On Monday 21 July 2003 08:11 am, Gary Wilson wrote: > --- Collins Richey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The WinXP wizard for networking detected it's place > > on my LAN (Netgear > > router) automagically, setup for DHCP, and even > > enabled File and Printer > > Sharing without any of the screwing around I've had > > to do in the past. > > Only 1 reboot. <g> I was able to copy all the > > The secret here is that you got XP Pro, which has full > networking support. It can still get tricky. If the > automatic settings don't work, manual configuration is > a real dog and it will keep trying to go back to the > automatic settings. XP Home edition has minimal > networking support. It's a dog and should be banned > from all computer systems, along with Windows ME, its > close cousin. > > You can boot up with Knoppix and get the same kind of > automatic networking and Samba support is built in. It > has Linneighborhood installed and has almost always > found other computers on the network for me. > > Gary
I am sure that others here will know what I mean when I say that Daughter was brought up in a office with windows. So I REALLY hesitate to give her anything else. I am already blamed for upgrading from 98. It is a temporary networking as she graduates as a teacher in Nov and can go anywhere in Queensland then. Oh! for peace a nd quiet again. -- Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'SKIPPY' 18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061, Australia:: PH:61733002161 Practising Geriatric, Retired Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in storage _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
