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#! rnews 1358 bsd Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!news.moneng.mei.com!news.ecn.bgu.edu!willis.cis.uab.edu!ddsw1!news.mcs.net!chilton!chris From: chris@vindaloo.com (Christopher Sean Hilton) Subject: Re: Linux - FreeBSD linkup using PLIP Organization: Vindaloo communications Message-ID: <1995Sep24.012338.9341@vindaloo.com> References: <440h7f$6ju@raffles.technet.sg> Date: Sun, 24 Sep 95 01:23:38 GMT Lines: 26 In article <440h7f$6ju@raffles.technet.sg>, S.T.Chang-The Night Breed <chang@I_should_put_my_domain_in_etc_NNTP_INEWS_DOMAIN> wrote: Putting your domain in your posting software would make it a lot easier to reply to you via e-mail. >Hi, > > I have just recently installed FreeBSD 2.0.5 on a 386DX40. I have >been trying very hard to get it talk to another Linux 486 boxi via PLIP. Before >installing FreeBSD on the 386DX40, I was running Linux on both boxes linked >up via PLIP and sharing disk through NFS happily. > > Is the PLIP implementation compatible on both these platforms?? >Or I have missed out something? Nope, PLIP is not compatible between FreeBSD and Linux. Chris -- -- Chris Hilton <chris@vindaloo.com> -+- For PGP Key: finger chilton@mcs.net Officer: We've analyzed their attack, sir, and there is a danger. Should