> Nowwaitasec. How do informal presentations logically > decline to group hugs? Methinks you have issues, mon > frere. :)
Perhaps, perhaps. > Actually, I'm going to start insisting we all show up > in costumes to BRLUG meetings. Commander Jean Luc > Hebert, at your service. *heel click* You are a dork dude. Regards, Dustin > > John Hebert > > --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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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