Re: [aclug-L] first plunge

[phrostie <phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

cool, i was affraid of that.

where's a good place to start

i'm not even sure what to do first.

when installing for a server it's asking for the address of the server.
i don't understand.
 

let me work at it a little longer before i start asking too many questions.
random advise is welcome in the mean time.

phrostie
 

James O. Harms wrote:

John Goerzen wrote:
>
> On Fri, Dec 18, 1998 at 06:14:37PM -0600, phrostie wrote:
>
> > i have a very old network card, thomas-conrad, arc-card/at copyright 1987.
>
> If I have my facts straight (somebody please correct me if not; I wasn't
> invovled with networking at that time), that card is not even Ethernet,...

Right.  I don't know this particular card, but assume the "arc" in its
name means arcnet, not ethernet.  Forget it.
 

> > what will i need to do to my current machine to prep it for a lil network?
>
> All you'll need is a network card and some cabling.  To do this on the
> cheap, for as little money as possible, here's what you'll need:
>
>  * A network card in each computer with a 10base2 (aka Coax aka BNC)
>    connector.
>  * Coax cable with connectors on each end.
>  * Two BNC T-connectors
>  * Two BNC terminators

A couple of suggestions.  Buy "combo" network cards.  These have
connectors for both 10base2 and 10baseT.  You can use coax to start out
with minimum expense, and have the option to go to a 10baseT network
later without replacing the cards.  Get cards that are NE2000 compat.
You can use these anywhere.  If you buy new NE2000 compat. cards, the
T-connector should come in the package.  You still need to buy two
terminators - one for each end of the network.

> With this method, you'll not need any hub, and can have up to 5 computers on
> the Ethernet at 10Mbps speeds.

I don't know of a 5 computer limit on a coax ethernet, but the more you
add, the less troublefree it becomes.

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