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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.syd.connect.com.au!news.bri.connect.com.au!corolla.OntheNet.com.au!not-for-mail From: Tony Griffiths <tonyg@OntheNet.com.au> Newsgroups: sunya.cs.linux,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc,comp.unix.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: Ethernet Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 10:52:55 +1000 Organization: On the Net (ISP on the Gold Coast, Australia) Lines: 42 Message-ID: <337BAFE7.42C6@OntheNet.com.au> References: <Pine.GSO.3.93.970513203003.21856A-100000@lilith.albany.edu> Reply-To: tonyg@OntheNet.com.au NNTP-Posting-Host: swanee.nt.com.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (WinNT; I) To: Jaime Kikpole <jk7023@cnsunix.albany.edu> Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:40984 comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc:91 Jaime Kikpole wrote: > > 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. 10BaseT 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted-pair; requires a hub 10Base2 " " " " thin-wire coax; no hub 10Base5 " " " " thick-wire coax; no hub > > 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. :) It is possible to get from one wiring scheme to another by using appropriate converters. Eg. Twisted-pair <=> Thin-wire In general, you would want to "standardise" your home computers on only one wiring scheme, either Thin-wire coax (easiest if machines are closely located) or Twisted-pair which requires that you also buy a hub which are not that expensive these days. > > 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. Unless you can get you ISP to allocate multiple FIXED IP addresses to you (unlikely!), the 'internal' network will need to use one of the NOT_TO_BE_ROUTED_ON_THE_INTERNET networks combined with either a proxy gateway or NAT (Network Address Translation). Given your relative lack of knowledge on Ethernet networking, I suspect that you are in for an "interesting" time... Tony