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From: "David A. Hauan" <dah@mail.imm.com>
To: M C Wong <mcw@hpato.aus.hp.com>
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Subject: Re: [2.1R] demand dial software needed
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On Tue, 21 May 1996, M C Wong wrote:

> Hi,
>     I'm using 2.1R now and I need some software to do demand-dial to
> set up SLIP connection to the net when a packet is detected to out-bound
> to the net. Can anyone suggest some good tools ?
> 
>     Thanks in advance.

While SLIP is nice PPP is far more robust.  The *canned* versions of ppp
that come with 2.1R handle your problem very nicely.

As for SLIP I don't know I haven't used it in two years.

dave
.