SLIP/PPP Homepage

Welcome to the SLIP/PPP Homepage! Find out all about SLIP and PPP - a low cost method to bring internet access directly to your PC.

Accessing the Internet

What Is SLIP/PPP?

Differences Between SLIP and PPP

What Hardware Do I Need?

What Software Do I Need?

What Kind of SLIP/PPP Account?

Finding an Internet Service Provider

For more information, you may want to read:

• PPP FAQ
• comp.protocols.ppp frequently wanted information
• The Point-to-Point Protocol (RFC 1661)
• A Nonstandard for Transmission of IP Datagrams over Serial Lines: SLIP (RFC 1055)
• SLIP vs PPP Performance Comparison
• Personal Internet Access by Frank Hecker

If you're looking for a free software that can turn your normal Unix shell account into a SLIP/PPP account, try SLiRP. Even though you only get a pseudo-SLIP/PPP connection, SLiRP allows you to redirect ports on the server end so that your PC can even accept remote connections from the internet!