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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Upgrading my machine (I know, not a linux question)

 
Ralph,

> Where should I go to buy this memory.  I live in Hull? 

> Can I install it myself or should I have it installed? 

 

Upgrading RAM can be done by yourself. I recommend taking the actual 256MB stick with you into a local computer shop and tell them you need something compatible with it but in a 512MB variety. If you don't know how to remove the RAM stick then get a friend to help or bring the entire machine to a store.

> A final linux issue. 

> I am using ubuntu  6.10. 

> I tried to get a usb based wireless thingy? (PCI card?)  to work with 

> my Linksys  Wireless-G  2.4GHz  wrt54g router. 

> But I could never get one to work.  I am now resigned to 

> having one inserted into my machine. 

> Anybody out there using unbuntu 6.10 with a wireless router 

> that can recommend the product/brand/model I should buy. 

> My computer will be a floor above the router. 

 

I recommend a wireless device based on the atheros chipset. AFAIK, all of the current D-Link cards are based on this chipset. Setting up atheros based cards is a breeze in Debian (what I use), so it shouldn't be all that hard in a Ubuntu disto. 

Sacha
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