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To: Rick Faurot who wrote (14661)	1/8/2001 8:42:37 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 110631

hi rick congrats on the new addition to your computing family. <g3> "I have read that by creating a network, I can completely eliminate the threat of being hacked" taking your statement literally, i believe that the effect is quite the opposite, because you have file and print sharing turned on. your vulnerability is increased. "Is networking the two computers an efficient way to exchange files between them?" it is one one of the major reasons for connecting them. i have yet to go through the process, as my cable modem is one-way (analog to connect, cable modem downstream), and my understanding is that this is a real bear to configure, if it can even be done. i did, however, purchase a simple RJ45 category 5 crossover cable that i was planning on using to link the nics in each puter (as you know, that's a total of 3 nics, two in the server machine and one in the client). i believe that this is the most basic connection method there is. i have not rigged it up, as i always find other more pressing stuff to do, plus i'm waiting for regular old two way cable modem that will be here in a couple months. there are many posts in the cl thread archives that speak to the subject of networking two or more puters. i suggest you try that search. i have found one post in particular by a helpful thread member.... #reply-13872057 . that might put you on the right track. good luck, and i look forward to more discussion on this topic :) mark

To: Rick Faurot who wrote (14661)	1/8/2001 10:29:22 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110631

DSL sucks! If you can, try cable, and don't believe the negatives the DSL providers will give to you about cable, ie; less security, slower, blah blah blah.. I am using DSL 1.5Mb/sec and my connection speed is actually in the 160-366 kb/sec. No where near the 1.5 megabits they advertise. My brother, only a block away, uses cable, and using the below service, he averages 1.5 - 2.0Mb/sec (megabits per second) If DSL is your only choice, then go with it, however, if you have cable in your area, check it out first. Test speed here: msn.zdnet.com (don't use the ISP's speedtest service, it does not give you a real life connection speed test)