News archive April 2001 - Koos van den Hout

The Bergen Linux User Group in Norway has done the worlds first implementation of rfc 1149, A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers.

*sniffle* *tooooot* *sniffle* Bad cold! Stuffed head! Using a metric buttload™ paper hanky's.
A metric buttload is smaller then an imperial buttload.

Slight optimization of the php source for the homepage so I don't have to keep typing all the html for the boxes. It looks the same, but it is a lot less typing for me.

My Volvo 440 failed the APK (car checkup) completely and repairs would be more expensive than the current value of the car according to the workshop. With some help I may be able to get it fixed. I hope.

Finally managed to get a Linux dhcp client working with the weird Terayon DHCP server. The fix: set a client identifier using '-i "MSFT 987"' thus faking a win98 dhcp client. Terayon really tests their equipment using the 'hey, it works with windows' mentality.