gnhlug-discuss Digest, Vol 61, Issue 10 - VPN

[David Ohlemacher]

Hi Greg,

I do not know what your doing through your vpn.  If it is using command line
tools (vi, make, mysql, etc), then you might try using screen on the remote
machine.   You can open many terminals in one screen session and
detach/reattach the screen at will.  If you get disconnected, your screen
session will continue to be there waiting for you to reconnect,  If you have
some long running process going when you get bumped off, it will complete
that while you're gone.  I use it even when just running locally.  I like to
be able to grep all the text that has been printed in my terminal.

ref: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6340

David

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>   1. Re: Thinkpad repair? (Stephen Ryan)
>   2. Re: Thinkpad repair? (Jon "maddog" Hall)
>   3. Re: Without Dennis Ritchie, there would be no Jobs
>      (Joshua Judson Rosen)
>   4. Re: Thinkpad repair? (Ken D'Ambrosio)
>   5. Re: Without Dennis Ritchie, there would be no Jobs (Randy Edwards)
>   6. Re: Thinkpad repair? (Jon "maddog" Hall)
>   7. Re: Thinkpad repair? (Joshua Judson Rosen)
>   8. VPN only session. (Greg Kettmann)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Stephen Ryan <stephen at sryanfamily.info>
> To: gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org
> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:47:58 -0400
> Subject: Re: Thinkpad repair?
> On 10/14/2011 11:51 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen wrote:
>
>> I'm going to call this `on-topic' because there are so many
>> Thinkpads in the Linux community--and because, since our
>> software doesn't just spontaneously `rot', so many of us
>> run them until the hardware just fails irreparably. So, I'm
>> hoping someone can give me some helpful comments on getting
>> my 4-year-old Thinkpad repaired....
>>
>> It's an X60 convertible tablet/laptop, and that precarious
>> little multidimensional swivel-hinge just went `snap'
>> in some way such that the screen is no longer self-supporting
>> at any angle less than ~60 degrees.
>>
>> (and, while I'm at it, I guess I might look at fixing a few other
>>  issues that have accumulated over the last couple of years:
>>  broken palm-rest over the PC-card slot, broken HDD bay-cover,
>>  no-longer-functional SD/etc. memory-card port...).
>>
>> Is there a local shop in/near Nashua to whom I should take this,
>> or am I going to have to call Lenovo? Alternately, is it
>> worthwhile to even consider just getting the parts and fixing
>> the thing myself?
>>
>>
> I've had pretty good success repairing my Thinkpads with parts from eBay;
> the repair manuals are available online at lenovo.com (maybe redirects to
> ibm.com?), and they are very thorough; just make sure you have a way to
> get at them that does not involve the Thinkpad being repaired. ;-)  I
> replaced the hinges on my wife's T40 that way.  I tried a local (Lebanon)
> retailer once, years ago, but they charged me $75 to tell me that it was
> broken without actually doing anything to fix it, so I haven't been back.
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Jon \"maddog\" Hall" <maddog at li.org>
> To: gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org
> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:03:33 -0400
> Subject: Re: Thinkpad repair?
> When I bought my Lenovo Thinkpad W510 through ebay, it was still under
> warranty, but one of the LED backlights was not operational, which left
> a dark spot on the screen.
>
> I took it to this Lenovo warranty service provider:
>
> Computer Hut of New England, Inc. 358 Main Street, Suite 2 Nashua, NH,
> 03060 Tel: 603-889-7625 Distance: 11 Miles
>
> and they were quick and professional about repairing it.
>
> Since it was under warranty I do not know how much it would have cost to
> repair it otherwise, but I am sure if you call them they could tell you.
>
> Joshua, with the list of things that you wish to repair, it might be
> easier to buy another whole X60 off ebay and use the two to make one
> completely good system.
>
> md
> --
> Jon "maddog" Hall
> Executive Director           Linux International(R)
> email: maddog at li.org         80 Amherst St.
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>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Joshua Judson Rosen <rozzin at geekspace.com>
> To: David Rysdam <david at rysdam.org>
> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:22:15 -0400
> Subject: Re: Without Dennis Ritchie, there would be no Jobs
> David Rysdam <david at rysdam.org> writes:
> >
> > On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:49:57 -0400, Randy Edwards <redwards at golgotha.net>
> wrote:
> > >    One last comment/article about Dennis Ritchie. With their deaths so
> close
> > > together, the contrast between Dennis Ritchie and Steve Jobs seems
> apropos:
> >
> > After rms's statement on Jobs[1] (which I basically agreed with), I was
> > a little surprised there wasn't one for Ritchie.
>
> I think I'll paraphrase Mark Weiser[2]:
>
>    The most profound [people] are those [who] disappear.
>    They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life
>    until they are indistinguishable from it.
>
>
> > [1]
> http://www.stallman.org/archives/2011-jul-oct.html#06_October_2011_(Steve_Jobs)
>
> [2] http://www.ubiq.com/hypertext/weiser/SciAmDraft3.html
>
> --
> "Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))."
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Ken D'Ambrosio" <ken at jots.org>
> To: gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org, "Jon \"maddog\" Hall" <maddog at li.org>
> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:51:13 -0400
> Subject: Re: Thinkpad repair?
> I should probably pipe up here.  I've noticed two schools of thought that,
> on
> the face of things, seem to describe two different customer experiences:
> dissatisfaction at having to pay a diagnostic fee for no actual service,
> and
> satisfaction at being able to drop off a laptop and have it worked on by
> certified personnel in a quick, professional, and timely manner.
>
> Alas, "that's the way it works."  Small computer shops can't really afford
> to
> have people drop stuff off so that they can turn around, tell them it'll
> cost
> $200 to fix it, and have the customer decide to go and blow $350 on that
> laptop
> they saw advertised over at Staples.  In the words of Heinlein,
> "TANSTAAFL."
> SOMEONE -- be it the customer, or the shop -- is paying for techs to
> diagnose
> equipment.  Diagnostics fees -- usually waived if services are asked for --
> is
> a way for small shops to not be taken advantage of.
>
> As for Computer Hut (http://www.thecomputerhut.com), it is a
> long-established
> NH business, though relatively recently moved from their digs on Elm St.  I
> can
> vouch for them, as, yes, I worked there back in '93.  And, unlike big
> shops,
> turnover is incredibly low; indeed, the lead tech now is the one who
> started
> when I was there, and he's got more certifications than you can shake a
> stick
> at.  They are not free -- make no mistake, they're there to make money --
> but
> they will offer you professional service with certified technicians.  They
> also
> do a wiz-bang job on office printers.
>
> -Ken
>
> On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:03:33 -0400 "Jon \"maddog\" Hall" <maddog at li.org>
> wrote
>
> > When I bought my Lenovo Thinkpad W510 through ebay, it was still under
> > warranty, but one of the LED backlights was not operational, which left
> > a dark spot on the screen.
> >
> > I took it to this Lenovo warranty service provider:
> >
> > Computer Hut of New England, Inc. 358 Main Street, Suite 2 Nashua, NH,
> > 03060 Tel: 603-889-7625 Distance: 11 Miles
> >
> > and they were quick and professional about repairing it.
> >
> > Since it was under warranty I do not know how much it would have cost to
> > repair it otherwise, but I am sure if you call them they could tell you.
> >
> > Joshua, with the list of things that you wish to repair, it might be
> > easier to buy another whole X60 off ebay and use the two to make one
> > completely good system.
> >
> > md
> > --
> > Jon "maddog" Hall
> > Executive Director           Linux International(R)
> > email: maddog at li.org         80 Amherst St.
> > Voice: +1.603.673.7875       Amherst, N.H. 03031-3032 U.S.A.
> > WWW: http://www.li.org
> >
> > Board Member: Uniforum Association
> > Board Member Emeritus: USENIX Association (2000-2006)
> >
> > (R)Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several
> > countries.
> > (R)Linux International is a registered trademark in the USA used
> > pursuant
> >    to a license from Linux Mark Institute, authorized licensor of Linus
> >    Torvalds, owner of the Linux trademark on a worldwide basis
> > (R)UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the USA and other
> >    countries.
> >
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>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Randy Edwards <redwards at golgotha.net>
> To: gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org
> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:11:46 -0400
> Subject: Re: Without Dennis Ritchie, there would be no Jobs
> > After rms's statement on Jobs[1] (which I basically agreed with), I was
> > a little surprised there wasn't one for Ritchie.
>
>   Good point. I thought rms gave enough of the appropriate disclaimers
> about
> Jobs' death to make his point with the appropriate amount of taste. That
> ZDNet
> article obviously felt otherwise because they couldn't resist a slam on
> Stallman.
>
>   Perhaps with Ritchie's passing rms felt he'd caught enough heat about
> commenting about people when they die?
>
>
> --
> "To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth." --
> Voltaire.
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Jon \"maddog\" Hall" <maddog at li.org>
> To: "Ken D'Ambrosio" <ken at jots.org>
> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:28:04 -0400
> Subject: Re: Thinkpad repair?
>
> >
> > As for Computer Hut (http://www.thecomputerhut.com), it is a
> long-established
> > NH business, though relatively recently moved from their digs on Elm St.
>  I can
> > vouch for them, as, yes, I worked there back in '93.  And, unlike big
> shops,
> > turnover is incredibly low; indeed, the lead tech now is the one who
> started
> > when I was there, and he's got more certifications than you can shake a
> stick
> > at.  They are not free -- make no mistake, they're there to make money --
> but
> > they will offer you professional service with certified technicians.
>  They also
> > do a wiz-bang job on office printers.
>
> Another reason why I mentioned them is that, as a Lenovo warranty
> service company, they probably have done more repairs on X60 laptops
> than most other places, and could probably give you a good estimate over
> the phone without having to see the unit.
>
> Worth a call, I think.
>
> md
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Joshua Judson Rosen <rozzin at geekspace.com>
> To: maddog at li.org
> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:48:00 -0400
> Subject: Re: Thinkpad repair?
> "Jon \"maddog\" Hall" <maddog at li.org> writes:
> >
> > When I bought my Lenovo Thinkpad W510 through ebay, it was still under
> > warranty, but one of the LED backlights was not operational, which left
> > a dark spot on the screen.
> >
> > I took it to this Lenovo warranty service provider:
> >
> > Computer Hut of New England, Inc. 358 Main Street, Suite 2 Nashua, NH,
> > 03060 Tel: 603-889-7625 Distance: 11 Miles
> >
> > and they were quick and professional about repairing it.
>
> That's exactly the sort of recommendation I was hoping for. Thanks!
>
> > Joshua, with the list of things that you wish to repair, it might be
> > easier to buy another whole X60 off ebay and use the two to make one
> > completely good system.
>
> Cheaper, probably. Easier..., dunno.
>
> I actually opened-up my wife's Thinkpad (X61, non-tablet) the other day
> to clean and lube the fan; cleaning was easy enough, lubricating
> didn't go quite as well--getting the fan *out* to expose the correct
> side looked like way more work than I wanted to do (I'd rather be
> hacking on one of my software projects....).
>
> We'll see how the quotes come back from the professionals--most of the
> issues are either cosmetic or otherwise tolerable; but the flopsy
> display...,
> not so much.
>
> --
> "Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))."
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Greg Kettmann <greg at kettmann.com>
> To: gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org
> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:12:04 -0400
> Subject: VPN only session.
> Is there a way, in Linux, to make a VPN the "primary" connection?
>
> I work remotely several days a week, as many of us do.  Most of my
> experience is Windows with moderate skills in Linux but work/connectivity is
> generally through Linux.  I have a VPN connection for work  (PPTP / CHAP as
> best I can tell from the configuration file).  I don't like configuring my
> entire workstation or laptop to use a VPN because of complications I've had.
>  Instead I run Windows 7 with a VMware Player session where I run Ubuntu for
> my "remote" session.   That way I have my usual machine and then I have a
> dedicated session for remote use.
>
> The problem is that the VPN session randomly drops out.  Basically, I start
> Ubuntu and once it's operational I click on the little up/down arrows for
> network.  I select the VPN and I activate it.  This puts a little lock on
> the up/down arrows and I'm set.  Sometimes the lock drops off and I'm
> sending (or trying to send) in the clear.  Easy enough to fix but often a
> pain to get things back to the proper state.
>
> What I would prefer is to have the VMware session just be connected via
> VPN... no VPN, no connectivity.  If the VPN connection drops out I don't
> want it to fall back down to sending in the clear.  The whole session will
> stop working and I can restart it.  Is that possible?  I've tried searching
> on this, without much luck, but perhaps my search arguments are bad.  I'm
> not married to Ubuntu nor to VMware player.  If some other combination is
> known to work I'd love to hear about it.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Greg
>
>
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