From: kennejs@a.cs.okstate.edu (KENNEDY JAMES SCOT) Subject: TCP/IP support & Linux Date: 29 Jun 1992 01:47:19 GMT
I understand that support for TCP/IP under Linux is well on its way
and is being alpha tested. My question is this: when TCP/IP
support is available will it be possible to get NFS and/or RFS for
Linux (that is if I can get the code)? Also, what about SLIP? I'm
interested in SLIP support because I want to be able to do an X
session over a dialup-line. Finally, is the code for rcp, telnet,
ftp, ping, etc. widely available and what is my chances of getting
any of these programs to work reliably under Linux?
Perhaps all of this is too much to ask of a freely distributed UNIX.
However, I have heard a lot of good things about Linux and I know
that there is a lot of really bright people working on it all the
time to make it better. What all would be involved in trying to
support all those features I mentioned above? Would it be a
gargantuan task or is it within the realm of possibility?
Scott Kennedy email: kennejs@a.cs.okstate.edu
Oklahoma State University tel : (405) 744-1773