Re: direct cable connection issue

[ross@math.hawaii.edu (David Ross)]

> More seriously, is there a good way to use my one and only printer 
> port for *both* printing and cheap networking?

You might try an IEEE 1284-compliant parallel port auto switch, though I
expect that network performance will seriously degrade when printing
(or even when not printing!)

I use my sole port for several things, but never simultaneously so a
cheapie manual switch works for me.

- David R.