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DFastLane · 02-16-2002, 08:42 AM

The best way would be installing 100mbps ethernet network cards in both machines and connecting them with a CAT5 crossover cable. You can get two cards and a cable for about $30, so it's not a bad deal for the performance.

02-16-2002, 08:42 AM	#3
DFastLane Member (9 bit) Join Date: May 1999 Location: TX Posts: 341	The best way would be installing 100mbps ethernet network cards in both machines and connecting them with a CAT5 crossover cable. You can get two cards and a cable for about $30, so it's not a bad deal for the performance. __________________ -Lane- "That's no scrap heap, that's our network"