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  From: Andreja Zivkovic <andy@zt.zivkotech.net.au>
  To  : linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au
  Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 11:27:53 +0930 (CST)

networking over a serial cable?

Hi,

I have a laptop with a broken net card, but I do have a 'null modem'
cable. I was wondering if it's possible to network two computers with this
cable?

I looked for documentation, but wasn't successful (there was information
on PLIP, but I don't have a 'null printer' cable). I loaded netcfg and
looked at slip, but it wanted a phone number, username and password, and
if I skipped that, there was more config stuff for the modem.

If it is possible, does anyone know any documentation I can look at? Is
looking at the plip howto and pretending it reads slip good enough (with a
few changes)? :)

thanks,
Andy

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