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From: dfr@render.com (Doug Rabson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: FreeBSD2.0 plip <-> amiga tcp?
Date: 09 Dec 1994 18:25:57 GMT
Organization: RenderMorphics Ltd.
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In-reply-to: nuggets@cs.tu-berlin.de's message of 7 Dec 1994 14:15:53 GMT

In article <3c4g2p$m7t@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> nuggets@cs.tu-berlin.de (Lars Hentschke) writes:
> [snip]
> But, How can I use the parallel Interface with tcp/ip on FreeBSD
> with PLIP on my Amiga? 
> 
> The Problem is a cable, i think ... LapLink-Cable is needed for 
> FreeBSD (uses 4 Data-Lines) and PLIP on Amiga uses 8 DataLines.
> 
> Any Ideas for connects between this graet OperatingSystems?

As far as I know, FreeBSD's parallel ip interface uses a different
protocol to PLIP.  I am afraid you will have to stick with cslip or
ethernet.
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