----- Original Message ----- From: "Pablo Manalastas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 6:52 AM Subject: Re: [plug] first home network!!!
> On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Manny Amador wrote: > > > For the first time, I'm seriously thinking of setting up a small network > > here at home. I've got my old Cyrix 180 running RH 6.2, an older 486 that > > I want to set up either as a diskless or hard disk-equipped terminal (also > > running RH), and 533MHz machine temporarily housed here (unfortunately > > running Windows 98). I was thinking of buying a few el-cheapo LAN cards > > and hooking them up as peer-to-peer workstations. > > You need to buy a lan card for each machine. If you are lucky, you may > still be able to find the "combo" cards from second hand shops like > HMR in Mandaluyong. The combo cards have both twisted pair socket > and coax connector. If you use the twisted pair socket, you can use > "cross-over wiring" (have some technician crimp this for you). The > normal straight through wiring won't work. Also you can only connect > the two existing machines that you have and can not add any more > machines to your network. If you use the coax connectors, you have to > terminate the coax cables on the two ends with 50 ohm resistors. But > with this, you can wire any number of machines to your network, up to > a total length of 100 meters (?) of coax cable. In both cases, you do not > need a hub. for 10base2 nic, 200 meters... for 10base5 nic, 500 meters... the above statements of doc mana are one of the options... here are the other more options that will give you the "cheapest" solution... the standard way to network computers for lan is using a nic and a hub/switch... if this is too much for you for connecting 2 to 3 computers only, then here are the cheapest way to network computers... 1) the primitive one... using SLIP... with this, all you need is an RS232 serial cable... all pc comes with two serial ports by default... therefore, you can have a maximum two workstations connected to your SLIP server acting as the gateway to the internet... 2) the common one... using PPP... with this, all you need is an RS232 serial cable configured as NULL MODEM cable... as i said in number 1, you have two available serial ports... therefore, you can have a maximum two workstations connected to your PPP server acting as the gateway to the internet... 3) the forgoten one :->... using PLIP (parallel line IP).... all you need is a parallel cable configured as a laplink cable... by default, all pc have only one parallel port.... thefore only one workstation can connect to it... these options only needs either serial cable or parallel cable in order to connect two (or three)nodes and it requires technical know how to work for it... therefore this is the price to pay for a cheaper solution :-> fooler. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
