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From: nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson)
Subject: Re: TCP/IP over modem (I need SERIOUS help here)
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Organization: Clarkson University, Potsdam NY
Date: 27 Mar 91 23:07:43
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In-Reply-To: ITMS400@INDYCMS.BITNET's message of 27 Mar 91 13:25:18 GMT
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In article <9103270832.aa15221@louie.udel.edu> ITMS400@INDYCMS.BITNET (Manjit Trehan) writes:

   > . . .
   >They need to set up a router that can use SLIP (or PPP).  The cheapest
   >way to do this is using Phil Karn's (KA9Q) NOS.  The only hitch with it
   >is that only educational or amateur radio users can use it.
   > . . .

   Does this mean, a PS/s with connections to a modem and ethernet could
   act as a router using Phil Karn's (KA9Q) NOS (supporting SLIP), so I
   could call the PS/2 from home and use FTP and TELNET and not have to
   purchase any other equipment to accomplish this task?

Yes, exactly.  I've done it.  The only tricky thing is to get your
network's routers to route to your remote PC.  That can usually be done
by using the ARP hack (set up a hard-coded ARP entry that points the
local Ethernet to your PC at home).

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