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I was saving my money to buy a desktop Internet server but IBM is having a special offer on the TP701 (search for '701' in comp.sys.laptops for more details). I'm seriously considering getting one of those while retiring my TP750 mono as a server (complete with built-in UPS :). The 701 doesn't have a serial port in it's maximum-portability configuration so I'm looking into buying an IR port for the 750 (which I can later use with any desktop system I buy). How much have you guys with the newer Thinkpads played around with the infra-red port? Does it work as a standard serial link? Can Linux use it? Would it be possible to establish a PPP link over it? (And yes, I know the 750 doesn't have a 16550 UART - a slow connection will suffice for most of what I do, and if I really need speed I can just yank out the ethernet card and plug it into the 701) ___________________________________________________________________________ John H. Kim "A common mistake that people make when trying to design jokim@mit.edu something completely foolproof is to underestimate the jokim@tuna.mit.edu ingenuity of complete fools." -- Douglas Adams