Parallel port setup

lectraplayer · 06-25-2003, 05:01 PM

How would I go about setting up Linux via a parallel port connection with another Linux system? I have Linux installed on my laptop now, but because I had to install it on another system, it isn't set up properly to my current system. How would I go about stringing a parallel port cable to another computer and then invoking Mandrake 9 setup over that cable? Is there a HOWTO on that?

lectraplayer · 06-26-2003, 08:19 PM

Nobody know?

Thymox · 06-27-2003, 06:18 PM

The magic word/acronym you're looking for would be PLIP. You can do this with serial lines (the normal way, a 'null modem') and it uses SLIP. Check out TLDP for howtos on the subject:

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/PLIP.html
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/PLIP-Install-HOWTO.html
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Serial-Lap...WTO/index.html

lectraplayer · 07-07-2003, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Thymox
The magic word/acronym you're looking for would be PLIP. You can do this with serial lines (the normal way, a 'null modem') and it uses SLIP. Check out TLDP for howtos on the subject:

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/PLIP.html
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/PLIP-Install-HOWTO.html
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Serial-Lap...WTO/index.html

Hmm... Interesting. I don't have time to look at it now.

Will come back later to investigate, though.