On 8/19/2016 8:51 AM, Brian wrote:
On Fri 19 Aug 2016 at 07:41:56 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 8/18/2016 9:04 AM, Brian wrote:
On Thu 18 Aug 2016 at 08:58:23 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 8/17/2016 8:07 PM, David Christensen wrote:
On 08/17/2016 07:45 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
I wish to connect two laptops via Ethernet.
[snip]
It would help if you provided more information about your network and
computers:
1. Laptop make, model, and version, CPU make and model, RAM size,
HDD/SSD size, and Ethernet speed of Windows laptop.
2. Experimental laptop and key parameters (as above).
3. Internet modem or gateway.
4. Router and/or routing software.
5. Any other devices we should know about.
6. Distances between devices.
1. ThinkPad T43 [https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/pd012235]
2. ThinkPad R61 [https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/pd013965]
3. N/A
You presumably have a modem/router already. The Debian machine doesn't
have to use it as gateway to the internet. Set up routing for it to send
packets to the local network only.
As I had said in last paragraph of
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2016/08/msg00609.html :
"Why would I be interested in ssh as both machines are sitting on my desk
and _neither_ will be connected to the internet when ethernet connection is
live?"
The technique I outlined is exactly that; no more and no less. Neither
machine would be connected to the internet; they would communicate only
with each other.
It would be an interesting project to undertake as part of the Education
in Retirement program; especially if it was done wirelessly, with or
without the router being involved.
As I replied to Thomas a few minutes ago:
The exhaustive all inclusive description of *MY* network is "A
Lenovo T43 running WinXP Pro SP3 connected by a short Ethernet
cable to a Lenovo R61 running experimental configurations of
Debian Jessie (Mate desktop)."
