From: urlichs@smurf.sub.org (Matthias Urlichs) Subject: Re: Two NE2000 boards in one machine ? Date: 13 Feb 1993 20:49:11 +0100
In comp.os.linux, article <1993Feb11.183944.27589@super.org>,
becker@super.org (Donald J. Becker) writes:
> In article <jstark.729361801@mcshh.hanse.de> jstark@mcshh.Hanse.DE (Jens Stark) writes:
> >I would like to use a linux computer as central TCP/IP host for our
> >company network. ( Why shouldnot I ? It works, it does TCP/IP, its
> >inexpensive and obviously stable... Even NAMED is available !)
>
> Yes, Linux is pretty close to being a regular network box. I hope
> that it soon becomes _the_ standard gateway solution.
>
Hopefully. Right now, it can't even route packets (yet?!?).
> >I have to resist to ask if there is ISDN/PPP-Support, but I wonder if
> >it is possible to use more than ONE NE2000 board.
>
> There isn't any ISDN support that I know of, and SLIP is getting more
> attention than PPP (although some of the SLIP code is designed to
> support the changes to make it PPP).
>
Don't worry, there will be ISDN support.
> BTW, There have been some name changes for the ethercard driver
> FTP sites. The directory names have changed, and 'super.org' is now
> 'ftp.super.org'. Get the README file from
>
Is there a mirror in Europe, preferably Germany?
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