Virtualisation and networking

[Keith Antoine]

So I am back once again to see if I can get running with linux and my 
photography. Now you will be receiving some painful mail
due to a greater lack of brain cells that last time I was on the list: 
Oh yes! do you realise I am older too ??

First up I have had a rebuild but this is probably the last and this was 
brought about by the new Quad cpu's and the fact that they
now run virtualisation natively. So I thought that I would install 
opensuse10.3, also install and run VitualBox, Vmware or Wine.
Comments please on these and how they have altered over the past 2 years 
as Vmware looks complicated as to when I last ijnstalled
it. What is Vitual box like and will wine run Photoshop CS3, Lightroom, 
OnOne 4. Also their associated plugins but if the main program
will run I guess the plugins will too. I also have DVB T card Nebulae 
that I would also like to run.

Now to get to the real nitty gritty: Installed opensuse no real hassles 
except that I cannot get the network to run. The modem activity is not lit.
HARDWARE:
MB: Gigabyte x38-ds4
NIC: Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet

The nic is built into the mb as per most newer boards. I was most 
suprised to find everything else was recognised including the DVB-T card
however AFAICS there isn't any routing, which would account for no 
activity light. Did try and swap to usb but still no light and no internet.
Now once upon a time I could do the routing tables but not any longer as 
I just forgot all I knew. Not being able to access the net from opensuse
does not help either.

Is there a known problem with this board and nic ? The real problem is 
that I can accsess the net from windows and get info but when I reboot I 
cannot
nowadays remember as the short term memory is now shot for good, sleep 
aponea does not help either and getting going each day is difficult.

Anyway guys, its GREAT to grow old, not that I am doing that. Just where 
should I start ?

Thanks

P.S are those two grumpy Ba.....s still around ? Kurt and Lonnie :))

-- 
Keith Antoine AKA "Skippy"
SKYPE contact: kantoine
Practising Registered Geriatric: Single Cell Brain in Storage: 
Schools: Places to teach you HOW to teach yourself, they have nothing to do with life's skills.