Date: Mon, 05 Jan 1998 11:11:41 +0000 From: Jim Joseph <jim@basil.stthom.edu> To: Ash Yadav <ash@fxsing.ml.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: advice on setting up a Home Area Network (HAN) Message-ID: <34B0BFEC.5FF0AE49@basil.stthom.edu> References: <9801050629.AA06961@rachel.fxsing.ml.com>
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Check out : http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/ppp/ppp.html This shows you how to make a LAN route through a FreeBSD box. As for networking equipment I would just get a 5 port hub. that is all you need. they run somwhere from $50-70. Ash Yadav wrote: > > Folks, > I just got BSD 2.2.5 running on a P5/90 last week. The next step for me is to set a HAN > ( a LAN for my home ) to hook up my P2/266 and my laptop so that I can share files and > browse the net on all of them etc. If someone has set this up I would like suggestions > on harware hubs, Network cards etc. to set this up . I am not looking to spend a lot of > money on it so a minimalist config would be ideal. Would appreciate any advice on this > setup. > Regards > Ash ;)
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