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+Pfinet is a TCP/IP stack from an old linux version. It works but lacks some important
+features like PPP/PPPoE. Recently Recently [[hurd/translator/lwip]], which is
+an userspace tcp/ip library, was ported to the Hurd, which can serve as a direct
+replacement for pfinet.
+
To configure Internet connectivity, the `pfinet` (*Protocol Family Internet*)
[[translator]] must be configured. This is done using the
[[`settrans`|settrans]] command, for example like this: