I'll try that and have her use dhcp only away from home... Thanks! Harold > I set a static ip address on mine & it worked with minimal hassle. And > every startup since has worked first time. > > RP > > On 17/08/07, Harold Hallikainen wrote: >> Interesting! How do you think Ubuntu works on older hardware? I've used >> Red Hat since something like version 6, and have now gone to Fedora on >> the >> servers. But it was WAY too slow on my wife's old Sony Viao notebook >> computer. I'm currently trying Puppy Linux, and it is working very well >> except for the wireless card on boot up. It says it's configuring it and >> doing DHCP, but it's messing it up some how. If I then unplug the card, >> plug it back in, and tell it to scan for networks, it works fine. >> Otherwise, it seems good so far. Really fast! >> >> Harold >> >> -- >> FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising >> opportunities available! >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising opportunities available! -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist