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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!manawatu.planet.co.nz!manawatu.gen.nz!news From: glenn@manawatu.gen.nz (Glenn Allen) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.msdos,misc,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.windows,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.win95,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking Subject: Re: Par.Port (PLIP) Networking- Pls. Help Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 11:35:38 GMT Organization: PlaNet (NZ) Manawatu, +64 6 357-9245, +64 6 367-9944 Lines: 24 Message-ID: <527i3f$ug8@news.manawatu.gen.nz> References: <32454E79.1E3E@mail.usask.ca> Reply-To: glenn@manawatu.gen.nz NNTP-Posting-Host: glenn.manawatu.gen.nz Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99b.113 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.networking:53103 comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc:13674 comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip:27041 comp.os.ms-windows.networking.windows:15584 comp.os.ms-windows.networking.win95:16712 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:27796 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking:13139 Luke Wadel <lrw118@mail.usask.ca> wrote: >I wish to network two computers, each of which run multiple >OS's, with PLIP (Parallel Port IP), preferably in a peer-to-peer >multitasking environment. Currently I am running DOS' interlink, which >is not multitasking, and only on MS' OS's. File (a NFS, not a telnet) >and printer sharing are essential, but modem sharing and CD-sharing >would be a great bonus. > ANY HELP/advice at all will be appreciated. Oh - there are no >slots free in one computer for an Ethernet/Arcnet card, so that is not >an option. > Free and cheap software solutions are prefered. Thanks! > > Please reply to: > Luke Wadel > lrw118@mail.usask.ca Get a couple of network cards, they must be cheap over there? Parrallel ports are lame and low speed. Glenn. Glenn Allen,34 PITAMA ROAD,PALMERSTON,NEW ZEALAND. PH +64-6-3544816 FAX +64-6-3587653 CELL 025-406690