Geeksters #117 – Microsoft Security Bulletins and Emails

Alister

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Hey Martin,

Thanks for reading my email about ScreenConnect on Geeksters. I was having some major issues while accessing Macs from my distro of Ubuntu (running Ubuntu to test it out, looking forward to moving onto my next distro). I did a testing connection with the folks at SC and they experienced the issues too so hopefully they are patching it. Since we last exchanged emails I have moved from the mountains of BC to Vancouver Island. Internet connection pretty good here so far and I have been able to port forward my NAS, so I think I will do okay with anything else I want to run. I would have loved to make NW Linuxfest, but arrived too late. Did you end up going? If so how was it? I lived in Bellingham for around 5 years and it was always a nice town.

Okay, on to the question at hand. I was wondering what you would recommend for a shared internet connection. Basically we have moved into a rental and the owner lives in a cottage right next door. I will be in control of the internet in all aspects, but he would like to have access (while sharing costs) also. As I will be using the same connection for work purposes, I will need all other access to be isolated from my own. Is this possible by creating a guest account on any ol’ router or would you recommend something a little more specialized. The first thing I thought of was your discussion of Skydog and perhaps that is an option also?

Thanks for any advice and please let me know what I can do for you if anything. I would love to contribute to Geeksters if I can.

Cheers,

Josh