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