February 2012 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

beba.co.ke ?
by Timothy Mutugi 25 Feb '12

25 Feb '12

Has this service been launched yet? If so, is there anyone on the list who has used it? Is it true that this project is backed by Google? Timo.

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opensource
by ramla shariff 25 Feb '12

25 Feb '12

Hellos I am preparing my first project using opensource. I am trying to install an application from sourceforge. Everything seems to work fine until i get to connect to localhost, where i get a tomcat http status 404 error. can someone please assist

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Safaricom IP Clusters
by John Karanja 25 Feb '12

25 Feb '12

Morning people, Does any one have a list of Safaricom IP Address clusters? Regards, John

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Re: [Skunkworks] [EANOG] STP convergence & MST
by John Gitau 25 Feb '12

25 Feb '12

OTV is mainly (and makes sense) for data centre interconnects. Most low end switches don't support it. Sent from my iPad On 25 Feb 2012, at 11:13, jim ndegwa <ndegwajim(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > on a somewhat related topic, if you are also looking at extending your VLANs, check out OTV. You can span those switches across disparate datacenters quite nicely > > http://routing-bits.com/2011/06/16/cisco-otv-part-i/ > > > > From: David Kariuki <kariukidw(a)gmail.com> > To: East Africa Network Operators Group <eanog(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Cc: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 4:42 PM > Subject: Re: [EANOG] [Skunkworks] STP convergence & MST > > I'd also recommend MSTP (If you really need to use STP that is...). It requires a lot of planning though but you will have no sleepless nights once its up and running. > > David > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 4:33 PM, John Gitau <jgitau(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hey > If you're willing to do a little bit more work upfront and have an easier life later, I'd go with MST. > > While PVST (pvst+) adopted fast-convergence properties introduced by IEEE RSTP protocol, the core feature of keeping a separate copy of STP per VLAN did not change. Ie it still remained a challenge. Seeing the problems associated with PVST approach, Cisco came with idea of decoupling the concepts of STP instances and VLANs. MST. The initial implementation was called MISTP (Multiple Instances Spanning Tree) and later evolved into IEEE 802.1s standard called MSTP (Multiple Spanning Trees Protocol). > > Pvst can also be tuned to achieve faster convergence. Have a look at the design guides below. > > http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/configurat… > > http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.1.html > > http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/configurat… > > Gitau > > > Sent from my iPad > > On 24 Feb 2012, at 16:17, TheMburu George <themburu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hey skunks > > > > I need to implement fastest convergence on VLAN's. > > One way is implementing PVST (Per VLAN STP) and have preset root bridges, now the question which among the following facilitate faster root bridge election and hence quicker convergence > > #spanning-tree vlan vlan_no. priority value > > #spanning-tree vlan vlan_no. root {primary |secondary} > > > > The second way is implement Multiple Spanning Tree (MST), though I havent implemented it and dont know the shortcoming but seems faster and lighter than PVST. Question is how is the experience to those who have implemented it and speed of convergence and fault tolerance > > > > ./TheMburu > > -- > > Conservatism is the adherence to the old tried against the new untried. > > _______________________________________________ > > Skunkworks mailing list > > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > ------------ > > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > ------------ > > > > Skunkworks Rules > > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > > ------------ > > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > _______________________________________________ > eanog mailing list > eanog(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/eanog > > > _______________________________________________ > eanog mailing list > eanog(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/eanog > > > _______________________________________________ > eanog mailing list > eanog(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/eanog

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Rise and Fall of RIM
by Philip Musyoki 24 Feb '12

24 Feb '12

An interesting article on the rise and eventual fall of BlackBerry maker, Research in Motion. http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/21/2789676/rim-blackberry-mike-lazaridis-jim… Sent from my iPad

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Request for Quotations
by Joseph Maina 24 Feb '12

24 Feb '12

skunkers Please find the attached document Maina

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Reliable electricity? Get nuclear in your backyard.
by Mugambi Kimathi 24 Feb '12

24 Feb '12

Folks, Fridays thought.... To reduce my dependence on Kengen & KPLC, I should buy my own micro Nuclear Plant and put in my backyard. see http://www.hyperionpowergeneration.com/ Pros: - Reliable Electricity. Enough to power 30,000+ homes - Clean Energy. no CO2 emissions - The waste after 6 years is the size of a tennis ball - is buried underground so you have usable space Cons: - Very expensive USD 25M (i am willing to form a chama with anyone who shares the same vision) MK

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Do the math
by geoffrey gitagia 24 Feb '12

24 Feb '12

http://www.neowin.net/news/onlive-desktop-plus-launches-super-fast-ie9-for-… so for 9.99 (849 Kes) you are browsing at super mega speeds... and a storage of 50 GB ... i say screw getting a 1 mb link , buy this watch videos online , save stuff on the cloud...no calling some nit wit call center fella ... now i know how cloud OS will help... Just my thought lakini -- GG

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EANOG February meeting on cloud computing - photos and further reading
by John Gitau 24 Feb '12

24 Feb '12

For the photos: https://plus.google.com/photos/105477416625629534813/albums/571265507213889… For the blog post:http://third-world-networker.blogspot.com/2012/02/eanog-cloud-computin…<%20http://third-world-networker.blogspot.com/2012/02/eanog-cloud-computing-demystified.html> I have included the resources used for the slides for you to look up. Feel free to contact me or phares in case you need further info. - No it was not recorded. - No we don't have a site yet. But the domain eanog.org is available for our use so if you know of some place we can host/point www (we have no budget) please let us know. All in all we had a really nice time and I hope those who came (including the baby) got something from it. Gitau

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Re: [Skunkworks] Implementation of the HR Module in Microsoft Dynamic Nav (Jac)
by Yusuf Tajbhai 24 Feb '12

24 Feb '12

Hi Jackson, Kindly contact Stephen Ushindi on 0725548246 he will be able to sort you out. On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 1:21 PM, <skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Send Skunkworks mailing list submissions to > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > skunkworks-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Skunkworks digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: WORDPRESS (victor yegon) > 2. Re: CS 101: BUILDING A SEARCH ENGINE (David Njuguna) > 3. Implementation of the HR Module in Microsoft Dynamic Nav (Jac) > 4. Re: GALAXY TAB 7" 4 SALE (Josiah Mugambi) > 5. Re: GALAXY TAB 7" 4 SALE (Richard Sinda) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:09:20 +0300 > From: victor yegon <viktayeg(a)gmail.com> > To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] WORDPRESS > Message-ID: > <CAOtXiXdaD=f-ZOt6K301_0YDrWHYyemz1zWWm_=-dVds1YY8UQ(a)mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I second geoffrey gitagia solution > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 10:47 AM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia(a)gmail.com > >wrote: > > > well here is my 2 cents, i run into the same problem when i uploaded my > > site > > > > 2 things to change on the WP settings (General) > > > > Wordpress address url > > > > site address url > > > > both are like pointing to your root which when being developed is local > > host > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Odhiambo Washington < > odhiambo(a)gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 19:31, stephen wanjau <wanjaustev(a)gmail.com > >wrote: > >> > >>> Hello Nice people, > >>> > >>> I have been working to revamp a site back to normalcy but rather > >>> unsuccessful. > >>> > >>> The dashboard is loading when I load rhyno.biz/wp-admin and the cpanel > >>> is also working right. > >>> > >>> But when I load the homepage rhyno.biz, loads only a blank page. > >>> > >>> *Some diagnostics I have tried to apply. > >>> > >>> * 1. I downloaded the whole site so that I could run it on localhost, > >>> the site is loading just fine > >>> > >>> > >>> any assistance is highly appreciated. > >>> > >>> //stephen > >>> > >>> -- > >>> > >>> > >> > >> I am not a webdev, but having played with WP a bit, I can tell you that > >> the reason you are seeing the difference in behaviour between your > >> launchpad and the live server is likely resulting from the difference in > >> the environments - PHP-wise. You are NOT running the same PHP versions > on > >> the two platforms. Try and look at that first. > >> > >> However, most likely, some WP plugin you have enabled is causing you the > >> grief. > >> > >> My 2 cents. > >> > >> -- > >> Best regards, > >> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > >> Nairobi,KE > >> +254733744121/+254722743223 > >> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > >> I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. > >> Please consider the environment before printing this email. > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Skunkworks mailing list > >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > >> ------------ > >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > >> ------------ > >> > >> Skunkworks Rules > >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > >> ------------ > >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > GG > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Skunkworks mailing list > > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > ------------ > > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > ------------ > > > > Skunkworks Rules > > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > > ------------ > > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > > > > -- > Regards > Yegon Victor > Web Specialist/Internet Consultant > Salient Technologies LTD > http://salient.co.ke/ > http://meter-reading.co.ke >

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