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echo: novell
to: TONY LOHREY
from: KRISTIAN RASMUSSEN
date: 1997-06-08 23:41:00
subject: shoestring async networki

TL> Hello All,
TL>         A number of people have asked over the years for a
TL> cheap and easy method to link two lans via a standard modem
TL> through the PSTN.  I know there are wonderful solutions
TL> such as boundary routers, stallion cards, MPR and the like,
TL> but has anyone been able to seek out a hobbyists' solution?
Well, there's always PCBRIDGE. You'll need a dedicated computer at each end, 
but a 286 should do. Since it's a bridge, it will work with any LAN software.
I haven't tried PCBRIDGE with a modem myself, but I have tried it over a 
serial link. According to the docs, it works with a modem as well.
- KR -
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