Serial Line Internet Protocol
<communications, protocol> (SLIP) Software allowing the Internet Protocol
(IP), normally used on Ethernet, to be used over a serial line, e.g. an EIA-232
serial port connected to a modem. It is defined in RFC 1055.
SLIP modifies a standard Internet datagram by appending a special SLIP END
character to it, which allows datagrams to be distinguished as separate. SLIP
requires a port configuration of 8 data bits, no parity, and EIA or hardware
flow control. SLIP does not provide error detection, being reliant on other
high-layer protocols for this. Over a particularly error-prone dial-up link
therefore, SLIP on its own would not be satisfactory.
A SLIP connection needs to have its IP address configuration set each time
before it is established whereas Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) can determine it
automatically once it has started.
See also SLiRP.
(1995-04-30)
Nearby terms:
serialise « serialize « serial line « Serial Line
Internet Protocol » Serial Line IP » Serial
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