> >I tried installing 4.5 using the packages from slink(?), but they depend >on the slink version of libc6 and who knows what else, which I don't want to >mess with before slink is deemed stable. >
I installed 4.5 with the Hamm packages and haven't had any problems. It seems stable enough, certainly more so than IE on this piece-of-crap win 98 machine I'm using now. Now that I remeber, I have a little observation I'm curious about. If anyone has an idea, let me know. On my linux box at home (P200 98M of ram) I have a 33.6 modem. I have terrible phone lines, and therefor rarely connect faster than 28.8. However, under Linux I've found this to be acceptible as it is usually a steady and stall-free connection. But if I connect to the same ISP from home with my 56k modem on my winblows laptop, it stalls all the time or just goes really really slow. This is also often the case when I use my laptop at work and connect at 42k. I originally though my modem in my laptop could be screwed, but it turns out that any windows computer at our office get the same weak link under windows. I don't even always have to block call waiting at home, as my connection under linux is often too strong to be denied, even with a long string of beeps from call waiting. It's fun to watch friends try to get through from X-windows. I can look at the ppp graph and once in a while it just drops off to zero, then picks right back up and keeps going. Is linux just technically superior? (stupid question, I know) Does my ISP just favor a unix to unix connection? A more efficient TCP/IP stack? What's the deal? It makes me never want to use windows on the internet, and makes doing so one of the most frustrating things imaginable. It drives me crazy being connected at 42k right now, and still longing for my 33.6 connection at home. -Colin
