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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Can I share a modem with Win95 machine?
Date: 13 May 1997 16:41:06 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <863533504.77882@bamboo.palms.nq.net>,
nigel@palms.nq.net (Nigel Gorry) writes:
> Hi,
>
> is there a way that I can share a modem connected to a FreeBSD 2.2.1 machine,
> with a Win95 machine?
You'll need to ask a more specific question than that. If you
want to connect to the 'net from the FreeBSD box and have 'net
access from both machines, then yes, you can share a modem.
You need to create yourself a small LAN (using PLIP/SLIP/PPP/ethernet),
configure your FreeBSD box as a gateway and use either "ppp -auto"
or ppp & natd on the FreeBSD box to masquerade the Win box connections.
> Thanks
>
>
> -----
> Nigel Gorry - Innisfail, Queensland, Australia http://www.palms.nq.net
> System Administrator - Zed.Net, Radio 4KZ & Kool-FM http://www.4kz.com.au
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Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
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