Re: Networking/LAN woes!!

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From: Bernard Peek
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 00:00

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In article <KXyOUEAFlo63EwVJ@urban75.demon.co.uk>, ms
<mike@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes


>OK. I'm sold on the hub thingy. Flicking through the incredibly sad bulk
>of PC mags scattered round the house, I notice that cheapo ones cost
>around 45 quid-ish. Now, I'm sure this is way too simple and
>straightforward for it to actually happen, but do I just slap in the new
>cables into this hub and viola! instant networking?
>
>Or is going to be another of those manual-churning, hair-rippin' events
>that involves me bribing network-savvy chums up with the offer of muchos
>lager to adjust the onboard accumulator rear-view dipstick parameters?

Using a hub will mean that you won't have to worry about hardware
problems. You will probably be able to sort out the software issues
quite easily.



-- 
Bernard Peek
bap@shrdlu.com

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