[Techtalk] Changing Hardware in Linux

[Marian Routh]

On Fri June 28 2002 10:57 am, you wrote:
> Hi, Malke,
>
> >  It's probably
> > something incredibly simple, like removing the old NIC (for
> > example), replacing the new one, and running the hardware
> > configuration program.
> >
> > I guess I'll find out someday!
>
> In Red Hat 7.x or Mandrake 8.x the hardware detection program (Kudzu)
> would handle this at boot, detecting that the old hardware is gone
> and that the new is in place and asking you if you want to make the
> changes. It's all automated.  I believe SuSe has a similar tool, as
> does Caldera.
>
> If you are asking how to do it by hand, do check the networking
> how-to. I could go into it here if folks would like.
>
> All the best,
> Caity

Thank you so much.  I'll check it out.  I appreciate the help.

Cheers,

Malke
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