Re: [NTLK] Earthlink DSL & Newton

From: Daniel Padilla (daniel.padilla_at_wanadoo.es)
Date: Tue Aug 06 2002 - 16:02:05 EDT


    Do you know by any chance a way to connect via the serial port to the
newton? Using win98se? My problem is that a second NIC is not an option.

    I have tried with mochaPPP. It works with my yopy but not with the Newton.

Daniel Padilla

>
> Well, I'm not using earth(stink) but the premise is
> basically the same.
> You need to run some kind of proxy server on the
> machine that is connected to the internet. This
> machine is usually connected to a router/modem through
> a NIC. You would add a second NIC to this machine and
> hook this up to a hub. You would then connect the
> Newton to the hub and viola...you have internet for
> your Newt.
> My personal experience has been with JanaProx. This is
> a freeware product for windows machines (95 and
> higher) that offers mail serving and proxying. Plus
> it's free and the author is very good about answering
> questions (if you don't mind his broken english (he's
> German)

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