From: adam@address.invalid   
      
   Moe Trin wrote:   
   > On Thu, 04 Oct 2012, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandriva, in   
   article   
   > , Adam wrote:   
      
   [multi-interface systems]   
      
   > As I recall, you do have a "long" network cable _available_ that   
   > you can use to connect eris to the router from its current location.   
      
   Yep, I think one cat5e cable is 50' (15m) long which should be long   
   enough.  I've never unrolled it to check because I know it will never   
   again be coiled so neatly.   
      
   > for "normal" use, the wireless is probably good enough.   
      
   I figure that if I can get wireless working, a wired connection isn't   
   essential.  BTW stolid has wireless built into the motherboard.  I may   
   eventually try to get that working too.   
      
   >> Current state of the seven partitions for distros/OSs on eris are:   
   [...]   
   >>      2    Wireless only, also network printer (CentOS, Fedora)   
   >   
   > Are you trying to use "Network Manager" on these two?   
      
   I tried, but gave up soon because I wanted to get stolid back up.   
   Before all the switching, those two were the only ones where I'd gotten   
   wireless working so far.   
      
   >>      1    Wired only, no network printer (Debian)   
   >   
   > Perhaps a next goal, though you've probably discovered that Debian   
   > (and clones) has a different set of warts compared to Mandriva and   
   > friends.   
      
   Maybe, although nothing on eris is urgent or even necessary; it's just a   
   "fun" project -- and isn't that the main purpose of Linux after all? :-)   
     I intentionally chose distros far removed from Mandriva and similar   
   (and with a good reputation and a decent user base).  Debian's GUI menu   
   puts "terminal" under "accessories", not "system tools", which gives an   
   indication of whom it's aimed at.  I like that.   
      
   >>      1    No connectivity yet (FreeBSD, which now works)   
   >   
   > What documentation do you have?   
      
   Absolutely none, until you gave those links (thank you!).   
      
   >>      2    no working distro at the moment (was Slackware, Arch)   
   >   
   > I don't play that much with Slack - and very little with Arch   
      
   Whiskers in this NG recommended Arch, and Slackware seems popular with   
   experienced users.  Someone said "When you learn a distro, you'll know   
   about that distro.  When you learn Slackware, you'll know Linux."   
      
   Adam   
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