---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash Point-to-Point Protocol for Sun from Morning Star Technologies SunFLASH Vol 33 #7 September 1991 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a Morning Star Technologies press release that was forwarded to me by Bob Sutterfield . Please direct any questions to Jamey Laskey (614) 451-1883 . -johnj ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Columbus, OH - August 12, 1991 - Morning Star Technologies, a leading wide area communications vendor, today announced the release of asynchronous Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) for Sun Microsystems computers. Morning Star's PPP product for Sun systems provides a transparent, reliable, wide area extension for TCP/IP communications between Local Area Networks (LANs). PPP, an Internet standard described in RFCs 1171 and 1172, is the functional replacement for Serial Line IP (SLIP), a self proclaimed non-standard method for TCP/IP communications over asynchronous serial lines. "PPP was the emerging standard and there were no commercially available products for UNIX. The void was obvious, so we went out and filled it," said Jamey Laskey, Sales Manager at Morning Star. "For example, we use PPP to provide our engineers with the same tools and environment at home as they have in the office. Using ordinary dialup modems, the remote Suns become part of the office LAN." On-demand dialing, inactivity disconnect, packet filtering, TCP header compression, and fast queueing are just some of the features of Morning Star's PPP. The product operates as both client and server, providing an inexpensive solution for connecting geographically remote LANs. The Morning Star product will interoperate with many of the industry routers and network services by serving as the client or remote connection, filling a much needed niche. "Many router companies view our PPP as a vehicle to sell their products into markets they couldn't penetrate before," said Laskey. "A single router can serve a large number of remote clients, but until now there just weren't any cost effective commercial UNIX PPP products available." Morning Star plans to provide synchronous PPP with their next release. The product will operate through the Sun serial port or with Morning Star SnapLink, a SCSI attached high-speed communications interface. The SnapLink supports line speeds up to T1 and offers three independently configurable serial ports. Morning Star plans to market PPP for most UNIX based systems and is currently in beta test on a number of manufacturers' platforms, to be released in the near future. Morning Star Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is a leading wide area communications vendor for SNA, BSC, CCITT X.25 and other synchronous communication protocols. Morning Star Technologies is located at 1760 Zollinger Road, Columbus, Ohio 43221. Telephone (800) 558-7827 or (614) 451-1883, or write to marketing@MorningStar.Com. # # # UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories. SnapLink is a registered trademark of Morning Star Technologies, Inc. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information send mail to info-sunflash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. Subscription requests should be sent to sunflash-request@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. Archives are on solar.nova.edu and paris.cs.miami.edu. All prices, availability, and other statements relating to Sun or third party products are valid in the U.S. only. Please contact your local Sales Representative for details of pricing and product availability in your region. Descriptions of, or references to products or publications within SunFlash does not imply an endorsement of that product or publication by Sun Microsystems. John McLaughlin, SunFlash editor, flash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. (305) 776-7770.