Hello, I have a requirement to set up a TCP/IP link from a Linux box to a Win XP box using a serial cable (for various reasons).
Clearly what I need is a PPP 'server' on Win XP and a PPP 'client' on the Linux box. I have read the PPP howto, and it mostly concerns itself with a link to ISPs using PPP over a modem, but it does suggest how to do it over a direct serial cable. I have tried the HOWTO suggestion to establish a link between two Linux boxen (as a stepping stone to getting it going between Linux and XP), but I cannot get it to work and I don't know enough to figure out what I don't know. Has anyone successfully done this and could pass on a few tips? Right now I have access to Knoppix, a Debian box and an XP box. I have verified that the serial ports are all working using minicom, hyperterminal and getty. I have tried running pppd at both ends, but not much seems to happen. I want to get it going between the two Linux boxes first, so any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Andy
