SUMMARY:SLIP on Sparc

From: Andrew F. Mitchell (afm@ufnmr1.health.ufl.edu)
Date: Fri Sep 02 1994 - 00:39:53 CDT

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Original Posting:
> Could someone please direct me to an FAQ or source for SLIP
> information? I have a need to run SLIP on a Sparc machine.
> Archie has given me a long list of sites for SLIP on the
> NeXT platform, and a few addresses for site specific
> implementations of (C)SLIP, but I am looking for the generic
> introduction so that I can pick up the thread.

Gracious Replies:
The best answer came from Dan Penrod whose message reminded
me to look on my own bookshelf (I have the book that he quoted
from!) Here's his reply:

>According to The O'Reilly and Associates 'TCP/IP Network Administration'
>by Craig Hunt...
>--------+-------------------------------+---------------+--------------------
>Program |Server |Directory |File Name
>--------+-------------------------------+---------------+--------------------
>SLIP |ai.toronto.edu |pub |slipware.tar.Z
>PPP |archive.cis.ohio-state.edu |pub/ppp |ppp-sunos4.1.p16.tar.Z
>gated |gated.cornell.edu |pub/gated |gated-2.0.1.14.tar.Z
>--------+-------------------------------+---------------+--------------------
>If you need to do routing after installing SLIP Craig Hunt recommends you
>use the gated from Cornell, not the one that comes in the slipware.tar.Z.
>slipware.tar.Z does come with a set of directions. The TCP/IP book covers
>both SLIP and PPP pretty well in chapter 6. Hope this helps.

Other answers:
>From: rconybea@corpsyndev.ml.com (Roland Conybeare)
>
>Heres the FAQ for PPP, from comp.protocols.ppp, which includes numerous
>remarks on SLIP..

This doc is available for anonymous ftp from ufnmr1.health.ufl.edu
as /pub/PPP_FAQ.Z. It is followed by a SLIP vs. PPP discussion.

>From: owens@xylan.com (Mark Owens)
>
>if you're running 4.1.3, the current version of CSLIP (does header compression)
>is 2.7 and it is located at ftp.ee.lbl.gov. The instructions are fairly
>easy and it comes as a loadable driver or kernel mods flavors....

I haven't had a chance to look at this yet, but I like the looks of it.
Thanks Mark.

>From: roddy@visual-ra.SWMED.EDU (Roddy McColl)
>
>Look for cslip version 2.7. I am running this on a Sparcstation 2
>running SunOS 4.1.1. No problems, works great. Found it with archie.

I also received two requests for a summary. Here you go guys. ;-)
And one message about serial cards and SLIP that I couldn't make much
sense of - but thanks anyway!

Thanks once again to the list!

Cheers
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