It's 04 Oct 97  01:44:00,
We'll return to Jim Trulock and Tony Langdon's
discussion of Possible Network
 JT> Is it better, then, to simply install TCP/IP on both computers, and
 JT> leave out the IBMPEER network?  Or should both be installed.  I would
 JT> also like to do work on my machine from mom's from time to time.
You need both TCP/IP and IBMPEER on your machine.  They perform quite
different functions.  TCP/IP is a transport which is required for
Internet access.  IBMPEER is a network client and server for sharing
files, printers and modems.  It can use TCP/IP or another protocol (e.g
NetBIOS/NetBEUI or IPX/SPX) to carry its data.  As for remotely
accessing your machine, you'll need remote control software such as
OS2You/PM2You or similar if you want to control the GUI.  For text mode
control, there are many options with varying levels of functionality.
 JT> Ok, so do I need to set up both machines with a default IP address ...
 JT> like 255.255.255.1 and 255.255.255.2, and just have each one routed to
These won't work.  I'd suggest 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2, netmask of
255.255.255.0
 JT> the dynamic address I get when In-Joy would connect to my provider.
 JT> (As you can probably tell, I know absolutely nothing about networking
 JT> outside of what I've read here. )
I'm not sure of the correct way to interface your LAN with InJoy.  It's
a case of reading the docs (I have officially allocated IP addresses
here and at work, use a proxy server instead of IP masquerading).
 TL> I believe this is possible with a NET LOGON command in the startup
 TL> sequence somewhere.
 JT> Hmm ... just checked and I can't find a LOGON command for the NET
 JT> command. ;(
You're right. :-(  I'm not sure of the OS/2 equivalent (been using too
much Windoze lately ;-) ).
... I used to be a terrible flirt, but I'm much better at it now.
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