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SLIP Connection

by Sarah Barnett

The SLIP stands for Serial Line Internet Protocol.  This communication protocol is used over serial lines to support Internet connectivity. To connect to the Internet via Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) or Point to Point Protocol (PPP), you need to have TCP/IP software on your computer. When connected by SLIP/PPP, your computer actually becomes another node on the Internet. You can then run popular client software directly. This has an advantage over a shell account where you will have to double download in order to transfer a file by FTP because the data first goes to network and then to a local machine.

Necessary? Yes
I often have to check for IP account problems.  Mostly the problem is a duplicate number being used in the district.  I didn't know that this number had anything to do with running software.

by Zan Brixey

SLIP (slip): SLIP is short for Serial Line Internet Protocol and is a data link format for transmitting data between two devices. The most common uses of SLIP connections are to access the Internet and to provide a dial-up access between two LANS (Local Access Networks). Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is currently the more common method of connecting to the Internet. SLIP is an older and simpler protocol but is very similar in both form and function to PPP. The SLIP transmits IP packets, bits of data, over any serial link-- whether a dial-up or a private line. This communication protocol allows a computer connected to a server via a serial line (such as a modem) to become an actual node on the Internet. This lets you run network applications on your computer directly. With either a SLIP or a PPP feed and the right software on your computer, you can run graphical web browsing software, FTP files directly to your computer, etc.

by Becky Trieger

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