[Nfb-web] Drupal 7 on nfbnet.org server

Mon Oct 3 00:05:18 UTC 2011

Tami,

Just do a google search for "what is my ip" and you will find many
websites that will tell you what it is.

Mike
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Mike Hansen

On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Tami Kinney <tamara.8024 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Cool! I'll send that. For some reason, I'm having to strain my brain the
> last couple of days remembering how to get my external IP address. Sigh.
> I'll get it to you soon, though.
>
> Glad that firewall works!
>
> Tami
>
> On Sat, 2011-10-01 at 23:13 -0500, David Andrews wrote:
>> It sounds like the firewall software on the server.  Send me your IP,
>> I know how to get it to unblock addresses, for some reason a server
>> at the National Center got blocked at some point, and I had to figure
>> out how to unblock it.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> At 09:32 AM 9/29/2011, you wrote:
>> >Way to go, Dave. Love Linux, but learning the under the hood stuff with
>> >a screen reader is quite a project! Well, for server administration,
>> >using speech with no braille display is just crazy-making. /lol/ I'm
>> >getting the surface stuff on my new system pretty well under my belt,
>> >but the advanced stuff is coming more slowly and is a real adventure.
>> >And a bit of a full-time occupation for now. Would take forever if I had
>> >a day job... /smile/
>> >
>> >So I was going to ask for an assist privately, but in case someone else
>> >has encountered this, I'll ask here. So here goes.
>> >
>> >I have managed to convince the NAGDU website to ban my IP address and
>> >now need to have myself removed from the ban list so I can work on it.
>> >Well, as near as I can tell, that is what has happened. Er... I will
>> >send you the IP address privately, if that's all right. I'm also mucking
>> >around with my router and modem a bit to see if that helps.
>> >
>> >Here's the history of the problem. It's a bit vague because I'm just not
>> >sure exactly how I managed to cause the problem. Sorry.
>> >
>> >I've tried a couple of times setting up Filezilla on Linux to connect to
>> >the NAGDU site for file transfer and all that. Also, I've tried going
>> >through the Network Configuration Wizard in Filezilla, and there's some
>> >sort of problem there, too, that seems to have to do with my Internet
>> >connection... So I'm using other programs and can connect just fine. But
>> >I tried Filezilla again because it's just so much more user and screen
>> >reader friendly.
>> >
>> >Now the site I need to work on is refusing to acknoledge even a good old
>> >fashioned connection through firefox to look at it. This is true for any
>> >computer in my home... So I don't know if it's something to do with
>> >Filezilla or if it's because I just happen to screw with Filezilla while
>> >my old Windows laptop is connected for my partner to work on... Turns
>> >out the thing has an infection, so it is now unplugged and turned off
>> >until I have time to deal with that! Good grief! So I now can't
>> >determine exactly what is happening on my end to make the website refuse
>> >to talk to me or acknowledge my existence.
>> >
>> >I ran a trace route, and the connection cuts off between your ISP and
>> >the server. The connection times out over and over with no response from
>> >the server. So it does seem that I have gotten myself banned for
>> >something. Since this has happened twice now when I attempt to use
>> >Filezilla, I can only conclude that I have not managed to figure out a
>> >super-easy program... Or something like that. Makes my day. Not! /smile/
>> >
>> >Last time, the problem appeared to clear up when I had my modem reset.
>> >So I tried that this time and, well... Looks like I need your help to
>> >fix whatever I did wrong.
>> >
>> >Thanks for your help and all the good work you do keeping us all up and
>> >running.
>> >
>> >Tami
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >On Wed, 2011-09-28 at 21:44 -0500, David Andrews wrote:
>> > > If there is still anything missing, let me know and we will look into
>> > > it.  I know in the past I wasn't always as responsive as I could have
>> > > been, but I will try to do better.  I have had some success in
>> > > solving some problems, and missing things for Mike, and also once
>> > > again have somebody who can help with the Linux under-the-hood things
>> > > that are over my head, so we should be able to get most things working.
>> > >
>> > > Dave
>> > >
>> > > At 03:30 PM 9/21/2011, you wrote:
>> > > >Mike,
>> > > >
>> > > >I gave Drupal 7 a shot when it first came out and ran into the same
>> > > >problem -- a missing php component. So decided to stick with what I have
>> > > >-- latest 6.2x -- to get work done instead of playing around, thinking I
>> > > >could come back to play later... Haven't got there yet, so does that
>> > > >mean it's not later? /grin/
>> > > >You mention dealing with missing php components with a .ini file? I seem
>> > > >to need the GD image library component and cannot for the life of me
>> > > >figure out how to work around that need... Which could easily just be
>> > > >me.
>> > > >
>> > > >Do you know of a way I could make images work for me?
>> > > >
>> > > >Please do keep us all informed about what you find out about using
>> > > >Drupal 7, since I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like to know.
>> > > >Er.. Unless there's somebody who has already replied that does know. Or
>> > > >you've created a sandbox we can play in. Cool! . /smile/
>> > > >
>> > > >Tami
>> > > >
>> > > >On Sun, 2011-08-28 at 14:50 -0500, Michael Hansen wrote:
>> > > > > Is anyone running Drupal 7 on the nfbnet.org server? I tried to set it
>> > > > > up last night and found that a required PHP commponent is missing. I
>> > > > > think I might be able to get around it with a local php.ini file but I
>> > > > > thought I would ask first if any one has gotten it up and going yet.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Thanks
>> > > > > Mike
>> > > > > ---
>> > > > > Mike Hansen
>>
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