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Date:      Mon, 10 Mar 1997 18:07:35 -0500
From:      dennis <dennis@etinc.com>
To:        RGireyev@bellind.com
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: Win95 Networking
Message-ID:  <3.0.32.19970310180732.00afc8b0@etinc.com>

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At 11:50 AM 3/10/97 -0800, you wrote:
>[..]
>
>>> 
>>> Okay, put the modem in fbsd box.  And setup user ppp. When starting
>>> ppp, use the -alias option.  That will give the other machine access
>>> to the internet.  the win95 box needs netbeui and tcp/ip on the
>>					^^^^^^^
>>
>>The win95 box doesn't need netbeui, just tcp/ip. Point it's gateway
>>address at the FreeBSD box, and remember to change the freebsd's
>>/etc/sysconfig to say GATEWAY=YES.
>
>I have a stupid question. If SLIP/CSLIP is faster than PPP but
>only supports TCP/IP while PPP supports the whole world
>why configure PPP to access the internet which is strictly TCP/IP?
>Wouldn't SLIP/CSLIP be better?
>I'm very ignorant so be gentle.

Because:

-If SLIP is faster, it isn't much faster.
-PPP allows for dynamic address allocation, parameter negotiation and a
bunch of
other neat stuff that SLIP doesnt.

db



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