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"SMChristenson" |
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31 Mar 2004 08:25:44 PM |
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Re: OT - Linux Questions |
Various thoughts:
If you download OS ISOs, get the md5sum and check whether it was a good
transfer.
Don't the RH 9 disks ask you if you want to test the disk before
installing? My downloaded version does.
The USB modem sounds nasty (but see below).
I have a Linksys router. QWest sells you a Cisco modem if you want an
external unit, so I don't worry about drivers. NIC ("tulip" in my case)
driver, of course, but no Cisco "driver". The Linksys is between the
Cisco modem and the machines. Once you get a modem working, there is a
good chance that you could just plug the router into the system and it
would "work". If you have something like a DSL web server, you'll want to
set static IPs and probably set some other stuff though.
Screw OpenOffice 1.0. It blinked out on me regularly. 1.1 has meaningful
new features and seems rock solid.
You might try this:
This is in answer to the question about USB DSL drivers for Linux.
There are drivers out there for the Alcatel SpeedTouch USB. The
SpeedStream 4060 is actually made by Alcatel.
I have setup the SpeedTouch in RedHat 7.1 and gotten it to successfully
work on my home network.
Andy Fore
Computer Services Specialist III
Part of the excitement of linux is that the majority of hardware companies
still don't give a rat's ***** about linux, lip service or not. But that
doesn't mean somebody hasn't written a 3rd party driver anyway.
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| User: "Elroy Willis" |
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| Title: Re: OT - Linux Questions |
01 Apr 2004 01:03:01 PM |
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SMChristenson <smchris@visi.com> wrote in alt.atheism
Various thoughts:
You might try this:
This is in answer to the question about USB DSL drivers for Linux.
There are drivers out there for the Alcatel SpeedTouch USB. The
SpeedStream 4060 is actually made by Alcatel.
I have setup the SpeedTouch in RedHat 7.1 and gotten it to successfully
work on my home network.
I have decided that buying a new ethernet modem is probably
the way to go. The 4060 USB has gotta be way slower than an ethernet
modem, right? What about a firewire modem? I recently bought a $20
firewire card that enables me to transfer videos from my DV camcorder,
and it's pretty damn fast. I wonder if it might be faster than an
ethernet connection, but either way, getting rid of the USB DSL modem
seems to be a good idea to me.
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Elroy Willis
EAP Chief Editor and Newshound
http://web2.airmail.net/~elo/news
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| User: "Dr Dave W" |
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| Title: Re: OT - Linux Questions |
01 Apr 2004 04:49:39 PM |
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Elroy Willis <elo@airmail.net> wrote in
news:nfpo60hnhr8hjvrlajg2ju77gd5ihe0eoh@4ax.com:
SMChristenson <smchris@visi.com> wrote in alt.atheism
Various thoughts:
You might try this:
This is in answer to the question about USB DSL drivers for Linux.
There are drivers out there for the Alcatel SpeedTouch USB. The
SpeedStream 4060 is actually made by Alcatel.
I have setup the SpeedTouch in RedHat 7.1 and gotten it to
successfully
work on my home network.
I have decided that buying a new ethernet modem is probably
the way to go. The 4060 USB has gotta be way slower than an ethernet
modem, right? What about a firewire modem? I recently bought a $20
firewire card that enables me to transfer videos from my DV camcorder,
and it's pretty damn fast. I wonder if it might be faster than an
ethernet connection, but either way, getting rid of the USB DSL modem
seems to be a good idea to me.
Ethernet and Firewire are faster than USB but USB is fast enough for an
internet connection. You won't really see the difference there. Your LAN
(between your own machines) connection will be faster which will be
better for sharing files across your machines and printer sharing. Plus
ethernet will just be easier.
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Dave W a.a.#1967
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| User: "SMChristenson" |
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| Title: Re: OT - Linux Questions |
01 Apr 2004 06:36:38 PM |
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On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 22:49:39 +0000, Dr Dave W wrote:
better for sharing files across your machines and printer sharing. Plus
ethernet will just be easier.
That's my feeling. USB or firewire creep me out for a WAN portal. You're
basically getting an internal modem with an umbilical cord. The machine
it services becomes your exposed firewall machine. Better to go with
ethernet.
But since it is already there -- you could try the driver for the _chip_.
A lot of linux stuff works that way: "Who cares what the manufacturor
says? What chip is it running?"
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| User: "Dr Dave W" |
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| Title: Re: OT - Linux Questions |
01 Apr 2004 07:50:06 PM |
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SMChristenson <smchris@visi.com> wrote in
news:pan.2004.04.02.00.36.38.609381@visi.com:
On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 22:49:39 +0000, Dr Dave W wrote:
better for sharing files across your machines and printer sharing.
Plus ethernet will just be easier.
That's my feeling. USB or firewire creep me out for a WAN portal.
You're basically getting an internal modem with an umbilical cord.
The machine it services becomes your exposed firewall machine. Better
to go with ethernet.
The whole usb firewire networking just doesn't sit right with me. Sure it
works but the fast majority of networking products are ethernet based. To
add onto your network becomes more difficult than it really should be.
F'rinstance, I wanted wireless, I plugged a WAP into my router, done. Do
that with a DSL modem usb'd into your computer...
But since it is already there -- you could try the driver for the
_chip_. A lot of linux stuff works that way: "Who cares what the
manufacturor says? What chip is it running?"
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Dave W a.a.#1967
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