SLIP source code in ULTRIX 3.0

[Shin Yoshimura]

In article <8164 at cbmvax.UUCP> grr at cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) writes:

 >In article <25 at danvx1.dannet.dk> danmra at danvx1.dannet.dk (Mogens Rom Andersen, Udviklingsafdelingen) writes:
 >> 
 >> There is a bug in ULTRIX 3.0, which means it's impossible to run more than
 >> one SLIP connection, on different net in parallel. Is the problem solved
 >> in ULTRIX 3.1 or is there any hints from DEC on when ?
 >
 >This problem has been reported here a number of times, with no particular
 >conclusion posted.  The code is supposed to be derived from the standard
 >slip sources, however it has been integrated is a somewhat different
 >manner.  It's not clear whether then limitation of 1 line is because it
 >was compiled that way, or whether it's a bug in the Ultrix implementation.
 >
 >It would be nice if somebody could look in the sources and see if there
 >is a compile time option for number of lines.  If so, it's probably
 >patchable.  I don't have the time right now to go though adb analysis
 >of the code...

I hear that this bug is fixed on Ultrix 3.1.  Has anyone try it ?

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Shin Yoshimura
Dept. of Chem., Coll. of Arts & Sci., The Univ. of Tokyo., JAPAN
shin at komaba.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp