Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 17:14:29 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: jparnas@jparnas.cybercom.net (Jacob M. Parnas) Cc: henry@zoo.toronto.edu, hardware@freebsd.org, bsdi-users@bsdi.com Subject: Re: muliport boards - building a PPP dialup server Message-ID: <199606290744.RAA20801@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199606290603.CAA06149@jparnas.cybercom.net> from "Jacob M. Parnas" at Jun 29, 96 02:02:59 am
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Jacob M. Parnas stands accused of saying: > 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? What's the difference between an ethernet card and a high-speed serial card other than the name and the shape of the connectors? (Aside from performance, of course) > Jacob -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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