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Pete wrote:
> Will a fully functioning Ubuntu machine be able to connect to the Internet 
> simply by connecting the network port to the free port on my router.
> (An XP machine can do this.)
> Thanks.
> -Pete
> 
> 

That's how I'm hooked up.  No configuration needed.
Router:
Linksys (wrt54gs v.6)
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