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From: julian@mailhub.tfs.com (Julian Elischer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Parallel Port Ethernet Support
Date: 9 Aug 1995 03:16:23 GMT
Organization: TRW Financial Systems, Oakland, CA
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In article <4080eh$ako@canyon.sr.hp.com>,
Darryl Okahata <darrylo@sr.hp.com> wrote:
>Jon Jenkins (jenkinsj@ozy.dec.com) wrote:

>> 	Could you point me at a pin-pin config
>> for this Laplink cable. I want to set up my wifes
>> 486 to use my printer and was wondering how to do this!!

>     If you have access to MSDOS 6.XX, bring up the online help.  The
>pinout information is contained there.

it's also in the file /sys/i386/isa/lpt.c
(the source for the driver.. (hey what a briliant idea)

julian