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any update servers available? (modified 0 times) spinner Profile | Email I just got my Audrey, and I don't think any update servers are around anymore. scythic and angry have taken down theirs, and I am not sure what other resources I have left. I also tried madmax's DNS, but that does not seem to work. Has anyone else set up any servers for this purpose? Am I doing everything correctly? All I need to do is set the DNS address in Audrey Options->Internet Settings, and I can just leave the hostname area blank, right? Thanks in advance... 10-28-2001 08:43:50

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) geeman Profile | Email Hi.. I used madmax's dns, 206.184.77.241, yesterday to update both of my audreys. I did this via usb, not dialup. One thing.. power down to make sure ur dns changes take effect. 10-28-2001 19:15:04

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) pdf417 Profile Got mine running, please give it a try. 151.202.188.167 10-29-2001 17:39:19

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) spinner Profile | Email Thanks for your responses... I think I am actually having trouble with configuring my Audrey to receive updates. It may be because of my 3Com Gateway's internal firewall, not sure... I have to figure out a way to assign a valid IP address to my Audrey and then work from there... thanks. If you have had any luck with connecting your Audrey via this 3Com Gateway, please write me. How do I assign my Audrey's IP address to that of the 'DMZ' node, which is outside of the firewall? Assigning the IP address to the address of the 'DMZ' node (in other words, diasbling DHCP) did not work. spinner sriram dot rajan at duke dot edu 10-29-2001 22:25:16

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) billl Profile >Got mine running, please give it a try. >151.202.188.167 Still can't get FINAL + SHELL via dial up. If anyone can help or offer suggestions, I would really appreciate it. You can e-mail me personally - blchicago at yahoo dot com This board has been a tremendous resource. Thanks to all who are "in the know" and monitor it regularly! TIA BL 10-30-2001 10:12:55

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) jroysdon Profile I posted elsewhere, but it appears that PPP/DHCP settings take precedence over manually specified DNS settings. That means you need a static address, or control of the DNS settings specified by the remote dialup RAS server. My guess is that since root marimba.net nameserver comes back as dead, it then queries the manual DNS settings and works. However, since 3com.com is very much alive, you just get a 404 when the DNS fails after talking to the root 3com.com server. I tried dialup just before switching to my USB-Ethernet adapter, it still didn't work, hooked up the USB-Ethernet and used a static IP/DNS and it worked just fine (this was only for the last update to Shell, which pulls from marimba.3com.com. All updates before worked just fine, as they're from 3com.marimba.net). Ok, and thirdly, I've got a DNS spoof up, as well as a Marimba server. When my Marimba server is online, you'll be getting updates from a T3 (I've limited to only a T2 speed so none of our ISP customers complain). When my Marimba server goes offline, I'll update my DNS to point back to pull from 216.102.107.227 (which is what the DNS spoof 206.184.77.241 points at). Right now I only have the Marimba working on my Win2K workstation, but eventually I'll have it up on a permanent RH Linux server. Also, instead of getting a "Test page" when you tried to use my DNS spoof and hit my server, you'll get a "Castanet 4.6.0.4 Transmitter" page which lists all the updates. If you get the old "Test page" it means my Marimba server is down, and I'm directing folks to 216.102.107.227. Ok, I almost forgot to put it in my post. My new DNS spoof is 63.172.195.4 ( http://artoo.net/ ). Jason Roysdon http://jason.roysdon.net/ jroysdon AT hotmail DOT com 10-30-2001 13:41:32

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) docc Profile this great work you're doing for everyone. i've been trying to spoof by changing my dns to 'fakes' provided privately and on this list and using my netgear cable router connected to my rr toshiba connection. I can usually get one of the two names to resolve, but never both. I thought my router was the culprit, so I changed its dns to the 'fake'. no soap. anyone else able to get through a netgear cable router? thanx docc Next..The toaster! 10-31-2001 07:09:02

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) jhasbani Profile very nice work, jroysdon. I've had my server up, and some people have managed to update from me, but many people have had trouble - me included!!! So am using your very nice and fast server. I will have a look at your server in a bit and see if I am missing files or something. -joe 10-31-2001 13:53:16

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) spinner Profile | Email I'm still having troubles, but perhaps someone can help me resolve this... I need to find the IP address that was dynamically assigned to my Audrey... I agree with the earlier post, that somehow DHCP is the only way to connect the Audrey for some ISPs. My 3com gateway logs the IP address of a connecting mahcine, if the user logs into the gateway from that connecting machine. Unfortunately, the gateway pops up a Javascript window to log the user in, and the Audrey does not support Javascript in its browser. Any way to get around this... either to get the Javascript window and log in, or a way to find out the IP address of the Audrey, once it is connected? I plan to use this IP address, and set the DMZ node on my getway to this, to make it available outside of the firewall... for an update. How difficult... spinner 10-31-2001 22:59:09

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) mrbegnt Profile | Email Still can't update!!! Now I using internet sharing on my WinXP laptop. My setup on my Audrey is... IP 192.168.0.2 Subn 255.255.255.0 GateW 192.168.0.1 But it doesn't matter if I using a DNS on not..I have NO problem to connect to the internet.. I have tried to update, but my Audrey seems not to connect to this server(DNS 206.184.77.241) Please tell me what I should do. thanks Stefan email: mrbegnt@worldnet.att.net 11-02-2001 08:04:42

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) Psion Profile Mrbegnt, I think I had problems similar to yours when I tried to update a couple days ago. Since you say you can access the internet, I assume you mean that you can browse the web with your Audrey (as I could). Go to your browser and type the following URL: http://localhost/SystemProfile.shtml This shows your system profile. You've probably put 206.184.77.241 in as your primary and secondary DNS, but check the system profile now showing on your Audrey to verify that the DNS is correct. My unit wasn't updating changes in DNS until I shut the unit down and pulled power for a minute or two. 11-02-2001 09:44:24

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) mrbegnt Profile | Email It seams my Audrey don't need any DNS..it works fine only with IP, SubN, GateW. Maybe my router provide DNS to my Audrey?.. I double check my system settings and it was the right DNS(206.184.77.241) but still I can't get my Audrey to update. This morning I also tried to update with my AT&T Dial-Up but no luck there ether. Can anyone tell me what I should do... This is my settings, I can browse the web and listen to live radio. I using Road Runner Cable modem with NON static IP(I think it's public IP) Ip 192.168.0.2 Sub 255.255.255.0 gate 192.168.0.1 DNS 1 and 2 206.184.77.241 Software on my Audrey: Version Nr. 1.00.17.01 RC8. 9/26/2000 Mail: mrbegnt@worldnet.att.net Thanks Stefan 11-02-2001 14:57:30

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) atemybuick Profile Are any update servers still up? Yesterday afternoon I finally was able to spend some time playing with my Audrey. Using madmax's dns, 206.184.77.241, I was able to get the info page to come up by browsing to 3com.marimba.net. I ran out of time before I could start updating. Today I can't get to the info page while browsing. In fact if I enter 216.102.107.227 directly I get no response. I've also tried 151.202.188.167 (pdf417) and 63.172.195.4 (jroysdon) for dns with no success. Does anybody have a marimba server and dns that is running today? Any help would be greatly appriciated. 11-04-2001 15:41:36

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) jroysdon Profile My DNS spoof has always been up, but was pointing at 216.102.107.227 when my laptop wasn't at work. It appears 216.102.107.227 is now down (permanently?). However, I've now got a Linux Marimba server up now, and have my DNS spoof pointing at it: http://2-1b.artoo.net/ Again, for this to work, you should set both DNS fields to 63.172.195.4 (which is r2.artoo.net), put Audrey to sleep, pull the power for 1 minute, and then boot her back up and check out the following URLs, which must load to get the updates: http://3com.marimba.net/ http://marimba.3com.com/ (final shell update) Dial-up will not work for the final update, nor will you be able to load it from your Audrey's browser, unless you can control the PPP DNS settings assigned by the ISP RAS server (which really isn't that hard to do if you've got a PC with either two modems, or two PCs each with a modem and networked, or a PC with a modem and NIC w/broadband). If this works for you, please shoot me an email. Be sure and change your DNS settings back when you're done. Jason Roysdon http://jason.roysdon.net/ jroysdon AT hotmail DOT com 11-06-2001 03:18:56

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) Zack Profile Good news guys, Jason's the man. I've been driving myself crazy for 3 days now trying to update this thing and I was convinced that it was defective (although I know enough about the internet to know that the resolvng IP address wasn't coming up, I was doubting myself). Anyway, thanks Jason for taking care of this, and as i've stated in other threads, once I get a little more fluent with all this, I plan on helping out too and will even help with the update servers if anyone else needs some bandwidth relief. Zack 11-06-2001 05:29:31

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) tarrantsun Profile Just an FYI: I was able to get the final update (shell) without either buying the USB adapter or using a CF card. This method may not be available for everyone, but basically I set up my own linux dialup server and then just set the IP for the update server in the hosts file of the server. Final update went through without a hitch. 11-06-2001 06:03:58

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) atemybuick Profile First, thanks Jason for getting your marimba server up. I can't wait to get home tonight and try it. Second, tarrantsun, congrats on coming up with a clever solution to the +FINAL update problem. Wish I knew something about linux. 11-06-2001 09:21:02

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) beerbaron Profile | Email I've been trying to get the files off of your marimba server and onto mine but I keep running into: 403 Access Forbidden errors. Has anyone else been able to get the file, or update off of Jason Roysdon's server? Thanks 11-06-2001 11:07:04

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) jroysdon Profile Perhaps I had the permissions too tight (I know I blocked all publisher and replicator access, only allow subscriber). I've opened it back up, but locked down publisher access in the ACL menu. http://2-1b.artoo.net/ Jason Roysdon http://jason.roysdon.net/ jroysdon AT hotmail DOT com 11-06-2001 11:26:09

RE:any update servers available? (modified 2 times) jeffnow Profile | Email I got one of the two Audrey to update today via modem, thanks to Jason Roysdon. I got it to update to the final os (1.02.08.01 final 4/23/2001) but not with the + shell. I understand that I had to have USB ethernet to do the + shell update. The second Audrey which I can't update at all, it dated 9/26/2000 1.00.17.01, older version than the one I've just updated today. I did the "Three finger sulute" won't update (nothing happen, it did not state that " looking for update...like the first one did"). I then tried to enter wrong password, so that it reset and reboot, it won't update. Please help. Thanks in advance 11-06-2001 19:21:57

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) dwwright Profile I've been trying to update my Audrey to the 66.17.16.111 servers, but am not having any luck. I have setup a static ip and DNS using 66.17.16.111. With the web browser I have been able to go to http://marimba.3com.com, but am unable to reach the 3com.marimba.net url. Is it possible that my audrey is looking for the 3com.marimba.net address when updating? Also, at which revision can you start to use the TFS (three finger salute) to update audrey? I've been trying both ways but nothing seems to work. Thanks... 01-17-2003 07:42:14

RE:any update servers available? (modified 0 times) dwwright Profile Ok, I finally got my Audrey to update. I ended up having to spoof the spoof as my Audrey was looking for 3com.marimba.net to update from, which is not currently resolving to 66.17.16.111. I determined that Audrey was looking for this host using Ethereal http://www.ethereal.com/ by watching for incoming DNS requests to my laptops nic card. I set the DNS entries on Audrey to the ip address of the NIC that I was watching on my laptop and attempted an update of Audrey. When the request came in for DNS the details showed that the Audrey was requesting a resolution for 3com.marimba.net. To do the spoof I downloaded “Simple DNS Plus” (14 day trial) from Tucows for my Windows XP. I setup a new zone(s) for 3com.com and marimba.net in Simple DNS Plus and then setup new Host addresses (A-Record = 3com.marimba.net) for the update server names in those Zones pointing to 66.17.16.111. I then set the DNS entries in Audrey to point to my new local DNS server on my Laptop (192.168.2.4). To checked the new DNS resolution in Audrey I pointing the web browser to http://3com.marimba.net and ta-da I resolved to the 66.17.16.111 server address. Now on to the real test… I ran the update process as listed on http://www.shed.com/tutor/audrey/softupdate.html and everything worked perfectly. Here are some print screens of what the zones and host address entries should look like… http://home.kc.rr.com/libertysg/audrey/hostaddress.jpg http://home.kc.rr.com/libertysg/audrey/zones.jpg http://home.kc.rr.com/libertysg/audrey/sdpabout.jpg Good Luck… P.S. Much thanks to Jason for making the update server available. 01-18-2003 01:06:04

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