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| Thread ID: 30147 | 2003-02-11 20:43:00 | SmoothWall | Susan B (19) | Press F1 |
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| 120329 | 2003-02-12 09:23:00 | Thank you Gorela, it is nice to know of someone on the forum who actually runs SmoothWall. :-) Yes, I did download the GPL 1.0 version and you are probably right regarding the computer not being bootable from the CD-ROM drive, it is something I will need to check. Still have to check the hardware but hopefully you will be around if and when any problems crop up. :D |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 120330 | 2003-02-21 22:10:00 | Right, here we go . . . :-) The old network card has been installed in the 486, so that is out of the way . Not sure about the modem though - it has two plugs, one a serial and the other a parallel (I think) . Unfortunately there is only one male serial port on the computer and that is being used by the mouse . There are two parallel ports, one a female the other a male . I know that the printer went on the female port but I cannot for the life of me remember what may have used the male port . Can anyone tell me? I *think* it was unused . This male parallel port is the only one I can put the modem on so if something else needs it or the modem cannot use it for some reason, then I am stuffed . :-( Sits on edge of chair with baited (bated) breath and all fingers crossed, hoping like mad for good news . |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 120331 | 2003-02-21 22:27:00 | Plug it in and see ;) | -=JM=- (16) | ||
| 120332 | 2003-02-22 13:19:00 | Hi Susan, It's probably a bit late telling you now, but Smoothwall doesn't use a mouse. It purely has an initial graphical set up navigated with the tried and true "Tab" method and then any extra tweaking is done from one of your other computers through the browser. Enable SSH in the "remote Access" tab. Save it and then go to the "Shell" tab if you need to alter IP addresses or the interfaces. All of the standard settings are accessible by using the admin password for setting up dial up access details, DHCP or Proxy. The auto detection of network cards is slightly different to Windows in that it might ask for settings. All you need to do is hit return and most times the card will be detected. Running a modem will mean that you will be setting the configuration as a Green interface and Red as modem. ;) Thats all there is to it. :) |
Gorela (901) | ||
| 120333 | 2003-02-22 20:12:00 | Hi Gorela, No, it is not too late . :-) Have yet to burn the installation CD and make a boot disk . The old PC is rigged up and sitting in its gowns waiting for its operation while I have been futzing around with the second computer -- gotta love those Registry Errors . :-( Ahhhh, <lightbulb goes on in head> you are so right, it will not need a mouse once SmoothWall has been installed . Another hurdle out of the way . :-) Just looking at your post on the other thread (silly me, I should have kept them together), I hope it will be easy to set up so that I can turn all of the computers off when not being used as I do not really want any running full time . Will have to cross that bridge when I come to it though . Thanks again for your help . :-) |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 120334 | 2003-02-22 21:08:00 | Susan, One thing to remember is that it is using linux when you turn it off. It doesn't like control alt delete or merely being turned off. For your situation I'd suggest leaving a dunger keyboard connected and that way it will give you the ability to shut down in two ways. When you boot up check the CMOS/BIOS to see if you can set the PC up as monitorless. An old IBM I have does have this while the equally old Compaq doesn't. So check that option out. By leaving the old keyboard attached it means that you can either type in "root" enter "insert password" enter "shutdown -h now" and the PC will shutdown. The easier way is of course to access the PC through your browser on the other PC and go to the "Shutdown" tab :) and press shutdown :D |
Gorela (901) | ||
| 120335 | 2003-02-23 02:02:00 | Susan, you haven't got two "parallel ports, one female, one male". You have one parallel port (the female "DB25F") and a second serial port (the "DB25M"). Your mouse will be plugged into the DB9F serial port. So you plug your modem into the serial port. :D | Graham L (2) | ||
| 120336 | 2003-02-23 02:05:00 | Opps. ;-( The first serial port is a DB9M, not a DB9F. :D "He knows and she knows, whoopee". | Graham L (2) | ||
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