# # Parallel Line Internet Protocol ([31mCONFIG_PLIP[0m) network device configuration # config [31mCONFIG_PLIP[0m tristate "PLIP (parallel port) support" depends on [31mCONFIG_PARPORT[0m ---help--- [31mCONFIG_PLIP[0m (Parallel Line Internet Protocol) is used to create a reasonably fast mini network consisting of two (or, rarely, more) local machines. [31mCONFIG_A[0m [31mCONFIG_PLIP[0m link from a Linux box is a popular means to install a Linux distribution on a machine which doesn't have a CD-[31mCONFIG_ROM[0m drive (a minimal system has to be transferred with floppies first). The kernels on both machines need to have this [31mCONFIG_PLIP[0m option enabled for this to work. The [31mCONFIG_PLIP[0m driver has two modes, mode 0 and mode 1. The parallel ports (the connectors at the computers with 25 holes) are connected with "null printer" or "Turbo Laplink" cables which can transmit 4 bits at a time (mode 0) or with special [31mCONFIG_PLIP[0m cables, to be used on bidirectional parallel ports only, which can transmit 8 bits at a time (mode 1); you can find the wiring of these cables in <file:Documentation/networking/[31mCONFIG_PLIP[0m.txt>. The cables can be up to 15m long. Mode 0 works also if one of the machines runs DOS/Windows and has some [31mCONFIG_PLIP[0m software installed, e.g. the Crynwr [31mCONFIG_PLIP[0m packet driver (<http://oak.oakland.edu/simtel.net/msdos/pktdrvr-pre.html>) and winsock or NCSA's telnet. If you want to use [31mCONFIG_PLIP[0m, say Y and read the [31mCONFIG_PLIP[0m mini-HOWTO as well as the [31mCONFIG_NET[0m-3-HOWTO, both available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that the PLIP protocol has been changed and this [31mCONFIG_PLIP[0m driver won't work together with the [31mCONFIG_PLIP[0m support in Linux versions 1.0.x. This option enlarges your kernel by about 8 KB. To compile this driver as a module, choose [31mCONFIG_M[0m here. The module will be called plip. If unsure, say Y or [31mCONFIG_M[0m, in case you buy a laptop later. |