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Multiboot machine?
Aloone_Jonez:
Got the PC now and I'm currently installing Windows 98, next will be Windows 3.1. I want to get the MS OSes over out of the way as I know they don't like to know they have competition.
One thing I've noticed is it's taking fucking ages to detedct and install all the plug and prey stuff, I'm just going to leave to it's own devices amd come back later.
Now I don't know how the hell I'm going to connect this to the Internet, our cable connection is downstairs in the dining room and this PC is upstairs in my bedroom. I don't want to drill hole in walls so I think I'll get one of those USB network hubs that work though the mains cabels or possibly Wi-Fi but it needs to be :tux: friendly, can anyone suggest anything?
H_TeXMeX_H:
USB based internet is generally NOT Linux friendly ... I figured that out long ago ... but most WiFi cards -- for laptops at least -- are Linux friendly. In my house I just ran an ethernet cable down the stairs ... yeah it looks ghetto with all the tape and everything, but I don't give a fuck ... no one comes to my house anyway ... and if they come and complain I'll just kick their asses out of my house :D ;)
Maybe you can get a WiFi hub that connects via ethernet ... that would be the best option if you don't wanna run cables.
worker201:
Actually, since the Wifi transmitter is going to transmit from the downstairs computer, presumably a Win machine, it can be a USB transmitter, although that would be much slower than Wifi.
Your Wifi receiver should be ethernet attached, though. And inside your house, a homemade boosting antenna wouldn't be a bad idea. Of course you want to secure your network, so your neighbors don't try to surf on your connection.
For information about cards and other devices and their compatibility with Linux,
http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/
H_TeXMeX_H:
Secure WiFi ???!!! I never heard of that ... all I know is WEP can be cracked in under 5 minutes ;)
worker201:
I used to get free DSL because one of my neighbors had a wireless network, and it didn't even require a login. As much as I appreciated it, I wouldn't suggest anyone configure their network that way.
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