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From: mouse@mcgill-vision.UUCP (der Mouse)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: SLIP for Ultrix
Message-ID: <999@mcgill-vision.UUCP>
Date: 13 Mar 88 12:28:59 GMT
References: <8802060858.AA08978@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <1535@uhccux.UUCP>
Organization: McGill University, Montreal
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In article <1535@uhccux.UUCP>, torben@dorsai.ics.hawaii.edu (Prof. Torben N. Nielsen) writes:
> In article <8802060858.AA08978@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> AFDDN.TCP-IP@GUNTER-ADAM.ARPA writes:
>> We have a uVAX running Ultrix that I would "like" to have SLIP on.

I have a pseudo interface driver that is known to work on MicroVAX-IIs
running Ultrix 1.2 and 2.0.  This can function as a SLIP driver, in
conjunction with a user-level program.  I can send details if anyone is
interested.

> I took a look at an Ultrix system at one time and kind of came to the
> conclusion that trying to do it yourself to a binary Ultrix
> distribution was no fun.

Trying to do anything to a binary distribution is no fun.  I hold the
view that if you don't have source, you shouldn't even consider using
it.

However it is possible to drop a new network interface driver into a
binary distribution.  I can send you the distribution package for my
IP-over-DECnet stuff, which contains the pseudo interface driver and
directions for installing it even on a binary distribution.

I started to write the user program I mentioned above, but I don't
recall whether I finished it or not.  If anyone cares, I can check and
possibly finish it.

					der Mouse

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