Re: tlug: How to make network!

["Andrew S. Howell" <andy@example.com>]

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tlug note from "Andrew S. Howell" <andy@example.com>
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>>>>> "Francks" == Francks Trane (Tokyo PO) <Francks@example.com> writes:


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    Francks> Actually, I have enabled NetBEUI on the two Win 95
    Francks> systems, and I bound the file and print sharing only to
    Francks> that protocol.  This makes it a snap for the Win95
    Francks> systems (one being a notebook) to exchange files and for
    Francks> the Presario to act as a quick print server. I did not
    Francks> bind the MS client services to the TCP/IP, however, as
    Francks> that causes diald to connect to my ISP every time one of
    Francks> the Win 95 clients broadcasts....

If memory serves, using diald, you can setup a filter to zap the
netbios-ns requests. That should stop Win95 from dialing your ISP.

Andy
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