VanLUG Email Archive
Dave Michelson (davem@ece.ubc.ca)
Sat, 16 Jan 1999 23:50:14 -0800 (PST)
You're invited....
.... to the next meeting of
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The Vancouver Linux Users Group
*Wednesday*, January 20, 1999 7-9 pm
UBC, (old) Computer Sciences 460 (CSCI 460)
*Anyone* interested in Linux, UNIX, or GNU software is
most welcome to attend. The theme for tonight's meeting
is "Using Linux to enhance @Home and/or ADSL services".
(Note: The nearest parkade is the Fraser River Parkade
just off West Mall. Parking is a flat $3 after 6 pm.)
(Our meetings generally attract between 50 and 100 people.
Attendees range from absolute newcomers to UNIX wizards.
VanLUG is committed to helping newcomers get up to
speed.)
(VanLUG discount cards will be available at the meeting for
$10. Draw tickets for door prizes donated by Red Hat
Software, Centurion Services, Linux Journal and others
will be available for $2 each.)
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Agenda
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7:00 - 7:15
VanLUG News and Announcements Dave Michelson
http://www.linux.bc.ca/
Following a sucessful presence at COMDEX/Canada West,
we've been asked to coordinate a Linux Pavilion at
COMDEX next year. We're also moving forward with
incorporation under the BC Societies Act, preparations
for the Linux presentation to UBC Computer Science students
on 25 Feb 1999, planning for InstallFest III, and other
projects. We're also planning our first foray into Linux
training - local tutorials conducted in support of the
web-based Basic Linux training course organized by
Henry White. Start date for the course: 1 March 1999.
7:15 - 8:00
The Edge Router Project Richard Pitt
http://www.fireplug.net/
The 7/24 service provided by @Home and ADSL is very
convenient, but it also exposes one to a big security risk.
With the addition of 2 inexpensive ethernet cards and
FirePlug's Linux-based Edge Router software, an older
PC with just a 3 1/2" floppy and 12-16 MB of RAM can be
used to isolate your internal network from the "Bad Uglys"
out there on the Internet. In addition, it takes all the
work out of getting and using the DHCP address your ISP gives
you while doling out its own pool of addresses to your internal
systems so you can have more than one computer on the 'net
despite the single address the ISP gives you.
8:00 - 8:30
Inside DHCP Brian Edmonds
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) simplifies the
task of assigning IP addresses to clients. How is DHCP related
to BOOTP? How does DHCP actually work? How will DHCP likely
evolve in the future? Answers to all these questions and more....
8:30 - 9:00
Roundtable: @Home vs. ADSL Bill Gillespie
VanLUG members have accumulated an enormous amount of experience
and expertise with the @Home and ASDL services provided by
Rogers and BC Tel, respectively. Here, the group will share their
thoughts on the merits of each system and tips for newcomers.
-- Dave Michelson dmichelson@home.com
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