On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 10:34:53 -0500 Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote:
> I have never administered a LAN and believe in "learning by doing". You will. :-) > I have two laptops with clean installs of Buster. During installation > server software was installed on *ONE* of them. Communication will be > via WiFi. The MATE panel's network connection icon for each laptop > shows the existence of WiFi sources in the neighborhood. You did not mention a WiFi access point or similar, nor your proposed Internet access. How familiar are you wired networking? Ethernet? The TCP/IP protocol suite? You might start with The Debian Administrator's Handbook. https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-handbook/ There is a lot more Debian doc. https://www.debian.org/doc/ -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/