Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 11:16:39 +0930 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Gregory Pavelcak <gpavelcak@philos.umass.edu> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freeBSD.org Subject: Re: Installing over laplink Message-ID: <199708210147.LAA00426@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 20 Aug 1997 18:26:50 -0400." <199708202226.SAA20641@wilde.oit.umass.edu>
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> I've been told I can install FreeBSD on my laptop from my desktop by > setting up a ppp connection on the parallel ports using a laplink > cable. This sounds great, but although I managed to set up my user > ppp, I'm not having any luck with this. Can anyone give me some > details on this procedure? - Insert laplink cable in appropriate orifices - ensure that "lp0" was listed at boot time (use 'dmesg' to check) - apply "ifconfig lp0" on each machine to set interface paramters And if all that is correct, you're in business. mike
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