[NBLUG/talk] Linux for my grand kid's computer

[Todd Cary]

Kyle -

Yes, it is a LinkSys WPC11, but if my memory serves correctly, there may 
be problems with that card when it comes to "finding it" and setting it 
up.  I used, under Win 2K, the software that came with the card.

Now that I Ghosted my Win 2K setup (slow as it is over USB 1), I may try 
doing a lightweight install of Fedora desktop.  Nothing to lose but 
time, and my notebook (450 MHz) is for "on the road", whenever that 
happens, which has not been very frequent :-) !!

Todd

Kyle Rankin wrote:

>On Sat, Dec 11, 2004 at 03:42:26PM -0800, Todd Cary wrote:
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>>Mark -
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>>I have Knoppix on a CD however Knoppix is unable to find my WiFi network 
>>card.  The card is a LinkSys in a Toshiba notebook and I am using the 
>>application, Wavelan, to find the device.  In fact on some boots, having 
>>the card in place causes a fatal error.
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>Odd, is this a 802.11b or 802.11g card? In my experience Knoppix typically
>configures (particularly older) Linksys 802.11b cards (or other
>prism2-based cards) just fine out of box, and if you need to configure the
>card for WEP that Wavelan tool under Kmenu->Knoppix->Network/Internet
>should be able to help you.
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>>Any suggestions?
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>>By the way, I have heard that there is a way to install Knoppix on the 
>>HD; is that true?
>>
>>Todd
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>Yes, open a terminal and type "sudo knoppix-installer" to launch the
>installation script.
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