coates@UC780.UMD.EDU (06/26/91)
Would someone explain to someone who has taken data communications courses what SLIP is ? Thanks-
gmc@PREMISES1.QUOTRON.COM (Greg Christy) (06/26/91)
SLIP stands for Serial Line IP. It is a method for framing IP datagrams for transmission over a serial line. This is quite often used to connect one IP host or gateway to another over dial-up modems. There are a number of implementations available for UNIX systems, IBM PCs, and terminal servers. See RFC-1055 for details on the protocol. While SLIP is widely available, it is considered a "non-standard" internet protocol. The "standard" protocol for doing this is the Point-to-Point Protocol or PPP (RFC-1171 and RFC-1172). While PPP is the up-and-coming method for establishing serial network links, it has taken more time to find its way into the commercial mainstream. This is probably due to a variety of reasons, least of which is the greater complexity of implemention of PPP as compared to SLIP. I have found that the most important feature for a dial-up IP link, whether it is SLIP or PPP, is the availability of Van Jacobson's TCP header compression (RFC-1144). This makes an incredible difference in the effective throughput. Greg
coates@UC780.UMD.EDU (06/27/91)
In article <1991Jun26.015531.241@socrates.umd.edu>, coates@UC780.UMD.EDU writes: >Would someone explain to someone who has taken data communications >courses what SLIP is ? >Thanks- I have received reponses to this question and really do appreciate them. I will forward or summarize answers for anyone interested. Again Thanks!
coates@uc780.umd.edu (06/28/91)
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