[ale] Ale Digest, Vol 30, Issue 77

Thu Jul 15 12:13:16 EDT 2010

Pick a realistic server for speedtest. Like if your in ATL, pick a LA
or NYC server.

On 7/15/10, ale-request at ale.org <ale-request at ale.org> wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:28:56 -0400
> From: James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ale] looking for a very lightweight distro
> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!" <ale at ale.org>
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> I can't find the posts I read a while back that indicated the posted
> specs were essentially lies. Maybe it doesn't do "simultaneous
> dual-band"?
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> On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 9:50 AM, jrtroberts <jrtroberts at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 07/15/10 09:18, James Sumners wrote:
>>
>> I used to have an old P2 box with wired and wireless NICs to do what
>> you are wanting. Actually, I still have it but it hasn't been booted
>> in years. Anyway, I moved over to a Linksys WRT54GL with the Tomato
>> firmware several years and haven't not regretted it.
>>
>> I have been looking to upgrade to 802.11n recently and came across the
>> same routers you have. I don't think either of those is a good buy
>> because they are not truly dual-band devices. If you're going to
>> upgrade to an 802.11n system while retaining support for 802.11b/g and
>> maximizing your 802.11n throughput and range, then you need a
>> dual-band device. A dual-band device essentially has two radios, one
>> for 802.11n and another for 802.11b/g. Thereby allowing 802.11n to run
>> on the 5GHz band and 802.11b/g on 2.4GHz.
>>
>>
>>
>> So this specification blurb from the cisco web site is not true?
>>
>> Cisco Linksys E3000
>> http://homestore.cisco.com/en-us/Routers/Linksys-E3000L-HighPerformance-Wirelessn-router_stcVVproductId97826163VVcatId551966VVviewprod.htm#
>>
>> Bands:Simultaneous 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
>>
>> or this blurb from CNET.com reviews
>>
>> http://reviews.cnet.com/routers/cisco-linksys-e3000/4505-3319_7-34041744.html
>>
>> The good: The Cisco Linksys High Performance Wireless-N Router E3000
>> delivers most of what you'd expect from a high-end router, including true
>> dual-band, Gigabit Ethernet, fast throughput, a long range, NAS
>> functionality,
>>
>> and the lack of features in The bad: section of the CNET.com review are
>> more
>> than compensated for when the firmware is upgraded to the dd-wrt.
>>
>> just some thoughts.
>>
>> And no, the E2000 is not a true dual band.? But it does seem like the
>> E3000
>> is.
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 1:46 AM, jrtroberts <jrtroberts at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 07/14/10 22:13, Richard Bronosky wrote:
>>
>>
>> You can download a 10MB (!!!) ISO of TinyCore Linux to run in a
>> VirtualBox VM. It boots in less than a second! Once booted you can use
>> its built it package manager to install a few packages and then choose
>> "Burn USB Drive" to create a thumb drive you can boot from. I would
>> suggest pulling the drives out to save power. Using a P2 is likely to
>> cost a lot more in energy in 1 year than you would spend on an SBC.
>>
>>
>>
>> After looking into wireless routers that will run dd-wrt, I am thinking
>> it might be better to go with something like the Linksys E series
>> routers, probably the E2000 or E3000. ?This will upgrade the wireless b
>> to n and give me the gigabit connection I might need in the future.
>> Thoughts? ?Not that the linux box is not a valid option, but if I can
>> get a network upgrade out of the deal it seems like a better choice.
>>
>> I will; however, take a look at the distros listed in this thread and
>> become more familiar with them. ?And I might even setup the linux box
>> with 2 or more nics just for fun.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7/14/10, Doug McNash<dmcnash at charter.net> ?wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> I run voyage (http://linux.voyage.hk) on a 128Mb Sokris net4801 as a cups
>> server. ?It is Debian based so you can apt-get what you need.
>>
>> --
>> doug mcnash
>>
>> ---- jrtroberts<jrtroberts at gmail.com> ?wrote:
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>>
>>
>> I am looking for a very lightweight distro, something to run on a P2 era
>> computer maybe a bit earlier, It only needs to function as a router. ?So
>> I need to use IP Tables to route between maybe two - five networks, My
>> sisters lan/internet connection in her APT and my father's backup
>> server(on a separate VLAN) in the house proper. ?I am hoping that my
>> father has an old box that has room for 2 nic cards. ?That seems to be
>> the cheapest route at the moment.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Joshua
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> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:04:39 -0400
> From: Geoffrey <lists at serioustechnology.com>
> Subject: Re: [ale] speed test interest.
> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!" <ale at ale.org>
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> Atlanta Geek wrote:
>> So in our new home we are trying to go without cable & satellite. We
>> have DSL only service from att and have not been impressed.  I assumed
>> that we were spoiled by cable modems and Uverse.
>>
>> I checked out speedtest.net and strangely enough the dsl performance
>> was exactly what was purchased.  6 Mbps down 0.25 Mbps up. Even when
>> everything else seemed to be crawling speedtest was perfect.
>>
>> Today I looked for an alternative to speedtest.net and found a few on
>> google.
>> And after trying 3 or 4 speedtests they all are giving me half the
>> download speed as speedtest.net
>>
>> Im wondering if AT&T is giving speedtest.net priority?
>
> Possibly.  When I was having speed issues, AT&T suggested speedtest.net.
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> Until later, Geoffrey
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