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Re: SLIP question
On Tue, 26 Sep 1995, guy keren wrote:
> > Well, yeah, but besides being a pain, this is a per-setup solution.
>
> ANY login script is a per-setup solution. since on each setup you have a
> different negotiation sequence to follow. the idea is the a single site
> will have a single such sequence.
Not true. Is this trick of the remote sending you your address standard?
Is it always invoked in the same way? Everything else is completely identical
(except the login script itself).
> > Actually, I have no reason to prefer SLIP, since HUJI provides both and
> > PPP works great. Reason is, I'm trying to work on automated solutions
> > to PPP and SLIP configuration, and this thing's giving me the headache.
> > Oh well. Thanks anyway.
>
> you get it automated. but you need one script per each site you're
> handling (and usually those scripts are rather similar, unless you have a
> complex setup, or a very robbust script). it'll be the same also if you
> use PPP.
Not really. The login script itself is defined by the user, but I want
all the details of protocol to be as hidden as possible. i.e. I'm trying
to recreate something easier than Trumpet Winsock's setup; Enter only
the necessary data, enter the login script in an easy interface, and
bang - you have a script that connects you and starts PPP. If the
dynamic remote-IP thing isn't standard, there's no way to include it
in a standard thing like that. You'll see it Friday, btw.
Thanks,
Shay
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