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From: vjs@rhyolite.wpd.sgi.com (Vernon Schryver)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: using a modem on an IRIS, need some help
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Date: 9 Dec 90 22:48:40 GMT
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In article <16807.on.Thu,.6.Dec.90.17:40:06.EST.@sct60a.sunyct.edu>, sweetmr@SCT60A.SUNYCT.EDU (michael sweet) writes:
> 
> I assume you mean you want to use a serial line for network access.  Sounds
> like you need SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol)...  Don't know if there are
> any PD versions around, but you could check the various anonymous FTP's for
> it....


Silicon Graphics sells a SLIP implementation.  Because of operating system
idiosyncrasies such as sockets with STREAMS tty's, you are unlikely
to find a public domain version this year.

I apologize for the advertisement.

Vernon Schryver,
Silicon Graphics network group,
vjs@sgi.com