> > I've got a Debian-box, a small laptop with DOS, and a Laplink cable. > > > > What is an easy method to connet the Debian-box and DOS-box with the > > Laplink-cable so that I could easily at least copy files from the othe > > machine to the other? > > > > (The Debian box hasn't got any DOS-partition, so that I need > some kind of > > Debian program there, but which kind of program?) > > > > Running Laplink on your Debian box under dosemu is the most obvious way to > go (although, I haven't tried it); you may also be able to create a PPP or > SL/IP link using a null modem cable, although you would have to find a DOS > ppp or SL/IP program (there may be something suitable amongst the Crynwyr > (?sp) packet drivers). I'm not sure if the LapLink cable is a > 'proper' null > modem cable, but it may be...
A bit old fashioned but I am using kermit (doskermit, ckermit, there was a .deb for this). I have a DOS-laptop (8086, without floppy drive) connected with a null modem cable to my Debian box. It works OK for transferring files between the systems. Joop