[101362] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Connecting two Linux boxes
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jan Carlson)
Wed Nov 25 17:57:16 1998
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 17:44:33 -0500
From: Jan Carlson <janc@iname.com>
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Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Nov 1998, Jan Carlson wrote:
>
> > > > > I want to connect two Linux boxes via the serial ports. I have
> >
> > PLIP is simpler and easier. It even works with w31 and w95.
>
> Jan,
>
> Granted. But, can one run PLIP across serial ports? I thought that was the
> Parallel Line IP while connecting the two boxes via serial ports required
> the Serial Line IP.
PLIP is only for the parallel port
I thought he just wanted a way to connect without opening
machines or installing hardware.
PLIP is simpler to setup and transfer rates are 8 times faster.
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Jan Carlson
janc@iname.com Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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