Date: Mon, 05 Jan 1998 13:35:08 -0000 (GMT) From: Jim Joseph <jcj@phoenix.net> To: Johnathan Raymond Sconiers II <jrs@Mcs.Net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Ash Yadav <ash@fxsing.ml.com> Subject: Re: advice on setting up a Home Area Network (HAN) Message-ID: <XFMail.980105133531.jcj@phoenix.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980105130017.26446A-100000@Mercury.mcs.net>
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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 <jim@basil.stthom.edu> >> Reply-To: jcj@phoenix.net >> To: Ash Yadav <ash@fxsing.ml.com>, 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 <jcj@phoenix.net> Date: 05-Jan-98 Time: 13:35:08 Fudd's First Law of Opposition: Push something hard enough and it will fall over. ----------------------------------
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