Is this what you want? http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue41/smyth.html
On Fri, 2004-08-06 at 14:19, Andrew Errington wrote: > 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
