I've been craving to do a linux install...closest I've come was Mac OS X ML --- Kurt Kessler wrote: > When I originally had cable (and dove into it eyes > closed...) I had only one box. It was a dual boot RH > 6/ win 98, and the I wanted the Linux to be on the > net, and couldnt care less bout the doze. My wife > used > office for school and work, and had no need to be on > the net with it. She was actually fine with Opera, > so > surfing the net on Linux was ok for her. The > installer > first told me that I would have to get windows > before > I could get on the internet. I was eventually able > to > explain what it was that I had... of course, we got > to > talking. He didnt believe in firewals or AV, and was > quite the doze kind of guy. I guess he liked the > thrill of "format C:"... > > > --- Jonathan Hutchins wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Kurt Kessler [mailto:kessler2k@yahoo.com] > > > > > Ok, im getting cable tomorrow. Anything special > I > > > should tell the installer, or make sure that he > > does? > > > It's going to be piped throughout the house on > the > > > existing cable system. I have heard some things > > about > > > 'splitters' and want to make sure i dont get a > > crappy > > > install that will affect my speed. Any tips or > > > suggestions? Thanks. > > > > My experience has been that the techs who do the > RR > > installs are the cream > > of their crop. Just don't confuse 'em with the > "L" > > word, show them a nice > > MS box they can "install" it on, then swap > hardware > > when they leave. > > > > > > KC Linux Users Group -- to unsubscribe send mail > to > > majordomo@kclug.org > > Enter without the quotes in body of message > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > majordomo@kclug.org > Enter without the quotes in body of message > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com