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    DDWRT OpenVPN routed

    I recently had to replace 1 of my dd-wrt openvpn routers and decided to take the opportunity to convert to public private keys. I previsouly had a static key VPN configured and working well for quite a while. It looks to me like my certificates and pub/priv keys are all working just fine, as...
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    Trying to get Kodak digital camera to work in Debian Squeeze

    I have been trying to get my camera to work in squeeze for a while. When I plug in the camera the "Import from Removable Device" window appears but has no camera to choose as device. I've tried the suggestions to add udev rules, but none of them have worked for me, and I am part of the...
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    Debian Squeeze and Firefox unable to view spillcams

    I am unable to view the spillcams at: http://globalwarming.house.gov/spillcam using Debian Squeeze and Firefox 3.5.9, I just get a black box with the video controls underneath but nothing happens when I press the play button. I am able to view the stream using VLC. Any idea what plugin or...
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    Any suggestions to this i7 build?

    I decided I want to build a new PC to replace my old P4 2.6ghz. Looking for something that will be able to run linux well, and run a few virtual machines using either xen, virtualbox, or vmware so I can play around with oracle 11g and rac, and mysql clustering. I also plan to run Windows 7 in a...
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    Ubuntu Firefox display issues

    I've noticed that alot of pages with these drop down menus get hidden behind a picture of some sort. I am using ubuntu 8.04 and firefox 3.01, but this has been happening for a while. On atleast one other site I;ve visited (www.helmetexpress.com) this same problem happens with ff and opera on...
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    First time on a plane

    Going on a business trip to San Francisco from Pittsburgh. This will be my first time on a plane. The plane takes off at 6:15pm tonight. Any travel tips? Any sights to see in San Francisco when I'm not working?
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    St. Pauli Girl Poster

    I thought it was Feb 1 they started giving out the free posters. I think the news page says february but nothing else is listed on the site at all about a date.
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    Scripting Printer Permissions

    Is there any tool like CACLS that I can use to modify shared printer permissions in a script? I need to be able to give users access between certain hours then remove that permission later.
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    Novell Client stops Default User profile from being loaded from domain

    We are using a Novell eDirectory and Windows NT domain with NDS4NT. When we upgrade to the newer client, 4.91 SP2 or higher, workstations stop retrieving the Default User profile from the NETLOGON share of the NT domain controllers. The older clients, 4.90, in combination with the iPrint...
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    Windows fileserver and LDAP authentication

    I am working on a project for school. We have to make a Windows fileserver and authenticate users through an Ubuntu LDAP server. I have the fileserver setup and the LDAP server. Does anyone know how I would redirect the Windows 2003 fileserver to look to the LDAP server for user authentication?
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    C++ Compilation errors

    I am trying to do seperate compilation with 2 files, 1 is code given to us, the 2nd is our part of the project. It holds one function, handle_requests. Now when handle_requests is in the same file as the rest of the code it works fine, but when seperate I get this error: [bal8784@granite...
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    Convert unix timestamp to readable date c++

    I am writing a program for a class and we need to use the stat() function to get file statistics. How can I convert the unix timestamp into a date string? I've found examples using php and c# using already built functions, are there similar functions in c++?
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    WGA Notification

    Alright first off. I am using a legit copy of XP. I have an Academic version provided to me from my University since I am in the Computer Science department. I heard about the nagging, didnt really give it a thought because of this and updated last night. Now I am getting the nag. Its not...
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    Mythtv and Apache question

    On a previous install I had somehow setup a link on the root of my webserver to jump to where my mythweb is located. How would I go about doing this? I cant seem to find it again. My root it /var/www Mythweb is located in: /var/www/mythweb I thought I only had to do : ln -s...
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    Ubuntu, MythTV and Hauppauge PVR350

    Does anyone know how to setup Tv Out under Ubuntu, Breezy, with a Hauppauge PVR350? I had it working with Fedora but decided to move to Ubuntu since I had a few things I wanted to change. Now I am stuck at this point. I have IVTV installed (0.4.4) and working, MythTV, and MySQL are all...
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    No sound on a DVD I made

    I made a DVD of some recordings I have with TMPGEnc DVD Author. It plays fine with WinDVD, and even plays fine in a playstation2. But when I try to play it in my Onkyo DVD Changer the video is fine but no sound. I redid the sound to MP2 format with BeSweet like I have before and its still no...
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    Spyware problems....getfound and starware

    Screenshot of popups Well I accidently posted this in the software section, didnt realize there was a technical support :o So this is just a copy and paste. I keep getting these popups. They always come together, never seperatly. I have searched for what is causing them but havent found...
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    Cant get rid of some spyware popups getfound and starware

    Screenshot of popups I keep getting these popups. They always come together, never seperatly. I have searched for what is causing them but havent found anything. They stopped for awhile but came back, even faster than before. I have tried adaware, spoybot, acronis privacy suite, and various...
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    Acronis True Image 9.0 problem

    I just downloaded the trial of true image 9.0 build 2337. My Goal is to be able to make multiple backups of the same partition and not overwrite a previous backup. As far as I can tell True Image doesnt have the ability to append the date to a file name so I wrote a batch file to do it for me...
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    IVTV Install/Compile Problems on Fedora Core 3

    I am trying to get an updated version of IVTV, either 2.0rc3k or one from the testing branch from atrpms using apt-get under Fedora Core 3. My problem is this doesnt seem to be upgrading my driver. I use this command apt-get ivtv-kmdl-$KVER where $KVER is my kernel version. It says my...
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    Fedora LVM problems

    I am working on a mythtv system with Fedora Core 3. I would like the ability to easily add harddrive space to the system and the how to I was using to install myth said to use LVM so I could add drives without making any other changes. So i had managed to get one working I think, vgdisplay -v...
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    WSUS Update Server problem

    I posted this at another board so here is just a copy and paste. I work for a school district and we are having some difficulties with our main WSUS server, our replica servers seem to be working fine though. Paste: We have recently deployed a WSUS server along with 3 replica servers...
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    May be getting cable!

    I called the local cable company today and asked them about the possibility of bringing their cable service to my road. I live on a 2 mile section of road between 2 other main roads that have cable, yet they havent run it down mine. And what seems strange is that there are quite a few houses on...
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    anyone ever convince a neighbor...

    i live on a road that has no cable internet, all I get is crappy Sprint DSL, its alright I guess, but I would like something faster and cheaper...my only other option would be to ask a person that lives up on the main road if they would be willing to split the cost of the internet bill and let...
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    ACPI Problems with Ubuntu Hoary

    I recently switched to Ubuntu linux, Hoary Preview version. I think it is an excellent distro, especially for a beginner like me. I have been able to fix many of the annoyances I had when first installed. I love the apt-get feature as well. My 2 problems are are that I can not get my...
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    WRT54g and Alchemy pre7 firmware

    I have a WRTG54g v2.2 router using Alchemy pre7 firmware. I initially had everything setup and using WEP and it was working just fine. I then decided I wanted to move to WPA PSK, so I changed my security options and made a WPA PSK key. My problem is now that I moved to WPA I can't detect my...
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    Abit kx7-333

    I have a kx7-333 motherboard with an Athlon XP 1700+. I see that it will support upto 2100+ for sure, my question is how high of a processor will this support? I read that it will take Socket A 266mhz FSB chips. Does this mean I can use an XP-M in it? i may just end up getting more memory...
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    SuSE 9.2 and wireless help

    I seem to have it setup correctly I can ping my router, but when I try to ping anything like yahoo or google I get destination unreachable. My internet is not down, as I am using it to type this message. I can access the routers config page through a web browser, just not other web pages. I am...
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    Finally approved for Amazon credit card with $30 bonus

    What should I buy? I was planning on buying a USB flash drive, but I got in on a Sandisk Titanium for $30 no rebates at staples this week so now I dont need that. I was thinking about the linksys WRT5g router so I could play around with the firmware thats around. i dont really need another...
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    Error code 189 when tryin to login from home

    I get error code 189 when I try to login at my parents house on my old pc. It says something to the effect of you are not authorized to login to the forums. I took my pc home over christmas break and I could login fine. The isp I have there is earthlink, which I dont beleive is blocked. I;ve...
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    Sandisk Titanium 512MB USB Staples $29.95 YMMV No Rebate

    Ripped from fatwallet: At Staples, the Sandisk Titanium is a substitute for the SanDisk Cruzer Micro 512MB USB 2.0 portable storage drive on sale this week for $29.95 (after $10 rebate). However, this is ONLY if the 512MB Micro is out of stock. Ask them to scan the shelf tag to see what...
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    Antec Sonata $59.99 plus shipping AR Outpost.com

    I hope this isnt considered a repost, and its my first deal too. I posted this deal in the Fry's thread a few days ago, but I guess no one saw it cause it got buried in a mess of bickering about how this case has its drive orientation but here it is http://shop4.outpost.com/product/3558634...
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    Dev C++ Multiple files and problem with compiling

    Hello, I am writing a student report generator that has 3 classes in it: Person.h and Person.cpp Student.h and Student.cpp Course.h and Course.cpp they are defined as such: Student is a person(by inheritance) and Student has a dynamic array of Course objects. My classes all work...
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    C++ getline and EOF

    Hello, I am writing a program for my c++ course and am having a problem. I am creating my own string class, it is call String150. The loop for my getline function looks like this: while(!fileIn.eof() && ch != '\n' ) //checks for end of file and new line {...
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    C++ String fill question

    I am writing a program the reads a data file and prints out reports of the file. The problem that I am having is that I have 2 strings, firstName and lastName. They are printed out in this order: lastName, firstName after the firstName I am also printing out a balanceOwed variable. The...
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    80-pin SCSI drive with 29160LP

    I have a SCSI drive that I was given along with a card. The card is an Adaptec 29160LP and the drive is an 80pin ST318305LC. Its some sort of seagate/ibm server drive. I bought an 80pin adapter and plugged it in and set the jumper on my adapter to ID 1 but then nothing happens. It seems as if...
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    C++ string to double conversion

    I have to write a program for my c++ class and this one part has me stuck. It works for normal integers without decimal points but not for a double. Here is a snippet of code balanceOwed = currentLine.substr(tempHolder1, tempHolder3); cout << balanceOwed << endl...
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    Abit IC7 Northbridge Cooler

    The fan on my northbridge on my IC7 has begun to make an awful lot of noise. I found a place selling the stock cooler but they are out of stock. Is there any place that may sell this, or even better a passive cooler for this board? I have an old pentium 3 passive cooler sitting here, would it be...
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    Intel 460T Express switch

    i recently recieved this switch from a friend of mine but noticed a problem upon configuration. It is a 24 port model yet when I go into configure it, it only thinks it is a 16 port switch. I reflashed with firmware from intel's site, they made no distiction between 16 and 24 port firmware so I...
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    Poor wireless range...Need advice

    I have an HP ze4400 notebook and an orinoco gold 802.11b card. The problem is that with that card in my Hp notebook I get extremely poor range, but with the same card in both of my friends Dell notebooks the signal range is significantly better than in my HP. I have done everything I can think...