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From: Gavin_Eadie@UM.CC.UMICH.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: SLIP via MacTCP?
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Date: 6 Jun 90 04:12:22 GMT
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> link type.  However, it is possible to install code resources to deal with
> other data link layers.
> Has anyone done this to implement SLIP?
> If not, has (or will) Apple make the information known on how to write
> such a code resource to work with MacTCP?
 
"Has anyone done this to implement SLIP?" ... yes, we have. But (a)
we have implemented SLFP, not SLIP, and (b) there are inherent
problems with the software architecture and the MacTCP timing that
make this a less than perfect solution.
 
"will) Apple make the information known" ... I'll let John at Apple
speak for the company, but I will say that some aspects of the way
MacTCP interacts with LAP layers is under examination so that LAP
layers will be easier to write in the future.
 
Gavin Eadie
U of Michigan Information Systems