Router query

2009-04-07 Thread squareyes
Hi all, am in the process of changing to satellite broadband (from years of dial up) with HarbourIT, and have been told by them that I can purchase wireless/wired router with 4 access ports for $180. This router comes pre-configured. I can buy a straight wired router for $90, (no wireless card

Re: Router Question

2009-03-28 Thread squareyes
squareyes wrote: db wrote: 3g / next g / wimax doesn't reach you ? 2009/3/28 Andre Mangan andreman...@gmail.com: 2009/3/28 squareyes square...@internode.on.net Hi all, am about to at last dive into broadband, unfortunately has to be satellite. I can setup a dialup connection

Router Question

2009-03-27 Thread squareyes
Hi all, am about to at last dive into broadband, unfortunately has to be satellite. I can setup a dialup connection in my sleep, first time with broadband so a new learning curve. My query , I intend to connect 2 machines via a hard wired router, would I be correct that they are plug and play?

Re: Laptops

2009-03-18 Thread squareyes
David Ryder wrote: Hi, I'm after a notebooks which I will only put Ubuntu (8+) on. I want the internet camera and mic built in (Ekiga, Skype). I went to JB Hi-Fi and Powerhouse yesterday. To my amazement, I was told that all notebooks will take linux perfectly (as in no problems) and one

Re: How do I set up a dialer to open my account at Tadaust?

2009-01-29 Thread squareyes
Dean and Margaret Kilsby wrote: Hi For the last two days I have busted my head trying to get Ubuntu to dial up the internet. Ok I am old and not up to these things but I have tried all that I can think of PLEASE help Deani Hi Dean, If you are using Dial up, and have an External Serial modem,

Re: HELP

2008-06-24 Thread squareyes
Mark Charmaine wrote: hello there i have one of those computers and have no idea how to use it could you please email me the info to [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] which company does support the computer as we tried to get the internet on it and they say they dont do it

Lenovo 3000 N200 problems

2008-02-29 Thread squareyes
Hi all, just acquired a Lenovo 3000 N200 very cheap, shop had lost box software etc, all I got was laptop and charger. Am trying to install Ubuntu 7.04, and gets to message /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off (initramfs) This machine had a password(and Vista installed I would like

[Fwd: Re: another Lenovo 3000 N200 problem]

2008-02-29 Thread squareyes
Gordon Loughnan wrote: I have the same model that installed without a problem except that both Windows Vista and Ubuntu no longer recognise my DVD-rom. Lenovo suggested taking it back to the factory default settings which gave me back my dvd-rom but again on installing Ubuntu it is

Re: Internode UBU users?

2008-02-07 Thread squareyes
Dave Hall wrote: On Thu, 2008-02-07 at 17:28 +0900, Senectus . wrote: Just how many of the Australian Ubuntu listers are Internode users?? Have dial up with them. Waiting till they get Broadband here. Take Care Winton -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com

Can I use Debian DVD's to install on Ubuntu

2008-01-20 Thread squareyes
Hi all, I have a 3 DVD set of Debian 4 Etch, and was wondering if I can use them to install applications like Scribus, Inkscape etc. on Ubuntu 7.04 ? I have friends who have Ubuntu running on machines with no Internet access, and thought if I could add the DVD's to their (mine too, have slow