On Wednesday 25 June 2003 01:29 am, Ohad Lutzky wrote: > I'm a total networking noob, but I'd like to set up a home network. > My current PC (running Linux) is connected over ADSL using rp-pppoe. > It has a printer as well, running on CUPS. My other PC, an old > Packard Bell (bleh) P133 running (walking, rather) Win98. How would I > set this up? The only home LAN setup I've ever seen is connecting the > hub to the modem, and then connecting PCs to the hub. But my ADSL > connection requires me to "log in" (rp-pppoe takes care of that). > Also, will the two PCs "see" each other on a local network? Or will > they have to communicate over the external network? If so, how will > they be assigned different IPs?
Probably the most painless method to do this would be to purchase a router/hub or a router and a hub. The router takes care of the log in and DHCP plus affords some firewall capability. Router setup is a snap Linksys for one comes basicly pre-configured. You access it from a browser and you really only need to enter user name and password, set your protocol and change the default password to access the router and you're good to go. -- Regards, Ernie 100% Microsoft and Intel free -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
