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***glc*** · 06-12-2001, 12:15 PM

If it is a cable sold for this purpose (laplink, direct cable connection, file transfer, etc.) it should work.

Well - it looks like you will need to use TCP/IP - just manually assign IP addresses to TCP/IP for the DIALUP ADAPTER on both machines - try 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.2, with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. You will have to enable file and print sharing over TCP/IP - which is not a good practice but you can change this when you are done. Windows is going to bitch at you for trying to change the TCP/IP properties of the dialup adapter, but do it anyway - unless you have a dialup networking connection that you use with a modem. If this is the case, you will need a 3rd party software package such as Laplink to get the parallel ports connected.

06-12-2001, 12:15 PM	#7
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 37,734	If it is a cable sold for this purpose (laplink, direct cable connection, file transfer, etc.) it should work. Well - it looks like you will need to use TCP/IP - just manually assign IP addresses to TCP/IP for the DIALUP ADAPTER on both machines - try 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.2, with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. You will have to enable file and print sharing over TCP/IP - which is not a good practice but you can change this when you are done. Windows is going to bitch at you for trying to change the TCP/IP properties of the dialup adapter, but do it anyway - unless you have a dialup networking connection that you use with a modem. If this is the case, you will need a 3rd party software package such as Laplink to get the parallel ports connected.