Geoff Lane wrote:
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>> only problem I have had has been a driver issue with my new laptop
>> running Kubuntu 7.10.
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> That's surprising, I thought to the computer it was an ethernet connector.
So did I! When I bought a new laptop and installed Kubuntu it stopped
working. I went from scratching my head to tearing my hair out

Eventually, installing a different network card driver cured the problem.
Go figure...
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> Geoff Lane