> That's if you have everything you need and know exactly what to do. There are two cases here.. 1. needing to know how to install a card .. 2. needing to know to get networking started. In (1), Linux still lacks coz h/w vendors don't give out drivers.. thats why I say check the supported card database b4 buying a card.. Its too bad that linksys is trying to increase it sell by putting that sticker on.. maybe somebody should sue them! In (2), Linux simply rocks!!! I stress this again.. you don't have to do _anything_ to get tcp/ip.. + u don't need the crap of NetBUI and WINS!.. All you need to do is setup u're IP, DNS etc. etc.. address and you are done.. (No rebooting either) And ofcourse, for any s/w you do need to know what exactly you want to do.. The way you are saying its like since birth you knew how to setup netBUI, start TCP/IP, WINS etc. etc..???? > For me I didn't have the card running until 3 days after I put it in. You Thats coz its not supported by the kernel.. The big advantage linux has over other OSes is that the drivers are all in there.. already installed.. If you put in the card, it'll be detected automatically and setup automatically.. there is no need to have an external driver! I think the h/w vendors shld understand this and simply put their driver in the default kernel.. that way they don't have to bother with giving out linux driver on a floppy/CD and bothering ppl with the installation! > have a lot to read and places to go to download things then put them in the > right places and then it doesn't work so you have to try something else, > more reading and searching through list archives and web sites then the > instructions don't work. Add in that you may not have much time to spend > working on this in a given day plus the time it takes for help to come back > from a mailing list and things can take several days. again, all this comes under (1) and is in the hands of h/w vendors.. don't blame linux for this... > > > About the ethernet card, look at the h/w database b4 you buy somethign.. if > > you had any 3COM card, that wouldnt' have been a problem.. dont' blame > > linux for not providing drivers, blame the h/w vendors.. > > I think anyone who buys one has a right to be ticked - it has a great big > yellow sticker on the box with a penguin on it that says "works in linux!" again this is _not_ linux problem.. sue the vendor... > > it could have been a 2 minute install if linksys had a compiled version of > the driver on the floppy in an RPM or less than that if your distribution > has a proper driver included. (not an option here because the changes in the > code to support this particular card are too new) correct! > > >people around the > > world are trying their best to get all possible h/w to work in linux.. > > which is very cool! I was able to get a nice little nic card for cheap > because some guy spends his spare time working on the tulip driver code. see.... > > Still, this OS is not for the timid - maybe by next year. It is almost there.. If only h/w vendors suddenly start supporting it!! Take this simple test: buy a m/c with all components which are known to work with Mandrake (just an example.. coz this happened with me when i helped a friend buy her machine) 1. Install Windows.. (don't put any drivers) 2. Install Mandrake... Result : Mandrake is up and running with _all_ drivers in place.. _no_ need to do anythign at all Windoze.. well.. its dozing off.. 640x480 resolution on graphics card, no sound, everything is shitty... put one floppy, search for drivers, install, reboot... repeat till your floppies extinguish and pray that it all works on the next boot.. reboot... If you call this simple, then I _beg_ to differ.. -sarang > > Gavin > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
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