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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@tfs.com>
Subject: Re: FreeBSD2.0 plip <-> amiga tcp?
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Date: Sat, 10 Dec 1994 01:00:45 GMT
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dfr@render.com (Doug Rabson) wrote:
>
> In article <3c4g2p$m7t@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> nuggets@cs.tu-berlin.de (Lars Hentschke) writes:
> > [snip]
> > But, How can I use the parallel Interface with tcp/ip on FreeBSD
> > with PLIP on my Amiga? 
> > 
> > The Problem is a cable, i think ... LapLink-Cable is needed for 
> > FreeBSD (uses 4 Data-Lines) and PLIP on Amiga uses 8 DataLines.
> > 
> > Any Ideas for connects between this graet OperatingSystems?
> 
> As far as I know, FreeBSD's parallel ip interface uses a different
> protocol to PLIP.  I am afraid you will have to stick with cslip or
> ethernet.

I wrote the PLIP stuff in FreeBSD, and made the protocol up as I
went.  It is easy to modify it, and if anybody wants to do so, I'm
ready to help out and get the thing merged back into FreeBSD.
Jump on it!

Poul-Henning
FreeBSD Core team
phk@freebsd.org