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Re: IPX between dialup, ethernet connections

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From: Charles Duffy
Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 00:00
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Sameer R. Manek wrote:

> >Is Kali cross-platform? I don't think so...
>
> I doubt it, since it was written for a gaming enviornment, probably dos/windows
> only.

Actually, as it turns out, there IS a port; It just doesn't work w/ anything but
the linux version of Descent. After hacking on Wine a little, though, this should
be fixable.

> >Right; using telnet and pppd would be similarly effective. Thing is, it's not
> >between two linux boxen.
>
> Then use the 2 linux boxes to route ipx for your windows boxes.

Mmm. So I (put together)||(rescue from scrap) a 386, load linux, slap in a modem
and make a serial connection between it and the dialup box?

This should work. Thanks.
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