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06-30-2004, 04:43 AM
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Registered: Jan 2004
Distribution: Debian etch
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Basic home networking
I've got 2 computers ( a latop and a servr for nfs ) I want to network together. Both are running slackware 9, I can set static ip's to the eth0 card in both. Can I just plug them into a switch and expect it to work?
Neither of them will be connected to the net and I know howto setup nfs.
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06-30-2004, 05:01 AM
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Registered: Jan 2004
Location: cheshire, uk
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hi,
if its just the two machines, easiest way to connect together would be with a cat 5 crossover cable.
then, yes, set your static ip's and you should be good to go - try pinging each machine to confirm before setting up nfs.
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06-30-2004, 05:08 AM
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Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Tomsk, Russia
Distribution: ASP Linux 9.0, RedHat 9.0, FreeBSD 4.8-
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Re: Basic home networking
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Originally posted by priller
I've got 2 computers ( a latop and a servr for nfs ) I want to network together. Both are running slackware 9, I can set static ip's to the eth0 card in both. Can I just plug them into a switch and expect it to work?
Neither of them will be connected to the net and I know howto setup nfs.
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RTFM !!!
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Home-Network-mini-HOWTO.html |
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06-30-2004, 05:26 AM
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Re: Re: Basic home networking
I've read that before. Couldn't find a answer on whether I could just plug the both into a switch. Its about hubs, I wasn't sure how much difference the setup was.
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if its just the two machines, easiest way to connect together would be with a cat 5 crossover cable.
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I wanted to use a switch so I can easily plug in other computers in the future. |
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06-30-2004, 05:41 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Tomsk, Russia
Distribution: ASP Linux 9.0, RedHat 9.0, FreeBSD 4.8-
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Re: Re: Re: Basic home networking
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Originally posted by priller
I've read that before. Couldn't find a answer on whether I could just plug the both into a switch. Its about hubs, I wasn't sure how much difference the setup was.
I wanted to use a switch so I can easily plug in other computers in the future.
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maybe you should TRY to plug first ?  |
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