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From: jde@everex.uucp (-Jeff Ellis())
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Dialup SLIP
Message-ID: <1991May13.165255.23796@everex.uucp>
Date: 13 May 91 16:52:55 GMT
References: <1991May3.214317.3788@unixland.uucp> <1991May7.191913.1862@everex.uucp> <1991May9.231059.591@unixland.uucp>
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In article <1991May9.231059.591@unixland.uucp> bill@unixland.uucp (Bill Heiser) writes:
>Jeff,
>
>Does the 4.0 SLIP require a dedicated serial port like the 3.2 version,
>or can it share a port (using it only when needed)?

It shares any stream based asy port. The 4.0.3 slip also uses the uucp
Systems file for chat scripts for login to other systems. It is much better
thought out that our 3.2 version.

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