29.10. Parallel Line IP (PLIP)
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## 29.10. Parallel Line IP (PLIP)

PLIP lets us run TCP/IP between parallel ports. It is useful on machines without network cards, or to install on laptops. In this section, we will discuss:

- Creating a parallel (laplink) cable.

- Connecting two computers with PLIP.

### 29.10.1. Creating a Parallel Cable

You can purchase a parallel cable at most computer supply stores. If you cannot do that, or you just want to know how it is done, the following table shows how to make one out of a normal parallel printer cable.

表格 29.1. Wiring a Parallel Cable for Networking

A-name | A-End | B-End | Descr. | Post/Bit
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
DATA0 -ERROR | 2 15 | 15 2 | Data | 0/0x01 1/0x08
DATA1 +SLCT | 3 13 | 13 3 | Data | 0/0x02 1/0x10
DATA2 +PE | 4 12 | 12 4 | Data | 0/0x04 1/0x20
DATA3 -ACK | 5 10 | 10 5 | Strobe | 0/0x08 1/0x40
DATA4 BUSY | 6 11 | 11 6 | Data | 0/0x10 1/0x80
GND | 18-25 | 18-25 | GND | -

### 29.10.2. Setting Up PLIP

First, you have to get a laplink cable. Then, confirm that both computers have a kernel with lpt(4) driver support:

`#` `grep lp /var/run/dmesg.boot` lpt0: <Printer> on ppbus0 lpt0: Interrupt-driven port

The parallel port must be an interrupt driven port, you should have lines similar to the following in your in the `/boot/device.hints` file:

hint.ppc.0.at="isa" hint.ppc.0.irq="7"

Then check if the kernel configuration file has a `device plip` line or if the `plip.ko` kernel module is loaded. In both cases the parallel networking interface should appear when you use the ifconfig(8) command to display it:

`#` `ifconfig plip0` plip0: flags=8810<POINTOPOINT,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500

Plug the laplink cable into the parallel interface on both computers.

Configure the network interface parameters on both sites as `root`. For example, if you want to connect the host `host1` with another machine `host2`:

host1 <-----> host2 IP Address 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.2

Configure the interface on `host1` by doing:

`#` `ifconfig plip0 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.2`

Configure the interface on `host2` by doing:

`#` `ifconfig plip0 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.1`

You now should have a working connection. Please read the manual pages lp(4) and lpt(4) for more details.

You should also add both hosts to `/etc/hosts`:

127.0.0.1 localhost.my.domain localhost 10.0.0.1 host1.my.domain host1 10.0.0.2 host2.my.domain

To confirm the connection works, go to each host and ping the other. For example, on `host1`:

`#` `ifconfig plip0` plip0: flags=8851<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 inet 10.0.0.1 --> 10.0.0.2 netmask 0xff000000 `#` `netstat -r` Routing tables Internet: Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif Expire host2 host1 UH 0 0 plip0 `#` `ping -c 4 host2` PING host2 (10.0.0.2): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 10.0.0.2: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=2.774 ms 64 bytes from 10.0.0.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=2.530 ms 64 bytes from 10.0.0.2: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=2.556 ms 64 bytes from 10.0.0.2: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=2.714 ms --- host2 ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 2.530/2.643/2.774/0.103 ms

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