On 10 Feb 2004, at 09:59, John Mc Donald wrote:
> I have read that Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo has implemented NetBEUI and
> integrated it into the 2.6 kernel. I have 2.6.2 but don't see any
> entry in the kernel config for it. Can anyone tell me what's the
> status of this? Do I need to get a patch?
You actually *want* NetBEUI? (I'm trying hard not to say "Are you
*insane*?")
Seriously, I can't think of a scenario where you'd be better off adding
NetBEUI support to Linux than removing it from the rest of the network,
however many machines it it. NetBEUI is an appalling protocol,
demonstrating serious confusion on Microsoft's part as to the
distinction between the network layer and the datalink layer...
*shudder*
Colm
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