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From: monty@indirect.com (Jim Monty)
Subject: [?] MS-DOS Kermit 3.13 and PPP
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I've been told by my Internet service provider that, for my SLIP account,
I need to use "dynamic" IP addressing in lieu of "static" IP addressing.
I've also been told that, if I switch from SLIP to PPP, I won't need to
worry about dynamic versus static IP addressing because PPP does what I
need it to do. I'm confused.
I use MS-DOS Kermit 3.13 and its built-in TCP/IP support in tandem with
the SLIP8250 packet driver. Sometimes I can initiate a TCP/IP connection
to a remote host, sometimes I can't. Apparently, the reason for this
intermittent success is that my service provider uses different terminal
servers, some of which only support dynamic IP addressing.
1. Does MS-DOS Kermit 3.13 support dynamic IP addressing? If so, what
_is_ "dynamic" IP addressing? And how do I implement it?
2. If MS-DOS Kermit 3.13 does not support dynamic IP addressing, then it
seems I need to switch from SLIP to PPP. Correct? Is there a PPP driver
for MS-DOS (and not Windows 3.1)? If so, where can I find this driver?
If none of this inquiry makes any sense, it's because I don't really
understand what I'm asking. I only understand that my service provider
can't help me--they only know and support Winsock applications. They
only pretend to listen to me after I've uttered the word "Kermit".
Thanks for your help.
---
Jim Monty
monty@indirect.com (Internet Direct, Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona)