Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)

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SLIP is an industry standard that supports TCP/IP connections made over serial lines. Unfortunately, SLIP has several limitations, as follows:

• Supports TCP/IP only, no support for IPX or NetBEUI
• Requires static IP addresses, no support for DHCP
• Transmits authentication passwords as clear text, no support for encryption
• Usually requires a scripting system for the logon process

Windows NT Workstation 4.0 supports SLIP client functionality only; operation as a SLIP server is not supported.