mgetty and null serial cable?

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>>>>> "Barton" == Barton Hodges <barton@gcmcomputers.com> writes:

    Barton> I saw a reference to this not long ago, but I cannot find
    Barton> the email.  Can someone please give me some advice?

    Barton> I need to connect a win95 machine to my linux box over a
    Barton> ppp link using a null srial cable, and give it an ip
    Barton> address.

    Barton> I have been doing it for a long while with a modem, but I
    Barton> just found out that the project I am working on will
    Barton> require a hard-wire.

You can make your own null modem cable, or you can go to the local
Radio Shack and get a null modem adapter.  The latter will let you use 
a standard cable.  I do not like to keep null modem cables lying
around because they look like normal cables, but they are wired
different.  You can always use a standard cable and a null modem
adapter, which reduces confusion.  Of course, if it is late at night,
or you are on a desert island, you can always wire up the cable...

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