(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.