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From: michiel@rcd-net.com (Michiel de Rond)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Q: Shared modem on FreeBSD and Windows95
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 19:49:55 GMT
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On 18 Aug 1996 11:36:56 GMT, sake@helpdesk.euronet.nl (Sake Blok)
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>In my network at home I have a FreeBSD-machine and a Windows'95 machine
>and my modem in connected to the FreeBSD-machine. But occasionally I'd 
>like to use my modem from my WIndows95 machine and since I find switching
>the plugs not an elegant solution I wondered if there was something to
>use the FreeBSD-modem over the ethernet-network. I have searched for a
>while now, and all I can find are windows to windows solutions.
>
>Does anyone know if there is something out there that I can use?
>
>Thanks & greetings,
>
>
>Sake

Sorry to change the subject, but are you able to use the FreeBSD file
system on your Windows95 machine... 'cause this is what i need to do,
use the FreeBSD machine to store files that are accessible to every
machine... Can you please tell me if this is possible, and if so, how
you did this...