<html><head></head><body>Greetings everone, it seems a long while since meeting any of you. I have had a <br>
few linux related projects going on from time to time since we last met. As <br>
usual nothing is really finished, just work in progress ...<br>
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I have added a telephony application to my OpenRD Arm linux server, Freeswitch. <br>
This acts as a home telephone exchange and answer machine gadget linking <br>
internet, mobile, and landline phones with the possability of forwarding calls <br>
from one to another. It uses a Linksys 3102 FXO,FXS,callerid landline gateway <br>
and a GOIP GSM gateway, these connect to the linux server running freeswitch via <br>
TCP/IP which can also communicate to SIP phones on the internet. I have no need <br>
for such a system but its been intesting making it all work.<br>
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Anothert Linux applilcation is a home automation system which ties together <br>
various other systems like light switches, thmometer and humidity sensors, <br>
electical power meter. These can then be automated to control each other in any <br>
way desired, it also drives a Vellman 8155 USB input output card, the status is <br>
shown on a web page. The system is called 'Domitica', availabe from a site in <br>
Holland. This too runs on my OpenRD Arm server.<br>
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We have decorated and rationalised our sitting room, the main PC is not there <br>
any more, for music playing I have just got a Rio Receiver. This is a linux box <br>
with ethernet, LCD display and Audio amplifier. Using some third party software <br>
it now connects to my Squeezebox server to play music from mp3 files, BBS <br>
Iplayer, or internet radion stations. Upstairs I have a O2 Joggler, this is also <br>
a Linux box and can run Squeezeplayer and connects to my Squeezebox server PC. <br>
Logitech Squeezeplayer is a kind of distributed system which seperates the <br>
Sever, Player, and control aspects, this allows you to control one or more <br>
players from each other but the main advantage is that you can get a nice colour <br>
display on your laptop, PC, or Phone to select the media you want to listen to. <br>
this is much better than the small display on the Rio.<br>
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I have just received in the post today a twin PCI network interface card, I'm <br>
going to hack this into a network monitor tap which together with some special <br>
monitoring software "DINO" will allow logging and analysis of network traffic. I <br>
did have this running on the port mirror of my router feeding into the OpenRD <br>
box but the traffic was a bit much for it, so I'm going to put it into an old <br>
small PC I have.<br>
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I,ll be there if possible.<br>
Best regards, David.<br>
Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">Al Girling <al@gcguk.demon.co.uk> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap:break-word; font-family: sans-serif">Hi folks,<br /><br />Once again it's been a while since I tried to get a meeting going, but<br />last night while chatting with Paul T the subject came up, so here I am<br />suggesting we gather at Will's Bar once more for a yarn and a pint. I'm<br />going to say Monday the 17th, as the date which gives a couple of weeks<br />for you all to find an excuse for not attending! :)<br /><br />Hope to see you there.<br /><br />Al<br /><br />-- <br />Alistair Girling<br /><br />Home-page: <<a href="http://al.sdf-eu.org">http://al.sdf-eu.org</a>><br /></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>