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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.Hawaii.Edu!news.caldera.com!enews.sgi.com!su-news-feed4.bbnplanet.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news-pull.sprintlink.net!Sprint!news.sprintlink.net!news-dc-5.sprintlink.net!news.crd.ge.com!rebecca!lilith.albany.edu!jk7023 From: Jaime Kikpole <jk7023@cnsunix.albany.edu> Newsgroups: sunya.cs.linux,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc,comp.unix.netbsd.misc Subject: Ethernet Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 20:37:35 -0400 Organization: The University at Albany Lines: 20 Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.93.970513203003.21856A-100000@lilith.albany.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lilith.albany.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Sender: jk7023@lilith.albany.edu Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:40811 comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc:84 This is probably a bit misplaced, but I don't know enough about the subject to know where to ask. So I appologize in advance. My problem is basically a lack of knowledge about Ethernet. I've heard of 10BaseT, 10Base2, 10Base5, etc. I've heard of different kinds of cards, hubs, cables, standerds, and so on. What I'd like to know is, in practical, home LAN terms, "What do I need to look into?" Also, what is the overall view of these things? Are all the 10Base*s non-interoperable? Are they compatible? Does one only need an Ethernet card (of any variety) in each computer and a daisy-chained wiring structure? Any other questions that I didn't ask, I ment to. :) Any references (i.e. URLs or books) would be a great help, too. My goal is to make a three node LAN in my apartment and have the ability to route all TCP/IP traffic out through a specific computer, through its modem, and into a dynamic IP dial-up. Thanks in advance. Jaime