Re: Linking two computers through parallel port?

[Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>]

On Thu, 9 Oct 1997, Bob Nielsen wrote:

> On Thu, 9 Oct 1997, Johann Spies wrote:
> 
> > In Dos I can use interlnk or laplink to link my notebook to my desktop
> > computer and copy or execute software on the other computer.
> > 
> > Can this be done in Linux if
> >   1. both computers have Linux as OS
> >   2. on is a DOS-computer and the other one Linux?
> 
> Yes, for case 1 Configure your kernel to use PLIP.  For case 2, if you
> have some a networking program which uses the FTP, Inc. type packet
> drivers in DOS, you can get a packet driver for plip from ftp.crynwr.com. 
> 
There is a very informative miniHOWTO in /usr/doc/HOWTO/mini/PLIP.gz which
contains a URL for a tarball that has all the example files you will
need to set up the link. The files rc.inet1_* need to be renamed and
placed in /etc/init.d/network, while all other example files are correct.

WRT the DOS packet drivers, are there versions that will work for '95?

Waiting is,

Dwarf
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