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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
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Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> Well, you may think it's ok to do it, let's say, for a serial port, in
> step 1. But... what about NFS over PPP over that serial port ? :)

In fact, I have done to that connect a former roommate's Amiga to my
own.  He accessed my files across NFS using SLIP and a null modem
cable...  :)

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Jeff Garzik      | Only so many songs can be sung
Building 1024    | with two lips, two lungs, and one tongue.
MandrakeSoft     |         - nomeansno
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