Re: Network from Hell: The Sequel

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

"Christopher D. Heer" writes ...
> 
> Consider a garage!
> 
> The location of this garage is not important, in and of itself.  The
> contents of this garage are far more important.
> 
> "Convergence," you see, is a popular buzzword tossed around by PR hacks.
> Yet I understand the true meaning of it now, because the thing I am about to
> create is surely the result of convergence.
> 
> Convergence of what, you ask?
> 
>     [A] An incredible effort from a newsgroup member
>         to build an eccentric home network
> 
>     [B] My occupation as a networking professional
> 
>     [C] A garage full of Apple equipment
> 
>     [D] My inability to stop blowing free time on
>         goofy projects
> 
> I've decided it's time to do some serious architecting.
> 
> Now, I already have a small home network.  Cat5e cable run throughout the
> house, a 10/100 switch, and six PCs networked together, along with a Linksys
> Cable/DSL router and a cable modem connection.  Now, however, it's time to
> get funky.
> 
> Stage one involves tossing Novell Netware into the mix.  (I picked up a copy
> of Netware 3.11 at a liquidation sale some time back, along with Netware for
> Macintosh.)

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> An Apple IIgs (prolly ROM3) will initially be added via LocalTalk, but I
> will eventually get one of those Ethernet cards for IP.  It'll have to
> remain dual-cabled, I suppose.  At that point it will be able to surf.
> 
 ....
> 
> Finally, my wife may be in the market for a G4.  That should plug right in.
> 
 ....

> If anyone is interested, I'll toss a site together with some diagrams, this
> text, etc., and add to it as I move along.
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     Despite possible travail and uncertainty, this is clearly a case of
Destiny taking a hand! Be sure to announce your site when it's up.



Rubywand