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Does switching motherboard require a reinstall?
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On second thought, try to find out which driver your new network card needs and install it before the switch. As long as you have command line and network (USB drivers for keyboard should not be an issue) you can install whatever is missing
Btw, there are two command line browsers that I know of: links and lynx. Copying commands from phone gets tedious fast
It has a realtek Ethernet port that needs r8169 that I read is already baked into the kernel
Using DHCP?
Windows stores static network configs in the registry, so with the new mobo's NIC(s) if you try to set a static IP, Windows will complain that it already exists. Not a biggie as you'd just have to search the registry... if you're using DHCP no problem.
DHCP. I don't use static IP.