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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mel.aone.net.au!palms.znet.net.au!nigel From: nigel@znet.net.au (Nigel Gorry) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: HELP: lp0 --> plip packet driver Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 21:33:29 Organization: Zed.Net Internet Services Lines: 17 Message-ID: <nigel.18.00158F7B@znet.net.au> References: <nigel.15.0014A0D7@znet.net.au> <3292465B.167EB0E7@net-tel.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: palms.znet.net.au X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] >Nigel Gorry wrote: >> I'm trying to connect a DOS based laptop via a Parallel laplink cable to my >> FreeBSD box, without sucess. >> >> I'm using the PLIP.COM packet driver on my DOS machine & the lp0 interface on >> the FreeBSD box. >> >> I use the following line to setup lp0 >> ifconfig lp0 203.61.202.20 203.61.202.24 >You need at least to add "link0" to that ifconfig - "man 4 lp" >for more info on the subject. Hmmm... tried that and still no luck. With the link0 I seem to be receiving packets (as reported by netstat -I lp0) by I don't seem to be able to send packets???