On Sat, May 06, 2000 at 11:36:38AM +0200, Piero wrote:
-> Could anybody help me with the following?
->
-> I have two computers, a desktop (with Linux) and a notebook (without Linux).
-> Is it possible to connect the notebook to the desktop (via a serial port, for
-> instance) and use it as console to the desktop?
I believe there is a serial PPP howto and a parallel port PPP howto;
either of those will get you started with a non-ethernet connection. I
don't know whether either will be fast enough to run an X connection at
reasonable speed.
You can get two ethernet cards and connect them directly. To do that, you
need a hub-to-hob or crossover cable; the standard "straight-through"
cable will not work. With Ethernet cards as inexpensive as they are,
that's what I would do.
I gather the non-Linux notebook runs some flavor of Windows. You can get X
servers for Windows; some are freeware. Otherwise you are limited to
character displays such as telnet.
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