Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on November 06, 2004 05:56 AM
I was able to install PCLinuxOS on both that model & an old Gateway Solo 9000. Neither one was I able to use the internal modem, big deal! A little research and I found a $20 card that worked just fine. A person could get that by mowing a few lawns! I was able through researching the internet to get a $50 Linksys wirless card working. I don't need a modem $59 for a wirless router and Cable modem cost $50 from CompUSA after rebate. My broadband connection is only $10 a month more than my internet and I'm paying for cable TV anyway. What I'm saying is there are always some excuse, but by not whining and doing something about it, I've got two old laptops working like new. And I learned something along the way. In the long run learning how to get it working was a fun challenge that didn't take too long. When that LinkSys card connected with 128 bit WEP using NDIS wrappers, I was feeling like I just cured cancer! To get my daughters HP laptop to connect using 128 bit WEP and XP Home edition was impossible to get working until service pack 2 became available. Linux took me about a week part time. XP went with 64 bit WEP for about a year, and I didn't get the same satisfaction or learn anything!
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on November 06, 2004 05:56 AMWhat I'm saying is there are always some excuse, but by not whining and doing something about it, I've got two old laptops working like new. And I learned something along the way. In the long run learning how to get it working was a fun challenge that didn't take too long. When that LinkSys card connected with 128 bit WEP using NDIS wrappers, I was feeling like I just cured cancer! To get my daughters HP laptop to connect using 128 bit WEP and XP Home edition was impossible to get working until service pack 2 became available. Linux took me about a week part time. XP went with 64 bit WEP for about a year, and I didn't get the same satisfaction or learn anything!
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