Re: Connecting two computers via serial

Thanks to everyone who replied. It seems that PLIP is the answer; I;ve found some documentation on this so a good deal of RTFM seems to be in order! Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian 2.0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.achc.demon.co.uk "The Moving Finger writes; and, having wr

Re: Connecting two computers via serial

Anthony Campbell writes: > Is it possible to connect two computers (desktop and notebook) via a null > modem connection? Yes. > And, if so, what software would be suitable to make the link? pppd. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI

Re: Connecting two computers via serial

> >Is it possible to connect two computers (desktop and notebook) via a null >modem >connection? And, if so, what software would be suitable to make the link? Anthony, Sure, if you must. You could use SLIP or PPP. Or, better yet, use the parallel ports; a connection known as PLIP. See the

Connecting two computers via serial

Is it possible to connect two computers (desktop and notebook) via a null modem connection? And, if so, what software would be suitable to make the link? Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian 2.0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.achc.demon.co.uk "The Moving Finger writes; and, havi