C/SLIP Packet Drivers for DOS

by Frank Molzahn

This page contains beta test versions of two small packet drivers I've written for use on the PC serial port, SLIPKT and CSLPKT. Features:

• SLIPKT

  • 2.6 K TSR.

• CSLPKT

  • 8.3 K TSR, with VJ TCP/IP header compression.
• Both:
  • Class 1 (ethernet) interface
  • Full RARP support
  • Configurable FIFO trigger level
  • Support for PKTMUX' /b option

The programs are free, have NO WARRANTY, and have not been widely tested. See the accompanying documentation. They were uploaded to Simtel.Net in February, 1999.

To try these C/SLIP drivers out, click on:

cslpkt05.zip

CHANGES

• Minor technical and cosmetic changes.
• Documentation changes, including URL updates.

• Added /s option to set line speed with `user-friendly' bps rate.
• Extended range of allowed divisors for /b option to full 64K.
• Allowed IRQ2 on single-PIC machines.
• Documentation upgrade.

Beta 03 from Beta 02:

• Added option /b to set line baud rate (via divisor).
• Drivers set line to 8N1 automatically.
• Removed PS/2 test.
• Minor technical improvements, and documentation for the above.

Beta 02 from Beta 01:

• Both drivers now support hardware handshaking via the /h option.
• Documentation tweaks.

Note:

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You can contact Frank by e-mail.

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