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Com port for Lan?
Name: suriya Date: September 16, 2003 at 21:25:25 Pacific OS: win9x CPU/Ram: 64
Comment:
hi
Is there any possibility for connecting my LAN through Com ports? Any suggestions appreciated!!!
Name: aj Date: September 16, 2003 at 21:27:23 Pacific
Reply:
direct cable connection, help in win98
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Response Number 2
Name: C_Legend Date: September 16, 2003 at 22:55:09 Pacific
Reply:
Yes, it's called SLIP, but it's slow. You should use the parallel port (PLIP). I have used a parallel cable (got it at Best Buy; often called a "laplink cable") from one machine to another and made a TCP/IP connection (that was in Linux, though). I believe I have also used packet drivers (used for DOS) to make it work, but I don't think I've tried it under Windows 9x. Search for it (Google, etc.). You may get lucky. Network cards are cheap. Is this not a desktop machine? Do you have a laptop and no available PCMCIA ports (that was my problem)?
I believe that Direct Cable Connection can use the same kind of cable, but is not TCP/IP (At least it wasn't in 95), but would work for you if your desire is merely to share files between a couple of machines.
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