On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 12:50, L.V.Gandhi wrote: > I have 4 PCs. > 3 on dual boot with linux and windows(98 or me)and one win98se. > one has built in 8139 lan card. How should I go for networking these? > 1)what is the optimum ways if I have to include a few more PCs. Dual boot ones > can be made only linux ones. If you install/configure SAMBA (SMB) on the linux machines, and use regular Windows networking on the Windoze machines, you should be good to go. As long as you configure them all for the same workgroup...
> 2)what should I get in hardware? As long as your network cards are compatible cards - linux should pick them up right off the bat. The only hardware you'll need is either a hub or a switch...and how many machines would dictate how many ports you need... > 3)How to go about in configuring software so that peripherals like printer, > modem attached one can be used by other and files can be shared? > As a newbie in networking i need initiation and advice > Modem sharing is a wide area - but if you're talking about sharing your internet connection, you can do that from either linux or Windoze...sharing other devices - printers and hard drives - is rather easy in Windoze - but once again, you have to make sure to install/configure SAMBA in order to share with the Windoze machines... > -- > L.V.Gandhi Cheers! -- Fri Nov 8 13:30:00 EST 2002 -------------------------------- | __ __ | | / \ /| |'-. | | .\__/ || | | | | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | | | / \__.`=._) (_ |kuhn media australia | |/ ._/ |"""""""""| |http://kma.0catch.com | |'. `\ | | |stephen kuhn | ;"""/ / | | |email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| |mobile: 0410-728-389 | ' `-`' " " | -------------------------------- A pig is a jolly companion, Boar, sow, barrow, or gilt -- A pig is a pal, who'll boost your morale, Though mountains may topple and tilt. When they've blackballed, bamboozled, and burned you, When they've turned on you, Tory and Whig, Though you may be thrown over by Tabby and Rover, You'll never go wrong with a pig, a pig, You'll never go wrong with a pig! -- Thomas Pynchon, "Gravity's Rainbow"
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