Module 2 email list moderator

Cynthia asked if I would moderate the groups mail list for Internet studies. After some consideration I agreed, even though I know I am getting to the limit on workload. I don't think it will take up too much time as interest will die off pretty quickly. Plus I am to get 4 more students to mod with me so how hard can it be? Dulcie was the first to volunteer. Yay Dulcie.

I set up a poll which was just a fun thing, and we have had five responses so far.

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I also set up an address book, which was to centralise all of our blog urls so that we didn't have to hunt around on the bulletin board.









So far I have worked out how to email the group, individual or owner. I think those are the only options. Mind you this is Yahoo groups, not a tailored or commercial email list.

Module 1: Traceroute - extra credit

Module 1: Traceroute - extra credit

Running windows xp, I am gunked out with bloated software, so passed on exploring internet tools clients. Still want to do the extra couple of log entries though.
So to the task:

• ping the Blackboard site from my pc, compare the result from the tools site. Evaluate.
  
• traceroute from my pc to curtin.edu.au. Compare and evaluate versus results from tools site.

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Ping task

screenshot of ping result



copy and paste...

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Jason Radich>ping curtin.edu.au

Pinging curtin.edu.au [134.7.179.56] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 134.7.179.56: bytes=32 time=78ms TTL=109
Reply from 134.7.179.56: bytes=32 time=76ms TTL=109
Reply from 134.7.179.56: bytes=32 time=76ms TTL=109
Reply from 134.7.179.56: bytes=32 time=76ms TTL=109

Ping statistics for 134.7.179.56:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 76ms, Maximum = 78ms, Average = 76ms

This task was ambiguous in its wording as it ask for the Blackboard site to be pinged, when the previous ping task specified curtin.edu.au and they are different addresses. Seeing as we are to compare results, I discarded the Blackboard site requirement and pinged curtin.edu.au again.

This result is what I would expect considering the physical differences in distance between the tools site server and my local machine. My thoughts would be to use services on your own machine or at least a local tools site for this type of research.


Traceroute task

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copy and paste of trace route

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Jason Radich>tracert curtin.edu.au

Tracing route to curtin.edu.au [134.7.179.56]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms mygateway1.ar7 [10.1.1.1]
2 18 ms 17 ms 16 ms 172.18.209.3
3 17 ms 16 ms 16 ms 172.18.65.182
4 17 ms 16 ms 17 ms 172.18.239.33
5 16 ms 17 ms 16 ms TenGigabitEthernet4-2.ken29.Sydney.telstra.net [
203.45.3.5]
6 18 ms 16 ms 16 ms TenGigE0-1-0-2.ken-core4.Sydney.telstra.net [203
.50.20.1]
7 16 ms mygateway1.ar7 [10.1.1.1] reports: Destination protocol unreachab
le.

Trace complete.

Conclusions

12 less hops, way less time. Physically closer, less nodes. Plus offpeak time here, start of business in USA = less traffic locally.

Eeergh. I am tired.

Module 1: Traceroute

Module 1: Traceroute

I feel like I'm in the Matrix, Keanu passing that zip disk through the door for cold hard cash. These tools must have been so cool and underground back in the day.

Ok to the task at hand which is:

• pick a site providing internet location and identity tools. From this site, traceroute to curtin.edu.au.
• with the results show how many 'hops' there are and average round trip time in milliseconds.
• find out the IP address of curtin.edu.au

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here is screenshot of results


here is copy and paste

hop

rtt

rtt

rtt

ip address

domain name

1

2

0

1

70.84.211.97

61.d3.5446.static.theplanet.com

2

0

0

0

70.87.254.5

5.fe.5746.static.theplanet.com

3

0

0

0

70.85.127.109

po52.dsr02.dllstx3.theplanet.com

4

0

0

0

70.87.253.21

et3-1.ibr03.dllstx3.theplanet.com

5

105

4

2

157.238.225.5

xe-2-4.r01.dllstx09.us.bb.gin.ntt.net

6

0

0

0

129.250.3.73

ae-3.r20.dllstx09.us.bb.gin.ntt.net

7

42

46

41

129.250.2.168

as-2.r20.lsanca03.us.bb.gin.ntt.net

8

95

48

43

129.250.5.254

po-1.r00.lsanca03.us.bb.gin.ntt.net

9

41

41

42

204.1.253.166

10

192

190

190

202.158.194.157

so-4-0-0.bb1.b.syd.aarnet.net.au

11

202

204

204

202.158.194.33

so-2-0-0.bb1.a.mel.aarnet.net.au

12

211

211

213

202.158.194.17

so-2-0-0.bb1.a.adl.aarnet.net.au

13

239

239

240

202.158.194.5

so-0-1-0.bb1.a.per.aarnet.net.au

14

240

239

240

202.158.198.178

gigabitethernet0.er1.curtin.cpe.aarnet.net.au

15

241

241

239

202.158.198.186

gw1.er1.curtin.cpe.aarnet.net.au

16

*

*

*

17

*

*

*

18

*

*

*

19

240

242

240

134.7.180.137

bbprodapp.curtin.edu.au

Trace complete

-- end --


Results:

Number of hops = 19
Average time = 240.666ms
IP address = 134.7.180.137

At the moment I am reading "On the way to the Web" by Michael Banks. Being half way through it and only just emerging from the realms of Atari, Commodore, Usenet, The Source, DELPHI etc I feel very spoiled to be able to execute this task so effortlessly and with so many options.

I guess a Usenet sysop felt pretty cool, but I wouldn't swap. :)

My gratitude to those who went before, paying ridiculous sums for terminals and access, is deep. I am an early adopter and I know the scorn one can feel. However without early adopters there would only be eternal darkness.

Mmmm bit deep, must be time to log off and chill.

Module 1: FTP

Module1: FTP task.

• Explore and familiarize yourself with an FTP client.
• login anonymously to recall.curtin.edu.au
• find the README file
• answer the question '_______ MATTERS'
  

Once again easy but 2 newbie problems.

1. spell the name of your school correctly, it does not hang in front of windows and block out the view.
2. firewall (again). The firewall popup was under a bunch of other windows. If I hadn't seen it in the taskbar I would have been tearing my hair out wondering why I couldn't connect.

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Connection is made via Filezilla



Found file in the root directory



Downloaded and opened file. The answer of course is that, CAPITALIZATION MATTERS!
Which was ironic as the file we were asked to search for was README.TXT not readme.txt, so maybe capitalization doesn't't matter that much :p

ps: purchased a new monitor today to hook up to my laptop. dual screen for uni work is the only way to go!

Module 1: Telnet

Having already made two blog entries prior to the unit starting, I am now adding this amendment to put in my top five tips for blogging.

1. Who are you targeting. Determining your intended audience will keep things focused, improve search results and keep followers loyal.
   
2. What is your theme. Logical extension of point 1. You can't jump all over the place and expect the people that started following your showjumping blog to still be with you when 2 blogs later you are an expert on quilting.
3. Update regularly. Keep 'em coming back for more!
4. Easy, to navigate. Keep it in a format were it flows as people expect.
5. Consistent. Quality, tone, style. People are creatures of habit so don't freak them out! Keep it consistent and introduce changes gradually.
   

Ok telnet task.

First, really, really need to get another monitor for dual screen laptop. So seamless at work, so clunky here in garage.

Telnet task.

1. Choose telnet client. Download and install software if necessary.
2. Telnet to Deakin library database.
3. Search by author for books with author name Bennahum.
4. Print results to student email account at Curtin.
   

Easy. enter http;//telnet into the browser and you are there (windows xp).

OMG command line interface. Funny how intimidating for mouse addicts. Not that hard, /? or ?/ I forget, he he, will get you there.

Firewall was a problem, go into antivirus program access and allow telnet.

Screenshots. click on shots for hi res display.

Get telnet service running..



Once in Deakin choose search method



Then choose author..



Then print to email.



Blinkenlights task...

yup here it is...



Being a big fan of the first Star Wars movie, it gave me a chuckle to see this. My first pc was a Commodore 64 and I used to program in basic and I know how long it takes to make the simplest thing happen. This would have taken months to make. But from small beginnings big things grow. From ascii animations to PS3 eyecandy graphics in 25 years. Amazing.

Humans have a knack for deciding something can be done and find a way to do it with the tools at hand. then they make better tools and do it over again until it is what they imagined.

Telnet for its apparent crudeness was a miracle to the people that first used it and similar services like DELPHI, Compu-serve and The Source. Their desire to communicate with one another drove the providers to think of new services they could add to win users from other providers. A lot of these services adapted technology that wasn't intended to do the job, such as Teletext (which started in the 1970's) transmitting in the vertical interval blanks in cable and free to air television transmissions. However the crude adaptions led to refinement, then the creation of new technologies designed from the ground up to do the job properly.