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From: romkey@ASYLUM.SF.CA.US (John Romkey)
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Subject: proxy arp (was Dial-Up Slip??)
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Date: 5 Dec 90 08:26:22 GMT
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   Date: Tue 4 Dec 90 16:19:45-PST
   From: William Chops Westfield <bionet!mathom.cisco.com!BILLW>

   Actually, in the latter case, it is the job of the "prpxy-arp box" to
   figure out which router to use.  The SLIP (or PPP) host should still just
   send the packets down its serial line.

Good point. The serial host can't choose a router because it has no
way to address it.
	- john