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From: julian@mailhub.tfs.com (Julian Elischer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux - FreeBSD linkup using PLIP
Date: 24 Sep 1995 02:39:39 GMT
Organization: TRW Financial Systems, Oakland, CA
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Message-ID: <442gdb$gcg@times.tfs.com>
References: <440h7f$6ju@raffles.technet.sg> <1995Sep24.012338.9341@vindaloo.com>
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In article <1995Sep24.012338.9341@vindaloo.com>,
Christopher Sean Hilton <chris@vindaloo.com> wrote:
>In article <440h7f$6ju@raffles.technet.sg>,
>S.T.Chang-The Night Breed <chang@I_should_put_my_domain_in_etc_NNTP_INEWS_DOMAIN> wrote:
>>
>> I have just recently installed FreeBSD 2.0.5 on a 386DX40. I have
>>been trying very hard to get it talk to another Linux 486 boxi via PLIP. Before
[..]
>> Is the PLIP implementation compatible on both these platforms??
>>Or I have missed out something?
>Nope, PLIP is not compatible between FreeBSD and Linux.
There is no standard for plip...
however as time goes on this is changing..
I believe that then new plip driver in FreeBSD-current is capable
of talking to linux, but I may be wrong....
julian
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