PS: Re cabling: Or make your own crossover cable of the proper length -- it's no more difficult than putting the ends on a cable yourself (with the proper crimping tool), but you interchange a few leads. If you decide to go that way, you can find instructions on the Internet, or somebody can help you find them.
Randy Kramer wrote: > > 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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