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From: bxw@ccadfa.adfa.oz.au (Brad Willcott)
Newsgroups: alt.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: Telnet into a PC
Keywords: telnet, TCP, IP, PC
Message-ID: <2437@ccadfa.adfa.oz.au>
Date: 18 Jun 91 12:35:08 GMT
References: <995@utsmips.csd.uts.EDU.AU>
Organization: Computer Centre, University College, UNSW, ADFA, Canberra, Australia
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ricko@bach.ee.uts.EDU.AU (Rick Jelliffe) writes:

>I run a network of suns for Electrical Engineering here, and we
>would like to telnet to PCs around on different floors. The programs
>on the PCs are simple character-based ones only. 

>Does anyone know of PD sources for this? (NOTE: whenever I've asked
>anyone this it has been difficult to convince them that I am NOT 
>asking to telnet OUT of a PC and into a multi-user system. I wnt to
>connect to the PC.)

What you are after is NOT possible on PCs under MS-DOS.  It might become
possible under OS/2 though.  It would require porting the telnet daemon
source from Unix.  Not an easy task!

Good luck.

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