From: Kenn Humborg (kenn at domain avalon.wombat.ie)
Date: Sun 17 Oct 1999 - 17:06:18 IST
On Sun, Oct 17, 1999 at 10:59:55AM -0500, John Hegarty wrote:
> >Now, let's say I was running VMWare, and had established a connection
> >with Windoze, might it not be possible to then switch back to Linux and
> >use the connection from there. After all, if the link has been made....?
>
> The modem should work under vmware if the software is loaded to use the
> modem. But as for switching back to linux to use it, i don't think it
> would be possible. Because of the way these modems work , they need more
> than a connection. They are missing a DSP (i think) and can not handle
> alot the processing them selves , and hense need the OS , usually
> windows, to do it for them. So programs need to go though this software
> and linux apps would not.........
If your PC has enough CPU power to keep the software DSP stuff
going while running under VMware, then there is hope... (To
test this, start a large download from a reasonably local site
such as ftp.esat.net while in Windows in the VMware box, then
do some stuff in Linux outside the VMware box. If the download
starts to slow down, then you'll have trouble.)
The next problem is how to get Windows running in the VMware box
to route for you. Win95 won't route IP. WinNT will. Win98 has
some sort of modem-sharing thing for home networks that you may
be able to coax into working for you (does anyone know exactly
how they've implemented this? By masquerading, proxing or some
proprietary hack?)
Later,
Kenn
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