From owner-freebsd-questions Mon May 13 16:44:07 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id QAA07605 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 13 May 1996 16:44:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fly.HiWAAY.net (root@fly.HiWAAY.net [204.214.4.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA07570 for ; Mon, 13 May 1996 16:44:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from max1-186.HiWAAY.net by fly.HiWAAY.net; (5.65v3.0/1.1.8.2/21Sep95-1003PM) id AA08866; Mon, 13 May 1996 18:43:54 -0500 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 18:02:44 -0500 To: David , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: David Kelly Subject: Re: Gateway Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk At 9:23 PM -0500 5/12/96, David wrote: > My basic situation (and problem, in a moment) is this: I have a >FreeBSD machine connected to the internet via dip/CSLIP. I have a >Windows 95 computer sitting right next to it connected via null modem >serial cable. I would strongly recommend purchase of an ethernet card for both machines. FreeBSD on an ethernet is easier than falling out of bed. El-cheapo NE2000 clones (you want one with "16k of RAM") are available for $20, maybe $30, and you'll probably find better support for an ethernet card under Windows 95 than for SLIP/PPP. -- David Kelly N4HHE, n4hhe@amsat.org, dkelly@hiwaay.net ============================================================= To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. - Thomas Edison