KV9U wrote: > > > When I boot up a Linux Live CD or DVD (depending upon the particular > distribution), it seems to automatically connect to the internet without > anything being done to the existing router. I wish I could say the same > for being able to read existing files on the hard drive.
I've been using Knoppix since 3.3, and it works just fine recognizing hard drives. Even with the NTFS drives. Also, I use Frenzy, a FreeBSD based LiveCD, and it works fine too. It automounts everything, under /mnt. With Slackware, is just a matter of tweaking a little the /etc/fstab file, and supporting NTFS is not a problem, since I've installed ntfs-3g (supporting stands read/write access). If you have SCSI or SATA drives, is just a matter of find an adecuated kernel that support it, and install it, or make it yourself, if you want to. I must say that I don't use Windows for almost two years, and I'm very happy with the four Slackware boxes that I use. Very different hardware, PIII, Celeron, Pentium M, and a PIV server, and it works like a charm, at home, and at work. To me, there is no discussion. Linux (or any Unix) is much more "coherent" in the way the system works, compared with any Windows. Linux is not perfect, but if fails, fails consistently, and everything I need is to read the logs to find and solve the problems. No dark messages, and the whole world to help me, if I need it. _Freedom_ is the most important thing to me, and in this point, there is no Windows/Linux comparison. By the way, things on the Linux world works very much like in the hams world. Many people helping each other, to do better things... Best regards, Ing. Nestor Alonso Torres CM3NA Telecommunication Dept, CUJAE Havana, Cuba Linux User #349581 __________________________________________ XIII Convención Científica de Ingeniería y Arquitectura 28/noviembre al 1/diciembre de 2006 Cujae, Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba http://www.cujae.edu.cu/eventos/convencion
