In article <9208112123.AA07150 at genbank.bio.net> JMILLER%BIOVX1.SPAN at STAR.STANFORD.EDU writes:
>>Problem: How do you get a PC internet connection?
>> 1. A connection to internet requires that your computer be directly connected,
>not through a modem. Either you will need an ethernet card installed in
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Not necessarily. It is possible to do TCP/IP using SLIP or PPP. Granted, it
doesn't provide Ethernet cable performance (peak of 10mbits/sec) when using
modems providing speeds of only 9600-38.4kbps, but at least it's an Internet
connection...
gn
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