Messages in this thread | | | From | John Alvord <> | Subject | Re: Connecting through parallel port | Date | Wed, 20 Feb 2002 10:50:41 -0800 |
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On Wed, 20 Feb 2002 10:39:36 -0500 (EST), Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com> wrote:
>On 20 Feb 2002, Paulo J. Matos wrote: > >> I have a LAN at home and know I just got another computer to >> connect to the LAN, I also found a parallel-parallel cable. The >> network is ethernet, is it possible to connect the new computer >> using the parallel ports of the computers to the server of the >> LAN so that this new computer is able to have access to the >> internet and the rest of stuff? >> What do I need to configure in the kernel? >> Is there any how-to out there that answers this question? > >There was a protocol called PLIP which did just what you want. I've used >it many times for laptop install (Patrick even fixed it in Slackware at my >request). > >Unfortunately, while the feature is still in recent 2.[45] kernels, it >appears to be broken. The last laptop I installed needed a network card to >get working. > >Note that using good cable and short runs you can push PPP over the serial >ports at 230400bps, and possibly even use the bonding driver (or EQL) to >hang several in parallel. I would think that was fast enough for casual >use, although PL/IP was faster. I think the parport stuff is the cause, >and it may be that only the config info need be changed, I just haven't >chased it. > >Anyone having a fix or info that there's a workaround, fel free to expand >on this!
This was interesting when NIC (network interface cards) cost $100. Nowadays, they are a lot less costly and interest in the PLIP solution has evaporated.
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