Re: [lug] Networking two computers

[joseph lahdenpera sheedy <josephs@oeone.com>]

All this talk of parallel ports and no mention of everyone's favorite, PLIP?  It's 
so cute, and so fast:

http://www.AKLUG.org/LDP/HOWTO/PLIP-Install-HOWTO.html

But since 10baseT ethernet cards are probably cheaper than the PLIP cable (a laplink cable
would do), it might be just for style.  (unless you're good with wires [not me], making PLIP
cables is a chore, a labor of love).


On Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 11:12:33AM -0900, matt barkdull wrote:
> Ok, I'll dig a little deeping into this question...
> 
> Depends on what kind of a connection you can make.
> 
> Ethernet is easy, but for the laptop it would probably require a PCMCIA card.
> 
> Serial is fairly simple too, but requires terminal software on both 
> sides, but most OS's have it installed with the OS.
> 
> LapLink software and cable is required to go from parallel to parallel port.
> 
> I think Windows allows direct cable networking so from Windows to 
> Windows is rather simple.
> The serial cable is basically a null modem cable.  I don't know of 
> any operating system that does not have facilities to communicate 
> over direct serial link though.  Well, Mac OS doesn't have it built 
> in anymore, but it is possible to do.  Mac to Mac is still built in, 
> but Mac to anything else would require a communications program which 
> can be downloaded for free.  HyperTerm for Windows should work.
> 
> 
> 
> >Wish I could find my laplink cable or like. But how do you link two
> >computer together using Linux or for my purposes Win95/98..
> >I have a lap top I would love to be able to talk to my desktop or vise
> >versa..and I suspect I am not the only one would would like to do this.
> >
> >Alternate question, what is the max amount of data on a standard CD, as
> >well as a DVD?
> >
> >Mike