Hi,
> Dear all,
>
> I'm somewhat new to the world of linux. And, as most people do,
> I try to start at the top............. with networking!
Why not?! Linux (and most unix) systems are built with full
networking support in mind :-)
> I have two pc's both equipped with a 3Com (3C509b-TP) network card.
> The pc's are connected to each other with a crossed UTP-cable.
Sounds OK so far...
> My questions:
>
> 1 Is it possible to start a (linux) network with this configuration?
Yes. You can start by giving each PC an IP address from the private
networks range. i.e. 10.0.0.0 -> 10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0 ->
172.31.255.255, 192.168.0.0 -> 192.168.255.255. (Don't choose 0 or
255 as the last byte). Set the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0 and you
should be able to ping between the two. After this, you can use NFS
to share files across the network, ftp, telnet etc etc.
> 2 Is it possible to connect to linux (with the same configuration) on
> the second pc using windows 95 on the first (with telnet ,
> reflectionX or any other program).
Again, yes. Set up TCP/IP on the Win95 box, install an Xserver
application. Telnet into the linux box, set your display
environment to the Win95 PC and start X applications!
> If the answer is yes, then I have a mission.
Then the mission is yours, should you choose to accept it.
This email will self-destruct when you hit the delete button :-)
HTH,
Iain
Iain F. McLaren
Systems Software Engineer
Myrica (UK) Ltd
Dunfermline
Tel. 01383 627309
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