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Re: SLIP question
On Sat, 9 Sep 1995, Oori Hasson wrote:
> Slip Has to establish the local and remote IP address before starting the
> SLIP protocol. That is the reason of all the
> "How do I get the remote dynamic address for my Dip" questions in
> linux.networking. PPP Doesn't require that, since IP negotiation is part of
> the protocol. I am quite sure you mean PPP when you mentioned trumpet. Why
> would you want to use SLIP and not PPP?
> ---
> Oori Hasson
No, I'm definitely speaking about SLIP. Trumpet Winsock does NOT need
the host IP. Are you absolutely SURE about not being able to handle SLIP
without the remote IP? Does anyone have any more comments about this?
Thanks,
Shay
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