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However, if you want to access the same internet connection from both
computers using WinGate (free download for 2 stations) you need to setup
TCP/IP instead of NetBEUI.
tom
-----Original Message-----
From: Allan Kaminsky <allank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Timothy Morge <tmorge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Gibson <Peter_Gibson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
<omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, May 14, 1998 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: 2 Computer Network
>A printer connected to a parallel port on one machine can be given the
>'Share' attribute which will allow the other machine to print to it. The
>network will handle it all.
>
>BTW, the network protocol to use for all of this is NetBEUI. It's fast and
>easy to set up.
>
>Allan
>___________________________
>
>At 01:44 PM 5/14/98 -0500, Timothy Morge wrote:
>>
>>Allan:
>>
>>If you connected two computers in this style, can you also add a printer
>hooked
>>up in some fashion that both machines can print to? And what would you add
to
>>make the printer work?
>>
>>Tim Morge
>>
>>Allan Kaminsky wrote:
>>>
>>> Get an Ethernet card for each computer (the 10/100 cards are about $49
>>> each). If you only want to hook up the 2 machines, you don't need a hub.
>>> Get a cable of the appropriate length "with a twist" (or a regular cable
>>> and a twist adapter). Set up networking on each machine with the
>>> capabilities built into Win95 (or NT).
>>>
>>> It's not only cheap, it's fast.
>>>
>>> Allan
>>> _________________________
>>>
>>> At 11:26 AM 5/14/98 -0700, Peter Gibson wrote:
>>> >
>>> >Sorry for a message which has nothing to do with either Omega or
>trading but
>>> >here goes.
>>> >
>>> >I want to set up a simple network between two computers at home - want
to
>>> >able to share files between the two computers, do back-ups to my Zip
drive
>>> >from either computer and print from either computer. I want something
>that
>>> >is simple and cheap. Any suggestions?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >-=-=-
>>> >SBG-Priority: 3 (Normal) http://www.internz.com/SpamBeGone/
>>> >
>>
>>
>>-=-=-
>>SBG-Priority: 3 (Normal) http://www.internz.com/SpamBeGone/
>>
>
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