> From: Dominic Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Hi, > > Even though I have been using Linux since RH4.1, I have only used > my computer as a stand alone machine. Now, my wife has bought a > new computer to run M$ ( which I will configure as a dual boot M$ > win98 and RH7.2 ). The main computer, only runs Linux (RH6.2). > > What do I need to connect these computers?
Depends on what you mean by "connect". Do you just want to share files and/or a printer? Samba will allow you to do that. Will the "main computer" be connected to your internet connection and you want share it with the Windows computer? Yes, the IP-masquerading HOWTO is appropriate for this. At a minimum you need a network card in each and some sort of connection between the cards - see comments after your next paragraph for more details. > I know I will need a second network card on my computer and a > network card on my wife computer. Do I need a hub, or can I just > run a connection from wife network card to my computer network > card? I am right to think that a hub would be necessary for a > larger local network (eg connecting more than two computers > together )? With just two network computers, you only need a cable, but you need what is usually referred to as a "cross-over" cable, not a regular network cable. The cross-over switches the wires so they match with different pins at either end. A hub takes care of switching the wires so a regular network cable is used with it. > If I need a hub, the hub is independent of the OS, it is a > box outside the computers which serves to connect the machines > together. More clearly, are their issues of compatibility that I > do not see? Hubs are OS independent. Some people will recommend a switch, but it makes little difference for your setup. Netgear and Linksys are the two major hub/switch manufacturers for consumer level quality. > I have started reading the IP-masquerading HOWTO. Which other > source of information should I read? Not that do not want to > learn, but I am time constrained, I want the reading to be the > most efficient possible. The samba docs if you want to share files and/or a printer. > Thanks for any input! A real novice. > > Cheers. Have fun. Dave _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
