This ovislink price sounds attractive, but you can do much better than
this for 100BaseT. More like $150 - $200 for linksys or netgear stuff.
charles
On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Paul Brown wrote:
>
> You need a NIC and a catagory 5 patch cable for each computer and 1
> hub/switch that has enough ports
On 17 Jan, Chris Morton wrote:
> You need a hub with as many ports as you're going to have devices on the
> network. 3 network devices, at least 3 ports on the hub.
>
> It's possible to connect _2_ PCs back to back with a crossover Ethernet
> cable. The problem is that it's usually so hard to f
>From:
> Brandon Dorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> If all I want is file/internet/printer sharing between, "peer" computers do
> I need hubs? And how many? just one for all three or one for each
> computer?
> thanks.
I have 3 PC's, no hub at all. Just use rg58 coax as all i wanted
> If all I want is file/internet/printer sharing between, "peer"
> computers do I need hubs? And how many? just one for all three
> or one for each computer?
Brandon,
You need a NIC and a catagory 5 patch cable for each computer and 1
hub/switch that has enough ports to handle all the patch ca
I've never heard of Harmony. When I did my research on minihubs I was
told that D-Link was the hub of choice. Perhaps somebody else here has
some info they can provide or Harmony has a web site somewhere...
Sounds like the right number of ports for a home network (the hub). I
would however rec
each cable has a limit of 325 ft or 100 meters. Should be plenty for a
home network :D
As for protocol I'd recommend I.P. While IPX is faster, you probably
won't notice a difference and you'll be ready for the Internet when you
connect (though your I.P. address will need to change when that ha
On Tue, Jan 18, 2000 at 03:34:09PM +, Frank Carreiro wrote:
[...]
> As for protocol I'd recommend I.P. While IPX is faster, you probably
> won't notice a difference and you'll be ready for the Internet when you
> connect (though your I.P. address will need to change when that happens)
Dear Frank,
Great. I've gotten a lot of helpful answers to this question.
Again, the Ovislink price is perfect! Would I be better with the ISA or
PCI NIC's? Or would it matter? There is a $28 Harmony 4-port hub.
That would be fine (brand doesn't matter to me as long as it's not
trash)
At 15:34 2000-01-18 +, Frank Carreiro wrote:
>As for protocol I'd recommend I.P. While IPX is faster, you probably
>won't notice a difference and you'll be ready for the Internet when you
>connect (though your I.P. address will need to change when that happens)
Not if it's setup correctly i
True. Guess that's just the business side of me... I always plan for
it just in case :D
A Proxy server/ Firewall puts that idea to sleep. :D
On Tue, Jan 18, 2000 at 03:34:09PM +, Frank Carreiro wrote:
[...]
> As for protocol I'd recommend I.P. While IPX is faster, you probably
> w
Each cable can be as long as the limit (I forget what it is, but it's over
100 feet because I use a 100ft cable regularily (laptop in bed :) )
The limit is only between hops - i.e. nic to hub.
Alos, you picture is wrong. Each machine plugs into the hub, so think of a
star or wagon wheel. The hub
$31 - OvisLink 8 Port Hub - 10Mbs - Retail
$110 - OvisLink 8 Port Hub - 10/100Mbs - Dual Speed - Retail
$329 - OvisLink 8 Port - 10/100Mbs - Switching Hub - Retail
$11 - OvisLink - 10Mbs - 32bit - PCI - Retail
$14 - OvisLink - 10/100Mbs - PCI - Retail
Here are the prices I pulled down fro
I use linksys (LNE100TX) in all my windoze boxes (work excellent
and are cheap) and 3com etherlink IIIs in all my linux boxes
(3C509B isa for older machines and 3C590B pci for newer) all
attached to linksys hubs (EFAH08W) and switches (EZXS88W). I like
linksys nics and hubs cause they're very
Brandon,
You only need one hub for three computers. If you had two computers
you could get by with a cross-over cable. You also need a network card
for each computer.
Georgia
Brandon Dorman wrote:
>
> If all I want is file/internet/printer sharing between, "peer" computers do
> I need hubs?
http://www.firewall.com/%7Emcd/crossover.html
Check that link out.
>From: Jeff Graves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: Home networking
>Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 08
Try this :
Ethernet 10/100Base-T Crossover Cable
Name NIC1 NIC2 Name
TX+ 13 RX+
TX- 26 RX-
RX+ 31 TX+
RX- 62 TX-
Ethernet 100Base-T4 Crossover Cable
Name NIC1 NIC2 Name
TX_D1+ 1 3RX_D2+
TX_D1- 2 6RX_D2-
RX_D2+ 3 1TX_D1+
RX
Just noticed I didn't answer one of your questions...
The PCI nics are better if your system supports them. If not then your
only option is ISA.
PCI is faster (64 bit) vs. most ISA NIC's which typically are 16 or 32
bit.
Hope this helps
Frank
Brandon Dorman wrote:
>
> Dear Frank,
>
>
Brandon Dorman
Subject: Re: Home networking
This ovislink price sounds attractive, but you can do much better
than
this for 100BaseT. More like $150 - $200 for linksys or netgear
stuff.
charles
On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Paul Brown wrote:
>
> You need a NIC and a catagory 5 patch cable for
Hi,
On 18 Jan 00, Jeff Graves wrote:
> Does anyone know the wiring structure for a crossover cable. It's
> just that i make all my own cables but really have no idea any of
> the wiring structures. I always make the straight through. anyone
> know?
Try:
http://www.gcctech.com/ts/doc/crossove
onday, January 17, 2000 1:00 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: Home networking
You need a hub with as many ports as you're going to have devices
on the
network. 3 network devices, at least 3 ports on the hub.
It's possible to connect _2_ PCs back to back w
who know what a crossover cable is, and which actually has them,
that it's usually not worth the aggravation.
-Original Message-
From: Brandon Dorman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 12:53 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Home networking
If all I w
There are other solutions out there I'm sure. The easiest is with a hub
even for a "peer" network for file and print sharing. Only one hub
should be needed for a network of three or four computers.
If every computer has a network card installed in it you could purchase
a D-Link minihub. They r
I use a hub personally for my home network. You can purchase a D-Link hub
4 port hub for less than $50 and they work quite well.
On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Brandon Dorman wrote:
> If all I want is file/internet/printer sharing between, "peer" computers do
> I need hubs? And how many? just one for a
If all I want is file/internet/printer sharing between, "peer" computers do
I need hubs? And how many? just one for all three or one for each
computer?
thanks.
-Brandon
Frank Carreiro wrote:
> Ovislink.
>
> They make some rather excellent hubs and NIC's. Prices are low and
> their products a
Ovislink.
They make some rather excellent hubs and NIC's. Prices are low and
their products are pretty good.
I'll probably purchase one of their 10/100 switches for my home
network. Want something pretty serious.
I believe EBC computer's sells them over the web.
Go to
www.ebccomputers.com
Thanks mwinder, Kurt, and Julian,
With the combination of you three I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get
those 3Com cards and try to get a network going! I've never done one
before. (I'm a new Linux home user) Thanks especially to Julian for
the detailed information - I need it! You explained it
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