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Thanks for the info Moon,
Charlie

Moon wrote:

> CharlieB wrote:
> 
>> Actually Moon I was considering that but I have no idea where to begin. I
>> don't know anything about networking. Do I need an IPX driver? If so do
>> you know where can I get a inexpensive one?
> 
> I can't remember if Descent 2 comes with a built-in IPX Dos driver or
> not. However, usually the IPX drivers come with your network card. Buy a
> noname PCI 10/100 mbit card for about 5 $. In most cases it has a
> Realtek chipset like RTL8139 which most Linux distributions support
> natively.
> 
>> I am running d2x in Linux also and
>> would like to connect to it to an older computer with D2 in DOS. Is that
>> possible with a network cards?
> 
> Of course, however I have no idea how difficult it is to connect via IPX
> between DOS and Linux. In any case I'd recommend you upgrade the DOS PC
> to Win 98 which makes networking a lot easier. As long as you got at
> least 32 MB RAM it should run at an acceptable speed.
>  
>> Try not to laugh too hard, but is a network card much faster than a
>> direct serial port?
> 
> If I remember correctly the serial port can transfer 115200 bit/s max
> and a current network card can transfer 104857600 bit/s (= 100 Mbit)
> that's about 900 times faster. Of course Descent does not need that much
> cause you can play almost flawlessly over a modem or ISDN line, however
> it's a cheap and convenient way to connect PCs.
>  
>> Can you connect 2 network cards together with a single network cable?
> 
> If you go one on one without using a switch you need a crosslink or
> crossover cable which looks identical to a patch cable. Just ask in the
> shop it will cost the same. Later on if you decide to make a larger
> network you can use this cable to connect to the switch's uplink port so
> you don't waste any money.
>  
>> Is there a Web site I could go to for more info?
> 
> I bet there are tons of pages, however you gotta find them yourself with
> Google. You might wanna try this:
> http://www.wown.com/articles_tutorials/mspc2pct.html