On Fri, 2005-01-28 at 21:19 -0500, Kyle Lagonegro (Student-Lagone37) wrote:
Again sorry for just asking you guys and not looking around, but I know you guys can give it to me straight in a way I can understand. I thank you a million times.
Tonight I'm planning on installing Linux, and I think I'm going to completely whip out Windows and just work from Linux. But there is a question I'm curious to know before I lose my internet for a while.
When installing Windows you need drivers to get all the stuff working correctly, do I need these, or any subsitutes for Linux or were they included in the 4 CD download I made? (I'm mainly worried about the one for my Ethernet card because without that I have no way to get a hold of you guys easily.)
I haven't met a NIC yet that would not install properly "our of the box". Which card?
Make sure your NIC doesn't have a Broadcomm chipset! They don't comply. I know--I stuck a Knoppix disk into a 2002 Dell and it couldn't find the Internet.
But other than that--Linux support for existing hardware gets better all the time. Hey--you don't know until you try.
Temlakos
