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439	SLIP IP link provider	Jiri Svoboda		"SLIP is a protocol for transmitting IP packets over serial lines. It is not an IETF standard, but it is very simple and widely supported in operating systems. 

Implementing a SLIP IP link provider is very simple (unlike PPP). It could be used for network connectivity to HelenOS in emulators which do not emulate any (HelenOS-supported) network adapter.

 * Described in [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1055 IETF RFC 1055]"	enhancement	closed	major		helenos/net/other	mainline	fixed