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Iszi

03:03

Y'know what'd be kind of cool? (Someone please point me to this if it exists.) A USB dongle that allows a laptop's keyboard and touchpad (and/or touchstick and/or attached mouse/trackball) to control another system. Even better, bundle all KVM functions - send audio & video to the laptop's screen & speakers as well.

Would be nice so that I don't have to have a spare keyboard/mouse/monitor sitting around just for when I need to work on someone's desktop.

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Lucas Kauffman

07:47

morning

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AviD

09:59

oh man.... stupid unicorn-clippy just popped up on SO. seriously, SEI?

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Scott Pack

12:26

@Iszi It sounds like you're looking for a kvm...

I've used Synergy to share keyboard/mouse between systems when I didn't need to share the video

I've also used USB extension cables the same way. I just had 3 or 4 extensions sitting under the monitor and would switch the keyboard between them.

That one worked best when the keyboard had its own USB ports for plugging in the mouse.

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AviD

13:55

there it goes again.... maaaaan I hated clippy.

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Iszi

19:22

@ScottPack No, a KVM requires an external keyboard/mouse/monitor. I want to use the equipment built into the laptop - ideally, including the monitor.

@AviD Is that Super User's April Fool's Easter egg or something?

Scott Pack

19:35

@Iszi Ah, that's a bit more tricksome. In that case you may be up to using synergy, though that only does keyboard/mouse.

There are some all-in-one devices that give you a video input, but I don't know of any laptops

Incognito

20:05

Hey I was wondering if someone could explain or give me pointers to a lp2t/ipsec thing I'm trying to do with android.

Basically, I've configured a linux host to run with openVPN, I've generated a p12 key, installed the file on an android tablet.

However, I can't seem to connect correctly. On my android device I've attempted to add a l2tp/ipsec CRT for certificate based vpn, I've set up the l2tp secret as per the cert, user certificate and certificate authority.

I have no idea how to debug this or trouble shoot. Android just says "failed." Any pointers on where I can start looking would be appreciated.

Iszi

@Incognito You might want to try over at Super User for troubleshooting tips, but someone here may still have an answer as well.

Incognito

That's a good idea, thanks :).

AviD

20:45

@Iszi no, it was on Stack Overflow

Rory Alsop

21:25

evenin all

that's me back online - have been in Paris all weekend

@AviD - met some of your countrymen - Doron Ronen being one

@ScottPack made some very minor spelling updates, but I like it. Must have been some serious swearing while you were trying to diagnose though.

One possible further piece folks might find useful - could you do a snippet (sanitised) of what the chain cert file looks like (I don't think I have ever seen one, for example)

AviD

21:54

@RoryAlsop cant say I know him.

though that's probably surprising, seeing as there's only 16 of us ;)

Rory Alsop

well, I guess there's a few folks in security over your way :-)

hahahahaha

AviD

@RoryAlsop actually heard that Israel has some of the highest percantages of high-tech people, and more - amongst high-tech, some of the highest percentages of security folk

so it should be pretty dense here.

Rory Alsop

yep, I think that was evidenced somewhere

AviD

but, its still a pretty small place...

where's that Doron fellow from?

Rory Alsop

Tel Aviv - President of ISACA chapter there

AviD

21:56

since I dont know him, i figure its highly likely that I know some of his co-workers...

cant find him on linkedin...

@RoryAlsop interesting, isaca is relatively low profile locally

Rory Alsop

but sounds like gaining profile within government, yes?

on risk, controls and governance

AviD

@RoryAlsop yeah, starting to.

but then, security in general is still not where it should be.

in gov't, i mean.

big difference between defense orgs, and the rest, though

Iszi

22:28

@AviD Just popped up here, too.

Scott Pack

@RoryAlsop That's rather embarrassing. Punctuation I'm still trying to figure out, but I had rather hoped to be beyond spelling at this point. I'm trying to come up with a reason to need to sanitize the chain cert file at all. What with the certificates being public and all.

Iszi