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Subject: creating a local area network
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 14:52:09 -0500
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Hello,

I'm trying to create a local area network so that when I connect to my UNIX
machines, I connect to them through the local area network instead of having
to go through the internet... (mostly because sometimes I have trouble
connecting to my machines through the regular internet... not sure why, but
they do use different gateways so, I figure that sometimes they may have
trouble communicating with eachother)

I am not quite sure on how to go about doing this. I am reading up on
networking right now, and I'm thinking that I may be able to setup a local
area network I.P. address on each system that I could access it with...
someone has also told me that I could use a switch? ... I am not quite sure
how either one would work... If anyone could give me some pointers I would
appreciate it greatly.

Jordan

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