[Gllug] Ethernetworking

[Paul Brazier]

Thanks for the advice, luckily my brother has a spare 1GB HD and an
ethernet card.

Am I right in thinking that to network two machines over ethernet I just
need a "crossed over" cable?
But to link more than two I need either an ethernet "hub" or to have one
machine with multiple ethernet cards?
How much are these hubs? (Is this the proper name for them?)
Can anyone recommend a link for an introduction to ethernet networking
under Linux?

-----Original Message-----
From: steve at fractalus.com 
Sent: 16 July 2001 11:38
To: fractalus.com.steve; linux.co.uk;.gllug
Subject: Re: [Gllug] Linux on 486s


On Mon, 16 Jul 2001, Paul Brazier wrote:
> I've got an old 486 33MHz machine 20MB RAM, 100MB HD.
> I'm trying to set up Linux on it, mainly just to play around with
> networking, firewalls etc.
> Will this be possible or am I wasting my time?

Thats fine bar the HD... you can put linux on something that small but
its
not worth the hassle for 10 or 20 quid to buy a gig drive. See the
slackware zip drive distro...

> Also, for networking would ethernet cards be the way to go, or would a
> serial port connection work?

A serial port would work, but for a beginner just bung an el-cheapo
ethernet card in there.

have fun,

SteveC steve at fractalus.com fractalus.com/steve stevecoast at hushmail.com


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