I'm with similar questions. Looking forward to hearing responses to this.
What hardware is necessary if 2 or 3 machines will be networked in a LAN,
connection sharing, etc.)? What working/cost differences are there between
hubs, routers and switches or are 2 or more of these synonymous?
Dave
(I originally posted this on Wednesday at just about the time everything
became silent for a while.. early afternoon NY time. If you did receive
this and the next message, please accept my humble apologies. It never
came back to my box nor did I see a response to it.)
Matt Schroeder wrote:
>
> Can I use a switch instead of a router to connect a Linux and a Win 98
> machine?
>
> I know most people use a router but I have a 16 port switch that I got for
> cheap... (SMC EZ NET 10/100 Switch - 16 Ports)
>
> It says it also works as a router but can dramatically improve networking
> speed as a switch...
>
> I have no manuals or anything. Just the switch itself.
>
> Also, can I later add a DSL modem to the switch and share my DSL between the
> systems?
>
> I know so little about networking that it's a shame.
>
> Are there any how to's or anything that might help out...
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Dave Burrows
741 Cleveland Road
Washington, PA 15301
USA
