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Re: SLIP question



On Sun, 10 Sep 1995, Vlad Moseanu wrote:


> "dip" works with dynamically assigned IP addresses. I am using it that
> way from home ...
> 
> The idea is to get the address from the Terminal Server that you
> are connected to by reading it from the info displayed. You have to
> "wait" for some word before the address(ie: wait IP 10) and then to "get"
> it(get $locip remote). dip will skip any word which doesn't looks like an
> IP address. If you have the dip source look under samples for examples.
> 
> The actual dip script depends on the specific TS. The first time around
> you will have to run it "manually" -- "dip -t" and then enter the commands
> manually. Use "echo on" to make it echo whatever is displayed by the modem
> and "term" to switch to terminal mode when it is connected. After that you
> can write your own script.

Thanks for the dip tutorial, but my question is about something else.
I very well know how to write a dip script for dynamically allocated
local IP addresses, but can dip handle a connection without knowing
the HOST IP address? Some people log on to different IP servers
(as in the case of HUJI's "slip default").

Thanks,
Shay

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