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New MessageEthernet Card (modified 0 times) Smallz
Is there a way that I can put an ethernet card in the websurfer because my controller card is taking up the isa/pci slot..Is there a usb to ethernet adapter that I can get somewhere? thanks.
06-27-2000 12:37:40

New MessageRE:Ethernet Card (modified 0 times) El Barto
Is your controller ISA or PCI? Does it have a parallel or serial port on the plate or something? If not, just screw the mounting plate off...if so, then you'll have to solder it off...that's what i did. I kinda hacked the parallel port to pieces and soldered it off...after 2 hours it finally came off and it was smooth sailing.
06-27-2000 20:47:24

New MessageRE:Ethernet Card (modified 0 times) Gondola
I did the same thing to my ISA IDE controller card, although I used the less-elegant "pair of pliers" solution where I basically munged the heck out of the card-edge ports until they came off, then just clipped the wiring that was sticking out of the board. I have zero electronics education, no soldering iron, etc., so I'm surprised I didn't destroy it in the process.

It fits with the PCI ethernet card, even though they both lean a little in their ports.

07-03-2000 08:33:03

New MessageRE:Ethernet Card (modified 0 times) Easystreet
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USB is a wonderful thing for this type of machine.
09-10-2000 11:11:42

New MessageRE:Ethernet Card (modified 0 times) drleephd
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yeah, you have three options to get a network card in there.
1. add in the chips for the onboard network card (very very fine soldering required!)
2. download the updated bios (might not even need it) and take off the metal backplate on
your controller card, it's a tight fit, but you can run an ISA controller card and a PCI
network card (or vice-versa) at the same time.
3. get a USB network card such as the linksys Etherfast 10/100. mine costed $49 new at Office
Max, but you can probably get them for around half that online. search ebay for USB ethernet.
you should find alot of different usb-ethernet adapters.
01-08-2001 02:10:13

New MessageRE:Ethernet Card (modified 0 times) ttn1
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I have two network cards in my websurfer. I had to place the network connectors on a seperate PCB and wire them to the PCI and ISA network card boards. My websurfer has linux router project running on the DOC. This machine makes a great router for Cable/DSL. It is low power and, after I replaced the heatsink/fan with a large passive heatsink, it is totally silent. It now serves my web page, has secure shell 2, and runs seti@home all from the DOC. Since 32MB is getting small for my webpage, I am going to turn my second websurfer into a webserver with a 10 GB hardrive.

ttn2

01-08-2001 10:24:07

New MessageRE:Ethernet Card (modified 0 times) ASPguy
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i know this is off the subject, but it's so hard to get someone's attention in the websurfer forum. I'm having problems getting linux to run on the websurfer after installing it on my desktop. I've tried redhat 6.2, mandrake 7, suse 6.4, corel linux.

any ideal on how to get linux to work on the websurfer? do i do the install on the desktop or websurfer and how?


same question with windows 2k. thanks.

01-08-2001 10:58:21

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