From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Feb 1 06:43:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA15523 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 1 Feb 1998 06:43:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from awfulhak.org (awfulhak.demon.co.uk [158.152.17.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA15501 for ; Sun, 1 Feb 1998 06:43:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from gate.lan.awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by awfulhak.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA26402; Sun, 1 Feb 1998 14:22:56 GMT (envelope-from brian@gate.lan.awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <199802011422.OAA26402@awfulhak.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.1 12/23/97 To: slasher cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: plip in freebsd In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 01 Feb 1998 00:40:46 EST." <34D40ADE.92368440@aquest.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 14:22:56 +0000 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe questions" > hello, i was wondering if freebsd supported plip (its printer port > networking thing) if so, would it work if i networked it to a linux box > that was also using plip ? and... would it also work if i had the linux > box networked using a 10baset card with another pc? thanks, bye. man 4 lp You need the link0 option. If you want the linux box to forward you'll have to set it up accordingly (dunno how myself) and then add an appropriate route on the freebsd box (``route add default -iface lp0'' will probably work). You'll also need to make sure that the other boxes know where the FreeBSD box is with the appropriate routing table entries. -- Brian , , Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....