From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jan 5 13:09:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id NAA12547 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 13:09:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from Kitten.mcs.com (Kitten.mcs.com [192.160.127.90]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id NAA12534 for ; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 13:09:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jrs@Venus.mcs.net) Received: from Venus.mcs.net (jrs@Venus.mcs.net [192.160.127.92]) by Kitten.mcs.com (8.8.7/8.8.2) with ESMTP id PAA15239; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 15:09:13 -0600 (CST) Received: from localhost (jrs@localhost) by Venus.mcs.net (8.8.7/8.8.2) with SMTP id PAA25520; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 15:09:12 -0600 (CST) Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 15:09:12 -0600 (CST) From: Johnathan Raymond Sconiers II To: Jim Joseph cc: questions@freebsd.org, Ash Yadav Subject: Re: advice on setting up a Home Area Network (HAN) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Well I ran accross a couple (*2*) sub $75 pcmcia cards at CDW. you could get they're catalog from 800-692-4239 or www.cdw.com. You can also find a couple at www.pricewatch.com. I'll grant you the fact that you won't find *name brand* cards like intel or USR but just for a home LAN who needs name brand. Should give you the close to or the same bandwith. JOHN ********************************* * M C S N E T * * Johnathan Raymond Sconiers II * * jrs@mcs.net * ********************************* On Mon, 5 Jan 1998, Jim Joseph wrote: > > PCMCIA Ethernet for $50-75 where? > > On 05-Jan-98 Johnathan Raymond Sconiers II wrote: > >HI, > > > >Theres a product **Networki in a Box**--I think. It includes a five port > >hub 2 *PCI* networking card and spare cabels for $99. For the laptop > >you would need to purchase a pcmcia lan card for about $50 -$75. It'll be > >pretty easy, the hardest part will be getting the machines to recognize > >the cards. also you *might* have problems with using the modem after you > >install the nics. > > > >john > > > > > >********************************* > >* M C S N E T * > >* Johnathan Raymond Sconiers II * > >* jrs@mcs.net * > >********************************* > > > >On Mon, 5 Jan 1998, Jim Joseph wrote: > > > >> Date: Mon, 05 Jan 1998 11:11:41 +0000 > >> From: Jim Joseph > >> Reply-To: jcj@phoenix.net > >> To: Ash Yadav , questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >> Subject: Re: advice on setting up a Home Area Network (HAN) > >> > >> Check out : > >> > >> http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/ppp/ppp.html > >> > >> This shows you how to make a LAN route through a FreeBSD box. > >> As for networking equipment I would just get a 5 port hub. that is all > >> you need. they run somwhere from $50-70. > >> > >> Ash Yadav wrote: > >> > > >> > Folks, > >> > I just got BSD 2.2.5 running on a P5/90 last week. The next step for me is > >to set a HAN > >> > ( a LAN for my home ) to hook up my P2/266 and my laptop so that I can > >share files and > >> > browse the net on all of them etc. If someone has set this up I would like > >suggestions > >> > on harware hubs, Network cards etc. to set this up . I am not looking to > >spend a lot of > >> > money on it so a minimalist config would be ideal. Would appreciate any > >advice on this > >> > setup. > >> > Regards > >> > Ash ;) > >> > > > > ---------------------------------- > E-Mail: Jim Joseph > Date: 05-Jan-98 > Time: 13:35:08 > > Fudd's First Law of Opposition: > Push something hard enough and it will fall over. > > ---------------------------------- >