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by **Adam Megac** » Fri, 08 Mar 1996 04:00:00

Can anyone tell me the advantages of PPP over SLIP? (I use CSLIP right
now, but can easily switch to PPP if it offers any benifits). I hear PPP
autodetects certain options (nameserver IP adress?) is this true?

- Adam

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by **Kalevi Hautanie** » Fri, 08 Mar 1996 04:00:00

: Can anyone tell me the advantages of PPP over SLIP? (I use CSLIP right
: now, but can easily switch to PPP if it offers any benifits). I hear PPP
: autodetects certain options (nameserver IP adress?) is this true?

No, it's not true. If you you have a network of your own, behind that PPP
-link, then it's true. Not without. And nameserver IP you have to write
down into /etc/resolv.conf even then.

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by **Tom Temper** » Fri, 08 Mar 1996 04:00:00

There are a number of items that PPP will negotiate for, IP addresses,
masks, etc. For me, the biggest stumbling block was getting my chat script
just right. From OS/2, setting up PPP and getting it working has always
been pretty easy.

Due to dynamic addressing and the exploding interest in the Internet, I'd
imagine that you will see a migration to PPP. Just my $.02.

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by **a..** » Sat, 09 Mar 1996 04:00:00

: There are a number of items that PPP will negotiate for, IP addresses,
: masks, etc. For me, the biggest stumbling block was getting my chat script
: just right. From OS/2, setting up PPP and getting it working has always
: been pretty easy.

: Due to dynamic addressing and the exploding interest in the Internet, I'd
: imagine that you will see a migration to PPP. Just my $.02.

i use PPP because i need to escape certain characters to get my network
connect to run through a telnet connection. SLIP/CSLIP doesn't seem to offer
this capability. (anyway i didn't see it..)

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by **a..** » Sat, 09 Mar 1996 04:00:00

Subject: Re: Why bother with PPP?
Date: 8 Mar 1996 06:36:35 -0500

: There are a number of items that PPP will negotiate for, IP addresses,
: masks, etc. For me, the biggest stumbling block was getting my chat
script
: just right. From OS/2, setting up PPP and getting it working has
always
: been pretty easy.

: Due to dynamic addressing and the exploding interest in the Internet,
I'd
: imagine that you will see a migration to PPP. Just my $.02.

i use PPP because i need to escape certain characters to get my network
connect to run through a telnet connection. SLIP/CSLIP doesn't seem to
offer
this capability. (anyway i didn't see it..)

--

GU d- s+++: a--- C++++ UL++++ P+ L++ !E W+ N++ K w--- !O M-- ?V PS+
PE++ Y+

tara nin depeche_mode igor linux !autotrans !CDA
PGP t ?5 ?X R tv b+ DI- D- G e- h! r++ y?

by **George Quinon** » Sun, 10 Mar 1996 04:00:00

It is my uderstanding the PPP is a natively supported protocol
and SLIP is a work around to networking.

PPP should allways deliver better performance

G. Quinones

>: There are a number of items that PPP will negotiate for, IP addresses,
>: masks, etc. For me, the biggest stumbling block was getting my chat script
>: just right. From OS/2, setting up PPP and getting it working has always
>: been pretty easy.

>: Due to dynamic addressing and the exploding interest in the Internet, I'd
>: imagine that you will see a migration to PPP. Just my $.02.

>i use PPP because i need to escape certain characters to get my network
>connect to run through a telnet connection. SLIP/CSLIP doesn't seem to offer
>this capability. (anyway i didn't see it..)