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

Mon Oct 3 21:38:25 UTC 2011

Thanks! We will just not talk about how long it took me to even think
along those lines. /lol/ I got it and the problem is solve, thanks to
Dave's quick fix. Whew!

Tami

On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 19:05 -0500, Michael Hansen wrote: 
> 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
> ---
> 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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