atom feed5 messages in org.freebsd.freebsd-mobileRe: [Q] Win95 SLIP/PPP over null modem?
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BSD Mailing ArchiveAug 23, 1997 6:00 pm 
Peter KorstenAug 23, 1997 7:12 pm 
pi...@ienet.comAug 23, 1997 8:24 pm 
Tom SamploniusAug 23, 1997 8:44 pm 
Andrew StesinAug 26, 1997 2:53 am 
Subject:Re: [Q] Win95 SLIP/PPP over null modem?
From:Tom Samplonius (to@sdf.com)
Date:Aug 23, 1997 8:44:36 pm
List:org.freebsd.freebsd-mobile

On Sat, 23 Aug 1997, BSD Mailing Archive wrote:

Hi, I apologise if this has been answered b4, but I haven't been in this list for quite a while, and I did search the archives.

I'm trying to connect a Win95 laptop to my FreeBSD (2.1) machine and basically have the FreeBSD host act as a gateway to the rest of the network. I was wondering if I could simply use a null modem cable between the two COM ports and trick win95 DUN into using that? AFAIK, DUN will wait for a dial tone, which obviously isn't going to be there. Any ideas?

It is looking for a dial-tone, it looking for a "CONNECT xxx" in response to an "ATDT xxx-xxxx" command (plus some other AT commands it uses).

I think you can work around this by using the scripting addon (part of the Plus pack, which also include SLIP support), and write a script which doesn't send AT commands.

Thanks in advance. Len.

Tom