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From: jkane@earth.execpc.com (Jeff Kane)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: IPX in Current?
Date: 22 Mar 1996 14:54:27 GMT
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Julian Elischer (julian@mailhub.tfs.com) wrote:
: Jeff Kane <jkane@earth.execpc.com> wrote:
: :Could somebody tell about the upcoming IPX support in the -Current 
: :release.  I am not up to trying it yet, but may find a use for IPX.  WHy 

: (It can route mixed IP and IPX packets over a PPP line which is one of the
: reasons itr was done, to join two sites)

So, Has anybody gotten this idea to work with Win 95 as the client?  I 
haven't even tried using win 95 yet, but that is the chosen platform for 
most of our home users.  I am setting up a PPP server with FreeBSD, and 
it would be great if they could PPP connect and use both IPX and IP over 
their PPP link.  The idea is to have both telnet available and running 
Login for Novell servers simultaniouslly!

Can't I have my cake and my beer too?

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