From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from tnt19b-126.focal-chi.corecomm.net ([208.40.48.126] helo=linserver.megsinet.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.31 #1 (Debian)) id 15Y9c5-0003JS-00 for ; Sat, 18 Aug 2001 13:10:22 -0400 Received: (from romualt@localhost) by linserver.megsinet.net (8.11.4/8.10.2) id f7IH9tf00467 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 18 Aug 2001 12:09:55 -0500 Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 12:09:55 -0500 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Major problem with Speakup. Message-ID: <20010818120955.A464@linserver.megsinet.net> References: <20010818092921.D247@linserver.megsinet.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from cpt.kirk@1tree.net on Sat, Aug 18, 2001 at 11:05:10AM -0500 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Cool. Thanks, I'll check it out. Personaly, I've always thought that serial transfer abilities of the other popular os were trash. Greg On Sat, Aug 18, 2001 at 11:05:10AM -0500, Kirk Wood wrote: > On Sat, 18 Aug 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote: > > How do you give a machine access to stuff like > > ip masq. and samba via a serial cable? > > I've got a system here that would benefit from such a connection, > > but I thought all of that was possible > > only over ethernet. > > Actually, this is where the superiority of linux over a certain popular OS > comes into play. ipmasq, samba and other tools work the same over any > network connection. It matters not if you use serial, ethernet, token > ring, or fddi. > > If I was setting up the serial connection I would probably look to make it > simple and setup ppp or slip. Both are simply designed around a serial > connection though typically employ a modem. But the modem isn't needed. If > you have one machine connected and a free serial port, you should be able > to setup another using that serial port pretty easily. In fact, I checked > and the PPP howto covers setting it up over a null modem cable. > > ======= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > > The mind is like a parachute; it works much better when open. > If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup