On 1/20/2017 11:13 AM, chris (fool) mccraw wrote: > On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 8:10 AM, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> For the purposes of this thread "minimalist network" a collection >> of exactly *three* physical objects -- specifically 2 computers >> and 1 Cat6 patch cable. >> > > Do you care if the software is minimalist too?
Not really. Personal knowledge is likely to be maximized far beyond what I may expect. As I've said before "If retirement is not for education, what use is it?" > PPPoE is hardly necessary - > it's like wrapping a ferrari in a moped to get across town. Why not just > drive the (built-in) Ferrari instead of bolting a moped on and using its > motor instead? What's not clear perhaps is "does the ferrari have an accessible door?" > If you have "ethernet connectivity" and you are going to > use TCP anyway seems like you are making this a lot more complicated than > it needs to be. A distinct possibility. > > Interesting that your reading list includes UUCP - sounds like a > silly/interesting project to get familiar with some old technologies? Perhaps my goal could be dubbed UUCPoE. To paraphrase the Wikipedia article: UUCPoE could execute commands on and transfer files between computers. [how flak will I get for that ;] > I > have fond memories of things I read via uucp in 1992 and it was a real yuk > to get configured between unix systems via screaming fast modem connection, > but it's hardly minimal and I can't imagine configuring the windows end of > it is going to be remotely fun. This project reminds me of [and perhaps strongly influenced by] an E.E.lab I had ~1963. The term's project was to design and build an oscilloscope given a frame holding a power supply and CRT with a plentiful collection of wire, transistors, resistors and capacitors. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
