dip: dip (Dialup IP connection handler)
dip:
dip: Uri Blumenthal's version of Fred N. van Kempen's DIP utility. DIP 
dip: handles the connections needed for dialup IP links, like SLIP or
dip: CSLIP.  It can handle both incoming and outgoing connections, using
dip: password security for incoming connections.  
dip:
dip: This is seldom used these days, as most dialups use PPP, not SLIP.
dip: It's still useful for running IP over a serial connection, though.
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