[ubuntu-uk] Realtek 8187b Wireless VERY VERY slow

[Harry Rickards]

Quoting Gordon <gbplinux at gmail.com>:
...
> Thanks - the major problem is that the internet connection is SO slow
> that I can't install packages. Is there somewhere I can download the
> *.deb file on another machine and install it that way?
...

If you search packages.ubuntu.com,  you should be able to download it.  
Build-essential is avaliable for 8.10 Intrepid Ibex at  
http://ubuntu.blueyonder.co.uk/archive/pool/main/b/build-essential/build-essential_11.4_i386.deb for  
i386.

Harry

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