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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

> > > > I will need file transfer with Redhat 7.0 to get dosemu on there (David's

> We have a nullmodem cable.  Redhat has no kermit, which I used before
> between linux and DOS computers.  What terminal program might Redhat come
> with that I could use for file transfer to some other DOS or linux
> computer and how could I set this up?  I never did succeed in file
> transfer over a nullmodem cable with one computer used as a dumb terminal.
>
> I could try to set up telnetd but I don't think I got file transfer
> working with that either, over nullmodem cable.
>
> It has FTP.  Can I set up BL to be an FTP server somehow?

I just remembered BL3 and busybox httpd and there is also a static 
mini_httpd and I looked up how to run it.

mini_httpd -d /www (or whatever directory your files are in, or
you can set a config file to specify that but not with busybox httpd and I 
think it just uses the current directory)

I had it running while online with pppd (eznet).

What do I use as an IP address on the computer running httpd?

People got their IP address by going online (it is reported when you 
connect with eznet and in /var/eznet somewhere).  Is it 192.168.1 and if 
so how would I set that?  ifconfig?

127.0.0.0?  (I can ping myself that way).

Do I set up to use the Redhat computer as a dumb terminal first by editing 
inittab on the BL computer to remove the # before s1 and use ttyS0 as 
terminal?

Redhat comes with lynx.  lynx IP-number should get me either index.html or 
a list of files in the directory.  But I think I would still need a 
terminal program - maybe Redhat comes with minicom or the SW7.1 version 
might work (it is on CD, but how do I unpack a Slackware package with 
Redhat?).