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I read the networking HOWTO and it was vague on the actual steps to
take to setup a home network with linux. I have a Linksys 10/100 hub and
want to network two home computers together. Occasionally one of
these will be dialed in and using PPP to access the internet. I'm
looking for a book or HOWTO with detailed step by step instructions
on how to set this up. This should include how to choose network
and host names and addresses. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Charlie
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Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine CA 92697-3100

Quote:>I read the networking HOWTO and it was vague on the actual steps to
>take to setup a home network with linux. I have a Linksys 10/100 hub and
>want to network two home computers together. Occasionally one of
>these will be dialed in and using PPP to access the internet. I'm
>looking for a book or HOWTO with detailed step by step instructions
>on how to set this up. [...] Any suggestions?

As for naming -- please, let's not restart that "What to name a machine"
thread-from-hell here!  All you need to know is "don't make up a domain name
in the real namespace (.com, .org, .net, and so forth) unless you're willing
to register it."  Call your site "zender.foo", not "zender.com".  If you're
dialing in to wombat.com, you should be able to call your machine
zender.wombat.com without stepping on anyone's toes.