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From: ronald@robobar.co.uk (Ronald S H Khoo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sequent,comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Request: SLIP on a Sequent S27 (info on SLIP in general)
Summary: use a router! e.g. PC Route 2.1 from accuvax.nwu.edu
Message-ID: <1990Nov18.215910.796@robobar.co.uk>
Date: 18 Nov 90 21:59:10 GMT
References: <12073@bsu-cs.bsu.edu>
Organization: Robobar Ltd., Perivale, Middx., ENGLAND.
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In article <12073@bsu-cs.bsu.edu> sam@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (B. Sam Blanchard) writes:

> I would like to implement SLIP on a Sequent S27 running Dynix.

> Sequent Support told me that kernel support was required and Sequent did not
> support SLIP.  I do not have source.

If you have a spare dusty PC XT or so and can fork out the $$ for a Western
Digital  ethernet card (or have a PC ethernet card supported by a packet
driver -- there are lots, but native support for the WD card will give you
better performance) you can do this with the aid of PC route 2.1
or any other router that supports SLIP:


	+-------------+  ethernet  +---------+  RS-232
	| sequent     +------------+ router  +----------> SLIP!
	+-------------+		   +---------+

The PC software is FREE by FTP from accuvax.nwu.edu under pub/pcroute.

This way, you will save your sequent from being hammered by the SLIP link
too.
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