September 2010 - skunkworks

Norton Antivirus whereabouts?
by mwei gideon 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

Hey Techies! A friend of mine wants to purchase a licenced Norton antivirus within the CBD Nairobi any one to advice please where to go to please!! Regards Mwei- 0720577723

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Data recovery from crashed harddisk
by Paul Roy 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

Hello team, Anyone with refrence to a credible firm/person who can recover for me data from an external harddrive. Kindly little 'r' me with the quote and time frame regards, -- "Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience." Roy.

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Re: [Skunkworks] ccna tips.
by stanley kamithi 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

Practise, Practise , Practise...! I would suggest loading dynamips, if you haven't already, onto a PC. I would recommend a PC with at least 2 GB of RAM, but I think it can manage with less. I think dynamips works better on Linux, but I'm biased. I love Linux. Setup various 3-4 router scenarios, using the CCNA blueprint or any books you can get your hands on with relevant ccna info, as a guide. Hands on experience is the best thing. dynamips I think is the cheapest way to get that done. For stuff that you can't practise, I'd suggest you really understand, from a high level, how the protocol works. Wikipedia seems to do a good job at explaining networking protocols using plain english. I've learnt understanding the protocols is far better then just cramming. I wish dynamips was available back in '99 when I passed the CCNA. All I had was 1 Cisco2500 router and a book :) On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 2:52 AM, boniface njoroge < bonifacenjoroge5(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi I am about to do my CCNA,please adviec me on any good approach to pass > the 640-802 exam.Thank you >

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Linux-based Firewall
by Simon Mbuthia 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

Hi guys, I have been running a CentOS firewall for a few months, but it seems to me like the machine is posessed by something. All of a sudden no port is open from outside except ssh which I'd like to be accessible only from within my LAN. The problem is SELINUX. I'm a bit apprehensive about disabling SELINUX [and only use iptables] though I don't know what security risks I'd be exposing myself to by so doing - if any. Thanks to one skunkmaster Jangita, I have learnt about Zentyal, a Ubuntu/Debian-based ... thingie that comes bundled with a number of services [firewall, IDS etc] which can be administered thru a sleek web-based interface. My question/s is/are: would it be safe for me to use iptables only and disable SELINUX? Is Zentyal formidable enough to use as a security solution for a small business network? And why does SELinux have to be such a pain in the neck??? Me.

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Safaricom's Data Strategy
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

Could someone who understands Safcom's data strategy explain it to me in English. According to press reports they have began technical trials on 4G (LTE - Long Term Evolution) with Huawei. At the same time they have been on an acquisition spree swallowing each and every WIMAX operator in the country. Already they are the largest ISP and Data company in Kenya, LTE will allow them to do faster data speeds and wide coverage. So why in the world to they have to acquire Instaconnet and the rest? Are they buying customers? They don't need to given they are the largest brand already. SOS (Saidiaa OOOh Saidia). Kiania D. -- [Asentric Consulting Ltd] If a man has in himself the soul of a slave will he not become one no matter what his birth .... -Richest Man in Babylon

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Apostrophe string in mssql
by Calvin Omari 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

Hi Techies, How do we insert words like 'Murang'a' in mssql as it will be seen as an unclosed quote Regards -- Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. Calvin Omari Systems Developer/Designer http://www.facebook.com/barongo

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Re: [Skunkworks] Apostrophe string in mssql
by gisho 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

>Great this worked and i also used tried the following >function escapeSingleQuotes($string){ > //escapse single quotes > $singQuotePattern = "'"; > $singQuoteReplace = "''"; > return(stripslashes(eregi_replace($singQuotePattern, >$singQuoteReplace, $string))); > } this is just an overkill, i would like to know why you don't trust mysql_real_escape_string($foo) its far much elegant Regards, Erastus Gichuhi +254733725373 @gisho Nairobi Kenya

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Request for quotes and proposals for a wireless internal voice system
by David Mugo 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

Guys, Am looking for a internal voice solution for about 215 units that is concentrated within a 300m area. That would be a central PABX system with wireless clients within the rooms. Not sure I used the correct terminology but am sure someone in voice understands what am looking for. -- ------------- David Mugo, ICT & E-Commerce Consultant, http://majibu.com Twitter: @raidarmax

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Fwd: FW: Laptop
by Lawrence Kago 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

Offlist....[?] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: julianne anyim <julia.alma(a)hotmail.com> Date: Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 10:54 AM Subject: FW: [Skunkworks] Laptop To: lawrencekago(a)gmail.com Hey Lawrence, Cud you be having some second hands in stock? Regards, Julianne > From: ndungustephen(a)gmail.com > To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:40:43 +0300 > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Laptop > > Why don't you try writing to lawrencekago(a)gmail.com; he is on > skunkworks. > > I have bought a few second hands thru him. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 20, 2010, at 10:31 AM, julianne anyim <julia.alma(a)hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > A friend of mine is looking for a second-hand laptop in good > > condition preferably a DELL. His budget is 25k. Anyone?? > > _______________________________________________ > > Skunkworks mailing list > > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > ------------ > > Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet > > http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1… > > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > > ------------ > > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet > http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1… > ------------ > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke -- No mountain is too high to keep you from Climbing it.... Lawrence K +254720784912 +254737103681

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KDN realignment
by Susan Muthui 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

KDN has realigned its services and will now concentrate on the wholesale market. The move to wholesale market, has been necessistated by the need to differentiate the conmpany's services from those offered by ISP's. KDN shall concentrate on the wholesale market through infrastructure building which is our core business. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version.

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