On Mon, 03 Jun 2002 15:00, civileme wrote: > Michael Adams wrote: > >On Sun, 2 Jun 2002 14:20:28 +1200 > > > >Michael Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>I have the P3 500 box running 8.2 at present. I have been given two P1 > >>100 machines. I want to have a go at setting up a network with them. > >>Ideally a hub is the way to go and it allows expansion. But i have > >>Scottish ancestors and this is more of the nature of an experiment than > >>anything else. > >> > >>So could i put two NICs in the P3, each one connected to a NIC in a P1 > >>box? > >> > >>I will get one P1 running 8.2 working for my flatmate to use the printer > >>on the P3 and perhaps load W95 or W98SE on the other to learn about > >>SaMBa. > >> > >>-- > >>Michael > > > >I have read all the advice, thanks everyone. Will have to save the pennies > >and go for a hub it seems. The idea of using one of the P1's as a server > > had hit me also. But the modem and the printer are working on the P3 and > > i can give one machine to my partner when it is running, while i > > experiment with the P3 and the other P1 as my test network toys. > > > >Tried loading 8.2 on the first P1. It has 48Megs of RAM and a Seagate 4Gig > >drive (that i until recently had running 7.1 on the P3). It installed in > >expert text mode. I even logged into KDE as a user. Will run IceWM when it > > is up for good. No mouse or sound though so i tried to run various > > control tools from keyboard on tty1. No luck. > > > >Top priority is the mouse. > > > >Loaded Windows95 to see the settings (used W95 rather than W98SE for a > > 1996 toy). I can't tell where to find the mouse driver info. The only > > info i can find is when i enter: > >Control Panel > Add new Hardware. > >During the detect phase of the wizard it senses both a "Logitech Serial > >Mouse" AND a "Standard PS/2 Port Mouse". The mouse is a Genius 3 Button > > model in a serial (9 pin D) port labelled COM1. There is no PS2 mouse > > port and the keyboard is on a DIN type plug. > >So during Mandrake install i had told it "Serial 3 Button". Perhaps i > > should select the Logitech option. Any advice welcome???? > > > >When i get the mouse working i will have more chance of fixing the sound > >problem and getting a better resolution from the SiS6205. And if i get no > > joy from IceWM i may try MDK7.1 instead for lower memory usage. > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > Hmmmm > > Well, here is a system that will work on your P100.... 8.2 or even 8.x > is overkill. 7.2 might be OK but 7.1 or 6.1 would likely be preferable. > 7.1 you can scorre at ftp.proxad.net (French one at least). But if you > want to fit the system to the machine, win 98 contemporary style.... > > http://www.civileme.com/Software/5.3mdk.iso > > And it LIKES serial mice. KDE 1.1 is somewhat cranky in spots, though. > And you should find a srpm for a later version of samba and rebuild it > and install. > > Civileme
Thanks, I already have the MDK7.1 boxed set. I guess that is a big thumbs down for 8.2 on the P100 and a thumbs up for 7.1. Right, i'll do that then. Thanks -- Michael
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