David Stein writes: > I'm new to Linux and with what I've seen so far (1 night downloading, 1 > night > installing) I'm impressed. Is it possible to hook 3 or more PC's together > using their serial port with Linux in order to make a simple network? Where > do > you get such cables? You can do this with PPP, but for more than 2 machines the resulting network will not be simple.
For $100 or so you can get 3 ethernet cards, thin-net cable and terminators, and set up your own ethernet. Performance will be much greater and hassles much fewer. (I've seen recommendations for Addtron ethernet cards; they're currently $25 minus $5 rebate from DataComm Warehouse.) Steven Gaarder Network and Systems Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] C-MOLD, Ithaca, N.Y., USA
