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Hey

I dont have any usb ports on my ultrasparc, so does anyone know if there is a way to get wireless internet in the ethernet port?

Any ideas?

Thanks

Bacon

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It's probably possible, but I wouldn't know exactly how.. However, there are PCI wireless cards. Do you have a PCI port? If yes, that should work.

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Re: Wireless net without usb?
"onlinebacon" wrote:

I dont have any usb ports on my ultrasparc, so does anyone know if there is a way to get wireless internet in the ethernet port?

If you have some extra cash laying around you could buy yourself a wireless ethernet bridge.

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ooh ok, gonna google it and see if dad will get that instead.

Thanks both of ya Smiling

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mozdex it ;-)

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What's mozdex?

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"onlinebacon" wrote:

What's mozdex?

http://www.mozdex.com
the open search engine Cool

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oh cool, isnt google supposed to be open source too?

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"onlinebacon" wrote:

isnt google supposed to be open source too?

No it's search software is non-free software, although runs on linux.

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75 foot Ethernet cable running through the house ftw.

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"dylunio" wrote:
"onlinebacon" wrote:

isnt google supposed to be open source too?

No it's search software is non-free software, although runs on linux.

They do however have a little Open Source Section
http://code.google.com/projects.html

otherwise they are proprietary. Tho it is good that they support *nux, it is better than nothing.

Interestingly enough their was something about the creater on tv a few weeks back. And on his salery, you might as well make it open source!

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Oh i forgot to answer online bacon
I would suggest getting a pci card.
And i have personally never heard of anything via network port...

I originally had that problem. Tho my card supposedly worked on lin, alas it did not when i got it.
I considered sending it back, but never got round to it. So
I moved the wireless/router into my room, put network sockets into the wall, and wired them all up.
Now my parents comps use the wireless card.
And i have 3 access points in my room
Laughing

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Hehe, cool, PCI card would be a good idea, or maybe a big cable, anyways, doesnt seem that I will be allowed the net in my room 'til I am like , 15, which is ridiculuos, and myparents won't listen to me, so i am a little stuck Sad

Ah well, I guess there is more stuff I can do Laughing out loud

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"onlinebacon" wrote:

Ah well, I guess there is more stuff I can do Laughing out loud

LIES!

Sticking out tongue

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"a thing" wrote:
"onlinebacon" wrote:

Ah well, I guess there is more stuff I can do Laughing out loud

LIES!

Sticking out tongue

Haha, true, computers do feel, a little, well, sad when they arent on the internet Sad

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"onlinebacon" wrote:

Cmputers do feel, a little, well, sad when they arent on the internet Sad

Computers feel? Oh.. well I know I feel sad when it's not online. Sticking out tongue

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