Editing Parallel Line Internet Protocol (section)

The '''Parallel Line Internet Protocol''' ('''PLIP''') is a [[computer network]]ing [[Protocol (computing)|protocol]] for direct computer-to-computer communications using the [[parallel port]], normally used for connections to a printer.<ref name="WellsJang2000">{{cite book|author1=Nicholas Wells|author2=Michael Jang|title=Guide to Linux Installation and Administration|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jQE-iUCjUKAC&pg=PA63|year=2000|publisher=Cengage Learning EMEA|isbn=0-619-00097-X|page=63}}</ref><ref name="Hantelmann2012">{{cite book|author=Fred Hantelmann|title=LINUX Start-up Guide: A self-contained introduction|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q9ypCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA3|date=6 December 2012|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-3-642-60749-3|page=3}}</ref>

PLIP provides [[link layer]] services for the [[Internet Protocol]], which is used for forming small [[local area network]]s and large computer networks, such as the [[Internet]]. This enables computers without standard dedicated networking hardware, such as [[Ethernet]], but with older parallel port devices, to communicate.