Serial Networks

From: Daniel A. Seagraves <dseagrav_at_bsdserver.tek-star.net>
Date: Wed Dec 10 07:36:27 1997

On Mon, 8 Dec 1997, John Higginbotham wrote:

> At 06:13 PM 12/8/97 EST, you wrote:
> >I don't have access to network cards (except maybe ARCNet, which I couldn't
> >run on my P*****), and I was wondering if there is a way to have a transparent
> >null modem-based network. IE, could I connect two computers with a null modem,
> >and then change to the other computer's drive by typing x: (or mount
> >/dev/hdxxx, or whatever).
>
> I've seen our ISP's linux guru do this before... It can be done, I just
> don't know how.
>

SLIP them together, and use NFS.
Received on Wed Dec 10 1997 - 07:36:27 GMT