Will clearwire work with puppy linux?

[one.sensei]

not the card, but the box with ethernet cable.
Will it work without any special configuration?

Thanks.

 

[RootbeaR]

One way to find out, try it.

That is the beauty of the LiveCD.

 

[one.sensei]

Yes, but it's not for me. A friend of mine has a win 98 computer that doesn't run so well. I'm almost certain Puppy will put some life back in it, but he has clearwire, so I don't know if the internet will work, and I don't want to go all the way over there to have it not work.

Certainly someone knows? I googled it a bit, but I didn't really find anything.

 

[RootbeaR]

Yes, but it's not for me. A friend of mine has a win 98 computer that doesn't run so well. I'm almost certain Puppy will put some life back in it, but he has clearwire, so I don't know if the internet will work, and I don't want to go all the way over there to have it not work.

Certainly someone knows? I googled it a bit, but I didn't really find anything.

I have not had to configure anything for ethernet with any distro including puppy (@ a dozen).

Tell it is ethernet and usually follow defaults.

My cable modem is RCA.

I am also going through a Netgear router, which doesn't seem to matter either.

 

[one.sensei]

Ok. I'll give it a try and hope it works. The only reason I doubt it will just work is because it's wireless, and I know for adapters, linux makes it really difficult to use. Of courseclearwire isn't an adapter, so I don't know.

 

[RootbeaR]

Ok. I'll give it a try and hope it works. The only reason I doubt it will just work is because it's wireless, and I know for adapters, linux makes it really difficult to use. Of courseclearwire isn't an adapter, so I don't know.

Wireless may be a problem. But you can always hard wire it to get proper drivers. Hopefully. I don't use wireless.

 

[one.sensei]

That's what clearwire is. I've seen commercials about it and it's a box that uses an ethernet cable.

 

[RootbeaR]

That's what clearwire is. I've seen commercials about it and it's a box that uses an ethernet cable.

Apparently, minime, which is a remaster of PCLinuxOS, works quite well with wireless.

It is @ 300MB. Can install whatever on it to make it a full blown OS.

May want to download it and take it as well.

3rd link under parent directory.
http://spout.ussg.indiana.edu/linux/pclinuxos/pclinuxos/live-cd/english/preview/

It does not set-up connection automatically but is done with the utilities folder on the desktop once installed/running.

It is a LiveCD to boot. Pun intended.