What are Slip and PPP??
• SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol) is an Internet connection that allows a computer to use Internet protocols to become a part of the Internet. Requires a modem, a standard telephone line and a NSCEE account. • PPP (Point to Point Protocol) is an Internet connection that allows a computer to use Internet protocols to become a part of the Internet. Requires a modem, a standard telephone line and a NSCEE account. For users who desire direct IP access, NSCEE will provide Slip and PPP service. Call 1-702-895-4153 and ask for Dialup Slip and PPP access. • Is there system support for Slip and PPP? ? Yes. For users who desire direct IP access, NSCEE will provide Slip and PPP service. Call 1-702-895-4153 and ask for Dialup Slip and PPP access. Slip and PPP: help.
SLIP and PPP are serial protocols that get your customers directly on the Internet, so they can use tools on their own computers. This has three basic benefits: (1) they can get easier to use Windows or Macintosh versions of Internet software, and control exactly which programs they use; (2) they can receive graphics directly over the net; and (3) they don’t use power from your CPU unless they are accessing your disk (by reading news, for example). Unfortunately, it is quite complex to set up, although most people figure it out eventually. You cannot succeed as an Internet provider nowadays without offering SLIP/PPP, together with Netscape or a comparible program like Microsoft Internet Explorer. Although many old-line Internet users continue to enjoy the old-fashioned shell account/Lynx web browser, virtually all new consumer accounts use SLIP/PPP and the graphical interface. You need something called a terminal server to offer SLIP. It’s very expensive. (See the hardware sections). W
SLIP, short for Serial Line Internet Protocol, and PPP, short for Point-to-Point Protocol, are Internet standards for transmitting Internet Protocol (IP) packets over serial lines (phone lines). Internet information is packaged into IP packets, a method for enclosing data into small, transmittable units (wrapped up on one end, unbundled on the other). A service provider might offer SLIP, PPP, or both. Your computer must use connection software (usually provided by the service provider) that matches the protocol of the server’s connection software. PPP is a more recent and robust protocol than SLIP.
