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A SLIP gateway is a computer that has two or more link interfaces, of which at least one is a SLIP link.
For example, a SLIP gateway might have one or more SLIP links (direct or dynamic) and also be connected to an Ethernet or Token-Ring network. The gateway machine provides Ethernet/Token-Ring network access to the computers connected to the gateway's SLIP links. When the gateway machine receives a SLIP packet addressed to a machine other than itself, it encapsulates the data in an Ethernet/Token-Ring packet and places it on the Ethernet/Token-Ring network. In addition to having interfaces configured for SLIP links and Ethernet/Token-Ring access, the machine must be configured as a SLIP gateway.