Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 13:26:04 -0600 (CST) From: Johnathan Raymond Sconiers II <jrs@Mcs.Net> To: jcj@phoenix.net Cc: Ash Yadav <ash@fxsing.ml.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: advice on setting up a Home Area Network (HAN) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980105130017.26446A-100000@Mercury.mcs.net> In-Reply-To: <34B0BFEC.5FF0AE49@basil.stthom.edu>
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HI, Theres a product **Networki in a Box**--I think. It includes a five port hub 2 *PCI* networking card and spare cabels for $99. For the laptop you would need to purchase a pcmcia lan card for about $50 -$75. It'll be pretty easy, the hardest part will be getting the machines to recognize the cards. also you *might* have problems with using the modem after you install the nics. john ********************************* * M C S N E T * * Johnathan Raymond Sconiers II * * jrs@mcs.net * ********************************* On Mon, 5 Jan 1998, Jim Joseph wrote: > Date: Mon, 05 Jan 1998 11:11:41 +0000 > From: Jim Joseph <jim@basil.stthom.edu> > Reply-To: jcj@phoenix.net > To: Ash Yadav <ash@fxsing.ml.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: advice on setting up a Home Area Network (HAN) > > 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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