lovely..... I d/l the ruby tar ball on M$and upack in ubuntu to compile it on my own. I then find out that "By default, Ubuntu does not come with the tools required [to compile programs]." It goes on to say that I need to apt-get a package to enable it. Well shoot! On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > does anyone know how to get the Linux box to talk to the network? > practicallynetworked only has to do with sharing the connection between > windows boxes..... or should it automagically do it? > > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 8:22 AM, Stephen wrote: > >> Here is something to look at then, use windows to share its connection >> to yoru ubuntu box? >> >> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/ >> >> On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >> > I am 'sharing' someones unsecure wireless account. I do not have a >> wireless >> > card for ubuntu but rather just a router from when I could afford >> internet. >> > Now I am on disability and all I can do is beg and plead for mercy! I am >> to >> > afraid to put the hackware on the router for fear of turning it into a >> brick >> > and my insecurity of not ever doing anything like that before. I think >> that >> > what one would do is connect the either net cable up and copy the >> program >> > onto it but from what I read it is much more complicated than that. >> > >> > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Eric Shubert wrote: >> >> >> >> Michael Havens wrote: >> >> > Okay. The majority of the noise out there is telling me to learn >> Ruby; >> >> > therefore, Ruby is what shall be learned! My next question is how >> should >> >> > I install it seeing as how I do not have internet access from the >> ubuntu >> >> > box but I do have it from the windows computer? >> >> >> >> How is it that you have internet on windoze but not ubuntu? >> >> >> >> -- >> >> -Eric 'shubes' >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >> >> Stephen >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: