I just thought I'd share this with you all. I have mentioned it on
Wolves LUG but there wasn't a response...typical they are probably all
on some bloody IM or IRC thing now :-(
Ok, for ages (as in a few years) I have been unable to coneect to the
web using a live CD or DVD. Any distro' it didn't matter they simply
wouldn't work. I wasn't bothered as I had my HD installs and they
were fine. A couple of days ago I decided to try the latest Mandriva
One 2009 disk. Nice distro' and quick for a live DVD. But wait, I
was amazed, nay gobsmacked!!!!! I could connect with no hassle, no
altering of configurations in the router, it just worked :-)
Why? I don't have a clue. The only things different are that I'm now
using O2 as my ISP (£7.50 a month for unlimited dowloads and 8mb speed
which is max for my exchange) and I have the router that they sent
(Thomson). So I'm happy. I just need to sort out a distro where I can
keep Firefox add ons and I can use a live DVD/CD all the time. It is
vital that I use a particular add on for my Freecycle stuff.
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Kevan Farmer
Linux user #373362
Staffordshire