Re: networking through the serial port

From: mjt (mjtobler_at_removethis_mail.ru)
Date: 01/30/05 

Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 23:48:02 -0600

Doug Quandary wrote:

> I have Windows 2000 connected to a lan getting its IP address from
> DHCP. Can anyone point me to a good tutorial on how to connect a SuSE
> Linux box through the serial port so I can browse the SuSE box through
> SMB and run a remote desktop from the the XP box.

... stupid question from me: why do you want to
use a serial interface when a NIC and ethernet
is more appropriate? 

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