Linux Mount Points!
One of my biggest issues in SUSE 9.3 (on Suzi) has been the mounts... my "media:/" doesn't autodetect my DVDRW drive, so I have to work around it and mount discs using the mount command.

Suzi-LNX:/ # mount /dev/sr0 /media/cd/
mount: block device /dev/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-only

I don't have a problem with that, but I do find it trouble some with ejecting
--Eject button status: unable to eject
Suzi-LNX:/ # umount /media/cd
--Eject button status: CD can now eject
Suzi-LNX:/media # eject
eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device
Suzi-LNX:/media # umount /media/cd/
Suzi-LNX:/media # eject
eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device

Also, I spent a while searching through Apt-Get for the equivalent of "daemon tools" or "alcohol 120%" ISO mounting tools... After finding nothing in apt-get, I found this command when I was googling for ""mount cd image" +SUSE":

mount -o loop -t iso9660 [path_of_iso_image] [mount_point]

-- oh, I so love this command.

This blog has a bit of a goal - to record my escapade through my various operating systems and exploration of the MCSE certification and other information technology observations. I plan to use this blog as a future professional of the I.T. industry, and as a way to share information and concepts with my peers around the world.

The blog will not be used as a "diary" of my daily activities nor of my personal experiences that do not relate to IT.

With that being said, I'd like to start off with an outlook on my current setup:

The Computers
"Suzi"
Primary Use
OS: SUSE 9.3 (openSUSE), Alternative (dual boot): Windows XP Professional

Hardware
Processor: Pentium 4 HT 3.0 Ghz, 32 Bit, 800 Mhz FSB, Socket T (LGA 775), 530J, 1 MB L2 Cache, Prescott
Motherboard: ABIT AA8 DuraMAX (533/800 Mhz FSB), HT enabled, DDR2 533 (4x 240-pin slots, 4 GB max), 4 SATA, 1 PATA, On-board RAID controller (0, 1, Matrix), Onboard Audio (Realtek), On-board LAN (1,000 Mbps), USB 2.0, Firewire (aka: 1394a).
Video Card: Rosewill R62TC-64PX Geforce 6200 with TurboCache, 64 MB (Supporting 256MB with TurboCache), DDR PCIx16, DirectX 9, OpenGL 1.5, DSUB, DVI, SVideo Out, Max Res: 2048x1536 (85Hz).
Memory: GeIL DDR 2, 1 GB (2 x 512MB) 240 pin, Unbuffered DDR2 533 (PC2 4300), with Aluminum Heat Spreader
HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L200S0, 200 GB, 7200 RPM, 16MB Cache, SATA150

Software
Partitons
C: - 15 GB - NTFS - Operating System (Windows XP)
D: - 1.5 GB - NTFS - Virtual Memory Storage
E: - 32.5 GB - FAT 32 - Shared Partition between Linux and Windows
/ - 20 GB - Reiser - SUSE 9.3 (openSUSE)
/home - 120 GB - Reiser - Storage
Operating Systems - Windows
Base install - secured with software firewall (built-in), Microsoft Anti-Spyware, and Avast! Anti-Virus.
Operating Systems - SUSE
Full install - secured with SUSE Firewall (built-in), CLAM Anti-Virus.

Over View of Alternative Machines (name, purpose, stats)
Miki
File Server
Windows 2000 Professional
P4 1.9 Ghz, 32 bit
HDDs: 20 GB (C), 100 GB (D), 250 GB (E)
RAM: 576 MB PC133

Experiment 8
Demonstration Machine
Various Operating Systems - Windows XP, Windows Server, Linux
AMD 1.0 Ghz, 32 bit
HDDs: 2x 20 GB
RAM: 576 PC133

Miki-chan (Laptop)
Dell Inspiron 2600
Windows 2000 Professional
P4 1.4 Ghz, 32 bit
HDD: 20 GB (C)
RAM: 256 MB PC133 SODIMM

Laptop
Dell Inspiron
Windows 2000 Professional
P3 600 Mhz, 32 bit
HDD: 12 GB ©
RAM: 96 MB PC133 SODIMM

The Network
Local: Inside the Dorm Room
A 100BaseT Netgear switch connects Suzi and Miki to the college dorm network (ResNET). My roommate and I have voted to block off of the "windows file sharing" portions of the network for added security. The network slows to 10BaseT at the wall.

Outside: Throughout the Dorm Hall and into the Internet
The network configuration is a bit of a secrete here, but it is common knowledge that the campus is connected to the internet over several mediums: Cable Internet though a local provider, a T1 line, and a T3 line. The exact configuration and exactly whom gets access to what is not known to me.