March 2005
Beginner to intermediate
342 pages
15h 55m
English
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Protect Yourself from Windows Applications #80
Chapter 9, Administration and Automation
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You don’t usually need to use ifplugd if you are using a laptop with a PC
Card/PCMCIA network adapter and static IP address, for two reasons. The
PCMCIA driver generally configures the device automatically anyway, and
ifplugd is rarely able to detect a link beat through a PCMCIA device.
ifplugd is known to have problems with some USB network
adapters (wireless or otherwise), especially when the driver is
available only from a third party and is not part of the
default Linux kernel. This is a driver issue related to the ker-
nel’s ability to activate and deactivate the USB device. This
cannot be fixed by new versions of
ifplugd; it is something
the kernel driver must handle. If you have not yet purchased
a USB network adapter, research the latest kernel versions to
find out which ones are best supported. If you already have
your USB network adapter, report problems to the manufac-
turer. Some companies are surprisingly accommodating and
eager to fix problems such as these.
HACK
#80
Protect Yourself from Windows Applications Hack #80
Minimize the risk of viral infection in Windows emulators and Windows
documents.
CodeWeavers’s (http://www.codeweavers.com) CrossOver Office and Wine
enable you to run many Windows applications under Linux. In fact, they do
such a good job of providing a Windows-like environment
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