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Re: Help with installing TCP/IP support for Linux

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Yo

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Mar 29, 2021, 7:29:40 AM3/29/21
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On Thursday, November 30, 1995 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-6, Ben Keene, BAC wrote:
> I have just installed Linux on a second machine, and I want it to support
> the TCP/IP stack. I have installed the Network packages, and when
> running loopback everything is fine. The question that I have is this:
> what do I need to do to install a network card into Linux? I have a
> WD8003 (old 8-bit) that I want it to support so that I can directly
> connect from my other computer via a TCP/IP stack (Also, if anyone can
> tell me how to set up a DOS machine for TCP/IP access I would be greatful.)
> Thank you in advance for all the help....
> Ben Keene
> PS -- If you could please send me a CC personally in addition to the
> post I would greatly appreciate it. I do not get a chance to watch news
> groups often. BK
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Yo

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Mar 29, 2021, 7:31:31 AM3/29/21
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Carlos E.R.

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Mar 29, 2021, 7:56:09 AM3/29/21
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On 29/03/2021 13.29, Yo wrote:
> On Thursday, November 30, 1995 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-6, Ben Keene, BAC wrote:
>> I have just installed Linux on a second machine, and I want it to support
>> the TCP/IP stack. I have installed the Network packages, and when

What are you doing, replying to a post from 1995?


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Cheers, Carlos.

Aragorn

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Mar 29, 2021, 8:07:02 AM3/29/21
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On 29.03.2021 at 13:52, Carlos E.R. scribbled:
Google Gro(u)per. ;)


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= Aragorn =

Carlos E.R.

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Mar 29, 2021, 8:32:10 AM3/29/21
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I know :-}

But one has to tell them, so they look at the dates before posting again ;-)


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Aragorn

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Mar 29, 2021, 9:01:53 AM3/29/21
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On 29.03.2021 at 14:28, Carlos E.R. scribbled:
You're wasting your time, amigo. It's like carrying a drop of water
into the Sahara desert. We have to face the fact that the
process of evolution doesn't necessarily guarantee improvement.


PROGRESS (n.)

How the internet has evolved from smart people sitting at
dumb terminals into dumb people sitting at smart terminals.


:p

Carlos E.R.

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Mar 29, 2021, 2:52:09 PM3/29/21
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Who knows. Some might discover about Usenet and join :-D


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Jonathan N. Little

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Mar 30, 2021, 4:16:39 PM3/30/21
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The reference to DOS was the flag ;-)

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