Re: tlug: beginner networking question

[Fredric Fredricson <Fredric.Fredriksson@example.com>]

"Eric S. Standlee" wrote:
> 
> I am interested in the cheapest way to network old machines.  I have
> several ether cards, but above two machines do I need a hub?  Is there a
> cheaper way around this?  Or are hubs really cheap now?
> 
You will need a hub if you use 10BaseT boards but if you can get your hands on
cards with BNC connector you will not need a hub. On the other hand, the 
cables might be hard to get nowadays.

> I am considering using a minimalist distro like Austin's Green Frog to get
> some really old 486 machines networked with a Windoze 586 machine mainly
> for e-mail and text-only html in a Japanese language environment.
> 
You want Samba if you want to play with Windows machines.
(check out http://www.samba.org/)

/Fredric
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