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to: Charles Angelich
from: Steven Horn
date: 2003-04-14 22:23:34
subject: Ftp07

Charles Angelich (1:106/2000) wrote to Steven Horn at 21:54 on 14 Apr 2003:

 CA> The DOS Internet apps are written to seek out an Ethernet
 CA> network card and connect to that. EPPPD and LSPPP emulate the
 CA> ethernet card and trick the software into connecting to the
 CA> Internet - or something like that.

That makes sense but I assume that I'd have to figure out how to uninstall
the ethernet driver (e100bnt5.sys> I load on startup. 

 CA> Any driver that pretends to be an ethernet card should work if all
 CA> else goes as it should. If your home had an 'intranet'
 CA> these same apps would work to access that network via your
 CA> network cards as easilly as they access the Internet.

I assume they would but note the above.:-) 

 CA> To software the Internet is just one whopping huge network. ;-)  

Which it is. :-)

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
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