Re: tlug: beginner networking question

["Eric S. Standlee" <fwiw3980@example.com>]

Thanks.  I will have to try DenDenTown here in Kansai, but it shouldn't be
different.

I used to work with cascade hubs on Solaris systems on Sun machines, so
that should easier.

I hope to get that going soon.

Thanks again TLUG,

Eric S. Standlee
Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan / Houston, Texas, USA
e-w.standlee@example.com (free except pop)
fwiw3980@example.com <default>
Standlee@example.com (everything free including fowarding and pop)

On Mon, 7 Jun 1999, Andrew S. Howell wrote:

> >>>>> "Eric" == Eric S Standlee <fwiw3980@example.com> writes:
> 
>     Eric> I am interested in the cheapest way to network old machines.
>     Eric> I have several ether cards, but above two machines do I need
>     Eric> a hub?  Is there a cheaper way around this?  Or are hubs
>     Eric> really cheap now?
> 
> Eric,
> 
> 	You need a hub, but they are fairly cheap. You can find a 5-8
> port for about 2,500 yen in Akihabara. If you think that someday you
> may have more machines than the hub supports, look for a hub with a
> "cascade" switch. This lets you hook up to 3 (?) hubs in a chain. You
> can do to same thing by wiring up a special cable, but its a lot
> easier to just hit a switch. The switch enables one port to function 
> either as a regular port or a cascade one.
> 
>     Eric> I am considering using a minimalist distro like Austin's
>     Eric> Green Frog to get some really old 486 machines networked
>     Eric> with a Windoze 586 machine mainly for e-mail and text-only
>     Eric> html in a Japanese language environment.
> 
> Sounds quite feasible.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 	Andy
> 

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