jwk@SCRIPPS.EDU (Maximum Leader) (01/10/90)
Here are some responses to my SLIP-for-the-Mac question: I've omitted the names and addresses of the responders as these were private E-mail messages. jwk@scripps.edu ****************************************************************************** I don't know about a public domain SLIP, but cisco Systems, Inc. offers SLIP implementations for the Mac, PC and Amiga. I believe the charge is around $100 per package, but I couldn't tell you for sure. ****************************************************************************** We (cisco Systems) have a version of NCSA telnet that's been hacked to support SLIP. You can get it via anonymous FTP from ftp.cisco.com; the file name is telnet.hqx. We offer no support for the package whatsoever, but it does seem to work. ****************************************************************************** The KA9Q package is the only SLIP implementation for the Mac I know of. It is PD and I've been using it for quite a while now. I use it both with a hard wired 19200 bps connection and from home with a 2400 bps modem. When you use it via dial-up, you have to dial with another comm program and of course, enter the ip address of the port you connect to. I think I've put an up to date version on our MTS system. FTP to mtsg.ubc.ca (128.189.103.1) anonymously and CD to PC2. The file is CO.SLIP and is in HQX format. ****************************************************************************** The Phil Karns / KA9Q package supports SLIP, as well as IP-over- AppleTalk, IP-over-ham-radio, and a couple of other methods I believe. You can download it from the MacScience BBS at (408) 866-4933. ****************************************************************************** The K9AQ tcpip package available from simtel20 and other sites supports slip. The program was originally written for an ibm pc but has been ported to the mac. I don't know if the slip specific code has been converted, but it should not be too bad to port. The files are in pd3:<msdos-k9aq-tcpip>. Most files are in dos "arc" format, so you will need a program which can deal with these archives. (I believe such a program exists at sumex for the mac; there are also unix and vms versions of arc floating around). simtel20 is a dec 20 (36 bit words; you must transfer the arc binary files in tenex mode). ****************************************************************************** I heard MIT has one working for MacTCP. Don't know who or when it'll be available, though. ******************************************************************************