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Well, I set the new system (HP) up with Mandrake 8.1!
All seems to have gone rather well I think. I have no sound and no DSL =
connection though. (no laughing! cherish the small victories!) I =
am a total rookie at this stuff. SO I now differ to the "GU-RU's" out =
there who know this stuff called Linux.
Actually I am very happy about how my first experience has gone. I am =
ready to kick the dog in frustration though. But, to expect it to have =
gone any smoother, being a novice, would have been unrealistic.
So, now for the questions......
First I have the Qwest megabit connection. It uses Ethernet cards =
through a hub that then ties into some new fandangled box of theirs to =
allow for DSL. The HP is using a NetGear FA311 ver.B Ethernet card. =
The System recognizes that the card is present. When setting up the =
Internet connection (using the handy dandy utility) I have several =
options. modem, ISDN, ADSL, And LAN(which it says right next to the LAN =
something to the effect of "Ethernet card detected") I go through the =
process, Although I must admit I don't know what these IP addresses it =
asks for are ( but it does say they are optional), and it finally says =
time to reboot. So, with great joy I reboot. After waiting for it to =
"whir" alas the machine is done, and I still have no Internet =
connection.
Am I suppose to Mount Something?(careful how you respond to that)
DO I need those IP things?
Any help at all would be great, Please bear in mind though, The Linux =
machine is solely Linux, I am writing to you on one of "uncle Billies =
machines" so downloading and transferring files is not an option, or is =
it?
We'll deal with sound later, or we could do it now. Not sure what is =
going on there. Says sound is not installed, or something like that.
Well I know I must sound frustrated, and actually I AM! but hey "there =
is no victory without a struggle!" Any of your help would be greatly =
appreciated( by the dog especially!) I believe from what I've seen of =
"slim Bill" that Linux is the way to go, but it is ruff going from =
"Plug-N-Pray" to "What's this IP thing!" I shall endeavor forward to =
learn this new technology though.
Thanks all, and look forward to meeting you on the fifteenth. By the =
way, where at GCC is the meeting?
you ever wondering why guys like me ask so many questions.....DAAAHHH =
did it again.
Thanks,=20
Stew
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Well, I set the new system (HP) up with =
Mandrake=20
8.1!
All seems to have gone rather well I =
think. I=20
have no sound and no DSL connection though. (no=20
laughing! cherish the small victories!) I =
am a=20
total rookie at this stuff. SO I now differ to the "GU-RU's" out =
there who=20
know this stuff called Linux.
Actually I am very happy about how my =
first=20
experience has gone. I am ready to kick the dog in frustration=20
though. But, to expect it to have gone any smoother, being a =
novice, would=20
have been unrealistic.
So, now for the =
questions......
First I have the Qwest megabit =
connection. It=20
uses Ethernet cards through a hub that then ties into some new =
fandangled box of=20
theirs to allow for DSL. The HP is using a NetGear FA311 ver.B =
Ethernet=20
card. The System recognizes that the card is present. When =
setting=20
up the Internet connection (using the handy dandy utility) I have =
several=20
options. modem, ISDN, ADSL, And LAN(which it says right next to =
the LAN=20
something to the effect of "Ethernet card detected") I go through =
the=20
process, Although I must admit I don't know what these IP addresses it =
asks for=20
are ( but it does say they are optional), and it finally says time to=20
reboot. So, with great joy I reboot. After waiting for it to =
"whir"=20
alas the machine is done, and I still have no Internet =
connection.
Am I suppose to Mount =
Something?(careful how you=20
respond to that)
DO I need those IP things?
Any help at all would be great, =
Please bear=20
in mind though, The Linux machine is solely Linux, I am writing to =
you on=20
one of "uncle Billies machines" so downloading and transferring =
files is=20
not an option, or is it?
We'll deal with sound later, or we =
could do it=20
now. Not sure what is going on there. Says sound is not =
installed,=20
or something like that.
Well I know I must sound frustrated, =
and actually I=20
AM! but hey "there is no victory without a struggle!" Any of your =
help=20
would be greatly appreciated( by the dog especially!) I believe =
from what=20
I've seen of "slim Bill" that Linux is the way to go, but it is ruff =
going from=20
"Plug-N-Pray" to "What's this IP thing!" I shall endeavor forward =
to learn=20
this new technology though.
Thanks all, and look forward to meeting =
you on the=20
fifteenth. By the way, where at GCC is the meeting?
you ever wondering why guys like me ask =
so many=20
questions.....DAAAHHH did it again.
Thanks,
Stew
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