[Announce] PASUG Mtg: Thurs, Feb 26th

[Larry Lavins]

.           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
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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: llavins at earthlink.net, or phone (215) 878-9608.