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Re: Uploaded boot-floppies 2.2.6 (source all) to master



Dale Scheetz wrote:
> Well, on my box, PPP is a temporary connection to the Internet. The LAN
> runs without name service. The dummy driver lets the machine access
> sockets on "local host" from within the machine, so things like lambda-moo
> can be run and accessed by local users even when the machine is not "on
> the net".
> 
> The dummy driver doesn't get in the way, and gives the least surprise by
> having it installed.

Dummy driver? Don't you mean loopback?

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