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? -- Karl E. Jørgensen karl@jorgensen.com http://karl.jorgensen.com ==== Today's fortune: The good thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from. -- Andrew S. Tanenbaum
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