wrote:

Simply using google to find a laplink parallel cable is quick, too.
http://www.nullmodem.com/LapLink.htm

Of course, even LapLink's "parallel" cable only transfers 4 bits
at a time vs. the 8-bits that are possible on an EPP port.

You asked how to connect tow parallel ports. The link gives two examples.
The examples are ones that worked with commercial software. (Hint: that
means they would probably work for you. It may also meet your criteria for
reliability.)


And LapLink does NOT run in the background (as does RIFS - Remote
Installable File Server, which, alas, uses a serial port and is
thus also much slower than a fully parallel port.)

Your original post made no mention of specific software being a restriction.
It did say this was a one-off job without out a speed requirement.


I find it interesting: lots of people have suggested I do something
ELSE, but no one has answered the question itself.

The link answered the question in the subject.

Obviously I
posted my question in the wrong newsgroups! Oh, well; nothing
ventured, nothing gained (and only a little time lost).


Your fault the time was lost. Simple google searches would have given you
what you wanted.

The search to find the earlier link was on "laplink parallel cable".

If you do a search on "connecting epp ports", one of the links will be this
page.

http://www.lvr.com/jansfaq.htm

Scroll down to the bottom to see a problem with connecting all data bits.
(You did say you wanted a reliable solution.)

Yes, this may have been the wrong newsgroup. That is not the fault of anyone
who replied to you.