Rob,
Yes, it is possible. You will be setting up an "internet server",
yoru base machine conects to the internet via it's modem, then you setup
masqarading on that machine via ethernet, so your other computers on your
private network apear as the base computer(the one with the modem).
Definetly linux is the OS of chice for this type of network :)
Jamie
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On Thu, 30 Dec 1999, Rob Hudson wrote:
> Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 11:48:33 -0800
> From: Rob Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: ELUG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: NIC for laptop
>
> On Tue, Dec 28, 1999 at 10:41:20AM -0800, John Morrison wrote:
> > I've had great luck with my Jack Of Diamonds from Ositech. It's a 14400
> > that was supposed to be a 28800 Modem/Network Combo card that I bought it at
> > a swap meet in Portland for $10.00 or $15.00 (I think) and sure enough it
> > didn't work. After several failed attempts to get it to work I called
> > Ositech. They ran remote diagnostics on it. Verified that it was broken
> > and then replaced it for me for free. As I recall they would have given me
> > about a $150.00 credit on a new (56k worth about $300.00) one also. Later I
> > called the guy who sold it to me and asked about the 28800 I was supposed to
> > have gotten. He couldn't remember a thing but he sure wanted to know how I
> > got the one I did have fixed.
> >
> > Also, I've been shopping around and 3-com seems to have the most widely
> > available models, good tech support and similar repair and upgrade options.
> >
> > Would appreciate hearing which one you go with.
> >
> > John Morrison
> >
> > > Can anyone recommend a PCMCIA NIC for a laptop?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Rob.
>
> I just ordered the Linksys PCMPC100 from Amazon (even though there
> is a boycott against them -- I had a $30 gift certificate, though.)
>
> I chose that one because:
>
> 1. It was fairly cheap -- $70.
> 2. Amazon carried it, which meant it was $30 cheaper. :)
> 3. Support for it is in the pcmcia package, and was added in
> September 1997, so it should have all the bugs worked out.
>
> Once I get it, I'd like to set up something similar to the following:
>
> Get the 3c905 card working in my tower, and link my tower to my
> laptop for file transfers. And be able to use the 56k modem
> connected to my tower via my laptop, thru the network connection.
>
> Is this possible? Easy to do? Any hints?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob.
>
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