This is a network connection through the parallel port. Once the PLIP is up and running, you will be able to use telnet, ftp, rcp, or lynx.
requirements:
special printer cable - "laplink cable"
two computers - root access on both modern printer ports on both machines tcp/ip utilities: route ifconfig ping etc/services etc/hosts etc/protocals general utilities /bin/telnet /bin/sh plip compiled into the Linux kernel, or plip functionality thru modules- modprobe, plip.o
My case:
1. Pentium 133 - 64 meg running SuSE? 5.1 -standalone - kernel 2.0.33
2. 386sx 50 mhz - 4 meg running Small Linux 0.3.0 - standalone - kernel 1.2.11
My steps:
1. setup etc files on both computers protocals services hosts - on Pentium computer (sag) 192.168.93.1 localhost 192.168.93.1 sag 192.168.93.2 baby hosts - on 386 computer 192.168.93.2 locahost 192.168.93.2 baby 192.168.93.1 sag
2. setup plip startup script files plip-on.sh on Pentium computer (sag) - plip as modules
3. setup cable between the two computer both my machines have two parallel ports port # 1 is 0x378 irq 7 on both
4. run plip-on.sh on both machines
5. test network settings and connection route should print out localhost and other machine ifconfig should printout lo and plip1 address then using ping should get response from remote computer
6. have deamons running or available on sag inetd in.telnetd in.ftpd
7. enjoy it! telnet should log in to remote ftp can be used to transfer files
8. setup NFS for mouting network drives
also see: Levi Waldron's notes for plip Small Linux Notes By Levi Waldron
http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue50/2573.html
rev 2 2001 july 17 rev 1 2001 june 25
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