After recently inquiring about connecting 2 Win98 desktop pc's using the USB
ports, I just discovered that there's already a built-in utility to connect
2 computers with the parallel port. Cool. $10 for a cable and I'm in like
Flynn I figure. Not so fast there Buckaroo Bonzai....... ...

i was wondering what is the diffrent between a router in a gatwaym
from the point of view of a home with cable

For those of you who are interested in fieldbus networks
and their protocols, take a look at
http://ourworld.cs.com/rahulsebos/Links.htm,
where you'll find further references to more than

I've been shopping around for a gigabit switch for my house and I've
found that i really think i need an 8 port switch. as I've been
shopping around I've seen that you pay almost twice as much for a 8
port switch($150) as you do for a 5 port(75$) switch. why is that? i

I have modelled Cisco catalyst 2948G.It has 48+2 ports which were
assumed as interfaces.Since it supports RFC1213,Interface Utilisation
of each port is calculated based on
800 * max( $ifInOctets,$ifOutOctets ) / $ifSpeed*timeInterval

Hi all - got a quick Q about hubs vs. switches: say I have an unmanaged
switch to which say 3 computers are attached, one of which has network
sniffer s/w installed (e.g. Ethereal).  I want to watch traffic between
the other two systems (A & B) on the lan using the system with ...

Has anyone got any tips for getting stable links running @100mbit?
I have an aopen 5 port switch that intermittently works... eg yesterday it
decided the link for a pc that had been successfully plugged in and working
for a week was bad(?) the result of which is a flood to every ...

http://www.avalys.com/gig.gif
Above is a link to what a transfer looks like on this server, now this
is with Netbackup backing up 3 streams from my EMC Celerra which is on
the same giga switch (Cisco 2970) both the Celerra and the Backup

I have comcast cable internet which  supposedly allows download speeds of
3Mbps.
I also have a linksys wireless router to share the IP address. I have a
desktop connected to the router using an ethernet cable and am using a

I have made my own 25 metre RJ-45 cross-over ethernet cable using
CAT-5 and RJ-45 connectors with the following pin configuration:
1 - 3
2 - 6

I am facing a need to run ethernet wiring in parallel to major
household electrical mains. Shielded eithernet cables quickly can into
picture. And so did the warnings about using them properly or else ...
I have been trying to find out more information, but nothing specific

I am trying to figure out how to lay the wiring in my house so that I
could have network connectivity on the second floor. Here is my
situation: All input lines (phone, cable, etc) enter the house in the
basement. From here I see several choices, but I am so unsure of the

I must say however impressive the hardware, I find Extremes
documentation to be lacking. I cannot find a straightforward answer to
this rather simple question, so I am turning to USENET. Hope someone
can help.

So, I need to set up a pretty standard small VLAN and need some help.
Finding out if a router or switch supports VLANs is pretty
straightforward.
It would be really helpful if there was a FAQ/datbase/website that

Using a 48 port patch panel was not wired by me. when hooked to a
router will work between 2 pc on the back of router in ports wan and
uplink. Why will it no work onw 1, 2, 3, 4,5, on the router ports.
Tried several diffrent patch cables no work. The 2 pcs are able to