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From: ppa@hpldola.HP.COM (Paul P. Austgen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: How do I connect a computer(ibmpc) to Internet (TCP/IP)?
Message-ID: <11250092@hpldola.HP.COM>
Date: 25 Aug 89 16:33:07 GMT
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TCP/IP is a protocol.  By the internet, I assume you mean a local
area network in your office.  These can actually be mixed, for
instance TCP can connect to an X.25 PAD and go out over telephone
lines.  

Anyway, I think I know what you mean.  You need an interface
card, such as a 3-Comm, for the Media Access Unit.  You can use
their SW, or there is public domain such as NCSA code.  The card
will have an internet address built in.  However, whether you
have a node tied into, say the ARPA network, is another matter.