windows_no_thanks:

When I typed "sudo less /var/log/messages" nothing appeared on my screen except a small white box in the bottom left corner of the shell dialogue box saying END.

Stephen:

When I typed "lspci | grep Ether" and hit Enter, nothing happened. The same with "lsmod | grep tulip." What's up with that?


Then, when I type in those six command lines, the "mount /floppy" command gives me this message "mount: mount point /floppy does not exist." At the same time I get this message, I hear the floppy disk drive making sounds. What's up with that?

As far as the network questions go, I have no router. It's just a switching hub that connects my computers. My desktop has an onboard VIA Rhine Fast Ethernet adapter. Neither computer connects to the internet through the other (i.e. desktop-->laptop-->internet, or visa versa)...I think they both connect directly to the internet. The network connection between the computers is nonexistant. I never could get it to work so that I could transfer files between them. Probably I should buy a router for that, huh? I think I made a mistake in buying the switching hub. I said I was a newb!

Anyway, what do you think I should do. And BTW, I'm not frustrated at all by this...I think it's kinda fun (something to fiddle around with when I get back from work ). I just hope I'm not wasting either of you folk's time.