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> On Mon, Mar 08, 1999 at 04:50:15PM -0300, Jo�o Borsoi Soares wrote:
> > Hello everybody.
> >
> > I'm able to connect to my ISP using SLIP(CSLIP) or PPP. Does any body knows
> > if there is any significant difference between these two? Which one should I
> > use? Thanks for the help.
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> >From reading the docs many years ago, SLIP wants a fixed IP address, PPP can
> deal with dynamic addresses. PPP can negotiate many options, whereas with SLIP
> you have to specify them before you begin the connection. SLIP uses 1 less
> byte than PPP does. PPP can handle multiple protocol stacks (IP, IPX,
> Appletalk, etc.), while SLIP can only handle IP.
>
All true.
The only plus on the slip side is that I think CSLIP has the lowest overhead,
hence would provide faster data transfer at a given baud rate.
I use PPP.
-- cary
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