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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!nott!bnrgate!bnr.co.uk!uknet!lucifer!rst From: rst@liciren.li.co.uk (Richard Thombs) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: SLIP/PPP in NetBSD Message-ID: <1785@lucifer.UUCP> Date: 18 May 93 12:17:23 GMT Organization: Electronic Control Group, Lucas Powertrain Systems, UK Lines: 27 I didn't find this in the FAQ so... I want to be able to use either SLIP or PPP to connect to another site. I have a few questions about this... 1. What is the difference between PPP and SLIP? Which is better? 2. I will be connecting to the other site via a modem. slattach does not provide a means of dialling the number, so how do I do this? 3. What is a typical slattach command line? 4. If I need extra tools from which FTP sites can I get them? 5. How do I stop a connection once I have finished with it? Any help would be most welcome, if I get enough so I know what I'm talking about, I'll post of an FAQ entry to Max. R. -- Richard Thombs Lucas Powertrain Systems, Systems Administrator Phoenix Way, Mail: rst@liciren.li.co.uk Cirencester, GL7 1QG, Phone: +44 285 657981 x233 England.