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To: hal jordan who wrote (9609)	12/13/1999 12:48:00 AM
From: jw	Respond to of 14778

hal, i'm sure this can be done. Think you will need a PCI NIC 100MBs card in desktop connected to laptop via Crossover (RJ45) cat5 cable. ( If you don't have a spare PCI you can use a ISA in desktop. 16bits, 10 MBs transfer.) Laptop PCMCIA port is 32 bit (meaning it's 100MBs transfer. Think I saw a PCMCIA 10/100 MBs auto sensing card. Check out the URL below for an education. Somewhere I saw a combo, RJ45 port to desktop and RJ11 to phone. With your Cable, Dunno". The 3 COMs NICs are better, so the sellers say, Type in NIC and PCMCIA (ebay search).. Going thru' all the pages for a complete education what's avaiable. Regards, /jw linksys.com, cgi.ebay.com search.ebay.com cgi.ebay.com

To: hal jordan who wrote (9609)	12/13/1999 1:52:00 AM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

from buy.com... (i just picked up 3 nic from them at this price plus a belkin rj45 crossover cable for $1.95) FAST ENET PCI 10/100BTX RJ45 PNP (mfg part# PRO120) Our Price: $10.95 buy.com if you're running win98se you can enable internet connection sharing by using add/remove program tool: 1. click start, settings, control panel, double click add/remove programs 2. on windows setup tab, double click internet tools 3. click to select the internet connection sharing check box, and then click ok 4. click ok, and then follow the instructions on the screen to run the internet connection sharing wizard :) mark

To: hal jordan who wrote (9609)	12/13/1999 12:41:00 PM
From: Howard R. Hansen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

A good source of information on sharing a cable modem between two or more computers is at: timhiggins.com

To: hal jordan who wrote (9609)	12/13/1999 8:43:00 PM
From: jw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Hi Hal, more pictures for thoughts. If your Laptop is late design and has CardBus, CreditCard Thin, it must be 32bit. By all means try & stay with 10/100,(auto sensing) or 100MBps cards for faster transfer between Laptop & PC. Seems the PCMCIA cards use a Dongle, ( Looks to be about 15" cable) w/15 pin adapter to connect to PCMCIA & RJ45 on other end for cable to PC. Newer cards have done away with Dongle and are called Xjacks. Meaning the RJ45 socket is on the card, doing away with Dongle.(good). See first URL below. Probably set up the PC as Server, Laptop as Client. Name the rigs, any name OK. If you have two slots for cards on LapTop then I would think to keep both in. However don't think you would use both at same time, C/Modem & NIC). Aren't they HotSwap?. We use RJ45 Crossover cable connecting 2 PC's, suppose you would do same. HUB not needed for two PC's, Would be needed if connecting three or more. With win95 on PC & win98 on Laptop not sure about MS Wizard connecting. I use Sygate, others are available. This only has to do with networking computers together. Not Internet. You would connect to Internet tho' from LapTop thru' PC (going thru Crossover). Both connected same time to different WEB pages. Same ISP. cgi.ebay.com, cgi.ebay.com cgi.ebay.com, 10mbt card w/ Dongle picture. cgi.ebay.com, CardBus, pictures of card, cable & Dongle. ( one less item to pack around using Xjack). cgi.ebay.com, more pictures. Howard & mr.mark gives SOUND advice. we'd better listen<g>. Think I'll stay up and read the URLs Howard posted about Cable. Hope to get connected sometimes next summer. Let us know your progress. Regards, /jw ps: i see another Warren Buffet IV in the making<G>. pps: Disclaimer--all/none of above may may/not be in total error!!!!!!<g>.