Comments for Ralf's Blog http://bergs.biz/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:34:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Encrypted TimeMachine backups on network share by jai http://bergs.biz/blog/2008/07/09/encrypted-timemachine-backups-on-network-share/#comment-28840 jai Sat, 08 May 2010 07:49:58 +0000 http://bergs.biz/blog/?p=62#comment-28840 This sounds great. I'm looking for an encrypted backup solution. I wonder if this solution will work with an encrypted sparse bundle on Snow Leopard 10.6.3? Any guidance is greatly appreciated! This sounds great. I’m looking for an encrypted backup solution. I wonder if this solution will work with an encrypted sparse bundle on Snow Leopard 10.6.3? Any guidance is greatly appreciated!

]]> Comment on Cisco’s VPN Client is crap… by Administrator http://bergs.biz/blog/2008/07/24/ciscos-vpn-client-is-crap/#comment-28725 Administrator Tue, 04 May 2010 19:00:36 +0000 http://bergs.biz/blog/?p=64#comment-28725 @alex: I haven't seen this problem since a veeeery long time -- even before I switched to 10.6 (Snow Leopard) -- so unfortunately I cannot offer any advice to your problem other than to check whether you're using the most current version of the VPN client, and if necessary upgrade to the latest and greatest build. BTW, Snow Leopard has a VPN client built into it. It <em>mostly</em> works fine, even supports the <code>XAuth</code> extension we need to support our RSA SecurID tokens, but sometimes even the built-in client has some problems (it <em>can</em> connect, but afterwards you can't communicate with hosts inside the LAN I just dialled into). So there doesn't seem to be a "perfect" solution that has no problems at all... @alex: I haven’t seen this problem since a veeeery long time — even before I switched to 10.6 (Snow Leopard) — so unfortunately I cannot offer any advice to your problem other than to check whether you’re using the most current version of the VPN client, and if necessary upgrade to the latest and greatest build.

BTW, Snow Leopard has a VPN client built into it. It mostly works fine, even supports the XAuth extension we need to support our RSA SecurID tokens, but sometimes even the built-in client has some problems (it can connect, but afterwards you can’t communicate with hosts inside the LAN I just dialled into). So there doesn’t seem to be a “perfect” solution that has no problems at all…

]]> Comment on Cisco’s VPN Client is crap… by alex http://bergs.biz/blog/2008/07/24/ciscos-vpn-client-is-crap/#comment-28724 alex Tue, 04 May 2010 18:49:49 +0000 http://bergs.biz/blog/?p=64#comment-28724 I'm having the same error 51 problem. I am using mac os 10.5.8 hardwired to the internet and get the error every time. I also use a laptop mac os 10.4 on a wifi connection to the same home network. Going wireless it works fine. But if I turnoff the airport connection and use a wired connection I get the error 51 message. Any ideas. I need to move large files and the wireless connection is a slow one. I’m having the same error 51 problem. I am using mac os 10.5.8 hardwired to the internet and get the error every time.

I also use a laptop mac os 10.4 on a wifi connection to the same home network. Going wireless it works fine. But if I turnoff the airport connection and use a wired connection I get the error 51 message.

Any ideas. I need to move large files and the wireless connection is a slow one.

]]> Comment on Cisco’s VPN Client is crap… by Administrator http://bergs.biz/blog/2008/07/24/ciscos-vpn-client-is-crap/#comment-24842 Administrator Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:22:15 +0000 http://bergs.biz/blog/?p=64#comment-24842 @yuval attar: I would definitely not agree with your conclusion <em>"Mac OS X sucks."</em> Mac OS X, as <em>every</em> other non-trivial piece of software, has bugs. <em>Period. </em>That's basically a law of nature. You may like Mac OS X or not, but that's a totally different thing. I'm not a Mac OS X addict or "nerd." In fact I'm using Windows since almost 20 years, and Mac OS X only since 1.5 years, and I still think I can do lots of things faster under Windoze, compared to Mac OS X. Anyway, I must say that I really like Mac OS X. It's not perfect (but there isn't any OS that's "perfect"), but compared to Windoze it also has a lot of advantages for me (especially for work), being Unix-based. Coming back to the Cisco problem: I was definitely a problem with Mac OS X, as it turned out later, because with some Leopard update it disappeared, I've never seen it since. OTOH, now with Snow Leopard, I don't even <em>have </em>to install Cisco's client, because the IPSec client built into Snow Leopard has full support for Cisco's <code>XAuth</code> extension for IPSec. So I can even use it to log onto our corporate networks, using RSA SecurID tokens. I've only started using Snow Leopard's client last week, so I've only used it a couple of times, but in general it seems to work well. If you still have problems with the Cisco client and are already using Snow Leopard by chance, give the built-in IPSec client a try! It may solve your problems... @yuval attar: I would definitely not agree with your conclusion “Mac OS X sucks.”

Mac OS X, as every other non-trivial piece of software, has bugs. Period. That’s basically a law of nature. You may like Mac OS X or not, but that’s a totally different thing.

I’m not a Mac OS X addict or “nerd.” In fact I’m using Windows since almost 20 years, and Mac OS X only since 1.5 years, and I still think I can do lots of things faster under Windoze, compared to Mac OS X. Anyway, I must say that I really like Mac OS X. It’s not perfect (but there isn’t any OS that’s “perfect”), but compared to Windoze it also has a lot of advantages for me (especially for work), being Unix-based.

Coming back to the Cisco problem: I was definitely a problem with Mac OS X, as it turned out later, because with some Leopard update it disappeared, I’ve never seen it since.

OTOH, now with Snow Leopard, I don’t even have to install Cisco’s client, because the IPSec client built into Snow Leopard has full support for Cisco’s XAuth extension for IPSec. So I can even use it to log onto our corporate networks, using RSA SecurID tokens. I’ve only started using Snow Leopard’s client last week, so I’ve only used it a couple of times, but in general it seems to work well.

If you still have problems with the Cisco client and are already using Snow Leopard by chance, give the built-in IPSec client a try! It may solve your problems…

]]> Comment on Cisco’s VPN Client is crap… by yuval attar http://bergs.biz/blog/2008/07/24/ciscos-vpn-client-is-crap/#comment-24837 yuval attar Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:32:25 +0000 http://bergs.biz/blog/?p=64#comment-24837 the problem is with mac osx . when building a new profile the cisco vpn is working fine but the minute you reboot your machine the OSX does something to it. delete some files. to recover the vpn you could build a new profile and logon to it and you'll see that the vpn is working just great. by the way the Microsoft Entourage also didn't work until i build the profile from scratch. but still after reboot it happen again. in short mac osx sucks . it's my first try on it and i hate already. the problem is with mac osx .
when building a new profile the cisco vpn is working fine but the minute you reboot your machine the OSX does something to it.
delete some files. to recover the vpn you could build a new profile and logon to it and you’ll see that the vpn is working just great.
by the way the Microsoft Entourage also didn’t work until i build the profile from scratch. but still after reboot it happen again.

in short mac osx sucks .
it’s my first try on it and i hate already.

]]> Comment on Cisco’s VPN Client is crap… by Administrator http://bergs.biz/blog/2008/07/24/ciscos-vpn-client-is-crap/#comment-24426 Administrator Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:10:31 +0000 http://bergs.biz/blog/?p=64#comment-24426 @Pierre Divenyi: First, Happy New Year to you as well! Unfortunately I don't have any advice for you besides restarting the VPN subsystem. That always did the trick for me -- fortunately the problem disappeared some day (maybe after some Mac OS X 10.5.x update?). I'm now running Snow Leopard and haven't seen the problem so far on this platform. <code>*keeps fingers crossed*</code> I hope that you will find a solution soon. Rebooting is the last thing you would like to do in such cases... @Pierre Divenyi: First, Happy New Year to you as well!

Unfortunately I don’t have any advice for you besides restarting the VPN subsystem. That always did the trick for me — fortunately the problem disappeared some day (maybe after some Mac OS X 10.5.x update?).

I’m now running Snow Leopard and haven’t seen the problem so far on this platform. *keeps fingers crossed*

I hope that you will find a solution soon. Rebooting is the last thing you would like to do in such cases…

]]> Comment on Cisco’s VPN Client is crap… by Pierre Divenyi http://bergs.biz/blog/2008/07/24/ciscos-vpn-client-is-crap/#comment-24414 Pierre Divenyi Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:54:34 +0000 http://bergs.biz/blog/?p=64#comment-24414 Well, I tried everything without success. 1. I uninstalled CiscoVPN and reinstalled it. No luck. 2. I manually deleted all files having to do with CiscoVPN and reinstalled it. No luck. 3. The solution that worked for you still results in Error 51. At this point, I have run out of ideas. If you have any, please let me know. Happy 2010, -Pierre Well, I tried everything without success.
1. I uninstalled CiscoVPN and reinstalled it. No luck.
2. I manually deleted all files having to do with CiscoVPN and reinstalled it. No luck.
3. The solution that worked for you still results in Error 51.

At this point, I have run out of ideas. If you have any, please let me know.

Happy 2010,

-Pierre

]]> Comment on Snow Leopard’s “Disk Utility” can’t create encrypted image by Administrator http://bergs.biz/blog/2009/12/06/snow-leopards-disk-utility-goofs-up/#comment-24378 Administrator Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:33:27 +0000 http://bergs.biz/blog/?p=83#comment-24378 @James: I'm not sure whether what you write is actually true. Remember that I just changed the <em>image type</em> (from <code>encrypted</code> to <code>compressed</code>), and <em>that</em> made it work! In both cases, the final size of the image was not known in advance (because you can't predict the "output" size of encrypted or compressed data, usually compression occurs before encryption is applied). Mind you, I did <em>not</em> change the <em>filesystem</em> of the target drive! @James: I’m not sure whether what you write is actually true.

Remember that I just changed the image type (from encrypted to compressed), and that made it work!

In both cases, the final size of the image was not known in advance (because you can’t predict the “output” size of encrypted or compressed data, usually compression occurs before encryption is applied).

Mind you, I did not change the filesystem of the target drive!

]]> Comment on Snow Leopard’s “Disk Utility” can’t create encrypted image by James http://bergs.biz/blog/2009/12/06/snow-leopards-disk-utility-goofs-up/#comment-24338 James Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:28:00 +0000 http://bergs.biz/blog/?p=83#comment-24338 I encountered the same error while trying to backup my existing installation prior to installing Snow Leopard. The problem, I found, was the MS-DOS formatting on the USB drive and when I reformatted it with HFS+, the error went away. I suspect its memory mapping a file of the size necessary for the image, which due to file size limitations on the file system is returning and error but as its a size error on a memory mapping its interpreted as a memory error not a file size error. Hooray FAT32. I encountered the same error while trying to backup my existing installation prior to installing Snow Leopard. The problem, I found, was the MS-DOS formatting on the USB drive and when I reformatted it with HFS+, the error went away. I suspect its memory mapping a file of the size necessary for the image, which due to file size limitations on the file system is returning and error but as its a size error on a memory mapping its interpreted as a memory error not a file size error. Hooray FAT32.

]]> Comment on Courier IMAP: Could not log in after Debian 5.0 upgrade by sal http://bergs.biz/blog/2009/03/01/courier-imap-could-not-log-in-after-debian-50-upgrade/#comment-23331 sal Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:09:51 +0000 http://bergs.biz/blog/?p=71#comment-23331 thank you! i got stuck for over an hour at this problem. This should definitely be visible at debug level 1 thank you! i got stuck for over an hour at this problem.
This should definitely be visible at debug level 1

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