[newbie] Webam chat in Mandrake

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I am currently using Eyeball Chat for webcam chat in Windows (actually, I use Eyeball for the webcam part and ICQ for chat as it has better chat options) Unfortunately there is not yet a linux version of Eyeball. Is there anything I can

Re[2]: [newbie] Firewalls for Linux

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Sorry Brian, but I take exception to this statement: I definitely would not suggest to someone coming from the Windows world whose current idea of a good firewall is Kerio with a system tray icon on their primary machine, that they should jump

Re[2]: [newbie] Firewalls for Linux

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Bryan, Funnily enough, I actually agree with most of what you are saying :-) What it really comes down to for me though is this. I use my computer as a home computer only. It is primarily a tool for me to communicate with the wider world and my

Re[4]: [newbie] Firewalls for Linux

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 That's exactly where Smoothwall will fit in nicely :-) Download, boot, BAM, yer secure. http://smoothwall.org/about/ I looked at that but unless I'm totally thick it requires a separate box to install it on, which I don't have :-) It looks

[newbie] Firewalls for Linux

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, There are always more questions! :-) What do you people all use/prefer for a firewall to run with Mandrake? I am not overly impressed with the inbuilt firewall configuration ... so far I have had to disable it completely to get GAIM or my mail

[newbie] Restore default KDE menus?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi again, Seems like I'm going to be here every other day with a new question :-) I somehow seem to have messed up my KDE menus. After installing some *extra* bits and pieces via the software installer, from the installation CD's, my menus are not

Re[2]: [newbie] Sound question this time

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Derek, Thanks for your suggestions. As far as I can tell from what settings I can find, I don't have anything muted, but I am so new at this, anything is possible! :-) I will copy and paste here what I have posted in another forum also. Some of this

Re[2]: [newbie] Sound question this time

John, What *relevant stuff* might that be? :-) I have NO idea what I am doing here remember! I need to know what I am looking for and how to configure it correctly. Can you be a little more specific? -- - Carren Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go

[newbie] Sound question this time

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi again, Thanks to everyone who replied to my last post re my modem. Your help combined with that from elsewhere meant I now have a working modem and can get online at last! :-) The other major problem I currently have is, no sound. I have no

[newbie] Modem troubles

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I am another Mandrake newbie (obviously or I wouldn't be here I guess!) and I need some help please. My modem is evidently a winmodem according to Mandrake, which is unsupported in Linux. It is Conexant HSF V92 56k PCI . I found a site which

Re[2]: [newbie] Modem troubles

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Thanks for your help everyone. I ran the install and got a message saying everything installed, so I assume it worked, although I have no idea where it installed to. I never got asked to select where I wanted it installed as I would have in