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From: keng@zcar.asd.sgi.com (Ken Greenebaum)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: SLIP gateway
Summary: using pc as a slip gateway
Message-ID: <1991Feb25.225814.2089@odin.corp.sgi.com>
Date: 25 Feb 91 22:58:14 GMT
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Hello,
   I am not familiar with the capabilaties of the various public-domain
pc TCP packages.  However if possible I would like to configure one to
turn a 286 (or 8086??) based PC with a wd8003e ethernet board into a SLIP 
gateway.
Hopefully this would allow a TCP based workstation without SLIP capabilities
to automagicaly access another network connected by a demand SLIP connection.

  -Is this possible?

  -What software should I aquire/use (ka9q, pcip, etc.)

  -I currently have PCNFS for the PC, is there any way to make it fn in this
   manner?

  -I assume that the PC will become a dedicated router and won't be able to
   do anything else (as DOS is not multi-tasking)

  -Should I just get a 386 PC and run Unix on it to do the routing
   correctly?


Thanks for any information.

								-Ken


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