On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 08:57, James Nickerson wrote: > I don't have any experience with networks/servers/security/anythingcool, but > I've been wanting to learn, so I recently acquired a super cheap super crappy > system. I've looked around a bit on the net and finally decided to just ask > you folks straight out: what exactly do I need to do to connect these > suckers? For just two pc's do I need a hub/switch?
No, you can get a crossover ethernet cable and connect directly together. > Eventually I probably > want three, anyway, so when I will need a hub/switch what do I want, If you just want a home network, get any cheap hub > how much > should I expect to pay, A couple years ago I got a linksys hub for about $15, I think. > where can I get it, do any of you have any old ones > you can let go for way cheap? Where are some good server configuration > howto's? I installed redhat 9 on it (it's a PII 350 system -- actually not > THAT crappy, though it has no video card. Oh yeah, that's another thing. I > can snag a cheap-o video card off the net, but I was also wondering if any of > y'all have an extra old-school video card you no longer have a use for. This > little beauty is modern enough to have not only PCI slots but an AGP slot. > I've been swapping my video card back and forth from my main system to > configure it, but that's really a pain and I'm scared I'll ruin my good > card.) Also, how exactly would I go about accessing my other box "remotely" > via ssh and/or vnc or something of that nature, so that I don't have to worry > about an entire second set of peripherals? Thanks, You can run vncserver on it and then vncviewer on your other machine, though you'll have to start X for that to work. These either come with redhat or are very easy to download. You can then just run them from the command line. You can get windows versions too. Don't know if you can do that without a video card...Don't know how to boot a system without a video card for that matter...ssh is great for console or running a few graphical applications remotely. You'll just need to have ssh-server running on the one machine, which is easy with apt. Bryan _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
