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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!news.ececs.uc.edu!news.kei.com!news.texas.net!news.stealth.net!uunet!in3.uu.net!199.171.190.20!news.deltanet.com!not-for-mail From: marty@mjhb.com (Marty Bower) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Mini-Network ?'s Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 04:36:36 GMT Organization: Martin J. H. Bower Lines: 40 Message-ID: <330142d9.27995365@news.deltanet.com> References: <5dbio1$91b$1@nntp2.ba.best.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: anx-vny0108.deltanet.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:35496 >I recently purchased 2 inexpensive ethernet cards. You'll need a hub if your cards have only a twisted-pair port (RJ jack); a hub is not needed with coax. >What's the best, easiest way to configure these boxes? Standard TCP/IP to start with. > Is Samba the least difficult to set up and do the job I want it to do? No. Start with Telnet for shell access and FTP for file transfers, then experiment with other packages. >Also, where can I find the info needed to correctly setup the Winbloze95 box? Try using the "add new hardware" control panel applet to see if '95 will automatically recognize the new netcard (after you install it). If not, use the "network" cp applet to add the card. Use the drivers that came with the card if you can't find your card in the list of drivers that 95 knows about. Next add the TCP/IP protocol. Assign yourself an IP address and net mask (using the same network number as the FBSD box), preferably from the range of reserved addresses as specified in RFC 1918: 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255 For example, 192.168.0.1 for FBSD, and 192.168.0.2 for 95; net mask = 255.255.255.0 (network number = 192.168.0). If FBSD is running BIND (DNS), enable DNS and add the local IP address of the FBSD box in the "DNS server" field on 95. Ping FBSD from 95 and vice versa to see if you're connected properly. MjB