ISP

 MetroPCS didn't work, and we switched back to spectrum. That was a long time ago. Should have posted again, oops!

Now we are also on a program called ACP.

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Up and Running

https://smileynetnetservicenews.blogspot.com/2019/01/services-up-and-running.html

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Up and Running

https://smileynetmainblog.blogspot.com/2018/07/up-and-running.html

This is now a "network of networks".

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ISP

Our ISP has been switched to MetroPCS. This means that we now pay as we go for now. Thus, there will be some changes for now. However, we have ways to move forward beyond the point we were.

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New High Level Cloud Sharing Service

This is accomplished because of samba, and Linux. It's the way those work, that make this possible.

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Services Added

Most of the new services, were added with the use of basic web development techniques.


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Router Changes

For a summary of the router changes, see: smileynetmain.createaforum.com/troubleshooting/how-to-make-ipad-printing-available-accross-subnets/.

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SMILEYNET Store

The SMILEYNET Store, is a simple website, which just allows organized download from the ftp server. The SMILEYNET Store App, was created with the free version of sketchware, and is a pass-through to the website.

The SMILEYNET Store, is stored on the vweb server, for now.

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vfedoralinux

vfedoralinux was not possible. The shutdown procedures won't work okay with that OS on Virtual Box. Therefore, we will NOT be building that server. It follows, that the vredhatlinux server would have the same problem. So we will NOT be building an App server with that either.


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vsuselinux

vsuselinux is an App server running SuSe Linux 9.0. It is running as a virtual server on main2.


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vmandrakelinux

vmandrakelinux is a virtual server. It runs on Virtual Box on main2. main2 is running Windows 10. main2 is a physical machine.

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App Meaning

The term "App", is short for "Application". It is a fancy way of referring to a specific type of program. At first, it was called programs. Then they came up with the term Application, to refer to specific types of programs. Then it became "all the hype" to refer to an Application by it's shorter name: App. But really App and Application refer to the same thing.

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vmandrivalinux

vmandrivalinux is a virtual server running on virtual box. It runs on main2, which is the physical machine. main2 is running Windows 10.

vmandrivalinux is an App Server. It runs Mandriva Linux 2010.1 for an OS.

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vmail

vmail is created using Mandriva Linux 2010.1. It is a virtual server on main1, using Virtual Box to make it work.

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vweb

vweb is a virtual server running Mandriva Linux 2010.1. It is located on the physical machine main1. We had a problem installing software, so we tried to create softi, which didn't work. Therefore we solved it another way, just as we were about to give up. There was also a RAM problem but we kludged it to make it work okay for now. vweb is finished, imaged, and functional.

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vwin98

We found it is not possible to create the vwin98 server. Or to run anything as a virtual server as far as Windows, that is older than Windows XP.

Why? Well, it is a driver issue. Within virtualbox, there is no driver that will let us use 256 bit color. Therefore, we cannot use VNC. Which means, we cannot access it remotely. Which means, no go as far as application server.

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Alexa

Here is some information about Amazon Echo (Alexa): http://www.arricsc.com/camera/alexa_spex.html.

Google Home

Here is some information about Google Home: https://madeby.google.com/home/.


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Internet State Technical Information

We now have the Internet back. Functions are being upgraded as well. That is the state of that. We have Charter for our ISP.

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Internet State Technical Information

There is now no Internet for the time being while the household gets it's finances straightened out.

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