Re: [Xastir] Re: [linuxham] Processors and Linux version
Lee Bengston wrote: On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Steve/WM5Z <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I plan on going to Best Buy today and I am going to get a cheapo NIC, install it, and get the driver to install. Then I will pull the cheapo NIC, hoping the built-in will now work. BTW, it is one of those 1000/100 megabit cards. Sure hope it is backward compatible to my existing network. Steve/WM5Z I was going to suggest buying another NIC since I've seen wired NICs on sale recently for 5-10 bucks, but then your message came in while I was reading other messages. Most wired NICs should be detected out of the box. You may want to keep the 2nd NIC installed - it might come in handy for sharing your internet connection or backing up your laptop without disconnecting the desktop's internet connection. Lee - K5DAT Murphy, TX ___ We actually have an honest network here with a server and Post-Modem Firewall on the server. The chain of events is cable modem through a router with a built in firewall, through the server with a software firewall, then distribution to the network and a second router with wireless for the laptops. Works really well, is pretty secure and all Linux based, including the router firmware. I won't be keeping the second NIC card in place though. This motherboard only comes with 2 PCI slots, and I need one for a second sound card I want to run, (the on-board card for the normal hints, prompts, CD music, movie audio, game audio, etc and the auxiliary sound card for the ham radio applications) plus the serial card adapter as I need more than one serial port, and I can't find any new motherboards with more than one. Some of the new mother boards don't have any serial or parallel ports. I could use a USB-serial adapter, but they seem prone to sudden death, and being external to the PC sometimes gets in the way. Also, they don't always work. Plus, we have a critter of the feline persuasion who likes the freedom to roam around behind the computers, and sometimes "unplugs" things what ain't screwed down. ;-) Best 73 Steve/WM5Z ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
Re: [Xastir] Re: [linuxham] Processors and Linux version
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Steve/WM5Z <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I plan on going to Best Buy today and I am going to get a cheapo NIC, > install it, and get the driver to install. Then I will pull the cheapo NIC, > hoping the built-in will now work. BTW, it is one of those 1000/100 megabit > cards. Sure hope it is backward compatible to my existing network. > > Steve/WM5Z I was going to suggest buying another NIC since I've seen wired NICs on sale recently for 5-10 bucks, but then your message came in while I was reading other messages. Most wired NICs should be detected out of the box. You may want to keep the 2nd NIC installed - it might come in handy for sharing your internet connection or backing up your laptop without disconnecting the desktop's internet connection. Lee - K5DAT Murphy, TX ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
Re: [Xastir] Re: [linuxham] Processors and Linux version
Richard Polivka, N6NKO wrote: Steve, If you have another computer available, just download the .tgz files needed and put them on a flashdrive and load from there. Another way, that is if you have the capability, get the data over your cellphone data connection. 73 from 807, Richard , N6NKO Hi Richard. If you are talking about the driver for the NIC card, what I found was on the ASUS web site, they would only install it from their site, no download available. My guess is that they are trying to keep the driver a secret, but make it available for Linux users. I plan on going to Best Buy today and I am going to get a cheapo NIC, install it, and get the driver to install. Then I will pull the cheapo NIC, hoping the built-in will now work. BTW, it is one of those 1000/100 megabit cards. Sure hope it is backward compatible to my existing network. Steve/WM5Z ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
Re: [Xastir] Re: [linuxham] Processors and Linux version
Steve, If you have another computer available, just download the .tgz files needed and put them on a flashdrive and load from there. Another way, that is if you have the capability, get the data over your cellphone data connection. 73 from 807, Richard , N6NKO Steve/WM5Z wrote: Well guys, I got the new computer in today. Wow. I have to say, it is fast. I loaded the 32 bit version of Fedora 9. As usual, I loaded all the programming stuff so that I could install new software. Everything seems to have gone well in this regard. What normally took 45 - 50 minutes was done in 15. I thought maybe I made a mistake somewhere and didn't install all that I should, but I checked the log, and it's all there. I then found my first problem. The processor wasn't recognized by the mother board. Quick fix was to get the latest BIOS from ASUS, and it fixed that. The motherboard comes with a CD for the Linux driver for the network card. Only one problem. The installer wants the header for the Kernel. Since I don't have the NIC working, I can't download the Kernel. So, I thought I'd get it from my other computer (the dell laptop here) and copy it over and install it. But the new computer said I have the wrong header file. I matched the number exactly, but no go. Oh well. I'll work on that later. Then I went to the ASUS web site, where they will install the driver, but guess what, how do you install the driver off their web site if you can't get on line to down load it??? You can only get it either by building the module from files on the CD or go on line and down load it and install from their site. I'll ponder that one. I don't have a telephone modem, or yes, I'd do that. So far though, I am showing all the memory correctly, the processors (dual core) are showing up right, the speed is stepping from 500 MHz through 3000 MHz. The SATA drive reports 120 MBPS throughput and the video is much sharper than I've ever seen on this monitor with either the old PC and Linux or when I first had XP-Pro on it. Thanks to all you guys for your help in helping me make my decisions. If anyone here knows how to fix the NIC problem, I'm sure gonna be grateful. ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
[Xastir] Re: [linuxham] Processors and Linux version
Well guys, I got the new computer in today. Wow. I have to say, it is fast. I loaded the 32 bit version of Fedora 9. As usual, I loaded all the programming stuff so that I could install new software. Everything seems to have gone well in this regard. What normally took 45 - 50 minutes was done in 15. I thought maybe I made a mistake somewhere and didn't install all that I should, but I checked the log, and it's all there. I then found my first problem. The processor wasn't recognized by the mother board. Quick fix was to get the latest BIOS from ASUS, and it fixed that. The motherboard comes with a CD for the Linux driver for the network card. Only one problem. The installer wants the header for the Kernel. Since I don't have the NIC working, I can't download the Kernel. So, I thought I'd get it from my other computer (the dell laptop here) and copy it over and install it. But the new computer said I have the wrong header file. I matched the number exactly, but no go. Oh well. I'll work on that later. Then I went to the ASUS web site, where they will install the driver, but guess what, how do you install the driver off their web site if you can't get on line to down load it??? You can only get it either by building the module from files on the CD or go on line and down load it and install from their site. I'll ponder that one. I don't have a telephone modem, or yes, I'd do that. So far though, I am showing all the memory correctly, the processors (dual core) are showing up right, the speed is stepping from 500 MHz through 3000 MHz. The SATA drive reports 120 MBPS throughput and the video is much sharper than I've ever seen on this monitor with either the old PC and Linux or when I first had XP-Pro on it. Thanks to all you guys for your help in helping me make my decisions. If anyone here knows how to fix the NIC problem, I'm sure gonna be grateful. ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
