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From: mycroft@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Charles Hannum)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: slip?
Date: 18 Apr 1993 04:11:20 -0400
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In article <C5L6GF.1Ev@news.cso.uiuc.edu> bzb47596@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
(Phaedrus (B.Z.Buehler)) writes:
>
> I am considering installing 386bsd on my machine and I would like to
> know if it is possible for me to operate a SLIP connection to the
> local campus network with 386bsd.  

I've successfully used 386BSD's SLIP to download many megabytes of
stuff 'tween a 486 and a RS/6000.  I'd say it's mostly a function of
the equipment/administrators on your campus.  B-)

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