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From: turbo@cse.uta.edu (Chris Turbeville)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: SLIP TCP/IP and Comunication Servers
Summary: Why summerize?
Message-ID: <1991Jun25.053201.26746@cse.uta.edu>
Date: 25 Jun 91 05:32:01 GMT
Sender: turbo@cse.uta.edu
Organization: Computer Science Engineering Univ. of Texas at Arlington
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I am interested in connecting to our network through a slip connection.
We run a fairly standard net of UNIX machines (tcp/ip ethernet) and
terminal servers (Bridge).  Now the modems connect up through a set of
term servers.  In order to preform slip I have looked at modifying
existing slip kernal additions so they will cue of a new port
connection.  In other words if I connect to 129.107.2.10 at port 26 (In
use I am sure but a demonstration) from the terminal server instead of a 
a standard comm serv serial telnet connection the slip driver would kick in
just as the telnetd does for a UNIX-UNIX connection.  This would
require merging a telnetd with a slip driver and setting up kernal
mods so they work off of a non-specific device.  Not at all easy.  
I have seen discussion of terminal servers which run a
ppp.  Does anyone know if there exist terminal servers (or software for
them) which recognize a slip connection and handle it while also excepting
standard modem connections.  This sort of connection is needed by many
people I would think since this arrangement of serial term servers and
tcp/ip machines is quite common.  There are many problems though since routing
and many other things would arrise.  Such as an arp of a slip connection
through a term server.  Any help, advice, etc. would be apprceiated.
-Chris

turbo@cse.uta.edu and many others but they all forward so why worry?
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