Lee Bengston wrote:
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
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We actually have an honest network here with a server and Post-Modem
Firewall on the server. The chain of events is cable modem through a
router with a built in firewall, through the server with a software
firewall, then distribution to the network and a second router with
wireless for the laptops. Works really well, is pretty secure and all
Linux based, including the router firmware.
I won't be keeping the second NIC card in place though. This motherboard
only comes with 2 PCI slots, and I need one for a second sound card I
want to run, (the on-board card for the normal hints, prompts, CD music,
movie audio, game audio, etc and the auxiliary sound card for the ham
radio applications) plus the serial card adapter as I need more than one
serial port, and I can't find any new motherboards with more than one.
Some of the new mother boards don't have any serial or parallel ports. I
could use a USB-serial adapter, but they seem prone to sudden death, and
being external to the PC sometimes gets in the way. Also, they don't
always work. Plus, we have a critter of the feline persuasion who likes
the freedom to roam around behind the computers, and sometimes "unplugs"
things what ain't screwed down. ;-)
Best 73
Steve/WM5Z
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