HXN@psuvm.psu.edu (02/16/90)
Hello, I heard recently that SLIP was available for the macintosh .I am
interested in where I can get a public domain version of it. I heard that
cisco.com had a hacked version of ncsa telnet that would support slip but
there seems to be an error in their anonymous ftp. I also have tried to get
ka4q from mtsg.ubc.edu and I have downloaded it but the documentation is terse
and I am having difficulty with it . It refers to IBM documentation for the IBM
version which I lack. If it would be possible I would appreciate if someone
could post or email me one of these versions that included instructions and
all neccessary files, or at last tell me where to get them. I would be very
grateful.
Sincerely,
Joseph G. Hennessey
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<HXN@PSUVM.BITNET>satz@cisco.com (Greg Satz) (02/22/90)
A version of NCSA Telnet 2.3 for the Macintosh with SLIP support can be retrieved from ftp.cisco.com via anonymous ftp. This software is completely unsupported. SLIP mode is enabled by specifying hardware=slipN (where N is the baud rate of the Mac modem port in bits per second, e.g. 9600). Greg Satz cisco
cs_stel@gsbacd.uchicago.edu (07/27/90)
anybody know if there's a version of SLIP for the mac. SLIP is some software that runs on unix boxes (and others) that allows someone with a serial connection to become a node on the net. there is a prog called async appletalk that is similar but SLIP works with a host as opposed to another mac and puts you on the ethernet. i'd rather use a shiva ethergate but some people in my shop want to use SLIP. netmodem won't do the job because it's not on ethernet. i welcome any ideas on the subject so please email and i'll post a summary. stel cs_stel@gsbacd.uchicago.edu
paulr@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Paul Raulerson) (07/28/90)
yes- cisco.dustbin.com has a version available for anonymous FTP.
(It is the Telnet sources that have been modified). Also, the
KA9Q stuff for the Mac supports SLIP.
--
Having been able to help a little (very little actually! :-) can I please
ask a *stupid* question? Is there any reason why a Mac -TCP implementation,
like TopsTerminal or something, shouldn't be able to talk to a PC TCP
implementation, like NCSA Telnet over a strictly Appletalk (Phonenet
actually) network? Both packages claim this capablity, both packages
work when connected to a Kinetics... (*sigh*)
Thanks - Paul
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