Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!midway!mimsy!mimsy.umd.edu!alberto From: alberto@cs.umd.edu (Jose Alberto Fernandez R) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Subject: Re: Undelivered mail Message-ID: Date: 11 Jun 91 12:18:27 GMT References: <9106101940.aa12919@louie.udel.edu> Sender: news@mimsy.umd.edu Organization: University of Maryland Computer Sc. Lines: 42 In-reply-to: MAILER@VM1.MCGILL.CA's message of 10 Jun 91 22:54:02 GMT In article <9106101940.aa12919@louie.udel.edu> MAILER@VM1.MCGILL.CA (Network Mailer) writes: We're starting to get a fair number of requests for SLIP access to our campus network. Hurdles which we've encountered (but haven't yet jumped) include the addressing issue (one subnet per SLIP circuit--fixable if the SLIP circuits all terminate in the same box or you only need terminal SLIP), dynamic IP address assignment for dial-up SLIP (we haven't set up a BOOTP server because 1) we're not sure we want to be in the business of supporting dial-up SLIP access and 2) because we're not sure we want *anyone* to be able to become a full network peer from a dial-up port), and political issues like when a student graduates and leaves the university environment, but wants to retain Internet access... We'd appreciate hearing from other sites which have hopefully arrived at some rational solutions to these problems. I think this is a very interesting issue. Here in Maryland they have similar concerns. Mostly with the fact that a dial-in person would get complete network access as a Maryland site, which can be a security risk. Is there any accounting or login system for SLIP access? Here in maryland we have modems connected to annex servers across campus. Do you think it is possible to login to a machine in the network (without using SLIP) and then activate an SLIP "circuit" from the account. Has somebody done something like that? Jose Alberto. -- :/ \ Jose Alberto Fernandez R | INTERNET: alberto@cs.umd.edu :| o o | Dept. of Computer Sc. | BITNET: alberto@cs.umd.edu :| ^ | University of Maryland | UUCP: {...}!mimsy!alberto :\ \_/ / College Park, MD 20742 |