Anthony J. Albert wrote in part: <snip> > you'll fill one slot with a modem adaptor, and one with a network > adaptor/NIC. There are some one-slot modem + network combination > cards, if you want to spend the extra $$$ for one. > > Note that some old IBM systems had MCA (Micro Channel Architecture) > slots inside them - these are _not_ ISA compatible. If you need a > network adaptor for one of those, you'll have to do some serious > hunting around for one that is MCA compatible. (It all has to do with > the edge of the card that fits into the computer - there are a number > of different sizes of the edge connector that fits into the slots. > More info, upon request.)
> I would suggest that if you want to share a dial-up connection, that > you instead equip both computers with modems, for dialling in to your > ISP (Internet Service Provider). I have had acquaintances use NAT to > share a dial-up connection, and they have told me that it never worked > really well. However, if you have a cable modem, ISDN, or other high- > speed, always-on connection, then NAT may work quite well for you. > Thank-you for your suggestion, both computers *are* equipped with modems... I realize I should not be wasting time and money on this but I *am* curious... this is what I want to do: I want to connect my AT 386 DX with a cross-over cable *or* hub to the 28.8k modem on my 486 Toshiba laptop(with the open PCMCIA slot)... now suppose, I get an ISA 10-BASE-T card *AND* drivers for Win3.1(would drivers like these be hard to find?) and a PCMCIA card with drivers for Win3.11 *and* I am able to install them -hardware end- and configure them -software end-(how does one install a driver from a DOS directory rather than an installation floppy) correctly ... now what?? what is "NAT"? is their NAT for Win16?? www.nat32.com is only available for Win32... in my reading I found web pages that said I could use Trumpet Winsock which I use already or FTP Software's PCTCP... is this correct? and *how* would I use Trumpet Winsock to enable such modem sharing??? please see my next post to show you what I was reading I found one hopeful site: www.spartacom.com - what do you think of the products there? would you recommend any? thanks again and I realize I would be better putting my time and money into a newer system but it's just that I am fascinated by the idea of connecting these old machines Andy in Phili > > > > > Anthony J. Albert > =========================================================== > Anthony J. Albert [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Systems and Software Support Specialist Postmaster > Computer Services - University of Maine, Presque Isle > > "Civilization is just a slow process of learning to > be kind." - Charles L. Lucas To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
