TIA

[Ammo Goettsch]

> 
> > If telnet etc work, doesn't the system need to pretend to have an IP
> > address? Seeing as a socket server can find out who is attempting
> > to connect, what would TIA answer? 
> > 
> > Another way to ask the question: without temporary IP addresses,
> > how does this work?
> 
> It pretends to have the address of the host machine ALA term.

Thanks. That makes sense, but isn't really all that great. This means
someone whom you are opening a socket to cannot open a socket back to
you or anything like that. It also won't allow you to get your mail sent
to the linux box. Hmm, think I will stick with ppp :) and just dedicate
a machine at work.

Ammo

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