Re: Phigs, Networking, and Becomming an Internet Provider

[Yuri Anissimov <youri@example.com>]

>The next question is that could anyone recommend some of the necessary
>stuff such as network cards, cables, etc... to create a small LAN in my
>house? I currently have four machines. They are:
- I'd recommend to use "The Platform" - shop near Computer LAOX in
Akihabara. they have cheap Intel Pro100 PCI cards (100baseT) at the same
price as 10baseT. - that is if your motherboard has PCI - likely.
You have to invest in Hub, though - about 15 000 Yen, or you can buy Combo
adapters and use BNC cables, its is cheaper but less convenient. (100/10 hub
is too expensive so I would recommend to settle for 10 Mb/s Hub.) There you
can also shop for necessary cables.

BTW in the same shop I've seen Planet 100Mb/s cards - and it looks like
there are built around the DEC ethernet chip. Anybody aware of that?

If it is true - those should be the best choice at reasonable price.

The cheapest solution is to built 10base - BNC network, but try to buy cards
from 3Com or Intel, or SMC only - at least  you will save yourself from
headache with drivers and driver updates. Cheaper cards tend to become
obsolete in an year in average.
Yuri
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