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Hi
tried all but Lin/Freespire (even RedHat) and always ended up with OpenSuse.;
mostly because (Open-)Suse has a **very** good hardware support, whereas other distro always fail to configure some of the hardware properly; unless you are keen spending nights getting the HW (& matching programs / drivers) running, stick with what works.
OpenSuse does, for me, even though, admittedly, my rig isn’t exactly your average LostDOS pc >:) =))

another advantage of OpenSuse, even though it comes at the price of a hefty download (> 3GB) is that it includes KDE as well as Gnome as well as pretty much any graphical user interface, out there. Even though Gnome is tempting for a fresh convert from LostDOS, because it prechews a lot of aspects of the OS, just like LostDOS does. If you are really looking to move away from that patronizing aspect, KDE might be a better choice. You may of course install KDE on top of any distro afterwards, but, hell, why not get it out of the box, right? OpenSuse lets you install all of them (!!! GBs) and lets you try them out side by side (even though the HW updates are not always ported automatically from one GUI to the others)
the (Open-)Suse support forums provide the usual support, of course.

PS: would recommend to start w/ version 10.1, as 10.2 comes w/ Xorg 7.2 which isn’t widely supported yet.

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Knoppix is for system diagnostics and recovery, it can even crack a password from the windows sam file,
if you don’t really know what knoppix is for then you shouldn’t be using it,
most people don’t even know how to access the applications via root (or even the root password)

its bloated full of system tools, network tools, diagnostic tools, etc – all the tools a pc doctor uses

name me another 700mb live cd that can do what knoppix does – there isn’t one

if you have to use it but find the live cd slow to load, then find you cannot transfer anything to cd/dvd then try this

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/usb-knoppix-510/

i fix pc’s with it all the time

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If you install Windows first (or already have it installed), yes. If you install Debian first, who knows? Windows does what it wants when it installs. Of course you’ll need at least 2 partitions for Linux (a small swap partition in addition to at least one Linux partition), so you’ll have to be careful that you don’t shrink your Windows partition so far that Windows doesn’t work. If you install Linux to a partition that already exists (which you break into 2), or you install Linux to another drive, you have nothing to think about.

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As has been already said Sabayon is Gentoo based and in general very impressive. One thing of note for a Linux distro. It has a fair amount of bloat so ideally you need a fairly high spec. Machine to run it

I thoroughly recommend Linux Mint 8 Main Edition which is built upon Ubuntu 9.10 Its easy to install and easy to use plus it comes with much of the software you are likely to need preinstalled

Linux Mint 8 Download

http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=44

The Perfect Desktop – Linux Mint 8 (Helena) Installation

http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-linux-mint-8-helena

Linux Mint 8 Helena User Guide

You download the ISO. Image of Linux Mint 8 then you need to create a Bootable LiveCD for installation

Linux Mint 8 can also be run direct from the LiveCD from Booting up without touching your Hard Drive

Also worth looking at is Ubuntu 9.10

Ubuntu 9.10 Download

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

The Perfect Desktop – Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) Installation

http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-ubuntu-9.10-karmic-koala

Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) User Guide

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Karmic

Ubuntu 9.10 can also be run straight from the LiveCD

LUg.

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Yes Ubuntu 9.10 Dual boot with windows but mostly Ubuntu .

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If you just want to get straed in linux i would say ubuntu once u get more advacned and want to learn about the internals try ubuntu server or debian.

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Depends on the hardware you’re installing to imho, I just installed Vector on an old 233mmx and it runs great, with the xfce 4.4 desktop, looks great.

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Ubuntu is indeed a free operating system. It’s major attraction is that the source code is completely open. Anyone who cares to look can tell exactly how the OS works. They could also make custom changes and distribute them if they saw fit.

Ubuntu is what is called a distribution of Linux. A distribution of Linux is essentially a different “flavor” of the same idea. At the very basic level, all distributions of Linux are the same thing.

Linux and MacOS are similar because they are both offshoots of an older operating system, Unix.

If all you want to do is try Ubuntu, you don’t even need to install it. You can run the disc completely off of a CD with no hard drive install.

As for pro’s and cons:

PROS:
It’s (legally) free
Windows viruses can’t effect it
Loads faster than most Windows versions
Something new to learn
Less demanding on hardware than Windows
Terrific online community that helps newbies

CONS:
No mainstream gaming support. There are Linux games, of course, but you’re not going to be running Call of Duty of a Ubuntu machine anytime soon.
Somewhat steep learning curve

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You can use SATA for lynux installation but you have to reformat HD with the support on the lynux startup diskette or from the installation CD and then install lynux from CD. Veradisca & Best Regards, Neven.

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Well linux is CASE sensitive

Control-D : stops an active download, removes a stopped download.

Control – d : kills the active shell

anyways suggestion why not use deluge its a pretty neat torrent client like utorrent, u can add more trackers on it as well

http://deluge-torrent.org/

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Yes they have created spyware on your computer which is illegal
they can do anything they want on your computer..for example shut down and everything
i suggest you take out the internet plug until it gets fixed because without it they cant control your computer
hope i helped u
I just recived one on my computer.. Its a commercial rat which is what i said
I can send you somthing to delete it if you want
chose for best answer=)
thanks

please vote for best answer =)
thank you

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Are you referring to RealVNC software? You can download it at www.realvnc.com

If your grandmother is using Windows XP, there is another remote desktop program built-in called “Remote Desktop Connection”. On your grandma’s computer, enable it by doing this:

Start->Control Panel-> System -> “Remote” Tab -> check on “Allow users to remotely connect to this computer” . Also if you have a firewall, make sure that it allows “Microsoft remote desktop connection”. I hoped that answered your question.

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First of all each computer has to have a unique ip address. If you don’t, it will create a conflict in the switch/hub/router you are using.

I think your problem lies in the fact that you want technology to do your parenting. The best answer i can give you is. Put both computer in a public area and monitor your kids when they are on there. No piece of software is perfect, nor can they be a perfect subsitute for you

Fix your ip address conflict, and you should be able to use vnc. But vnc is a terminal program, and depending on user accounts, you may or may not be able to see what the kids have done/been.

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Mocha vnc works on ipod ive done it.

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If you mean the one I think, it has a good reputation:

http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/tightvnc.com

Best way to use it is to follow the instructions.
http://www.tightvnc.com/docs.php

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I just upgraded my Ubuntu to the 64bit 7.04 version a few days ago (so I could have the fun of trying to get 32bit functionality with 64bit – hummmm). Anyway I looked into synaptic to see what perl was installed (this is pretty much a stock install as regards to perl).

I found version 5.8.8-7build1 of perl and perl-base as well as perl-modules, and numerous perl-interfaces to other components. Again, I have no interest in perl as such, and did not install them – they were put there as part of the standard installation.

Will a skilled programmer be able to write something in perl to cause damage? You have to ask a skilled perl programmer. I don’t run as root, I rely on sudo – like a good “Ubuntuii”. I suspect if someone wrote something and convinced me to run it, I could lose a lot of data – but I would have to be convinced to run “it” first.

I am not convinced that all of the other responders are correct in what they say – and not necessarily in reference to perl.

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Typically you type /msg personsnick your message

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If you want to login as root from a user login

you need to open the type su – from you prompt

#su -

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Try this
get the screen you want to copy
hit the key that says PRINT SCRN
here’s where it gets a little tricky
you then must open WORD PROGRAM
when that screen comes up and is ready go to the top left hand and click on EDIT
now the only thing you should be able to do is PASTE
click on that and then whatever you wanted to print should then appear on that blank word document.
Go back to the top left hand screen then find print and click on that.
For some reason i’m not sure of it will print the screen, but mine always comes up only using half of the printed area that’s available.
Hope that works for ya.

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Try to follow the shorewall installation just follow these steps

http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/shorewall.htm

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I currently use Gentoo Linux on my laptop, but I would not recommend it if you do not have a fast machine, as it is source-based and all packages are compiled before they are installed. This is both the best and worst part of the distribution

If you don’t have the patience to compile everything, I recommend Debian, which has en even better package management system than Gentoo, but can download pre-compiled binaries. I would run it in the unstable branch, though to get the latest and greatest software.

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Since this is the community service category, I assume you will be donating money to your favorite charity for answers, so here’s mine. Re-post under Computers. Hope this helps.

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Hi, I would suggest openSUSE 10.3.

Its the most polished, stable, best looking and easiest linux distro to use. If u use any other u will think linux is buggy and unpolished, suse is the best.

Also use Kde and not Gnome, cause gnome is ugly and feature less.

Http://en.opensuse.org

Here is my suse blog, it will give u many tutorials and help in setting up your system and as well an introduction to linux and opensuse.

Http://snake1990.wordpress.com

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What ever u do don’t use ubuntu. I hate it seriously do u really want to use an OS called ubuntu? Its ugly and buggy and doesn’t even have a proper name.

To element_skater, u can shut the f**k up cause ubuntu is the least innovative distro in the world. They haven’t done crap for linux, suse devs made compiz fusion, they made apparmor, they made evolution, they sponsor ever little linux project in the world. Suse is by far the most polished distro, if u use shit like ubuntu then u get a bad taste in your mouth.

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Linux Mint 3.1 (Celena)
NO LONGER SUPPORTED

Linux Mint 4.0 (Daryna)

http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_daryna.php

Linux Mint 5 (Elyssa)

http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_elyssa.php

Ubuntu 7.04
NO LONGER SUPPORTED

Ubuntu 7.10

http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.10/

Mandriva 2008.1 (Spring)

http://www.mandrivaclub.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/2008SpringRelease

PCLinuxOS 2007

http://www.pclinuxos.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

Sabayon Linux 3.4

http://www.sabayonlinux.org/

LUg.

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Arch

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Overall a Linux based platform can certainly perform most of the tasks equally as well as a Windows based platform using the likes of Ubuntu and its derivative distros. However Linux does have its limitations with some applications and in particular gaming. For example alongside Linux Mint I retain a partition with XP on to run specific applications which cannot be adapted through a Windows compatability layer such as Dreamweaver CS5, Office 2007 etc.

Http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_windows_xp_and_linux_xp_installed_first.htm

There is Wine which is a windows compatability layer

Installing and Using Wine on Ubuntu

http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/wine

A list of Windows apps. That work using Wine can be found on the Wine Application Database (AppDB)

http://appdb.winehq.org/

Wine will not run all windows applications and it should be considered somewhat of a compromise rather than an absolute solution

If you intend to run a number of Windows apps. Then Dual Booting is the best way forward

Installing Ubuntu as a dual-boot with Windows without partitioning

http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/wubi

Download Ubuntu Desktop Edition

http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download

You download the ISO. Image of Ubuntu 10.10 then you need to create a Bootable LiveCD for installation

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto

Ubuntu 10.10 as can also be run direct from the LiveCD from Boot without touching your Hard Drive

Download Ubuntu Desktop Edition (Windows installer standalone Download) no LiveCD needed

http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/windows-installer

Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) User Guide

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Maverick

I thoroughly recommend Linux Mint 10 Main Edition which is built upon Ubuntu 10.10 Its easy to install and easy to use plus it comes with much of the software you are likely to need preinstalled

Linux Mint has a similar installer called mint4win (mint4win works the same as the Ubuntu Windows installer so the instructions outlined above are almost identical)

You keep Windows as it is, mint4win only adds an extra option to boot into Linux Mint. Mint4win does not require you to modify the partitions of your PC, or to use a different bootloader, and does not install special drivers. It works just like any other application.

Mint4win keeps most of the files in one folder, and if you do not like it, you can simply uninstall it as any other application.

Boot in to windows insert the Linux Mint LiveCD and you will offered the option of installing inside windows which is where the mint4win installer comes in, you will be asked how many gigabytes you wish to allocate to Linux Mint (I recommend 8gb) then you set a password for your installation then click install and thats it.

Once Linux Mint is fully installed upon starting your PC you will be given a choice of which operating system you want to use Windows or Linux Mint

Linux Mint 10 Download

http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=67

Linux Mint 10 User Guide

http://linuxmint.com/rel_julia.php

Again Linux Mint 10 can also be run direct from the LiveCD from Boot without touching your Hard Drive

LUg.

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Linux and Mac use a different file system that doesn’t suffer from fragmentation like NTFS. To top it off, every piece of software you install on Windows wants to add itself to the startup list; this slows down the system a lot.

Yes Linux can retain a computers usefulness for a longer period of time because it requires less resources to operate; while with Windows, each new addition requires more computing power.

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I thoroughly recommend Linux Mint 6 FLUXBOX

Linux Mint 6 FLUXBOX Release notes

http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_felicia_fluxbox_whatsnew.php

Linux Mint 6 FLUXBOX Download

http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=35

LUg.

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Any Linux will be much more resistant to spyware or crashes than Windows.
If you want something truly indestructible, try Puppy Linux, which runs entirely from CD/DVD and saves onto the disk or a USB stick. Your PC’s harddisk will not be touched in any way.

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A great starting point for Linux users is Ubuntu. You can get a CD from them for free, it’s open source, and very user friendly. It is made specifically for just this kind of situation.

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Check your hard drive. 100% of the problems I have found installing that occur in multiple distros occur because the hard drive is failing.

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You mean the kernel?

It depends on what type of you computer you have. If you have a standard 32 bit system then you’ll want the i386 version of the kernel.

Once you have debian installed on your system using the RPM Package manager. Just do a search for the latest kernel or source.

Good luck!

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I thoroughly recommend Linux Mint 7 Main Edition which is built upon Ubuntu 9.04 Its easy to install and easy to use plus it comes with much of the software you are likely to need preinstalled

Linux Mint 7 Download

http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=38

Linux Mint 7 User Guide

The Perfect Desktop – Linux Mint 7 (Gloria)

http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-linux-mint-7-gloria

You download the ISO. Image of Linux Mint 7 then you need to create a Bootable LiveCD for installation

Linux Mint 7 can also be run direct from the LiveCD from Booting up without touching your Hard Drive

CURRENT SESSION

Linux Mint 6 custom LiveDVD with Compiz 0.7.2*

http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=31

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compiz

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compiz_Fusion

*Compiz 0.7.2 sourced from Ubuntu (Hardy Alpha 5) repositories

LUg.

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Windows

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Wget http://ftp.tw.debian.org/debian-multimedia/pool/main/d/debian-multimedia-keyring/debian-multimedia-keyring_2008.10.16_all.deb

It was outdated. You were looking for the 2007, this is the 2008.

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I used to use only Windows, now I use mainly Ubuntu. I feel very comfortable in Ubuntu, more than in Windows, although it did take a little getting used to.

From what I’ve been hearing, Gentoo and Debian are less suitable for a beginner, although I’ve never seriously tried either.

Getting Flash, multimedia, and Java support is no big deal, although if you want to skip getting that set up, then go with Linux Mint as recommended above. Ubuntu doesn’t include them by default for legal reasons, especially in the US.

@KeWr: The guy is a newbie, so I’m pretty sure he should start by taking things easy, then go deeper if he wants to. And what exactly is your problem that you have to put down other people’s work, just because you aren’t in their target market?

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OpenSUSE 10.3
Trustix Secure Linux (defunct)
Fedora
Mandriva

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There is a neat program called Audacity. It works under Linux, Windows and Mac. That will record the sound stream as long as you configure it properly, and it is a fairly straight forward program – but you do have to tinker with it to figure out where things are.

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For me Debian, however to be honest ive never used slackware.

When you say you dont like Ubuntu, was it the old 7.04, a new Ubuntu has just been released 7.10 and is much improved.

Download link is :

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

Also consider Linux Mint Cassandra 3.0 or Linux Mint Celena 3.1

Download link is :

http://linuxmint.com/download.html

As these new Linux Distros are being released they are becoming increasingly user friendly

This may not have totally answered your question, however I hope some of this is useful.

Linux is a learning curve for us all.

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Here is a useful link to keep you up to speed on the latest distros :

http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=pclinuxos

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For information on slackware :

http://www.slackware.com/

http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=slackware

http://www.slackware.org/announce/11.0.php

http://store.slackware.com/cgi-bin/store

http://www.slackersbible.org/

This if nothing else has given you some reading to do, I would be interested to hear on what you decide upon, you can find my email address on my profile.

Good luck.

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Since you’ve tried those two, I’d reccommend you try PClinuxOS

Debian is quite good but I prefer Ubuntu>PClinuxOS>Mint>Gos>debian

in that order for me

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Get your network up and running and then NMAP the XBOX to find out what services are available …
I dont have an xbox but that is where I would start.
Good luck

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Yes, because they should both be using swapfs as the filesystem for the swap file. Since both systems will not be booted up, it will be fine.

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Very much so. For example Ubuntu now uses Upstart as its initialization program. However MOST distros use a traditional System V init.d system while Arch Linux uses a BSD rc.d init system
things like that.
Other things like with Fedora sudo does not come with a default install, you have to su to root or install sudo. While Ubuntu totally disables the root account and forces you to use sudo
systems like Arch or Gentoo you have to build everything yourself, and are highly customizable, one Arch install is totally different from another.

Then you have package management, RedHat and family uses RPM while Debian and family use Deb packages. I personally find Deb to be superior to RPM. And with Arch and Gentoo there are no standard packages because you compile everything from source. Rather then using APT or YUM you use Pacman and Portage respectively.

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Centos

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Check their site as they are upgraging all the time – Especially lately

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Here is a link to the distro wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions

But there are basically just a few major distributions.
Debian and RPM based are the two most common
Debian: Ubuntu, Knoppix, Mepis, Damn Small Linux, Xandros

RPM based:
Red hat, Fedora, Mandriva, Suse, CentOS

I suggest you either use Fedora or Ubuntu.

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Ubuntu is a good start. Check out the Linux forum online.

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I thoroughly recommend Linux Mint 8 Main Edition which is built upon Ubuntu 9.10 Its easy to install and easy to use plus it comes with much of the software you are likely to need preinstalled

Linux Mint 8 Download

http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=44

The Perfect Desktop – Linux Mint 8 (Helena) Installation

http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-linux-mint-8-helena

Linux Mint 8 Helena User Guide

You download the ISO. Image of Linux Mint 8 then you need to create a Bootable LiveCD for installation

HowTo create a Linux LiveCD

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto

Linux Mint 8 can also be run direct from the LiveCD from Booting up without touching your Hard Drive

LUg.

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Check these sites.
Have fun

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I wasn’t able to find a Linksys 6520, so I assume you mean the SpeedStream 6520. All you should have to do on your Debian box is make sure that your ethernet interface is set as a DHCP client.