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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Pluggers</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My question is on modules and custom
kernels.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Traditionally when i first started making my own
kernels i used to build the kernels without modules thinking it was easier to
get working. After i got a better understanding of modules (having to get my TV
tuner and SB Live to work) i started using modules for just about everything.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The question is what is better?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I know that if i regularily change hardware
then obviously modules would be better but rebuilding a kernel only takes a few
minutes. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do modules take up more memory?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What is considered the "accepted" practice in the
Linux world?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Samba Question.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Say i have a small LAN using a Linux box that is a
file server using samba as well as a basic internet gateway with
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>about 5 windows workstations.
The users have very little computer knowledge (point and click is
about it). They don't want permanent internet access and in fact, they
only want to dial up whenever they feel like it. I have set up a sudoers
so they could telnet in and type "sudo pon bigpond" but even this is a bit
difficult for them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is it possible with samba to set up a shortcut or
something that i could make into a icon so they can just point and
click?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Scott</FONT></DIV>
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