[oclug] Two Problems

[Dave]

Greetings Francis:

I think your choice of the Speedtouch 516 will enhance the Happiness 
Function, and just in case this got under the RADAR, you might consider 
these guys as  a source - 
http://www.ncf.ca/ncf/registration/dsl/index.jsp (half-way down a big page)

They've discontinued the 546 (four port), perhaps because the 585 (four 
ports plus wireless) covers that turf plus some. I'm happily using a 585 
at home, with a 546 "spare".

I'm happily using a 516 here in Windsor via 
http://teksavvy.com/en/index.asp (again the 546 is carried along as my 
backup).

Printers - nothing much to offer there - I just keep whacking away until 
they work, or go to a different computer ... I happily use a Brother 
HL-5250DN on the LAN, with it playing nicely with Fedora10, RH7.2 and 
WinNT4.

Cheers;
Dave

The Linux Doctor wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> It's been a long time since I've posted. I've been quite busy these
> past few years.
>
> Anyway, I've got two issues that I'd like to see if I can get resolved,
> one minor and the other major.
>
> First off, the major problem.
>
> I've got this Trendnet TDM-C400 ADSL2+ modem that is just a piece of
> crap. I need to have reliable 24/7 uptime but the unit just
> crashes every few days complaining the that it has run out of
> memory. I've been working with Trendnet on the problem but it seems
> that they have sub-contracted out the firmware for the thing.  A number
> of other manufacturers use the same firmware too.
>
> It's been about three months now and no resolution to the problem. In
> fact I have received nothing but silence from Trendnet for the last
> month. Time to move on so I'm going to purchase another modem from a
> different manufacturer, specifically the SpeedTouch 516 v6 ADSL2+
> Ethernet Modem. If you guys have any comments about that unit please
> let me know, hopefully before I buy it.
>
> Now, I don't want to junk my old unit so what I'd like to do with the
> Trendnet is to experiment with it. What I would prefer is to be able to
> get some Open Source firmware onto the thing that will restore the
> unit to usefulness. Anybody know of some project out there targeted to
> this unit specifically or in general.
>
> Now for the minor problem.
>
> One bug-boo (is that a word?) that has been a long standing irritant
> for me is printers.  Whether a printer works properly under Linux seems
> to be a matter of the hardware. For instance, I have an HP LaserJet
> 1100A and the standard Foomatic/hpijs driver under cups works just
> fine on my old Compaq D51C Pentium 4 class machine. However, when I
> switch it to my AMD Athlon 64 class machine on a PC-clone type
> motherboard, with the same operating system (Fedora 9), the same
> version of CUPS and the same hpijs driver the printer keeps getting
> over runs. It is almost as if the hardware does not have proper flow
> control or is ignoring it. Now matter what I try to change the driver
> settings at boot time it continues to overflow.
>
> I'm wondering if any of you guys know of a solution.  For the moment I
> have the printer attached to the Compaq but that unit will soon go out
> the door. I would like to have some solution before that happens. This
> has been a long standing problem for me going back almost to the
> beginning of my Linux usage.  Once upon a time I did have a solution
> but I have since forgotten what it was. :(
>
> Anyway, hopefully one of you may know what that is.
>
>   
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