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On Sat, 10 Aug 1996, Elvin wrote: > I'm trying to get PLIP working between my IBM TP701C and my PC. I got PLIP mostly functioning between my 701 and 750, so rest assured, it is possible. Here's the script I used to turn it on (insert your IP addresses, irqs, etc.): #!/bin/sh ifconfig plip0 down ifconfig plip0 irq 7 arp ifconfig plip0 18.250.0.50 pointopoint 18.250.0.56 route add 18.250.0.56 dev plip0 Use a similar script on the other machine with the addresses reversed. The only thing that wouldn't work was using my 750 as a gateway to the Internet. Sometimes it would relay packets correctly, most times it wouldn't. I never had time to track the problem down. I gave these instructions to another 701 owner and he managed to get PLIP running so my machine is not "special." > 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 If you have parallel printing compiled into the kernel, PLIP will not work. You need to recompile the kernel with parallel printing turned off. Also, I had the best luck with the parallel port set to a simple parallel port, not a fancy EPP or ECP port. -- John H. Kim "I stop for red traffic lights" -- bumper sticker jokim@mit.edu commissioned by the City of Boston as part of a MIT Sea Grant campaign to shed its reputation for bad drivers.