[mod.protocols.tcp-ip] TCP/IP over serial lines

gary@ACC.ARPA (10/27/85)

Thomas Ferrin (ucsfcgl!tef) at Univ. of California, San Francisco
has written a paper entitled "A Recipe for Establishing Point-to-Point
TCP/IP Network Links with 4.2 BSD Unix".  In the paper he describes
the procedures necessary for establishing a point-to-point network link.
Tom points out the necessary hardware, software, and costs of
establishing either a 9600 baud or 56 K baud dedicated link.  A working
network link between UCSF and UCB was used as a model.

ACC participated by supplying the Host Interface (the ACP 6100) at
the UCSF site.

Gary Krall/ACC
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tencati@JPL-VLSI.ARPA (10/27/85)

I too have a similar need.  I am looking for a TCP/IP program to connect
two vaxes running VMS.  One of the VAXes is running V3.7, the other runs
V4.2.  The software broke when JPL-VLSI went to V4.1.  At that time, host
JPL-ROBOTICS was forced off the ARPAnet.

I will check with the references already listed in responses to the UNIX 
query, but if anyone knows of a program that will run under both versions
of VMS (or at least V4.x), I would appreciate the pointers.

Thanks in advance,

Ron Tencati
JPL-VLSI.ARPA

gary@ACC.ARPA (10/29/85)

Correction:  ACC has a board capable of supporting T1 data rates which
is supported on a VAX system running 4.2.  UCSF is in the process of
purchasing a board from ACC in their point-to-point link mentioned
earlier.

Gary Krall
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