[techtalk] file sharing?

[Mark Foster]

At 18:31 25/07/2001 -0700, markthegeek at canada.com wrote:
>On Wed, 25 July 2001, Mary Gardiner wrote:
> > local network. A local
> > network without a hub involves getting an
> > appropriate? cable that is set up for
>
>I assume that cable you are alluding to is a cross-over cable, right? I 
>did that with two Windows machine's, but wasn't sure if the same methods 
>applied.

You are correct. :)



> > If you want to understand more about networking, I'd
> > poke around in ...
>
>I really ought to learn more about networking! I guess I never really had 
>the desire to. Until recently, I have never had more than one computer at 
>home. At work I just programmed, delegating all such tasks to the guy with 
>the "Network Administrator" tag on his desk :)

Understanding the basics of IP - enough to network two windows machines 
anyway - is quite useful.  The linux configuration side of IP is a little 
more difficult but once its set up, the same principles apply soooo.. :)