[plug] plip windows 98 <-> linux

[Kai]

Hi Andrew,

I haven't tried to get Laplink working from windows -> linux but this 
miay be helpfull:

http://www.linuxhq.com/ldp/howto/Serial-Laplink-HOWTO/
http://www.linux.org.au/LDP/HOWTO/Laptop-HOWTO.html

HTH

Kai

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Pamment" <apamment at yahoo.com>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 10:46 AM
Subject: [plug] plip windows 98 <-> linux


  > hi,
  >
  > my flat mate has a laptop the we would like to add to our network. He
  > cant afford a pcmcia ethernet card, and we have a laplink cable. I was
  > wondering if it's possible to use that as another network device, then
  > somehow route stuff between the laplink and my ethernet card and ppp
  > connection. i don't know a lot about networking, but i understand you
  > can use plip? problem is he has win98 and well, i don't think linux is
  > for him in this lifetime. is it possible? and if so can someone point me
  > in the direction of some info on it?
  >
  > thanks
  >
  > andrew
  >
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