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violator wrote in message <752mkg$7sh7@spock.tinet.ie>...
>Phiber,
>
>Although 10Base-2  (coax network) is no longer considered to be acceptable
>by some people, I do think it is the best way to go for a home user. For
two
>computers 10base-T will suffice, but when you want more computers, you will
>have to buy a hub, these are not cheap if you are just experimenting.  COAX
>will let you go the mile....Also UTP gives the home user no advantages over
>COAX.


OK I read your mail before about Newgrove and I replied to that regarding my
motives.

>I have a box of old (but mostly working) computer stuff in my spare room at
>home, I will have a look through it and if I have any BNC cards, I will
send
>them to you.
>I am absolutely sure I have at least one working D-link ISA, and I am
pretty
>sure I have a oldie but goldie NE2000 (also ISA, 16bit ). (I will also
throw
>in a cable for ya.)
Anything at all for free is great =) I'll just tell you the specs of my
machine and it might help you.
It's a P100 with 32Mb of EDO RAM. It's an AST with one of them crappy
motherboards with  the video card attached to it. It's got a 6X CD-ROM (of
no relevance just thought It'd make you pity me more =) )
and a 1GB hard drive. Internal 28.8 modem gives me my net connection. I've
only added three things to the computer one I hope you have already guessed
and that's the memory. It came with 8MB with win95, OUCH! so I upgraded. I
had to get a new PSU and a new floppy. And that's about it. I hope to do a
lot more stuff with it and hopefully I won't need a new one for a while.
Getting a network connection would really be cool. Thanks for all your help.
If you want my address you can mail me at phiber@protean.net and it should
get to me hopefully, otherwise philreynolds@tinet.ie if you're experiencing
problems with it.
Phiber
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>Phiber wrote in message <72ig8a$43p25@kirk.tinet.ie>...
>>I want to set up a small ethernet network with two computers. One computer
>>has a modem and I want the other to benefit from that interrnet
connection.
>>I'm gonna give this a go and I am trying to do a lot of myself but I will
>>probably need some help along the way. Could anyone give me any tips or is
>>there anything I should know before entering into this deal. And if anyone
>>has two spare ethernet cards they want to sell please let me know.
>>Phiber
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