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| 1 | +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only |
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1 | 2 | # |
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2 | 3 | # Parallel Line Internet Protocol (PLIP) network device configuration |
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3 | 4 | # |
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5 | 6 | config PLIP |
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6 | 7 | tristate "PLIP (parallel port) support" |
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7 | 8 | depends on PARPORT |
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8 | | - ---help--- |
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| 9 | + help |
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9 | 10 | PLIP (Parallel Line Internet Protocol) is used to create a |
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10 | 11 | reasonably fast mini network consisting of two (or, rarely, more) |
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11 | 12 | local machines. A PLIP link from a Linux box is a popular means to |
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20 | 21 | bits at a time (mode 0) or with special PLIP cables, to be used on |
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21 | 22 | bidirectional parallel ports only, which can transmit 8 bits at a |
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22 | 23 | time (mode 1); you can find the wiring of these cables in |
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23 | | - <file:Documentation/networking/PLIP.txt>. The cables can be up to |
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| 24 | + <file:Documentation/networking/plip.rst>. The cables can be up to |
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24 | 25 | 15m long. Mode 0 works also if one of the machines runs DOS/Windows |
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25 | 26 | and has some PLIP software installed, e.g. the Crynwr PLIP packet |
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26 | 27 | driver (<http://oak.oakland.edu/simtel.net/msdos/pktdrvr-pre.html>) |
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