Routers

[Oxy]

Can you if you have a router connected to your interner connection (DSL) have one computer connected to it using WIN98 and another using Linux?

 

[Soccerman]

can you give more info? what router are you using?

if it's the normal DSL/Cable type router I'm thinking of, then yeah, all you need to do is plug that modem into the internet port, and whatever computers you want to use the network can connect to the normal ports.. it doesn't matter what OS you use, if it's set up that way.

 

[VinY]

You should be fine. The router is not operating system dependent. You just run your cable/dsl into it and plug into the router.

 

[Oxy]

I am using Linksys BEFSR41 - EtherFast 4-Port Cable/DSL Router.

 

[Shockwave]

The routers are OS independent, but dont you need to make sure your using the same routing(routed?...get'em confused) protocols on both OS'es? Dont want one to be ethernet and the other token ring..Unless you have a very nice router...

 

[esung]

the difference between ethernet and tokenring is not on the OS. they are physially different, and requires different hardware. and for home use connected to a DSL, you probably don't need to worry about RIP as well.

 

[jsbush]

Yes it will work with the Linksys router, i've used it with many different distros of linux and it always worked fine.

 

[Oxy]

Thank you jsbush and all others who helped me clarify this.

 

[mylam]

yes as long as hardware support not software