[arachne] Re: Ethernet

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On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:37:33 -0500, Glenn McCorkle wrote:


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> Now.... is all of the above just about as clear as mud ??? ;-)

Yes, pretty much ;-)

When I installed the drivers that came with the TCP-LINK network card,
the only instructions for installing in DOS were for a client driver.
Perhaps this has been the cause of my problems. So for now I have gone
back to a clean boot, without loading the client software.

The question (the first of many) is do I need driver software for the
ethernet card?

And the questions that naturally follow:
1. What is the router? Is this something else I need to install?
2. How do I find what IP address it wants to use?

At this stage I am getting thoroughly confused. I think I need to go
right back to the beginning and start afresh....

Step 1: open the computer case and fit the ethernet card: DONE!

Step 2: connect the cable between that card and the ethernet card on the
        XP computer: DONE!

Step 3: Do a clean boot of the DOS computer: DONE!

Now what do you suggest I should do next?

    Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
    and remember what peace there may be in silence.
        "Desiderata", Max Ehrmann, copyright 1952.

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