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> Sindi Keesan wrote:
> 
> > Does ping work?
> Yes, in both directions:

Then PLIP is working fine.

> nc : connect : Connection refused.  

Then the problem is with netcat/send/receive.  
"Connection refused" sounds like receive is not running
when you execute send.

> I have now had plip working between several pairs of computers 
> and it has stopped working between at least 2 pairs of them.  

If they ping, then PLIP is OK.

> I type all the lines to insmod and echo 7, and the ifconfig 
> line, directly from my notes, the same way each time, I think.  
> pointopoint with only 2 t's.  

At that point, I always execute ping to confirm that PLIP is 
working.

> I get to the point where it asks for host name, and I try 
> to send, 

First you must execute receive on the destination system.
This is done *after* the network (PLIP) is up.

> What are plip.h and module.h, both of which refer to configuration?
> module.h is in /plip.  They have one line each starting with #.

Where did you find those?  They look like header files (for compiling).

> What other file transfer method could I try via parallel cable, 

Just about anything:  FTP, HTTP, NFS, etc.  The fact that you can
ping over the parallel cable means it has a functioning TCP/IP
network.  Just run an appropriate server on one end and it will
serve a client on the other end.  The only problem is that the
foundation BL2 has no servers.  You will need to install one from 
Slackware 7.1.  

Cheers,
Steven