regards Peter On 29/06/18 17:05, Morrie Wyatt wrote: > Hi Peter. > > A quick search on Google shows me that your printer is supported by > the HPLIP packages. > > run "sudo aptitude install hplip hplip-gui" to install these packages. > > (And if you want access to the scanner too, add sane and xsane to the > list of packages in the above command. > > Then run "sudo hp-setup", and select the "Jetdirect" option. > > The IP address looks like it has been assigned by DHCP from your router. > It may well be worth either to lock down that IP address at the router > DHCP settings, or set the IP address as a static on the printer itself. > The goal being to ensure its IP address doesn't change from time to time. > > Here's where I found the info. > > https://www.systutorials.com/241321/how-to-set-up-hp-printer-drivers-on-lin… > > and here: > > https://www.systutorials.com/136720/how-to-configure-scanner-in-a-hp-all-in… > > > > Hope this helps. > > Regards, > Morrie. > > -----Original Message----- > From: luv-beginners [mailto:luv-beginners-bounces@luv.asn.au] On Behalf Of Peter via luv-beginners > Sent: Friday, 29 June 2018 11:35 AM > To: luv-beginners(a)luv.asn.au > Subject: Re: [luv-beginners] wireless printing. > > I have tried the wireless setup on the printer menu and connected to my > home router successfully.Not > > sure if that is required.However, the printer now says it's IP address > is 192.168.0.11.Not sure if that is the IP address that is relevant. > > > On 29/06/18 10:50, Trent W. Buck wrote: >> Peter via luv-beginners wrote: >>> I am trying to do wireless printing for the first time with Linux >>> but have not succeeded so far. >>> >>> I have a HP photosmart 5520 printer which may not be working properly using >>> a wireless connection.The printer sends out a wifi signal which I am able to >>> connect to using my computer.A notification pops up saying I have connected >>> to it.I am using Linux Mint 18.I don't know where to go from there.How do I >>> print a test page? I have opened system-configuration-printer but the >>> printer does not show up there like it does with a USB connection.The >>> printer does not print using the USB connection as there is something wrong >>> with the printer,I want to test it with the wirless connection before I >>> throw it out. >> Does the printer have an IP address or hostname? > _______________________________________________ > luv-beginners mailing list > luv-beginners(a)luv.asn.au > https://lists.luv.asn.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/luv-beginners >

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wireless printing.
by Peter 29 Jun '18

29 Jun '18

Hello, I am trying to do wireless printing for the first time with Linux but have not succeeded so far. I have a HP photosmart 5520 printer which may not be working properly using a wireless connection.The printer sends out a wifi signal which I am able to connect to using my computer.A notification pops up saying I have connected to it.I am using Linux Mint 18.I don't know where to go from there.How do I print a test page? I have opened system-configuration-printer but the printer does not show up there like it does with a USB connection.The printer does not print using the USB connection as there is something wrong with the printer,I want to test it with the wirless connection before I throw it out. regards Peter

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Fwd: Interesting Open Source event in Moreland
by Wen Lin 01 Nov '17

01 Nov '17

Hi all, There is an interesting event related to FOSS taking place at the Moreland City Council / Brunswick Library, Brunswick from 7:45 pm tomorrow (Thurs, 2 Nov). If you are free around that time, it's an event worth checking out. Margaret Gordon discusses open source and collaborative platforms A screening and discussion of free and open source software and collaborative online platforms. Margaret Gordon makes documentaries about open source technologies and not-for-profit organisations including VideoLAN (VLC) Wikipedia, Linux and Mozilla (Firefox). Join us for a screening and discussion of free and open source software and collaborative online platforms. Event detail *Date:* Thursday 02 November 2017 *Time:* 7.45 pm - 9 pm *Location:* Brunswick Library, Cnr Sydney Road and Dawson Street (enter from Dawson Street), Brunswick *Cost:* Free *Public transport:* Sydney Road tram. Jewell and Brunswick Stations on the Upfield train line are ten minutes walk. Bus routes 504, 506, 508 and 509 have bus stops on nearby side streets off Sydney Road. Regards, Wen ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ben M via luv-main <luv-main(a)luv.asn.au> Date: Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 10:16 PM Subject: Interesting Open Source event in Moreland To: luv-main(a)luv.asn.au Hi all, There is a fantastic looking event coming up in Moreland on Thursday the 2nd of November at 8pm: http://www.moreland.vic.gov. au/libraries/library-events-and-activities/readmore- project/-Margaret-Gordon-discusses-open-source-and-collaborative-platforms-/ ... Margaret Gordon was the reporter who visited FSM during our August meetup, and she is presenting some of the work she has been doing with the Linux Foundation, Wikipedia and VLC. Looks to be a fantastic presentation. Even more exciting we may get the opportunity to do a short presentation or lead a discussion group... get in touch if you can make the event and want to get involved and we'll keep you updated with developments (including a sneak preview of the videos being presented... Exciting!). ~~ Ben Minerds _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list luv-main(a)luv.asn.au https://lists.luv.asn.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/luv-main

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Re: [luv-beginners] Sending Bulk Mail - Own SMTP mail server on VPS vs 3rd Party Mail Service
by Wen Lin 23 Sep '17

23 Sep '17

Hi Arjen, Thanks for your info. I will check out this Binary Lane. BTW, I noticed a few of our LUV members have VPS hosted by Digital Ocean. They seem quite active in hosting various Linux related forums and tutorials. However, Digital Ocean is also American, but they do have DCs outside of US, e.g. Canada. Cheers, Wen On 23 Sep. 2017 5:00 pm, "Arjen Lentz" <arjen(a)lentz.com.au> wrote: Hi For our VPS hosting needs in Australia we use Binary Lane. They're Australian owned as well, which I regard as an advantage (also in legal terms). Stuff just works and their support has been very prompt and technically competent. Linode is very good and we've used them for years, but they are American and thus directly subject to US legal leverage. Even if you used a Linode DC in Japan or Singapore, ultimately it would be open to US legal frivolities. This may not be a consideration for some needs, but I'm just putting it out there. Data sovereignty is a thing. Regards, Arjen.

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Re: [luv-beginners] Sending Bulk Mail - Own SMTP mail server on VPS vs 3rd Party Mail Service
by Wen Lin 23 Sep '17

23 Sep '17

Hi Russell, On 23 Sep. 2017 4:45 pm, "Russell Coker" <russell(a)coker.com.au> wrote: On Saturday, 23 September 2017 4:56:54 AM AEST Wen Lin via luv-main wrote: > For VPS hosting service - I had looked at one hostwinds.com (Editor's > Choice of au.pcmag.com 2017) (~ US$ 14 / mth). Will check out others to > compare - basically I'm after a reasonably priced and reputable VPS web > hosting company. I would like to hear any recommendation, or any > first-hand experience dealing with any particular web hosting company - > which I'm sure many of LUV members certainly have. https://www.linode.com/pricing To just send out mail you don't need much from a hosting company. I've found Linode to be very good and they have services starting at $5 per month that will do what you want. 1G of RAM should be enough for sending mail. https://www.scaleway.com/ Scaleway starts at E2.99 per month and has 2G of RAM. > For domain name (.org.au) - About $48 for 2 years. Any reputable Domain > Registrar that you would recommend? I will check out the above 2 web hosting companies you had introduced. There are cheaper domains available, like .click. They already got a .org.au domain registered some time ago. So I just need to find out where they had registered it, and then help renew it when it's about to expire. BTW, I thought I could use whois to find out the expiry date of this domain, but I noticed that the registrars in Australia (for the .au) seem to hide this date from the world. Apparently in Australia, the only way to find out this info is to contact the registrar directly. Whereas for some of the non-".au" domains, I could see the registration expiry date being displayed. May be it's some sort of security measure in Australia. > "*What a commercial mailing list operator does, and which you cannot easily > replicate, is build and maintain a reputation as a responsible and > reputable source of bulk email. If you are not going to be getting into > that, perhaps you could benefit from getting help from a commercial mailer. > ... * Don't send spam and don't use an IP address from a spam-friendly ISP and you should be OK. Very true. > I also read somewhere which seemed to point to a 3rd option: Still use own > mail server, but direct the outbound mails to an external Mail Relay > service. What do you think? There's no point in that. Either run your own server or use an external company. Thanks Russell for your input and advice. Cheers, Wen -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

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Sending Bulk Mail - Own SMTP mail server on VPS vs 3rd Party Mail Service
by Wen Lin 22 Sep '17

22 Sep '17

One of the associations I'm in (besides LUV) have been experiencing difficulties sending bulk emails to members on a monthly basis (for announcements, newsletters purposes). This is because when you are trying to send bulk emails via your free web mail account (in this case, GMail), there is a limit imposed by Google (or any other webmail service providers) on the number of email addresses we can mail out to, within a period of time - and this limit can get ever stricter as time goes by. So the whole mailout process becomes unmanageable after a while. While the Ctte is looking into various alternatives, including several of the 3rd party mail services / transactional mail services in the market, I am offering them another option: Setup a SMTP mail server (e.g. Postfix) on a VPS hosted by a web hosting company, and handle the whole bulk mailout ourselves. I am willing to help them setting up a VPS, hardening the Linux, installing & configuring all the mail software, etc, and then take care of the regular maintenance. For VPS hosting service - I had looked at one hostwinds.com (Editor's Choice of au.pcmag.com 2017) (~ US$ 14 / mth). Will check out others to compare - basically I'm after a reasonably priced and reputable VPS web hosting company. I would like to hear any recommendation, or any first-hand experience dealing with any particular web hosting company - which I'm sure many of LUV members certainly have. For domain name (.org.au) - About $48 for 2 years. Any reputable Domain Registrar that you would recommend? For SSL Certificate - I can install one from Let's Encrypt, which will be free. Any major cost/charges that I have missed? I also intend to follow all the bulk mail best practices, SPF/DKIM settings, MX records, security measures, email etiquette, etc, to make sure that our organisation normal notification/newsletter to our members, would not be treated as SPAM. The 3rd party mail service providers that I had found so far: MailChimp, MailJet, Amazon-SES, SendGrid, MailGun (and many others). Did lots of google searches, trying to compare (Advantages & Disadvantages) between managing own SMTP mail server and using 3rd party mail services. The results were mix and varied. I myself certainly have much more faith in opting for a self-managed mail server solution over the commercial mail service ones. Some of the advantages: - Have full control over most aspect of the mailing process. More flexible. Not constraint by the ever-changing rules imposed by 3rd party mail services. - Using all free & open source software - have all the freedom, and can tap into the large FOSS Community out there for various kinds of help and support. - Cost-wise, the mail server option is generally on the lower end of the price spectrum, as compared to many of the 3rd party mail services in the market. - No doubt the own mail server option would involve more work, more time to manage the whole thing - but I'm quite happy to take up this challenge, and to learn a lot from this hands-on experience. I would be delighted if any of you who are experienced in managing a linux-based mail server can kindly share with us some more real-life examples and hands-on experiences - so that I can gather more solid evidence & cases, hopefully to strengthen my case for a self-managed mail server solution. Some points that I had read somewhere that I would like to quote below to seek your comment: "*What a commercial mailing list operator does, and which you cannot easily replicate, is build and maintain a reputation as a responsible and reputable source of bulk email. If you are not going to be getting into that, perhaps you could benefit from getting help from a commercial mailer. ... * *Abuse handling, bounce handling etc are important to get right, but until you have significant experience, your reputation is going to remain zero, if not negative (which is a reasonable starting point for unknown domains in this day and age). A lot of the reputation-based stuff like SPF, DKIM etc will help only if you have a reputation to defend. On the other hand, it does send the right signals to somebody who is deciding on whether or not a sender is to be treated as reputable (or rather, their absence is not a good sign; neither, in my book, is anything to suggest you are using homegrown and/or prerelease software to send email). *..." I also read somewhere which seemed to point to a 3rd option: Still use own mail server, but direct the outbound mails to an external Mail Relay service. What do you think? When this whole project (if accepted by my Ctte) is done and implemented successfully, I intend to share my experience in this whole process, in one of LUV talks. In the mean time, I have a lot of work to do, and lots to learn ... Cheers, Wen

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trying to block an ip with ufw
by Peter Wolf 07 Aug '17

07 Aug '17

Hello, I am trying to block ip address with ufw.I have used the command |sudo ufw deny from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx to any| | | |Unfortunately ,according to tcptrack the ip is still getting a connection.Can someone show me how to block an ip address with ufw? I have tried a lot of googling and have been unable to work it out.| | | | | | | |regards Peter |

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