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From: efb@suned1.Nswses.Navy.MIL (Everett F Batey)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Digital phones for SLIP circuits
Keywords: SLIP, modems, phone-lines, most-cost-effective
Message-ID: <8204@suned1.Nswses.Navy.MIL>
Date: 2 Mar 91 19:11:58 GMT
Expires: 30 Jun 91 08:00:00 GMT
Reply-To: efb@suned1.Nswses.Navy.MIL (Everett F Batey II)
Organization: NSWSES 4A05, Port Hueneme, CA 93043 - Opinions: Mine Alone
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Confronted with an urgent need to run SLIP between two Sun3s (OS 4.1 and
4.1.1) and some easy to comeby telephone assets AND NO money for modems,
we are trying to pick the most trustworthy and easy to accomplish SLIP
link.  Sites are within 3 miles, wire, 1/2 mile crow flight.

- We have Meridian phones for which we can get 9600 baud RS-232 interfaces.
DOES ANYBODY know if with handshaking and async over digitized phone line,
these data phone options WORK SUCCESSFULLY for this purpose ?

- We have access to a four wire metallic circuit, not conditioned.  Is
there an economical, recent or old, technology four wire modem YOU USE to
support 9600 baud SLIP ?

- We have some available Telebit modems, no two alike and NO T2500.  Dont
think any are the newer of V32/V42 which ever that is.  The last neighbor we
knew using these a 200 mile dialup phone path spent lots of time restarting
the circuit.  Is there a good way to use these locally over an analog
delivered voice grade phone line ?

- How would YOU rate from YOUR PERSONAL experience these options, for cost
effectiveness and ease ( idiot-proof-ness ) of installation ?

- Remember in answering these questions, the right answer leads to the most
efficient use of tax dollars.  Thanks /Ev/

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