On Sun, 25 Feb 2001 at 12:35, Orlando Andico wrote:
> You can try PLIP (parallel line IP). basically it turns your printer
> port into an interface! you will need a parallel laplink cable between
> your two boxes.
Tried this out already, and it's fine for transferring files between two
boxes, or connecting one NIC-less box to a network using the other member
of the PLIP connection as a gateway to the rest of the network. Fine
except for the issue that Dido pointed out about low speed and high CPU
usage.
I was hoping to enable the computer whose PCMCIA ports are not working to
connect directly to a switch/hub on the network, with no need for a
"PLIPping gateway". There's also a chance it'll be faster and less
CPU-extensive than PLIP, but that's to be found out.
--> Jijo
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