Re: (OFF-TOPIC) Windows 95 serial network
On Mon, Jan 18, 1999 at 06:53:57AM -0200, Pablo Longhi Lorenzzoni wrote:
> Sorry by the off-topic, but I need to know if Windows 95/98 can be used
> with Debian/Linux through the serial port. Explaining: I want to link some
> windows machine to another Debian/Linux machine trhough the serial port. Can I
> do that?
What do you want to do with that link?
You could set up a getty (mgetty preferred) on the linux box and
use HyperTerminal to login.
Or you could set up a "direct cable connection" in Windows and use
PPP to network the two. Then you could use telnet for logins, samba for file
sharing, etc.
Hamish
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