🚀 go-pugleaf

Well I think the key concept is "appropriate IPs and bingo" which is
what I am struggling with (I haven't had much experience with
networking - i.e. no experience).

Could you explain that for me please?

On 11 Jan 1999 10:18:02 GMT, zebee@zip.com.au (Zebee Johnstone) wrote:

>In aus.computers.linux on Mon, 11 Jan 1999 09:46:39 GMT
>Mikhail Bovineck <Bovineck@heaven.chess.com> wrote:
>>
>>Okay, I have the parallel cable, and the boxes are connected.  When I
>>start the pentium linux box the error message is PLIP timout (1,87)
>>which repeats!  On the 486 side, the RedHat installation procedure is
>>able to contact the pentium, but only to send mail (!) in which it
>>claims to be a change of ethernet address (?!).  Gosh this is fun!
>
>I think you have to have PLIP happening properly on the 
>host box.
>
>I had no problems with it, so I can't help much...  I plugged
>it in, gave appropriate IPs and bingo.. was a long
>time ago though.
>
>Hmm.. maybe I had to tell the PLIP host to give the PLIP
>client an ethernet address?
>
>Zebee