[GLLUG] serial null-modem

[C. Ulrich]

Wald wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I am trying to implement a  connection between my desktop and
> a gateway2000solo notebook through a serial null-modem. In order
> to understand the process better I have read some howtos,
> including "The Serial Laplink Howto", but haven't succeed. The
> desktop looks to operate properly, but the notebook... One of
> the problems I am facing up with is to establish an IP number
> to serial (if it's strictly necessary), I suppose that the IP number
> is defined by the pppd (it isn't clear in the howto). Another
> concern that comes up is that I am using a minidist in my
> notebook (freesco), which one has the cua0 as the device for
> the serial interface, on the other hand the desktop, running a conectiva
> linux, has the ttyS0 for the device. I suppose that the cuax is somehow
> sort of obsolete if compared to the ttySx (I don't know if that could be
> a problem). Any clearness would be very welcome!
> 
> thanks,
> Pedro Wald

Are you looking to simply use one as a serial terminal or do you want a
full-blown network connection between the machines? A terminal shouldn't be
too difficult... not sure of the exact procudure, though. If you want a
network connection, you might try looking up some info on SLIP. Unfortunately,
I've never done it before so I probably couldn't help much. I've used PLIP
successfully in the past, but that was a VERY long time ago.

--Charles Ulrich.