----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] Specific setup for Mandarke 7.1 and cablemodem to
mediaone.net
> Just a note:
>
> If you are dual booting with windows, and don't connect through the
> "external interface" to another windows machine, or a Novell network, you
> should disable the IPX/SPX and NetBEUI protocols. They aren't compatible
> with the internet, and if your protocol list is as you've listed, Windows
is
> trying to use the first three protocols before it even gets to the TCP/IP
> attempt. This will slow down your outgoing requests (Windows try a
protocol,
> if there's no response, it goes to the next, and so on until it gets a
good
> response).
>
> If you don't connect to a Novell network at all, get rid or the IPX/SPX
> protocol altogether. If you have a windows based LAN connected to this
> machine, you can keep the NetBEUI, but make sure you disable it on the
> outgoing NIC.
>
Greg
All are necessary for my systems.
The Win98 machine is the host and is connected to a dual boot Win2000
system, and a Linux system both of which share its internet connection.
I have a PCI modem which is used for back-up only. The primary connection
is with a USB DSL modem whih neither requires or uses a NIC.
Charles :-)
