several questions: Mostly I'm concerned about it being a Windows network and this little Asus PC runs Linux, so will it network with my other computers?
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Caveat: I don't own one. But most of your questions have more to do with Linux. The only sharing problem you might have is if there aren't linux drivers for your printer. Otherwise it will happily see and work with your home lan. You can probably find the printer driver with a little googling up front. SMTP client: Dunno what's on board, but you can download and install any of several. Mozilla makes a very slick open source email client. Hope it helps at least a bit.
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BIOS. Yes you can run linux on it easily. Now if you went with windows 8 or 8.1 it'll be a bit tricky.
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I only used this with a Windows pc. It you have the setup software it should work. But i am not a linux uaer. I hope this helps.
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To elaborate on Ghavrals post, you can use it as a limited use PC, but its much better suited for set top box use. There are some fine folks over on an Android tab based site called Slatedroid working on an Ubuntu Linux port on the 802, but it isnt yet ready for prime time yet. Check out the site and search for "UG802" and it will bring up whats going on with that.
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I've been using it since February without any complaints, but it would be even better if it would be possible to use linux instead of Windows 8.1. Unfortunatly Asus does not provide any support to linux.
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Yes. You might have to format the drive though. It should be fast enough to run Linux without any issues.
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If WinXP, Win7, no problem. win8 unknown. Also linux support, is hardware modem, so works. Comes with windows cd.
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VPN is possible with it according to Asus's site but not sure about making them work as one network. http://www.asus.com/Networking/RTAC56U/specifications/
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hey,thank you for your advice. first of all i have a linksys router so that would be a problem. seems like these deals are not that good and too much for a computer newbie such as me :)
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Yes networking is the same not matter the operating system. Have windows, apple and some other brands all running on it
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I do not use Linux but it does work perfectly with Windows XP and Windows 7. There were no problems installing it and still use it on one of my computers.
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I used it on Mint, and got it working, but it didn't perform as well as it did on windows. It broke and they wouldn't honor the warranty so I can't test on my current distro. I would say go with something else for Linux.
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I use mine on a Linux machine, no problem so far; though I have not thoroughly put it through the paces.
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Yes I did. I had a lot of problems with Internet connections with this Asus laptop, even though my router was less than 2 feet away. In fact, I couldn't even get Ethernet connection with it. Then I realize that it's more of a software problem than a hardware one. I did a clean fresh install of Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr. And I haven't had a problem with Internet or Ethernet connection ever since.
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I believe it's the LAN the one that u would connect to your PC. If you heck the manual it should resolve your question.
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Yes, so far this works with any pc I've thrown it against. Xp, win 7 and 8 work fine. I have yet to try it with a Linux box or Mac.
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Yes, I have wifi set up at my house for my other computer, and I use it for the internet on my ASUS. It works fine, after you set it up!