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From: romeo@lindy.Stanford.EDU (Patrick Goebel)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Can a gateway function without a server?
Message-ID: <6743@lindy.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 27 Dec 89 22:42:27 GMT
Sender: romeo@lindy.Stanford.EDU (Patrick Goebel)
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I'm a little confused.  Perhaps someone can clarify the following issue:

Suppose the server at the center of your LAN goes down.  Assume
futhermore that your network connects to the Internet via a 56k-baud
DDS (say) using some kind of gateway box (Cisco for example).

Now suppose a PC user on your network wishes to telnet to a remote
machine over the 56k line WHILE YOUR SERVER IS DOWN.  Can this be done?

Many prior thanks!

patrick goebel--romeo@lindy.stanford.edu