[Techtalk] Changing Hardware in Linux

[ellie]

I agree.  With Mandrake 8+ it is as easy as putting in the new NIC and restarting the computer.  Mandrake has support for almost everything built right into it.  I didn't even have to change any network settings with my previous Mandrake installation.  On the other hand, my Debian box is running a kernel that includes support for only what I need and use, which means I'd have to recompile the kernel were I to swap NIC's.  In the past, I've found it helpful to search the threads at Linuxnewbie.org to find people who have sought help for hardware situations similar to my own.  Ellie

On 6/28/2002 10:18 AM, Davis, Jennifer <JDavis at JUSTICE.GC.CA> wrote:
>Wouldn't this depend on which distro you are using?  For example, 
>when I
>change hardware on my Slackware computers, I edit the relevant etc 
>files and
>reboot install the card.  Afterward the machine rebooted I would 
>run
>netconfig.  When I was playing with Mandrake, Mandrake had an autodetect
>feature much like Microsoft's but it was a console screen.  >