From sodah@qatar.net.qa Wed Apr 29 16:25:45 1998 From: sodah@qatar.net.qa To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Networking with the Printer Port! Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 18:25:45 +0200 Message-ID: <199804292222.TAA02337@qatar.net.qa> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============7818404300656368079==" --===============7818404300656368079== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit hi, I want to connect my 2x linux boxes together via parallel port. how can i do that? which communication protocol do i need? Help(e.g. doc, script, c-code, http ... etc.) on this would be appreciated. thx in advance. fadi -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e --===============7818404300656368079==-- From bb@suse.com Wed Apr 29 20:24:18 1998 From: bb@suse.com To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Networking with the Printer Port! Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 13:24:18 -0700 Message-ID: <35478C72.63EDE8D1@suse.com> In-Reply-To: <199804292222.TAA02337@qatar.net.qa> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============2309298789894158849==" --===============2309298789894158849== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fadi Sodah wrote: >=20 > hi, >=20 > I want to connect my 2x linux boxes together via parallel port. > how can i do that? which communication protocol do i need? > Help(e.g. doc, script, c-code, http ... etc.) on this would be appreciated. >=20 You can configure this with YaST. Use the PLIP interfaces to set up a point to point connection between your two boxes. You need a=20 laplink like cable to connect the machines. Ciao, BB --=20 Bodo Bauer S.u.S.E., LLC fon +1-510-835 7873=20 bb@suse.de 458 Santa Clara Avenue fax +1-510-835 7875 http://www= .suse.com> Oakland CA, 94610 USA -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e --===============2309298789894158849==-- From hatridge@straubing.baynet.de Thu Apr 30 18:18:20 1998 From: hatridge@straubing.baynet.de To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Networking with the Printer Port! Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 20:18:20 +0200 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <35478C72.63EDE8D1@suse.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1600885518556608625==" --===============1600885518556608625== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 29 Apr 1998, Bodo Bauer wrote: >=20 > Fadi Sodah wrote: > >=20 > > hi, > >=20 > > I want to connect my 2x linux boxes together via parallel port. > > how can i do that? which communication protocol do i need? > > Help(e.g. doc, script, c-code, http ... etc.) on this would be appreciate= d. > >=20 >=20 > You can configure this with YaST. Use the PLIP interfaces to set up > a point to point connection between your two boxes. You need a=20 > laplink like cable to connect the machines. >=20 > Ciao, > BB Hi Bodo! This is good idea. But could (and how) I set up a connection between my Linux machine (486/33, SuSE 4.4.1) and my wife's XT (80086, Dos 3.1)? =20 Thanks for your help. AND keep up the GREAT work! JIM ----------------------------------------- Jim Hatridge Germany=20 hatridge@straubing.baynet.de M$ -- Ghostdriver* on the road to the future! (*German Slang for the guy driving on the wrong side of the road!) ___________ News Flash! -------------- News Flash! ___________________ Yesterday, a ferry boat leaving Haiti sunk and 300 people died, drowned, as the boat capsized. But a tragedy was avoided when they discovered that none of them on board was a Princess.=20 --- Harlan Ellison, InterZone -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e --===============1600885518556608625==-- From hatridge@straubing.baynet.de Thu Apr 30 18:29:23 1998 From: hatridge@straubing.baynet.de To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Networking with the Printer Port! Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 20:29:23 +0200 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <35478C72.63EDE8D1@suse.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============2137639494069789194==" --===============2137639494069789194== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 29 Apr 1998, Bodo Bauer wrote: >=20 > Fadi Sodah wrote: > >=20 > > hi, > >=20 > > I want to connect my 2x linux boxes together via parallel port. > > how can i do that? which communication protocol do i need? > > Help(e.g. doc, script, c-code, http ... etc.) on this would be appreciate= d. > >=20 >=20 > You can configure this with YaST. Use the PLIP interfaces to set up > a point to point connection between your two boxes. You need a=20 > laplink like cable to connect the machines. >=20 > Ciao, > BB >=20 One other thing! I only need to transfer files.=20 JIM ----------------------------------------- Jim Hatridge Germany=20 hatridge@straubing.baynet.de M$ -- Ghostdriver* on the road to the future! (*German Slang for the guy driving on the wrong side of the road!) ___________ News Flash! -------------- News Flash! ___________________ Yesterday, a ferry boat leaving Haiti sunk and 300 people died, drowned, as the boat capsized. But a tragedy was avoided when they discovered that none of them on board was a Princess.=20 --- Harlan Ellison, InterZone -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e --===============2137639494069789194==--