Yes, its very possible. I did this a few years ago between two linux
boxes, and my first networking project in fact. You'll definitely want
to read the /usr/doc/HOWTO/mini/PLIP documentation on this. The network
setup can be a little hairy if you haven't done networking before, but
most of the information available in the file should be Okay and work
today, despite it being a bit old. There are some serious drawbacks to
this though, firstly, transferring a large chunk of data through the
parellel interface *interrupts* the cpu a magnitude higher than anything
you've seen before :) (well unless you've had a Zip drive or parellel
port scanner).. The most you'll get is 40-45 KiloBYTES
throughput.. But at the cost of a LOT of cpu time (because the cpu is
interrupted by the transaction across the parellel port so often)..
Honestly, I wouldn't recommend it as a serious option, just install a
10Mbit Network card and do it the right way :) But if you like tinkering
with novel projects like this, go right ahead :))
[[EMAIL PROTECTED]] ifconfig plip0 inet 192.168.1.4 netmask
255.255.255.0 up
Now that is fun :)
Robert Soros
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> Is it possible to use a laplink cable to connect 2 pc's and network then in
> Linux? if so how which program do I use? How do I set it up?? Point me in
> the right direction. Thanks
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