On Sat, Jun 01, 2002 at 10:39:44AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
| On Sat, 2002-06-01 at 10:09, Ronald Castillo wrote:
| > Hello..
| >
| > I was wondering if it is possible to connect my Linux PC to a Windows XP
| > one using the serial port, so the Linux PC can have the internet access
| > that the Windows XP has.
| >
| > Any tips to make this work are very appreciated.
|
| Of course you can connect 2 computers via a serial cable using
| ppp, but, in this instance, why? With such a small distance
| between the 2 computers, use network cards, ethernet, and a
| 5-port hub.
If you're too cheap, skip the hub and use a cross-over cable.
Of course, this limits the segement to 2 hosts. It doesn't preempt
future expansion via a hub/switch.
| You'll get _much_ faster speed also.
MUCH faster.
-D
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