Re: dirt-level networking

2001-01-09 Thread Jon Pennington
tom wrote: > > one box has an isa card, the other a pci, but they're both > ne2000 compatable (pnp, unfortunately). > > Once I get the two connected, I'm gonna move my modem to the > 486. Am I gonna have to jump thru too many hoops to switch to a > dsl modem later? (I'll have to add another nic??

Re: dirt-level networking

2001-01-08 Thread ktb
On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 06:30:22PM +0100, tom wrote: > Hey All, > > First, can someone point me to somewhere other than the > ethernet or network howto for info on setting up a home network? > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linag2/book/index.html > I have two boxes, one nic for each, an

dirt-level networking

2001-01-08 Thread tom
Hey All, First, can someone point me to somewhere other than the ethernet or network howto for info on setting up a home network? I have two boxes, one nic for each, and a crossover cable. plus a dialup modem in one. eventually I'd like my cheapie computer (a bargain 486) to be a firewall, but ju