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Re: Using ppp to connect between two serial ports
Have you tried the direct-client/direct-server config entries from
ppp.conf.sample ? The config you mentioned below is ok as long as
you switch the IP numbers in the config at the other end of the wire.
Also, make sure you've got a working CD - your regular laplink cable
doesn't, and requires LQR (as per the example in ppp.conf.samples.
Also, ensure that you have a ``set login'' or that you've got the
remote side using pp= in /etc/gettytab.
> Hi,
>
> My office is looking to connect two Pentium II computers with a serial cable. Our intention is to connect into each computer's serial 0 port using the serial cable and then try to transmit data across by using the ppp protocol. We have looked over the manual pages for ppp, pppd, and ifconfig. Most of the documentation is geared toward dialing up and setting up a modem which we are not looking to do. By using the ifconfig, I have found 3 tun interfaces (tun0, tun1, & tun2) but none of them are running. I checked the generic kernel configuration file. I was unable to find a pseudo-device tun N statement. All I was able to find was pseudo-device pctr 1 statement. Can I alter the pseudo-device pctr 1 statement into a pseudo-device tun 0 statement? Will that work?
>
> I looked over the ppp.conf.sample and was able to find some statements that would seem to help us in using ppp without a modem. The statements we wish to use for ppp.conf file is follows:
>
> default:
>
> set device /dev/cuaa0
>
> set speed 38400
>
> set ifaddr 192.172.80.2 192.172.80.3 255.255.255.0
>
> add default 192.172.80.3
>
> I'm unsure if these statements will be enough for use to connect between both computers. I also found a ppp0 interface available. Would it be useful to use this interface?
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Wayne Norczyk
>
>
>
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