[newbie] Network Printer Installation

2000-09-19 Thread Robert \"JTBob\" Holland
Hi, I'm still chugging away on learning Linux. I have a Lexmark Optra S 2450 and a Lexmark Optra Color 1200 available on our network through specific IP addresses. I noticed on the Mandrake Linux site that these printers aren't supported. Lexmark does have Linux drivers, but none specifically fo

[newbie] RPM destination

2000-09-15 Thread Robert \"JTBob\" Holland
Hi, I was installing StarOffice 5.2 when it got to the point of not finding a Java environment. So I go to the Java site and download JRE 1.3 from Sun. It has a .rpm file and I run rpm to install the file. Ok, so I try the StarOffice installation again, but it still can't find the Java. I can br

Re: [newbie] Connecting to NT DHCP Server

2000-09-14 Thread Robert \"JTBob\" Holland
It seems I had the Network settings just fine, but didn't have the DHCP-client installed. Ran the RpmDrake and found the client, clicked on Install, restarted the system and it connected to the DHCP server perfectly. Thanks. I'm fiddling around with SAMBA now. Should prove interesting. Oh yes, o

Re: [newbie] Connecting to NT DHCP Server

2000-09-14 Thread Robert \"JTBob\" Holland
Hmm, I used auto-install from the CD's that were created from the .iso files, so I'm not sure what was installed for the network part. Is RPM the net update feature? I believe the NIC is configured correctly, but I haven't looked closely. It is a 3COM Etherlink III combo and the driver being used

[newbie] Connecting to NT DHCP Server

2000-09-14 Thread Robert \"JTBob\" Holland
Hi, Can Mandrake Linux connect to a Windows NT DHCP server? If so, what settings need to be made? I've tried different settings in the "Network" settings under DrakConf, but I keep getting an error connecting to a DHCP server. If not possible and I need to use a static IP, what info MUST be put