[plug] Sundry niggles / Intrepid update

[Mike Holland]

David Dartnall wrote:

> Geforce MX400 video card using the nvidia driver and gave the option of 
> aborting the process or accepting the loss of the compix goodies, which 
> I accepted.
> 
> So now with the system now running very slow I need to buy a new video 
> card, - don't need it for gaming - just general use with gimp and 
> sometimes photoshop - advice needed here please.

The MX400 is AGP, isn't it? The new ones are all PCIe.
My advice is to stick with Hardy until you buy a whole new computer.


> But I do need some more advice please: Current setup is Netgear ADSL 
> modem router DG834 connected to my wife's and my computers and with 2 
> free lan ports. I need to add wireless for a laptop. What do you 
> recommend I buy? (Not the laptop, the other gear)

Get a DG834G, and umm ... keep the old one as a backup?
Not much point buying a WAP without ADSL is there?