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It was when I inserted a DVD into my laptop's drive, then suddenly the DVD drive icon dissapears. I cannot open the drive; restarting did not help. Why? 117.5.2.187 ( talk) 11:42, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks. Seems like my drive work again automatically. 117.5.9.218 ( talk) 13:08, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
Which version of Ubuntu is Wikimedia using? 117.5.9.218 ( talk) 13:17, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
What is the recommended way of checking the security of a (my own) website (php,mysql)? I found some tools, but don't know how recommended or useful they are: skipfish, nikto, wapiti, spikeproxy, ratproxy, prewikka, paros. The website should be checked on a test server, pre-use. The tool should run on linux. bamse ( talk) 17:54, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
some bookstores have "hacking exposed" by stuart mcclure, joel scambray, and george kurts. its $50 new, but i get it at goodwill for $5. it SHOULD come with a cd-rom with some tools, but some you have to compile yourself, (so you need a compiler.) even without the disk, the book is very useful. hope this helps, 70.114.254.43 ( talk) 01:08, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
We run a community wiki, and recently had to switch providers. Our main sysop C&P'ed the entire wiki to the new server, but since then we've run into a number of problems. Notably, images are not displaying correctly, and tables aren't working, either.
If you know what's wrong and can recommend solutions, that would be awesome. If not, I'd be happy to know where I can go for help, or what I can read that will help me to understand the problem myself (right now we really don't know why things aren't working; they worked fine before migrating to the new server).
Here's an example of a problematic page: http://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_des_Bordes
Problems:
I've tried searching for solutions extensively, but I've been unable to figure out what the problem is. The Jade Knight ( talk) 18:17, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
(I wasn't sure if this question should go in this section or the "Miscellaneous" section, but I had to pick one of them).
I have two questions regarding this.
My first question (which is, yes, very theoretical, but still technically possible): What would happen if two or more people called the same cell phone number at the exact time (and I mean exact; and, for that matter---just thought of this as I've been typing---, what would happen if two or more people pressed the "Edit" button on the same Wikipedia article at the exact time, as well?)?
Going along with this, lets say (using cell phones as opposed to home phones) "James" calls "Kyle." Kyle isn't able to get to his phone. While James hears ringing and Kyle's phone is ringing, "Bruce" calls Kyle; what would happen---to both Kyle's phone (in one respect, I mean what would happen if you pressed the "talk" button, since two people are calling at once) and James's and Bruce's phone calls (would they continue ringing for them)?
Any help on this would be great. Thanks!
P.S.: Sorry for asking three questions in one section, but I hope you see how they are all very related. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.85.4.130 ( talk) 19:25, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
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It was when I inserted a DVD into my laptop's drive, then suddenly the DVD drive icon dissapears. I cannot open the drive; restarting did not help. Why? 117.5.2.187 ( talk) 11:42, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks. Seems like my drive work again automatically. 117.5.9.218 ( talk) 13:08, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
Which version of Ubuntu is Wikimedia using? 117.5.9.218 ( talk) 13:17, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
What is the recommended way of checking the security of a (my own) website (php,mysql)? I found some tools, but don't know how recommended or useful they are: skipfish, nikto, wapiti, spikeproxy, ratproxy, prewikka, paros. The website should be checked on a test server, pre-use. The tool should run on linux. bamse ( talk) 17:54, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
some bookstores have "hacking exposed" by stuart mcclure, joel scambray, and george kurts. its $50 new, but i get it at goodwill for $5. it SHOULD come with a cd-rom with some tools, but some you have to compile yourself, (so you need a compiler.) even without the disk, the book is very useful. hope this helps, 70.114.254.43 ( talk) 01:08, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
We run a community wiki, and recently had to switch providers. Our main sysop C&P'ed the entire wiki to the new server, but since then we've run into a number of problems. Notably, images are not displaying correctly, and tables aren't working, either.
If you know what's wrong and can recommend solutions, that would be awesome. If not, I'd be happy to know where I can go for help, or what I can read that will help me to understand the problem myself (right now we really don't know why things aren't working; they worked fine before migrating to the new server).
Here's an example of a problematic page: http://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_des_Bordes
Problems:
I've tried searching for solutions extensively, but I've been unable to figure out what the problem is. The Jade Knight ( talk) 18:17, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
(I wasn't sure if this question should go in this section or the "Miscellaneous" section, but I had to pick one of them).
I have two questions regarding this.
My first question (which is, yes, very theoretical, but still technically possible): What would happen if two or more people called the same cell phone number at the exact time (and I mean exact; and, for that matter---just thought of this as I've been typing---, what would happen if two or more people pressed the "Edit" button on the same Wikipedia article at the exact time, as well?)?
Going along with this, lets say (using cell phones as opposed to home phones) "James" calls "Kyle." Kyle isn't able to get to his phone. While James hears ringing and Kyle's phone is ringing, "Bruce" calls Kyle; what would happen---to both Kyle's phone (in one respect, I mean what would happen if you pressed the "talk" button, since two people are calling at once) and James's and Bruce's phone calls (would they continue ringing for them)?
Any help on this would be great. Thanks!
P.S.: Sorry for asking three questions in one section, but I hope you see how they are all very related. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.85.4.130 ( talk) 19:25, 13 June 2012 (UTC)