According to Robin Radez CC: While burning my CPU.
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> To Anyone that Might be Able to Help:
> I've got Slackware installed on an old 386 of mine, and a 286 that I'd
> like to use as a terminal for it. I've read through the text-terminal and
> serial how-to's, but I couldn't find anything in them to help me. I've
> got a null modem cable that I'm trying to hook up the two computers with.
> Unfortunately, neither computer has serial ports, only paralell ports.
> I've looked at agetty, but that doesn't help me. Does anybody know how to
> connect these two computers over a parallel port null modem cable?
To answer in one word, yes i have done it but that was so long ago i have
realy forgotten HOW i did it, please dont be disconcerted by my comments,
1) It might be easier to buy 2 cheapo seriel boards/ports.
2) PLIP the needed protocol to connect 2 machines via parallel ports, is
very dangerous to use IF you dont know what you are doing, you can destory
your controler with a misconfiguration, or the wrong cable, I thought i
once new what to do, however my board went up in smoke the first time i
tryed, (yes my own it was my fault), i did not RTFM properly before i
started.
Anyway, to achive your goal i suggest you read the NET-3-HOWTO.gz located
in the /usr/doc/faq/howto, use zless to read it. PLEASE read it carefully.
It contains wiring diagrams and explanes just what is needed to configure
the interface on the linux side, and in case of a remote DOS machine explans
what is needed for that also.
I cant seem to find my old config files either so i'm afraid i cant help
much further, only to say BE CAREFULL.
Now you may understand why i said;
"It might be cheaper to buy a seriel card"
and a lot eaiser for that matter.
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> TIA,
> Rob
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Regards Richard.
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