Hi All, I am a novice to Linux...so, bears with me please. Just purchase da copy Suse 8.2 Pro this weekend. Installed on my laptop - Dell Inspiron 7500. After three installation attempts, finally, installation was successful. This is a dual-boot with window 2000. I try to get the lap/linux to work with our server. Network card configuration went fine. Two questions: 1. I can connect to the internet; however, I notice that the transfer rate is very slow, compare to the window counter part -- it's like 50% of the window throughput. Since it is using exactly the same hardware and all, why is the transfer rate so slow (eg. 50 Kb/sec vs. 150Kb/sec)? Did I forget to configure something? Or Do I need to configure anything else? 2. I could not get things to print to the printer which is attached to the server. Via Window, I set the printer via Network Neiborhood. Is there a similar thing in Suse 8.2 Pro.? Thanks, LN. Léna R. Nouth
On 06/09/2003 11:22 PM, NOUTH, LENA R (CONTRACTOR) wrote:
Two questions: 1. I can connect to the internet; however, I notice that the transfer rate is very slow, compare to the window counter part -- it's like 50% of the window throughput. Since it is using exactly the same hardware and all, why is the transfer rate so slow (eg. 50 Kb/sec vs. 150Kb/sec)? Did I forget to configure something? Or Do I need to configure anything else?
Does your network use a proxy? My guess is it does, and your machine, especially browser, needs to be configured to use it.
2. I could not get things to print to the printer which is attached to the server. Via Window, I set the printer via Network Neiborhood. Is there a similar thing in Suse 8.2 Pro.?
Yast, or the KDE Printing Manager, or http:127.0.0.1:631 (Cups Manager). You will need to install samba client to access it. Actually, with Yast, it automatically installs samba and does the work quite nicely. -- Joe Morris New Tribes Mission Email Address: Joe_Morris@ntm.org Web Address: http://www.mydestiny.net/~joe_morris Registered Linux user 231871 God said, I AM that I AM. I say, by the grace of God, I am what I am.
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