Networking/LAN woes!!

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From: ms
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 00:00

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Hoping someone can guide me through this minor disaster...

I've got (or rather had) three machines networked at home - two desktops
and a Sony laptop - and all was well until a truly disastrous
installation of Office 2000 trashed the laptop, necessitating a total
reinstall of W98. Ever since then the old PCMCIA network card causes the
Sony to hang. 

In a foolish and desperate attempt to throw money at the problem, I went
out and bought the LAN kit for the OneCom 4-1 mode PC card modem that
came with the Sony, only to realise that it's got a different connector
- the network uses what looks like aerial leads and this one has a
phone-jack type connector.

I've been told I've got two choices: use a transceiver thingy to convert
the new LAN card into the old system or upgrade the whole caboodle to
the phone jack connectors. 

What's the cheapest way of doing this? I've been told I need a hub but
also I've got to make one of my machines a server. Is this right? It
sounds like mucho hassle.

Help, please!

Mike
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From: ms <mike@nospam.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Networking/LAN woes!!
Date: 1999/09/22
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