gkn@ucsd.Edu (Gerard K. Newman) (12/20/90)
Please excuse me if this question has been asked before; someone asked me if an RS/6000 supports SLIP. Not having an RS/6000, or AIX documentation I can't RTFM to find out. If some kind soul can tell me (e-mail address below) I would sure appreciate it. -- gkn Gerard K. Newman gkn@sds.sdsc.edu 619.534.5076 San Diego Supercomputer Center gkn@sdsc.bitnet 619.534.5152 FAX PO Box 85608 sdsc::gkn (27.1/span) San Diego, CA 92186-9784 ucsd!gkn
robin@batcomp.austin.ibm.com (Robin D. Wilson) (12/21/90)
In article <25084@ucsd.Edu> gkn@ucsd.Edu (Gerard K. Newman) writes: >someone asked me if an RS/6000 supports SLIP. Not having an This has been asked on this forum several times, so here goes... AIX v3.1 supports multiple SLIP interfaces; however, more than one will not work until the 3003 update level is applied. If you can get more than one SLIP interface operating at once at levels lower than 3003, it is purely a matter of luck. The basic problem has to do with how SLATTACH figures out which interface to use for a given connection, often times it guesses wrong and ends up with sl0 attached to the physical device intended for sl1, etc. 3003 is a much brighter picture... -- +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |The views expressed herein, are the sole responsibility of the typist at hand| +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |UUCP: robin%aixserv@uunet.uu.net | |USNail: 701 Canyon Bend Dr. | | Pflugerville, TX 78660 | | Home: (512)251-6889 Work: (512)823-3015 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+