PLIP gives me funny errors

[Elvin <elvintan@dupre.lugs.org.sg>]

Hi,
	
	I'm trying to get PLIP working between my IBM TP701C and my PC.
	I cannot get it to work properly. I followed the PLIP mini-howto 
to the last step and it fails. On my PC, I get the following (yes its 
double) when I typed "ifconfig plip2 200.0.0.2 pointopoint 200.0.0.1 up"

SIOCSIFFLAGS: Try again
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Try again

The funny thing is, on my PC the plip devices start from plip1 -> plip2 
(on my notebook it's from plip0 to plip 1) [2 lpt ports on each machine]
My PC runs linux kernal 1.2.13 and my IBM runs kernal 1.3.30
	Any idea ?
	And is it true some notebooks cannon run plip becoz of the way 
the parralel ports are used ? (Something in the howto about control signals)

	Thanks In Advance !


Elvin
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