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At 04:10 PM 9/5/98 , Kevin Michael Guest wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm writing a Database using MS Access for the storage and retrieval of pallets in a
>warehouse and need to test it in a multi-user enviroment.
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>I have a desktop and access to a laptop both of which have MS Access installed, however I
>need to link them together by means of a simple network. I would like to do this as
>cheaply as possible.
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>I believe a cheap ISA card and the cheapest PCMCIA card I can find should do the trick.
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>Wants the difference between an ISA card and an ISA Combi Card ?
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>Does 10MB/Sec sound fine for this type of test ?
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>Do all network cards require terminating when at the end of a link ?
ISA refers to the slot the card sits in on the motherboard, as apposed to
a PCI slot.
Combo card refers to the way in which the card maybe attached by your
cable, usually this refers to a card with both a BNC and RJ-45 connector.
For your purposes, I recommend using RJ-45 connectors, (they look much
like phone jacks, only larger). You will need a simple cross-pin cable
to link them, sometimes referred to as a cross-over cable. The whole
thing should only cost about $80, both cards and the cable.
If you have a standard cable, you will need a hub between them... that is
why you need the cross-pin cable... to alleviate the need for a hub.
Bob Wright - The NOSPIN GROUP
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