On Sun, 2 Jun 2002 14:20:28 +1200 Michael Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have the P3 500 box running 8.2 at present. I have been given two P1 > 100 machines. I want to have a go at setting up a network with them. > Ideally a hub is the way to go and it allows expansion. But i have > Scottish ancestors and this is more of the nature of an experiment than > anything else. > > So could i put two NICs in the P3, each one connected to a NIC in a P1 > box? > > I will get one P1 running 8.2 working for my flatmate to use the printer > on the P3 and perhaps load W95 or W98SE on the other to learn about > SaMBa. > > -- > Michael
I have read all the advice, thanks everyone. Will have to save the pennies and go for a hub it seems. The idea of using one of the P1's as a server had hit me also. But the modem and the printer are working on the P3 and i can give one machine to my partner when it is running, while i experiment with the P3 and the other P1 as my test network toys. Tried loading 8.2 on the first P1. It has 48Megs of RAM and a Seagate 4Gig drive (that i until recently had running 7.1 on the P3). It installed in expert text mode. I even logged into KDE as a user. Will run IceWM when it is up for good. No mouse or sound though so i tried to run various control tools from keyboard on tty1. No luck. Top priority is the mouse. Loaded Windows95 to see the settings (used W95 rather than W98SE for a 1996 toy). I can't tell where to find the mouse driver info. The only info i can find is when i enter: Control Panel > Add new Hardware. During the detect phase of the wizard it senses both a "Logitech Serial Mouse" AND a "Standard PS/2 Port Mouse". The mouse is a Genius 3 Button model in a serial (9 pin D) port labelled COM1. There is no PS2 mouse port and the keyboard is on a DIN type plug. So during Mandrake install i had told it "Serial 3 Button". Perhaps i should select the Logitech option. Any advice welcome???? When i get the mouse working i will have more chance of fixing the sound problem and getting a better resolution from the SiS6205. And if i get no joy from IceWM i may try MDK7.1 instead for lower memory usage. -- Michael
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