>
> Hi,
>
> Sometime ago I heard a way to "network" pcs over a serial cable rather than
> via LAN cards. Can anyone point me to this information? I'm thinking of
>
> Linux<->Linux and possilbly another one that's Linux<->Win95
Linux<->Linux is quite easy, you will need a cable complying to one of the
following.
Two line connection, DTE = computer.
DTE DTE
TxD 2 3
RxD 3 2
The above lines are crossed,
RTS 4 4
CTS 5 5
On both sides of the cable connect pins 4 and 5 togehter do not connect one
end to another, just a small connection on each connecter, short the pins
may be a beter word.
DSR 6
DCD 8
DTR 20
Connect these pins toghter also, the same applies here do not connet the
computers with wires on these pins.
SG 7 is ground, connect pin 7 phyisicly with a wire, you have 3 wires only
connecting the two computers.
Another way is a so call Nul modem cable.
DTE1 DTE2
2 3
3 2
4 5
5 4
6
7 7
8 20
20 8
Pin 6 DTE1 short to 8
pin 6 DTE2 short to 8
You can possably buy NUL modem cables in some or other computer shop.
There are a couple of programs, slattach and dip both will configure the
port for use, you then configure the interface with ifconfig.
I used to use dip along with a small script with the commands therein, i
have lost all my past years of work not so long ago, so i can qoute the
exacht commands anymore, however something like the following should work.
#!/usr/sbin/dip
get $local 10.0.0.1
get $remote 10.0.0.2
netmask 255.0.0.0
port ttyS1
speed 34800
mode slip
Call the script what you want, ie start_seriel
chmod a+x start_seriel # make it executable
./start_seriel # start the ball rolling.
Use ifconfig (if needed to change the paramters of sl0).
A route should be automaticly added by dip as soon as both sides are up.
Now i am sure others will help you more, as i said its been a long time
sinds i have done things like this and i dont have my old example files
anymore.
man dip
man slattach
The README's would be /usr/doc/somewhere/*
Serial-HOWTO
Net-3-HOWTO
Networking-Overview-HOWTO (Low priority)
mini/PLIP (same as slip but over the Parallel port).
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony
>
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Regards Richard.
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