Date: Fri, 2 Jan 1998 13:29:48 +0000 (GMT) From: Lists <lists@mrvid.demon.co.uk> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: Mark Ibell <marki@ihug.co.nz>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Win95 <-> FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980102132830.3378A-100000@millennium.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971231103713.20707b-100000@localhost>
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> > Now that I have IP aliasing (ppp -alias option) working under > > FreeBSD, I would like to connect a Win95 box to a FreeBSD box > > using a laplink cable. This idea prompts a couple of questions: > > (1) Does anybody know whether Win95 supports TCP/IP over the > > parallel port? If so, how is it done? > Unless someone writes a PLIP driver for WIn95, I doubt it's Direct cable > Connection stuff will work. I've actually managed this from a Win95 box running Winsock (32-bit) to a Linux box (running pppd) and it worked fine. I presume the same thing would work with BSD. L8rz KrOnUs <kronus@null.net>
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