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From: Steven Bjork <bjork@rahul.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Laplink net, was Re: Parallel Port Ethernet Support
Date: 7 Aug 1995 20:15:18 GMT
Organization: a2i network
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Distribution: world
Message-ID: <405s8m$a1@bug.rahul.net>
References: <807804396.8305@kiss.demon.co.uk> <405geh$18g@helena.mt.net>
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In article <405geh$18g@helena.mt.net>,
Nate Williams <nate@sneezy.sri.com> wrote:

>HOWEVER, you can use the paralle port itself.  I've been using PLIP
>(parallel port IP) for connecting from my FreeBSD box to my laptop with

Hi Nate--

I tried between 2.0 and 2.0.5 and it didn't work correctly.
It acted like only one direction worked.

Can you please say what versions of os and what kind of pc
and laptop you use? This will help the rest of us weed out/
not try bad combinations.

Thanks.

../Steven