[Leaplist] School computer network status...

[Hank Lambert]

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If none of the browsers will connect, but you can ping out to the Web
and you have no DNS issues, then you might need to run a Winsock
repair tool available from microsoft. I have run into this issue and
the tool has repaired the problem more often than not. This will get
the laptops up and running in a short period of time.

However, that being said, I have installed Linux Mint 7 on my personal
laptop, and I couldn't be happier. I was running Linux Mint 5 that had
been upgraded from 4, and 7 is quite an upgrade. This time I backed up
my settings and performed a clean install. Mint 7 is a little quicker
(bootup, software loading, and software updates) and a little
smoother. They have redesigned the layout of the Control Center; that
is not a bad thing, just took a little getting used to. Plus, if you
would like a little bit of eye candy, but not the full blown show,
they have both the full Compiz Manager and a Simple Compiz Manager to
add whatever you want. I like running Compiz because when visiting
clients, I can show them that you can have all of the bells and
whistles of vista without the harsh system requirements. This time I
am running much less eye candy than before and getting the same results.

My laptop has the Broadcom wifi chipset, and Mint found and installed
the drivers once I said it was OK. Plus, the Network Manager never
worked right before, and it does under Mint 7. Additionally, my
software updated never worked under 4, and the update to 5 didn't fix it.

I like Mint 7, and I think it would be a wise choice for the school
laptops.

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Hank Lambert, KB4MTO
www.hanklambert.com
hank at hanklambert.com
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Patrick wrote:
> Thanks Homer.  I also have install CD disks... have had a few folks
> looking deeply into the problem of the three laptops, and ifconfig
> confirms connections over wifi, but, they couldn't get the browsers
> to connect,  and I am content to put in Linux Mint 7... on Tuesday...
>
> Also, now that the wifi to bldg. B is back up, the classes can again
> do research there.
>
> The laptops help bring one classroom that was being used for
> research, up to four systems for those students.
> One laptop there that does wifi just fine, and another,  plugged
> into ethernet , along with two workstations on Linux Mint 7, lets
> them do their work on four units...
>
>
>



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