> Will someone volunteer to talk about the > hardware/software involved? Such as what a NAT is, > where the hub goes, installing NICs, etc. More than > one volunteer is welcome. As much as Dustin likes a > formal presentation, I think it will be much better if > people just stand up and offer what they know.
This should be interesting. In regards to me liking a formal presentation, yes I do prefer those in general. However, the whole point of me leaving the Coordinator position is to get some fresh blood and ideas into the mix. So who knows, the next Coordinator may hate them, and we may even end up have group hugs before each meeting.. Regards, Dustin > > I'll bring my hub and a few patches cables. Can > someone else bring a laptop, possibly configured as a > NAT/firewall (need 2 PCMCIA NICs)? Then we can do a > real demo how a home network would be configured. We > do have hot Internet access at Coates, right? > > John Hebert > > > > > --- "Charles J. Lingo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'll second the motion for a wiring demo. > > > > Chuck Lingo > > > > > > "Melancon, Mike" wrote: > > > > > I think it's a great idea. > > > > > > A few months ago, I could have used a demo on how > > to wire your home with > > > thin-net (10-base 2). I did some charity work for > > a group of PCs that were > > > daisy-chained together with thinnet and BNC > > connectors....yuck. Whoever set > > > them up originally hadn't even crimped down the > > BNC connectors. The wires > > > were just stuck in place. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: John Hebert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 9:26 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [brluglist] anybody have 18' of CAT5 > > for cheap? > > > > > > Thanks for the info. > > > > > > This causes me to think that it might be a good > > idea > > > for someone to give a short demo on making patch > > > cables, or an overview of the items involved in > > the > > > physical layer of the OSI model. Something like > > "How > > > to Wire your House|Dungeon|Spaceship with CAT5". > > > > > > Anybody else think it would be a good topic for a > > > presentation? > > > > > > John Hebert > > > > > > --- Mark Orr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Tue, 23 Oct 2001 08:47:51 -0700 (PDT) > > > > John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > No way! That's pretty cool. I like Home Depot > > even > > > > > more now! Thanks for the info. > > > > > > > > > > John Hebert > > > > > > > > > > --- "Kris A. Wotipka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Something that most people don't realize is > > that > > > > The > > > > > > Home Depot sells CAT5 > > > > > > cable in premade 3', 7' 14' and maybe > > longer. > > > > All > > > > > > have boots on them. > > > > > > Usually they are cheaper than the ones you > > find > > > > at > > > > > > Office Depot and I haven't > > > > > > had any problems with them......... > > > > > > > > Oh yeah...Home Despot (and Lowe's too, I think) > > have > > > > big > > > > spools of CAT5 -- like if you were going to wire > > > > your house > > > > with long lengths of it. > > > > > > > > The spools didnt, of course, have the plastic > > > > connector > > > > with terminals on it, but I'd imagine the > > > > accessories > > > > to put them on would be lurking in the same > > general > > > > area. > > > > (either that or wall-outlets) > > > > > > > > s'over by the ceiling fans :) > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Mark Orr > > > > ================================================ > > > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > > > your subscription information. > > > > ================================================ > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Make a great connection at Yahoo! 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