On Sunday, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed:
] At 09:54 PM 9/12/99 -0500, ___ wrote:
] >this; once I get the network cards in the machines, have 'em hooked up and
] >the drivers handy, what do I do to set up a cheap (or free) peer-to-peer
] >network so that I can do the backup?
Try DR-DOS 7.02. This has Personal Netware included. It can be
downloaded free from the internet. Its either freeware (for
non-commercial use) or trial "for a resonable amount of time".
I intend to use my newly acquired network cards with this. Then, if
possible, introduce a friend's PR166 (W98) into the network and see
if it still works.
] I am no expert, but I like to share what I know..
] I've been investigating this myself. I got my paws on a few free matching
] set nics and am trying to figure how to do it.
] So, one way is to have two cheap nics in every PC and run them in a ring or
] bus topology. Alternatively, you could choose NICs that can transmit in
] two directions.
I have 2 3Com Etherlink III cards. (ISA 16 bit, 10Mbps) There's a 15
pin D connector (AUI I think is its name) and also a BNC connector.
Asking someone "Is the AUI socket electrically the same as a RJ-45
socket network" he replied yes and the adaptors aren't expensive. So
does anyone know if this is true, and can I download some specs
somewhere. [ie the pin-outs so I can make up my own network cables]
Also, if I was to use the BNC, are the T-connectors and Terminators
*really* nescessary for a peer to peer network? [ie only 2 computers
on there with a BNC-BNC cable of less than 2 metres]
] A token ring would be useful there.
ARGH! Run! Hide! [Not that I've seen token ring; only heard about it]
;)
] The popular thing is a hub and cards because of the flexibility it
] offers. An external cable modem is often one station on the hub, and the
] hub can offer internet to the whole LAN.
I always wondered, how does the IP work when interfacing with the
LAN? Surely If you was to use IP-Masq then cable modem would have to
be physically separate from the rest of the computers? I've heard
that Linux can support many network cards at once: one for modem
cable and another for the LAN.
] It costs just a little bit more than you want to spend to make a network
] work, but if you are patient, you can always get it for nothing!
] hehehe Keep studying!
I'm networking the 386SX and 386DX. I hope(d) to get a better
computer to be the server but have no money. Know where I can get a
job? <VBG>
BTW I'm calling the SX "CAT" and the DX "TOASTER". Other computers
will be "HOLLY", "KRYTEN", "QUEEG", etc. Can you see where I'm going?
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