jparnas@larouch.UUCP (Jacob Parnas) (06/06/89)
Last usenix, telebit was using Van Jacobson's version of SLIP in their terminal server. At the Telebit BOF, the word was that this code would be publically accessible in a few weeks (that was in Feb, 1989). Does any one know where to get a copy of this code? Thanks for your help, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jacob M. Parnas | DISCLAIMER: The above message is from | | IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center | me and is not from my employer. IBM | | Arpanet: jparnas@ibm.com | might completely disagree with me. | | Bitnet: jparnas@yktvmx.bitnet \---------------------------------------| | Home: ..!uunet!bywater!acheron!larouch!jparnas | Phone: (914) 945-1635 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
medin@cincsac.arc.nasa.gov (Milo S. Medin) (06/07/89)
Earlier this week at breakfast, Van said that once Jon Postel releases the RFC documenting the protocol, you should see a fairly public release. Should be soon... Thanks, Milo
ed@mtxinu.COM (Ed Gould) (06/07/89)
>Last usenix, telebit was using Van Jacobson's version of SLIP in their >terminal server. At the Telebit BOF, the word was that this code would >be publically accessible in a few weeks (that was in Feb, 1989). >Does any one know where to get a copy of this code? The spec for SLIP is still in flux. Van has not released his code pending resolution of whatever issues there are, so that there will not be multiple, incompatible versions around. Once SLIP is properly defined, I expect that the code will be available. -- Ed Gould mt Xinu, 2560 Ninth St., Berkeley, CA 94710 USA ed@mtxinu.COM +1 415 644 0146 "I'll fight them as a woman, not a lady. I'll fight them as an engineer."
rick@uunet.UU.NET (Rick Adams) (06/07/89)
Sorry, but the "SLIP Spec" hasn't changed since 1984. It works and is widely implemented. The IETF Point-to-Point-Protocol committee (who seem to be trying to break the OSI lack-of-speed records for protocol specifications) are doing a totally different protocol that will also run on serial lines. The big question is which will happen first: 1) The entire internet converts from TCP/IP to OSI protocols 2) The PPP committee releases an RFC so the various vendors can implement a compatible framing protocol for serial lines. They should have been finished at LEAST a year ago. Its not that complex an issue. --rick