[TriLUG] Extra NIC

[Andrew Perrin]

Yes, you can do it, particularly (but not exclusively) if the machine
you'll plug the extra NIC into is the server you'll be using to copy the
files to. But I concur with others: a hub/switch will certainly make your
life easier in the long run, and they're dirt cheap.

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Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin
Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu


On 6 Nov 2002, William Gomeringer wrote:

> I asked this question before, but I seem to have lost any replys that I
> got. So I will ask it again. I have run out of ports on my router. I
> have a bunch of network cards lying around. Instead of buying a hub, can
> I put one of these cards in a box that is connected to the router and
> use that to plug in my laptop? The laptop is taken out of the house so
> much that I have decided not to give it a permanent port on the router.
> When I need network access I usually unplug someone else and plug in the
> laptop. I really just need to upload information to the server when I
> get home, i.e. notes, programming assignments, etc. How would I do
> something like this? I know this much; I need a crossover cable. Any
> suggestions? William
> 
> 
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