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Re: TCP/IP over parallel or serial cable
On Sun, 6 Dec 1998, Eran Tromer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to set up a quick&dirty temporary LAN. Can Linux do TCP/IP over
> standard LapLink-style parallel cables or, failing that, serial cables?
PLIP and PPP. PLIP works over parallel (beware - it's CPU-intensive, since
parallel port it's polled, so if you link 386 with Pentium, 386 may be
very unhappy). PPP should work over serial - isn't modem just serial
device?
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