When you use the
Network Configuration Manager or slconf
to configure a dedicated link, you must provide the following information:
Tty line for SLIP.
The serial port used by this link.
Choose a line from the point-and-pick list.
You should choose a line
which does not support modem control (those lines ending in
lower case letters).
The default line is /dev/tty1a.
Baud rate for tty.
The line speed for the designated tty, in bits per second. Choose
a speed from the point-and-pick list. The default value is 38400.
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.
This field applies to dynamic outgoing links only.
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.
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 uses tty1a at 9600 baud. It
communicates with a remote system, 132.147.246.77,
via the interface 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.