Daniel and I made a few changes to the network configuration last night.
We had noticed that our connection was much slower than it should've
been and found a couple areas where we thought we could make improvements:
tl;dr: We fixed some janky old wiring, replaced a server that was
bloated, and added a wireless AP. There's bunches more to do and to
document!
Text wall incoming...
- We moved the modem from the backspace area to the sudoroom server rack
platform. We were able to keep the crazy phone + ethernet situation, but
with many many fewer crazy wire splits and adapters hanging off of
ethernet cables. It's a lot cleaner now
- We moved the gateway from the middle of the red servers to the dell
poweredge server on the top. We suspected that the fancy zentyal
software on the red server was a little bloated/mis-configured. Getting
an ethernet connection directly from the modem was providing 30Mb/s, but
getting a connection anywhere after the zentyal server it was dropping
to 10Mb/s. We installed Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS and set up some basic
networking rules (read - no security per se). It's only got 2 ethernet
ports, so it acts as a dhcp client on one interface and gets internet in
from the modem and then does NATing and provides a dhcp server on the
other side. There were a number of devices in sudoroom that have fixed
192.168.42.0/24 network ip addresses, so I setup the server to provide
addresses on that range.
- We added a wireless AP repeater to the sudoroom area. It's
on channel 1 which doesn't overlap much. There should be three ssids in
sudoroom with strong signal "sudoroom2.4ghz" "sudoroom5ghz", and
"sudoroom24g2" (or something like that last one...). Daniel ran some
cable from the server racks to the ball room and I was going to put a
picostation there, but I was having trouble finding a picostation that
would flash. So the wiring is all ready for an AP, but we just need to
get a working picostation over there.
Which leaves us with some notes and some todos:
- It looked like a number of devices were all trying to provide dhcp
servers on the 192.168.42.0/24 network. This doesn't seem like a
particularly good idea to me. I don't see any reason we can't just do
one of two things when we add a router: 1. Let it provide DHCP, but on a
different subnet, with NAT or 2. Set it up to bridge connections to the
LAN where the rack server will provide dhcp.
- The server can use a bunch of configuration. I really don't know how
security policy can/should work at sudoroom. It seems a little silly to
have a complex firewall on a machine that's accessible to the public and
has a sudo username/password written on top of it.
- Need to get a picostation in the ballroom (maybe peoplesopen node once
we feel confident we can guarantee that the tunnel to the exit node will
stay up?)
- We could probably use one more AP in sudoroom proper. We're currently
using channels 1 and 6 I believe for the two APs. There are ~3
non-overlapping 2.4Ghz channels, so we might as well make full use of
the spectrum and add a channel 11 AP
- Would be nice to go around and make sure that no one else is providing
DHCP on the 192.168.42.0/24 subnet. There were even a couple instances
where I think I realized that we were inadvertently running an extra
DHCP server. That visio AP in sudoroom had been plugged into the switch
on the LAN side. It was a cute trick to keep everyone on the same subnet
and if the visio had been smarter, it would've gone into proper bridged
mode, but I'm not sure that was the case.
- Figure out a better(?) IP allocation scheme. Right now the ubuntu
server is providing 192.168.42.0/24 addresses and the visio router is
NATing and providing 192.168.6.0/24 addresses (don't ask me why I picked
that - it was really late/early). I think that will mean that folks
connected to the visio will be able to access services on the
192.68.42.0/24 LAN, but not the other way around.
- Document! I'm super guilty of not doing a good job of this, but Daniel
and I were scrambling to get stuff in place and working. I think every
router and host with a fixed ip address (or more) should get labelled
with those addresses. I need to document this process on the wiki (this
email was partially a preface to that). And, I think we should try to
either provide a network diagram or maybe even a live monitor for folks
to see what the hell is going on. It'd be pretty snazzy to be able to go
to a web site somewhere and see the network topology/connected hosts.
Either that or we could just use crayons.....
Ok that's all I got for now,
Max
Just a reminder that we are holding an NVC training at the Omni tomorrow.
There are still spaces open for those who want to attend. More info below:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The Challenging Dominant Cultures committee is proud to present a free
workshop on Non-violent Communication this Saturday, 8/23 at 11am at the
Omni.
Facilitated by Lynda Smith, this workshop is limited to 23 people.
If you would like to attend, you are strongly encouraged to *RSVP
to challengingdominantcultures(a)gmail.com
<challengingdominantcultures(a)gmail.com>* by this *Thursday, August 21st. *
*Lynda Smith is a graduate of BayNVC's Leadership Program and has been
teaching NVC throughout the Bay Area in classes and workshops since 2004.
She also works with individuals and couples in private sessions and offers
one-on-one empathic support to inmates at San Quentin. She is a former
newspaper editor (San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, Miami Herald) and a
former Waldorf School class teacher**.*
3 days remaining for Noisebridge's IndieGoGo campaign. Please spread the word, and help Noisebridge continue to help the world!
And a nice bonus: there are lots of really cool perks. Please check them out.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/noisebridge-reboot-2014
fyi...
[YNPN sfba] Job Opening: Technology Teacher/Proctor, Aspire Lionel Wilson
College Prep Academy (Oakland)
From: Bethany Sanchez <Bethany.Sanchez(a)aspirepublicschools.org>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:22:12 +0000
TECHNOLOGY TEACHER
About Aspire Public Schools
Founded in 1998, Aspire Public Schools is one of the nation's
highest-performing public school systems serving predominately low-income
students. Aspire delivers a K-12 "College for Certain" education to more
than 13,500 students in 37 public charter schools in California and
Memphis, TN.
Provide a high quality instruction within a small school environment where
every student is known and valued as an individual; uphold the mission and
values of Aspire Public Schools and contribute to our goal that every
student in California has access to a high quality public education.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Establish a culture of high expectations that includes the shared belief
that every student will attend college.
-Develop and implement lesson plans and classroom activities aligned with
California State Standards and Aspire Instructional Guidelines.
-Assess students regularly and analyze student results; refine and
differentiate classroom instruction based on assessment data and student
needs.
-Collaborate with colleagues to improve instructional practices throughout
the school; share best practices.
-Communicate regularly with students and their families about classroom
activities and student progress.
-Involve parents and guardians as partners in their students' education.
-Manage student behavior to ensure every student is fully engaged.
-Actively participate in professional development activities, and work
closely with lead teachers, principal, and instructional coaches.
-Maintain accurate student records including attendance.
-Identify unique student needs and collaborate with team members to
effectively address those needs.
-Support the mission, vision, and core values of Aspire Public Schools.
-Perform other related duties as required and assigned.
1) Required knowledge, skills & abilities:
-Knowledge of child cognitive development and various learning styles
-Knowledge of subject matter, including California State Standards and
subject-specific frameworks
-Knowledge of assessments
-Ability and willingness to implement Aspire Instructional Guidelines and
Best Practices
-Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative student data
-Ability and willingness to reflect and improve instructional practices
-Ability to collaborate with colleagues, parents and community
2) Minimum educational level:
-Bachelor's degree
-Single Subject: Industrial Arts and Technology Education Credential
preferred
-English Language Learner Authorization preferred
3) Experience required:
-1+ year working with students as a teacher, teacher intern, or teaching
assistant preferred
NOTES: The Technology Teacher will proctor 2 sections of a college course
and teach 2 sections of Freshman Technology. During the remaining periods
of the day, he/she will be helping with any oversight/problem-solving of
technology issues at the school site. This position is temporary and will
run from approximately August-December.
HOW TO APPLY:
To learn more about our schools and this specific opening, please go to
https://rn11.ultipro.com/ASP1000/jobboard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=2626, where
you can submit an online application.
More detail: https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/2666
tl;dr -
82 users with tips set up to @sudoroom:
- 50 have a working credit card on file.
- 15 have a failing credit card on file.
- 17 have no credit card on file.
Error messages for the 15 users with "failing credit card on file":
- (10) This transaction was declined by the card issuer. Customer please
call bank.
- (4) This card has been invalidated.
- (1) Invalid Account Number
"declined by card issuer" means the issuer thinks the transaction might be
fraud (for any number of reasons).
More information hopefully forthcoming as well...
https://github.com/gittip/www.gittip.com/issues/2666#issuecomment-52997368
// Matt
Any comic book artists at SudoRoom? I used to do a lot of comics, related
stuff at the RPS Collective ... would like to draw more ties to comic book
artists, tech and community and social activism.
=============================
Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Andrew Farago <gallery(a)cartoonart.org>
Date: Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 4:35 PM
Subject: APE Workshops
To: Volunteers 1 <gallery(a)cartoonart.org>
Once again, the Alternative Press Expo has asked me to put together some
programming for the convention. These one-hour workshops are a fun way for
beginning and would-be comics creators to meet with a creator, pick up some
new skills, ask some pressing questions and get the most out of their
convention experience.
I’m posting a copy of a previous schedule to give you an idea of what kind
of material you can cover in a one-hour workshop. If you participated last
year and would like to do something similar to last year’s workshop, that’s
great. If you’d like to try something completely different, that’s great,
too. If you want to recommend someone else, have topics that you’d like to
learn about, or know of subjects that the typical APE-goer will want to
learn about, lay them on me.
Thanks very much for your consideration! Looking forward to hearing from
you soon!
Best,
Andrew
--
Curator
Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) CAR-TOON, ext. 309
www.cartoonart.orgwww.facebook.com/cartoonartmuseumtwitter.com/cartoonart
* SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 *
12:00 *Creating Fantasy Characters, with Brian Kolm* (*Atomic Bear Press,
Beyond the Great Chimney*)
1:00 *Manga, Meet Indy Comics: A Manga Fan's Guide to Making Webcomics and
Graphic Novels, with Jason Thompson* (*Manga: The Complete Guide, King of
RPGs*)
2:00 *Writer vs. Artist: Better Living Through Indie Comics, with Alex
Schumacher and Mark Peaslee* (*Templar, Arizona*)
3:00 *Adventures in Character Design,* *with Phil Rynda *(The *Venture
Bros., Adventure Time*) *and* *Andy Ristaino *(*The Babysitter, Adventure
Time*)
4:00 *Story Craft and Creation, with Kraig Rasmussen *(*Rocketboy, White
Rabbit Magazine*)
5:00 *Self-Publishing: The One-Sheet Comic workshop, with Nomi Kane *(
*Sugar-Baby*,* Lies Grown-ups Told Me*)
*SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 *
12:00 *Writer Seeking Artist: Finding the Perfect Collaborator, with Brian
Andersen* (*So Super Duper, Reignbow and Dee-Va, Friend of Dorothy*)
1:00 *Simple Professional Bookbinding, with Laurie Coughlin* (*Ice Cream
Sandwich Book Object, Strolling*)
2:00 *Designing Distinctive Characters, with Brian Fies* (*Mom’s Cancer,
Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?*)
3:00 *Kickstarter: Threat or Menace?, with* *Shaenon K. Garrity* (*Skin
Horse, Narbonic*)
4:00 *World Building, with Alexis Fajardo* (*Kid Beowulf*)