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Students / May 23, 2019 / Jon Kuiperij
Crafting a New Career: Airplane Mechanic to Furniture Designer
Creativity Furniture Design Craft and Design Woodworking Chair
Samson Wang always knew he wanted to work with his hands.
The son of a pilot, Wang initially followed his father's footsteps into the aviation industry. After a year of studying avionics repair in his native China, he came to Canada in 2009 to complete a pair of aircraft repair and maintenance programs at Canadore College, then landed a job in Burlington fixing planes.
Samson Wang working on the head rest for the chair in the Furniture Design Studio at Trafalgar Campus.
But after working for a couple of years, Wang didn't quite feel fulfilled by his new career. He enjoyed technical aspects of it, like reading schematics and analyzing issues, but he also had natural artistic abilities and interests that weren't being utilized.
That's when a friend suggested that he book a tour of Sheridan to check out the school's Honours Bachelor of Illustration program. During that tour, Wang stumbled onto something else that intrigued him.
"There were models in the display case in front of the (furniture) studio. I said, 'What's this program about?'" Wang recalls. "It was very attractive to me. I was very attracted to wood and art, and this was a combination of it all. It was right on my spot. It was very exciting when I found this out."
"…at the heart of it, Samson's a craftsperson who has the deep dialogue and respect for craft and tradition and material culture as a whole." – Alan Flint, media fundamentals program co-ordinator at Sheridan
Driven by passion
It wasn't easy to suddenly change career paths. It meant four more years of school, investing all of his savings into education and earning some credits required for admission into Sheridan's Honours Bachelor of Craft and Design (Furniture) degree. Wang worked for one more year, taking English and visual arts courses in the evenings, before beginning his new program in the fall of 2015.
"It was passion-driven," Wang says of his decision to go back to school. "And my grandfather is a carpenter, so I was influenced into this culture. My family has been very supportive of me going in this path."
A snapshot of pieces from Samson Wang's portfolio of work.
Fortunately, there were some skills Wang had developed as an airplane mechanic that made the transition easier. He already had years of experience working with sheet metal and composite, so working with wood came fairly naturally. He'd also developed time management and organizational skills during his previous job, where work often needed to be completed as quickly as possible.
"His skill sets were fairly adaptable," says Sheridan media fundamentals program co-ordinator Alan Flint, formerly a fine arts professor at McMaster University and Vancouver's Emily Carr University. "But at the heart of it, he's a craftsperson who has the deep dialogue and respect for craft and tradition and material culture as a whole."
Inspired by serenity
Creativity has been at the heart of every piece Wang has designed during his time at Sheridan. A wall-hung cabinet he built in second year was inspired by ocean waves, featuring curved overlapping doors and cherry wood that presented a ripple illusion. A dining chair he crafted in third year was built from pieces of bleached hard Maple cut in the shape of animal bones. His black side table was a nod to both China's serene Jiangnan landscape and the ancient art of Chinese calligraphy, highlighted by a rippled table top that simultaneously represents a lily pad and an ink drop.
"I really enjoy the sense of serenity and a very quiet environment," says Wang, who lists American woodworking legend George Nakashima as a source of inspiration. "If you think about woodworking, you're in this rhythm of repetitive motion, but you're also constantly thinking about the next step. That's my design career goal, to be thinking while making, constantly developing your skill and your design. You're also maybe coming up with a new form that you never expected or imagined."
That was the argument in Wang's fourth-year thesis project, a large and beautiful lounge chair that explored the physical and psychological correlations between traditional Chinese calligraphy and woodworking. Titled 'Rhythmic Serenity' and built out of ebonized white ash, the chair is framed by a nine-foot-long piece of wood Wang purchased from a farmer in Exeter, Ontario and then steam-bent into a horseshoe shape. Flattened spindles represent simple but elegant brush strokes while also suggesting movement and rhythm through negative spacing.
"If you think about woodworking, you're in this rhythm of repetitive motion, but you're also constantly thinking about the next step." – Samson Wang
Sheridan's President sits in chair
To Wang, 'Rhythmic Serenity' symbolizes more than tranquility and calligraphy. It also represents how far he's come in four years, from an unfulfilled airplane mechanic to a furniture designer showcasing his work at the prestigious WantedDesign exhibition in New York City. "It was fate," Wang says of his journey. "It's amazing."
Furniture designer Samson Wang standing behind Sheridan President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Janet Morrison.
When Wang's thesis project was complete, he gathered all of his works together for a photo shoot, then invited Sheridan Gallery curator Jaime Owen and Flint to view them. As soon as Flint walked into the photo studio, he was struck by the sight of the chair contrasted against a white paper backdrop. And as soon as he sat in the chair, an idea came to him.
"It just felt sophisticated. I have no other word for it. It just seemed like a moment when you felt the quality of the crafts and designs and of Samson's achievement," says Flint. "I said, 'It would be great to have (Sheridan President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Janet Morrison) see this chair.'"
Morrison responded to an email from Wang and agreed to sit in the chair, even posing for photographs with her assistant Tracy Smith, Wang and Sheridan Furniture Studio Head Peter Fleming.
"Peter's worked really hard to get this program on the right path," Wang says. "That's why I invited Janet Morrison to sit in this chair. I hope to increase publicity for Sheridan as well as the Bachelor of Craft and Design furniture program, so more people know this program exists. It's a fascinating program."
Pictured at top of page: Samson Wang seated in the chair he designed titled Rhythmic Serenity.
Story written by: Jon Kuiperij, Marketing Copy and Content Writer at Sheridan.
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For the past 3 months I've been taking part in The Contentment Challenge led by Nancy Ray and as a way to finish strong + add a fun and interesting challenge with my own style, I decided to try a mini capsule wardrobe challenge for the last 10 days of March and the challenge. So it's 10 items (including shoes) for 10 days. I've also just never challenged myself to a limited number of pieces before, so I thought it would be interesting to see how I do and how I feel about the experience. I'd love to have you join in, if you're looking for a fun little exercise!
Undergarments, pajamas and workout wear don't count. So, leggings and t-shirts for working out or even lounging around the house are still definitely allowed! Outerwear and my black rain boots are also included as the weather necessitates. And lastly, all accessories are fair game! So you can jazz up any of your 10 items on a daily basis with jewelry, scarves, purses, etc!
You can follow along with my daily outfits via my Instagram (I'll post in my stories) and I'd love to have you use #TWcapsulechallenge if you're participating so I can see what you're putting together, as well!
If you have done a capsule wardrobe in the past what are the things you learned from it? What did you enjoy? Were there elements you didn't enjoy? I'd love to hear your experience!
I loved getting to see your creativity in the outfits each day on Instagram! I especially loved your flat loafers, would you mind sharing where you got them from?
Thank you so much Claudia! I actually thrifted them years and years ago….so I know that's not super helpful. :-/ But they are certainly favorites and ones I'm super grateful I came across!


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Wen Qing didn't want to bother with her and left straight away. Ye Tian thought she was frightened, so he left the guys to accompany her as he comforted her, "Don't be afraid, they have been subdued by me."
He had always been bad with words, his clumsy consolation made Wen Qing feel warm. She smiled at him, "I am fine, don't worry."
Driver Xiao Wang had already reported the incident to the police. The police soon arrived and took Xu Qiang and his gang away. When they glanced at Mo Yao, Mo Yao quickly shouted, "I am also a victim. They wanted to rape me!"
When the police saw her beautifully dressed as a student, she didn't look like someone from Xu Qiang's gang, so she believed her. They still took her back to make a statement.
"... I have been trying to avoid him. I didn't expect him to block me at my doorstep! I was scared, I didn't know what to do, I just wanted to get rid of him. He asked me to call her and so I did...Police officer sister, did I do something wrong?"
Mo Yao's face was pale due to her acting and because she was scared. She was afraid that she would be arrested. Her speech was incoherent, as she stuttered. She played a keen role as a scared victim. The policewoman who was making the transcript was moved and couldn't help but comfort her. "Don't be afraid, it is not your fault, you were threatened by them, it's okay, don't be afraid."
Mo Yao's heart finally settled. As long as she insisted that she was threatened by them, she would be fine.
When Xu Qiang and his gang were questioned, the statement was similar to Mo Yao, but he denied threatening MoYao, insisting that it was Mo Yao who took the initiative to call Wen Qing.
However, one side was fogged by greed and lust, whereas on the other side, a beautiful girl who looked pitiful. In the absence of evidence, the police had no reason to make Mo Yao stay, so they let her go. Fearing that something might happen to her, the policewoman who made the record personally drove her back.
When Wang reported the follow-up treatment of the police station to Wen Qing, Wen Qing was not surprised. Instead, it was Ye Tian who was in a bad mood.
"That woman was clearly at fault! How could they let her go?!"
Wen Qing answered, "According to being forced and subjected to threaten, she won't have any charges. As long as she insisted that Xu Qiang threatened her, they would not arrest her."
Ye Tian was stunned, he didn't expect such an answer from her, "How did you know she would be fine?"
Wen Qing sent the last food red envelope to the group before her eyes left the mobile screen. She looked at Ye Tian, with an inexplicable smile on her face, "I did not want anything to happen to her, so she is fine now."
What did that even mean?
Before Ye Tian could ponder any deeper, Wen Qing stood up from the sofa and patted Ye Tian on the shoulder. "Da Bai, Let's go out to eat delicious food!"
Ye Tian was silent for a moment, then silently said, "My name is Da Shuai..."
"Huh? Isn't it Da Bai? No problem, then let's call you Da bai from now on! It is not your name anyway, just a nickname."
Ye Tian: "..."
Mo Yao got home paranoid for a few days. Later, when she noticed that the police didn't look for her, she felt relieved. She thought that since there was no evidence, Ji Wenqing could not do anything to her.
When she went to school on Monday, Mo Yao saw Wen Qing as soon as she entered the school gate, and Wen Qing also saw her. The other party smiled very gently at her, but Mo Yao felt a chill. She was a little flustered, so much so that she fidgeted all day. She went home quickly after school, closed the door, and took out her mobile phone.
【Mo Yao】: Have all the great gods finished sending red packets? I saw you handing out red packets the day before yesterday, but I missed them. I'm so sad ~ ( ̄ ▽) ~ *
The time when the red packets were being distributed, she happened to be at the police station. When she came back and saw the chatroom, her heart ached to death. It hurts more than missing a billion dollars!
【Master Xiao Yao】: This old Taoist also missed it! Qingyuan, that old man, he took them all!
【Taoist Master Qing Yuan】: Haha, this old man's luck is good. I can't help it!
【Demonic Grandmaster Shao Guang】: Red packets? When did this happen? I also missed it!
【Mo Yao】: Since everyone didn't get it, how about we send it again! (*^▽^*)
Mo Yao felt that the way she said it was a bit impatient, but she couldn't help it. She was in urgent need of special forces in the group to protect herself. Otherwise, how could she fight against Wen Qing's revenge plan? Thinking of Wen Qing's malicious smile in the morning, Mo Yao quickly sent another message.
【Mo Yao】: The group leader should send a red envelope! Group owners should send a red envelope! ~( ̄▽ ̄)~*
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The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has issued a statement clarifying and put into proper perspective the consultation paper on the draft Rules for Registration of Small-Scale Embedded Generation (SSEG) published for written comments on 26 April 2018.
NERSA published a consultation paper on the draft Rules for Registration of Small-Scale Embedded Generation on 26 April 2018.
The purpose of the consultation paper was to invite written comments, views and inputs from stakeholders on the draft Rules.
The draft Rules were developed following the gazetted 'Licensing Exemption and Registration Notice' by the Minister of Energy on 10 November 2017.
NERSA is required to develop the rules in terms of Section 4(ii) of the Electricity Regulation Act (ERA), 2006 (Act No 4 of 2006). It is important to indicate that this is not Regulations but a Notice to repeal the current Schedule II of the Electricity Regulation Act.
The Minister is empowered by section 36(4) of the ERA to amend Schedule II. NERSA is bound by the gazetted Notice and is required to ensure its implementation, hence the draft Rules. The Rules will be processed following due regulatory process which includes stakeholders' comments and inputs.
The Minister of Energy has recently amended the gazetted Licensing Exemption and Registration Notice. This has necessitated the review of the Consultation Paper on the draft Rules to be aligned with the amended Licensing Exemption and Registration Notice.
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Whatever happens, experts are expecting a volatile finish to 2022 – and where the market is headed is anyone's guess. Two of the Fed's central mandates are to maintain low unemployment and keep inflation at a healthy level — around 2%. It does that through monetary policy, including adjusting the money supply in the country to make interest rates move toward the target rate they set. Investors should understand the risks involved in owning investments, including interest rate risk, credit risk and market risk. The value of investments fluctuates and investors can lose some or all of their principal. This is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as specific investment advice. Investors should make investment decisions based on their unique investment objectives and financial situation.
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There are schools offering counseling degrees in Hawaii!
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Schools Offering Counseling Programs in Hawaii
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Schools in HI
Each year, roughly 0.7% of Hawaii students graduate with degrees in counseling. In other words, every year an estimated 145 counselors graduate from Hawaii's 4 counseling schools.
The top-ranked school in Hawaii that has a counseling program is University of Hawaii at Manoa. University of Hawaii at Manoa, which was ranked 35th in the country in 2010, is located in Honolulu. In 2010, 5 students graduated from University of Hawaii at Manoa's counseling program. Students at University of Hawaii at Manoa paid $8,095 per year in tuition fees.
The second-ranked school in Hawaii with a counseling program is University of Hawaii at Hilo, which is located in Hilo. In 2010, it was ranked 47th nationwide. 11 students graduated with degree in counseling from University of Hawaii at Hilo in 2010. Students at University of Hawaii at Hilo paid $5,416 per year in tuition fees.
Chaminade University of Honolulu, which was ranked 47th nationwide in 2010, is the third-ranked school in Hawaii that has a counseling program. It is located in Honolulu. In 2010, Chaminade University of Honolulu graduated 84 students from its counseling programs. Tuition at Chaminade University of Honolulu was $17,740 per year.
Counseling schools in Hawaii, charge students an average tuition of $12,910 per year. But, tuition can be as much as $20,388 per year, or as little as $5,416 per year. The highest tuition rates in 2010 at Hawaii counseling schools were charged at the following schools:
Argosy University-Hawaii - located in Honolulu, students are charged $20,388 per year
Chaminade University of Honolulu - located in Honolulu, students are charged $17,740 per year
University of Hawaii at Manoa - located in Honolulu, students are charged $8,095 per year
The following Hawaii counseling schools had the lowest tuition rates:
University of Hawaii at Hilo - located in Hilo, students are charged $5,416 per year
For more data regarding a career in counseling in Hawaii and to compare salaries with various related fields such as clinical psychology or forensic psychology, take a look at the graphs and charts below.
Master's Degree in Counseling in Hawaii
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Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 1,380 $54,380 16.9%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 750 $74,820 70.5%
Rehabilitation Counselors 160 $41,280 -33.3%
Mental Health Counselors 150 $39,380 -44.4%
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CHINA Economic powerhouse Guangdong reports 6.3 pct GDP growth in 2019
Economic powerhouse Guangdong reports 6.3 pct GDP growth in 2019
GUANGZHOU, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) - South China's Guangdong Province, one of the country's economic powerhouses, estimated its GDP rose around 6.3 percent to surpass 10.5 trillion yuan (around 1.52 trillion US dollars) in 2019.
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Ma Xingrui, governor of the province, made the announcement Tuesday when delivering a government work report at the opening of the annual provincial legislative session.
Facing external uncertainties in 2019, Guangdong, a leading foreign trade player in the country, saw its imports and exports totaling 7.14 trillion yuan, down 0.3 percent year on year, according to the report.
The province unveiled 32 measures to boost high-quality development of foreign trade and explore the international markets. Last year, Guangdong's trade volume with the European Union and ASEAN rose 10.7 percent and 4.9 percent, respectively.
Guangdong's actual use of foreign capital rose 3.5 percent to reach 150 billion yuan in 2019.
The per capita disposable income in the province saw an increase of 8.6 percent to 38,900 yuan last year.
Guangdong also announced its 2020 growth target at about 6 percent.
File photoGUANGZHOU, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinas economic powerhouse Guangdong Province estimated its GDP rose around 6.3 percent to surpass 10.5 trillion yuan (around 1.52 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2019. Ma Xingrui, governor of the province, made the announcement Tuesday when delivering a government work report at the opening of the local annual legislative session.
China's Hebei reports 7% GDP growth in 2019
SHIJIAZHUANG - North Chinas Hebei province reported an estimated 7-percent year-on-year growth of its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019, according to the ongoing annual session of the provincial peoples congress.A skier takes on the slopestyle course at Genting Resort Secret Garden, one of venues for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province. (Photo: Xinhua)The industrial structure in Hebei continued to improve in 2019, with the added value of the service sector growing by about 10 percent annually, which accounted for more than 50 percent of the provinces GDP, said Xu Qin, governor of Hebei, in his government work report delivered Tuesday.The value-added output of strategic emerging industries in the province saw a year-on-year increase of about 12 percent in 2019.Hebeis foreign trade volume rose by more than 10 percent in 2019, the highest in recent years, as a new pilot free trade zone was inaugurated, Xu said.The province also announced its 2020 GDP growth target as about 6.5 percent.
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Acorn Contracts with Planned Parenthood Violate Federal Regulations?
Home . Publications . Acorn Contracts with Planned Parenthood Violate Federal Regulations?
"Public record shows Planned Parenthood does not meet federal acquisition standards;
ineligible for Title X or any federal contracts."
Washington, D.C. — Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.203-13 (b)(2) requires that every contractor doing business with the government "shall (i) Exercise due diligence to prevent and detect criminal conduct; and (ii) Otherwise promote an organizational culture that encourages ethical conduct and a commitment to compliance with the law." American Life League (ALL) released a new video today that it says summarizes a long, well documented public record that Planned Parenthood does not meet federal standards and therefore is ineligible for Title X or any federal contracts.
State audits revealed overbillings by Planned Parenthood in at least four states and a 2010 U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit raised serious questions about a $1.5 billion discrepancy between federal grants to Planned Parenthood and the funds it reported spending 2002-2008. ALL alleges those financial irregularities are part of a sustained pattern of illegal behavior and avoiding compliance with the law.
"Undercover video and audio investigations since 2002 show that Planned Parenthood employees in every state routinely tell minors to lie about their age on medical forms," said Jim Sedlak, vice president at ALL. "Just recently, undercover videos at Planned Parenthood in NY, NJ, VA, and DC caught employees advising pimps to coach 13-15 year old child prostitutes how to lie so Planned Parenthood could avoid laws meant to protect those very children from child rape and sex trafficking."
When American Life League tried to respond to Planned Parenthood's public relations blitz targeting lawmakers earlier this month, NBC and CBS affiliates refused to run ALL's popular YouTube video "Planned Parenthood's Bunnies." Undeterred, this time ALL is turning directly to YouTube to launch the 30-second spot entitled "We're Waiting."
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"Like ACORN, Planned Parenthood's powerful friends in Congress never want to look too closely. Too many others "even in this financial crisis" do not have the courage to act. Pro-life or not, cutting $362 million in contracts to $1.2 billion Planned Parenthood is not just an easy funding decision but required by federal regulations," Sedlak concluded. "We're waiting."
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February 27, 1998 (vol. 108, iss. 86)
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Why Do People Think That Climate Change Is a Hoax?
Virginia Matteo
How did the biggest threat to life on this planet become a contentious political issue? And how did it become such a personal matter for many people? Despite the differences we have, the preservation of life on Earth should be something that unites us.
And yet it's not.
How Did We Get Where We Are?
People on the progressive end of politics take for granted that we all agree that facts are facts. And yet, it doesn't seem to be the case. Climate change is presented by the media as a matter of opinion. One "climate change denier" is pitted against one "climate change believer," giving the impression that these two positions are equally valid.
Even worse, climate change has been appropriated by political discourses. Politics tend to present issues in an easily-digestible manner as either "this" or "that," either "pro" or "against." In this case, it is the existence of climate change that is presented as a polarizing issue. Populist politicians seized the opportunity of questioning climate change as a way of setting themselves apart from progressive political discourses.
It is easy to deny climate change. Populist politicians present an alternative to the doom and gloom scenarios of "climate change believers." Wouldn't you want to be told that you can sit back, relax, and continue business as usual and the planet will be just fine? It's a negative message versus a positive one. No wonder the latter is so strong.
Climate change denial was planted in the fertile ground of discontent with the status quo and establishment. The current system benefits few and drives masses into extreme poverty. Currently, 8 richest people are worth as much as half the global population (!) Despite being one of the strongest economies in the world, the USA has also staggering inequalities.
The narration of the disbelief in the scientific establishment fits nicely with the climate of disillusionment with institutions. But populists won't solve the problems – they will only leave a bigger mess.
Debates, Debates...
Climate change debates are fruitless because they have become a matter of political belonging. The liberals present charts, the climate change deniers question them. The liberals say with contempt: "Idiots." The climate change deniers snap back, "Liars paid by the science establishment."
The liberals say that 97% of climate scientists have reached a consensus that climate change is real and man-made.
The climate change deniers reply that there isn't a single reputable climate scientist who claims that. And so it rages on throughout the Internet.
Climate change debates reveal deeper structural issues with our political and economic cultures. Don't get me wrong – we should be debating climate change. But we should be debating how to tackle it and not whether it exists.
Part of the reason that people can't grasp the importance of climate change is that it is an abstract concept. We are told about predictions for the next 100 years. But climate change is happening here and now.
Disastrous Consequences of Global Warming Happening NOW
Extreme weather phenomena are becoming worse. Higher temperatures change the way water circulates in the ecosystem, causing more rainfall in wet areas and less rainfall in dry areas. As a consequence, floods and droughts are becoming more frequent and more severe, inflicting billion-dollar damages and hindering access to fresh water. Hurricanes are predicted to occur less often but become more powerful. Even lighting is being affected by climate change; its frequency in the United States will most likely rise by 50 percent by 2100.
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Anything that doesn't serve American interest suddenly gets deemed irrelevant. Obama didn't think Climate Change was bs but if his successor, businessman Trump thinks so then that's how it's got to be. We all are pretty well versed with how academic research are funded to come up with a biased opinion!!
What if Russia and China together with Europe were to drive the Paris Accord and impose sanctions on America in the near future???
2 years ago from Florida
I don't think Climate Change (aka Global Warming) is in dispute.
What is in dispute is the cause(s) of it, and what can be done about it.
Also in dispute are things like the Paris Agreement which did nothing to address the issues, it was primarily a tax on 'Western Civilization' countries. China, the worst by far producer of CO2 (nearly twice America's amount), agreed only to 'try harder' to do something about its CO2 levels... no penalties, no taxes, no goals or benchmarks were required of China. It did nothing to solve the problem, it was nothing more than a 'trickle down' tax that would effect all hard working citizens in North America and Europe and more regulations on North America and Europe which would have made businesses more inclined to move to nations like China and India.


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This document describes how to set up call-back by using the Linux system and modem. I would like to thank Anna for her patience.
2.1 PART I: Net at home ?
2.2 PART II: The first steps with modem.
I will be waiting for all opinions about this document. I have tried to gather information as complete as possible. Tell me when your find any mistakes. I'll be grateful to people who will send me any suggestions or corrections. Their contributions will make this document better. I don't mind answering your questions but I'd rather you read the whole article first.
This document can by published under the conditions of Linux Documentation Project. Get in touch with the author if you can't get this license. This document is free.
Most of us use the Internet in a place of work. However we offen need the net at home or outside the place of work. It may be possible that the work from home is cheaper then from a company building. I think that the best solution is to install call-back software on the Linux server. Call-back makes it possible to re-call index number at the cost of the company. I'll try to present how it works. An entitled person who calls the modem is varied for the first time in Linux server. Then on the user's side the "hang up modem" is switched on. At the same time Linux calls the user. User is verified again. We have connection and the server is charged. The user pays only for the initiation of the connection. The double verification and extra options in the call-back program unable the unsuitable persons to charge our bill. We can restrict the access to the connection only to corporation network or the Internet. Call-back is very flexible. Below, I'll try to present the configuration of a call-back server on Linux system and I'll show you how to set up your computer for re-calling the connection. I don't describe configuration of ISDN call-back because I don't use ISDN in my connection to the Internet. If you set call-back on ISDN send me your configuration. I had some problem when I changed my kernel from 2.2.x to 2.4.x. I will describe new option for a new kernel. Remember that if you change your kernel for high version you will have to change pppd, too. I don't create a new section for description of new possibility in kernels 2.4.x but I write a new configurations in old section. I would like to apologise to people who asked me about options for new kernels. I didn't have time to write a new version of HOW-TO. I have changed my job and place of liveing. Sorry.
If you have USR WinModems see Linmodem-HOWTO.
The externale modem is moust flexible you have more place inste your computer.
Don't use Plug modem see Plag-and-Play-HOWTO.
Now, we check our configuration using the program minicom.
You can't forget that you need new pppd demon for kernels 2.4.x (for me it was ppp-2.4.0 this ppp has some mistake you have to get latest from ftp.samba.org in /pub/ppp ).
OK. We have a good kernel. Now, we have to set up the software to our system. The call-back program is a part of mgetty-sendfax and ppp. You will find it all in your distribution. Because the call-back system has double verification we create a user who will be running ppp on the side of server. In /etc/passwd you have new user and you have to change their shall.
I don't use a special script for the running of pppd but I run it directly while login pppuser.
The last 3rd option is very important. You use only PAP authentication ,require-pap. Don't use chap authentication, refuse-chap. You can use ms-dns, If you have M$ Windows system clients you can send them information about DNS server. If you wont to send IP of DNS server for Linux/UNIX machine you use usepeerdns option, more in man pppd.
Proxyarp is the most important from the above options, because you can go to Internet by the modem in the server. The remaining options are used to control your modem. You can only work on the server if you remove proxyarp option. You have to see PPP-HOWTO and man pppd for more information. We will set up our modem now. Our server must be ready to receive a connection after start. We edit file /etc/inittab and we add it's to modem on the 2en com.
The remaining lines can be marked #.
We have to set up suid for ppp demon, because pppuser has to run pppd and make interface work. I insert have to insert opinion of Bill Staehle "NOTE: Some distributions think they know better than you, and delete this permission when their 'admin' tool (yast in SuSE, linuxconf in many others) is used. Read the documentation of the "tool" to see how to stop this crap."
I think that it is a good idea is to add it to cron becouse I had a problem after restart of my server pppd changed preference. It's normal situation in. I add opinion of Bill Staehle "COMMENT: This is what I was referring to. In Red Hat, look at /usr/lib/linuxconf/redhat/perm/ppp (delete or rename the file)."
If you are RedHat user you can change in /etc/sysconfig/network from FORWARD_IPV4=false to FORWARD_IPV4=true.
For verification we call to Linux. We use scripts for it. If we do this in MS Windows we mark options "call out a terminal after connection". We login as pppuser with its password. I hope that all is OK.
We can already call our Linux. Now it's time Linux called us. It's not very diffucalt. We have to edit only two files. We create a file /etc/mgetty+sendfax/callback.conf and we leave it empty.
where call is a pseudo-user needed to initiate the connection. The line in the /etc/mgetty+sendfax/login.conf puts in motion the program calling the given number (in this case it's 123456). The same procedures can be applied to other users. I'll try to explain how it works. When we call a server. It asks us to give verification. We login as pseudo-user, in this case it calls. The script in our computer hangs up the modem. We wait and the connection is cut off. The program call-back starts working and recalls us. We verify ourselves again as pppuser with password. We combine the connection and interface ppp. That's all. The configuration of work-stations is very simple. When you have MS Windows, you have to install dial-up for your number. In the modem propriety we find " propriety--->extended---> extra options" where we write.
We close the window and call. We log in according to the description given above. If we want to use Linux, we must refer to the script. It's difficult to give only one good script for our Linux. A good configuration of ppp in the system is of primary importance. (You can call it as pppuser through the scripts first).The scripts below were whiten by A. Gozdz. I suggest putting everything to catalogue. It is only my suggestion & you don't have to start the scripts here. Detailed information cocernig writing scripts on Linux can found in PPP-HOWTO.
tekstb="Probably, You will be connect"
If you have M$ Windows you can use this script for conection. I don't test it (I use terminal) you can ask some more Adrian Debkowski ( adrian@cr-media.pl).
The Configuration of call-back is not complicated. The most important thing is a proper arrangement of ppp server on Linux. I don't know a better way of setting up an access - server. The configuration presented above is a result of numerous attempts and it can be done in a different way. That's way I suggest reading all the documents concerning the issue man pppd, NET-HOWTO, PPP-HOWTO,ISP-Setup-RedHat-HOWTO,Modem-HOWTO . A special thanks for Bill Staehle.