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From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr)
Subject: Re: Slcompress, slip header compression ? 
Message-ID: <hastyC9IFM3.F9u@netcom.com>
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References: <Felipe.28.740578609@utopia.hacktic.nl> <741554274snz@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> <C9I9Hs.ABv@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 23:51:39 GMT
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In article <C9I9Hs.ABv@news.cso.uiuc.edu> rb6775@ehsn19.cen.uiuc.edu (Rafal Krzysztof Boni) writes:
>brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) writes:
>
>>In article <Felipe.28.740578609@utopia.hacktic.nl> Felipe@utopia.hacktic.nl writes:
>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I saw the file slcompress.c and wondered how I can turn on
>>>headercompression on a slip-link. I'm currently still not using header-
>>>compression.
>>>
>>>Who helps ?
>>>
>>>
>>>                                 .  ..                     | .
>>>                                 | O_O__,| _| O |    ,__,__|_O
>>>                                / /  .. /    / /      .  ..
>>>_______________________________________________________________
>>>     Felipe Rodriquez             Hacktic Network Foundation
>>> nonsenso@utopia.hacktic.nl       Networking for the masses !
>>>_______________________________________________________________
>>><&&#^@%!>
>>>

If you are using NetBSD, the command to enable header compression is:

slattach -c -s modem_speed /dev/com???

I have a V.42bis modem and have been able to establish connections
with header compression and with modem data compression.

Amancio
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