Subject: NetBSD Questions
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Kelley Law <kelleyl@adelphia.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 03/07/2002 12:02:01
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Hello,
I have a few question regarding NetBSD in general. I have run Linux but =
hear that BSD is the better hay to go. The only distro or Linux I have =
run is RedHat 7.2.
1. I have a Dell latitude laptop running W2k and it's Network connection =
is a USRobotics 802.11b wireless card. Will this card work? Do you =
support 802.11b?
2. Does NetBSD have a boot program, so I can select at start which OS I =
want to run? Or how would you install NetBSD with W2K?
3. I have a Sparc LX running RedHat 6.2. It is setup as a in-house mp3 =
server. Would I see a performance increase by switching to NetBSD? The =
machine consists of 96 megs or ram, 24bit Sbus framebuffer, 1GB =
internal, 2GB external.
Thanks so much for your help. I know that these are probably dumb newbe =
questions to you.
Best Regards,
Kelley
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a few question regarding NetBSD =
in general.=20
I have run Linux but hear that BSD is the better hay to go. The only =
distro or=20
Linux I have run is RedHat 7.2.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1. I have a Dell latitude laptop =
running W2k and=20
it's Network connection is a USRobotics 802.11b wireless card. Will this =
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work? Do you support 802.11b?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2. Does NetBSD have a boot program, so =
I can select=20
at start which OS I want to run? Or how would you install NetBSD with=20
W2K?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3. I have a Sparc LX running RedHat =
6.2. It is=20
setup as a in-house mp3 server. Would I see a performance increase by =
switching=20
to NetBSD? The machine consists of 96 megs or ram, 24bit Sbus =
framebuffer, 1GB=20
internal, 2GB external.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks so much for your help. I know =
that these are=20
probably dumb newbe questions to you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Kelley</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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