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Date:	Sat, 16 Sep 2006 07:21:34 -0700
From:	"Harry Motin" <hmotin@sbcglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	"SCOUG Help" <scoug-help@scoug.com > ,
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Networking

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On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:21:52 -0700, Steven Levine wrote:

>>I know there is a way to use the
>>router to get to the internet and still connect the two machines peer to
>>peer.

Martin,
I believe you can get a lot of help from the SCOUG members as well as information off the SCOUG website.
When I set up my PEER-to-PEER LAN, I used a lot of information posted by Rocky on the website.

Perhaps you should start by more fully describing what you presently have as your system and what exactly
you are trying to create as the final architect. For example:

1. Present set up:
A. What computers to you presently have that will eventually be connected in
the LAN?
B. What operating systems does each one use?

C. How is each one of them connected to the Internet

D. What protection to you presently use for each (software firewall, hardware
firewall)?

2. Desired set up:
A. What type of LAN do you what?
1. All PEER-to-PEER?
2. PEER-to-gateway?
3. Ethernet cabling or something else?
4. If ethernet, what speed (10 Mbs, 100 Mbs or 1000 Mbs)? The
speed will determine what type of ethernet wiring and connectors you will be using (category 5E or 6, for
example)
5. If you are going ethernet category 5E, I have cabling that you
can use to continuity check your installed cabling pin-to-pin

B. The the router that you mentioned will probably serve as a hardware firewall,
but do you plan to install individual software firewalls on each machine?

C. What about antivirus and anti-spyware (if you are using PEER-to-PEER you
will probably need software on each machine; if you are using PEER-to-gateway, you can probably get away
with the protection software only on the gateway; and that's the reason why I asked)?

The reason I ask all of the above, is because we have to figure out what you need and how you are going to
get it. For example, if you presently have dial up service and you plan to go to all DSL, then you are taking
about changing the network set up in each of your existing computers. And if so, you will want to go the easiest
route to check and/or troubleshoot your system each step of the way. Often that means using a Windose
computer to establish the working completion of various steps/troubleshooting. And after that you can then
setup your ECS or OS/2 computers much easier. Often DSL providers will not talk to you unless you are using
a Windose machine.
HCM

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