Networking Guide
Chapter 10, Configuring the Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)

Configuring a dynamic outgoing link

Configuring a dynamic outgoing link

When you use the Network Configuration Manager or slconf to configure a dynamic outgoing link, you must provide the following information:


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:

   /etc/slattach -d slipsite 132.147.118.55 132.147.246.77\
   255.255.255.0&

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.