Problems getting SLIP operational

[Don W. Willits]

We're attempting to set up the version of SLIP (serial line IP) included with
4.3 BSD, and have been encountering some problems.  

We've been successful in establishing an IP connections across the
serial line using slattach and ifconfig commands.  The connection has
been tested using telnet, ftp and ping.

The problem is we're suffering seemingly random and significant packet
loss.  Anywhere between 0 and 70% packet loss while performing a ping 
across the serial line.  All the sessions we've opened suffer from *VERY*
erratic response time, followed by eventual lock-up on both ends.  And
large packets (500+ bytes in ping, for example) almost always fail. 

We've tried different cables, different serial cards - with no luck.

We think this is a software problem, but even that is uncertain.

Can anyone out there in "netland" offer any advice or suggestions?

Thanx!
The Oregon State University SLIP group.

Don Willits
Erik Bennett
Tony Petrossian
Terry Skaggs

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