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- From: Paul Copsey <paul@hectortd.demon.co.uk>
- Newsgroups: demon.ip.support.amiga,demon.tech.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: Re: Home Network
- Date: Sat, 6 Apr 96 21:51:14 BST
- Organization: Hector's House
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- Rhiannon Macfie (rhiannon@llais.demon.co.uk) wrote:
- > John Kennedy is generally thought to have typed:
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- > > You can stick ethernet cards in the PCs, and get one for the A4000 and
- > > run TCP/IP to make use of FTP and so on. Sharing printers is pretty
- > > much out though. You could also network the PCs (ethernet again) and
- > > use a serial link from the A500. Not much fun though.
- >
- > So you can`t share printers with Ethernet? Why not? Because that`s one
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- Of course you can. John isn't known for being observant.
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- > of my main reasons for wanting to network things, and if you can`t then
- > there`s no point in me bothering..
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- If all you want to do is use the printer, you might as well get
- data switch boxes, and avoid setting up awkward software.
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- Paul
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