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From: Phillip Musumeci <phillip@mirriwinni.cse.rmit.edu.au>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Query: PLIP connection.
Date: 25 Mar 1997 22:31:28 +1100
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Ian <ian@sees.bangor.ac.uk> writes:
> I would like to connect up two FreeBSD PC's via the parallel
> ports as this will give me a better data transfer rate than a serial
> connection. The FAQ and the Handbook talk about SLIP and PPP but only
> mention PLIP in asides. Can anyone give me any hints and tips as to
> how to go about this?
The handbook gives the cable connection description.
On machine 1, adjust your /etc/sysconfig system configuration file to
contain
network_interfaces="lp0 lo0"
ifconfig_lp0="inet 192.168.1.6 192.168.1.7 netmask 255.255.255.0"
ifconfig_lo0="inet 127.0.0.1"
where in this example, we are saying that we have an lp0 device and a
loopback lo0 device, and then give the arguments to the ifconfig command to
set them up. On machine 2, use
network_interfaces="lp0 lo0"
ifconfig_lp0="inet 192.168.1.7 192.168.1.6 netmask 255.255.255.0"
ifconfig_lo0="inet 127.0.0.1"
Notice that the addresses here are the other way around i.e. machine 1 has
IP address 192.168.1.6 and machine 2 has IP address 192.168.1.7. The
192.168 network is used as that does not have to be registered.
After each machine reboots, they should be able to ping/ftp/telnet
etc. each other. If you'd like to give your machines real names, enter
them in each host's /etc/hosts file.
phillip
UNIX _IS_ user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are.
--unknown