Re: Help Getting Connected to Internet

2007-10-22 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Sun, Oct 21, 2007 at 08:36:29PM -, Ed wrote: Hi Jude, You might be on to something here. I took the old computer out of its cubby hole and opened it up and just 'looked' inside. I didn't re-seat anything, just looked. I put it back, reconnected all cables, and went to lunch.

Re: Help Getting Connected to Internet

2007-10-22 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sun, Oct 21, 2007 at 08:36:29PM -, Ed wrote: You might be on to something here. I took the old computer out of its cubby hole and opened it up and just 'looked' inside. I didn't re-seat anything, just looked. I put it back, reconnected all cables, and went to lunch. When I

Help Getting Connected to Internet

2007-10-21 Thread Ed
Hi, This is a continuation of thread called 'Help with Debian Install' which I started 10/24/2007, but enough has changed since then that I thought I would start over. Originally I was using the netinstall image, but I gave up on that and downloaded debian-40r1-i386-CD-1.iso. I did a complete

Re: Help Getting Connected to Internet

2007-10-21 Thread Jude DaShiell
What kind of n.i.c. card in the old computer? You could need a new n.i.c. card in the old computer or the card may need to be reseated. Did that old computer fall off of anything or get hit really hard between when it was last working and now? If so, that's a reseat or replacement. To

Re: Help Getting Connected to Internet

2007-10-21 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Sun, Oct 21, 2007 at 05:18:13PM -, Ed wrote: Hi, This is a continuation of thread called 'Help with Debian Install' which I started 10/24/2007, but enough has changed since then that I thought I would start over. Glad you're still here. Originally I was using the netinstall

Re: Help Getting Connected to Internet

2007-10-21 Thread Ed
On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:40:12 +0200, Jude DaShiell wrote: What kind of n.i.c. card in the old computer? You could need a new n.i.c. card in the old computer or the card may need to be reseated. Did that old computer fall off of anything or get hit really hard between when it was last working

Re: Help Getting Connected to Internet

2007-10-21 Thread Jude DaShiell
Next you need to get a mirrors list built and working. I think running dselect and making choices with that software package may help you set up the right sources.list in /etc/apt. Once that's done you will want to run aptitude update then aptitude dist-upgrade then aptitude install apt-file

Re: Help Getting Connected to Internet

2007-10-21 Thread Nigel Henry
On Sunday 21 October 2007 22:36, Ed wrote: On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:40:12 +0200, Jude DaShiell wrote: What kind of n.i.c. card in the old computer? You could need a new n.i.c. card in the old computer or the card may need to be reseated. Did that old computer fall off of anything or get hit

Re: Help Getting Connected to Internet

2007-10-21 Thread Jude DaShiell
Not good to have a computer in a cubbyhole unless it's really well ventillated in that cubbyhole. Computers need to be able to circulate air to cool themselves and every so often they need to be blown out with compressed air to get rid of the dust that accumulates inside of them. -- To