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- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Path: netcom.com!livewire
- From: livewire@netcom.com (Paul Thompson)
- Subject: Re: Modem Sharing
- Message-ID: <livewireDn1E48.MCz@netcom.com>
- Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
- References: <4g8jjc$61s@daily-planet.execpc.com> <4ga7us$r9k@sloc223.cds.sloc.net>
- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 19:00:07 GMT
- Sender: livewire@netcom22.netcom.com
-
- In article <4ga7us$r9k@sloc223.cds.sloc.net>,
- Ted Revenue <trevenue@ix,netcom.com> wrote:
- >>A very quick question:
- >>
- >>We have a network.. We want to be able to dial out from any
- >>machine on the network, but we only have 1 modem and one outside
- >>phone line...
- >>
- >>Since I know its possible to share printers and files across the
- >>network.. its not too big of a stretch to imagine that it is also
- >>possible to share modems across the network...
- >
- >Well, lets's give this a try.
- >
- >You only have 1 modem and one phone line. Which in data communications
- >means only one call one connection at a time.
- [non sequitur ...]
-
- The ability to share a modem across the net depends on your OS,
- your network, and your software. Microsoft *CLAIMS* that this kind of
- sharing is possible with WfWG 3.11. I really don't know whether or not it
- actually is possible outside of Redmond. You get to be the beta site.
-
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