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	Hi !

	I want to install slip or PPP to connect a 3/60 from
	home to talk to a 4/110 server at work.

	I heard that there are a couple of Free implementations
	of PPP out there (From morning star's paper) and would
	like to know which one to use.

	I also want to consider slip since we might want to 
	connect to a future homebrew terminal server running
	VxWorks (which already has slip).  If the free PPP code
	is not to esotherique, we might want to port it to VxWorks.
	(BTW: VxWorks is a Real time UNIX made by Wind River).

	Here is a couple of questions I have:

	- Do all versions of slip require that I enable hardware flow control
	  on my serial port?  The version of slip I have now comes from
	  the article in UnixWorld (may) and requires activation of
	  hardware flow control.  While this is a simple eeprom command
	  on a sparc, I still have to figure out how to do it on a 3/60!!!
	  (I assume that it would be a flag to set on the zs controler
	   when we rebuild the kernel but "man zs" says nothing about it)

	- Is there a serious benefit in running CSLIP versus slip?
	- Are there many versions of CSLIP?
	- Are they stable & reliable?
	- Have you had good/bad experiences with one version or another
	  of CSLIP/SLIP/PPP?
	- Did anyone try a Free PPP and then switched to morning star?
	- If so, why?  Is it more reliable, faster, simpler???
	- Finally, are the Free versions of PPP reliable & easy to
	  install  (can be compared to slip installation).


	(If demands, I'll summarize to the net)


	Thanks for your help !

	-- Scoob


	OH! I almost forgot, how many 3/60 connected over microcom 
	14.4Kbaud v32/42 bis modem can a good old sun4/110 handle
	on a pair of ALM boards (multiple serial ports boards).


		
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