Aargh! Need info!

Rob Morley wrote:
> In article <zXvPe.29995$(E-Mail Removed) >,
> (E-Mail Removed) says...
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>>Rob Morley wrote:
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>>>In article <X_sPe.18246$(E-Mail Removed)> ,
>>>(E-Mail Removed) says...
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>>>>Rob Morley wrote:
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>>>>>In article <deigac$ben$(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
>>>>>says...
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>>>>>>Jon wrote:
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>>>>>>>us-(E-Mail Removed) declared for all the world to hear...
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>>>>>>>>On 23 Aug 2005 20:24, Jon <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>With ethernet, "insert plug" is about as hard as it gets!
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>>>>>>>>Ah, but on a modern PC, itis assumed that (a) it has an up-to-date OS, and
>>>>>>>>(b) it has a USB port, so just plug in and go.
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>The computer was brand new, I had just built it for her. The USB modem
>>>>>>>would have required drivers I suspect.
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>>>>>>undoubtedly. Whereas the Netgear router I borrowed some weeks ago just
>>>>>>plugged in and worked. And bloody nice it was, too.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>And how did the PC connect to the router?
>>>>
>>>>Ethernet patch cable to the linux box. Wireless to an XP box I was
>>>>test-running.
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>>>What did the ethernet cable attach to?
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>>The router I used had four ethernet ports. I plugged it into one of those.
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> At the other end ...

Sorry...SiS 900 ethernet card on my motherboard.

In article <wJFPe.19533$(E-Mail Removed) >,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> Rob Morley wrote:
> > In article <zXvPe.29995$(E-Mail Removed) >,
> > (E-Mail Removed) says...
> >
> >>Rob Morley wrote:
> >>
> >>>In article <X_sPe.18246$(E-Mail Removed)> ,
> >>>(E-Mail Removed) says...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Rob Morley wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>In article <deigac$ben$(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
> >>>>>says...
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Jon wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>us-(E-Mail Removed) declared for all the world to hear...
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>On 23 Aug 2005 20:24, Jon <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>With ethernet, "insert plug" is about as hard as it gets!
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Ah, but on a modern PC, itis assumed that (a) it has an up-to-date OS, and
> >>>>>>>>(b) it has a USB port, so just plug in and go.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>The computer was brand new, I had just built it for her. The USB modem
> >>>>>>>would have required drivers I suspect.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>undoubtedly. Whereas the Netgear router I borrowed some weeks ago just
> >>>>>>plugged in and worked. And bloody nice it was, too.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>And how did the PC connect to the router?
> >>>>
> >>>>Ethernet patch cable to the linux box. Wireless to an XP box I was
> >>>>test-running.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>What did the ethernet cable attach to?
> >>
> >>The router I used had four ethernet ports. I plugged it into one of those.
> >>
> >
> > At the other end ...
>
> Sorry...SiS 900 ethernet card on my motherboard.
>
Which needs a driver and configuration, just like any other network
device?