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  From: Andrew Galdes <galdes@one.net.au>
  To  : <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 22:58:01 +1030

old compaq system network trouble

howdy,

i have an old compaq 486/66 with an onboard network adaptor.
having a little trouble configuring it - or even getting linux to see it.
i have tried both rad hat and mandrake ( im not a super linux techo guy so 
these distros are all that i generaly use) and none seem to work...

ok, all i am trying to do is get this (compaq) computer to act as the gateway 
to the internet on my home network. sofare i am using mandrake 7.2 with great 
success - but its currently on my main computer which isnt going to be the 
gateway.

so this is a two part question:

1) how to configure the network adaptor on the compaq?
2) what is the best distro to use?

(i have looked at some small custom distros and am thinking these could be 
the way to go)

thanks for the help,
andrew galdes,

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