Subject: RE: NIC swap & software suggestions
To: William Lam <antitoch@earthlink.net>
From: Rick Soth <sothtrust@comcast.net>
List: port-hpcmips
Date: 05/16/2004 19:10:59
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William,
killing the process did the trick. Thanks.
I will checkout ratpoison
At 09:54 PM 5/16/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> > The problem or question is, when I want to move to my
> > office location or
> > pull out the NIC card and use a PCMCIA CF card in that
> > slot, and then
> > return to the NIC card, I can't access the network
> > again. I can reset the
> > ifconfig commands, but can't re-establish an IP via
> > dhclinet. The
> > only solution has been a re-boot. Am I doing something
> > wrong or is this
> > how it is supposed to work?
> >
> > 2) Suggestions on Window Managers for X given our half-VGA
> > format? What
> > do you like and why? There are so many choices, and
> > many don't have
> > compiled binaries ready for pkg_add via their tzg
> > files. I have not yet
> > tried
> > to "make" something, but if that is the approach to
> > using your suggested
> > window manager just let me know.
> >
> > Along this same line, do you have an X office manager
> > or wordprocessor
> > and spreadsheet that you like and work well on the small screen?
> >
> > Thanks for your input.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >
>
>1) Did you kill dhclient first?
>
>2) Ratpoison is another nice minimalist windowmanager. Although I use it
>on a full VGA z50, ratpoison has no window decorations at all so it's
>equally well suited for a half VGA screen.
>
>Will
>
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<font size=3>William,<br><br>
killing the process did the trick. Thanks.<br><br>
I will checkout ratpoison<br><br>
At 09:54 PM 5/16/2004 -0400, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>>
<x-tab> </x-tab>The problem or
question is, when I want to move to my <br>
> office location or<br>
> <x-tab> </x-tab>pull out the NIC
card and use a PCMCIA CF card in that <br>
> slot, and then<br>
> <x-tab> </x-tab>return to the NIC
card, I can't access the network <br>
> again. I can reset the<br>
> <x-tab> </x-tab>ifconfig
commands, but can't re-establish an IP via <br>
> dhclinet. The<br>
> <x-tab> </x-tab>only solution has
been a re-boot. Am I doing something <br>
> wrong or is this<br>
> <x-tab> </x-tab>how it is
supposed to work?<br>
> <br>
> 2) <x-tab> </x-tab>Suggestions on Window Managers
for X given our half-VGA <br>
> format? What<br>
> <x-tab> </x-tab>do you like and
why? There are so many choices, and <br>
> many don't have<br>
> <x-tab> </x-tab>compiled binaries
ready for pkg_add via their tzg <br>
> files. I have not yet <br>
> tried<br>
> <x-tab> </x-tab>to
"make" something, but if that is the approach to <br>
> using your suggested<br>
> <x-tab> </x-tab>window manager
just let me know.<br>
> <br>
> <x-tab> </x-tab>Along this same
line, do you have an X office manager <br>
> or wordprocessor<br>
> <x-tab> </x-tab>and spreadsheet
that you like and work well on the small screen?<br>
> <br>
> Thanks for your input.<br>
> <br>
> Rick<br>
> <br>
><br><br>
1) Did you kill dhclient first?<br><br>
2) Ratpoison is another nice minimalist windowmanager. Although I use
it<br>
on a full VGA z50, ratpoison has no window decorations at all so
it's<br>
equally well suited for a half VGA screen.<br><br>
Will<br><br>
---<br>
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.<br>
Checked by AVG anti-virus system
(<a href="http://www.grisoft.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.grisoft.com</a>).<br>
Version: 6.0.659 / Virus Database: 423 - Release Date: 4/15/2004<br>
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