[lug] Serial Line Direct Connection

[Nate Duehr]

Another thought came to mind, if you're just tinkering (and not trying
to get any real work done with this serial console)... 

Other interesting options are to set up PPP on the serial port and
connect to it that way from a linux laptop.  

Also PLIP (parallel line internet protocol -- IP over your
bi-directional parallel ports) has always been something I've wanted to
try also, just to see how it sets up and works.  I've read of people
loading their machines from PLIP connections... ugggh.  :-)

I thought it might be a cheesy way to put a machine in a mini-DMZ... one
machine... route the DMZ traffic to the parallel port's IP on the
firewall box to go to another machine over PLIP.  :-) :-) :-)

-- 
Nate Duehr, nate at natetech.com