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List:       freebsd-hackers
Subject:    Re: Where is 'dip' ... -- Any dip users out there?
From:       Dann Lunsford <dann () greycat ! com>
Date:       2000-02-27 17:34:40
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On Sun, Feb 27, 2000 at 01:49:14AM +0100, J Wunsch wrote:
> Incidentally, i recently considered removing the entire bsddip port.
> (I'm the maintainer of it.)  There have never been any updates to the
> original bsddip (AFAICT), ppp(8) is actively and nicely maintained by
> Brian Somers, and nobody's going to use SLIP anymore anyway (and those
> couple of you out there who do wouldn't use dip for it either, would
> you? :-).
> 
> So are there really any remaining bsddip users?  Otherwise i'll kill
> the port some day.

Well, I'm still using it.  For my setup, dip/CSLIP has a significant
performance advantage over PPP (about 5-10%, last time I looked),  
apparently due to the lack of overhead.  And dip makes the setup 
fairly easy/painless; I'd really dislike having to use the "standard"
SLIP.  

PPP is nice when the setup is dynamic, and if you're using protocols
other than IP.  In that case, I can see using it.  My setup has neither
of those characteristics, so, for me, dip/CSLIP is better.  I suspect
there's a lot of people in the same boat, and will continue to be.  

So, please don't kill the port.  You are (obviously!) not compelled to
do anything with it, but leave it around for the people who will need
it. 

Just my $0.02.

-- 
Dann Lunsford       The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil
dann@greycat.com    is that men of good will do nothing.  --  Cicero


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