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From: nelson@CLUTX.CLARKSON.EDU.UUCP
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Subject: SLIP for IBM-PC
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Date: Mon, 30-Nov-87 09:37:24 EST
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>             SLIP and its 'fixed' IP address is a problem which prevents
>greater/more functional use of SLIP.

I don't understand why this is a problem.  There are two simple and workable
solutions:  give one IP number per phone line, or, if using unix, give one
IP number per userid.  Surely bootp can be made to recognize a serial line
address as well as it does an ethernet address...
-russ