MadSci Network: Computer Science
Query:

Re: Is it necessary to use two ethernet cards to connect two personal computers?

Date: Wed Mar 19 08:34:02 2003
Posted By: Ben Saitz, Sr. Director, Operations
Area of science: Computer Science
ID: 1044336518.Cs
Message:

No.  You can use just 1 computer with a network (ethernet) card and hook 
it to a router/hub/switch to get it connections to the outside world.  you 
can even just hook it to another PC with an ethernet card (via a crossover 
cable, a slightly differently wired network cable) in each.

Thanks.


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