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Your suggestions only work with 2 computers. The OP said he had 8.
So the options would appear to narrow a good bit to include:
a) a cheap hub/switch, 8 NICs, and some CAT5
b) 8 BNC-NICs, some BNC cable, 8 BNC-T's, and a 2 terminators
c) some kind of wireless setup
Option (a) is likely the cheapest and will provide the best throughput if
using 100 Mb/s NIC's and switch. Option (b) will be limited to 10 Mb/s, and
BNC hardware will be a little harder to come by. Option (c) is likely going
to take a little more expertise to implement.
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"j9" <j9@1stamericanproperties.com> wrote in message
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> Your options include:
>
> a) a cheap hub/switch, 2 NICs, and some CAT5
> b) 2 nics and a cross-over CAT5
> c) a laplink cable
> d) a null modem cable
> e) a USB link cable.
>
> None of these solutions should cost more than $25.
>
> "Bpk. Adi Wira Kusuma" <adi_wira_kusuma@yahoo.com.sg> wrote in message
> news:O1CyBSkaFHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > I wanna build a small network (8 PC). But I don't have a HUB. then how
> can
> > i build? Can I use usb cable? or ...?
> >
> > If I use UTP cable (peer to peer), can i make its cable to be pararel
> > circuit?
> >
> >
>
>