Xref: utzoo comp.unix.questions:31511 alt.sys.sun:3947 Path: utzoo!utgpu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!uunet!fibercom!rrg From: rrg@fibercom.COM (Rhonda Gaines) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,alt.sys.sun Subject: SUMMARY: SLIP Info Message-ID: <17597@bunn.fibercom.COM> Date: 20 May 91 13:27:14 GMT Reply-To: rrg@fibercom.COM (Rhonda R. Gaines) Organization: FiberCom Inc., Roanoke, Virginia Lines: 88 Thanks to all that responded. Most of the replies I received were "metoos" so there might be a real benefit if there were a tutorial available. slipware.tar.Z can be obtained by anonymous ftp from ftp.cs.toronto.edu (internet: 128.100.3.6 or 128.100.1.105. From: Bob Sutterfield From: rrg@fibercom.COM (Rhonda Gaines) Newsgroups: alt.sys.sun,comp.unix.questions,local.sun-managers Date: 16 May 91 16:09:17 GMT Organization: FiberCom Inc., Roanoke, Virginia Also if there is a better package available with other features, I would like to know. Get and install tut.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/ppp/ppp-sparc4.1.tar.Z. Don't bother with SLIP unless you must talk to a host that can only talk SLIP. If you're new to the game, start with PPP and jump directly into the modern age. I'll append a few more comments below as I posted them yesterday. (Please note: the following paragraph is private mail.) If you're interested in a commercial-grade implementation of PPP and SLIP for your UNIX systems, we'll be releasing our stuff soon. It should be easy to administer and transparent to use. Contact Jamey Laskey as jamey@morningstar.com or at +1 800 558 7827 or +1 614 451 1883 for more information. Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems From: bob@MorningStar.Com (Bob Sutterfield) Subject: Re: Argh! What is SLIP and PPP ??? In article <8475@uceng.UC.EDU> dsims@uceng.UC.EDU (david l sims) writes: ...explain a bit more about what they are and what they do? SLIP allows two machines to exchange IP datagrams over serial lines, hence its name "Serial Line Internet Protocol." It can be considered a "first cut" at providing the basic capability, and even calls itself a non-standard. With the experience gained from a few years of use, PPP addresses many of the weaknesses of SLIP and is the current IETF-blessed Internet standard in its domain of application. Also, if [SLIP and PPP] are some sort of standard, where can I get the document that explains the standard? SLIP is documented in RFC 1055, and PPP is documented in RFCs 1171 and 1172. Many SLIP and PPP implementations also incorporate TCP header compression, as described in RFC 1144. Get them all from nic.ddn.mil's rfc: area, or from any number of other repositories nearer you. From what I've been able to glean, I think I will be very interested in SLIP. If you haven't started using either of them yet, and you don't need to talk to something that can *only* talk SLIP; then don't bother with SLIP. Start directly instead with PPP. Read the DEFICIENCIES section of RFC 1055 and the Introduction of RFC 1171 for a discussion of why. From: uunet!cs.utexas.edu!jason (Jason Martin Levitt) Subject: SL/IP info I don't know of any tutorials. You might find my article useful. It has pointers to source code and stuff. It appeared in the January 7th issue of "Unix Today!" [your favorite tabloid rag]. The article is called "Two Protocols Worth Observing" [namely SLIP and PPP]. Article reprints and/or back issues: CMP Publications Unix Today! 600 Community Drive Manhassett, NY 11030 (516) 562-5000 ----Jason jason@cs.utexas.edu -- Rhonda Gaines INTERNET: rrg@fibercom.com FiberCom, Inc. UUCP: ...!uunet!fibercom!rrg P.O. Box 11966 PHONE: 703-342-6700 or 800-423-1183 x291 Roanoke, VA 24022-1966 FAX: 703-342-5961