When you use the
Network Configuration Manager or slconf
to configure a dynamic outgoing link, you must provide the
following information:
Tty line for SLIP.
You must set this to none. If you set this to any other value,
you configure a dedicated link.
Baud rate for tty.
Do not set a baud rate for this type of link.
Local host name.
The name by which the local SLIP interface is known.
Host IP address.
The address by which the local SLIP interface is known.
The remote system must agree to use the specified address or the
local system will refuse to establish the link.
If both a local name and an IP address are entered, the
IP address takes precedence.
Destination name.
The name by which the host at the remote end of the SLIP interface
is known.
Destination IP address.
The IP address for the host at the remote end of the SLIP
interface.
The remote system must agree to use the specified address or the
local system will refuse to establish the link.
If both a destination name and an IP address are entered, the
IP address takes precedence.
Netmask.
The netmask to use over this link. The netmask must match that
used by the remote system. For more information on netmasks,
see
``Netmask setting'' in Configuring Network Connections.
UUCP system name.
Enter the name of the entry found in /usr/lib/uucp/Systems
that this link uses to establish UUCP connectivity.
For more information on basing your SLIP connection
on UUCP, see
``Configuring UUCP for dynamic outgoing links''.
Gateway.
If this network interface is not the first on your system, and
you want to be able to route packets between the different interfaces,
select Yes. This causes the kernel parameters
ipforwarding and
ipsendredirects to be enabled. For more information,
see
``TCP/IP parameters'' in the Performance Guide.
NOTE:
After you configure the link with the Network Configuration
Manager, configure UUCP to allow your system to connect to the
remote site.
See
``Configuring UUCP for dynamic outgoing links''
for more information.
Link configuration information is stored in a line
in /etc/tcp which calls the slattach program.
Here is a sample slattach entry, broken over two lines
for ease of reading:
This link connects to a UUCP host named slipsite. The
remote system's IP address is 132.147.246.77,
the local address is 132.147.118.55. The netmask is
specified as 255.255.255.0.
See
``Advanced SLIP configuration''
for more information about using the Advanced Options or
directly editing the slattach entry in /etc/tcp
to configure SLIP.