skinky wrote: > This is a bit OT, but... > I have ordered a pc that has a mobo with an integrated Network Card - > Realtek 8100.
My question is what other hardware is required to connect my > current linux box to the new pc? Basically listed below -- a network card for your existing computer, cables, or cables plus a hub or switch. Make sure the cables are rated for the network speed or higher -- 10 or 100 megahertz. Do I need to purchase a network card for my > current pc also? Yes, assuming you don't have one. I'm assuming the Realtek 8100 is a 10 BaseT or 100 BaseT card (twisted pair, not coax), so you want to buy a card that is compatible, maybe a 10/100 BaseT card, which will use twisted pair and an RJ-45 connector. What sort of cabling? You can either: Get a hub or switch, and two "ordinary" RJ-45 twisted pair cables totalling the length you need. or Get an RJ-45 twisted pair "crossover" cable of the length you need (may be hard to find) or Get an RJ-45 twisted pair "crossover" cable of any length, get an RJ-45 "coupler" (Radio Shack, I believe, carries them), and an "ordinary RJ-45 twisted pair cable to make up the remaining length. Randy Kramer
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