[PLUG] Minimalist network WinXP <-> Debian Jessie. How?

[Jim Garrison]

On 8/16/2016 7:57 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I have two laptops:
>    1. Lenovo T43 running WinXP Pro SP3
>    2. Lenovo R61 running Debian Jessie (8.0.0)
> 
> I have tired of swapping information via flash drive.
> I would prefer to avoid WiFi from a security point of view.
>    (Who? Moi? *PAIRANOID* ;)
> 
> Would it be as simple as obtaining a short piece of Ethernet cable?
> 
> What should I be reading?

Minimal: A short CROSSOVER ethernet cable (might be hard to find).

Better: An inexpensive 4-port switch and two short ethernet cables.

In either case you will need to assign IP addresses and netmask
manually.  I.e.

    PC 1 - 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
    PC 2 - 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0

The second option gives you the flexibility to have a 'real'
local network with 1 or 2 more systems.


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