From: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu (Charles Hedrick) Subject: Re: SLIP and X386 Date: 7 Sep 1992 03:07:02 GMT
genie@netcom.com (The Genie) writes:
>Hi.
>Now that tcp/ip is available for Linux, I'd like to know if
>this combination is possible.
>Is it possible to use SLIP and X Windows together? With
>packages like ka9q, is it possible to redirect all
>tcp/ip packets to the serial modem? A true SLIP
>connection would allow things like xhosting, etc.
>Actually, for SLIP, we would not even need the
>new tcp/ip beta support, just the ka9q package?
As far as I can tell, the new TCP/IP does not yet support SLIP. KA9Q
does implement SLIP. It does not need the beta TCP/IP code -- it does
TCP/IP at user level. You can use it with X. Just say "start x".
However starting an X window is painful at 9600 bps. I recommend
using a normal telnet session for most interactive work, and starting
an X session only for applications that need it. One reasonable
approach would be to start two telnet sessions, and set the DISPLAY
variable in only one of them. Then you could use that session for
stuff that needs X. You could use the other session for normal
interactive work. You want a separate session because once you set
the DISPLAY variable, every time you call emacs, it will try to create
an X window. There's a READ.ME with KA9Q that explains how to set up
SLIP, as much as it can be explained.