* [EMAIL PROTECTED] (2004-03-22 21:07 +0100) > I am somewhat unfamiliar with linux and needed certain linux capabilities, so > I installed cygwin and got many things working well. The only problem that I > cannot seem to find a solution to is getting cygwin to recognize the internet > connection that windows xp is connected to. When I try to use curl, it reacts > as if the connection is dead. I suppose something needs to be done to make > cygwin realize what the connection this computer has to the internet.
Same as with all Windows applications in Windows and Linux applications in Linux: nothing has to be done make them "Internet aware". They just use the connection that your computer has and your route to the Internet. Thorsten -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/