Date:  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:57:28 -0500
From:  "Mark Dodel" <madodel at ptdprolog.net>
Subject:  [VOICENWS] Event: PASUG Mtg: Thurs, Feb 26th


From: "Larry Lavins" <llavinsDESPAM at earthlink.net> 

..           PHILADELPHIA ALTERNATE SYSTEMS USER GROUP
..                  http://www.phillyos2.org
The Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group (PASUG) invites all
interested computer users to attend the February meeting. .         
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2004  7:00-10:00PM
.. Bryn Mawr Community Center, 9 S. Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr,PA
  
..            ***  FEBRUARY 26th MEETING AGENDA  ***
..      --  THE NEXT STEP IN HOME LOCAL AREA NETWORKING  --
..    "T H E   C O M P U T E R   I S   T H E   N E T W O R K"
..  --  Configuring Routing and File Sharing Between Subnets  --
..           >>>  SPECIAL TREAT:- FRESH HOT PIZZA!  <<<
  
The February 26th meeting will feature a presentation/demo by PASUG Member
Vadim Kavalerov, as a continuation of a networking presentation conducted
by Vadim at an earlier meeting.
  
Market forces have driven the cost of a PC down so much in recent years,
that chances are you may have ended up with more than one machine in your
home or small office. Connecting these machines together into a LAN can
substantialy reduce the cost of hardware items, as well as the cost of
software and maintenance.
  
The most obvious LAN configuration employs a fast ethernet network
interface card (NIC) in each PC, all connected to a switch or hub. But
note that OS/2 Warp & eCS can support up to 8 NICs per machine and
therefore can support many other, more useful configurations. But this is
where it gets tricky: e.g. Which IP address should be assigned to each
NIC? Do you need a subnet mask? And what to do about IP forwarding and
numerous TCP/IP configuration options? With these choices multiplying with
each new NIC connected to the LAN, forget the method of trial & error -
you must have a basic understanding of what's going on.
  
Even when the TCP/IP network is humming, you probably expect file sharing
also to work just as well, but classic NETBIOS networks are limited to a
single "collision domain." There is a workaround however: Running NETBIOS
protocol over TCP/IP, together with RFC1001 routing extensions, will allow
routing between subnets.
  
This will be the main goal of this presentation- to explain how to setup
file sharing on two separate subnets connected with a multi-
homed PC, i.e. a machine with two NICs. The basic configuration of the
protocols required to do this in each subnet, including the TCPBEUI setup,
will be shown in detail. And a live demo will also be performed on a PC
together with two laptops, each of which is connected to one of the two
NICs in the PC.
  
Please come to the February 26 meeting to see for yourselves what is meant
by "The Computer is the Network." Although the demo will be performed on
PCs running Warp 4.52 (MCP), the protocols and their configuration are not
specific to any one operating system. Once the basics are clearly
understood, similar setups can be built on Linux or other OSes.
  
Other agenda items include announcements, news & new software releases,
Q&A session, and 50/50 raffle. You will also enjoy fresh hot pizza,
delivered to our meeting at the break period.
  
MEETING FORMAT & TIME SCHEDULE (Subject to change)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
..  7:00 - 7:15   Meeting start & Introductory Comments
..  7:15 - 7:45   Q&A Session
..  7:45 - 8:15   Fresh Pizza Break & Raffles
..  8:15 - 9:50   Networking Presentation/Demo
..  9:50 -10:00   Close-down, pack-up & exit building
                 by 10:00pm
- - - - -
Mark the date and time: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26th at 7:00pm.
PASUG meetings are open and free for all users, their guests and others
interested in learning about OS/2, Linux and associated technologies. We
have a very full agenda and tight schedule which will be enforced. Please
be on time promptly by 7:00pm to avoid missing earlier parts of the
meeting.
  
..          **   WE SUPPORT OPEN STANDARDS   **
  
PASUG meetings are held at the Bryn Mawr Community Center, next to
Ludington Library, at the corner of Lancaster and Bryn Mawr Avenues, Bryn
Mawr, PA. on the 4th Thursdays of Jan to Oct, and the 3rd Thursdays of Nov
and Dec.
  
Directions to the Bryn Mawr Community Center (BMCC) and other useful
information about the PASUG activities may be found on our web site at
http://www.phillyos2.org, or contact U/G Leader Larry Lavins:
llavinsDESPAM at earthlink.net, or phone (215) 878-9608.
 



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