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Re: Tips for serial terminal & file transfer?



On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 02:29:21AM +0100, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> on Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 08:19:33AM +0100, Karl E. Jorgensen (karl@jorgensen.com) wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 01, 2003 at 12:41:24PM +0100, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> > > I'm trying to bootstrap an old 486 Thinkpad.  It's got two PCMCIA slots,
> > > and might make a decent gateway.
> > > [ getty/minicom/zmodem stuff: "can't get it to work" ]
> > 
> > Why not run a laplink cable and run pppd at both ends? (remember to
> > specify "local" to pppd).  Or even plip?
> > 
> > It won't be fast, but it should be much less cumbersome than
> > uuenconde/shar or whatever. 
> 
> I've already tried both.  Don't work :-(

Hm. Since it sounds like that you have a laplink cable handy, I don't
mind helping out with ppp (very remotely..).

ppp symptoms? Settings?

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Karl E. Jørgensen
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