[plug] Modem sharing

[John Summerfield]

> Hello Nick
> 
> That first link to the metalab site looks like a very elegant solution. I
> didnt download the sredir tgz. Are you trying to get a linux host to connect
> to a modem being shared from a MS Windows server (sic)?
> 
> I would presume Backoffice uses a proprietry protocol for modem sharing. I
> am not aware of any standards in this area so if needed, Micros~t would just
> create  their own.

OS/2 Warp Connect did it on release in '95. It uses standard 
LanManager/Lanserver protocols;-)

When I used OS/2 regularly, I always used com5 to go internetting; it was 
shared from whichever computer had the modem. I coulnd't fax with it 
though.

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Cheers
John Summerfield
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