On Sun, 2002-06-02 at 20:00, Michael Adams wrote: > On Sun, 2 Jun 2002 14:20:28 +1200 > > Michael Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have the P3 500 box running 8.2 at present. I have been given two P1 > > 100 machines. I want to have a go at setting up a network with them. > > Ideally a hub is the way to go and it allows expansion. But i have > > Scottish ancestors and this is more of the nature of an experiment than > > anything else. > > > > So could i put two NICs in the P3, each one connected to a NIC in a P1 > > box? > > > > I will get one P1 running 8.2 working for my flatmate to use the printer > > on the P3 and perhaps load W95 or W98SE on the other to learn about > > SaMBa. > > > > -- > > Michael > > I have read all the advice, thanks everyone. Will have to save the pennies > and go for a hub it seems. The idea of using one of the P1's as a server had > hit me also. But the modem and the printer are working on the P3 and i can > give one machine to my partner when it is running, while i experiment with > the P3 and the other P1 as my test network toys. > > Tried loading 8.2 on the first P1. It has 48Megs of RAM and a Seagate 4Gig > drive (that i until recently had running 7.1 on the P3). It installed in > expert text mode. I even logged into KDE as a user. Will run IceWM when it is > up for good. No mouse or sound though so i tried to run various control tools > from keyboard on tty1. No luck. > > Top priority is the mouse. > > Loaded Windows95 to see the settings (used W95 rather than W98SE for a 1996 > toy). I can't tell where to find the mouse driver info. The only info i can > find is when i enter: > Control Panel > Add new Hardware. > During the detect phase of the wizard it senses both a "Logitech Serial > Mouse" AND a "Standard PS/2 Port Mouse". The mouse is a Genius 3 Button model > in a serial (9 pin D) port labelled COM1. There is no PS2 mouse port and the > keyboard is on a DIN type plug. > So during Mandrake install i had told it "Serial 3 Button". Perhaps i should > select the Logitech option. Any advice welcome???? > > When i get the mouse working i will have more chance of fixing the sound > problem and getting a better resolution from the SiS6205. And if i get no joy > from IceWM i may try MDK7.1 instead for lower memory usage. > > -- > Michael > > ---- Michael,
Become root and run mousedrake. That will allow you to get it going if anything will. HTH Brian
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