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SLIP seems cleaner than PPP, especially since the payload is
strictly IP. I have used PPP with a modem before, but never
over a direct cable connection. I'll keep it in mind as a
potential future experiment though.
I got SLIP working between two hosts by making ifconfig.sl0
files in each machine's /etc directory containing...
! /sbin/slattach -h -s 115200 /dev/tty00
inet 192.168.3.128 192.168.3.129 up
...but with the IP addresses reversed at one end.
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