Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 14:38:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Henry Spencer <henry@zoo.toronto.edu> To: "Jacob M. Parnas" <jparnas@jparnas.cybercom.net> Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.org, bsdi-users@bsdi.com Subject: Re: muliport boards - building a PPP dialup server Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9606291453.C10167-0100000@zoo.toronto.edu> In-Reply-To: <199606290603.CAA06149@jparnas.cybercom.net>
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> Also, why add an ethernet to the home system, when really you usually just
> want a point to point connection from your house to the ISP, a route from
> your home computer to the ISP and a route from the ISP to any default request,
> and don't have any need for a local LAN?
Why *not* add an Ethernet to the home system? It's a cheap and simple way
to get an efficient high-speed connection into your machine. The key is
to stop thinking of Ethernet as an expensive LAN, and start thinking of it
as a fast alternative to RS232. A 10BaseT Ethernet card and a crossover
cable is a cheap and easy way to connect *even* *just* *one* high-speed
device to your PC. Would you add a serial port for such a purpose? If
not, then why not add an Ethernet port instead? It's a lot better and not
much more expensive.
Henry Spencer
henry@zoo.toronto.edu
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