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From: harish@guille.ece.orst.edu (Harish Pillay)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: HELP:KA9Q = SLIP?? : USE ON COM1/2??: WHERE IS THE DOC/SRC??
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Date: 22 Dec 89 05:19:55 GMT
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In article <8912210322.aa15769@louie.udel.edu> CCECHAN@NUSVM.BITNET (Luther Chan) writes:
|Dear networker,
|
|I read something on UNIX world about SLIP, serial line internet protocol,
|it appears that the SLIP was implemented on PC serial port, further more
|it also mentions KA9Q. 

The KA9Q TCP/IP software package is able to handle SLIP between PCs and 
between PCs and Unix boxes.

|But just this two days I received PCIP mail
|that said KA9Q is a TCP/IP  on   ethernet card. I wounder is SLIP on
|ethernet card too?

You seem to misunderstand.  SLIP is Serial Line IP - so naturally it is designed
to work over serial lines.  Why would you want it to work over an ethernet card?

|Is there anything like SLIP / KA9Q working on serial
|port of IBMPC or compatible, such that one PC can be used as printer server,
|all PC are connected in daisy chain manner(ie. each PC has two serial ports).
|The speed of the serial port can go up to 9.6 Kbps.

I don't think you can connect a printer as an output for a SLIP connection
unless that printer uses TCP/IP protocols (as someone on the net has mentioned
being available).

|Where can I get the documentation and source code of the KA9Q and SLIP?
|How large are these programs? Is there any for MSDOS and SUN?

You can get it via anonymous ftp from flash.bellcore.com. [128.36.92.20]
It is available as freeware for educational institutions and amateur packet
radio operators.  

|                                  Thanks in advance!sign
|Luther
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Harish Pillay                        harish@ece.orst.edu
Oregon State University