Re: Networking UltraSparc10 to PC network

Andrew Wilford wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I recently moved. In my old house I had an UltraSparc10 networked to
> my PCs via a Netgear FM114 wireless router. The US10 and some of the
> PCs were connected with ethernet cables and some used 802.11b wireless
> network cards.
>
> In my new house I have the FM114 in the basement, where it connects to
> the cable modem. I am currently working in a room with no ethernet
> jacks. In this room I am using my latop wirelessly. The US10 is also
> in this room, where it is impossible to connect to the router via
> ethernet cables.
>
> I really don't want to move the US10 to the basement for a variety of
> reasons, if it can be avoided. I have at my disposal a Netgear RT314
> router and a Netgear EN104 hub, along with plenty of ethernet cables.
> Also, my laptop has a second ethernet card which can connect the
> laptop to a hub or router.
>
> My question is, using this hardware, is there some way to connect the
> laptop to the US10 so that I can connect to the internet from the
> US10. I don't care about any other networking requirements. All the
> PCs are running W2K and the US10 is running Solaris 2.8.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
>
> Regards,
>
> Andrew Wilford

It seems like you ought to be able to network the US10 to the laptop
and use the laptop as a proxy to the Internet, but I don't claim to
know the details involved.



CJT