---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: [newbie] Networking Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 16:58:57 -0400 From: Marcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thursday 09 May 2002 02:23 am, you wrote: > On Thursday 09 May 2002 8:41 am, Marcia wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > I have a desktop with LM8.2 that is connected to a cable modem through a > > cable wire and a laptop with Win98 that can work with cable also or with > > a dial-up modem. The cable modem is a Toshiba DOCSIS that also can be > > hooked up through USB. My laptop has USB so I was wondering if I could > > hook it up to the cable modem through the USB hook-up so that I could > > share the internet and network between the laptop and desktop? Does > > anyone have any ideas how I may set this up? Thanks. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Marcia > > I beleive USB cannot be directly used for networking as it is a parent - > child (computer - peripheral) relationship, not "peer to peer". Having said > that a USB NIC could theoretically exist. Dunno how fast it would be > though. > > NIC's (Network Interface Cards) are as cheap as toothpaste almost anyway. > And the correct way to set up a peer to peer network. A slower alternative > is the Null modem cable which requires Serial Ports available on both PC's. > > Confusing or enlightening you... i dunno. Dear All, I really do not think I need to do internet sharing afterall since my laptop linux is using USB cable internet independently of my desktop which is using the regular cable modem hookup. It seems to be working fine that way however is their a way I can network between the two machines through the cable modem that they are both hooked up to without getting another NIC card for the desktop? I only want to share files between the 2 computers and I guess I really do not need to share the internet afterall. How would I go about this? Do I still need the crossover cable for this? Something tells me yes. Any particular kind or speed, etc? Will I have to use samba for the filesharing after they are hooked up? Thanks for any help here. Sincerely. Marcia -------------------------------------------------------
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