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From: David Henshaw <dhenshaw@silas.cc.monash.edu.au>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Query: PLIP connection.
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 23:37:55 +1000
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Phillip Musumeci wrote:
> 
> 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"
> 
How about a connection between a FreeBSD box and a Win 95 box using
PLIP?

Anyone accomplished this ?

David H.
dhenshaw@silas.cc.monash.edu.au