Configuring the Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)
SCO SLIP is a STREAMS-based computer networking
facility that provides for the transmission and reception of
IP packets over serial lines.
SLIP allows the use of TCP/IP networking
applications such as rlogin and telnet over serial lines.
SCO SLIP is an implementation of the Serial Line Internet Protocol
(SLIP) as defined in
RFC 1055 and RFC 1144.
SLIP can be used to connect one host to another via a
single, physical serial line connection between serial ports or
over longer distances using a modem at each end of a telephone line.
A computer that is running SLIP over one or more serial lines
and that is also connected to a computer
network (such as an Ethernet) can serve as a communication gateway between
computers on a network and computers at the far end of each
serial line.
SLIP is an old protocol with a limited number of features.
If you need any of the following features, you should use
PPP
rather than SLIP:
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support for multiple physical conections within a link (multilink)
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CHAP or PAP authentication
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packet filtering
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error detection
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negotiation of IP addresses
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bringup on demand of links
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automatic reacquisition of links
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timing out of inactive links
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extensibility to network protocols other than IP
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