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- From: raz@sleeper.apana.org.au (Roland Turner)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
- Subject: Re: reading from parallel port
- Message-ID: <C1ADIM.1s3@sleeper.apana.org.au>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 02:56:45 GMT
- References: <1jhejv$9l3@Germany.EU.net>
- Organization: Desolation Road Railfan BBS
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- bs@Germany.EU.net (Bernard Steiner) writes:
-
- >Folks,
- >I just read through one of those terrible x86 magazines. Somebody advertized
- >their LPT port ethernet[TM] adapter.
-
- >While I believe that the idea of driving the ethernet through a slow LPT
- >port is not really fascinating, I sort of like the idea of using the
- >parallel port for "serious work". This would require reading from the
- >port, though.
-
- There is another application where this would be EXTREMELY useful. Those
- who are running 386bsd on a notebook and wish to use (for instance) a Xircom
- or similar network adaptor (similar I imagine to what you were reading about)
- will find that this is essential. Unfortunately implementing this is a little
- over my head at present :-)
-
- >Now, the obvious questions:
- >How do I work out whether my hardware is up to doing that kind of thing ?
-
- Find someone with LapLink (or FastLynx or similar) and a parallel cable. If
- it will transfer files, your hardware is OK.
- --
- Bye for now.
- - Raz.
-
- raz@sleeper.apana.org.au (Roland Turner) (OH) 61 2 319 5700
-