Hi Larry:
           Thank you for the information. At this point the hardware is in
place. I need to know the software side of it, you know all those protocols
and binding things  and how do they get all those aaaa.bbbb.cccc.dddd's? How
does one set upt a "subnet mask".

I will check out those URLs you posted. Hopefully they have explanations for
a dummie :-)

Regards
Harsha Godavari

Larry Fisk wrote:
>
> Harsha;
> Basically you need a network adapter(nic) in each computer.
> A hub to connect them with Cat5 cables long enough to connect each computer
> to the hub.
> I have used inexpensive 5 to 8 port hubs and they seem to work okay
> If you are running  windows 9X , ME, or win2k you can use windows
> networking, very easy
> to setup.
> There are wireless solutions as well as systems that use your homes phone
> wiring, but I think they are
> usually slower than a regular wired network .
> this looks like a good step by step guide:
> http://www.homepcnetwork.com/wireintro.htm
> here is a page with more networking links including the one above:
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/linksnw.htm
> Also check our own http://freepctech.com
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>      | ><>  Larry  Fisk   <><
>      |      Fisk Computers
>      |      Fruitvale, Idaho
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harsha Godavari" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 8:09 PM
> Subject: [PCBUILD] Setting up home network
>
> > I am trying to set up a home network of three computers. Are there any
> > easy to follow, step-by-step, articles on setting up such a LAN? Thanks
> for
> > your help.
>
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