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to: Roy J. Tellason
from: David Drummond
date: 2003-08-21 21:17:04
subject: LAN.

Al salaam a'alaykum Roy

21 Aug 03 04:06, Roy J. Tellason wrote to David Drummond:

 DD>> Slackware Linux used to have an option for TCP/IP networking over a
 DD>> parallel port link. I haven't noticed if the option is still there
 DD>> in the later ones or not.. With NICs being so cheap and easy to
 DD>> come by these days, why bother? 

 RJT> Are you referring to PLIP?  If so,  it's still in there as late as 
 RJT> Slackware 8.1 (the latest I have here).  Only I don't think that it 
 RJT> necessarily installs by default any more...

Yeah, that was it....

Regards,
David

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