The problem here may be Win95's quirky winsock; Win98 has a completely redesigned one, that is supposed to be along better with the rest of the world.
Hank -----Original Message----- From: David Karlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 31, 1998 1:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: RE: PLIP and win95 > I have never used it but Win95 has this built in. > Select the following to install the driver. > > Start Menu-Setup-Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs-Windows Setup- > Communications-Direct Cable Connection. > > Is that not what you want? That is (probably) *not* what one wants for a win95 plip connection. From what I have read, win95's "Direct Cable Connection" must run at *both* ends of the connection. > > As a discouraging side note, this is a quote from section 9 of the new > PLIP mini-HOWTO. > http://www.cli.di.unipi.it/~controzz/PLIP-Mini-HOWTO.txt.gz "No, so far nobody reported me a successful link between Linux and Windows 95. if somebody succeds in setting up this link, please let me know immediately: thousand of PLIP users await these news!" I recently received an email forwarded to me from someone who claims to have successfully made such a connection. It involves a (imho) a rather kludgy solution involving PLIP.EXE, Trumpet Winsock (original 16-bit version). I think that I've deleted that particular email, but I have a hardcopy somewhere and will post it when I come across it. Good luck *- David Karlin wrote about "RE: PLIP and win95" | John, | There is a program called "PLIP.EXE" freely available from Crynwr | (http://www.crynwr.com). It is a packet driver designed to run under DOS | and sends packets from the parallel port to WINSOCK.DLL. | | I am in the process of setting it up on my Win95 box, but have not completed | it yet. I would be interested to hear about your progress. Please feel to | email me directly or via this list. | | Good luck! | | --David | | > -----Original Message----- | > From: john mcpeek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | > Sent: Sunday, August 30, 1998 7:51 AM | > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org | > Subject: PLIP and win95 | > | > | > | > Does anyone know how to make win95 use the LPT port as the network | > interface so I can setup a link between my linux box with PLIP and my | > win95 box | > -- Brian --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Never criticize anybody until you have walked a mile in their shoes, because by that time you will be a mile away and have their shoes." - unknown Mechanical Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] Purdue University http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis --------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
