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[paulsen@xxxxxxxxx (Robert C. Paulsen, Jr.)]

Nevada wrote:

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> 1. When networking cards to obtain.

Almost any of the common ethernet cards. Here is a list from the 
Kernel configuration menu ("make menuconfig"):

        [*] 3COM cards                                            
        < > 3c501 support (NEW)                                   
        < > 3c503 support (NEW)                                   
        < > 3c505 support (NEW)                                   
        < > 3c507 support (NEW)                                   
        < > 3c509/3c579 support (NEW)                             
        < > 3c515 ISA Fast EtherLink (NEW)                        
        < > 3c90x series "Cyclone/Hurricane/Tornado" support (NEW)
        < > 3c590 series (592/595/597) "Vortex" support (NEW)     
        < > AMD LANCE and PCnet (AT1500 and NE2100) support       
        [*] Western Digital/SMC cards                             
        < > WD80*3 support (NEW)                                  
        < > SMC Ultra support (NEW)                               
        < > SMC Ultra32 EISA support (NEW)                        
        < > SMC 9194 Support (NEW)                                
        [*] Racal-Interlan (Micom) NI cards                       
        < > NI5010 support (NEW)                                  
        < > NI5210 support (NEW)                                  
        < > NI6510 support (NEW)                                  
        < > RealTek 8129/8139 (not 8019/8029!) support            
        < > SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support             
        < > Packet Engines Yellowfin Gigabit-NIC support          
        [*] Other ISA cards                                       
        < > AT1700/1720 support (NEW)                             
        < > Cabletron E21xx support (NEW)                         
        < > DEPCA support (NEW)                                   
        < > EtherWorks 3 support (NEW)                            
        < > EtherExpress support (NEW)                            
        < > EtherExpress PRO support (NEW)                        
        < > FMV-181/182/183/184 support (NEW)                     
        < > HP PCLAN+ (27247B and 27252A) support (NEW)           
        < > HP PCLAN (27245 and other 27xxx series) support (NEW) 
        < > HP 10/100VG PCLAN (ISA, EISA, PCI) support (NEW)      
        < > ICL EtherTeam 16i/32 support (NEW)                    
        < > NE2000/NE1000 support (NEW)                           
        < > SEEQ8005 support (NEW)                                
        [ ] SK_G16 support (NEW)                                  
        [*] EISA, VLB, PCI and on board controllers               
        < > AMD PCnet32 (VLB and PCI) support                     
        < > Alteon AceNIC/3Com 3C985/NetGear GA620 Gigabit support
        < > Ansel Communications EISA 3200 support                
        < > Apricot Xen-II on board Ethernet                      
        < > CS89x0 support                                        
        < > PCI DM9102 support                                    
        < > Generic DECchip & DIGITAL EtherWORKS PCI/EISA         
        < > DECchip Tulip (dc21x4x) PCI support                   
        < > Older DECchip Tulip (dc21x4x) PCI support (tulip-old.o
        < > Digi Intl. RightSwitch support                        
        < > EtherExpress PRO/100 support                          

> 2. Other than the programs installed for networking by 6.3, which
> other           programs would be needed. (Samba, VW, etc)

You need nothing that doesn't come in the SuSE 6.3 box, but the SuSE 
web page has a useful addition: 

        http://sdb.suse.de/sdb/en/html/hoe_wv_dod_start.html

But setting this up right is a bit advanced, so save it for last.

> 3. What type of cableing between the two computers is easiest or
> best.

RJ45, aka twisted pair, aka CAT-5. Use a hub. It actually can be
cheaper to use coax since you don't need to buy a hub but you
will probably get a hub in the long run so might as well start out
right.

> 4. If the phone line is connected to the Linux computer, how do
> you connect
>    the Windos computer to the telephone line through the Linux
> machine. 56K
>    modems are installed in both computers.

If all you want is internet support, don't attempt to make the
modem itself available to both machines. Use the linux machine
for the dial-up internet connection and use ip masquerading to make
the internet available to the Windows system. The Windows system
will then simply point to the Linux machine as the gateway and not
even be aware that it doesn't have a direct connection to the
internet.

> 
> Either may be other questions I should be asking, but cann't
> think of them right now. I want to get the computers talking to
> each other first then I'll think about the internet side.

For internet access from the Windows system through the Linux system
you only need to get TCP/IP working -- if you can ping Linux from
Windows you've pretty much got it on the Windows side. You may also
want to set up file and print sharing, but this is not needed for
internet access from Windows.

> 
> I want to do this as cheaply as possible as I am retired on a
> limited income. I have been thinking about older used networking
> cards.

NE2000 cards are usually pretty cheap. I've personally used
an NE2000 clone, a 3COM 3c509, and an Intel EtherExpress Pro/100.
Your choice may depend on what kind of slot you have available:
ISA or PCI.


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