Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!NUSC-NPT.NAVY.MIL!burke From: burke@NUSC-NPT.NAVY.MIL ("BURKE D.N.") Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: How does one go about . . . Message-ID: <8909211331.AA20279@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: 21 Sep 89 11:26:00 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 6 hello, houw does one go about "connecting" to the internet directly, without using 3rd party resources, connection, etc. Also what is the timeframe and costs involved (assuming it's possible at all)? Dave Burke