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Date:	Sun, 6 Oct 2002 05:35:58 PST7
From:	Harry Chris Motin <hmotin@attglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: OS/2 Compatible Network Cards

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Svobi,

Thanks very much for your input. The information really helps me. I'm
pretty unknowledgable about networks. The information about the Inel
card is very useful. I just read something about their features that are
particularly useful in OS/2. It was in the May 2001 issue of "Extended
Attributes", the OS/2 magazine from the Phoenix OS/2 society. This is
the same user group that Judy McDermott is connected to. I have not
fully disgested that article yet, since many of the concepts are new to
me. I'll look up the Judy McDermott textfile that you pointed me to.

I'm still struggling with the overall design of my LAN (whether to use a
dedicated computer as the gateway, whether to use a software or hardware
router, etc). I have decided on a few things, however. It's going to be
Ethernet 100 Mb/s, using TCP/IP. For me the security is just not there
for a wireless system. Also, it's slower than Ethernet. Beyond that, I
haven't a clue.

HCM
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> Hi Harry
> Setting up a LAN has 2 important components: HW & Setup !
> Steven mentioned Chuck McKinnis website !
> That's a good reference.
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> Myself I just changed from my elder SMC 10MB NIC's
> to Intel PRO 100 NIC's which I bought new from eBay ;-))
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> > I'm trying to establish a LAN in my home.
> > I need a network card that's OS/2 compatible.
> > Does anyone have any suggestions/experience in this area?
> >
> > For a relative complete list:
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> > http://pws.prserv.net/mckinnis/nicpak/index.html
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> The second component is how to setup the LAN.
> Judy McDermott has written a helful textfile "How To !"
> Here is the link:
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> http://www.moon-scape.com/warp/files/lan.txt
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> It is easy to understand and describes the setup of an OS/2
> workstation as also an WIN95 workstation.
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> Another important topic is either "cabled" or "wireless"
> but I do have the normally cabled LAN and no experience
> with "wireless" till now.
>
> In Germany is ARtem and they shall have OS/2 drivers for
> wireless components !?
>
> With my next move I perhaps may change to wireless too
> it will be more safe till then ;-)
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> Good luck !
> svobi
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