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- From: rooi@duteca3.et.tudelft.nl (Mark de Rooi)
- Subject: Re: SLIP?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.171858.4093@donau.et.tudelft.nl>
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- Organization: Delft University of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
- References: <C1FHx3.382@hpchase.rose.hp.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 17:18:58 GMT
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- From article <C1FHx3.382@hpchase.rose.hp.com>, by davet@hprnd.rose.hp.com (Dave Tostenson):
- > Patrick D Tepesch (pdt@athena.mit.edu) wrote:
- > : Forgive my ignorance, but what is SLIP?
- > :
- > : Patrick Tepesch
- > : pdt@mit.edu
- >
- > Serial Line Interface Protocol
- >
- > It basically allows you to create a LAN connection to your system via a modem
- > connected to a serial port.
- >
- > Dave Tostenson
- > davet@fubar.rose.hp.com
-
- Shouldn't that be "Serial Line Internet Protocol" ?
- Also used with direct connections, without modems. For short distances,
- of course.
-
- Mark
-