PPP and/or SLIP setup

From: Marco Campani <campa_at_ge.INFM.it>
Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 16:26:12 +0200 (MET DST)

        Dear managers,
                I'm starting the process to connect a little bunch
        of modems to a new machine to provide local and internet
        access to a group of people working in the department.
        I'm looking for suggestions on what I MUST DO, and what
        it's better to avoid :( in setting up dial-in connections.
        A picture of the future configuration is:
        A DU box (probably AStation 255 or AStation 500) running
        DU4.0B; a 8 line serial PCI card [PBXDA-AB] as suggested
        by local Digital representative and 6 to 8 modems (US
        Robotics Courier).
        Are there any drawback on this configuration ? What is
        the best choice in your experience: SLIP or PPP ? And
        is there anything wrong with the documentation (pppd,
        ppp_manual_setup, or equivalents for SLIP) ?

        Thanks a lot (I'll summarize anything in about 1 or 2
        weeks ...)

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