tlug: Ethernet at home - the theory before the practice

[Dave Gutteridge <dave@example.com>]

What I am trying to do is set up my machine at home so that I can run an
Ethernet cable from my (Win98) laptop to my (RH Linux)server. Howard has
generously provided me with an ethernet hub, so i've got all the hardware
to make this happen.
Before I get into specifics of what I'm doing, I'd like to check on the
theory, so I know I'm pursuing an attainable goal.
My theory is that if i have my net card properly installed and assign it an
IP address arbitrarily, then i can telnet from my laptop to the server. The
netwrok information won't be arbitrary in the sense that I'll just make
stuff up, though. It's arbitrary in that I'm not actually connected to the
Internet while the server is at home. But eventually I'm going to move the
server from home to the office where it can act as a full time web server.
So where it comes to domain names and IP addresses, I'm assigning all the
information as if it were already on the LAN. This way, and here's where
the theory really takes off, if i can get to the point where my laptop can
telnet into the server, then i should be able to take the machine into the
office, plug a cable into it, and be off and running.
So am I approaching the concept sensibly, or are there caveats I should be
aware of?


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