Dave Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> > From: Dominic Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > What do I need to connect these computers?
> 
> Depends on what you mean by "connect". Do you just want to share files
> and/or a printer? Samba will allow you to do that. Will the "main
> computer" be connected to your internet connection and you want share
> it with the Windows computer? Yes, the IP-masquerading HOWTO is
> appropriate for this.

Yes, I want to share the printer and the internet connection.  The
main computer is running Linux RH6.2.  It has the internet
connection and the printer. I also want to access files from my
computer from my wife computer.

 
> At a minimum you need a network card in each and some sort of
> connection between the cards - see comments after your next paragraph
> for more details.
> 
> With just two network computers, you only need a cable, but you need
> what is usually referred to as a "cross-over" cable, not a regular
> network cable. The cross-over switches the wires so they match with
> different pins at either end. A hub takes care of switching the wires
> so a regular network cable is used with it.
> 

I guess the relative cost of the methods might depends on the cost
of these cables.  My computer is in the basement while my wife
computer is in the living room above.  I might need somewhere like
30-40 feet of cable to link both computers.  If the cross-over
cables are much more expensive, then it may be a better solution
to look at "router" or hub.

> 
> 
> Hubs are OS independent. Some people will recommend a switch, but it
> makes little difference for your setup. Netgear and Linksys are the
> two major hub/switch manufacturers for consumer level quality.
> 
This is what I thought.

 
> > I have started reading the IP-masquerading HOWTO.  Which other
> > source of information should I read?  Not that do not want to
> > learn, but I am time constrained, I want the reading to be the
> > most efficient possible.
> 
> 
> The samba docs if you want to share files and/or a printer.
> 
> 
> > Thanks for any input!  A real novice.
> > 
> > Cheers.
> 
> Have fun.
> 
> Dave

Thanks .


-- 
Dominic Mitchell



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