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Hi all,

I am intending to use ether to connect my 486 with a friends, and plip to
connect it to my 386. However, the devices plip0 and eth0 do not exist -
presumably I need to create these using mknod. Could some one tell me if
this is correct, and if so the major and minor numbers for these devices.

Many thanx,

Adam.

Quote:>Hi all,

>I am intending to use ether to connect my 486 with a friends, and plip to
>connect it to my 386. However, the devices plip0 and eth0 do not exist -
>presumably I need to create these using mknod. Could some one tell me if
>this is correct, and if so the major and minor numbers for these devices.

No, this isn't correct. You do not have to create these devices at all.
Just let linux detect your net card (for eth0), or fire up plip, and linux
will access them just fine.

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Quote:>Hi all,
>I am intending to use ether to connect my 486 with a friends, and plip to
>connect it to my 386. However, the devices plip0 and eth0 do not exist -
>presumably I need to create these using mknod. Could some one tell me if
>this is correct, and if so the major and minor numbers for these devices.

No need to do so.
Just compile with net and plip,
and the kernel will know.

Wolfgang
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|>
|> >Hi all,
|>
|> >I am intending to use ether to connect my 486 with a friends, and plip to
|> >connect it to my 386. However, the devices plip0 and eth0 do not exist -
|> >presumably I need to create these using mknod. Could some one tell me if
|> >this is correct, and if so the major and minor numbers for these devices.
|>
|> No need to do so.
|> Just compile with net and plip,
|> and the kernel will know.

When I compile the kernel (PPP, SLIP, CSLIP and PLIP, and parallel printer
support) I see PPP, SLIP and CSLIP in the boot output (dmesg), but NOT
PLIP. In /proc/net/dev only ppp0-ppp3 and sl0-sl3 appears.

This with the kernels 1.1.95, 1.2.0 and 1.2.1

Can I use PLIP with a microcom deskporte V34 ep 28.8?
I can't find anything to start PLIP (something like slattach as with SLIP).
Is there any info or manual about PLIP? ANd if so, is it FTPable.

Any help would be appreciated.
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