On Thursday 21 Oct 2004 12:33, Keith Powell wrote: > On Thursday 21 Oct 2004 11:32, Alan Dunford wrote: > > On Wednesday 20 Oct 2004 22:12, Keith Powell wrote: > > > > > > The Ethernet card has a CD which includes a "wizard" for > > > setting up both > > > > > it and the BIOS automatically. But it's for Windows :( > > > > > > I have 98SE, which I very occasionally run. Would I be better > > > > > setting the card up using the wizard and Windows, and then changing to > > > > > the Mandrake hard drive after it has been set up? > > > > > > Not sure if this is particularly helpful as I am on a cable > > network but in my own case, I used the Windows program provided > > to establish the connection and set up my account with my ISP > > (ntl). Then I just plugged the "modem" into my Linux box (I > > think you wouldn't even have to do that as you switch between > > Windows and Linux on the same box), and then set up Linux to > > work with the new account. My ethernet connection worked first > > time - now I have a router connected to both Windows and Linux > > boxes with the "modem" connected as the link to the Internet. I > > now work with either the Windows machine or the Linux one (or > > both) without any problem. > > > > HTH > > > > Alan > > Hello Alan. > > Thanks for your additional help. > > I had sent my "thank you" posting before I got yours. That's why you were not > included in it. > > Cheers for now. > > Keith >
Just a final point, as I said, I have a router which connects all the machines to my cable modem (in fact I now have two linux machnes and a windows one) and do not use ANY crossover cables. > -- Alan Dunford [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mandrake Linux 10.0 Official A 100% Microsoft-free computer
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