Ok, so some may know that I am building a v2.6 kernel floppy disk distro to run on a 1992 computer.
FWIW The specs on the computer are
* 66 MHZ processor
* 12 MB ram
* 400 MB HD
* EGA monochrome video card
It runs Linux quite nice actually.
Ok, back on topic.
Well, I want to get it online with a null modem cable and use the other Linux box as a gateway to the internet. I have networking, TCP and slip support in the kernel. I do now know if I have all the needed network configuration files. I am able to ping 127.0.0.1. If I try to ping the other computer, I get a "network is unreachable" error.

Tell me any commands to run on either box and I will attempt to do so. Remember the old computer is running a stripped down toolset since its only two floppies worth.

Hi smeezekitty, You can start here.

http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/w...roubleshooting

Good luck. ;-)

Thank you.
Its somewhat helpful but its geared towards ethernet or wireless not slip or ppp.

BTW LOL I misspelled "towards" ^ above and the Firefox spell checker suggested "Torvalds"

Try these.

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Serial-HOWTO.html

http://tldp.org/LDP/nag2/x-087-2-slip.operation.html

Good luck. ;-)

Thank you for the links.
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I got it connected after fixing a bug in the net-tools "config.h".
I assigned the gateway 1.2.3.4 and the client 1.2.3.5 (can you assign random addresses? I am a noob at networking)
ifconfig shows the line is up on both computers and I have setup the routing tables.
If I try to ping, ping hangs at:

You'll need to assign addresses in the private address space on your internal network.

http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1918

The external interface will be assigned by your ISP.

Good luck. ;-)