On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 06:30:22PM +0100, tom wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> First, can someone point me to somewhere other than the
> ethernet or network howto for info on setting up a home network?
>
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linag2/book/index.html
> I have two boxes, one nic for each, and a crossover cable. plus
> a dialup modem in one. eventually I'd like my cheapie computer
> (a bargain 486)
> to be a firewall, but just want to mess with networking the two
> first.
>
> one box has an isa card, the other a pci, but they're both
> ne2000 compatable (pnp, unfortunately).
>
You may have to turn off the pnp on the isa card to get it to
work. You can do so with a disk from the manufacturer.
> Once I get the two connected, I'm gonna move my modem to the
> 486. Am I gonna have to jump thru too many hoops to switch to a
> dsl modem later? (I'll have to add another nic??)
> --
You will have to change your setup some but it shouldn't be too
hard. You'll have to have two nics, yes.
hth,
kent
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