Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!decwrl!ucbvax!MERCURY.TWG.COM!ljm From: ljm@MERCURY.TWG.COM Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: Re: SLIP, IP Routers and Named Pipes Message-ID: <9010031749.ab22040@Mercury.TWG.COM> Date: 4 Oct 90 21:02:30 GMT References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 22 >A project have come up around here that require multiple >PCs to get dial-in access to the TCP/IP network. One of the >major requirements is support for Named Pipes down to the PC. >Current plan is to use SLIP and a router with dial-in ports. > >Would someone care to recommend a PC package that would do good >SLIP emulation and a router that would be suitable for this job? > Given your Named Pipes requirement, you actually have a much more fun problem to solve. You need a TCP/IP with support for not only SLIP but also NetBIOS over TCP/IP which works through IP routers. I think we are currently the only TCP/IP product with both, but I think FTP Software will be able to provide a NetBIOS which works through routers in the near to medium future. By the way, I do have to ask. Why Named Pipes? enjoy, leo j mclaughlin iii ljm@twg.com