[comp.unix.questions] BSD slattach and SLIP

dce@smsc.sony.com (David Elliott) (01/12/90)

Does the BSD slattach implement SLIP, or is it a lower level
interface?

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dyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer) (01/12/90)

In article <1990Jan11.170920.969@smsc.sony.com> dce@smsc.Sony.COM (David Elliott) writes:
>Does the BSD slattach implement SLIP, or is it a lower level
>interface?

slattach simply opens the tty device, sets the baud rate and then sets the
line discipline to the SLIP line discipline code.  The actual input and
output framing are performed by the line discipline.

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