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06:47.06morsing'morning
06:53.20Leedshi
06:54.02morsingUp early!
06:54.28morsingDid you go to the beer thingy last night?
06:56.24Leedsgiven that I'm still in Israel, spend yesterday wine-tasting, and had dinner in Tiberius on the shore of the Sea of Galilee? No...
06:56.44morsingSounds even better though :-D
06:56.57morsingIt was 18 degrees here yesterday
06:58.04Leedswas a lovely sunny day here, but it's chilly up north anyway - and even chillier on the Golan Heights
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07:57.02empre55_hi guys
07:57.04Leedsmorning
07:57.13empre55_morning
07:57.31empre55_challenge
07:57.35Leedsresponse
07:57.40Leeds:-)
07:57.47empre55_i have two virtual xp machines connected in vmware
07:57.56empre55_to a linux host..redhat
07:58.10empre55_i am sending packets over this virtual lan
07:58.33empre55_and grabbing them off using packet filter
07:58.50morsingmorning empre55_
07:58.57empre55_so i can sehd them into a simulation
07:59.02empre55_morning morsing
07:59.11empre55_anyway problem
07:59.35empre55_i need to block the original packet flow
07:59.49empre55_that is the direct flow through the lan
08:00.00empre55_i just want the duplicates to pass through
08:00.14empre55_that is the ones that have flown through the simulation
08:00.22Leedsare you routing stuff through the Linux host?
08:00.48empre55_i tried to use ip_tables but i can't seem to get the rule correct
08:00.55empre55_so any suggestions
08:01.14Leedsum... use ip_tables :-)
08:01.21empre55_lol
08:01.23Leedsor just manual routing...
08:01.40Leedsyou tell each windows 'machine' to route through the Linux machine...
08:01.52empre55_o.k...
08:02.01empre55_with what tool?
08:02.06empre55_i am a newbie o.k.
08:02.27ufounder network settings, gateway
08:02.32Leedsthen just tell the Linux machine to route to the two windows machines without actually forwarding packets between them
08:02.32ufoMoin guys.
08:02.58empre55_o.k.
08:03.02Leedsmorning ufo
08:03.10Leedsempre55_: I have no idea how to do this stuff on the Windows side
08:03.25ufoLeeds: Which?
08:03.34Leedsufo: what?
08:03.39empre55_i was thinking that since the linux machine is hosting
08:03.52empre55_the two virtual machine
08:03.55ufoLeeds: What do you want to do on windows box?
08:04.12empre55_that the packets were being routed through it anyway
08:04.26empre55_because in vmware you get hostonly setting
08:04.49empre55_the video codec is only compatible with windows
08:04.54empre55_it is H.264
08:05.00empre55_anybody heard of it
08:05.14empre55_it is the only reference software i could find
08:05.31Leedsufo: empre55_ is doing some strange routing stuff
08:05.48Leedsempre55_: there's certainly h264 stuff for Linux
08:05.56empre55_it is not strange
08:05.58ufoi see, but i don't get it all
08:05.59empre55_listen
08:06.14empre55_i have 2 xp machines
08:06.27empre55_virtual built in vmware
08:06.31ufoand?
08:06.37empre55_and i am sending video from one to another
08:07.03ufowhat do you mean? just data or video strem?
08:07.26empre55_but i am testing how the video would work in a wireless (adhoc)
08:07.31empre55_environment
08:07.35empre55_stream
08:08.07empre55_so i am sending it through a wireless testbed
08:08.19empre55_this is on the linux host
08:08.25empre55_everybody with me
08:08.34ufobetween xp-s?
08:08.40empre55_so basically the two xp machines are src and dst
08:08.42empre55_yes
08:08.51ufowith one wifi NIC?
08:09.00ufoor you have also two virtual ones
08:09.05empre55_yes
08:09.34empre55_but when i capture the packet it is copied
08:09.45empre55_because i am using bpcap
08:09.55empre55_berkely packet capture
08:10.24empre55_so i need to block the original packet that are arriving at the dst
08:10.32empre55_before the duplicated ones
08:10.46empre55_as the duplicated ones are the ones that have gone through
08:10.50empre55_the simulation
08:10.59empre55_does it make sense now?
08:11.44empre55_so i thought i could use iptables to do it
08:11.59empre55_since everything is actually on the linux host
08:12.16ufohmm
08:12.19LeedsI don't know how vmware affects the situation
08:12.28empre55_this means that all the routing is actually being
08:12.46empre55_done by the underlying linux system
08:12.54empre55_even for the virtual machines
08:12.57empre55_i think
08:13.22ufohow many ifaces do oyu have on linux?
08:13.23Leedsbut it's easy enough to tell the Linux box to route to both the Linux boxes, but not route between them
08:13.47empre55_that is what i would like to do
08:14.07empre55_i think even though the src and dst are xp
08:14.39empre55_it won't matter because they are virtual and dependent
08:14.45ufoiptables should help
08:15.02empre55_on the host for the provision of the actual network connection that
08:15.04empre55_they have
08:15.24empre55_any suggestions as to what the iptables syntax maybe?
08:15.36empre55_that is where i am stuck
08:15.52empre55_so i have to go the whole hog and deny everything
08:16.06ufowhat ifconfig is saying
08:16.09empre55_and then start allowing bit by bit to see
08:16.32empre55_well
08:16.37empre55_it has lo
08:16.40empre55_eth0
08:16.46empre55_and vmnet1
08:17.01empre55_vmnet1 is the virtual network
08:17.05ufois that all?
08:17.10empre55_do you need all the details
08:17.13ufono
08:17.34ufojust loopback eth0 and vmnet1?
08:18.01empre55_o.k. lo Link encap: Local Loopback
08:18.19ufono, im asking if anything more, i mean more ifaces
08:18.39empre55_there is vmnet2 and vmnet8
08:18.46empre55_but those are vmware
08:18.48ufothat's it!
08:18.52empre55_yep
08:18.55empre55_that is it
08:19.09empre55_nothing else
08:19.32ufoso, do you know which vmnet ifaces are xp machines?
08:19.44ufo1 and 2 or maybe also 8
08:19.46empre55_they are on vmnet1
08:19.49empre55_hostonly
08:19.54ufoboth?
08:19.59empre55_host-only networking interface
08:20.01empre55_yes
08:20.12empre55_all three machines are using vmnet1
08:20.25empre55_that is linux can talk to both xp machines
08:20.30ufoso only think I'm thinking about is MAC address match
08:20.31empre55_on vmnet1
08:20.56empre55_nope
08:20.58ufobut i don't know if xps are talking also thru this vmnet1 iface
08:21.06empre55_thay all have diff mac
08:21.26empre55_sorry
08:21.36ufo?
08:22.02empre55_i think the vmnet1 is acting like a virtual switch
08:22.06empre55_is that possible?
08:22.22ufoyes
08:22.33ufoim just considering this situation
08:22.46ufothat's why i thinking about MAC match inside iptables
08:22.57ufocoz you can't set iface match
08:23.08empre55_o.k...
08:23.44ufoso, what for are those vmnet2 and 8?
08:24.07empre55_vmnet2 is if i want to make another
08:24.08ufoshow us route
08:24.12empre55_host only network
08:24.23empre55_use route -n
08:24.33ufoyes
08:26.03empre55_<PROTECTED>
08:26.03empre55_<PROTECTED>
08:26.41empre55_do you want all of then
08:27.13empre55_172.16.6.0      0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 vmnet8
08:27.13empre55_172.16.117.0    0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 vmnet1
08:27.13empre55_192.168.199.0   0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 vmnet2
08:27.13empre55_192.168.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 eth0
08:27.13empre55_169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U     0      0        0 eth0
08:27.13empre55_127.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0 lo
08:27.15empre55_0.0.0.0         192.168.0.1     0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 eth0
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08:28.44empre55_this is what the XP machines say
08:29.45empre55_172.16.6.0      0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 vmnet8
08:29.45empre55_172.16.117.0    0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 vmnet1
08:29.45empre55_192.168.199.0   0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 vmnet2
08:29.45empre55_192.168.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 eth0
08:29.45empre55_169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U     0      0        0 eth0
08:29.46empre55_127.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0 lo
08:29.48empre55_0.0.0.0         192.168.0.1     0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 eth0
08:29.50empre55_sorry
08:34.59empre55_Pysical address 00:0C:29:63:B2:66
08:35.08empre55_DhCp enabled Yes
08:35.23empre55_AutoConfiguration Enabled Yes
08:35.52empre55_IP Mask address 172.16.117.129
08:36.42empre55_Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
08:36.45empre55_Gateway
08:37.19empre55_DHCP servers 172.16.117.254
08:37.41empre55_DNS Servers 172.16.117.1
08:38.00empre55_<PROTECTED>
08:38.19empre55_that it has the Ip address 172.16.117.128
08:38.28empre55_and a diff mac address which is
08:39.40empre55_00:2c:29:26:98:34
08:41.33empre55_any help?
08:44.33mozratgood morning
08:44.52empre55_morning mozrat
08:45.43mozrathi
08:46.05empre55_i think i have scared everyone offf
08:46.24mozratyeah I scrolled up the first 100 lines and then gave up :)
08:46.29empre55_lol
08:46.30mozratdid you get it working?
08:47.09empre55_nope.. still waiting for the results from pooled gllug grain power
08:47.36empre55_i just want to block the original packets flowing over a lan
08:48.30empre55_because i am copying them as they pass so i can send them through a simulation
08:49.04empre55_so i want the duplicates to reach the destination but not the original packets
08:49.13empre55_the problem is
08:49.36empre55_i am using 2 XP virtual machines in vmware
08:49.43mozratso you want packets to flow between VM's but not onto the actual LAN?
08:49.53empre55_yes
08:50.12mozratcan the VM's get to the LAN if they are not talking to each other?
08:50.14empre55_only through the simulation
08:50.22empre55_no
08:50.26mozrator are the VM's completely cut off
08:50.50empre55_well the connection is always there
08:51.01empre55_but unless i send a ping or the packets
08:51.08empre55_nothing will flow on the lan
08:52.01empre55_i was just thinking
08:52.32empre55_nah
08:52.33mozratI guess someone said this earlier but using mac address matching in iptables should work
08:53.12empre55_that is just it i have tried to make the rule but it gives me all kind of trouble
08:53.24empre55_hold on let me see if i can find my attempt
08:54.13empre55_iptables -I tcpin -s 172.16.117.129 [2000] -j DENY
08:54.21empre55_i tried something like that
08:54.33empre55_i know that the port bit in brackets is wrong
08:54.58empre55_but i have tried loads of stuff but i can't get the rule right
08:55.13empre55_so i guess i will have to keep at it
08:55.26mozratbut you are trying the IP there., did you try the mac address?
08:55.58empre55_can't remeber
08:56.09empre55_i will give that a go though and see
08:57.32empre55_ufo are you still there?
09:00.24mozratI have him on IM
09:00.27mozratone sec
09:01.05empre55_just wondering if he has given up as well
09:01.20empre55_mail
09:01.22mozrathe got disconnected
09:01.28empre55_o.k.
09:01.56empre55_that is fine
09:02.13empre55_did you see the route-n stuff
09:02.21ufogive me 2 to read your messages
09:02.52mozratufo, 2 what??? I took about 2 hours
09:03.47empre55_any of you guys students?
09:04.33mozratnope
09:04.54Leedsnope
09:05.15empre55_i envy you all
09:05.57Leedsyou envy me being unemployed?
09:06.31empre55_trust me i would prefer to be unemployed
09:06.59Leedsto be fair, I'm currently a) unemployed b) fully-paid and c) in Israel - so you should env
09:07.02Leedsenvy me :-)
09:07.06mozratLeeds: lol
09:07.27eye69Hey people.
09:07.36empre55_that is not even funny
09:07.50empre55_i am suffering from severe sleep depravation
09:07.55empre55_immense stress
09:08.15empre55_i have 1 weeks to present my finished thesis
09:08.24empre55_which is what all of this is about
09:08.28ufoempre55_: so, you haven't tryed MAC address match yet?
09:08.35empre55_and then 3 weeks to write it up
09:08.37empre55_no
09:08.44mozratempre55_: so just the time to be playing with iptables then :)
09:08.50empre55_yes
09:09.02empre55_and i can't even stop traffic
09:09.04ufoempre55_: make sure that you have iptables module compilled into kernel
09:09.09ufothose MAC math
09:09.10ufomatch
09:09.32empre55_***embarrassing moment***
09:09.33Leedsempre55_: please tell me that this packet-mangling isn't related to your thesis?
09:09.51empre55_well yes
09:10.04empre55_i have to send video over adhoc nodes
09:10.22empre55_but because the video is compressed using h.264
09:10.38empre55_the only reference software i found works only on windows
09:10.45Leedsand you're just now playing with iptables?
09:10.48empre55_hence the windows src and dest machines
09:11.06empre55_but alas the simulator that has the adhoc nodes runs only inlinux
09:11.26empre55_so i have connected all three up in a lan
09:11.46empre55_and i copy the packets so i can send then to the simulation
09:12.10empre55_but i don't want direct communication between the XP machines on the lan
09:12.18empre55_hence the IP tables
09:12.28Leedsyou *don't* need iptables!
09:12.38empre55_and to think i need to test the actual video after this
09:12.48empre55_you are kidding me
09:12.56LeedsI told you a long time ago what to do
09:13.12empre55_i have spent no less that 48 hours looking at IP tables
09:13.15ufochange routing table?
09:13.18empre55_did you?
09:13.44empre55_you said to put the gateway to be the linux machine
09:13.48empre55_i did that
09:13.52Leedsno I didn't
09:13.56empre55_oh
09:13.58empre55_sorry
09:14.00LeedsI didn't say anything about the windows machines - I don't do windows
09:14.06empre55_ok
09:14.11empre55_my apologies
09:14.14LeedsI said to make the Linux box route to the two windows boxes but not route between them
09:14.23empre55_oh..
09:14.35empre55_***embarassing moment****
09:14.40ufoso, you have to check routing table ...
09:14.42empre55_how exactly do i do that
09:14.46empre55_yes
09:14.49empre55_here it is
09:14.52SlayerXPmorning chaps
09:14.54ufoand setup jrouting in right way
09:15.01ufomorning Sly
09:16.51empre55_Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
09:16.51empre55_172.16.6.0      0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 vmnet8
09:16.51empre55_172.16.117.0    0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 vmnet1
09:16.51empre55_192.168.199.0   0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 vmnet2
09:16.51empre55_192.168.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 eth0
09:16.52empre55_169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U     0      0        0 eth0
09:16.54empre55_127.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0 lo
09:16.58empre55_0.0.0.0         192.168.0.1     0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 eth0
09:17.35empre55_i am looking how to set up the routing table
09:18.57empre55_basically i need to add a new route and delete the existing one
09:19.11empre55_for the interface on which the two XP machines sit
09:19.12mozratwhich machine is which?
09:19.18empre55_correct?
09:19.54empre55_vmnet1 is the virtual switch that the XP machines (virtual) and the host communicate through
09:20.24empre55_the vmnet8 and vmnet2 are also virtual switches that are not being used
09:20.32empre55_lo is loopback
09:20.54empre55_eth0 192.168.0.1 i am speaking to you on
09:21.11empre55_the other two eth0 are beyond me
09:21.31empre55_i don't know what they are
09:23.02mozratwell based on that when one VM talks to another it shouldn't route out of eth0 anyway
09:23.17mozratare you sure packets from the VM are hitting the wired LAN?
09:24.24empre55_i think i have confused you
09:24.35empre55_they are not using eth0 at all
09:24.49empre55_because they are host-only configuration
09:25.27empre55_they form a network that is confined to the host (and includes the host)
09:25.56empre55_so they have a virtual network using vmnet1
09:26.20empre55_it is on this network thati want to manipulate the packet flow
09:26.25empre55_makes sense?
09:27.28empre55_guess not
09:28.27empre55_i will try thw route reconfiguration and let you all know how it goes
09:29.00mozratsorry dude. Not enough coffee to think straight at the moment
09:29.13mozratplus 10 TEN new support requests since yesterday
09:29.21mozratwhere the hell did they come from?
09:29.27empre55_lol
09:31.51empre55_listen guys i have to run... going to break the bad news
09:31.58empre55_to my project supervisor
09:32.12empre55_"it doesn't work"
09:32.18Leedsyes it does
09:32.36empre55_i am going to try it after i see him
09:32.45ufoso, a propos my thesis ;]
09:33.01ufoi have to correct old fortran 77 code
09:33.14empre55_just to be sure... make the linux machine the gateway
09:33.21ufois there anybody who knows fortran? ;]
09:33.41empre55_you are kidding
09:33.48ufono
09:33.55empre55_why?
09:34.04empre55_no can do from me?
09:37.21empre55_guys thanks a million
09:37.26empre55_speak laters
09:37.31Leedsempre55_: I told you repeatedly what to do
09:37.38Leedsno, I didn't tell you exactly how to do it
09:38.05empre55_that is the problem
09:38.07empre55_lol
09:38.23Leedsdo you know how to create and destroy a route?
09:38.38empre55_i am reading it in the man pages
09:38.42empre55_as we speak
09:38.45Leedsgood
09:39.20empre55_it has examples as well
09:39.52Leedsof course it does - that's what man pages are for
09:40.00empre55_lol
09:40.12empre55_listen i am a girl.. lots of this suprise me
09:40.15uforoute add -host bla bla bla
09:40.45ufoall of this is inckuded in man
09:40.59empre55_yes and route del blah blah bla
09:41.02mozratempre55_: You're a girl?
09:41.06empre55_hyes
09:41.08empre55_yes
09:41.17ufothat's suprise us! :D
09:41.19mozratexplains the verboseness of your questions then :)
09:41.24empre55_lol
09:41.34empre55_sorry
09:41.34mozrat:)
09:41.37SlayerXPa girl?  here?
09:41.38mozratteasing, don't worry
09:41.45SlayerXPsurely that's illegal.
09:41.50mozratyeah, it's unusal
09:41.57mozratunusual
09:41.57empre55_no i am just saying that is why i get so confused
09:42.02SlayerXPsaying that, we let george in
09:42.06mozrattrue
09:42.10empre55_i wouldn't think so
09:42.14mozrathe is a ladyboy, I guess that counts
09:42.23empre55_is george worse that me
09:42.25empre55_oh i see
09:43.27empre55_anyway guys (again) ...later
09:43.33empre55_thanks again
09:43.33mozratsee you
09:43.37empre55_and see you all later
09:43.52Leedsseeya
09:44.07*** part/#gllug empre55_ (~empre55_@host217-44-56-143.range217-44.btcentralplus.com)
09:44.27Leedshmm...
09:44.37mozratWow... a real life.. y'know... girl.. here of all places
09:45.08Leedsmozrat: there are others, you know...
09:45.10mozratIf I'd known I would have brushed my hair this morning
09:45.38LeedsI might have showered, got dressed, etc.
09:45.59mozratI would have turned off the animal pr0n and actually paid attention
09:46.10mozratok. too much information
09:46.19SlayerXPso, is she cute?
09:46.57mozratSlayerXP: no idea
09:47.36mozrathttp://www.bash.org/?2718
09:50.03Leedsand... now you've chased off AngelChild as well...
09:50.15mozratLeeds, yeah just thought that :)
09:50.20Leeds:-)
09:50.45Leedsin fact, there are now no females here at all that I'm aware of
09:51.36mozratibot are you female?
09:52.34LeedsI've always seen ibot as a male - but something like a dog, rather than a person - you know, you can tell him to fetch, and he does it, but appreciates a little attention afterwards
09:52.51rhoweibot: gender
09:52.52ibotI'm sexless
09:52.52Leedsibot fetch
09:52.54ibotmethinks fetch is Hey, just say what you really mean!
09:53.03Leedslol
09:53.15Leedsibot sex
09:53.16ibotupdatedb; locate; talk; date; cd; strip; look; touch; finger; unzip; uptime; gawk; head; apt-get install condom; mount; fsck; gasp; more; yes; yes; yes; more; umount; apt-get remove --purge condom; make clean; sleep
09:53.31Leedsargh, debian sex
09:53.32rhoweFrom Undernet:
09:53.34rhowe09:53 [ctcp(x)] GENDER
09:53.35rhowe09:53 CTCP GENDER reply from X: Tried to be a man again - there was a slip - now I'm an IT
09:53.53mozratLeeds, kinky!
09:54.07Leeds"apt-get install condom"
09:54.08rhoweis apt-get remove --purge a valid command?
09:56.40murbyep
09:56.54murbit means it removes the config as well.
09:56.56murbsame as dpkg --purge
09:57.04rhoweIt is? heh, cool. I always used dpkg --purge instead
09:58.53rhoweWell whaddya know, it works
10:02.58murbrhowe: Where you planning to find an ADSL interface for your soekris?
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10:04.32mozratre AngelChild
10:08.25AngelChildre
10:08.36AngelChildwow last night was mad
10:10.09Leedsreally?
10:11.10rhowemurb: I've got one of the Bewan boards, but I suspect it might place too much strain on the host CPU
10:11.12AngelChildaye, I decided I didn't want to deal with what was going through my mind and woke up on some strange man's bed. then I remembered that he's my friend, and he wasn't on it with me, so I suppose it can't've been too bad
10:11.35Leedsum... okay...
10:11.40mozrat*blink*
10:11.45AngelChildxD
10:11.55Leedsmozrat: get with the scaring again, please!
10:12.08mozrat*cracks.knuckles*
10:12.11mozratLeeds, no problem
10:12.51mozratAngelChild: where was $FRIEND when you woke up?
10:13.01pdrmoin
10:13.56AngelChild$FRIEND was on three chairs sleeping with his cover (making me very cold, but I had all my clothes on). unfortunately I'd left a packet of rolos in my pocket and it's now full of chocolate
10:14.20mozratewh
10:15.54rhoweI saw a guy flat out on his back covered in whatever he'd been drinking, lying by the post office near London Bridge
10:16.00rhoweThis was 6pm
10:16.12Leedsugh
10:16.23Leedswell, I went wine-tasting and didn't get drunk
10:16.25pdrrhowe: before or after he'd been drinking it?
10:16.30rhowepdr: Not sure.
10:16.38rhoweI wasn't even sure he was alive, but didn't fancy checking
10:16.56rhoweLeeds: You'll probably find bakewell tarts or something :)
10:16.59pdrrhowe: how long did you stay at Belushi's?
10:17.10rhowepdr: Hrm, until we finished our drinks
10:17.13Leedsrhowe: the cake-hunting was a bit of a joke
10:17.22pdrMmmm.. Bakewell tarts..
10:17.47rhowepdr: Then I walked to Elephant & Castle and caught the night bus, which seems to visit every fecking cornoer of south london before going where I want to go
10:17.53rhowepdr: I got home at 3:30am
10:19.23pdrEmma sounded pretty rough this morning too, so not sure what she was up to
10:20.39pdrRob seems ok - he's on early shift this week, so would have been in since 8am
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10:22.19pdrhmm.. just got spammed by BT
10:25.12Leedsmorning mikejw
10:26.43mikejwhi =D
10:29.54pdrmorning leeds
10:48.48morsingMmm... Jaffa cakes
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11:23.59mozratSleepyAngel: Self inflicted, I'm afraid
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11:45.52mozratHas anyone ever heard the peterb.wav recording of some guy going ballastic at a BT cold-caller?
11:46.05mozratall the links on Google are dead
11:54.28pdri think i'm just gonna stop posting to the list... at least after a night on the turps
11:55.29mozrat)
11:55.30mozrat:)
12:03.01rhowemozrat: Yeah, it's on my web server I think
12:03.14mozratrhowe :)
12:03.19rhowehttp://www.siksai.co.uk/music/wav/
12:04.25mozratCheers
12:06.19mozratOne of our call centers had a very similar call this morning
12:06.21mozrat:)
12:08.36rhoweRecorded for posterity?
12:08.43rhoweAnd was the caller you, by any chance? :)
12:09.04mozratnope
12:09.17mozratyes, recorded. but I think there is some legalise about it
12:09.34mozratit's a guy that keeps calling
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13:21.43morsingI'm on holiday next week
13:26.39pdryay!
13:29.09morsingI really need it
13:40.37morsingFunny: I just got an email about a job at IBM that one of my colleagues left six month ago to join my company :-)
13:41.06morsingTook them six month to start looking for a replacement. I think I'll pass
13:54.47Georgeyoyo mozrat
13:55.05morsingHi George
13:55.16Georgehey morsing
13:55.31Georgewhere's the cheapest place to buy IBM laptops?
13:56.37SlayerCEthe internet
13:56.51Georgethat's a *lot* of help. Thank you.
13:57.32morsingGeorge: IBM
13:57.40Georgemorsing: IBM don't sell directly
13:57.44morsing08700101952
13:57.56morsingGeorge: Of course they do. Ask your account manager
13:58.03Georgeaccount manager?
13:58.39mozratyoyo George
13:59.05Georgehey mozrat
13:59.30mozrathows it?
13:59.31JAVhi all
13:59.36Georgemozrat: fine.
13:59.48Georgemozrat: wondering why the cheapest place I can find that's selling thinkpads is PC World
14:00.19mozrathmm
14:00.41mozratyou gonna buy one?
14:00.50Georgeyeah
14:00.52Georgeat some point
14:00.56Georgemy powerbook's shit
14:01.00Georgewrt batteries
14:02.57rhoweGeorge: Most all suppliers will discount the price they quote quite significantly. 10% is not uncommon
14:03.25rhoweWith PC World, the challenge is to persuade the salesdroid that they are actually able to do it
14:03.33rhoweOr even to teach them how :)
14:14.48Georgerhowe: what do you mean?
14:22.14mozratGeorge, did Linux Format agree to pay you for that article they published?
14:23.06Jang-i just went to PC World, they know nothing about what they sell
14:23.55Georgemozrat: yeah
14:24.02Georgemozrat: and they've asked me to do 2 more totalling 10 pages
14:24.09Georgemozrat: and Linux Mag have asked me to do another article
14:24.21mozratDid they say why they printed it without permission?
14:24.46Georgemozrat: they claimed that in my saying "I'd very much like to do this article" I gave them permission to publissh
14:24.56mozrathmmm
14:25.15mozratnext time send it saying "Please read this, I don't want it published, thanks, bye"
14:25.23mozratsilly people
14:25.33GeorgeI did want it published
14:25.36GeorgeI just wanted money :)
14:25.39Georgeand a bit more communication
14:25.49Georgejust thought it was a bit naughty of them to publish without explicit permission
14:26.21pdri've heard they aren't that good in that regard
14:37.57murbI just got a letter demanding money from Linux New Media AG, for a subscription that was a freebie from fosdem which they then auto renewed, apparently they didn't have my creditcard number to bill me or somthing...
14:41.28Leedsand also with one less wingmirror than I went out with :-(
14:43.05murbLeeds: whos fault?
14:43.53Leedsmurb: mine, largely... just misjudged exactly where the passenger side of the car finished while trying to get around a double-parked van without hitting the agressive bike overtaking me on the other side
14:45.28murbwas it a hired/borrowed car?
14:45.30Leedsit's a rental car, so I can imagine some fun tomorrow when I return it
14:50.18Leeds24 hours from now is takeoff time for my flight home :-(
14:55.30pdrLeeds: it'll be good to have you back
14:55.43pdrhow long are you back for then?
14:55.44SlayerXPcreep
14:56.39LeedsSlayerXP: ?
14:57.38Leedspdr: well, I've got a couple of theoretical trips to Leeds planned in April, and a very very rough plan to be back here at the end of April
15:04.19pdrthat's pretty soon.  any job prospects there yet?
15:04.55Leedsnone whatsoever - I've not really looked
15:06.02Leedsas well as the big "do I move out here" question, there are smaller ones... assuming I did come out here, I would probably want to do the government language course for 3-5 months when I arrive, so at most I'd be looking for part-time work then anywya
15:07.16Leedsbut then part of the plan would be that, say, I moved out here at the start of June, I would still have sginificant redundancy cash to hand, so could afford to live for a few months without working... there is a government stipend while studying, which is just enough to live on cheap food in a hostel...
15:08.01pdrthat'd be cool then.
15:08.06Leedsthe thing I need to get straight on when I get back is talking to official people about the process and timescale for moving
15:08.46pdra lot of people would speak english tho wouldn't they?  especially in IT-type work place?
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15:09.06Leedsother important things about doing the course is that the people on it apparently normally then end up being part of your social/professional support network... and of course it gives some time to build that network anyway before/while looking for work
15:09.19Leedsthe main thing to do first would be find somewhere to live, I think
15:09.35pdryep
15:09.57pdrit'd be much cheaper there i assume for places to rent
15:10.09pdrwell, cheaper than london anyway
15:10.14Leedsyeah, I think so... I need to ask my host here how much he pays for his place
15:10.46Leedsdecent living room, kitchen, separate bathroom/toilet, utility room space off the kitchen, three small-ish work/bed rooms
15:11.54Leedsone of the strange things here is that rent is quoted in dollars, but often paid in shekels at the current rate... so rent can change month to month :-)
15:12.59pdrstrange
15:13.04pdrturkey is like that too
15:13.38LeedsI think there have been conscious moves away from quoting things in dollars - it used to be that people paid some taxes in dollars, I think, which is even stranger
15:14.23pdrindeed.  that doesn't exactly show trust in the robustness of the local currency
15:14.59Leedsand I believe they outlawed it a few years ago
15:15.40pdrtet's on his way to Cuba next week, and he was saying the same thing was true of there.
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15:16.48LeedsI'm sure
15:17.16LeedsI would imagine they have a real love/hate thing going on with dollars
15:18.00pdrthere's apparently now a "convertible peso" for tourists which is linked to the US dollar
15:44.16Georgethat's my invoice written
15:44.20Georgenow to print it off somehow.
15:44.58Leedsmaybe using a printer
15:46.20JAVold fashioned, eh? :D
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16:29.16mozratwakey wakey
16:29.28mikejw:)
16:53.00LeedsI have to say I was wondering what you were half-smoking
17:03.45pdrheh
17:07.03clyphoxnothing like a good tube in my books
17:08.32pdri prefer the bus
17:10.59Leedsclyphox: if you got a better book, it may indeed have something like a good tube in it
17:11.42pdr*groan*
17:12.11Leedspdr: sorry :-)
17:12.43pdr:-)
17:12.53LeedsFriday is waning fast
17:13.06pdryep, almost time to go meet wethrin
17:14.19Leedsalmost time to go to the mother-in-law's (of my host, not me) for dinner, then onto host's-wife's-brother's-band's-concert in Tel Aviv
17:17.09clyphoxwoo!
17:17.40clyphoxI'm trying to think of a good park to invade tomorrow where I can rest and recover from my hangover
17:18.10pdrLeeds: sounds like fun
17:18.23Leedspdr: indeed it does... my last night here
17:18.30pdrclyphox: dude, how about just breaking a squat or something?
17:18.46rhowepdr: wethrin has SMSed to say "pub, then Thai"
17:18.56Leedsmmm... Thai...
17:19.01LeedsI need some Thai next week
17:20.28rhowemedically?
17:21.38pdrrhowe: i'd say he's suggesting patara
17:21.58pdryeah, now *everyone's* a comedian
17:25.24pdrrhowe: when is dan getting in?
17:25.39pdri think he said 6, so i guess that means pub at 6:30ish?
17:43.00clyphoxpdr: "breakign" a squat? hows that work?
17:46.52pdrclyphox: you break into an abandoned place and live there
17:47.04pdri think i mean "open" rather than "break".  is that the terminology?
17:57.55pdrlater
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19:31.12clyphoxpdr : sorry bout that.. haveing great fun with XP updates and a dodgy connection here
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21:23.42JAVgood evening
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21:54.46poolyhi there
21:56.13ufohi
22:00.24clyphoxchatzilla hehe
22:00.33clyphoxClubbing time! woo
22:07.48poolywhat you mean ? the big fuss about stoping the dev of mozilla suite ?
22:31.31edwardHardware cursor support is provided for the 845G and 865G, but is not yet implemented for the 830M, 852GM and 855GM. <-- damn
22:31.43edwardso i have intelfb, but text cursor on the consle
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