> > I'm trying to configure a PLIP connection between two machines, but I'm > having some problems... > > I get a pair or error messages when I try to configure the plip interface > using ifconfig: > > SIOCSIFADDR: No such device > SIOCSIFDSTADDR: No such device > > The two machines are both running Debian. Both produce the same error > messages. I've tried plip and plip[0-2] for interface names. No luck.
I used 'plip1' for the normal printer port (lpt1 for dos) > > It looks as if the PLIP device is not compiled into the kernel. I don't > get any message regarding PLIP when I boot, but I _know_ I have PLIP > compiled into the kernel. I've tried building a new kernel a couple of > times and made sure to compile PLIP in. A grep of my .config file shows > the CONFIG_PLIP=y line. > > The system does notice lp1 and lp2 at boot, but says (polling) instead of > using an IRQ. You can't include PLIP and the printer driver together > > Any ideas??? > -- Spineux Alain ====================================================================== Spineux Alain E-MAIL : [EMAIL PROTECTED] INSTITUT STEVIN Catholic University of Louvain FAX : 32-10-472501 PLACE DU LEVANT 2 PHONE : 32-10-472516 B-1348 LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BELGIUM) =======================================================================