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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!silas.cc.monash.edu.au!not-for-mail From: dhenshaw@silas.cc.monash.edu.au (Mr David Henshaw) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: TCP/IP connection overi serial line Date: 21 Mar 1997 18:12:20 +1100 Organization: Monash University Lines: 30 Message-ID: <5gtcck$r0i@silas.cc.monash.edu.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: silas.cc.monash.edu.au X-NNTP-Posting-User: dhenshaw X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 CURRENT #11 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:37431 Hi all, I'm contemplating setting up a small network at home... Probably with two machines initially, but likely to grow... I've downloaded MicroImages' X Server for use under Win 95. This will run on one machine... FreeBSD will run on the other... To start MicroImages' X Server (MI/X) I need to telnet to a machine with an IP address and then set the DISPLAY environment variable approriately. Then all X apps will display on the MI/X Server (which would be running on the FreeBSD box).. So what I need to do is establish a TCP/IP link between the Win 95 box and the FreeBSD box. Initially I'd like to do this over a serial link... Eventually moving to some kind of proper network (ethernet ?) Can I simply run getty on a serial port and rather than spawn (is that correct ?) a login process run the ppp daemon on the serial line ? Or do I have to use a login and shell ? Am I right in assuming the ppp daemon can dynamically assign an IP address to the Win 95 box ? I could go on forever with the questions...... If anyone can answer the above or point me in the right direction I'd be appreciative. Thanx in advancce, David Henshaw dhenshaw@silas.cc.monash.edu.au