Nup... I'm not giving anymore money away to MS. It'll no doubt mean upgrading the machine, and a heap of other software on it... I'll stick with NT4 until I can get the time to put CF on my Linux server.
I finally resolved it anyway... a AU$29 network card had it working again. Much cheaper than a few hundred for a new OS... plus a few thousand in time spent getting it installed and working! :^) N Craig Dudley wrote: > > Perhaps buying a copy of Win2k would be cheaper and easier than wasting all > this time. > > But then again, maybe that was their plan...... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Texidor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 09 January 2002 10:21 > To: CF-Community > Subject: grrrrrrr rant rave > > sorry about this, but....... > > WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY do MS make configuring networks such a PITA on > NT4?!?!?!?!? > > All I did was switch the Network Cards in my NT4 and Linux box... easy > eh?? Nup!! Took the card out the NT box and put it in the Linux > machine... booted, on the network, no mess, no drama! > > But putting the other card back into the NT box?? Do you think the > little b&!^@d will work? I must have rebooted about 18 times so far > because every time you try a new setting you have to REBOOT the effing > thing!! Jeez, I hate this stuff sometimes!! So what is the trick > here? Do I really have to remove TCP/IP and the Adapter, and then add > them both back in and effectively start from scratch again??? > > Why do they make it so difficult for us?? I should be in the house > spending time with my wifey, instead I'm here cursing and kicking this > stooopid machine!!! grrrrrrrrrr > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
