yordan

Will not even think about trying.

If your Windows Partition uses the whole disk, there's no room left for a Linux installation. Then, you use the option "shrink windows partition" ; I would not say "without disturbing the partition you made" ; however, "shrink the windows partition" makes the windows partition smaller, so that there is free space for creating the Linux partitions. Usually, before starting anything, i decide which space I will give to whom. for instance, now I am formatting my new disk : 14 giga for Windows, then two 30 gig FAT 32 partitions (in order to be read/write from Linux AND from windows), then 30 gig NFTFS partions, the last 20 Gig will be left unused, in order to install Linux.

Yes, sure, but it seems that, at Xisto, we can see "Posts: 103" for saint-michael, which seems to mean that your are the king at the other site but not yet on Xisto.

This page means that your "index.html" page has disappeared. Have a look with ftp or with cpanel or with what you want, to verify that your main page is still there and is still named "index.htm" or "index.html", and that everybody has reading permission on it.Regards Yordan

I switched from MS-Dos to Windows 98 when the home PC's startend beeing sold with Win98. I switched to WinXP because my new computer has been sold with WinXP installed. My next computer (hopefully in a couple of years) will probably be sold with Linux Installed, then I will have switched to Linux.I guess a lot of home users have the operating system sold with the computer bought, so they will naturally switch to Linux when the market (and the customer service people) will be ready for that, I think it's beginning right now and will be more and more precise within the next five years.

so, the real info is the fact that you like Suze. I didn't really see if you prefer Suze or if you prefer Redhat, or if you prefer Suze because it's free.The free version of Redhat looks really closely to the commercial distribution, so for the beginner you will not see immediately the difference. Personnally, I found Suze less comfortable than RedHat, and RedHat seems less easy to use than Mandrake. However, this is not technical, this is a look-and-feel info.

Congrats, moonwitch ; Congrats, szupie. Total respect, miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG

I guess it's a problem whith enkryption or recognition of your accesspoint from the wifi driver on the laptop. If this is really the case, you will have it whichever OS you install on it : if you did it the wrong way once, you wil do it the wrong way the next times.

I use vnc with dynamic addresses, the address changing rather fast. I simply use vnc on the computer name, and it works in most of the cases. sometimes I have to go on the router in order to know the current IP address, and then I use vnc on the IP address.Of course, on each computer, Zone Alarm says "vnc is trying to access" or "do I have to block access from vnc", and I answer "always allow this program". Regards Yordan

My router is where I found place to put it... So it's exactly on the wall, near all the pipes... I'm lucky everything works most of the time....

Hurray ! congratitulations to jedipi and to each of us.

this is another topic, how to reset a root password, booting from a knoppix CD.

I guess that simply one of the wireless connexions had detection problems, maybe a wall at the wrong place, or even two guys facing the antenna...Just verify the wifi device properties, see if the device is seen as "conected". If you have obtain no IP address, just try again in a DOS window, by typing "ipconfig /renew"

maybe the virtualdub method will also work with audio - direct copy, and video -direct copy, only adding the filters ? it will then last some tens of seconds, insted of a couple of hours ?

I like this look an feel, mainly red text on white background, very classy.

By the way, you should also try vnc. You install vnc server on the target system, you run vncviewer on your own PC, and you give the IP address of the target PC, and you are on the remote PC, your keyboard is his keyboard, your mouse moves on his screen. Of course, don't forget to give a password and to use enkryption.

One update is missing. Just connect to Microsoft Update, loadd all the mandatory updates. I remember the update description looks like "system rebooting when accessing a remote disk", and when I applied it it stopped rebooting. By the way, I am talking about SFU 3.5, the last one.

with NFS it's really friendly. The linux systems nfs-shares it's fileystem, and your PC simply uses it, and you navigate with Windows Explorer like on your own computer.I use the NFS from Microsft Services for Unix, it's professional and easy to use.

I guess that snutz411 is essentially thinking about home users.Because, for company work, there is no questions. At most real production sites, the SI has to choose between a "normal" system, which is a Linux one (of course, the commercial version or Linux in order to be supported) and a "huge" system, which is a propriatary Unix system.So, the choice is between Unix and Unix, Linux in my mind being a version of Unix.Of course, Microsoft is still present, but mainly in the workstations mono-user systems, not so in the multi-user, multi-task systems.

can you ping systems using their IP address ?

Of course, each one of your systems is on Internet, so you really need a firewall, of course, and first of all you need an efficient antivirus, choose a free one or a commercial one but of course you need one. This is far away of the topic subject, which was "how can i share files", but you really need an antivirus, especially if you share folders. Remember that some viruses precisely look for shared folders.

Last week I was in a supermarket, I saw a PC for only $300, ready for use, operating system already installed. I asked if the Windows CD was included in the price, and the answer was "no, Sir, this is a Linux system". So, slightly but surely, Linux is coming in the supermarkets, it's the first step for a general use. And this thing was sold as a DivX Player and Internet system, so really for everybody.

I never had that problem yet. But I would first try with virtualdub, have a look at all the options around the "video" part.RegardsYordan

If each of your computers is able to connect to internet through the wireless adapter, you have nothing more to do in order to have everything interconnected.Simply verify that everything works correctly.On your computer, open a DOS-prompt window and type "ipconfig /all" in other to see your own IP address, given by your router, let's say it's 192.168.1.4 . Then, go to the second computer, "ipconfig /all" to see the second address, let's say it's 192.168.1.5.Then, from the second one, ping the first one's address : "ping 192.168.1.4", it should work. This means that physically, the second computer is able to reach the first one through wifi as physical layer.I guess you want to do that in order to share folders on each computer ?Then, create a shared folder the master computer (by the way, each one can be a master, the first one for pictures, the second one for text files etc...).Then, verify that the naming things are correct : in the DOS prompt window, type "net view" in order to see which computer names are correctly defined, or right click on the "my network" icon and choose "look for a computer". If each computer is able to react when called by it's name ("net view \\sistercomputer"). Else, you will have to use the old good command line things ("net use * \\192.168.1.4\myphotos), which is slightly less comfortable.So, if you are familiar with neworking with cables, now you have enough info for continuing by yourself.RegardsYordan