Computing
Quick Links
Literate Programs
TODOs
-
Write a "replace duplicate files with links" program (for
things like the Background pictures)
-
Install MoinMoin version 2 on albens, and setup as
Hurst-Stevens family archive, and also church wiki.
- completed download and succesfully run localhost version
- installed mod_wsgi
- need to check what Flask needs to go into production mode
- familiarize myself with the new look and feel
How The Web Pages were One
These web pages have gone through a number of interations.
This Web Page
documents the story.
Context
My current (rented) house uses a 114.6Mbps download/2.4Mbps upload internet
connection (Telstra Broadband Cable). See the
Telstra Connection Speed Test
to check your connection. Mind you, the modem used is a
Telstra Gateway Max, which has had
some very bad reviews
! My experience mirrors those described
in those pages. My own workaround is to set up static IPs
for the local network in the network connection configurations
(System Preferences->Network on Macs, UP-DOWN icon->Edit
Connections on Linux). But safe to say, I don't think we will
switch our Bigpond connection across to our old house when we
return.
My old house (being renovated) used a 2.9Mbps download/0.74Mbps
upload internet connection (Internode ADSL2+), using a Billion
7800N modem, which worked fine throughout its lifetime (in
contrast to Telstra!)
A very nice Christmas present form my son was a Brother MFC
L8600CDW colour laser printer, which is networked across the
house, and provides the main printing facilty (although there
are other inkjet and laser printers around).
I have a range of computers. Keeping track of them (and
maintaining them!) can be a headache. So I've started compiling
a list of current machines. There are also a number of web
servers (such as the one you are reading right now on
users.on.net@internode). The general principle used to
name them is
- railway junctions in Victoria (on-site and laptops)
- eucalyptus trees (off-site)
- disused railway stations in Paris (micro-computers)
Here is a list of the
computers/servers, their URLs, DNS sites, use and model:
| Server Name |
Use |
Model |
System |
URL |
DNS |
| albens |
Off-site server |
virtual linux box |
leased from Digital Ocean, Ubuntu 14.04 |
IP: 45.55.18.15
DN: albens.ajhurst.org
|
Afraid |
| auteuil |
chook house controller
(not in use during renovations)
|
Beagle Bone Black |
Ubuntu ? |
IP: 10.0.0.117
|
- |
| bittern |
laptop
(available, not in regular use)
|
Apple MacBook Pro 15" |
OSX 10.6.8 |
IP: 10.0.0.109
|
- |
| dimboola |
Mac OSX desktop system |
Apple iMac 27" |
OSX 10.6.8 |
IP: 10.0.0.110 (local) |
- |
| echuca |
Ubuntu desktop system |
Apple iMac 21" |
Ubuntu 16.04 |
IP: 10.0.0.107
|
- |
| eregnans |
church wiki server
(wiki.gwuc.org.au)
|
virtual linux box |
leased from Rackspace, Ubuntu 14.04 |
IP: 173.203.214.77
DN: eregnans.ajhurst.org
|
Afraid |
| fat-controller |
train computer
(currently powered off)
|
Pentium |
Ubuntu ? |
IP: 10.0.0.104
|
- |
| flinders |
old house server
(decommissioned)
|
Dell R90 |
Ubuntu 14 |
|
- |
| hamilton |
current laptop |
Apple MacBook Pro (Retina 13") |
OSX 10.10.5 |
IP: 10.0.0.118
|
- |
| lilydale |
spare laptop |
ACER Aspire S7 11" |
Ubuntu 14.04 |
IP: 10.0.0.112
|
- |
| spencer |
Main home server |
Silverstone RM720 with ASUS Z170-AR motherboard |
Ubuntu 16.04 |
IP: 10.0.0.112
IP: 150.101.166.83
DN: ajh.co,
101.167.106.147
DN: ajh.id.au
|
OzHosting
|
| wolseley |
General purpose system
(currently powered off)
|
HP Compaq |
Ubuntu 13.10 |
IP: 10.0.0.106
|
- |
- albens
-
Virtual server maintained by Digital Oceans. Used for
off-site serving, mail and various maintenance tasks.
- bittern
- old laptop (infrequent use)
- dimboola
-
My home desktop iMac (Mac OSX 10.6.8) This is now used only
for archival purposes, and is to be decommissioned (or turned
into a Linux box).
- echuca
-
My home desktop iMac (Ubuntu 16.04) Desktop machine of preference.
- eregnans
-
RackSpace virtual Linux box (Ubuntu), maintained to supply
wiki services to the Glen
Waverley Uniting Church:
My own use for this machine is residual - all regular data
storage and web-serving is now done by albens.
- fat-controller
- An old Intel box running an old version of Ubuntu. Used
to control the model railway, but decommissioned until the
railway is restored.
- flinders
-
Decommissioned. A Dell R90 system, noisy as all get-out, and
died recently with a memory fault that is fixable, but we
cannot be bothered. Now being cannabalised for spare cards.
- hamilton
-
new laptop. Much lighter than bittern, and used in preference
to it. Has Ubuntu running as a virtual machine under Mac OSX.
- lilydale
-
Interesting history. Bought explicitly to run Linux, and
to be used as my regular laptop. But I found the trackpad and
keyclick very frustrating to use, and it saw service as the
house computer for a year or so. Now back in service as a
laptop, but not regularly used.
- spencer
-
disk farm and house server. A 40TB (6TBx4 + 8TBx2 drives)
butter
fs system is used in a RAID1 configuration to store all
household data and backups for other machines. It also houses
a number of other smaller disks for use in day-to-day use
(e.g., TV and Photographs)
- wolseley
-
Previously used as a house server. Now too slow for much at
all, and currently powered off.
Hints and Fixes
For Unix (Ubuntu 16.04)
For Mac OSX (10.6.8)
