On Monday, June 18, 2018 08:44:20 AM Michael Stone wrote:
> He really doesn't want a sensible solution, just let it go.
+1
On 06/18/2018 07:17 AM, David wrote:
On 1 June 2018 at 00:21, Richard Owlett wrote:
I have two computers with USB ports.
I wish them to communicate as simply as mid-20th-century computers did.
What is the make and model number of each computer?
No longer a relevant question.
I have purchas
On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 10:17:21PM +1000, David wrote:
On 1 June 2018 at 00:21, Richard Owlett wrote:
I have two computers with USB ports.
I wish them to communicate as simply as mid-20th-century computers did.
What is the make and model number of each computer?
He really doesn't want a se
On 1 June 2018 at 00:21, Richard Owlett wrote:
>
> I have two computers with USB ports.
> I wish them to communicate as simply as mid-20th-century computers did.
What is the make and model number of each computer?
On Thu, Jun 07, 2018 at 08:07:15AM +0100, Tixy wrote:
On Wed, 2018-06-06 at 22:26 -0600, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
Richard Owlett writes:
> I have two computers with USB ports.
> I wish them to communicate as simply as mid-20th-century computers
> did.
> Then we used RS232-C with a nul
On 2018-06-07, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
>
> This depends on what you mean by "universal". It was intended to be a
> protocol for computers to use to communicate with peripherals;
> "universal" in this context was restricted to peripherals.
And to the planet earth rather than all the way to the furthe
On Wed, 2018-06-06 at 22:26 -0600, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
> Richard Owlett writes:
>
> > I have two computers with USB ports.
> > I wish them to communicate as simply as mid-20th-century computers
> > did.
> > Then we used RS232-C with a null modem &/or appropr
Richard Owlett writes:
> On 06/01/2018 08:21 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
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>> On Fri, Jun 01, 2018 at 08:23:42AM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote:
The one choice you have is that one of both sides takes a step
back and plays "gadget" [...]
Richard Owlett writes:
> I have two computers with USB ports.
> I wish them to communicate as simply as mid-20th-century computers did.
> Then we used RS232-C with a null modem &/or appropriate software
> software at both ends.
>
> The underlying problem is that both end
On Fri 01 Jun 2018 at 09:08:53 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 06/01/2018 08:21 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> >On Fri, Jun 01, 2018 at 08:23:42AM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> >>>The one choice you have is that one of both sides takes a step
> >>>back and plays "gadget" [...]
> >
> >>The gadge
tarted out talking about RS232 and null modem cables, so
don't be surprised if people are having trouble figuring out what you're
asking for. Then you asked for better ideas. Then you got mad about all
the ideas and started laughing hysterically. I have no idea what you
actually want at this
vised, USB
Ethernet is the way to go.
We are now leaving the realms of simplicity and performance for more
subjective lands of doing things "just because" or for the retro
computing experience. You can certainly use a pair of USB serial adaptors
and then run a null modem cable between them
On 06/01/2018 09:01 AM, Michael Stone wrote:
On Fri, Jun 01, 2018 at 04:56:32AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 05/31/2018 06:58 PM, David Wright wrote:
(thanks for your link) gives an idea of the price, and in this case I
can see some justification for it because they describe the
electronics
nux version is one of the worse compatibility violators.
> > The "way back machine" to simulate a "null modem" serial cable
> > exists, as you've seen, but it's rarely the best solution for
> > nowadays's needs,
>
> "Best" is not an
On Fri, 1 Jun 2018 10:01:57 -0400
Michael Stone wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 01, 2018 at 04:56:32AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> >On 05/31/2018 06:58 PM, David Wright wrote:
> >>(thanks for your link) gives an idea of the price, and in this case
> >>I can see some justification for it because they de
On Fri 01 Jun 2018 at 05:26:01 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 06/01/2018 01:27 AM, deloptes wrote:
> >Richard Owlett wrote:
> >
> >>I have two computers with USB ports.
> >>I wish them to communicate as simply as mid-20th-century computers did.
> >>T
On 06/01/2018 08:21 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
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On Fri, Jun 01, 2018 at 08:23:42AM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote:
The one choice you have is that one of both sides takes a step
back and plays "gadget" [...]
The gadget API is the programming API off
On Fri, Jun 01, 2018 at 04:56:32AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 05/31/2018 06:58 PM, David Wright wrote:
(thanks for your link) gives an idea of the price, and in this case I
can see some justification for it because they describe the
electronics hidden inside the plugs (we hope).
But consid
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On Fri, Jun 01, 2018 at 08:23:42AM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > The one choice you have is that one of both sides takes a step
> > back and plays "gadget" [...]
> The gadget API is the programming API offered by the kernel for the OTG
> ports: no
> The one choice you have is that one of both sides takes a step
> back and plays "gadget" (the jargon term, somewhat unfortunate
> as search engine fodder). There seems to be something out there
> for that, e.g. [2].
The gadget API is the programming API offered by the kernel for the OTG
ports: n
>> In some cases one of the two computers's USB port is an "OTG" port,
>> meaning that it can act either as "master" or not, in which case you can
>> just use a regular USB cable (and usually you then configure the OTG
>> side to pretend it's a network card, so it ends up looking to the
>> software
On 06/01/2018 01:27 AM, deloptes wrote:
Richard Owlett wrote:
I have two computers with USB ports.
I wish them to communicate as simply as mid-20th-century computers did.
Then we used RS232-C with a null modem &/or appropriate software
software at both ends.
J., why not take a cross
to do file
copying/sharing over RS232 - even I would not actually attempt to implement.
The "way back machine" to simulate a "null modem" serial cable exists,
as you've seen, but it's rarely the best solution for nowadays's needs,
"Best" is not
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On Fri, Jun 01, 2018 at 08:27:13AM +0200, deloptes wrote:
> Richard Owlett wrote:
>
> > I have two computers with USB ports.
> > I wish them to communicate as simply as mid-20th-century computers did.
> > Then we used RS232-
Richard Owlett wrote:
> I have two computers with USB ports.
> I wish them to communicate as simply as mid-20th-century computers did.
> Then we used RS232-C with a null modem &/or appropriate software
> software at both ends.
>
J., why not take a crossover cable - all pc
> If none of that are options, you can resort to using an "ethernet
> dongle" on both sides and an ethernet cable between the two.
[ If one of the two computers has a free ethernet port, you can of
course also such a dongle on the other computer. ]
BTW, those ethernet dongles can be found pret
> I have two computers with USB ports.
> I wish them to communicate as simply as mid-20th-century computers did.
What kind of "communicate" do you need there?
The "way back machine" to simulate a "null modem" serial cable exists,
as you've seen, but it&
On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 09:21:27AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I have two computers with USB ports.
> I wish them to communicate as simply as mid-20th-century computers did.
> Then we used RS232-C with a null modem &/or appropriate software software
> at both ends.
>
>
Hi.
On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 09:21:27AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I have two computers with USB ports.
> I wish them to communicate as simply as mid-20th-century computers did.
> Then we used RS232-C with a null modem &/or appropriate software software
> at bot
I have two computers with USB ports.
I wish them to communicate as simply as mid-20th-century computers did.
Then we used RS232-C with a null modem &/or appropriate software
software at both ends.
The underlying problem is that both ends egotistically expect to be
*MASTER*.
The hard
e fresh machine I put this in /etc/ppp/pap-secrets.
* dalton1 "" *
Should have revised to this when the previous machine was replaced.
* dalton "" *
All the documentation in the world can't replace human memory.
So Tapio, a null modem still works.
Abbass,
> I migth need to check the cables but I think it's the standard Null modem.
Yes, check the cable wiring with an ohmeter. All the hope in the
world won't help. As Stephen said,
> You need to find out
> *exactly* how your cross-over cable or null modem is wired.
On Aug 24, 2007, at 10:30 AM, Ken Irving wrote:
On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 08:48:42AM -0800, Ken Irving wrote:
On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 09:14:21AM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
As an alternative to minicom, 'screen' also makes a useful serial
terminal
program. At least on OS X, I often do someth
On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 08:48:42AM -0800, Ken Irving wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 09:14:21AM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
> > As an alternative to minicom, 'screen' also makes a useful serial terminal
> > program. At least on OS X, I often do something like this to talk to
> > routers and th
On Aug 24, 2007, at 9:48 AM, Ken Irving wrote:
On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 09:14:21AM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
As an alternative to minicom, 'screen' also makes a useful serial
terminal
program. At least on OS X, I often do something like this to talk to
routers and the like:
screen /dev/tt
On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 09:14:21AM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
> As an alternative to minicom, 'screen' also makes a useful serial terminal
> program. At least on OS X, I often do something like this to talk to
> routers and the like:
> screen /dev/tty.usbserial 9600
>
> "Ctrl-A Shift-K" will e
As an alternative to minicom, 'screen' also makes a useful serial
terminal program. At least on OS X, I often do something like this
to talk to routers and the like:
screen /dev/tty.usbserial 9600
"Ctrl-A Shift-K" will exit. "Ctrl-A i" will give you a nice little
display of what the seria
After some testing it turned out that the cable is indeed not properly
wired :S
I ordered a better one and I'm hoping that it will do the job flawlessly.
Thanks for replying!
Regards,
Fili
Btw. the cat/echo is a proposed test by Linux-Ha.org which should work.
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On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 11:17:11AM -0800, Ken Irving wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 03:06:45PM +, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> > I have yet to find a ready-made null-modem cable that is actually wired
> > correctly for use by UNIX. How it should be wired can be found in
>
On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 03:06:45PM +, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 03:37:00PM +0200, Fili Wiese wrote:
> > I'm having trouble setting up a serial connection between two servers
> > using a null modem cable.
> > ...
> >
> > Maybe t
On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 03:37:00PM +0200, Fili Wiese wrote:
> I'm having trouble setting up a serial connection between two servers
> using a null modem cable.
> This link is needed as a redundant connection for Heartbeat.
> Both machines are indentical (both hardware and softwa
Fili Wiese wrote:
Hello,
I'm having trouble setting up a serial connection between two servers using a
null modem cable. This link is needed as a redundant connection for
Heartbeat. Both machines are indentical (both hardware and software).
[cut]
I'm really at a loss :S Does anyb
On 08/23/2007 08:37 AM, Fili Wiese wrote:
Hello,
I'm having trouble setting up a serial connection between two servers
using a null modem cable.
This link is needed as a redundant connection for Heartbeat.
Both machines are indentical (both hardware and software).
Some
Hello,
I'm having trouble setting up a serial connection between two servers
using a null modem cable.
This link is needed as a redundant connection for Heartbeat.
Both machines are indentical (both hardware and software).
Some
On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 02:14:02PM +0100, Holger Rauch wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I would like to connect to a FreeBSD box from Woody using a null modem
> cable. The FreeBSD box is already set up properly (a getty is running on
> one of the serial ports). The serial cable is connected
Holger Rauch said:
> Hi!
>
> I would like to connect to a FreeBSD box from Woody using a null modem
> cable. The FreeBSD box is already set up properly (a getty is running on
> one of the serial ports). The serial cable is connected to ttyS1 on my
> Debian box. I tried to s
Hi!
I would like to connect to a FreeBSD box from Woody using a null modem
cable. The FreeBSD box is already set up properly (a getty is running on
one of the serial ports). The serial cable is connected to ttyS1 on my
Debian box. I tried to set things up using "minicom -s":
1. I e
On Mon, 12 Nov 2001 14:53, J.A.Serralheiro wrote:
> you can try minicom. its not exactly what you want but it can handle the
> job
How do you make minicom test the rts/cts lines?
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http://www.coker.com.au/postal/ Postal S
you can try minicom. its not exactly what you want but it can handle the
job
Is there any software in Debian to test a null modem? What I want is
software to run on both ends that will exercise all control lines (DTR, DSR,
RTS, and CTS) and display the values of these lines so I can see if my cable
is good.
If there is no software in Debian to do this then is there
* John Kerr Anderson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly:
> Has anyone been successful on connecting a MS-Windows 2000 computer to a
> Linux server via ppp null modem? I have consulted the serial lap link
> howto and PPP howto.
>
> I keep on getting a message from my Linux co
Has anyone been successful on connecting a MS-Windows 2000 computer to a
Linux server via ppp null modem? I have consulted the serial lap link
howto and PPP howto.
I keep on getting a message from my Linux computer that the connection is
not 8 bit clean. I cannot find anyway to change the word
On Wed, May 03, 2000 at 02:21:32PM +0700, Oki DZ wrote:
> On Tue, 2 May 2000, Dan Brosemer wrote:
> > I'm trying to install potato over a PPP connection between a laptop with no
> > network card (hermod) and a desktop with ethernet (bolverk).
> >
> > I can communi
On Tue, 2 May 2000, Dan Brosemer wrote:
> I'm trying to install potato over a PPP connection between a laptop with no
> network card (hermod) and a desktop with ethernet (bolverk).
>
> I can communicate over the null modem between machines with minicom no
> problem.
>
&
I'm trying to install potato over a PPP connection between a laptop with no
network card (hermod) and a desktop with ethernet (bolverk).
I can communicate over the null modem between machines with minicom no
problem.
hermod:~# pppd -detach /dev/ttyS0 57600 192.168.5.2:192.168.5.1 crtscts
.2.14 and a ppp line out. I've
connected the two through COM 1 ports with a null modem cable (is this the
mistake?), and have serial/SLIP/CSLIP in the kernels. The hosts file in the
486 (kaynjay) reads
127.0.0.1 localhost loopback
192.168.1.1 kaynjay.kenward.vaughan
I've got two machines and a null modem. Both are dual bootable with Windows
and Linux. I can get pppd running when they are both running Linux and I
can get Direct Cable Connection to work when they're both Windows. What I
can't get (and the only thing I really want) is to get
Last night, I had a PPP connection over null modem working perfectly.
I was using it to install packages on a laptop over the modem on my
desktop, after installing the potato base using floppies and setting
up IP-Masquerate on the desktop. It worked flawlessly.
This morning I can't connect
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Oki DZ
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I did that by putting "exec pppd" in a script (/usr/local/bin/ppplogin)
>and "/usr/local/bin/ppplogin" in /etc/password as the replacement for
>the "/bin/bash" of the username that I had set up for connecting via
>PPP.
I did something simi
Peter S Galbraith wrote:
...
> The question is now to get pppd started automatically instead of
> a shell login. Is that done using the `-l login_program' getty
> option?
I did that by putting "exec pppd" in a script (/usr/local/bin/ppplogin)
and "/usr/local/bin/ppplogin" in /etc/password as th
On Wed, Nov 10, 1999 at 04:30:22PM -0500, Peter S Galbraith wrote
>
> A friend want to connect his Debian laptop and a Windows box
> through a null-modem cable; we thought a PPP link would be most
> flexible in terms of usability (http, ftp, telnet, etc).
>
> He uncommented t
Peter S Galbraith writes:
> The pppd will sit there waiting for possibly hours for someone to
> connect?
If you have started it with 'passive', yes.
> What happens when the user disconnects?
If you have started it with 'persist' it will go back to waiting.
> Which manuals?
The pppd man page.
Felipe Alvarez Harnecker wrote:
> Peter S Galbraith writes:
> > A friend want to connect his Debian laptop and a Windows box
> > through a null-modem cable; we thought a PPP link would be most
> > flexible in terms of usability (http, ftp, telnet, etc).
> >
>
Hello :)
I had the same problem with nokia 9000 and ppp connections to a linux box.
The short script below is not mine but helped me connecting n9k & linux.
Anyway, try setting up a dial-up connection on windows, then minicom on
linux and answer "OK" to every AT command sent to you :) Also write
Peter S Galbraith writes:
> A friend want to connect his Debian laptop and a Windows box
> through a null-modem cable; we thought a PPP link would be most
> flexible in terms of usability (http, ftp, telnet, etc).
>
> He uncommented the `getty -L ttyS1 19200 vt100' lin
A friend want to connect his Debian laptop and a Windows box
through a null-modem cable; we thought a PPP link would be most
flexible in terms of usability (http, ftp, telnet, etc).
He uncommented the `getty -L ttyS1 19200 vt100' line in
/etc/inittab and added the serail port to /etc/secu
4:52:18PM -0500, tigerchild wrote:
> I'm trying to connect two machines, near and far, via a null modem
> plugged in to /dev/ttyS0 on each, using PPP and IP masquerading so
> they can share my ethernet connection. For IP masquerading, I'd like
> the near machine to be
I'm trying to connect two machines, near and far, via a null modem plugged in
to /dev/ttyS0 on each, using PPP and IP masquerading so they can share my
ethernet connection. For
IP masquerading, I'd like the near machine to be 192.168.1.1 and the far
machine to be 192.168.1.2. My la
Hans Dumbrajs wrote:
> Hi!
> Here is all the stufff that you need if you want to connect a win95 (I
> dunno if the modem.inf works with win98, but you can try) box to your
> linux box with a null modem cable and pppd.
>
> The modem.inf file attached is not my own work. I just ad
Hi!
Here is all the stufff that you need if you want to connect a win95 (I
dunno if the modem.inf works with win98, but you can try) box to your
linux box with a null modem cable and pppd.
The modem.inf file attached is not my own work. I just added a line
there to get it running with pppd. Much
Whoa, weird coincidence. I'm just now trying to get this to work between WinNT
wkst
and Linux. It doesn't look too hopeful so far. I installed a modem from
'standard'
called 'dialup networking serial connection between two PCs' or something like
that.
However, on the Linux end I ran seyon on the
yep--use SLIP on your linux box and a SLIP emulator on your winbox.
On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Andrei Ivanov wrote:
> Morning all.
>
> Is it possible to connect linux box and winbox through a nullmodem?
> THanks,
> Andrew
>
> -
Morning all.
Is it possible to connect linux box and winbox through a nullmodem?
THanks,
Andrew
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Pablo Longhi Lorenzzoni wrote:
>
> Hi Debianers!!
>
> I have a big problem and little time to solve. Can anyone help me?
> I have to get a Debian (hamm) machine and a (argh!) Windows 95 one
> linked through a null modem cable using PPP protocol. The Debian
Paul Huygen wrote:
>
> Pablo (Spectra) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >I have a big problem and little time to solve. Can anyone help me?
> >I have to get a Debian (hamm) machine and a (argh!) Windows 95 one
> >linked through a null modem cable using PPP protoc
> I have a big problem and little time to solve. Can anyone help me?
> I have to get a Debian (hamm) machine and a (argh!) Windows 95 one
> linked through a null modem cable using PPP protocol. The Debian machine can
> be
> able to connect Internet through ppp0.
&g
Pablo (Spectra) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have a big problem and little time to solve. Can anyone help me?
>I have to get a Debian (hamm) machine and a (argh!) Windows 95 one
>linked through a null modem cable using PPP protocol. The Debian machine can be
>able to connec
Hi Debianers!!
I have a big problem and little time to solve. Can anyone help me?
I have to get a Debian (hamm) machine and a (argh!) Windows 95 one
linked through a null modem cable using PPP protocol. The Debian machine can be
able to connect Internet through ppp0.
I
n the machines will be,
at most, 60-70 feet.
Thirdly, where can I find info on RS-422?
Thanks again,
--David
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf
> Of George Bonser
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 2:46 AM
> To: David Karlin
&g
.
Thirdly, where can I find info on RS-422?
Thanks again,
--David
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf
> Of George Bonser
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 2:46 AM
> To: David Karlin
> Cc: Debian User
> Subject:
Hello,
What is the practical limit for distance between two computers
connected via null-modem slip?
How about plip?
TIA
--David
> Dear Debian users,
> how can I connect two Debian machines by a null modem cable so that I
> can point Dselect on one of them (with only the base system installed)
> to the other (with access to a Debian CD-ROM) using the FTP or the NFS
> access methods?
ppp / slip links are ver
Andreas Nolda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
|> how can I connect two Debian machines by a null modem cable so
|> that I can point Dselect on one of them (with only the base
|> system installed) to the other (with access to a Debian CD-ROM)
|> using the FTP or the
is in the base installation. You could probably transfer it with an
ext2 floppy, however.
Bob
On Fri, 11 Sep 1998, Andreas Nolda wrote:
> Dear Debian users,
>
> how can I connect two Debian machines by a null modem cable so that I
> can point Dselect on one of them (with only the base
Dear Debian users,
how can I connect two Debian machines by a null modem cable so that I
can point Dselect on one of them (with only the base system installed)
to the other (with access to a Debian CD-ROM) using the FTP or the NFS
access methods?
Andreas Nolda
Daniel Martin writes:
> Really? My pppd man page covers this [/etc/ppp/options.ttySX]...
Mine doesn't.
> My ppp is from bo, version 2.2.0f-23
My pppd is pppd version 2.2 patch level 0, on a 1.3.1 system recently
upgraded with a Cheap Bytes CD. On the pppd man page source I find
'pppd.8,v 1.1.1.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert D. Hilliard) writes:
> The pppd man page mentions the option as requiring
> pppd to make a ppp connection using the specified device, but does not
> mention that pppd will then read the file /etc/ppp. README.linux and
> the comments in the file /etc/ppp/options.tty
Robert D. Hilliard writes:
> The pppd man page mentions the option as requiring pppd to
> make a ppp connection using the specified device, but does not mention
> that pppd will then read the file /etc/ppp. README.linux and the
> comments in the file /etc/ppp/options.ttyXX included with the
> dis
Lindsay writes:
> One small point. You can get compression from a modem but it is very
> difficult to get compression over a piece of wire. :-)
'bsdcomp 15,15' works just fine over a piece of wire. Better, in fact,
than over a modem since the modem should already be doing hardware
compression.
(My original post, requesting assistance configuring slip over a
null modem, and the responses recommending ppp instead are omitted to
save bandwidth.)
Thanks again to all. My link is now working perfectly.
The pppd man page mentions the option as requiring
pppd to make a ppp
Lindsay Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> One small point. You can get compression from a modem but it is very
> difficult to get compression over a piece of wire. :-)
I believe compression from a modem is actually software compression
implemented by the modem's ROM, while BSD compressio
Bob,
One small point. You can get compression from a modem but it is very
difficult to get compression over a piece of wire. :-)
I fell for the same thing myself.
But do go for 115200.
Lindsay
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Lindsay Allen <[EMAIL PR
Thanks very much for your responses. All responders recommended
using ppp instead of slip. I will try a ppp setup tonight.
I started trying to use slip because the NET-3-HOWTO recommends
it in this situation. Is that advice now obsolete?
John says: "If this works I suggest upp
in opposite order on the two machines.
bobspc:zeos
#
# Uncomment this line only on your client machine 'zeos'
#defaultroute
[ end ]-
--Bob
Robert D. Hilliard wrote:
>
> I am trying, so far unsuccessfully, to connect two linux
I am trying, so far unsuccessfully, to connect two linux boxes
with a null modem cable and slip, following the directions in the
NET-3-HOWTO.
One machine, bobspc, is a Micron Pentium-166 that is my primary
computer, while the other, zeos, is an old 486DX-33 with a new no-name
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On Tue, 27 May 1997, Bruce Perens wrote:
>Oops. Right - he wants to use PPP. Sorry, my answer _was_ specific to
>Ethernet.
>
>You'd need to use INITRD. That's a good deal harder, but do-able. You would
>have to load a small root filesystem, start up PPPD, mount t
Bruce:
> Not nearly so difficult, he can use a floppy drive. You can load
> the kernel from floppy and have it mount an NFS root. SysLinux
> would be best for this.
From: Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I presume that this will only work if you're using NFS over something
> like ethernet (not
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bruce Perens) writes:
> Not nearly so difficult, he can use a floppy drive. You can load
> the kernel from floppy and have it mount an NFS root. SysLinux
> would be best for this.
I presume that this will only work if you're using NFS over something
like ethernet (not that nf
From: Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> If you're talking about the 486 booting from an nfs mounted root on
> your PPro machine, I think you may need an ethernet card with special
> boot ROMs.
Not nearly so difficult, he can use a floppy drive.
You can load the kernel from floppy and have it moun
Alexandre Lebrun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'd like to set up my PPro to enable my 486 to boot nfs.
> looking at mknfsroot, this should be possible and perhaps easy with eth
> cards.
If you're talking about the 486 booting from an nfs mounted root on
your PPro machine, I think you may need a
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