[plug] plip windows 98 <-> linux

[Adrian Woodley]

I've actually seen win98 <-> linux described as impossible with the two
current systems (see plip howto). I tried using Trumpet Winsock with little
success. Perhaps a second hand pcmcia coax card is in order?

Regards,
Adrian

On Mon, 04 Feb 2002, Andrew Pamment wrote:
> Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 10:46:12 +0800
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> From: Andrew Pamment <apamment at yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> 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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> 
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