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From: jbreeden@netcom.UUCP (John Breeden)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: SLIP8250<-->ethdrv
Message-ID: <20582@netcom.UUCP>
Date: 11 Jan 91 06:58:49 GMT
References: <9101090823.aa09454@louie.udel.edu>
Organization: Netcom- The Bay Area's Public Access Unix System {408 241-9760 guest}
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In article <9101090823.aa09454@louie.udel.edu> gkreher@STL-08SIMA.ARMY.MIL ("Glennon J. Kreher") writes:
>Hi Group,
>
>I am attempting to get Ftp Software's generic ethernet driver
>to work using the SLIP8250 packet driver from Clarkson.  It seems
>to load fine but I am getting errors when attempting to use any
>of the commands.  When I attempt to get to something directly
>attached to the SLIP network it returns "ARP failed", and remote
>systems return "Gateway down".
>
>I am using SLIP8250 with KA9Q and it works fine.
>
>I am also using other Clarkson drivers with Ftp's generic ethernet 
>driver with good results.
>
>Can I do this on a SLIP line?  What am I missing?
>

The FTP generic "slip driver". The generic ethernet driver dosn't work
with the slip8250 packet driver - it's for ethernet. Expect to see a "generic 
slip driver" in a forthcoming pc/tcp release (2.06?) that'll support slip8250.

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